6515--ROBOT ARM PURCHASE

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Contract Opportunity

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 6 on behalf of Richmond VAMC for the Fredericksburg Health Care Center is conducting Market Research through this Sources Sought notice to help determine the availability of qualified Businesses, capable of providing an Industrial Collaborative Robot that meets the following:
Salient Characteristics:
Robot
Physical
Payload: 25kg (55.1 lbs) or greater
Reach: 1750mm (68.9 in) or greater
Degrees of Freedom: Minimum: 6
Base Footprint: 245mm diameter
Electrical
Power: 110-120 60Hz VAC
Maximum Power: 750W
Force Sensing (X-Y-Z)
Range : ± 200.0N or higher
Precision: ± 5.5N or lower
Accuracy: ± 10.0N or lower
Torque Sensing (X-Y-Z)
Range : ± 20.0Nm or higher
Precision: ± 0.2N or lower
Accuracy: ± 0.1N or lower
Motion:
360° working range in all joints and base
Maximum Speed: ± 120°/s or better
Pose Repeatability:
Environmental:
Robot Arm: IP65 or better
Control Box: IP44 or better
Noise: Less than 65 dB(A)
Tool Mount
Digital Input / Output: 2 / 2 or more
Power: 12/24V @ 1A (single pin), 2A (dual pin)
Control Box
Digital Inputs / Outputs: 16 / 16 or more
Analog Inputs / Outputs: 2 /2 or more
Power 24V @ 2A
Vision System
Scan Rate: 3 Hz or faster
Field of View: 179mm x 115- 282mm x 175 mm or wider
X-Y Resolution: 0.074 - 0.121 mm or better
Z Repeatability: 4.6 µm or less
Software Features
3D feature measurement of holes, slots, cylinders, studs, threaded holes, and planes
Volume measurement tools for areas, bounding boxes, and ellipses
Digital Outputs: 2 or more
Image Processing Computer
CPU: 8-core NVIDIA Arm® Cortex®-A78AE v8.2 64-bit CPU
2MB L2 + 4MB L3 or better
Performance (Tera Operations Per Second): 157 or more
GPU: Ampere, 1024 CUDA cores, 32 Tensor cores or better
Memory: 16 GB or more
Nonvolatile Storage: 128 GB SSD or more
Gripper
Stroke: 85mm ± 10 mm
Grip Force: 20 235 N or more
Grip Payload: 5kG or more
Fingertip Position Resolution: .4mm or less
Closing Speed: 20 150 mm/s
Environmental: IP40 or better

Vibratory Parts Feeding System
Part Compatibility
Length: 10 to 110 mm
Weight: 170 g or more
Load Capacity: 7kg or more
Infrared backlight
Backlight Area: 922 cm2 or more
Overall Outer Diameter: 788 or less
Power: 110VAC
Supply Air Pressure: 90PSI or less
FDA compliant picking surface

All respondents shall indicate/provide the following:
Whether or not they are small business manufacturers of the products they wish to offer, or if they are a reseller of a small business manufacturer.
Is your company interested in providing a Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) quote or Open Market (indicate FSS contract #)?
Identify any other companies owned (wholly or in-part) by the owners of this business who provide goods or services under the same or a related NAICS codes.
Identify any other companies owned (wholly or in-part) by the owners of this business who provide goods or services that are registered under the same or a related NAICS code with the Center for Veterans Enterprise (CVE); Provide the certification type (SDVOSB/VOSB), Federal Identification Number, and state of incorporation for each.
Whether or not your company has an active SAM registration and the companies Unique Entity Identifier.
A copy of its capabilities statement.
Failure to provide the above information may result in the potential offeror being considered incapable of meeting the VA s needs.
If the contractor can provide the above items, the contractor shall provide a letter from the manufacturer stating they are an authorized distributor/licenser of their products. Failure to submit an authorized distributor letter shall result in the product(s) potentially offered to be considered grey market and shall not be considered technically acceptable.

The capability statements received from this market research are for planning purposes only and will assist the Government in planning its acquisition strategy. This is strictly market research, and the Government will not entertain questions concerning this market research. The Government will not assume any costs incurred by the contractor in the preparation of responses. All responses shall be submitted in writing no later than July 06, 2026, at 4:00 PM EST to the attention of: Natasha.Hawkins@va.gov
Please title the subject line for all responses as: Industrial Collaborative Robot

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