WATCHPAT Devices and Services

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 7 has issued a Special Notice announcing its intent to award a sole-source contract for WATCHPAT Direct devices and services. The contract will be awarded to Veterans Healthcare Supply Solutions, Inc. for the Charleston VA Healthcare System under the authority of 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(1) for "Only One Responsible Source." This procurement falls under NAICS Code 339112 for Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing with an SBA size standard of 1,000 employees. The anticipated contract award date is September 30, 2025, with a base performance period of 12 months and four one-year option periods. The contract structure will be firm-fixed price.

The purpose of this Special Notice is to inform the marketplace of the government's intention to proceed with a non-competitive procurement while providing an opportunity for interested parties to demonstrate that competition would be advantageous to the government. Contractors have until 12:00 pm EST on September 4, 2025, to submit responses with clear and convincing evidence supporting competitive procurement. All responses must be submitted via email to Monica.Reed@va.gov, and the notice explicitly states that telephone inquiries and email questions will not be accepted. This notice does not constitute a competitive solicitation or request for offers, and no solicitation package is available. The final determination on whether to proceed with sole-source procurement remains entirely at the government's discretion.