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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF SEPTEMBER 01, 2016 FBO #5396
DOCUMENT

65 -- Medical Equipment - Attachment

Notice Date

8/30/2016
 

Notice Type

Attachment
 

NAICS

339113 — Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing
 

Contracting Office

Department of Veterans Affairs;Network Contracting Office 22;VA Southern Nevada Healthcare System;6900 N. Pecos Road, Building 5;North Las Vegas NV 89086
 

ZIP Code

89086
 

Solicitation Number

VA26216Q0917
 

Response Due

9/1/2016
 

Archive Date

10/31/2016
 

Point of Contact

Susanne Christen
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

THIS REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) IS ISSUED SOLELY FOR INFORMATION AND PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION. THE SUBMISSION OF PRICING, CAPABILITIES FOR PLANNING PURPOSES, AND OTHER MARKET INFORMATION IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED AND ALLOWED UNDER THIS RFI IN ACCORDANCE WITH (IAW) FAR 15.201(e). 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. IAW FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the U.S. Government to form a binding contract. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this RFI. SOURCES SOUGHT DESCRIPTION This is NOT a solicitation announcement. This is a sources sought/RFI only. The purpose of this sources sought notice/RFI is to gain knowledge of potential qualified sources and their size classification relative to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 339113 with a size standard of 500 employees. Responses to this sources sought will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. After review of the responses to this sources sought, a solicitation announcement may be published. Responses to this sources sought synopsis are not considered adequate responses for a solicitation announcement. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), VISN 22 Network Contracting Office, is seeking sources that can provide a therapeutic plasma exchange system for continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) with a warmer leg sleeve and warmer holder that at a minimum meets the following salient characteristics: Specific mandatory Tasks and Associated Deliverables: Therapeutic plasma exchange system: "Must deliver multiple modes of therapy without using additional equipment, "Must be able to provide therapy options as follows: continuous veno-venous hemodiafiltration (CVVHDF), continuous veno-venous hemodialysis (CVVHD), continuous veno-venous hemofiltration (CVVH), slow continuous ultrafiltration (SCUF), and therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE), "Must be designed for those weighing twenty (20) kilograms or more that have acute renal failure and/or fluid overload, "Must be capable of providing continuous therapy, and designed for small to large molecular clearance, "Must display both prescribed and actual therapy dosage, "Must include fluid measurement and removal features, "Patient data must be available in real time, "System must be capable of storing treatment history, "Must deliver slow, continuous 24-hour treatment for fluid removal, acid-base balance, and electrolyte balance, "Must be capable of providing information on how much therapy the patient is receiving within an accuracy level of seven (7) milliliters of fluid at any given time, "Must monitor accumulated fluid balance/imbalance and adjust accordingly, "Must provide automated and integrated anticoagulation options through the 5th fluid pump (pre-blood pump) and syringe pump, "Must not require manual dose programming of ancillary pumps outside the CRRT system, "Must offer both high and low filter sets, "Must not require periodic filter flushings, "Must provide automatic adjustments and visual feedback of the system's condition, "Deareation chamber must automatically remove air during therapy, "Must provide automatic, real-time tracking of all relevant pressures including filter pressure and transmembrane pressure (TMP), "Must self-check at least every two hours, "Must detect system leaks automatically, "Must automatically load and self-prime, "Tubing on hemofilter sets must be preconnected and color coded, "Back-up battery must provide at least ten (10) minutes of uninterrupted therapy delivery upon temporary power disconnect, "Must have on-screen troubleshooting visuals that are accessible both during setup and therapy delivery, "Must not require confirmation that therapy bags are draining equally, "Must allow for real-time automated measuring of fluid loss/gain, and "Warmer leg sleeve and warmer leg holder must be compatible with the therapeutic plasma exchange system. The information identified above is intended to be descriptive, not restrictive and to indicate the quality of the supplies/services that will be satisfactory. It is the responsibility of the interested source to demonstrate to the Government that the interested parties can provide the supplies/services that fulfill the required specifications. If you are interested, and are capable of providing the sought out supplies/services, please provide the requested information as well as the information indicated below. Response to this notice should include company name, address, point of contact, size of business pursuant to the following questions: (1) Please indicate the size status and representations of your business, such as but not limited to: Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB), Hubzone, Woman Owned Small Business (WOSB), Large Business, etc.)? (2) Is your company considered small under the NAICS code identified under this RFI? (3) Are you the manufacturer or distributor of the items being referenced above (or equivalent product/solution)? What is the manufacturing country of origin of these items? (4) If you're a small business and you are an authorized distributor/reseller for the items identified above (or equivalent product/solution), do you alter; assemble; modify; the items requested in any way? If you do, state how and what is altered; assembled; modified? (5) Does your company have a Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) contract with the General Services Administration (GSA) or the National Acquisition Center (NAC) or are you a contract holder with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement (SEWP) or any other federal contract? If so, please provide the contract type and number. (6) If you are an FSS GSA/NAC or NASA SEWP contract holder or other federal contract holder, are the referenced items/solutions available on your schedule/contract? (7) Please provide general pricing for your products/solutions for market research purposes. (8) Please submit your capabilities in regards to the salient characteristics being provided to establish capabilities for planning purposes. *** Submissions addressing Section (8) should show clear, compelling and convincing*** evidence that items meet all required salient characteristics. Responses to this notice shall be submitted via email to Susanne.Christen@va.gov, and reference "4FBO" should be included in the subject line of the email. Telephone responses shall not be accepted. Responses must be received no later than Thursday, September 1, 2016 at 10 a.m. Eastern Standard Time. If a solicitation is issued it shall be announced at a later date, and all interested parties must respond to that solicitation announcement separately from the responses to this RFI. Responses to this notice are not a request to be added to a prospective bidders list or to receive a copy of the solicitation.
 

Web Link

FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/VA/LBVANBC/VAMD/VA26216Q0917/listing.html)
 

Document(s)

Attachment
 

File Name: VA262-16-Q-0917 VA262-16-Q-0917.docx (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=2976725&FileName=VA262-16-Q-0917-000.docx)

Link: https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=2976725&FileName=VA262-16-Q-0917-000.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: VA San Diego Healthcare System;3350 La Jolla Village Drive;San Diego, CA

Zip Code: 92161
 

Record

SN04246707-W 20160901/160830234950-d9c7dbbc1e66b99f09f64e75aec6c35e (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

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