Biomedical Equipment Inspections

The Missouri Veterans Commission, a state agency within the Department of Public Safety, is requesting quotations for annual biomedical equipment inspections at the Missouri Veterans Home in Mount Vernon, with responses due November 6, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. Central Time through MissouriBUYS. Evaluation is price only on a sealed basis.

The contractor must conduct annual inspections, testing, and calibration of biomedical equipment in compliance with NFPA 2012 Edition Health Care Facilities Code and 38 CFR 51.200(c). The scope encompasses 41 line items of medical and therapeutic equipment including automated external defibrillators, bariatric beds, electric beds, patient lifts, oxygen concentrators, air mattress pumps, infusion pumps, scales, vital sign monitors, and therapeutic tubs. The contractor must have a minimum of two years of direct biomedical equipment inspection experience and must designate a Contract Manager with at least two years of direct inspection experience and one year of management experience. Services are performed during regular business hours (8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Central Standard Time, Monday through Friday) at 1600 S. Hickory Street, Mount Vernon, Missouri 65712, in coordination with the facility's Maintenance/Grounds Supervisor. The initial annual inspection must be completed within thirty calendar days of contract award.

The contract value shall not exceed $50,000 per contract period. The initial term runs one year from award with the option to renew for two additional one-year periods. Optional maintenance and repair services are preferred but not required; if offered, pricing must be all-inclusive hourly rates with mileage, travel time, and fuel surcharges billable only when personnel are physically present and actively performing work. The contractor must provide all labor, tools, equipment, parts, and standard inspection supplies. Payment terms are Net 45 after monthly invoicing. All contractor personnel must pass criminal background checks at the contractor's expense and comply with E-Verify work authorization. The contractor must maintain liability insurance of not less than $2 million per occurrence and name the State of Missouri as an additional insured. The procurement officer is Christina Russell, (573) 544-6329, Christina.Russell@mvc.dps.mo.gov.