Q502--Perfusion Services - MPLS PoP 05/01/2026-04/30/2027 4

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Veterans Integrated Service Network 23 is soliciting proposals for full-time equivalent perfusion services at the Minneapolis VA Health Care System under solicitation number 36C26326R0003. The contractor must provide Board Certified Perfusionists to perform on-site, on-call, and callback perfusion services for eligible veteran beneficiaries, including cardiopulmonary bypass, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, intra-aortic balloon pumps, and ventricular assist device procedures. The contractor must supply a minimum of three Full-Time Equivalent Board Certified Perfusionists with at least ten years of experience, including a minimum of five years in recent cardiac bypass surgery, all of whom must be American Board of Cardiovascular Perfusion certified and graduates of accredited perfusion technology programs. Proposals will be evaluated based on Technical Capability (qualifications, experience, clinical skills, and management capabilities) and Past Performance, with technical capability weighted significantly more heavily than past performance, and both factors substantially more important than price. The proposal submission deadline is February 23, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. Central Standard Time, with proposals to be submitted electronically to Contract Officer Daniel Vagts at daniel.vagts@va.gov.

This solicitation is set aside exclusively for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses, with veteran-owned businesses that are not disabled veteran-owned deemed ineligible to compete. The contract period of performance runs from May 1, 2026 through April 30, 2027, with four optional one-year extension periods available through April 30, 2031. The contractor must provide 6,240 hours annually of on-site perfusion services, estimated at 120 hours per week Monday through Friday from 6:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. with flexibility for extended hours, plus 6,620 hours annually of on-call coverage seven days per week for 52 weeks per year, totaling an average caseload of 256-352 cases annually. The contractor must maintain professional liability insurance of $1,000,000 per occurrence and comply with all VA security, information systems, and training requirements. Services will be performed at One Veterans Drive, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55417, with the contracting office located at 316 Robert Street North, Suite 506, Saint Paul, Minnesota 55101.