6515--Hospital Consumables -Blood Pressure Cuffs

The solicitation 36C24626Q0785, titled “6515--Hospital Consumables - Blood Pressure Cuffs,” is a Total Small Business Set-Aside issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs through Network Contracting Office 6 in Hampton, Virginia. It requests quotes for two commercial medical items: the MP00881 EKG cable and the MP00929 adult medium and long blood pressure cuff, with a base quantity of 400 units each and four optional one-year extension periods, each also for 400 units. The solicitation is structured as a Firm-Fixed-Price contract under FAR Part 12 for commercial items, with pricing to be submitted separately by offerors on company letterhead. The response deadline has been extended to Thursday, July 30, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. EST, and submissions must be sent electronically to Ruth Morris at ruth.morris@va.gov. The contract is governed by a best-value trade-off approach, evaluating technical capability, past performance, and price without assigned weights or adjectival ratings. The delivery location is the Salem VA Medical Center in Salem, Virginia, under FOB destination terms, meaning the contractor assumes all transportation costs and risks until delivery. Equivalent items to the listed part numbers are acceptable, and the VA internal item number 58202 is not tied to a specific manufacturer. The NAICS code is 339113, and the contracting office requires compliance with FAR and VAAR clauses including those on small business utilization, equal opportunity, counterfeit parts prevention, Section 508 accessibility, and security requirements such as personal identity verification and cybersecurity controls. Contractors must hold a current UEI and CAGE code, and all proposals must include completed SF 1449, representations, certifications, and a Section 508 compliance checklist. Invoicing must occur electronically through VA’s EIPP or X12 EDI, and no paper or fax submissions are permitted. Packaging must meet common carrier standards, and while item identification details like CAGE codes and brand names are required for traceability, no specific labeling, barcode, or MIL-STD requirements are mandated. The contract has no stated estimated value due to blank pricing fields, and final award will result from a comprehensive evaluation of submissions by the Contracting Officer’s Representative at the program office, who also conducts acceptance.