Allograft Tissues and Biologics Market Research Tool

• Increase compliance on a Mandatory Source Contract (e.g., VA IDIQ)
• Meet Federal Government Acquisition Regulations (e.g., VAAR, FAR, etc.) intent to contract with SDVOSBs as a “first choice” vendor (VAAR § 819.7003(b)(3))
• Meet increased Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Fiscal Year spending goals.  NOTE: For FY2025, 23% of all federal government prime contracting is to be allocated to small businesses, and 5% of total VA and DoD spend must now be directed to SDVOSBs  
• Compare prices for items currently ordered at your facility with contracted prices from an SDVOSB, reduce costs when necessary, and streamline orders through a single vendor, while quickly accomplishing market research processes

The Market Research Tool allows VA and DoD facilities to conduct market research for non-vendor-specific, commoditized items currently ordered, and default orders (automatic reorders once an item is used).

For reference, nine (9) vendors provide Crushed Cancellous Chips (1-4mm) on the Federal Supply Schedule (FSS). On average, the pricing for Crushed Cancellous Chips (1-4mm) from those nine vendors is 80% higher than Spartan Medical’s IDIQ contracted pricing (details/vendors provided upon request). Spartan’s firm, fixed pricing on VA IDIQ Contract #36C10G23D0066 has not increased in 6 years and will remain fixed until October 1^st, 2028.

The U.S. House of Representatives issued the MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, VETERANS AFFAIRS, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS BILL, 2025 which encourages the VA to “expand and make mandatory the training of Contracting Officers in the requirements of the Veterans First Contracting Program, with particular attention being paid to conducting the market research necessary to ensure that service-disabled veteran and veteran-owned small businesses, particularly women and minority veteran-led small businesses, are awarded VA contracts when appropriate”