SOURCES SOUGHT
36 -- Dallas CMOP-Upgrade TCA & UUA
- Notice Date
- 4/22/2021 10:11:45 AM
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 332999
— All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- NATIONAL CMOP OFFICE (36C770) LEAVENWORTH KS 66048 USA
- ZIP Code
- 66048
- Solicitation Number
- 36C77021Q0396
- Response Due
- 5/13/2021 2:30:00 PM
- Archive Date
- 07/12/2021
- Point of Contact
- Larry Zaritz, Contracting Officer, Phone: 913-684-0156, Fax: N/A
- E-Mail Address
-
larry.zaritz@va.gov
(larry.zaritz@va.gov)
- Awardee
- null
- Description
- Page 2 of 2 PURPOSE: This is a Request for Information/Sources Sought announcement only. This is not a solicitation announcement. Requests for a solicitation will not receive a response. The NCO 15 Consolidated Mail Outpatient Pharmacy (CMOP) Contracting is issuing this Request for Information (RFI) to locate potential sources to upgrade the existing KNAPP automation and software for the Tablet Capsule Automation (TCA) and Unit of Use Automation (UUA) at the Dallas CMOP located in Lancaster Texas. The scope of the upgrade will include exchanging 260 of the 460 older KNAPP ATD 3100 TCA dispensers with 250 newer more advanced ATD KV5 versions. This effort will also include repurposing existing dispensers from high volume to mid and low volume dispensing, provide enhanced hardware support for the existing KNAPP TCA and KNAPP UUA dispensers. The TCA and UUA subsystem software will be upgraded from the end of Lifecyle/unsupported version Klass X WCS to Ki-Soft One and KiSoft SCADA that will provide one operating system for all KNAPP subsystems. This upgrade will maintain the standardization of equipment within each subsystem and it will require all KNAPP TCA and UUA subsystems be warrantied and supported under a single vendor contract. The Contractor must be authorized by KNAPP and have the experience necessary to upgrade KNAPP hardware and software. The Contractor must purchase the KNAPP products necessary to upgrade the hardware and software that are no longer unsupported or at end of life and arrange for delivery of such products to the Dallas CMOP. The Contractor must complete all upgrades without disruption of to CMOP production system. SUMMARY: The NCO 15 CMOP Contracting is conducting market research to gain knowledge of potential qualified sources that can meet the requirements of the program. Offers are not being solicited at this time. The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this request for information. Please answer all of the following questions: Is your company currently licensed or certified to service KNAPP hardware and software? Does your company have past performance that would show your company s experience upgrading KNAPP hardware and software to include the installation and maintenance of ATD 3100 Dispensers, KV5 Dispensers, Klass X WCS, Ki-Soft One and Ki-Soft SCADA? Examples of work shall include, but are not limited to, Scope of Work, Dollar Value, timeline and a detailed explanation to show how for your company coordinated the upgrades with KNAPP. List any other KNAPP equipment and software that your company is currently authorized to install and service. Does your company have experience upgrading TCA and UUA systems in a live environment without disruption to production? Can your company provide a one-year service agreement and warranty to cover the upgrades? If intending to subcontract or enter into any sort of partnering agreement, is your partnering company currently authorized by KNAPP to service hardware and software? What percentage of work will your partnering company be doing? Any responses to this RFI must include answers to all of the above questions in order to adequately assess the capabilities of the marketplace in relation to the requirements of this procurement. When responding please include your company s DUNS number. Interested sources may respond to this notice via email to larry.zaritz@va.gov, on or before May 13th 2021, 4:30 pm. CDT. This Request for Information does not obligate VA to the release of a solicitation.
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Dallas Consolidated Mailout Pharmacy(CMOP) 2962 S. Longhorn Dr., Lancaster, TX 75134-2118, USA
- Zip Code: 75134-2118
- Country: USA
- Zip Code: 75134-2118
- Record
- SN05981061-F 20210424/210422230119 (samdaily.us)
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