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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF JUNE 30, 2013 FBO #4236
DOCUMENT

65 -- 1VA+ Ophthalmic Surgical Laser System - Attachment

Notice Date

6/28/2013
 

Notice Type

Attachment
 

NAICS

339112 — Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing
 

Contracting Office

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs;Strategic Acquisition Center;10300 Spotsylvania Ave;Suite #400;Fredericksburg VA 22408
 

ZIP Code

22408
 

Solicitation Number

VA11913Q0051
 

Response Due

7/2/2013
 

Archive Date

8/31/2013
 

Point of Contact

Berneta Ellis
 

E-Mail Address

615-0343<br
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

CONTINUATION PAGE Contractor Questions and Government Responses Question 1: System requirement 8 states that the "System should allow for a non-fixed, moveable bed so that patients do not have to be transferred from one bed to another after laser and before cataract surgery." Our system has a fix bed to provide better imaging and patient stabilization demonstrated by over 10,000 case demonstrations. We do not believe this requirement improves the success and safety of an ophthalmic surgery, and request that this requirement is removed or modified to provide a fair and competitive bid. Government Response: VA Boston Healthcare System utilizes a mobile surgical bed for all cataract cases. Patients are placed on the surgical bed in the pre-op holding area and remain on the same bed for surgery and post-op recovery. For reasons specific to the VA Boston facility (i.e., OR set-up and staffing) and this particular patient population, a femtosecond laser which allows for a non-fixed bed to minimize patient transfers is required. Question 2: This solicitation was originally released without the requirement for a [non-fixed, moveable bed], canceled and then released with the requirement to allow for a non-fixed bed. I am interested in how the requirement was added and if you considered the [brand name product] specifications when considering the solicitation. Use of non-fixed beds has not been an issue with the [brand name product] in the field. Government Response: Based on the results of additional market research conducted after the combined synopsis/solicitation was issued, including analysis of the vendor demonstrations, the Contracting Officer determined that it was in the best interest of the Government to cancel the original solicitation and re-solicit as the initial solicitation did not accurately reflect the Government's need. A femtosecond laser which allows for a non-fixed bed to minimize patient transfers is required for the patient population at the procuring VA Boston facility.
 

Web Link

FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/notices/a3ffb8b75bdbcb44a049f4f13bc5707e)
 

Document(s)

Attachment
 

File Name: VA119-13-Q-0051 VA119-13-Q-0051_1.docx (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=843539&FileName=VA119-13-Q-0051-001.docx)

Link: https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=843539&FileName=VA119-13-Q-0051-001.docx

 

Note: If links are broken, refer to Point of Contact above or contact the FBO Help Desk at 877-472-3779.
 

Place of Performance

Address: Veterans Affairs Medical Center;General Warehouse;150 South Huntington Avenue;Jamaica Plain, MA

Zip Code: 02130-4817
 

Record

SN03102901-W 20130630/130628234838-a3ffb8b75bdbcb44a049f4f13bc5707e (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

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