6515--Medical Airway Visualization System
Overview
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Qualification Details
Fit reasons
- NAICS alignment with historical contract wins in similar service areas.
- Scope strongly matches core technical capabilities and delivery model.
Risks
- Past performance thresholds may require one additional teaming partner.
- Potential clarification needed on staffing minimums before bid/no-bid.
Next steps
Validate eligibility requirements, assign capture owner, and schedule partner outreach to confirm teaming strategy before submission planning.
Quick Summary
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), specifically the VA San Diego Healthcare System, is soliciting quotes for a Medical Airway Visualization System under Request for Quote (RFQ) 36C26226Q0559. This is a Total Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Set-Aside with the intent to award a single, Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) contract. The system must meet specific salient characteristics, allowing for "brand name or equal" submissions. Quotes are due by April 7, 2026, at 4:00 PM PST.
Scope of Work
The VA requires a medical airway visualization system for the VA San Diego Healthcare System. The system must provide real-time imaging, simultaneously viewing the airway via a video laryngoscope and a single-use flexible bronchoscope. Key features include:
- A minimum 10" LCD high-definition touchscreen monitor compatible with latex glove use.
- Capability to enlarge the standard bronchoscopy view (e.g., artificial monitor magnification, wider field of view).
- Still image and video capture via touchscreen, with video playback and image gallery for full-screen viewing.
- 180-degree image rotation for face-to-face intubations and training.
- Single-use video laryngoscopes and flexible bronchoscopes that can be swapped while the machine is in use.
- Optional auto recording. The solicitation specifies the Verathon Glidescope Core 15 FHD Premium Configure W/2 Core Quickcon Cables (Manufacturer Part #: 0270-1112-FHD) as the brand name, but "equal to" products meeting all salient characteristics are acceptable.
Contract Details
- Contract Type: Firm-Fixed Price (FFP)
- Set-Aside: Total Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB)
- NAICS Code: 339112 (Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing)
- SBA Size Standard: 1,000 employees
- Place of Performance: VA San Diego Healthcare System Supply Warehouse, 3350 La Jolla Village Drive, San Diego, CA 92161.
- Period of Performance: Within 90 days of placing the order.
Submission & Evaluation
- Quote Submission: Offerors must submit quotes on company letterhead, including completed pricing forms, contact information, DUNS#, total price, and a completed FAR Clause 52.212-3 (or ORCA document). Alternatively, the Price/Cost Schedule of the attached SF 1449 may be used. Quotes must be emailed to Nathan.Munson@va.gov.
- Quote Page Limit: 15 pages (excluding the pricing schedule).
- Evaluation Criteria: Award will be based on the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) method, using an Acceptable/Unacceptable evaluation process. Technical acceptability requires meeting all specified salient characteristics.
- Eligibility Notes: Offerors must be certified and listed in the SBA certification database at the time of offer and award. An Authorized Distributor Letter (ADL) from the manufacturer is required if the supplier is not the OEM.
Key Dates
- Questions Due: April 3, 2026, by 4:00 PM Pacific Standard Time (PST)
- Quotes Due: April 7, 2026, by 4:00 PM PST
- Published Date: March 26, 2026