Brand-Name Only Pyxis MedStations

The Central Texas VA Health Care System is soliciting eight brand-name only Pyxis MedStation units from BD/CareFusion to support newly established patient care areas, with seven units destined for inpatient and outpatient locations at the Waco campus and one unit for the radiology area at the Austin campus. The procurement is conducted under solicitation number 36C25726Q0647, issued on June 23, 2026, with responses due by July 7, 2026, and is classified as a combined solicitation under NAICS code 339112 for medical equipment manufacturing. The award will be made on a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable basis, meaning proposals must first meet all technical requirements—including completeness and acceptability of equipment model specifications such as MESR2B-0H-0N0U1M0B1V and AES-7-0H-0N3U4M0B0V—before price is considered. Technical proposals must be submitted separately from pricing submissions, with no vendor identification beyond the first page of the technical volume, and pricing must be provided in firm fixed unit pricing format on the designated price schedule, with all associated costs included. Delivery and installation must occur at the designated VA facilities in Waco and Austin, with acceptance contingent upon successful installation and testing, and payments will be made electronically via Electronic Funds Transfer upon delivery, installation, and formal government acceptance, following VAAR 852.232-72. Packaging and labeling must comply with MIL-STD-129, requiring inclusion of CAGE Code, Manufacturer Part Number, OEM Number, and item description, while domestic shipment packaging is governed by VAAR 852.247-73. The contract includes mandatory compliance with federal security prohibitions under FAR 52.240-91, barring use of equipment from designated foreign entities such as Huawei, ZTE, Hikvision, and Dahua, as well as adherence to VA IT security policies and prohibition of applications like TikTok. Contractors must also maintain small business representations as required by FAR 52.219-1 and VAAR 852.219-28, report any change in size status, and comply with whistleblower protections, subcontractor restrictions, and prohibitions on internal confidentiality agreements. The Administrative Contracting Officer is Shannon Hodgson, with Stephanie Reeves serving as Contract Specialist, and