6515--678-OMNI HYSTEROSCOPY SETS AND TRAYS

This solicitation, numbered 36C26226Q1093, was issued as a Request for Quotation under the Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures by the Department of Veterans Affairs, specifically through the Network Contracting Office 22, intended to procure Hologic OMNI Hysteroscopy Standard Sets and Instrument Trays for the VA Tucson Healthcare System. The procurement was structured as a total set-aside exclusively for Certified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB), with a NAICS code of 339113 and an 800-employee size standard. The requirements were strictly brand-name only, mandating that all items supplied must be genuine Hologic products with part numbers 60-250-1 and 60-903-1, and no substitutes, remanufactured, or gray-market items were permitted. Offerors were required to provide clear, compelling, and convincing evidence that their products met all salient characteristics detailed in Attachments A and B, along with an authorized distributor letter from Hologic, full SAM registration including UEI, compliance with the Buy American Act and Trade Agreement Act, and adherence to the Non-Manufacturing Rule, certifying they were a small business engaged in wholesale or retail trade sourcing from a small business manufacturer. Proposals were to be submitted electronically by email to the Contracting Officer by 9:00 AM PT on July 16, 2026, with evaluation based on a pass/fail model for technical acceptability, responsiveness, responsibility, and brand-name compliance, followed by award to the lowest priced acceptable offer. The delivery timeframe required fulfillment within 30 days after receipt of order to the specified VA Tucson location, with electronic payment via SAM and mandatory electronic submission of invoices as prescribed by FAR clauses and VAAR supplements. The contract included clauses governing disputes, protests, electronic funds transfer, accelerated payments to small business subcontractors, and specific prohibitions against altering or rebranding the products. The solicitation has been canceled, with no award to be made.