J065--Fresenius Medical Care Service Base Plus 4

The contract is for the service and maintenance of 16 Fresenius 2008T Hemodialysis Machines at the Department of Veterans Affairs facility in Seattle, Washington, with a base period from October 1, 2026, through September 30, 2027, and four optional one-year extensions through September 30, 2031, potentially spanning five years. The total estimated contract value is $34 million, covering comprehensive repair, accidental damage coverage, and all associated parts, labor, and shipping for the machines located on the 5th floor of Building 100, Westside Room 5B124. Service must be performed on-site within three business days during standard business hours, and contractors are required to provide fully qualified Field Service Engineers with manufacturer-specific training completed within the last two years, annual refresher training, and a minimum of two years of hands-on maintenance experience. All service events and training sessions require hard copy and electronic Comprehensive Reports submitted within 24 hours of completion, with all deliverables becoming exclusive property of the U.S. Government. The contract mandates electronic invoicing through the System for Award Management under VAAR 852.232-72, with payments processed via EFT to the Department of Veterans Affairs Financial Services Center in Austin, Texas, and no paper invoices are accepted. Contractors must comply with federal regulations including FAR 52.222-90 on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, 52.237-2 regarding protection of government property, and 52.240-90 on security prohibitions, which ban the use of covered telecommunications equipment, FASC-prohibited unmanned aircraft systems, and restricted foreign entities. The Government conducts inspection and acceptance, requiring compliance with records management standards under the Privacy Act and 36 CFR Parts 1222 and 1228. The solicitation is unrestricted but includes a HUBZone small business price evaluation preference as a deviation, and offerors must be authorized providers with a current UEI in SAM.gov. No Contracting Officer’s Representative is designated, and all coordination flows through the Contracting Officer, Denise Patches, at the Network Contracting Office 20 in Vancouver, Washington.