Source Sought Notice ^Stryker Stretcher

Updated Nov 6, 2026

Sources Sought from the Department of Veterans Affairs, for work in Shreveport. Due Nov 11, 2026, 10:00 AM (UTC-6), 5 days left.

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Description

1. Title: Stryker PowerPro2 Ambulance Cot System
2. Purpose: The Network Contracting Office (NCO) 16 located at 5075 Westheimer Road, Galleria Financial Center, Suite 750, Houston, Texas, hereby issues the following Sources Sought to Request Information (RFI) with the intent of determining the contractor interest, capabilities, qualifications of potential businesses, nonmanufacturer rule compliance, Buy American Act compliance, Trade Agreement compliance and estimated industry pricing information for market research and estimated budgetary purpose for Stryker PowerPro2 Ambulance Cot System. Contractor shall provide all shipping, installation (if required), equipment, personnel, labor and testing for name brand. This Sources Sought is published for market research purposes. This Sources Sought will be used to determine if a set-aside for any small business program is appropriate. Government anticipates competitive, firm fixed price contract. Please review this announcement, respond to questions below and review all attachments in their entirety. Government requests that interested offerors complete all questions below, provide required documentation, descriptive literature and authorization letter as described below. The Government is in no way obligated to do business with or to enter into any form of contract with any person, firm or other entity that receives or responds to this announcement. a. Contractors shall provide their point(s) of contact name, address, telephone number, and email address, and the company's business size, and SAM Unique Entity Identification Number. b. Is your company a small business, SDBs, HUBZone, or 8A concern? Please provide proof of qualifications. b. Does your company meet all required four prong factors for the Nonmanufacturer Rule (NMR) per guidance of SBA and 13 C.F.R. § 121.406 Offer must answer all questions below. 1. Does your company exceed the 1250 employee alternative size standard for nonmanufacturers? ___ 2. Is your company primarily engaged in the retail or wholesale trade and normally sells the type of products being supplied? __________ 3. Does your company must take ownership or possession of the item(s) with its personnel, equipment, or facilities in a manner consistent with industry practice? __________ 4. Does your company supply the end products of a small business manufacturer or processor made in the United States? __________ c. Is your company considered small under the NAICS Code 339112 d. Do you (offer) manufacture the product yourself or a distributor of the items being researched above?____ e. Are you an authorized distributor/reseller? Provide evidence from original equipment manufacturer (OEM). f. Do you (offer) supply a product manufactured by another domestic small business, if it is a nonmanufacturer? g. Do you (offer) supply the product of any sized manufacturer if SBA has granted a waiver to the nonmanufacturer rule? h. Is your (offer) Buy American Certificate completed in SAM? Please provide evidence with response. i. Is your (offer) Trade Agreement Certificate completed in SAM? Please provide evidence with response. j. Information for the name brand or equal product being requested, is it manufactured outside the US-Domestic non-available? k. Information for the name brand or equal product being requested, is it a foreign manufactured end product under the trade agreement? l. What is your schedule of delivery after receipt of order for the name brand or equal product? m. For the name brand or equal product required, Is your company available under any; Government Wide Agency Contract (GWAC) General Services Administration Schedules (GSA) Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) If so, please list the contract number for name brand or equal product. n. Provide descriptive literature demonstrating ability to meet all of the requirement/salient characteristics listed if other than brand name product is being offered. Please provide list of contracts for commercial, federal, state, and local governments. Listed contracts shall provide communication on the government requirement illustrating the capability for comparison. to the name brand or equal product meeting the specific requirements per the draft Statement of Work. o. Contractors shall provide an estimated industry pricing for name brand product for market research and budgetary purposes. 5. Opportunity: NCO 16 is seeking information from potential contractors on their ability to provide this service. This is a sources sought for request information (RFI) only. Small Business Concerns are encouraged to provide responses to this Sources Sought in order to assist the MEDVAMC in determining potential levels of competition available in the industry. Contractors shall possess the capability to meet all requirements and objectives. 6. Instructions and Response Guidelines: Sources Sought responses are due by Nov 11, 2026, at 10:00 AM(CST) via email to [email protected]. All Questions shall be submitted by Nov 9, 2026, at 10:00 AM (CST) via email to [email protected]. Telephone requests or inquires will not be accepted. Public Information will not be provided and shall be utilized to the full extent possible. This a New Requirement. The subject line shall read: 36C25627Q0134-RFI-Sources Sought- Stryker PowerPro2 Ambulance Cot System Overton Brooks Medical Center, Shreveport, LA 71101. No solicitation exists at this time. There is no page limitation on subparagraphs 5(a) - 5(o). Please provide the information you deem relevant in order to respond to the specific inquiries of the Sources Sought. Information provided will be used solely by MEDVAMC as "market research" and will not be released outside of the MEDVAMC Purchasing and Contract Team. This Sources Sought notice does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP), Invitation for Bid (IFB), or Request for Quotation (RFQ), and it is not to be construed as a commitment by the

The description continues in the official notice.

Contracting contact

• Rhonda Gibson · Contract Specialist · [email protected] · (713) 250-1919

As published on the official notice. Ask questions in writing and before any questions deadline the notice sets.

Is your business small enough?

For NAICS 339112, a business counts as small if it has no more than 1,000 employees (SBA size standard). This notice is set aside, so only businesses under that size, or in the named program, can bid. SBA table, current as of Oct 15, 2026.

Companies that win this kind of work

Federal contractors paid for surgical and medical instrument manufacturing work, who also hold VA contracts (last 12 months): possible competitors, or partners to team with.

• SDV Office Systems LLC $168.0 million in this trade
• First Nation Group LLC $103.0 million in this trade
• Olympus America Inc $91.7 million in this trade
• Medical Place Inc $66.9 million in this trade
• Scriptpro USA Inc $49.2 million in this trade

About the buyer

The Department of Veterans Affairs awarded $84.6 billion in contracts in the last 12 months; its biggest suppliers were Optum Public Sector Solutions, Inc., Mckesson Corporation and Triwest Healthcare Alliance Corp. See what VA is buying now.

Who can bid: Small Business set-aside

Total and partial small business set-asides are open to any business under the SBA size standard for the notice's NAICS code.

All open Small Business set-asides.

Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing contracts right now

There are 35 open government contract opportunities in this trade (NAICS 339112), 13 posted in the last 7 days; 34% are set aside for small businesses. The agencies buying the most are Department of Veterans Affairs, Indian Health Service and National Institutes of Health. Most of the work with a stated place is in Arizona, California and Maryland. A notice in this trade gives a median of 10 days from posting to deadline; this one gives 6 days.

All open surgical and medical instrument manufacturing contracts

Coming up in this trade

Planned contracts from the agencies' procurement forecasts, often months before a solicitation. Plans can change.

Recent awards in this trade

• SBH Groups Inc $81,119 · Department of Veterans Affairs · Nov 5, 2026
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• R & M Government Services Inc $54,310 · Defense Logistics Agency · Oct 29, 2026
• EPC, Inc. $140,728 · Defense Logistics Agency · Oct 26, 2026

From the award notices agencies publish.

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