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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF DECEMBER 08, 2011 FBO #3666
DOCUMENT

Q -- PERFUSION SERVICES - Attachment

Notice Date

12/6/2011
 

Notice Type

Attachment
 

NAICS

621399 — Offices of All Other Miscellaneous Health Practitioners
 

Contracting Office

Department of Veterans Affairs;VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System;Acquisitions (90A);Pittsburgh PA 15215-1802
 

ZIP Code

15215-1802
 

Solicitation Number

VA24412R0133
 

Response Due

12/16/2011
 

Archive Date

1/15/2012
 

Point of Contact

KATHLEEN.POLICICCHIO@VA.GOV
 

E-Mail Address

Contract Specialist
(Kathleen.Policicchio@va.gov)
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

SOURCES SOUGHT The VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, University Drive C, Pittsburgh, PA 15240 is requesting information related to vendors capable of providing Cardiac Perfusion Services. Two Perfusionists must be available for all perfusion-related duties or any other procedure requiring perfusion services. The Perfusionists shall be certified or certification eligible by the Americal Board of Cardiovascular Perfusion. The Perfusionists must be available to VAPHS Monday through Friday for perfusion-related procedures and shall be available "on-call" 24/7 to provide services within one hour of actual contact by VAPHS. On-site standby services will be provided at the VAPHS for those procedures in which the surgeons determine that perfusion services might be needed during the course of the operation. Perfusionists shall have the knowledge of Cobe, Haemonetics, BioMedicus, Sarns and Datascope equipment, as well as the ability to adapt additional equipment as necessary. (1) Perfusionists shall be able to set up and operate cardiopulmonary bypass equipment, conduct cardiopulmonary bypass, monitor and document all patient perfusion parameters, and make necessary adjustments for routine and emergent procedures requiring cardiopulmonary support. (2) Operate all associated perfusion equipment including cardioplegia, cell saver, intra-aortic balloon device (IABD), and femoral-femoral cardiopulmonary support (emergency bypass) as necessary. (3) Administer medications and blood components via bypass as necessary after consultation with the attending cardiac surgeon or anesthesiologists. (4) Assist in trouble-shooting IABD problems. (5) Operate veno-venous bypass machine for liver transplant procedures. (6) Clean all perfusion equipment at the end of the procedure. (7) Maintain inventory levels and request supply replacements through VAMC Operating Room Staff. (8) Promote patient safety before, during, and after the operation. (9) Maintain aseptic technique. (10) Assist in the evaluation of new products and procedures. This is not a request for bids, quotes or proposals. This is a SOURCES SOUGHT announcement only. The purpose of this notice is to conduct market research and obtain information from qualified businesses. The responses to this announcement will assist in determining whether a socioeconomic set-aside is feasible. The Veterans Administration is required by Public Law 109-461 to give first priority to Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) and Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB) concerns if there should be sufficient firms available to compete under a set-aside. If insufficient veteran-owned or small businesses response is received to establish the basis for setting this action aside for other than large business participation, then the action will be advertised for full and open competition. NAICS is 621399 with a small business standard of $7 million. It is anticipated that the Base Year of this contract will be June 1, 2012 through May 31, 2013 and there will be four (4) one year renewal options. Responses to this Sources Sought notice must include: (1) Company Name, (2) Point of Contact, (3) Address, (4) Telephone, (5) E-mail address, and (6) Type of Business such as SDVOSB, VOSB, small business, Hub Zone, 8 (a) large business, etc. Responses shall be e-mailed to Kathleen.Policicchio@va.gov. Telephone requests will not be accepted. Responses must be received no later than 4:00 PM EST. 12/16/2011.
 

Web Link

FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/VA/PiVAMC646/PiVAMC646/VA24412R0133/listing.html)
 

Document(s)

Attachment
 

File Name: VA244-12-R-0133 VA244-12-R-0133.docx (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=279314&FileName=VA244-12-R-0133-000.docx)

Link: https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=279314&FileName=VA244-12-R-0133-000.docx

 

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Record

SN02633953-W 20111208/111206234057-d0f13aed9ceef3b22c1d289eeeccfd7d (fbodaily.com)
 

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