Award Notice - Howard Medical Cart Maintenance FHCC

The Department of Veterans Affairs, VISN 12, awarded a firm-fixed-price task order to Minburn Technology Group LLC under the NASA SEWP V contract NNG15SD34B for Howard Medical e-cart Maintenance Services at the Captain James A. Lovell FHCC in North Chicago, Illinois. The contract has a base period from June 1, 2026, to May 31, 2027, with three optional one-year periods, and a total base value of $490,337.98; no pricing details for the option years are disclosed. The award is a sole-source action authorized under 38 U.S.C. § 8127(c) and implemented through FAR 16.505(b)(2)(i)(E), justified by Minburn’s status as a verified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) and the proprietary nature of Howard Medical e-carts, which only Minburn is authorized to service as the exclusive distributor. The work involves preventive maintenance and repairs to ensure full operational readiness of the e-cart fleet in compliance with OEM specifications from Howard Technology Solutions LLC. No competitive evaluation occurred, and the award was based solely on statutory preference and market exclusivity. The contracting office is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with Dustin Biermann serving as the Contracting Officer; no formal COTR or COR is designated. The NAICS code is 541519, and the product/service code is J065. The Unique Entity ID for the vendor is WN8JFVZTBCA5. Market research supporting the sole-source determination was documented and includes searches from SBA, SAM.gov, and AddUp VA databases, but no formal inspection criteria, packaging specifications, FOB terms, or detailed clause listings are included in the available materials.