SOURCES SOUGHT
65 -- HRIM Catheters
- Notice Date
- 3/3/2021 5:41:33 AM
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 339112
— Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- 256-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 16 (36C256) RIDGELAND MS 39157 USA
- ZIP Code
- 39157
- Solicitation Number
- 36C25621Q0494
- Response Due
- 3/10/2021 2:00:00 PM
- Archive Date
- 03/12/2021
- Point of Contact
- Ayanna S Hamilton, Ayanna Hamilton, Phone: 713-791-1414
- E-Mail Address
-
Ayanna.Hamilton@va.gov
(Ayanna.Hamilton@va.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- SDVOSBC Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Set-Aside (FAR 19.14)
- Awardee
- null
- Description
- Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 16 - HOUSTON In Support of the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center (MEDVAMC) REQUEST FOR INFORMATION 36C25621Q0494 Catheters BACKROUND The Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center (MEDVAMC) in support to the GI Department is requesting to purchase brand name or equal to Mono Scan Eso Z Catheters for our current Monosan system. These catheters are used for high resolution impedance manometry (HRIM). These specific catheters are used to diagnose esophageal motility disorders in patients who clinically present with symptoms of dysphagia or non-cardiac chest pain. The catheters are also used routinely perform HRIM studies in all patients being considered for antireflux surgery or bariatric surgery or Heller myotomy surgery. SALIENT CHARACTERISTICS Mono Scan Eso Z Catheters for the current Manoscan System. Manoscan Esc Z Cath 2ea HRM Catheter Extended warranty 2 ea Scope The Contractor shall provide all necessary services including setup, configuration, database transfer and installation to get the specified equipment working properly. The Contractor shall provide all necessary training to the designated VA employees on how to use the installed equipment after completion of installation. The equipment, all of its accessories, and supplies that come with the equipment shall be brand new. TESTING AND CERTIFICATION Upon completing installation of the system, the Contractor shall notify the COR in writing that the system is ready for acceptance testing, and that it meets all requirements as specified. Submission of this notification of system readiness shall be accomplished by the contractor prior to the beginning of the scheduled Government Acceptance Test. WARRANTY REPAIR SERVICE One year of support and software maintenance is included. DELIVERY LOCATION Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center 2002 Holcombe Boulevard Houston, TX 77030 Att: Temenit Asgedom GI Suite (3A-300) END OF SATEMENT OF WORK REQUESTED RESPONSES: The intent of this Request for Information is to establish sources to define the procurement strategy (e.g set-aside, sole source, unrestricted) for a solicitation that VA intends to post soon. Interested contractors are requested to respond in accordance with the following: Please respond to this RFI if you can provide the exact brand name products listed in the table in the background section above. In the response please cite your business size status. If you have an existing GSA or VA, Federal Supply Schedule contract, please include the contract details in your response. DISTRIBUTORS: You must provide proof that you are an authorized distributor. VA does not accept grey market items. Please respond to this RFI if you can provide supplies that may be determined EQUIVALENT to the products listed in the table in the background section above. Please provide details on the proposed EQUIVALENT products such as Manufacturer Name, Part Number, and Description. If you have an existing GSA or VA, Federal Supply Schedule contract, please include the contract details in your response. DISTRIBUTORS: You must provide proof that you are an authorized distributor. VA does not accept grey market items. Please note that VA is particularly interested in determining the availability of Small Business Manufacturers. If your company is a small business manufacturer of potentially equivalent items, please respond to this RFI. Vendors are requested to submit estimated market research pricing with their responses. The estimated pricing will be considered when determining the procurement strategy for the future solicitation. (e.g. if CO determines that capable small businesses cannot provide fair and reasonable pricing, then the solicitation will not be set-aside). Please note that if no responses to this notice are received, from either authorized distributors of the cited brand name nor from manufacturers marketing a potentially equivalent brand, then this action will be sole sourced to the manufacturer cited in the Background section above. CONTACT INFORMATION AND RESPONSE DUE DATE: Please email all responses to Ayanna.Hamilton@va.gov. Please respond to this RFI no later than 03/10/2021. DISCLAIMER: This RFI is issued solely for informational and planning purposes and does not constitute a solicitation. Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Department of Veterans Affairs to form a binding contract. Respondents are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this RFI.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Department of Veterans Affairs Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center 2002 Holcombe BLVD Houston TX 77030, USA
- Zip Code: 77030
- Country: USA
- Zip Code: 77030
- Record
- SN05932606-F 20210305/210303230117 (samdaily.us)
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