NX EQ lifts: patient transfer: floor based: bariatric

The Department of Veterans Affairs Strategic Acquisition Center Frederick is procuring EZ WAY brand bariatric patient transfer lifts and related accessories through a Request for Quote solicitation (36C10G26Q0017). The solicitation seeks floor-based bariatric patient lifts with a mandatory 1,000-pound weight capacity and associated slings and accessories, with all products required to be new equipment compliant with ISO 10535 standards. Key contract requirements include provision of an Authorized Distributor Letter from the Original Equipment Manufacturer dated within 12 months of solicitation close, certification that only new OEM items will be supplied with no gray market or counterfeit goods, and compliance with a 3.0% Service Level Agreement fee embedded in all quoted prices. Evaluation will prioritize technical factors including safety, design features, performance, and quality/construction, with past performance and price as secondary factors, and award will be made to the responsible offeror whose proposal represents best value to the Government. Written questions must be submitted by February 6, 2026, at 4:30 p.m. Central Time, and completed quotes are due by February 20, 2026, at 4:30 p.m. Central Time, submitted via email to Contracting Officer Courtney Chattman.

This procurement is exclusively set aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSBs) under NAICS code 339113 with an 800-employee size standard, with no current incumbent identified in the solicitation documents. The contract is structured as a single-award Requirements contract with firm-fixed pricing for a 12-month base year plus four optional 12-month years, covering 23 contract line items with estimated annual quantities ranging from 3 to 24 units depending on the specific lift model or accessory. Delivery must be on an FOB Destination basis to Veterans Health Administration facilities throughout the Continental United States (CONUS) and Outside the Continental United States (OCONUS), with contractors required to submit monthly sales reports by the fifth of each month and quarterly reports within 60 calendar days of each quarter's end. The contract includes maximum order limitations of 24 units per item or $362,000 per combination order and establishes liquidated damages of $37.50 per calendar day for delivery delays.