DOCUMENT
65 -- Positive Airway Pressure Devices and Accessories - Attachment
- Notice Date
- 9/22/2017
- Notice Type
- Attachment
- NAICS
- 339112
— Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs;Office of Acquisition Operations;Strategic Acquisition Center;10300 Spotsylvania Ave | STE 400;Fredericksburg VA 22408-2697
- ZIP Code
- 22408-2697
- Solicitation Number
- VA11917N0469
- Response Due
- 10/5/2017
- Archive Date
- 10/22/2017
- Point of Contact
- LeShanna Calahan
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI): The Department of Veteran Affairs (VA), Strategic Acquisition Center (SAC) is issuing this RFI to determine the availability of small business manufacturers capable of providing brand name or equal Positive Airway Pressure (PAP) devices and accessories (see attachment). DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Prosthetics Sensory Aid Service requires the acquisition PAP devices and accessories. The intent of this action is to streamline procurements of PAP devices and accessories across the VA. VHA manages the United States largest integrated healthcare system. Veterans healthcare is separated geographically into 21 Veterans Integrated Services Networks (VISNs) with approximately 150 VA Medical Centers (VAMCs), 820 outpatient clinics, and various other Federal facilities to include Community Living Centers (CLCs), Vet Centers and Domiciliary. Together these health care facilities, and the more than 53,000 independent licensed health care practitioners who work within them, provide comprehensive care to about 9.3 million enrolled Veterans. A projected 6.7 million Veterans are expected to use the system in 2017. SCOPE OF WORK: The requirement is for brand name or equal CPAP (Continuous Positive Airway Pressure), BiPAP (Bi-Level Positive Airway Pressure), VPAP (Variable Positive Airway Pressure) devices and accessories. PAPs are used throughout VA, through issue to the Veteran, for the treatment for moderate and severe sleep apnea and have been endorsed by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS: THERE IS NO SOLICITATION AT THIS TIME. This RFI does not constitute a Request for Quotes (RFQ) and/or Request for Proposals (RFP). Submission of any information in response to this RFI is purely voluntary. The Government assumes no financial responsibility for any costs incurred. VA email file size is limited to 6 MB. Do not compress (zip) RFI responses. VA Network Security Operations Center (NSOC) has temporarily blocked email attachments with the.zip extension as a mitigation measure against the ongoing world-wide ransomware event impacting many organizations. During this time,.zip file extensions will be permanently stripped from email traffic, and will not be recoverable. If your company has the potential capability to provide these products, please respond to this RFI as follows: Cover Sheet 1 page Please provide the following information: Company name, address, DUNS number, and web site. Point of contact to include e-mail address and telephone number. Business size (large or small as identified in System for Award Management). If small, please provide type of small business (SDVOSB, VOSB, 8(a), HUBZone, etc.). Capabilities Statement and Market Information 3 pages (excluding product literature) Please respond to the following questions by providing a Capabilities Statement and Market Information: Does your company have the capability to provide an uninterrupted supply of brand name or equal positive airway devices and accessories? Has your company provided these products to VA and/or another Government agency (enterprise-wide) in the past three years? If so, identify the following: Contract number/delivery order number; Contracting Officer/Contracting Specialist Name/Phone Number/Email; Period of Performance; and Scope (number and type of scooters provided). Identify the brand name or equal PAP device and accessories in column D of Attachment A Salient Characteristics manufactured by your company to include any product literature. RESPONSES: Responses are due via email to LeShanna.Calahan@va.gov (Contract Specialist) by noon EST October 5, 2017. 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. The Government is not obligated to provide comments to vendor submissions.
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- Attachment
- File Name: VA119-17-N-0469 VA119-17-N-0469_1.docx (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=3811822&FileName=VA119-17-N-0469-002.docx)
- Link: https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=3811822&FileName=VA119-17-N-0469-002.docx
- File Name: VA119-17-N-0469 Attachment A - Salient Characteristics PAPs.xlsx (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=3811823&FileName=VA119-17-N-0469-003.xlsx)
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- File Name: VA119-17-N-0469 VA119-17-N-0469_1.docx (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=3811822&FileName=VA119-17-N-0469-002.docx)
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