This announcement constitutes a Special Notice. THIS IS NOT a Request for Quote (RFQ) or a Request for Proposal (RFP). This announcement is for information and planning purposes only and is not to be construed as a commitment by the government, implied or otherwise, to issue a solicitation or award a contract. The Department of Veterans Affairs Veteran Health Administration, Prosthetics Sensory Aids Service (PSAS) has a need for Patient Lifts & Slings (Hydraulic & Electric) that allows caregivers the ability to transfer Veterans between a bed, a chair or other similar resting places.

The purpose of this acquisition is to establish a reliable supply source for contracted items used by Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Centers (VAMCs), ensuring consistent product availability across all facilities nationwide. This notice is to determine interest and capability of potentially qualified Businesses (all sizes) relative to the North American Industry Classification (NAICS) code 339113 – Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing. To support an informed acquisition decision, the Government will host an Industry Day. If the Government shutdown is still in effect at the time of announcement, additional details will be provided to all interested vendors regarding whether the event will be held in person or virtually. All oral presentation appointments will be scheduled in advance. At this time, specific requirements have not been finalized. However, each interested vendor is expected to provide 2-3 lifts for physical demonstration along with a standard bathing sling that corresponds with lift. While additional models may be discussed, space constraints will not allow for more than 2-3 lifts per vendor.

As part of the oral presentation, each vendor will have 1 to 1.5 hours to present the key features of their patient lifts with corresponding slings and address the topics outlined in the attached questions (provided below). Vendors are asked to bring supporting literature for the demonstration models to include sling types plus available sizes with lifts presented and any additional models (not physically present) that fall within the two general categories of interest.  . Products we are interested in physically viewing with vendor presentations are Hydraulic Lifts and Electric Lifts accompanied by corresponding slings.