6520--Premium High-Speed Chairside Dental Milling Machine

The Department of Veterans Affairs, through the 262-NETWORK Contract Office 22 in Gilbert, Arizona, is seeking to acquire two premium high-speed chairside dental milling machines under solicitation 36C26226Q1171, with a response deadline of July 24, 2026. The procurement, classified under NAICS code 339114, is for the Dentsply Sirona CEREC PRIMEHILL systems to be installed at the VA San Diego Medical Center Dental Clinic, specifically in Building 11, Room 2A108. The equipment must enable single-visit restorations including crowns, inlays, onlays, veneers, and bridges, and must seamlessly integrate with the existing CEREC Primescan intraoral scanner and CEREC design software. The contract requires delivery and installation of two milling machines, two suction units, two copies of CEREC SW 5.3 Primary software, one PROGRAMAT CS2 furnace, and one CEREC SPEEDFIRE furnace, with all parts, labor, travel, and shipping included in the quoted price. The contractor must ensure the systems support wet and dry milling, feature a 7-inch capacitive touchscreen interface, include an RFID tool management system, and be compatible with over 50 validated dental materials such as zirconia, glass ceramics, hybrid ceramics, and PMMA, with a minimum milling speed of approximately five minutes per zirconia restoration. All work must be performed on-site during standard business hours Monday through Friday, excluding federal holidays, with personnel required to check in and out with the Engineering Department in Building 1, Room B213. No data storage media may leave VA premises, and the equipment must strictly comply with VA security, privacy, and data management standards, meaning it cannot store any patient information—only VA-approved systems may handle patient data. A minimum twelve-month manufacturer’s warranty is mandatory, and the contractor must provide a minimum of four hours of onsite training for clinical and support staff, including maintenance and troubleshooting. Technical support must be responsive within 24 business hours, and comprehensive service reports detailing installation, configuration, training, upgrades, repairs, labor, travel, parts used, and equipment serial numbers must be submitted prior to contractor departure. Invoicing must adhere strictly to VA policy, and no unapproved or additional charges will be accepted. The contractor is also responsible for the removal and disposal of