Penner Patient Care, Inc.

Penner Patient Care, Inc., a for-profit Nebraska-based manufacturer of therapeutic patient bathing equipment, sells specialized spa bathtubs and patient bath units to the Department of Veterans Affairs as a prime contractor exclusively through the GSA Schedule Medical Equipment and Supplies contract (FSS-65-II-A), with no subcontract footprint.

The vendor's customer base is entirely concentrated within the Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) system under Veterans Health Administration. The top customer by both award count and potential value is Veterans Integrated Service Network 12, which accounts for two awards totaling $2.5 million combined potential value, representing 92% of the vendor's total portfolio value. The remaining 8% of potential value is spread across VISNs 23, 20, 4, 5, and 6 in smaller purchase orders. Three recent awards illustrate the portfolio: a $43,313.36 Total Small Business set-aside purchase order from VISN 23 (May 8, 2026) for two Penner Cascade Contour spa bathtubs with automated disinfection and 400-pound-capacity transfer seats installed at Sioux Falls VA Medical Center; a $26,799.80 firm fixed-price purchase order from VISN 4 (May 28, 2026) for therapeutic patient bath units with digital controls and accessibility features at Coatesville VA Medical Center; and an $18,963.72 delivery order from VISN 5 (August 31, 2026) for a CASCADE CONTOUR SPA-END bathtub under the GSA Schedule.

The vendor places all work through the Medical Equipment and Supplies GSA Schedule (six task orders, $135 thousand combined potential value), and competes in full-and-open procurement — none of the recent awards carry set-aside designations except one Total Small Business order. Activity is sparse: 25 total awards spanning twenty years, with only three awards in 2026 and one award facing recompete inside the next twenty-four months (potential value $19 thousand). The portfolio's manufacturing footprint is concentrated in Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing (NAICS, eight awards) and Hospital Furniture, Equipment, Utensils, and Supplies (PSC, two awards), signaling a specialized, low-volume medical equipment supplier with no diversification beyond VA health system procurement.