SRCSGT | 65 | TRICARE PUGET SOUND AND ALASKA (previously TRICARE REGION 11), consisting of 8 medical facilities, is seeking sources for the evaluation and possible replacement of PCA Pumps, will consider PCA/PCE but not rule out two seperate infusion device s.

FBO DAILY ISSUE OF JANUARY 28, 2005 FBO #1159
SOURCES SOUGHT

65 -- TRICARE PUGET SOUND AND ALASKA (previously TRICARE REGION 11), consisting of 8 medical facilities, is seeking sources for the evaluation and possible replacement of PCA Pumps, will consider PCA/PCE but not rule out two seperate infusion device s.

Notice Date: 1/26/2005
Notice Type: Sources Sought
Contracting Office: Western Regional Contracting Office, ATTN: MCAA W BLDG 9902, 9902 Lincoln Street, Tacoma, WA 98431-1110
ZIP Code: 98431-1110
Solicitation Number: W91YU0105PCA
Response Due: 2/16/2005
Archive Date: 4/17/2005
Small Business Set-Aside: N/A
Description: The criteria for the possible replacement of PCA pumps for TRICARE Puget Sound and Alaska is but not limited to the following: must carry a full product line, government pricing, ability to service entire Region (WA and Alaska), must provide customer support (1-800 numbers and product representatives for each account), utilization reports, education programs, clinical support, return goods policy, volume discounts, multimode operation for continuous, PCA continuous, Epidural and PCA, will consider PCA /PCE but not rule out two seperate infusion devices; easily programmed, available documentation flow sheets that reflects the PCA pumps, compact and lightweight, easy retrieval of dosage history/clearing, accomadate syringes and bags, common delivery rates (mL/hr, mg/hr, and mcg/hr), ease of use on adults and pediatric patients, mechanism to prevent potential overdose, drug library so the pharmacy and clinicians can tailor their own drugs and drug parameters that match protocols, utilitizes TALLman letterin g for similiar sounding medications will also consider quality assurance tools to monitor near misses in programming; speed protocols so that standard PCA orders can be pre-programmed to eliminate programming errors with multiple programming input by hand, wireless capability so that devices once implemented can be uploaded with software changes or pharmacy changes on the fly within the hospital as well as the capability to track devices by biomed, bar coding of the narcotic so the pump will read the vial o f a drug and automatically input the concentration and name of drug to reduce errors, prefilled syringes made either by a third party pharmaceutical company or the vendor for patient safety from batch contamination. Sterile compounding criteria for pharma cies (USP 797) will be required.
Place of Performance: Address: Western Regional Contracting Office ATTN: MCAA W BLDG 9902, 9902 Lincoln Street Tacoma WA; Zip Code: 98431-1110; Country: US
Record: SN00740649-W 20050128/050126212406 (fbodaily.com)
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65 -- TRICARE PUGET SOUND AND ALASKA (previously TRICARE REGION 11), consisting of 8 medical facilities, is seeking sources for the evaluation and possible replacement of PCA Pumps, will consider PCA/PCE but not rule out two seperate infusion device s.