The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contract Office 5, is accepting quotations for the Baltimore VAMC SPS Steam Sterilizer Upgrade, solicitation 36C24526Q0758. The requirement is a firm-fixed-price healthcare equipment procurement for the Baltimore VA Medical Center in Baltimore, Maryland. The current response deadline is September 14, 2026 at 12:00 PM EDT (4:00 PM UTC).
The procurement is unrestricted with no set-aside identified, under NAICS 339112 and PSC 6515. The public package describes a brand-name-or-equal steam sterilizer replacement requirement centered on Belimed or equal equipment. Current solicitation summaries identify five new steam sterilizers, with minimum chamber/tray requirements, phased installation to preserve Sterile Processing Service operations, deinstallation and disposal of existing equipment, site preparation and utility reconnection, infection-control risk assessment planning/barriers, OEM-trained assembly/validation, and delivery/installation obligations. The contract value or ceiling is not publicly stated. Grant-style match or cost share does not apply.
Vendors should review the live SAM.gov record and all attached solicitation documents before responding. The package identifies a mandatory line-item worksheet, SF 1449, and manufacturer authorization letters when the offeror is a distributor. The worksheet requests company identification including UEI/DUNS information, production lead times, delivery terms, detailed pricing, OEM/manufacturer data, part numbers, and country of origin. Delivery is FOB Destination. Current document summaries call for delivery and installation within 12 months after award. Technical capability, price, and past performance are identified as evaluation considerations.
Primary procurement contact: Joseph J. Krupa, Senior Contract Specialist, joseph.krupa@va.gov. Atlas does not treat third-party procurement summaries as controlling. Vendors should rely on the live SAM.gov notice and attached RFQ package, and should monitor SAM.gov for amendments. One mirror-generated summary contains an apparent stale 2024 deadline typo; the current notice data and current solicitation document summary consistently identify the operative deadline as September 14, 2026 at 12:00 PM Eastern Time.
Atlas Analysis
Atlas Opportunity Score: 86/100. This is a legitimate, currently open Maryland healthcare-equipment procurement with a defined need, near-term deadline, and substantial installation scope. N9+ Fit: 0/100. Nonagon N9+ is not a steam sterilizer and should not be positioned into this requirement. QC Healthcare / Dr. Miltie Fit: 10/100 conditional. Dr. Miltie, LLC is not cleared for a direct bid because available records do not establish compliant Belimed-or-equal product authorization, manufacturer/distributor authority, OEM-trained sterilizer installation and validation capability, comparable SPS infrastructure experience, or the solicitation-specific past performance and quote-package documentation. No qualification should be inferred.
Maryland medical-equipment companies were screened, including Eastern Medical Technologies and OEM Medical Solutions, but publicly available information did not establish the exact manufacturer authorization and full-scope five-sterilizer installation capability required here. No applicant or vendor outreach should proceed until those requirements are independently verified. The new-outreach cutoff is September 12, 2026 at 12:00 PM EDT; Atlas will not initiate new outreach after that point.