SOLICITATION NOTICE
65 -- Temperature Monitoring System
- Notice Date
- 4/12/2011
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 339112
— Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, Clinical Center/Office of Purchasing & Contracts, 6707 Democracy Blvd, Suite 106, MSC 5480, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892-5480
- ZIP Code
- 20892-5480
- Solicitation Number
- BP32811S
- Point of Contact
- Betzy Perez, Phone: 301 496 0466, Barbara Taylor, Phone: 301-594-5915
- E-Mail Address
-
perezb2@cc.nih.gov, Barbara_Taylor@nih.gov
(perezb2@cc.nih.gov, Barbara_Taylor@nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- Statement of Work Temperature Monitoring System BACKGROUND The National Institutes of Health Clinical Research Center (CRC) is a 240-bed hospital dedicated entirely to research into advances in medical science and public health. Every patient is enrolled in a research protocol. The Department of Laboratory Medicine serves as the clinical laboratory of the CRC. The Department provides laboratory support for patient care and research protocols on a 24-hour basis. The accreditation of the laboratory is contingent on compliant with regulations and policies from various regulatory agencies. One of these standards required the consistent, daily monitoring of temperatures of freezers and refrigerators that house patient samples and reagents used in the analysis of patient samples. Currently this is a manual, time consuming process that is performed by our technologists. Due to this manual approach we are never 100% compliant with this requirement and our non-compliance is usually noted at our annual inspections. Continuing with this manual process leaves us open to possible action by an accrediting agency. PURPOSE This request is for the initial purchase of 50 temperature monitoring devices as well as the needed software and hardware to operate the system. These will be placed on freezers and refrigerators within the department. The system should allow us to have continuous hands off temperature monitoring on our essential refrigerator and freezer units while also alerting us when a temperature is out of range. SCOPE OF WORK The NIH Clinical Laboratory requires a wireless temperature monitoring system to provide computer based real time temperature monitoring meeting compliance requirements from the Joint Commission (JC) and the College of American Pathologists (CAP). The software application must reside within and be the property of the NIH and allow for web based viewing via email, text, phone and/or visual alert functions to advise if equipment being monitored has exceeded temperature thresholds. Wireless frequency must be compatible with the technology currently in place at the Clinical Center at NIH. The sophistication of the system to receive and store data is essential. There must be capability to store data and then restore data with an accurate date and time stamp in the event of a network failure. The system should also be adaptable so that additional probes can be easily added in the future. Available sensors must include, but not be limited to probes which can monitor temperatures (from a range of -80C degrees to 50C degrees). Probes to detect/monitor CO2 levels, room temperature, humidity, and liquid nitrogen are desirable. The system should provide immediate notification if temperature ranges or levels exceed threshold. Probes must come with NIST traceable certificates and a seamless method for annual recalibration is necessary. ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS This system will provide: • Software that can be placed on a PC or server that will run the system, process data, and produce results. • 50 sensor probes (wireless sensor) and supporting equipment • Alert lamp or visual notification when temperature ranges are exceeded The system must operate on wireless hardware and must also be able to alert users 24/7 and be able to produce graphs and record of historical data. The user should be able to customize alert features. Each probe must be accompanied with a NIST traceable certificate of calibration. Replacement of the sensor probe should be user friendly. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT There will be minimal environmental impact. The actual probes will be placed in the refrigerator and freezer units and the system will use the wireless capabilities within the Clinical Center. Software will need to be placed on a server or PC within the Clinical Center.
- Web Link
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FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/HHS/NIH/CCOPC/BP32811S/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: National Institues Health, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bldg 10 Room 2C306, Rockville, Maryland, 20892, United States
- Zip Code: 20892
- Zip Code: 20892
- Record
- SN02423066-W 20110414/110412234919-e473503ae188af374b0f0fc222c8ac28 (fbodaily.com)
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