Equipment - Safe Label System SLS 550i - Fort Wayne NIHCS

Background
The Department of Veterans Affairs, specifically the Richard L. Roudebush VAMC, NCO 10 Contracting Activity, is issuing a sole source Purchase Order for medical equipment. The selected vendor for this contract is Codonics Inc., located at 17991 Englewood Drive, Middleburg Heights, OH 44130. The goal of this contract is to procure the Safe Label System, which is essential for the current Cerner integration at the VA Northern Indiana Health Care System's Fort Wayne Campus.

Work Details
The contract involves the purchase of five (5) Safe Label Systems SLS 550i and associated components as detailed below:

- **Line Item 0001**: SLS550 SAFE LABEL SYSTEM SLS 550i - Quantity: 5 EA
- **Line Item 0002**: SLS500-SHELF-08 SLS500i SHELF W/DRAWER INCLUDING MOUNTING KIT - Quantity: 5 EA
- **Line Item 0003**: SLS-TYPE2-STRKIT SLS STARTER KIT (1 ROLL LABELS, 60MM X 22MM AND 1 TYPE-2 INK CARTRIDGE) - Quantity: 5 KT
- **Line Item 0004**: SLS500-AT-S SLS ADMINISTRATION TOOL SOFTWARE APPLICATION SITE LICENSE - Quantity: 1 EA
- **Line Item 0005**: SLS500KY-SASS SLA ADVANCED SMART SCANNING FEATURE KEY SINGLE SYSTEM LICENSE - Quantity: 5 EA
- **Line Item 0006**: SLS500KY-CENUM FEATURE THAT ALLOWS SPECIFIC SLS USER LIST TO DEPLOY TO SPECIFIED OR ALL SPS PCSs - Quantity: 5 EA
- **Line Item 0007**: SLS-INSTALL SLS INSTALLATION BY CODONICS PERSONNEL, USA ONLY, DAY 1 & 2 ONLY - Quantity: 1 JB
- **Line Item 0008**: FREIGHT - Quantity: 1 JB

Period of Performance
The anticipated period of performance includes delivery by June 25, 2026.

Place of Performance
Delivery will be made to the Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Northern Indiana Health Care System, Fort Wayne Campus, Rehabilitation Medicine, located at 2121 Lake Ave., Fort Wayne, IN 46805.

Bidder Requirements
The contract is intended for a sole source award to Codonics Inc., which is believed to possess the necessary capabilities to fulfill this requirement. There are no competitive proposals requested; thus no additional bidder requirements are specified.

Incumbent Analysis (see Incumbents section for more detail)
This opportunity appears to have a confirmed incumbent based on multiple prior VA awards to Codonics for the Safe Label System, including contract 36C25926P0195 (Codonics; $149,257; 01/22/26–03/27/26) for “CODONICS SAFE LABEL SYSTEM FOR RMR,” as well as earlier Codonics awards for the Safe Label System and specifically the SLS550i (e.g., 36C24624P1040; $39,705; 04/16/24–09/30/25). The current requirement is for five SLS 550i systems with shelf, starter kit, administration tool software license, smart scanning feature key, user deployment feature, and CODONICS installation—items that align closely with the prior “Safe Label System” and “SLS550i” purchases and suggest continuation of the same Cerner-integrated labeling solution at the Fort Wayne campus.