SOURCES SOUGHT
R -- Temporary Sterile Processing Technicians Staffing
- Notice Date
- 6/8/2021 8:23:37 AM
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 561320
— Temporary Help Services
- Contracting Office
- 242-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 02 (36C242) ALBANY NY 12208 USA
- ZIP Code
- 12208
- Solicitation Number
- 36C24221Q0982
- Response Due
- 6/15/2021 2:00:00 PM
- Archive Date
- 09/22/2021
- Point of Contact
- Safa Shleiwet, Contracting Officer, Phone: (718) 741-4766
- E-Mail Address
-
safa.shleiet@va.gov
(safa.shleiet@va.gov)
- Awardee
- null
- Description
- The Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 2 is issuing this source sought synopsis as a means of conducting market research to identify parties having an interest in and the resources providing Temporary Sterile Processing Technicians Staffing for 120 workdays at the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), VA New York Harbor Healthcare System. SPS (Manhattan Campus, 423 East 23rd Street, New York, NY 10010 / Brooklyn Campus, 800 Poly Place, Brooklyn, NY 11209). The result of this market research will contribute to determining the method of procurement. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to this procurement is 561320. The Sterile Processing Service (SPS) is to provide the operating room (OR), various medical and surgical clinics, dental service procedure areas, inpatient units, departments, CBOCs, etc. with sterilized and/or high-level disinfected (HLD) critical and semi-critical reusable medical equipment (RME) such as surgical instruments, instrument trays and flexible endoscopes. The contract sterile processing technician reprocesses (disassembles, cleans, decontaminates, assembles, high-level disinfects or sterilizes) critical and semi-critical RMEs in accordance with manufacturer s instructions for use, The Joint Commission (TJC) standards, VA directives (e.g., VHA Directive 1116), VA handbooks, American National Standards Institute (ANSI)/Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) ST79 standards, International Association of Healthcare Central Service Material Management (IAHCSMM) standards, Association of Peri-Operative Registered Nurses (AORN) guidelines, Center for Disease Control (CDC) guidelines, OSHA regulations, and local VA SPS and Infection Control policies and procedures. The Sterile Processing Services at VA NYHHS are ISO 9001 certified and must meet all requirements accordingly. The contract technician requires extensive knowledge of the complete range of surgical instrumentation, surgical tray assemblies, manufacturer s maintenance requirements, disposable and reusable medical supplies and equipment, and patient care equipment. Operates sophisticated decontamination and sterilization equipment, as well as computers, scanners, software (e.g., RTLS), websites (e.g., JPSR for incident reporting), share points (e.g., eQMS), etc. necessary to perform needed duties. The contract technician will not have access to patient health information (PHI) as part of his/her assigned duties, but will need access to VA NYHHS computer system, share points, etc. to document his/her work. See attached Statement of work. THERE IS NO SOLICITATION AT THIS TIME. This request for capability information does not constitute a request for proposals; submission of any information in response to this market survey is purely voluntary; the government assumes no financial responsibility for any costs incurred. If your organization has the potential capacity to perform these contract services, please provide the following information: Organization name, DUNS number, address, email address, Web site address, telephone number, and socioeconomic status of the organization. Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) and Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB) must be verified at https://www.vip.vetbiz.gov. If significant subcontracting or teaming is anticipated in order to deliver technical capability, organizations should address the administrative and management structure of such arrangements. The government will evaluate market information to ascertain potential market capacity to 1) provide services consistent in scope and scale with those described in this notice and otherwise anticipated; 2) secure and apply the full range of corporate financial, human capital, and technical resources required to successfully perform similar requirements; 3) implement a successful project management plan that includes: compliance; cost containment; meeting and tracking performance; and risk mitigation; and 4) provide services under a performance based service acquisition contract. Submission Instructions: interested parties who consider themselves qualified to perform the above-listed services are invited to submit a response to this Sources Sought Notice by June 15, 2021 at 5:00 PM EST. All responses under this Sources Sought Notice must be emailed to safa.shleiwet@va.gov
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: VA New York Harbor Healthcare System Manhattan Campus, VA NYHHS 423 East 23rd Street, New York, NY 10010
- Record
- SN06025775-F 20210610/210608230109 (samdaily.us)
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