Videonystagmography Equipment

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 17 is seeking to procure a Videonystagmography (VNG) Equipment system for the El Paso VA Health Care System. Specifically, the agency requires one Interacoustic VisualEyes 525 VNG system or an equivalent replacement for their current obsolete Spectrum 9.2 system. The equipment must include comprehensive components such as binocular video goggles, USB cameras, RF remote control, room camera with microphone, laptop PC, printer, and third-generation software. Key capabilities for the system include saccadometry testing for mild traumatic brain injury and concussion assessment, ocular counter roll with torsion analysis, integrated vestibular head impulse testing, customizable test protocols, and real-time test analysis. The Sources Sought Notice was posted on February 20, 2025, with responses due by February 27, 2025, at 10:00 AM CST, and the procurement falls under NAICS code 339112 with a size standard of 1,000 employees.

The procurement encourages responses from socio-economically disadvantaged small businesses, with particular emphasis on Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses, Veteran Owned Small Businesses, 8(a), and Women-Owned businesses. The contract requirements include providing software updates, unlimited telephone and email support during business hours (8:00 AM - 5:00 PM MST), and installation and troubleshooting services. While no specific award value is mentioned in the notice, the procurement is for a single VNG system replacement. The solicitation does not indicate a current incumbent contractor and has no specific set-aside designation at this stage. The Sources Sought Notice appears to be gathering market research to determine potential small business set-aside opportunities, with the goal of understanding the marketplace's capacity to meet the VA Health Care System's specialized medical equipment needs.