Purchase and Installation of Ultrasonic Washer   2

Background
The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 16, is issuing this Request for Quote (RFQ) for the purchase and installation of an Ultrasonic Washer. This contract is set aside for Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) to support the agency's mission of providing high-quality healthcare services to veterans.

Work Details
The contractor shall provide all labor, tools, materials, equipment, transportation, and supervision necessary to install ultrasonic washer disinfectors. The ultrasonic washer/disinfector must be capable of processing DaVinci robotic surgical instruments and is intended for cleaning and intermediate-level thermal disinfection of surgical instruments, including complex lumen/cannulated devices.

Key specifications include:
- A total tank volume of 69 liters (18.2 US gallons).
- Capability to clean general, cannulated, and da Vinci® Si/S and Xi/X robotic instruments with interchangeable instrument baskets.
- Connections that can flush up to 20 lumens.
- Programmable wash settings with a digital touch screen display and visual alarms.
- Must meet ANSI/AAMI ST 15883-2 compliance for thermal disinfection.

Period of Performance
Base Period: 60 Days ARO

Place of Performance
Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System, John L. McClellan Memorial Veterans Hospital, 4300 West 7th Street, Little Rock, AR 72205.

Bidder Requirements
Bidders must be Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB) registered in the System for Award Management and listed with the Small Business Association (SBA) to be eligible for award.

Incumbent Analysis (see Incumbents section for more detail)
This opportunity appears to have a closely related prior contract for ultrasonic washer disinfectors, with Steris Corporation identified as the awardee on V797D60613-36C25625N0389 valued at $171,729 (11/27/24–12/20/24). The prior work is described as “Ultrasonic Washer Disinfectors,” and the current RFQ similarly requires purchase and installation of an ultrasonic washer/disinfector capable of processing complex lumen/cannulated and DaVinci robotic surgical instruments, suggesting the new requirement may be a continuation or replacement of comparable equipment.