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The Department of Veterans Affairs needs a small business to manufacture sleep surfaces for its hospital beds.
Key Details
- What exactly do they need? The Department of Veterans Affairs needs 56 replacement sleep surfaces for its CHG Spirit low beds. The sleep surfaces must meet specific technical requirements, including a safe working load of 500 lb, a grid-like gel material, and a breathable cover. They must also be non-powered, Low Air Loss (LAL) with an air pump attachment port.
- What's the contract structure and timeline? This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products, and the contract will be awarded based on a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable evaluation of quotes. The delivery schedule is 45 days from the date of award.
- How will they pick the winner? The evaluation team will use a Best Value protocol to evaluate proposals based on price, conformance to technical requirements, and past performance.
- When and how do you bid? Submit your quote by July 9, 2026, at 3 pm Eastern Standard time via email to Lorraine.Hussain@va.gov.
Routine commodity buy — low-effort bid, modest payoff.
Who can apply
- Must be a certified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB)
If you're interested, do this first
- Check that your Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business certification is still active in SAM.gov.
- Submit a quote that meets the technical requirements and includes all necessary information.
- Email the Contracting Officer to confirm receipt of your quote.
Primary point of contact
Name
Lorraine Hussain
Email
lorraine.hussain@va.gov
Office
Contracting Officer