SOURCES SOUGHT
65 -- Large Volume, General Purpose, Intravenous Infusion Pumps/Systems, and Related Supplies.
- Notice Date
- 6/21/2005
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- Contracting Office
- Great Plains Regional Contracting Ofc, ATTN: MCAA GP L31 9V, 3851 Roger Brooke Drive, Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234-6200
- ZIP Code
- 78234-6200
- Solicitation Number
- DADA09-05-T9017
- Response Due
- 7/15/2005
- Archive Date
- 9/13/2005
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This Federal Business Opportunity Announcement is notice that the TRICARE Region 6, 7 & 8 which includes 46 Military Medical Treatment Facilities (MTFs) in the states of Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Oklahoma, Nebra ska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Texas, South Dakota, Utah and Wyoming are initiating standardization for the product line of large volume, general purpose, electronic intravenous infusion devices (Infusion pumps/systems) and related supplies (tubing ) used for the administration of intravenous fluids during patient care. The intent of this standardization is to establish regionally preferred sources for hospital supply items and to standardize purchasing of these products for the MTFs in TRICARE Regi on 6, 7 & 8. Additional TRICARE Regions may elect to join after the award. Clinical Product Teams (CPT) will evaluate this product line for TRICARE Region 6, 7 & 8. This TRICARE Region deems the CPT members to be medical experts; therefore, they are qualified to determine which products are acceptable. CPTs may be composed of P hysicians, Nurses, Medical Technicians, Infection Control Officers, Bio-medical Maint. Technicians, and other clinicians who have expertise and knowledge of the products. Their recommendation can be accomplished by literature review, presentation and demo nstration, physical, or clinical evaluation. Companies interested in having their products included in the standardization process should carefully review the general requirements below. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS for this product line will take into considera tion, but not be limited to, the following aspects of intravenous infusion Pumps/Systems and related supplies. 1. Single Channel Pumps. 2. Dual/Multiple Channel. 3. Integral Dose Error Reduction System. 4. Flexibility of programmed soft and hard limits in Dose Error Reduction System. 5. Separation of Dose Error Reduction System event log and Primary data log. 6. Ease of use of Dose Error Reduction System. 7. Set-based free-flow protection system that cannot be defeated. 8. Needleless technology tubing design. 9. Ease of tubing priming. 10. Ease of engagement of tubing in the pumping mechanism. 11. Compatibility of tubing with different model pumps from same manufacturer. 12. Availability of self-time-adjusting pump date/time clock. 13. Capability of micro-infusion rates (less than 1ml). 14. Capability of an infusion rate range from 0.1ml to 999 ml/hr. 15. Capability of bolus infusion rate. 16. Capability of Volume to Be Infused (VTBI) prompt/display. 17. Ease of initiating and maintaining/managing multiple infusions. 18. Ease of reading Information status and programming screens. 19. Inclusion of user prompts in pump programming. 20. Ease of initial programming and ease of programming and dosage/rate changes. 21. Availability of dosage/rate calculations for non-library drugs and/or standard intravenous solutions 22. Capability of initial programming and subsequent program changes confirmation requirement. 23. Capability of New Patient prompt with each power-up or programming initiation. 24. Tamper-resistant technology. 25. Ease of distinguishing and resolving alarm status/conditions. 26. Inclusion of a Secondary Line Upstream occlusion alarm. 27. Clear identification of infusion status on all channels/infusions including alerts, warnings, and alarms. 28. Availability of channel/drug comparison alert on Dual/Multiple channel pumps. 29. Clear identification of currently operating channels on Dual/Multiple channel pumps. 30. CT/MRI compatibility. 31. Relatively light weight and easy to carry/maneuver. 32. Ease of surface cleaning. 33. Ease of battery engagement, charging, and replacement. 34. Retention of Primary Log Data and Dose Error Reduction System Data (over time; number of events). 35. Availability of event data retri eval system. 36. Nurse-Call-System interface technology. 37. Bar-Code-Ready technology. 38. Number of Clinical Care Areas programmable in the pump and associated PC software. 39. Number of drug entities programmable in the pump and associated PC software. 40. Number of dose-limit data programmable in the pump and associated PC software. 41. Ease of event/Dose Error Reduction data upgrade and download. 42. Cost of software licensing. 43. Cost of software maintenance. 44. Cost of software upgrades. 45. Cost of implementation/maintenance/upgrade consultation. Availability of value-adds packages. 46. Availability of comprehensive and ongoing clinical/education support programs. 47. Availability of pump/system-specific pump storage/transport device (IV poles). This is not a request for bids, but an invitation to participate in a product line review process that will result in a selection of vendor(s) to provide this product line to MTFs within TRICARE Region 6, 7 & 8. Vendors must provide full product line lite rature and available documentation of research and development in the design and performance of this product line. Vendors must also provide product line models and knowledgeable and appropriate representatives as needed for possible vendor demonstrations , possible hands-on clinical simulations, and possible extensive on-site clinical evaluations/trials. All expenses related to literature reproduction and dissemination; product line demonstrations; marketing; hands-on simulations; on-site clinical evaluat ions/trials; and appropriate in-service education related to the above throughout this standardization initiative must be at no charge to the government. To participate in this standardization action, vendors, suppliers, and manufacturers must hold a Distribution And Pricing Agreement (DAPA) with the Defense Supply Center-Philadelphia (DSCP) to distribute their associated product line supplies/consumables t hrough the DSCP Prime Vendor (PV) program. For additional information regarding DAPAs, call Mr. John Charalabidis at the DSCP, (215) 737-7124. For the pump equipment and other associated durable items, vendors, suppliers, and manufacturers must also have an existing Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) contract for each product and/or an ECAT contract. For information regarding ECAT contracts, contact Mr. Roy Dillard, DSCP, at (215) 737-2296. To participate in this standardization initiative, please respond no later than Friday, 15 July 2005 by e-mail to Kevin.Hill2@amedd.army.mil or by calling (210) 916-7456, or by mail to the Tri-Service Regional Business Office, ATTN: SGLL-TRBO/Kevin Hill (9 16-7456), Bldg 3600, Room L34-1A, 3851 Roger Brooke Drive, Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234. Please provide the following information: (a) company name, (b) company address, (c) company DAPA, FSS and/or ECAT contract number(s), (d) point of contact, (e) telepho ne number, (f) fax number, (g) E-mail address, and (h) responses to the technical criteria as listed below. (1) Can your company serve all TRICARE Region 6, 7&8 MTFs with clinical support, educational programs, and utilization reports? (2) Can your company provide competitive pricing and committed volume discounts for pump equipment and related supplies? (3) C an your company provide and support a returns goods policy? (4) Can your company provide or produce a conversion chart to show competitors like items? (5) Can your company assist in a plan of implementation? (6) Can your company provide literature on th e clinical advantage of your products? (7) Can your company produce quarterly utilization data reports to support the Tri-Service Regional Business Office (TRBO)? (8) Can your company provide DAPA, FSS and/or ECAT contract number(s) In order to facilitate the transition process, product conversion information will be requested from each participant in conjunction with their pricing proposals. Pricing inform ation will be treated as proprietary and not releasable. Electronic (e-mail) communication is preferred. After you have notified Kevin Hill (Kevin.Hill2@amedd.army.mil) of your intent to participate, he will advise you about forwarding your product literature on all items available from your company that meet t he product descriptions above. Those companies that do not reply by the above date may be eliminated from consideration.
- Place of Performance
- Address: Great Plains Regional Contracting Ofc ATTN: MCAA GP L31 9V, 3851 Roger Brooke Drive Fort Sam Houston TX
- Zip Code: 78234-6200
- Country: US
- Zip Code: 78234-6200
- Record
- SN00833662-W 20050623/050621212344 (fbodaily.com)
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