NX EQ LIFTS: PATIENT TRANSFER: FLOOR BASED: BARIATRIC
Overview
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Set Aside
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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 VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF, is seeking proposals for a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Set-Aside contract for NX EQ LIFTS: PATIENT TRANSFER: FLOOR BASED: BARIATRIC products and accessories. This combined synopsis/solicitation aims to establish a single-award Requirements contract to provide bariatric patient transfer lifts capable of safely hoisting and transferring patients up to 1000 lbs for the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Non-Expendable (NX) National Program. Quotes are due by February 20, 2026, at 4:30 PM CST.
Scope of Work
The contract requires the procurement of "Lifts: Patient Transfer: Floor Based: Bariatric" and associated accessories. Products must be "EZ WAY" brand name or equal, meeting specific salient characteristics detailed in the solicitation, including lifting capacity, motorized operation, emergency features, and dimensions. Only new equipment is acceptable; no remanufactured, gray market, or counterfeit items. Distributors must be authorized by the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM).
Contract Details
- Contract Type: Single-award Requirements contract with Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) delivery orders.
- Period of Performance: One 12-month base year with four 12-month option years, totaling up to five years.
- Set-Aside: Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB).
- NAICS Code: 339113 (Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing) with an 800-employee size standard.
- Product Service Code: 6515 (Medical And Surgical Instruments, Equipment, And Supplies).
- SLA Fee: A 3.0% Service Level Agreement (SLA) fee will be embedded in prices, requiring quarterly sales reporting and remittance via www.pay.gov.
- Order Limitations: Maximum order limitations are $362,000.00 for a combination of items and 24 each for a single item.
- Delivery: Free on Board (FOB) destination, CONUS and OCONUS, to various VHA locations.
Submission & Evaluation
Offerors must submit quotes via email to Courtney.Chattman@va.gov by February 20, 2026, at 4:30 PM CST. Quotes must be organized into four volumes: Technical, Past Performance, Price, and Offer/Amendments/Certifications.
- Technical Volume: Must detail how quoted products meet salient characteristics, identify brand/model, and include descriptive literature.
- Past Performance Volume: Requires three relevant contracts/orders from the past three years, utilizing Attachment F and providing CPARS/PPIRS reports or completed Past Performance Questionnaires (Attachment G). References must return PPQs to Courtney.Chattman@va.gov by the quote due date.
- Price Volume: Requires completion of Attachment A - Price Cost Schedule, including the 3.0% SLA fee and seeking volume discounts.
- Evaluation Factors: Technical, Past Performance, and Price, in descending order of importance. Technical capability is significantly more important than Past Performance, and non-price factors combined are significantly more important than price. The Government reserves the right to award without discussions.
Key Deadlines
- Questions Due: February 6, 2026, 4:30 PM CST, via email to Courtney.Chattman@va.gov.
- Quotes Due: February 20, 2026, 4:30 PM CST.
Additional Notes
Mandatory electronic invoice submission via Tungsten Network or X12 EDI is required. Limitations on subcontracting apply, and offerors must certify compliance. No used, refurbished, remanufactured, gray market, or counterfeit items are permitted.