SAM #36C26127Q0087

VA plans sole-source Laerdal manikin maintenance and warranty contract modification

The Department of Veterans Affairs intends to add Laerdal manikin maintenance and warranty coverage through a proposed sole-source contract modification. - Buyer and location: Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 21, for the VA Southern Nevada Health Care System (VASNHS) Education Simulation Department. - Proposed vendor and OEM: Laerdal Medical Corporation. The notice says the VA may proceed with Laerdal if it receives no viable responses. - Notice-specific services: An S3G CC On-Demand Periodic Maintenance Plan and an SM Critical Care Extended Warranty for Laerdal 3G Critical Care Manikins. The notice does not specify quantities or part numbers. - Additional requirements in the attached statement of work: Annual warranty and service coverage for one ASL 5000 respiratory simulator; on-site service and software updates for three Laerdal SimMan ALS manikins and one Laerdal 3G manikin; extended warranties for those manikins; and a one-year SimMan 3G PLUS extended warranty. The attachment also describes warranty and preventive maintenance for one Laerdal 3G Critical Care Manikin, to begin at the start of Option Period 1. - Service expectations: Depending on the equipment, work includes inspection, calibration and data verification, cleaning and testing, software updates, necessary parts, repair support, and return shipping. See the statement of work for full requirements. - Contract approach: The notice anticipates a firm-fixed-price contract modification. Interested providers must demonstrate authorization from the OEM and explain how they will meet the statement-of-work requirements. - Timing: No calendar start or end dates are provided. The attachment identifies a yearly ASL 5000 plan, a one-year SimMan 3G PLUS warranty, and the start of the Critical Care manikin coverage at Option Period 1.

Description

This is a NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE to award a contract modification with Laerdal Medical Corporation. The proposed contract action is to add S3G CC On-Demand Periodic Maintenance Plan and SM Critical Care Extended Warranty to the existing contract 36C26126P0274 with Laerdal Medical Corporation to continue to provide services that support continuous operations at the VA of Southern Nevada Health Care System. This announcement constitutes the only notice of intent to sole source and synopsis of proposed action. The Department of Veteran Affairs, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 21, intends to modify a sole-source contract under the authority of this non-competitive acquisition as implemented by 41 U.S.C 3304(a)(1) - FAR 6.103-1 (Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements), to Laerdal Medical Corporation located at 167 Myers Corners Road, Wappingers Falls, New York, 12590-3869. This notice of intent is not a request for quotations; interested parties must provide proof that they are authorized providers of the required services by the Original Equipment Manufacturer and provide a full description how all elements in the attached statement of work will be fulfilled by emailing gary.christensen@va.gov no later than 10:00 AM Pacific Standard Time on 10/16/26. When responding to this announcement refer to 36C26127Q0087 in the subject line of the email. A determination not to compete this proposed contract upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Verbal and facsimile responses are not acceptable and will not be considered. All interested parties are reminded to be registered with System for Award Management (SAM) at https://sam.gov/SAM/ in order to be eligible for award of Government contracts. No telephone calls will be accepted. If after 10/16/2026 at 10:00 AM PST, no viable responses have been received in response to this announcement, NCO 21 shall negotiate solely with Laerdal Medical Corporation. The Government anticipates the award of a firm-fixed Price Modification. A determination by the Government whether to compete the proposed requirement shall be based upon responses received and is solely within the discretion of the government. Information received shall be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competition.

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