W065--Scope Lease and Service

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 12, specifically the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center, is soliciting quotations for a Brand Name or Equal GI Scope Lease with Service for KARL STORZ medical equipment. The procurement encompasses surgical, urology, and ENT clinic instruments and systems, including 4K imaging technology, flexible and rigid scopes, LED light sources, video processors, flexible nasopharyngoscopes, and cystoscopes, with emphasis on compatibility with existing KARL STORZ infrastructure. This is a commercial products and services acquisition under NAICS code 532490 (Other Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing) and PSC W065 (Lease or Rental of Equipment). The government will evaluate quotations based on three primary factors: Technical/Quality, Veterans' Involvement, and Price, with authorized distributors required to provide an OEM distributor letter demonstrating capability to comply with salient characteristics. Quotations must be submitted via email to contract specialist Jennifer Mead by 10:00 AM Central Time on December 16, 2025, and must include the solicitation number, technical descriptions, warranty terms, pricing, and completed representations and certifications, with quotes valid for 30 calendar days.

This solicitation utilizes no set-aside designations and is unrestricted to all qualified vendors. The contract period includes a base year from December 23, 2025 to December 31, 2025, followed by three option years extending through September 30, 2028, with additional provisions allowing the government to extend services by up to 6 months and extend the contract term through September 30, 2029. Veterans' Involvement evaluation credit is available for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB) or Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (VOSB) registered in the Vendor Information Pages (VIP) database that meet federal small business size standards. The solicitation includes standard Buy American and Trade Agreements Certificate requirements, with the government reserving the right to select the quotation providing the best overall benefit rather than necessarily the lowest price. The government will not notify unsuccessful quoters who respond to this Request for Quote, and it may issue purchase orders to one or more quoters based on comparative evaluation of proposals.