SOURCES SOUGHT
65 -- Washer/Disinfectors for the Cleveland VAMC For the Sterile Processing Service (SPS)
- Notice Date
- 6/11/2013
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 339113
— Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Veterans Affairs;Columbus;Chalmers P. Wylie Ambulatory Care Center;420 North James Road;Columbus OH 43219-1834
- ZIP Code
- 43219-1834
- Solicitation Number
- VA25013I0454
- Response Due
- 6/14/2013
- Archive Date
- 9/12/2013
- Point of Contact
- Gina P. Crank
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This Sources Sought is considered market research in accordance with FAR Part 10. No Solicitation is being issued at this time. The purpose of this announcement is to identify contractors capable of providing Washer/Disinfectors for the Sterile Processing Service (SPS) of the Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) Cleveland. There is a need to purchase four (4) new Washer/Disinfectors for the Louis Stokes VA Medical Center, 10701 East Boulevard, Cleveland, OH 44106. The Washer/Disinfectors must consist of the following major features: -Capacity per cycle of greater than six large tray inserts or chamber size of greater than 24"w x 26"h x 31"d, Industry measures of no less than 15 DIN required -Standard cycle time of less than 35 minutes that effectively kills all microbes except bacterial spores including TB, HBV and includes dry time so instruments do not enter the clean side of SPS while wet. -Capable of disinfecting to an Ao of 3000 on a normal cycle -Ability to be connected to an automated rack conveyor system -Cannulated device washer adapter ability -Water cool down system to meet 140F discharge requirements -Have a pass-thru window included -Capability of Censitrac compatibility -Washer/Disinfectors and Pass Through Window need to be narrow enough to fit in 205" of space when placed in a row to meet facility space requirements. All interested vendors are invited to provide information to contribute to this sources sought including, commercial market information. Questions will not be entertained at this time. Respond only to the requested information and questions 1 - 8 below. The purpose of this synopsis is to gain knowledge of potential qualified sources and their size classification Service Disabled/Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB/VOSB), HUBZone, 8 (a), Small, Small Disadvantage, Woman Owned Small business, or Large business relative to NAICS 339113, Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing. Responses to this synopsis will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. After review of the responses to this sources sought synopsis, a solicitation announcement may be published on the FBO website. Responses to this sources sought synopsis are not considered adequate responses to the solicitation announcement. All interested offerors will have to respond to the solicitation announcement in addition to responding to this sources sought announcement. 1)Is your business large or small? 2)If small, does your firm qualify as a small, emerging business, or small disadvantaged business? 3)If disadvantaged, specify under which disadvantaged group and if your firm is certified under Section 8 (a) of the Small Business Act? 4)Is your firm a certified HUBZone firm? 5)Is your firm a woman-owned or operated business? 6)Is your firm a certified Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small or veteran owned small business? 7)Include the DUNS number of your firm. 8)Is your firm registered with the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://www.sam.gov or VetBiz Registry at http://vip.vetbiz.gov ? If not, please register. NOTE: No award can be made to a contractor who is not registered in SAM. Interested parties please provide what your company can provide to include the company name, city, state, POC's, with telephone, fax and/or email information. All of this information can be submitted to Gina P. Crank at gina.crank@va.gov phone number (614) 257-5267, by Friday, June 14, 2013 5:00pm Eastern Standard Time. The responses I receive will determine my competition and set aside requirements. Thank you in advance for your assistance. DISCLAIMER This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation. All information received in response to this RFI that is marked as proprietary will be handled accordingly. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this RFI.
- Web Link
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FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/VA/CoVAOPC757/CoVAOPC757/VA25013I0454/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Louis Stokes;Cleveland Department of Veterans Affairs;10701 East Boulevard;Cleveland, Ohio 44106
- Zip Code: 44106
- Zip Code: 44106
- Record
- SN03085781-W 20130613/130611234906-169ed2724ada4ea17eda97809e9e6232 (fbodaily.com)
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