Respiratory Fit Testing Equipment

The Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 20 is conducting market research to identify potential contractors capable of supplying respiratory fit testing equipment to VA medical facilities and clinics across five regional networks (VISNs 17, 19, 20, 21, and 22) covering western states and territories including Texas, Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Oregon, Washington, Alaska, Northern California, Hawaii, the Philippines, Guam, and American Samoa. The primary requirement is for equipment that is brand name or equivalent to the TSI 8048 PortaCount Respirator Fit Tester, a quantitative fit-testing device that must comply with OSHA and ANSI standards and be capable of testing multiple respirator types including elastomeric respirators, NIOSH-certified filtering-facepiece respirators, and European FFP-series respirators. Key specifications include a maximum fit factor of 10,000 (or 200 for disposable N95s), test completion time of 2-5 minutes, onboard touchscreen capabilities, internal memory for storing at least 1,000 fit-test results, portability with weight limits of 8 pounds for the unit and 16 pounds with accessories, and non-destructive N95 testing capability. Interested vendors must submit a capabilities statement by February 12, 2026, at 10:00 AM Pacific Time to Darien Justice at darien.justice@va.gov that addresses business information, size designation, SAM Unique Identifier Number, compliance with the Non-Manufacturer Rule, related product offerings, trade-in credit availability, annual calibration services, and service location coverage. This is a sources-sought notice only; no formal solicitation currently exists, and the government may or may not proceed with a formal procurement based on the responses received.

No set-aside designations have been applied to this procurement, and no incumbent contractors or current award values have been identified in the available documentation. The solicitation does not specify contract award amounts or budget ranges for this market research phase. Interested vendors should note that the product service code is 6515 (Medical and Surgical Instruments, Equipment, and Supplies) and the NAICS code is 334516 (Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing), which may be relevant for small business classification purposes. Contractors responding to this sources-sought notice should be prepared to address their capability to provide NIOSH-certified mask sampling adapter kits and TRM-approved software or software capable of obtaining TRM approval, as well as their capacity to support multiple geographic service locations across the Western States Network Consortium. All inquiries and responses must be submitted via email, and vendors should be aware that participation in this market research phase does not guarantee consideration for any subsequent formal solicitation.