6515--Surgical Hand Drills and Accessories, Stryker Brand Name Only, 100% Set Aside for Small Business, for the Iowa City VA Healthcare System, Iowa City, Iowa.

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 23, is issuing a Justification for Restricting Competition for the acquisition of Brand-Name Only Stryker PiDrive-2 Surgical Drills and associated attachments. This restriction, under RFO FAR 12.102(a), is for purchases exceeding the Micro-Purchase Threshold but not the Simplified Acquisition Threshold. The Iowa City VA Health Care System requires these specific Stryker products because their operating rooms currently utilize the Stryker System of surgical equipment, including consoles and sterilization trays. The new drills and attachments must be compatible and interchangeable with existing Stryker equipment to ensure seamless operation, minimize failure, and avoid confusion in the operating room, as Stryker equipment is only compatible with other Stryker equipment. Market research, including direct conversations, online research, and email correspondence with Stryker, confirmed this sole-source requirement and identified authorized Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business distributors. The contracting officer certified the justification on February 24, 2026.

The “Buy American Certificate” (FAR 52.225-2) provision outlines certification requirements for offerors regarding the origin of end products. It mandates that offerors certify each end product as domestic, unless specified otherwise, and identify those domestic products containing critical components. Offerors must list foreign end products, specifying their country of origin and whether they exceed 55% domestic content, excluding COTS items. The provision defines key terms like “commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) item,” “critical component,” “domestic end product,” “end product,” and “foreign end product.” The government evaluates offers based on Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) part 25. The document concludes with a contractor certification section for signature, printed name, and date, ensuring compliance with domestic sourcing requirements in federal procurement.

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is soliciting quotes for Stryker Brand Name Only Surgical Drills and Accessories, reference number 36C26326Q0407. This is a small business set-aside, firm-fixed-price purchase order. Offers are due by February 4, 2026, 04:00 PM CT, and must be emailed to Joseph.Bennett@va.gov. The required items include PiDrive+ 2 Motors, Elite Angled and Straight Attachments, HD Straight Attachments, Electric Handswitches, and Signature Sterilization Trays. All products must be new, OEM items, with delivery by March 31, 2026, to the Iowa City VA Health Care System. Offerors must be registered in SAM, provide a Buy American Certificate indicating the country of origin, and include a manufacturer's authorization letter. The solicitation emphasizes compliance with various FAR and VAAR clauses, including those concerning gray market and counterfeit items, security prohibitions, electronic invoice submission, and records management obligations. Evaluation will be on a group basis for a single award.

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is issuing a Request for Quotation (RFQ) 36C26326Q0407 for Stryker Surgical Drills and Accessories. This solicitation is a 100% small business set-aside under NAICS code 339112 with a 1000-employee size standard, and it is

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 23, is issuing a Request for Quote (RFQ) for Stryker Brand Name Only Surgical Hand Drills and Accessories. This procurement is 100% set aside for small businesses and is intended for the Iowa City VA Healthcare System in Iowa City, Iowa. Offers must be submitted via email to Joseph.Bennett@va.gov by March 4, 2026, at 4:00 PM CT. Submissions must include the RFQ number (36C26326Q0407) in the subject line, a completed and signed Buy American Certificate indicating the country of origin for each item, and a manufacturer's letter confirming the offeror is an authorized distributor. The solicitation emphasizes compliance with clauses 52.225-2 Buy American Certificate and 852.212-72 Gray Market and Counterfeit Items.