Cantel Industries

Cantel Industries is a medical technology company that provides infection prevention products and services to healthcare facilities. Through its subsidiaries, Cantel supplies a wide range of goods to the U.S. federal government, primarily focused on medical and dental equipment and supplies. The company's offerings include sterilization products, endoscopy equipment, water purification systems, and personal protective equipment. Cantel Industries serves as both a prime contractor and subcontractor on federal awards, working with defense and civilian agencies to support healthcare operations and pandemic response efforts.

Recent federal contract awards to Cantel Industries and its subsidiaries have predominantly been for dental instruments, surgical supplies, and COVID-19 related products. The Defense Logistics Agency's Medical Supply Chain has issued numerous delivery orders to Cantel for items such as dental mirrors, scalers, curettes, forceps, and other specialty instruments. Other purchases include sterilization wraps, ultrasonic inserts, and cleaning products for medical instruments. Crosstex International, a Cantel subsidiary, received a $3.3 million contract from the Air Force to produce surgical masks for COVID-19 response. The Department of Veterans Affairs has also contracted with Cantel subsidiary Evoqua Water Technologies for reverse osmosis testing services at VA medical centers. The majority of Cantel's federal awards are issued without small business set-asides.

Cantel Industries holds an indefinite delivery contract (IDV) through its Hu-Friedy subsidiary with the Defense Logistics Agency for surgical masks. This IDV, awarded in July 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, has a ceiling value of $924,030 and allows for multiple awards. Under this vehicle, Hu-Friedy has received orders to produce American Dental brand surgical masks at its Chicago facility. The indefinite delivery contract structure provides flexibility for DLA to procure additional quantities of masks through January 2022 to support military and frontline personnel. This IDV demonstrates Cantel's capability to rapidly scale production of critical medical supplies during national emergencies through its domestic manufacturing facilities.