WatchPAT Direct - Sources Sought Notice of Intent to Sole Source

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration, Veterans Integrated Service Network 16, through the Alexandria VA Healthcare System in Louisiana, has issued a Sources Sought Notice and Intent to Sole Source for home sleep apnea testing services. This special notice represents a market research initiative wherein the VA is evaluating the market for direct mail order home sleep testing capabilities before potentially awarding a sole source contract. The notice specifically targets vendors capable of providing the Itamar WatchPat One Direct Program to deliver home-based sleep apnea diagnostic services to veterans. The VA has emphasized that small business concerns are encouraged to respond to this market research notice. The opportunity falls under the Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing NAICS category and the Medical and Surgical Instruments, Equipment, and Supplies PSC category. This initiative aims to expand access to sleep apnea testing through innovative home-based diagnostic methods rather than traditional in-facility testing.

The primary objective of this notice is to procure home sleep testing services utilizing the WatchPat One device to conduct approximately 1,300 peripheral arterial tonometry tests for sleep apnea diagnosis among the VA's veteran population. Interested contractors must submit responses by October 31, 2025, at 1:00 PM CST via email to Tammy DeMille with the subject line referencing the solicitation number 36C25626Q0118. The VA requires vendors to demonstrate capability in scheduling home testing appointments, shipping devices directly to patients, providing 24/7 patient support, ensuring test completion, and employing a board-certified sleep physician to interpret results. The WatchPat One device must meet specific technical specifications, including seven channels with four respiratory indices, 89% correlation to polysomnography, accurate sleep time and staging capabilities, and compatibility with Somnoware software. Participation is open to all eligible contractors, with the VA explicitly encouraging small business concerns to respond. If no competitive proposals are received through this market research notice, the VA intends to proceed with sole source procurement.