Adjustable Shower Trolleys

The Department of Veterans Affairs, through its Network Contracting Office 4 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is conducting market research for the procurement of five Adjustable Shower Trolleys to be delivered and used at the Philadelphia VA Medical Center located at 3900 Woodland Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19104. This effort is issued as a Sources Sought/Request for Information notice under solicitation number 36C24426Q0598, posted on May 13, 2026, with responses due by May 28, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. EST. The requirement calls for trolleys with a safe working load of 200 kg (440 lb), a maximum patient weight capacity of 182 kg (400 lb), and specific dimensions including a length of 2005 mm, width of 586 mm, and a stroke range of 350 mm. The procurement is unrestricted and open to the commercial market, though it is conducted under the authority of 38 U.S.C. § 8127 and VAAR 819.7003, encouraging participation from Veteran-Owned Small Businesses and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses, which must be verified in the VA’s VIP database. Respondents are required to submit a capability statement, product brochure or specification sheet, a letter of authorization from the manufacturer, and responses to socioeconomic status questions. All participants must maintain an active SAM.gov registration with a valid CAGE Code and UEI. Mandatory labeling requirements include the CAGE Code, DUNS Number, and Country of Origin, with an implied expectation of compliance with standards similar to MIL-STD-129 for packaging and marking, though no formal specifications are provided. The contracting officer for this effort is Alexandra L. Stankovic, who will receive submissions exclusively via email. No formal contract clauses, evaluation factors, delivery schedules, or pricing details are included, as this is a pre-solicitation market research action intended to inform a future procurement decision based on best value, not lowest price. There is no set-aside, and the contract value remains unspecified at this stage.