What the buyer needs
AI summaryThe Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 16 is conducting market research to identify qualified sources capable of supplying Shukla Universal Screw Extraction Systems or equal brand-name products. The Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center requires complete, procedure-ready orthopedic extraction and removal systems for trauma, small bone, knee, hip, shoulder, and spine surgical procedures. Potential contractors must offer FDA-compliant, commercially available equipment and state whether they qualify as a small business under NAICS code 339113. Vendors must also provide proof of authorized distribution, as the agency does not accept grey market items, and submit estimated market pricing. Interested parties must submit responses referencing solicitation number 36C25627Q0122 by November 12, 2026, at 3:00 PM Central Time. The government anticipates a single-award, firm-fixed-price contract if a solicitation is issued.
Scope of work
- Extraction System, Trauma Maxi (1 EA)
- Removal System, Screw, Mini, Small Bone Screw V4 (2 EA)
- Removal System, Screw, Broken & Stripped V3 (1 EA)
- Extraction System, Knee (1 EA)
- Blade System, Osteotome (2 EA)
- Extraction System, Hip Stem (1 EA)
- Removal System, Spine, Cervical, Thoracic, and Lumbar (1 EA)
- Extraction System, Shoulder (1 EA)
Minimum qualifications
- Must be an approved and authorized vendor with an Authorized Distribution Letter on OEM letterhead
- Products must be commercially available and compliant with all applicable FDA requirements
- Ability to provide new, surgical-grade, reusable instrumentation compatible with facility sterilization practices
Documents to include with your response
- Point of contact information, address, UEI number, and CAGE Code
- Business size and socioeconomic status representation under NAICS 339113
- Authorized Distribution Letter on OEM letterhead
- Responses to capability and existing contract vehicle questions
- Manufacturer validated reprocessing and sterilization instructions
- Applicable FDA clearance, listing, registration, or exemption status
- Estimated market research pricing
How to submit
- Method
- Instructions
- Submit responses to Contracting Officer Robert (Dustan) Arabie with the RFI number in the subject line.
Incumbent and award research
No incumbent history found for this requirement. The notice does not cite a current contract, and no earlier award from this buying office matches it.
Market context
Awards in the same category (Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing). This is not this requirement's award history.
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Top vendors in this category: Department of Veterans Affairs, NAICS 339113, since Oct 1, 2024
31,881 contract awards in this NAICS over the period.
- 1. FIRST NATION GROUP LLC$125.3M
- 2. TRILLAMED LLC$124.6M
- 3. MEDICAL PLACE INC$109.3M
- 4. PERMOBIL INC$49.2M
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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.