The VA is conducting market research via a sources-sought notice to identify qualified small businesses—especially Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, Veteran-Owned, 8(a), and HUBZone firms—capable of providing offsite surgical tray reprocessing, sterilization, and courier services for the VA Loma Linda Healthcare System / Jerry L. Pettis Memorial Veterans Hospital in Loma Linda, California. The contractor would collect soiled reusable medical equipment and surgical trays, transport them offsite, perform decontamination, cleaning, inspection, assembly, sterilization, storage, and return processed trays with documentation, using AAMI standards, critical water, temperature/humidity-controlled courier vehicles, tray scanning, and 24-hour customer support. Performance is contemplated as a base plus four option years with a period of performance from December 31, 2026 through December 30, 2031; standard coverage is Monday–Friday, 0700–1900, with no weekend or holiday pickup/drop-off unless directed, and a baseline of 400 trays per month with 48-hour surgical turnaround. The contractor must provide daily itemized records, sterilizer printouts, biological indicator results, return quality audits, incident reports, transfer carts, and secure scanning documentation, while the Government provides collection/delivery points, barcode scanning network access, and tray-return protocol compliance. Interested firms must submit written capability information demonstrating technical expertise and qualifications; no sub-contracting opportunity is anticipated.