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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF APRIL 26, 2014 FBO #4536
DOCUMENT

Q -- Durable Medical Equipment (DME) Services - VISN 15 - Attachment

Notice Date

4/24/2014
 

Notice Type

Attachment
 

NAICS

621610 — Home Health Care Services
 

Contracting Office

Department of Veterans Affairs;Network Contracting Office (NCO) 15;3450 S 4th Street;Leavenworth KS 66048
 

ZIP Code

66048
 

Solicitation Number

VA25514I0965
 

Response Due

5/9/2014
 

Archive Date

5/24/2014
 

Point of Contact

Larry A Buell
 

E-Mail Address

6-1161<br
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

SOURCES SOUGHT The purpose of this announcement is to gain knowledge of potential qualified sources and their size classification (hub-zone, 8(a), small, small disadvantaged, service disabled veteran owned small business, veteran owned small business or large business) relative to NAICS Code 621610 (size standard of $14.0 million). Responses to this notice will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. The Department of Veteran Affairs, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 15, anticipates awarding multiple contracts to provide Durable Medical Equipment (DME) Services to the beneficiaries of the following eight (8) different VA Medical Centers within the Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 15 geographic 1)Kansas City VA Medical Center, Kansas City MO 64128 2)Harry S Truman Memorial Veterans Hospital, Columbia MO 65201 3)Colmery-O'Neil VA Medical Center, Topeka KS 66622 4)Dwight D Eisenhower VA Medical Center, Leavenworth KS 66048 5)Robert J Dole VA Medical Center, Wichita KS 67218 6)St Louis VA Medical Center, St Louis MO 63125 7)Marion VA Medical Center, Marion IL 62959 8)John J Pershing VA Medical Center, Poplar Bluff MO 63901 The intended contract period will be for a Base and four (1) year options. Summary of Products and Services to be solicited: Contractor/s shall provide all supplies, materials, equipment, labor, supervision, transportation, infection control, storage, cleaning, delivery, sanitization, assembly/set-up, repair, pick-up and patient training/instruction-in-the-use of Government-owned DME. Contractor/s must have the capabilities of providing 24/7/365 DME Services to include the delivery, set-up and maintenance of equipment to meet beneficiary's needs at his/her place of residence, and the education of the beneficiary in the use of the DME. Cleaning, sanitizing, and disinfecting DME equipment by approved methods must be provided by the contractor/s and equipment shall be kept in first-class operating condition in accordance with the manufacturer's recommendations. The government furnished DME may include, but is not limited to: hospital beds, mattresses, side rails, patient lifts, trapeze bars, wheelchairs and scooters. All equipment shall be furnished by and will remain the property of the VA Medical Centers. The area of service shall be all beneficiaries serviced by each of the VISN 15 VA Medical Centers, including surrounding areas, regardless of where the beneficiary resides. Should a veteran(s) be located within a zone that is not listed for that particular VA Medical Center, but is within a zone listed through a separate VA Medical Center, the Government reserves the right to purchase the services from the contractor awarded the contract for the zone that the beneficiary resides in. Specific geographical boundaries and areas of responsibility/jurisdiction for the VA Medical Centers are shown in the attached map showing the states and counties covered by VISN 15. If you are an interested party, please provide the requested information as indicated below: NO PHONE CALLS WILL BE ACCEPTED. Responses to this notice should include company name, address, point of contact, size of business pursuant to the following questions: 1)Which Hospital Systems may you be able to provide services to? 2)Company name, business type, socio-economic status (e.g., Veteran-Owned, Woman-Owned, Disadvantaged Small Business, 8(a), HUBZone, etc.), contact person (including telephone number & email address). 3)DUNS number 4) Previous experience in providing DME services for government or non-government healthcare entities (i.e., VA Medical Centers, hospitals). Responses to this notice shall be emailed to larry.buell@va.gov The results of this market research will assist in the development of (1) the requirement, and (2) the acquisition strategy (e.g., small business set-aside, full and open competition, etc.) for an upcoming acquisition. Responses must be submitted by 11:00 AM (EST) MAY 9, 2014. DISCLAIMER: This request for information/sources sought synopsis is for planning purposes ONLY. NCO 15 assumes no responsibility for any costs incurred associated with the preparation of responses submitted as a result of this notice. There is no guarantee, expressed or implicit, that the market research for this acquisition will result in a particular set-aside or sole source award, or any other guarantee of award strategy. All information is to be provided on a voluntary basis at no charge to the Government. In accordance with FAR 15.201(c), response to this Sources Sought is not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract.
 

Web Link

FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/VA/LeVAMC/VAMCKS/VA25514I0965/listing.html)
 

Document(s)

Attachment
 

File Name: VA255-14-I-0965 VA255-14-I-0965.docx (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=1328927&FileName=VA255-14-I-0965-000.docx)

Link: https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=1328927&FileName=VA255-14-I-0965-000.docx

 

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

Record

SN03347550-W 20140426/140424234717-46e8686755578a1da4e6d19a7de0a00d (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

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