This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products or commercial

This Special Notice is a combined synopsis and solicitation issued by the Department of the Interior's Interior Business Center on behalf of the Armed Forces Retirement Home, Gulfport Campus (AFRH-G) for biomedical engineering maintenance and repair services. The solicitation number is 140D0426Q0234, and it was posted on March 17, 2026. The notice seeks a qualified contractor to provide comprehensive preventive, corrective, and emergency maintenance services on government-owned medical and dental equipment at the AFRH-G facility located in Gulfport, Mississippi. This is a total small business set-aside opportunity, meaning only small businesses are eligible to compete for the contract award. The contract will be firm-fixed-price with an anticipated single contractor award. The primary regulatory focus encompasses compliance with manufacturer specifications, Joint Commission standards, CARF, OSHA, NFPA, EPA, and other applicable federal regulations.

Contractors must submit quotes by 12:00 P.M. Eastern Time on April 3, 2026, with questions due by March 27, 2026. The equipment inventory includes over 200 medical and dental items including electric beds, patient lifts, physical therapy equipment, dental chairs and X-ray systems, optometry instruments, and 56 automated external defibrillators distributed throughout the facility. Contractor personnel must possess BMET formal training with CBET certification strongly recommended, along with OEM-specific training and hands-on experience with equipment types such as Joerns/Hill-Rom electric beds, Heartsine AEDs, and specialized dental and rehabilitation equipment. Proposals must include a technical quote not exceeding 15 pages and completed pricing spreadsheet in Excel format reflecting firm-fixed prices for a base period plus four optional one-year contract periods. Evaluation will emphasize technical approach as significantly more important than price, and the successful contractor must comply with Service Contract Labor Standards wage determination No. 2015-5147 for Mississippi counties.