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The Department of Veterans Affairs needs a small business to manufacture specialized medical beds for its community living centers.
Key Details
- What exactly do they need? The Department of Veterans Affairs needs specialized medical beds for its community living centers. The beds must meet or exceed the salient characteristics listed in the solicitation, including the ability to connect to the West-Com Novus Connect nurse call system. The vendor must provide a five-year warranty that covers parts and labor for normal wear and tear, as well as damage resulting from unintentional negligence and misuse. The beds must also be designed without side rails or with removable side rails.
- What's the contract structure and timeline? The contract is a firm-fixed-price contract with a base year and four option years. The period of performance is approximately five years, with delivery and installation contingent upon the lease/start of the facility in December 2026.
- How will they pick the winner? The Government will evaluate proposals based on technical capability, price, delivery lead time, and other evaluation factors. The Buy American Act will be considered in the comparative analysis.
- When and how do you bid? Bids are due on June 30, 2026, and must be submitted through the Federal Business Opportunities website. The Government will not accept bids that do not include an OEM authorization letter from each manufacturer whose products are included in the quote.
Routine commodity buy — low-effort bid, modest payoff.
Who can apply
- Must be a certified small business
Heads up — easy to miss
- The Government will not accept bids that do not include an OEM authorization letter from each manufacturer whose products are included in the quote.
If you're interested, do this first
- Check that your small business certification is still active in SAM.gov.
- Write a 1-page summary of similar work you've done before.
- Email the contracting officer to RSVP for the site visit.
- Find a teaming partner who already has the required certification.
Primary point of contact
Name
Stephanie Cahill
Email
stephanie.cahill@va.gov
Phone
(303) 712-5841
Office
Contracting Officer