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

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 respects and complies fully with all instructions contained therein, including but not limited to Offerors certifications, representations, submission formatting, inclusion of all mandatory documentation, and the shipment of product samples to the VA s Denver Logistic Services facility in Golden, Colorado in accordance with the product samples delivery requirements as stated throughout the RFP. Submission of a proposal package in response to Solicitation Number 36C79126R0011 is strictly voluntary. All costs associated with the preparation, development, and submission of proposals, proposal package documentation, and any required product samples shall be borne solely by the Offeror. The Department of Veterans Affairs will not reimburse, compensate, or otherwise pay Offerors for any expenses incurred in the preparation or submission of proposal materials or product samples. Offerors shall not invoice the Government for such costs. All proposal preparation and submission activities are performed at the Offeror s own expense. Policy Note: In the event of a conflict between this Solicitation Notice posted at the Government-wide Point of Entry (GPE) website at https://www.sam.gov and solicitation number 36C79126R0011, the solicitation shall prevail, govern, and control. Proposal Packages must include but are not limited to the following: Properly Executed SF 1449: Complete the name/title, signature, and date signed Blocks 30a 30c of the SF 1449. Complete the information entries of all Section B Continuation Pages to include filling in all required YELLOW highlighted text fields for the Offeror s primary point of contact. Include the fully executed SF 1449 as a separate document attachment to the proposal submission email message. Submission of a Technical Capability Statement: All Offerors shall submit a Technical Capability Statement that adequately demonstrates the Offeror s capability to fulfill all universal MTRs and the CLINs/SLINs-specific MTRs for all offered products and adequately demonstrates the Offeror s clear and complete understanding of the ETMPM-TENS requirement and the Offeror s capability to deliver the required products as ordered within 30 calendar days of order receipt. The Technical Capability Statement shall be submitted as a separate document attachment to the proposal submission email message. OEM-issued Authorized Distributor Letters (Required for all Non-Manufacturers): Submit a current, valid OEM-issued Authorized Distributor Letter(s) accounting for all non-manufacturer products on a per-CLIN/SLIN basis. The OEM-issued Authorized Distributor Letters shall be submitted as a separate document attachment to the proposal submission email message. FDA Clearance Letters: All Offerors shall submit valid FDA 510(k) clearance letters/documentation or other applicable FDA authorization for every device and accessory offered on a per-CLIN/SLIN basis. The FDA Clearance Letters shall be submitted as a separate document attachment to the proposal…