# SAM #36C25627Q0107 VA request for Scanlan micro-neurosurgery instruments and sterilization tray **Buyer:** Vancouver VA Medical Center **Posted:** November 04, 2026 **Respond By:** November 09, 2026 **Identifier:** 36C25627Q0107 **NAICS:** 423450, 339112 The Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking Scanlan micro-neurosurgery instruments for the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center in Houston. - **Government buyer** - Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 16 (NCO 16), Houston - Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center (MEDVAMC), including its ENT Service - **OEM** - **Scanlan** is the only named manufacturer; the requested items are Scanlan-branded instruments and a sterilization tray. - **Products requested** - Forceps, sterilization tray, endoscopic knot tier/pusher, micro scissors, and micro needle holder; part numbers and quantities are detailed below. - Quantities are specified as three each for several instruments; quantities for other items are not stated. - **Notable requirements** - Instruments are intended to replace aging equipment and expand standardized sets for brain tumor resections and complex spine procedures involving micro-anatomy dissection. - Items must be compatible with existing instruments, suitable for VA sterilization and reprocessing, new, and in original packaging. - Delivery is to MEDVAMC in Houston, Texas. The notice seeks market research responses, including estimated pricing, manufacturing and business-size information, and evidence of authorized distributor status. - The attachment summaries have conflicting part-number descriptions for some scissors and needle-holder entries; those entries are retained separately below. ### Description

The purpose of this procurement is to replace aging Scanlan® micro neurosurgery instruments and increase instrument capacity to support brain tumor resections and complex spine procedures requiring micro‑anatomy dissection.

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