Philips MX-40 Telemetry Packs

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Network Contracting Office (NCO) 15, is soliciting bids for 18 Philips MX-40 IntelliVue 1.4 GHz Smart Hopping Telemetry Packs for the Robert J. Dole VA Medical Center in Wichita, KS. This is a brand-specific, total Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) set-aside acquisition with a supporting Justification and Approval (J&A) attached separately. The solicitation (36C25526Q0184) requires vendors to be authorized distributors and submit an Authorized Distributor Letter from the OEM with their quote. The contract includes clauses on intellectual property rights, security prohibitions, and limitations on subcontracting for SDVOSBs. Offers are due by February 13, 2026, at 1300 CST.

This document is an amendment to solicitation number 36C25526Q0184, issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 15, for Philips IntelliVue MX40 Wireless Telemetry Packs for the Robert J. Dole VA Medical Center in Wichita. The amendment, dated February 5, 2026, modifies the NAICS code to 334510 (Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing) with a size standard of 1,250 employees. It also confirms the applicability of NMR Waiver #72 Fed. Reg. 72433 and states that the RFQ due date remains February 13, 2026, at 1 PM (CST). Offerors must acknowledge receipt of this amendment to ensure their offers are considered.

The Department of Veterans Affairs, specifically Network Contracting Office 15 supporting the Robert J. Dole VA Medical Center in Wichita, KS, is issuing a Brand Name Only justification for the acquisition of 18 Philips MX40 1.4 Ghz Smart Hopping Wireless Telemetry Packs. This single-source award, made under FAR 13.106-1 and FAR 11.105, is necessary because these telemetry packs are proprietary and integrate directly with the existing Philips Patient Information Center (PIC) iX system at the Wichita VAMC. The current telemetry packs are nearing their end-of-life cycle, and the new units are essential for continuous patient monitoring during intra-hospital movement. Philips Medical Systems' guidance explicitly states that only components supplied by Philips are approved and supported for use with their Information Center and IntelliVue Network/Database Server systems, precluding the use of other brand-name alternatives.