Med Assist Inc.

Med Assist Inc., a for-profit medical device supplier based in Manhattan Beach, California, supplies prosthetic systems and environmental control units (ECUs) to the Department of Veterans Affairs as a prime contractor competing under full-and-open procurement. The company operates exclusively in the VA healthcare system and has received 142 purchase orders since 1987, all at the prime level with no subcontractor role.

Med Assist Inc.'s customer footprint is entirely concentrated within the Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration. Veterans Integrated Service Network 22 (VISN 22)—which serves VA healthcare facilities across California and Nevada—accounts for 136 of 142 awards, representing $2 million in combined potential value and 99 percent of recent activity. Two awards from VISN 21 and one from the broader Department of Veterans Affairs round out the customer set. The vendor has maintained an ongoing supply relationship with VISN 22 spanning multiple years, delivering prosthetics and assistive technologies consistently to support disabled veterans' mobility and communication needs. Award values are modest and uniform, ranging from approximately $10 thousand to $28 thousand per purchase order, with recent awards in March 2026 ($20.3 thousand), February 2026 ($18.4 thousand), and May 2025 ($15.9 thousand) exemplifying the pattern.

Med Assist Inc.'s product category concentration is tight. Ninety-five of 142 awards fall under NAICS 541512 (Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing), with 135 awards classified under PSC code for Medical And Surgical Instruments, Equipment, And Supplies. The vendor does not hold seat on government-wide contract vehicles, IDIQs, or BPAs; all awards are transacted as standalone firm fixed-price purchase orders. Activity has declined sharply in recent years—ten awards in 2022, two in 2023, three in 2024, two in 2025, and two in 2026 through March—indicating either reduced VA demand for these product categories or competitive displacement. Combined obligated dollars total $2.2 million across the entire portfolio, fully realized against the potential ceiling. Med Assist Inc. competes entirely in open competition with no set-aside designations across its full footprint, positioning it as a niche supplier dependent on a single customer agency and product category with diminishing order volume.