Electro-Therapeutic Modalities for Pain Management (ETMPM) - Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) Procurement Program

Updated Oct 27, 2026

Solicitation from the Department of Veterans Affairs, for work in Golden, Colorado. Due Nov 2, 2026, 12:00 PM (UTC-6), 6 days left.

Bid documents (12)

• Request for Proposals Number ETMPM-TENS Requirement Fillable 968 KB
• Request for Proposals Number Amendment 1 ETMPM-TENS Requirement Issued Fillable 1014 KB
• Solicitation Number Amendment Number 0002 Combined Document ETMPM-TENS Requirement Issued 1006 KB
• Solicitation Number Amendment Number 0003 ETMPM-TENS Requirement Combined Document Issued Fillable 1024 KB
• Solicitation Number Amendment Number 0004 ETMPM-TENS Requirement Conformed Copy Issued Dated 1000 KB
• Solicitation Number Amendment Number 0005 ETMPM-TENS Requirement Conformed Copy Issued Dated 1008 KB
• Attachment 1: Request for Proposals Price Marix Fillable 24 KB
• Attachment 3: Request for Proposals VAAR Clause 852.219-76 Limitations on Subcontracting Fillable 56 KB
• Attachment 4: Request for Proposals FAR Provision 52.225-2 Buy American Certificate Fillable 54 KB
• Attachment 5: Request for Proposals FAR Provision 52.225-6 Trade Agreements Certificate Updated Fillable 50 KB
• Attachment 6: Request for Proposals Offeror Past Performance Questionnaire Fillable 99 KB
• Solicitation Number Amendment Number 0006 ETMPM-TENS Requirement Issued Fillable 1024 KB

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Description

Solicitation Notice: 36C79126R0011 – Electro-Therapeutic Modalities for Pain Management (ETMPM) – Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) Procurement Program Notice Type: Solicitation Issuance Notice Solicitation Number: 36C79126R0011 Posted Date: September 18, 2026 Response Due Date: October 19, 2026, 3:00 PM Central Daylight Time (CDT) NAICS Code: 334510 – Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing.

The Small Business size standard for NAICS Code 334510 is 1,250 employees. This NAICS code is appropriate as it encompasses the manufacturing of FDA?regulated electromedical therapeutic equipment including TENS, IFC, neuromodulation, and diathermy devices. PSC: 6515 – Medical and Surgical Instruments, Equipment, and Supplies Set-Aside: The Tiered Set-Aside Evaluation Approach used by the VA is not classified as a traditional Small Business set-aside, but rather as a competitive negotiated procurement, conducted via a tiered evaluation process aimed at prioritizing award to successive small business categories.

This acquisition will be conducted using the VA Tiered Set?Aside Evaluation Approach pursuant to the authority of 38 U.S.C. 8127, including the statutory priority ordering prescribed in 38 U.S.C. §?8127(h) (a subsection of the Veterans First Contracting Program statute) and the procedures outlined in Veteran Affairs Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) 815.101?370 (Class Deviation). Under this approach, the Government will solicit offers from all tiers of Offerors simultaneously; however, proposal evaluations and award determination will occur sequentially in the prescribed order of priority.

The tiers for this procurement are as follows: Tier-1 Service?Disabled Veteran?Owned Small Business (SDVOSB): SDVOSBs shall be evaluated first in accordance with VA’s statutory obligation to prioritize verified SDVOSBs when the VA Rule of Two is met. If no award can be made at Tier-1, then verified VOSB offers will be evaluated next in Tier-2, consistent with the Veterans First hierarchy.

Tier-2 Veteran?Owned Small Business (VOSB): If no award can be made at Tier 2, the Government will evaluate offers from all other eligible small business concerns, (e.g., 8(a), HUBZone, and WOSB are considered before considering other small business concerns), in Tier 3 following the tiering procedures established in VAAR 815.101-3 and VAAR 815.101-370 (Class Deviation). Tier-3 Other Small Business Concerns: If no award can be made at Tier-3, the Government will evaluate offers from all Other-Than-Small-Business (OTSB) Concerns (Large Businesses)) in Tier 4 following the tiering procedures established in VAAR 815.101?3 and 815.101?370 (Class Deviation).

Tier-4 Other?Than?Small Business (OTSB) Concerns (Large Businesses): If no award can be made under any small business Tier 1 through 3, the Government will evaluate offers from other?than?small businesses or large business concerns in Tier 4. This tiered evaluation methodology is authorized under 38 U.S.C. 8127 and implemented through the VA’s Class Deviation to VAAR 815.101?370, which permits the use of tiered set?aside procedures to minimize procurement delays in situations where market research indicates that award at the SDVOSB or VOSB tiers is uncertain.

Contracting Office: Department of Veterans Affairs, Enterprise Procurement Office, Acquisition Service Four Delta Team, 555 Corporate Circle, Golden, CO 80401-5621. Introduction: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is pleased to announce the release of Solicitation Number 36C79126R0011, the official Request for Proposals (RFP) for the Electro-Therapeutic Modalities for Pain Management (ETMPM) – Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) Procurement Program.

The objective of this national procurement program is to establish multiple single-awards of Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP), Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Base contracts and resultant FFP/IDIQ Delivery Order contracts to be awarded on a per-Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) and per-Sub-Line Item Number (SLIN) basis for the procurement of FDA-cleared electro-therapeutic devices and accessories supporting non-opioid pain management for Veterans across all VA Medical Centers and Community-Based Outpatient Clinics.

This solicitation recompetition of the expiring legacy TENS contract and expands the legacy TENS procurement program to include Interferential Current Therapy (IFC) devices, Short-Wave Diathermy (SWD) devices (thermal and non-thermal), and portable Neuromodulation systems - for the treatment of headache disorders to be inclusive all unique parent CLIN devices and the device accessories has enumerated at the discrete subordinate SLINs.

The device accessories categorized as SLINs include but are not limited to electrodes, lead wires, power chargers, garment-based applicators, and associated other consumables. Each product of the ETMPM-TENS requirement is mapped to unique parent CLIN and a discrete subordinate SLINs with universal Minimum Technical Requirements (MTRs) applicable to all CLINs/SLINs and individual CLIN/SLIN-specific MTRs.

Key Dates: RFP Questions Due-In Date: On or before but no later than October 5, 2026, at 3:00 PM CDT, questions received after this deadline may receive a Government response or receipt acknowledgement. Proposal Package and Product Samples Due-In Date: On or before but no later than October 19, 2026, at 3:00 PM CDT. Early proposal package and product samples are encouraged.

Anticipated Award: The results of competition ultimately determine when and if award(s) can be made, but the VA intends to finalize award decisions on or before but no later than January 19, 2027, the expiration date of the legacy TENS contract. The VA reserves the right not to make an award or to make award on some CLINs/SLINs but not all the CLINs/SLINs enumerated in the solicitation.

Proposal Package Submission Instructions: A responsive proposal is one that conforms to the solicitation in all material r

The description continues in the official notice.

Contracting contact

• John Overstake - Contract Specialist · [email protected] · (720) 497-2304
• Maurice Walker - Supervisory Contracting Officer · [email protected] · (303) 273-6217

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 334510, a business counts as small if it has no more than 1,250 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.

Notice history

• Oct 16, 2026: Solicitation Due Oct 30, 2026, 3:00 PM (UTC-5)
• Oct 15, 2026: Solicitation Due Oct 30, 2026, 3:00 PM (UTC-5)
• Oct 9, 2026: Solicitation Due Oct 19, 2026, 3:00 PM (UTC-5)
• Oct 6, 2026: Solicitation Due Oct 19, 2026, 3:00 PM (UTC-5)
• Oct 2, 2026: Solicitation Due Oct 19, 2026, 3:00 PM (UTC-5)
• Sep 30, 2026: Solicitation Due Oct 19, 2026, 3:00 PM (UTC-5)
• Sep 29, 2026: Solicitation Due Oct 19, 2026, 3:00 PM (UTC-5)
• Sep 28, 2026: Solicitation Due Oct 19, 2026, 3:00 PM (UTC-5)

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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.

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