Non-invasive Vascular Health Assessment Device

The solicitation HU000126QE018 seeks a single non-invasive vascular health assessment device for the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, a Department of Defense agency located in Bethesda, Maryland, with delivery required to 4301 Jones Bridge Road. The device must meet specified technical criteria, including the ability to measure ankle-brachial index, vessel compliance, skin sweat response to stress, peripheral arterial endothelial function, and peripheral vascular pulsatile volume changes, while also analyzing photoplethysmography and heart rate variability. The device must be portable, complete assessments in under fifteen minutes, and include a minimum one-year warranty, with a three-year warranty preferred. An example of an acceptable device is the TM-Flow System, and compliance with the detailed specifications in Attachment 2 is mandatory. The contract is a total small business set-aside under NAICS code 339112, restricting eligibility to small businesses registered and active in SAM.gov, and incorporates additional socioeconomic preferences for HUBZone concerns. Offerors must submit a total delivered price inclusive of shipping, quote validity must extend at least 30 days, and responses must be sent via email by June 15, 2026, with fax submissions prohibited. Proposals must include the company’s full name, address, CAGE, UEI, tax ID, authorized signatory details, warranty documentation, and a delivery schedule. The award will be based on best value, using a trade-off analysis that considers technical performance, past performance within the last three years, and price reasonableness, allowing for selection of a non-lowest-priced offer if its benefits justify the cost. All items must be uniquely identified and marked per MIL-STD-130 and shipped with labels conforming to MIL-STD-129, with verification conducted using automated identification technology aligned with Appendix A of MIL-STD-130. Payment will be processed electronically through WAWF, requiring vendor registration in both SAM and WAWF systems, and receiving reports must comply with DFARS Appendix F. The contract includes mandatory clauses on business ethics, whistleblower protections, employment eligibility verification, minimum wage compliance, paid sick leave, small business subcontractor payment incentives, privacy safeguards, prohibition of unmanned aircraft systems from certain foreign entities, and compliance with trafficking, Buy American, and foreign sourcing prohibitions related to Venezuela and Xinjiang. The contractor must flow down key ethics and whistleblower clauses to subcontractors and ensure no internal confidentiality