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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF MARCH 20, 2015 FBO #4864
DOCUMENT

J -- Annual inspections of patient lifts - Attachment

Notice Date

3/18/2015
 

Notice Type

Attachment
 

NAICS

811219 — Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance
 

Contracting Office

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

ZIP Code

66048
 

Solicitation Number

VA25515Q0555
 

Response Due

3/24/2015
 

Archive Date

4/23/2015
 

Point of Contact

Karen Maggart
 

E-Mail Address

6-1992<br
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

This Sources Sought Notice is for planning purposes only and shall not be considered as an invitation for bid, request for quotation, request for proposal, or as an obligation on the part of the Government to acquire any products or services. Your response to this Sources Sought Notice will be treated as information only. No entitlement to payment of direct or indirect costs or charges by the Government will arise as a result of contractor submission of responses to this announcement or the Government use of such information. This request does not constitute a solicitation for proposals or the authority to enter into negotiations to award a contract. No funds have been authorized, appropriated, or received for this effort. The information provided may be used by the Department of Veterans Affairs in developing its acquisition approach, statement of work/statement of objectives and performance specifications. Interested parties are responsible for adequately marking proprietary or competition sensitive information contained in their response. The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this Sources Sought Notice or to otherwise pay for the information submitted in response to this Sources Sought Notice. The purpose of this sources sought announcement is for market research to make appropriate acquisition decisions and to gain knowledge of potential qualified Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses, Veteran Owned Small Businesses, 8(a), HubZone and other Small Businesses interested and capable of providing the services described below. Documentation of technical expertise must be presented in sufficient detail for the Government to determine that your company possesses the necessary functional area expertise and experience to compete for this acquisition. Responses to this notice shall include the following: (a) company name (b) address (c) point of contact (d) phone, fax, and email (e) DUNS number (f) Cage Code (g) Tax ID Number (h) Type of small business, e.g. Services Disabled Veteran Owned small Business, Veteran-owned small business, 8(a), HUBZone, Women Owned Small Business, Small disadvantaged business, or Small Business HUBZone business and (i) must provide a capability statement that addresses the organization's qualifications and ability to perform as a contractor for the work described below. The VA Heartland Network 15, Contracting Office located at 3450 S 4th Street, Leavenworth, KS, 66048-5055 is seeking a potential qualified contractor to provide complete and comprehensive preventative maintenance inspections on patient overhead lifting systems. Any prospective contractors must be Guldmann authorized/certified to provide the required services from the manufacturer and must show proof with any provided documents. The inspections will meet and comply with original equipment manufacturer certification specifications and also include deflection testing as required in Veterans Affairs Central Office (VACO) Patient Safety Alert AL14-07PSA Checklists for Installation or Relocation Checklist for Ceiling Mounted Patient Lifts and/or Corrective and Preventive Maintenance Checklist for Ceiling Mounted Patient Lifts. Contractor will provide all travel, labor, parts, test equipment (to include weight set), tools, and incidentals necessary to perform all required annual inspection services. The overhead lifts are Guldmann Models GH2 and GH3. The inspections will take place at four different VA hospitals. Jefferson Barracks Division, #1 Jefferson Barracks Drive, St. Louis, MO 63125 with approximately 96 lifts. John Cochran Division, 915 N. Grand Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63106 with approximately 127 lifts. Marion VA Medical Center, 2401 West Main, Marion, IL 62959 with approximately 125 lifts. Harry S. Truman Memorial Veteran's Hospital, 800 Hospital Drive, Columbia, MO 65201 with approximately 135 lifts. Important information: The Government is not obligated to nor will it pay for or reimburse any costs associated with responding to this sources sought synopsis request. This notice shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract, nor does it restrict the Government to a particular acquisition approach. The Government will in no way be bound to this information if any solicitation is issued. Currently a total set-aside for Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business firms is anticipated based on the Veterans Administration requirement with Public Law 109-461, Section 8127 Veterans Benefit Act. However, if response by Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business firms proves inadequate, an alternate set-aside or full and open competition may be determined. No sub-contracting opportunity is anticipated. The North American Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 811219 (Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance). Notice to potential offerors: All offerors who provide goods or services to the United States Federal Government must be registered in the System For Award Management (SAM located on the web at www.sam.gov). Additionally, all Service Disabled Veteran Owned Businesses or Veteran Owned Businesses who respond to a solicitation on this project must be registered with the Department of Veterans Affairs Center for Veterans Enterprise VetBiz Registry located at http://vip.vetbiz.gov. All interested Offerors should submit information by e-mail: to Karen.maggart@va.gov. All information submissions should be received no later than 4:00 pm EST on March 24, 2015. After review of the responses to this announcement, the Government intends to proceed with the acquisition and a subsequent solicitation will be published.
 

Web Link

FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/VA/LeVAMC/VAMCKS/VA25515Q0555/listing.html)
 

Document(s)

Attachment
 

File Name: VA255-15-Q-0555 VA255-15-Q-0555_1.docx (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=1926519&FileName=VA255-15-Q-0555-000.docx)

Link: https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=1926519&FileName=VA255-15-Q-0555-000.docx

 

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Record

SN03671442-W 20150320/150318234817-89113b52c49e682b5242177df0d9dbd0 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
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