6515--Surgical Hand Drills and Accessories, Stryker Brand Name Only, 100% Set Aside for Small Business, for the Iowa City Healthcare System

Award Notice

This document serves as an award notice for Solicitation/RFQ 36C26326Q0407, concerning Surgical Hand Drills and Accessories, specifically Stryker brand name only. The procurement was a 100% set-aside for small businesses and was intended for the Iowa City VA Healthcare System.

• Award Number: 36C26326P0292

• Award Date: 03-05-2026

• Awardee: TRILLAMED LLC (UEI: GW9FLBWB5625)

• Award Amount: $212,987.58

• Contracting Office: DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, NETWORK CONTRACTING OFFICE 23, CORALVILLE IA 52241

• Product Service Code: 6515

• NAICS Code: 339112

• Set-Aside: SBA (Small Business Administration)

• Solicitation Number: 36C26326Q0407

The award follows the original solicitation posted on SAM.gov on 02/25/2026, which included a Brand Name Only Justification. The contract value is $212,987.58.

Solicitation / RFP / RFQ

This is a Request for Quote (RFQ) for Stryker Brand Name Only Surgical Drills and Accessories for the Iowa City VA Health Care System. The acquisition is unrestricted.

• PiDrive+ 2 Motor: Must be compatible with existing Stryker 2 Core console, have a matte coating, be compatible with PiDrive+ attachments, have a maximum speed of 75,000 rpm, and be autoclavable.

• Attachments: Must have knurling, alignment dots, color-coding, be compatible with the Stryker 2 Core console and PiDrive drills/saws/burrs, have an enhanced release mechanism, allow burs to telescope up to 10 mm, and utilize 2Flute burs.

• Specific Items Required: 8x PiDrive+ 2 Motor, 4x Elite 7cm Angled Attachment, 4x Elite 12cm Straight Attachment, 4x Elite 12cm Angled Attachment, 6x HD 14cm Straight Attachment, 6x Electric Hand switch - Right Hand, 8x Signature Sterilization Tray - Large.

• Delivery: All products must be delivered by March 31, 2026. If this date cannot be met, offerors must propose the soonest possible delivery date.

• Contract Type: Single Award, Firm Fixed Price, Purchase Order.

• Period of Performance: Base POP (Period of Performance) is March 9, 2026, to March 31, 2026.

• Submission Deadline: Offers must be received by February 4, 2026, at 4:00 PM CT.

• Submission Method: All offers must be emailed to Joseph.Bennett@va.gov with the RFQ number (36C26326Q0407) in the subject line.

• Evaluation Factors: Technical (ability to provide brand name items), Price (fairness and reasonableness), and Past Performance (as part of determination of responsibility).

• Award Intent: The Government intends to award without discussions.

• Partial Offers: Not accepted.

• This acquisition is a small business set-aside. The Nonmanufacturer Rule does not apply.

• Offerors must be registered in SAM.gov.

• Offerors must provide a letter from the manufacturer stating they are an authorized distributor (not older than one year).

• Offerors must indicate the Country of Origin for each line item and complete the Buy American Certificate.

• The solicitation incorporates FAR clauses by reference, including 52.212-1, 52.212-4, and 52.212-5.

• Electronic invoice submission is required via Tungsten Network or other approved methods.

Solicitation / RFP / RFQ

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products, specifically Stryker Brand Name surgical drills and accessories. The procurement is a Request for Quotation (RFQ) and is set aside 100% for Small Businesses.

• Stryker Brand Name Only:

  • PiDrive+ 2 Motor (qty 8)
  • Elite 7cm Angled Attachment (qty 4)
  • Elite 12cm Straight Attachment (qty 4)
  • Elite 12cm Angled Attachment (qty 4)
  • HD 14cm Straight Attachment (qty 6)
  • Electric Handswitch - Right Hand (qty 6)
  • Signature Sterilization Tray – Large (qty 8)

• Delivery required by 03/31/2026, or the quickest possible date.

• Delivery to: Iowa City VA Healthcare System, 601 Highway 6 West, Iowa City, IA 52246.

• Offerors must indicate the Country of Origin for each line item and complete the 52.225-2 Buy American Certificate.

• Offerors must provide a letter from the manufacturer (not older than one year) stating they are an authorized distributor.

• Contract Type: Single Award, Firm Fixed Price, Purchase Order.

• Period of Performance: Delivery by 03/31/2026.

• Submission Deadline: No later than 04:00 PM CT Wednesday, February 4, 2026.

• Submission Method: Email to Joseph.Bennett@va.gov with RFQ number 36C26326Q0407 in the subject line.

• Evaluation Factors: Technical (ability to provide required brand name items), Price (fairness and reasonableness), and Past Performance (as part of responsibility determination).

• The Government intends to award without discussions.

• Partial offers are not accepted.

• 100% Small Business Set-Aside.

• NAICS Code: 339112

• Size Standard: 1000 employees.

• Offerors must be registered in SAM.gov.

• The full solicitation details, provisions, clauses, and schedule are in the attached RFQ 1449 document.

• BAA/TAA applicability will be evaluated on a group basis for a single award.

Solicitation / RFP / RFQ

This document is a justification for restricting competition for the "Brand-Name Only Stryker PiDrive-2 Surgical Drills and straight and angled attachments" required for Neuro-surgery, Spine-surgery, and ENT-surgery at the Iowa City VA Health Care System. The justification is made over the micro-purchase threshold but not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold.

• Stryker PiDrive-2 Surgical Drills

• Stryker Elite 7cm Angled Attachments

• Stryker Elite 12cm Straight Attachments

• Stryker Elite 12cm Angled Attachments

• Stryker HD 14cm Straight Attachments

• Stryker Electric Hand switch - Right Hands

• Stryker Signature Sterilization Trays - Large

• The contracting activity is the Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 23.

• The requesting activity is the Department of Veterans Affairs, Iowa City VA Health Care System.

This document does not contain submission or evaluation criteria as it is a justification for restricting competition, not the solicitation itself.

This justification is for a brand-name-only purchase, limiting competition. The document notes that Stryker equipment is distributed through Authorized Distributors that are Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses, suggesting a potential avenue for SDVOSB participation.

• The justification is based on the unique characteristic that the Iowa City VA currently owns and uses the Stryker System, and the new equipment must be compatible with existing consoles and trays for proper sterilization and seamless operation.
• Market research included direct phone conversations, online research of Stryker equipment, and direct email correspondence with Stryker.

Form / Attachment / Pricing Sheet

This document is the "Buy American Certificate" provision (FAR 52.225-2, OCT 2022). It requires offerors to certify the domestic content of end products and critical components proposed for this procurement. This form is used to ensure compliance with the Buy American Act.

• Offeror Certification: Confirms that end products are domestic and that domestic end products contain critical components, unless listed otherwise.
• Foreign End Products: A table to list line item numbers, country of origin, and whether they exceed 55% domestic content. For this procurement, it is noted as "N/A - This Procurement is for Commercial Items."
• Domestic End Products with Critical Components: A section to list domestic end products containing a critical component. For this procurement, it is marked as "N/A."
• Contractor Certification: Fields for Contractor Signature, Printed Name, and Today's Date.

Bidders must complete and submit this certificate as part of their offer. It is crucial for determining the eligibility of proposed products under the Buy American Act. The "N/A - This Procurement is for Commercial Items" notation suggests that specific Buy American Act requirements may be handled differently for commercial items, but bidders should still review the full solicitation context and complete the certification as instructed.

Solicitation / RFP / RFQ

This is a Request for Quote (RFQ) for Surgical Drills and Accessories, specifically Stryker brand name only. The procurement is for the Department of Veterans Affairs, Iowa City VA Healthcare System.

• Procurement of Surgical Drills and Accessories.

• Brand Name: Stryker only.

• Offerors must indicate the Country of Origin for each line item and complete the attached Buy American Certificate (52.225-2).

• Offerors must provide a letter from the manufacturer (not older than one year, signed) stating they are an authorized distributor (per 852.212-72 Gray Market and Counterfeit Items).

• Not explicitly stated in this document, but refers to attached "Combined Synopsis and RFQ 1449 document" for full instructions and terms.

• Response Date/Time: March 4, 2026, 04:00 PM Central Time, Chicago, USA. (Note: The text also states "Wednesday February 4, 2026" which appears to be a typo given the Response Date/Time listed as March 4, 2026. Bidders should confirm the correct date).

• Submission Method: All offers must be emailed to Joseph.Bennett@va.gov.

• Email Subject Line: Must include the RFQ number: 36C26326Q0407.

• Set-Aside: 100% Set Aside for Small Business (SBA).

• This RFQ is associated with Solicitation Number 36C26326Q0407.

• The contracting office is Network Contracting Office 23, located in Coralville, IA.

• Place of Performance is Iowa City VA Health Care System, Iowa City, IA.

• Key contact is Joseph Bennett (Contract Officer), email: Joseph.Bennett@va.gov.

• Refer to attached documents for full details: Combined Synopsis Notice RFQ 36C26326Q0407, RFQ 1449 36C26326Q0407 Surgical Drills and Accessories Iowa City VA, Buy American Certificate Oct 2022 Tailored, and JA Brand Name Only FAR 12.102 MPT-SAT_signed_Redacted.