What the buyer needs
AI summaryThe Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 23 intends to award a sole-source, fixed-price IDIQ contract to Draeger, Inc. to provide anesthesia equipment maintenance services for Veterans Integrated Service Network 23 facilities. Required services encompass original equipment manufacturer periodic certification, electrical safety checks, vaporizer maintenance, compliance with agency security and information technology policies, and a 98.9% uptime requirement for anesthesia devices including EVITA Infinity V500 units. This notice does not solicit competitive quotes, and the government holds sole discretion regarding whether to compete the contract. Interested vendors must submit clear, unambiguous capabilities statements proving their ability to satisfy the requirements electronically to Contracting Officer Traci Johannes at [email protected]. Responses are due by 16:30 Central Time on November 6, 2026, and phone inquiries will not be accepted. The proposed contract includes a base period of performance running from February 1, 2027, through January 31, 2028, plus option years.
Scope of work
- OEM Periodic Manufacturer Certification, electrical safety checks, and vaporizer concentration verification
- Trace gas surveys, PM parts/kits, and software/firmware updates
- Unscheduled and emergency corrective maintenance, 24x7x365, with OEM parts and travel included
- Unlimited remote diagnostics including Service Connect access and remote OEM log review
- Regulatory compliance with AAMI, NFPA 99, OSHA, Joint Commission, UL, and VA security/IT policies
- Monthly and quarterly service logs, uptime metrics, and VISN-wide reporting
- Maintaining 98.9% uptime requirement for anesthesia devices
- Maintenance for EVITA Infinity V500 ventilators, Fabius GS workstations, PERSEUS A500 workstations, and VAPOR 2000/3000 vaporizers
Minimum qualifications
- Capability to provide required OEM maintenance and support services for Dräger anesthesia equipment
- Access to proprietary service diagnostic tools and Service Connect remote diagnostics platform
- Access to OEM-certified parts and consumables
- Access to software/firmware update packages, technical bulletins, vaporizer specifications, and trace gas survey procedures
- Compliance with AAMI, NFPA 99, OSHA, Joint Commission, UL, and VA security/IT policies (VA 6500, VA Form 6550, MDS2, TRM, FIPS)
Documents to include with your response
- Capabilities statement providing clear and unambiguous evidence of capability
How to submit
- Method
- Instructions
- Submit capabilities statement electronically to Traci Johannes. Verbal, fax, and telephone inquiries will not be accepted.
Incumbent and award research
Likely prior awards for this requirement
Likely matchAwarded by the same buying office (36C263) with descriptions matching "draeger anesthesia". The notice does not name its current contract, so confirm before relying on it.
| Vendor and award | Value | Ends |
|---|---|---|
| DRAEGER INC36C26324F0120 · PROCUREMENT OF DRAEGER ANESTHESIA MACHINES | $437.2K | Sep 30, 2024 |
| DRAEGER INC36C26319N0487 · DRAEGER ANESTHESIA EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE CONTRACT FOR IOWA CITY, CENTRAL IOWA AND SIOUX FA | $415.9K | Jan 31, 2024 |
Market context
Awards in the same category (Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance). This is not this requirement's award history.
Recent similar awards: Department of Veterans Affairs, NAICS 811210
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4,670 contract awards in this NAICS over the period.
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Source: USAspending.gov federal award data (U.S. federal public data). A contract is called the incumbent only when the notice or its documents cite it by number.