SOURCES SOUGHT
65 -- Echonous Bladder System on AI Station 2 This is not a request for quote.
- Notice Date
- 4/8/2021 11:14:07 AM
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 339112
— Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- 244-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 4 (36C244) PITTSBURGH PA 15215 USA
- ZIP Code
- 15215
- Solicitation Number
- 36C24421Q0552
- Response Due
- 4/16/2021 12:00:00 PM
- Archive Date
- 04/26/2021
- Point of Contact
- Allan Tabliago, Contract Specialist, Phone: 215-823-5800 x203443
- E-Mail Address
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allan.tabliago@va.gov
(allan.tabliago@va.gov)
- Awardee
- null
- Description
- THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ONLY. This Request for Information (RFI) is intended for information and planning purposes only at this time; and shall not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation on the part of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Because this is a Request for Information announcement, no evaluation letters and/or results will be issued to the respondents. No solicitation exists. Therefore, do not request a copy of a solicitation. See instructions on page 5. Echonous Bladder System on AI Station 2 INTRODUCTION/BACKGROUND: a. VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System (VAPHS) owns several bladder scanners that are reaching the end of their lifecycle and need to be replaced. The bladder scanners will be replaced in groups in order to prevent all the bladder scanners from reaching the end of their lifecycle in the future. VAPHS requires the purchase of three (3) Bladder Scanner units. Surgical Service requires them for the Urology Clinic. The purchase will include three (3) bladder scanners, mobile stands, probes, clinical and technical training, labor required to assemble the units and any other accessories associated with the product to make it a fully functional unit. MAJOR REQUIREMENTS: The Contractor/ Vendor must complete the following tasks to meet the needs of this acquisition: Line Number Product Code Description Qty 0001 SIGNOSTICS-P006026 ECHONOUS BLADDER SYSTEM ON AI STATION II 3 (1) Specifications Device must be FDA approved Quantity: 3 units General Characteristics: The unit must have a bladder scan measurement capacity of 0-999 mL Minimum Accuracy: 0-100 mL accuracy is +/- 10mL Greater than 100 mL accuracy is +/- 10% iii. Taking a bladder scan is not to be contraindicated in patients who are pregnant or obese. Unit Power Requirements Must have a rechargeable battery 1. Must be lithium-ion batteries Minimum 12-hour battery life 1. Assuming an average operation of 4 x 1-minute scans per hour Storage/Memory i. Ability to store at least 600 scans Portability i. Each bladder scanner must come on portable stand ii. Stands must have the ability to store ultrasound gel, probes, and cleaning supplies iii. The portable stand must have locking casters iv. The portable stand must be able to be adjusted for height Probe/Scanning Head i. The bladder scanner must have a wired probe 1. Wireless probes and/or hand-held scanners are not acceptable. ii. The bladder scanner probe must be a solid-state probe (not containing moving parts) Display Simultaneous display of image and numerical values on screen The unit must display ultrasound imagery The unit must be able to display the outline of the bladder for easy identification and guidance The user must be able to edit/adjust the bladder outline for further accuracy. iv. The unit must be able to provide pubic bone detection for easy identification and guidance v. The unit must have a colored LCD Screen 1. Minimum display dimensions 43 square inches. Feedback Mechanisms i. The unit must have both auditory and visual feedback mechanisms ii. The feedback mechanism must direct staff toward a more optimal probe placement iii. The unit must be able to provide explanations for improper errors/misplacement associated with a failed bladder scan Cleanability i. Unit must be able to be cleaned with PDI Wipes and sodium hypochlorite bleach wipes Upgradeability i. The unit must be capable of upgrading to other functions like ultrasound and vascular imaging. Training Vendor must be available to provide 36-hours of clinical training The training would be broken down over two days and could be subject to varying shift times. Technical training must be provided to Biomedical Engineering Staff At least 2 copies of the user manual/instructions-for-use will be proved to the Biomedical Engineering department. The unit must have onboard training showing proper use of the product Maintenance The system must require no annual preventative maintenance according to the manufacturers specifications. Warranty The system must have at minimum a 5-year warranty Assembly The contractor/vendor will assemble all the units upon delivery of the units at no additional cost The Government and the Contractor understand and agree that the services to be delivered under this contract by the Contractor to the Government are non-personal services and the parties recognize and agree that no employer-employee or master-servant relationships exist or will exist under the contract between the Government and the Contractor s employees. POINT OF CONTACT (POC): The identified POC and technical representative for this acquisition is: Name: Andrea Thomas Phone Number: 412-277-1078 Email: andrea.thomas55@va.gov ""No Government personnel, other than the Contracting Officer, have the authority to change or alter these requirements. The COR shall clarify technical points or supply relevant technical information, but no requirements in this scope of work may be altered as a sole result of such verbal clarification."" REPORTS/DELIVERABLES: Delivery confirmation of equipment and commodities will be made through the Logistics Department of the VAPHS (646). This will include documentation of receipt and assignment of a facility based EE number for identification and tracking purposes. Delivery confirmation of non-equipment/ commodities acquisitions is the responsibility of the receiving Facility and/ or Service. Request for Information Instructions 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 mentioned above. Responses to this RFI should include company name, address, point of contact, phone number, and point of contact e-mail, DUNS Number, Cage Code, size of business pursuant to North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) 339112 (size standard of 1000 employees). Please answer the following questions: 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.)? Is your company considered small under the NAICS code identified under this RFI? Are you the manufacturer, distributor, or an equivalent solution to the items being referenced above? If not, can you provide additional information shown below. This is to confirm compliance with the non-manufacturer rule IAW 13 CFR 121.406(b) Nonmanufacturers. Does your company exceed 500 employees; Primarily engaged in the retail or wholesale trade and normally sells the type of item being supplied; Take ownership or possession of the item(s) with its personnel, equipment or facilities in a manner consistent with industry practice; Obtained an individual or class waiver? If you are a large business, do you have any designated distributors? If so, please provide their company name, telephone, point of Contact and size status (if available). If you re a small business and you are an authorized distributor/reseller for the items identified above or an equivalent solution, do you alter; assemble; modify; the items requested in any way? If you do, state how and what is altered; assembled; modified? If you intend to subcontract any work on this contract, what portion of the total cost will be self-performed/will be performed by your organization? Please provide estimated detailed percentage breakdowns related to subcontracted work and completion of job. Does your company have an FSS contract with GSA or the NAC or are you a contract holder with any other federal contract? If so, please provide the contract number. If you are an FSS GSA/NAC contract holder or other federal contract holder, are the items/solution you are providing information for available on your schedule/contract? General pricing of your products/solution is encouraged. Pricing will be used for the purpose of market research only. It will not be used to evaluate for any type of award. Please submit your capabilities in regard to the salient characteristics detailed above and any information pertaining to equal to items to establish capabilities for planning purposes? Please review salient characteristics/statement of work (if applicable) and provide feedback or suggestions. If none, please reply as N/A. Please provide your DUNS number. This RFI will be conducted in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13. Telephone responses will not be accepted. Responses must be received via e-mail to allan.tabliago@va.gov no later than, 3:00 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST) on April 16, 2021. This notice will help the VA in determining available potential sources only. Do not contact VA Medical Center staff regarding this requirement, as they are not authorized to discuss this matter related to this procurement action. All questions will be addressed by the Contracting Specialist, Allan Tabliago. All firms responding to this Request for Information are advised that their response is not a request for proposal, therefore will not be considered for a contract award. If a solicitation is issued, information will be posted on the beta.sam web site for all qualified interested parties at a later date and interested parties must respond to the solicitation to be considered for award. This notice does not commit the government to contract for any supplies or services. The government will not pay for any information or administrative cost incurred in response to this Request for Information. Information will only be accepted in writing by e-mail to Contracting Officer at allan.tabliago@va.gov. 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. Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this RFI. End of Document
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- Address: VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System University Drive C Building 1, Pittsburgh 15250-1003
- Zip Code: 15250-1003
- Zip Code: 15250-1003
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