6515--PYXIS EQUIPMENT_BRAND NAME ONLY_TOTAL SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE

This procurement is a combined synopsis and solicitation for commercial goods and services under a Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5), issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs through Network Contracting Office 1, with the solicitation number 36C24126Q0585. The requirement is for the procurement, delivery, installation, and support of one Pyxis ES 13 cu ft automated dispensing refrigerator and one Pyxis ES MedStation, Main, 2 Drawer, exclusively as original equipment manufacturer (OEM) brand-name products with no substitutions permitted. The NAICS code is 339112, with a small business size standard of 1,000 employees, and only entities verified as small businesses in SAM and on the SBA’s SBS website are eligible. Respondents must be authorized distributors, dealers, or resellers of Pyxis ES equipment, demonstrated via OEM authorization documentation. The contract is firm-fixed price, with no option years, and award will be made to the lowest-priced quote that meets all pass/fail criteria, including small business status, OEM authorization, and brand name compliance. Past performance is not evaluated in this simplified acquisition. The deadline for submission is 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time on June 29, 2026, with quotes required to include the solicitation number, quoter details, technical descriptions, warranty terms, pricing, remit-to address, and completed FAR 52.212-3 representations and certifications. A Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) is mandatory, with the EFT indicator required if applicable, and must be clearly annotated on the quote cover page. Delivery is to be made to the Veterans Affairs Maine Health Care System at 1 VA CTR, Augusta, ME 04330-6796, with coordination required with the local point of contact. The contractor must provide 60 months of advanced 8-hour response support beginning on the official start date. Equipment must be delivered undamaged and configured exactly as specified, with compliance required to VA security and safety protocols on-site. Gray market, counterfeit, or non-OEM parts are strictly prohibited, covered by VAAR 852.212-71. All quotes must remain firm for 30 days after the due date, and submissions may be submitted on letterhead or as otherwise specified, with no written solicitation issued beyond the announcement.