W065--Pros V23 Home Ventilator Bridge Contract

The Pros V23 Home Ventilator Bridge Contract (Award Number 36C26326D0042) is a firm-fixed-price, Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) agreement awarded by the Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 23 to Corner Home Medical, Inc. With an estimated value of $868,605.51, this six-month emergency bridge contract runs from April 2, 2026, through September 30, 2026. The primary objective is to ensure the uninterrupted continuity of critical patient care by providing in-home mechanical ventilators, such as the Trilogy model, and essential clinical consumables including tracheostomy supplies, suction kits, sterile gauze, and saline to the VA Integrated Service Network (VISN) 23 Health Care Systems. Due to unusual and compelling urgency and the need to avoid service disruptions while a long-term consolidated acquisition is finalized, the contract was awarded on a sole-source basis under FAR 6.302-2 and FAR 13.5. Market research indicated no other capable sources, including SDVOSBs or VOSBs, were available to meet the immediate need. Performance is decentralized, with equipment delivery and maintenance occurring directly at patients' residences. The contract is managed by Contracting Officer Steve Ashby, and because it was a non-competitive award based on urgency and incumbency, no formal competitive evaluation factors or weights were applied.