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 N…