The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Strategic Acquisition Center Frederick, has issued Solicitation 36C10X26R0027 for an NX EQ Surgical Tissue Management System requirements contract supporting Veterans Health Administration facilities. The current response deadline is October 9, 2026 at 11:59 PM EDT.
Maryland Opportunity Snapshot
- Issuer: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Strategic Acquisition Center Frederick (SAC Frederick 36C10X).
- Solicitation: 36C10X26R0027.
- Type: Request for Proposals / federal procurement solicitation.
- Posted: September 10, 2026 at 12:27 PM EDT.
- Deadline: October 9, 2026 at 11:59 PM EDT.
- Place of performance / issuing location: Frederick, Maryland 21703.
- NAICS: 339112, Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing; published SBA size standard 1,000 employees.
- PSC: 6515, Medical and Surgical Instruments, Equipment, and Supplies.
- Set-aside: None; the notice is full and open.
- Funding/value: No authoritative contract ceiling or guaranteed value is published in the accessible notice. Atlas does not treat third-party estimated values as official.
- Match/cost share: Not applicable; this is a procurement, not a grant.
Scope and Vendor Qualifications
The VA seeks the Olympus ESG-410 Surgical Tissue Management System or equivalent for operating rooms, procedural suites and endoscopy units. The system uses radiofrequency and ultrasonic energy for tissue management. Representative components include the ESG-410 Surgical Energy Platform, wired and wireless footswitches, power cable and compatible surgical instruments. Requirements also include installation, training, maintenance and software updates at no added cost, with quantities ordered by individual VA task orders.
The contemplated period of performance is a 12-month base period plus four 12-month option periods. Bidders must be the original equipment manufacturer or an authorized distributor of the products offered. A proposal must include an OEM authorization letter that remains valid through the contract period and a signed certification that proposed items have no outstanding recalls or known safety issues.
Posted Solicitation Package
The live notice identifies six solicitation files: the RFP, Attachment A Price/Cost Schedule, Attachment H RFQ Questions, Attachment J Certification of Recall or Safety Issues, Attachment E Reporting Tool and Attachment F Past Performance Reference. Vendors should use the live SAM.gov notice and those attachments as the controlling proposal package. No amendment or addendum was identified in the current public notice as of September 12, 2026.
Submission and Contacts
The primary procurement contact is Lisa Thompson, lisa.thompson10@va.gov, 303-712-5773. The precise proposal-transmission method and any submission-format instructions must be taken from the controlling RFP attachment; Atlas did not infer a submission route from the contact information where the accessible public extraction did not expose that instruction.
Atlas Fit Assessment
- Atlas Opportunity Score: 88/100.
- Nonagon N9+ Fit: 0/100. This procurement is for a surgical energy/tissue-management platform and related instruments and services; N9+ is not a legitimate substitute.
- Dr. Miltie / QC Healthcare fit: 5/100 conditional.
- Direct-vendor determination: NOT CLEARED / No Bid based on currently verified records. Dr. Miltie has not been verified as the OEM or an authorized distributor for the required surgical platform/equivalent, nor have the required OEM authorization, product safety certification, maintenance/training capability and solicitation-specific past performance been established.
Controlling Source
SAM.gov – 36C10X26R0027. Verified September 12, 2026. Prospective offerors should review the live RFP and all attachments for the exact proposal instructions, representations, certifications and any subsequent amendments before responding.