6515--SURGICAL PACKS

The solicitation for the Department of Veterans Affairs Hampton VA Medical Center involves a firm-fixed-price IDIQ contract for the supply, delivery, and installation of custom surgical packs designed to support surgical procedures. The procurement is set aside exclusively for small businesses under NAICS code 339113, with a size standard of 800 employees. The formal solicitation, numbered 36C24626Q0108, is scheduled to be issued around October 24, 2025, with initial responses due by November 6, 2025, and amendments extending this deadline to November 19, 2025. The contract emphasizes the need for sterile, customizable surgical packs, with detailed specifications provided in referenced documents, including salient characteristics and bill of materials. Delivery is FOB destination to the Hampton VA supply warehouse, with an initial delivery window of 30 days post-award and provisions for emergency deliveries within 24 hours. Offerors must submit comprehensive technical, management, and past performance information, along with pricing, via email to the designated Contract Specialist, Francine Valverde. The contract incorporates a broad set of FAR and VAAR clauses by reference and in full, covering instructions to offerors, representations and certifications, contract terms, statutory compliance, and administrative procedures. Notably, the award will be made based on the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable approach, requiring all non-price evaluation factors—technical approach and past performance—to be rated acceptable. The solicitation mandates strict adherence to electronic submission procedures for payment requests and contract administration, with specific clauses addressing security, personnel qualifications, and quality control. Offerors are required to provide detailed representations regarding business size, ownership, and socioeconomic status, including certifications for small disadvantaged, women-owned, veteran-owned, and SDVOSB concerns, verified through SAM and SBA databases. Overall, the procurement emphasizes compliance, quality, and timely delivery, with detailed instructions for proposal formatting, page limits, and submission deadlines to ensure a competitive and transparent selection process.