Reverse Osmosis System

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Integrated Service Network 15 seeks one unit of a high purity water (reverse osmosis) system for the Columbia VA Medical Center and Rolla Community-Based Outpatient Clinic, with proposals due July 28, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. CDT. This is a total small business set-aside.

Place of performance is Rolla, Missouri, with initial delivery to a warehouse in Columbia, Missouri from June 1, 2026 through May 31, 2027, and final installation at the Rolla facility estimated November 2, 2026 through January 8, 2027. The system will support chemical and hematology analyzers in the laboratory department and will not feed sterilizers.

The RO system must include a backwashing carbon filter (HE FC-9), a 3-liter reverse osmosis system with 1.18 gpm nominal capacity and 3/4 HP motor, a 100-gallon cone-bottom holding tank, a 5 pump with IE5 motor efficiency rated at 1 × 200–240V, portable exchange deionized tanks, ultraviolet system with 15 GPM flow rate, natural filter housing with 0.2 micron filtration, resistivity monitor with automatic temperature control to 25 degrees Celsius, and a backpressure valve. The contractor must be an authorized distributor and submit an Authorized Distributor Letter. White glove installation is required. The contractor must provide a manufacturer's two-year free replacement warranty on units with normal wear and tear including free return shipping.

The estimated budget is $41 million. The NAICS code is 339112, Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing; PSC is 4610, Water Purification Equipment. This is a firm fixed price contract with FOB destination delivery. An amendment issued July 23 extended the response deadline from July 22 to July 28 and clarified that the RO system will support laboratory analyzers only. Offerors must acknowledge receipt of the amendment or face offer rejection.