SOURCES SOUGHT
66 -- Inspection, Maintenance and Repair of Surgical Instruments
- Notice Date
- 3/9/2011
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 811219
— Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Air Force, Air Mobility Command, 60th CONS, 350 Hangar Ave. Bldg 549, Travis AFB, California, 94535-2632, United States
- ZIP Code
- 94535-2632
- Solicitation Number
- FA4427-11-R-0005
- Point of Contact
- Bernadette Cruz Breeding, Phone: 707-424-7734, Cora L Armstrong, Phone: 707-424-7740
- E-Mail Address
-
bernadette.breeding@us.af.mil, cora.armstrong@us.af.mil
(bernadette.breeding@us.af.mil, cora.armstrong@us.af.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT. THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS ONLY. THE PURPOSE OF THIS SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS IS TO GAIN KNOWLEDGE OF POTENTIAL QUALIFIED SOURCES AND THEIR SIZE CLASSIFICATIONS (HUBZONE 8(a), 8(a), HUBZONE, SMALL, SMALL DISADVANTAGE AND LARGE BUSINESS) RELATIVE TO NAICS CODE 811219. SIZE STANDARD OF $6.0 MILLION AVERAGE ANNUAL RECEIPTS FOR PRECEDING THREE FISCAL YEARS. RESPONSES TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS WILL BE USED BY THE GOVERNMENT TO MAKE APPROPRIATE ACQUISITION DECISIONS. AFTER REVIEW OF THE RESPONSES TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT, A SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT WILL BE PUBLISHED IN FEDBIZOPS ON OR ABOUT 03 MAY 11. RESPONSES TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT ARE NOT ADEQUATE RESPONSES TO THE SOLICATION ANNOUNCEMENT. ALL INTERESTED OFFERORS WILL HAVE TO RESPOND TO THE SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT. Travis AFB is seeking sourcs for a potential contract to provide inspection, maintenance and repair services of surgical instruments. Contractor will be responsible for servicing a large assortment of surgical instruments extending from but not limited to Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS) to micro instruments that are used in (but not limited to) the following clinics and operating rooms; Otolaryngology, Laparoscopic, Plastic Surgery, Ophthalmology, Orthopedics, OB/GYN, Oral Maxillofacial, General, Urology, Vascular and Cardiothoracic at David Grant Medical Center, Travis AFB. Required services of surgical instruments are as follows but not limited to: inspection, maintenance, repair, cleaning and sharpening of surgical instruments performed in accordance with manufacturer requirements. Provide loaner equipment within stated timeframes, off-site maintenance services, repair obsolete equipment to maximize the life expectancy of equipment, test electrosurgical insulation of scopes/endoscopic instrumentation and repair any items that do not meet minimal manufacture and safety requirements, provide diamond dusting of microsurgical instrumentation, air hose repair, Castroviejo needle holder, specialty locks and springs replacement, laparoscopic rebuilds, continuity testing of bipolar instrumentation and cords, and specific power equipment (Jacobs chucks, orthopedic attachments and bur guards), inspections of back up instruments. Responses to this notice should include company name, address, point of contact, Cage Code, size of busines pursuant to North American Industrial Classificatino System (NAICS) and must respond to the following questions: 1) Is your business a large or small business? 2) What capabilities does your business have in servicing and repairing medical equipment? 3) How do you bill for your services? Is it specific to each repair or service used or does it encompass all services provided? 4) Would repairs and services rendered have any applicable warranties? 5) Would a computerized tracking system for items serviced and repaired be available? 6) Would our company be able to provide in-house training to our personnel on surgical instrument maintenance? 7) Would your company perform leak test certification for surgical personnel? 8) Would your company be able to provide a loaner equipment program for off-site serviced items? 9) Would your company provide high-powered diagnostic cameras, up to 50X magnification Spectra-Scan? If so, how would you use this camera? 10) Would your company provide magnification of up to 250X Digital Pictures of Spectra-Scan for inspection services, detailing their findings of the damage, wear, tear, and overall condition of the instrument/scope? 11) Would your company provide technicians certified in International Standards Organization (ISO) 9001:2000, 2) International Standards Organization (ISO) 13485:2003 (Medical Devices), and Quality Inspection? 12) Would your company provide a technician certified in and a Member of Amercian Society for Quality (ASQ)? 13) Does your compay have the successful experiences in dealing with large and complex medical certers with similar demographics (annually produces over 450,000 outpatient visits, 5,000 admissions, 3,000 surgical procedures, 51,000 dental visits and 200 research protocols with 129 residents, 1,800 staff and a budget of $55 million). 14) Does your company have experience that successfully covers services for the following clinics and OR's; Otolaryngology, Laparoscopic, Plastic Surgery, Ophthalmology, Orthopedics, OB/GYN, Oral Maxillofacial, General, Urology, Vascular and Cariothoracic? 15) Would your company provide the following preventative maintenance programs: Power Equipment, Flexible Endoscope, Surgical Instrument Quality Assurance. This is not a request for proposals and in no way obligates the Government to award any contract. Response to this notice shall be e-mailed to the attention of bernadette.breeding@us.af.mil by close of business 18 Mar 11. This notice is to help in determining potential sources only. No solicitation is currently available. All firms responding to this sources sought notice are advised that their reponse to this notice is not a request to be considered for a contract award. If soliciation is issued, it will be announced later in the FBO and all interested parties must respond to that solicitation announcement separately from the responses to this announcement. A response to this sources sought synopsis in NOT a request to be added to a prospective bidders list or to receive a copy of the soliciation.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/USAF/AMC/60CONS/FA4427-11-R-0005/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: David Grant Medical Center, Travis Air Force Base, CA 94535, Travis Air Force Base, California, 94535, United States
- Zip Code: 94535
- Zip Code: 94535
- Record
- SN02396745-W 20110311/110309234417-77daba43b2cca417eb533971f8f7ce31 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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