SOURCES SOUGHT
65 -- Haag-Streit Slit lamps
- Notice Date
- 8/6/2021 1:18:12 PM
- 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
- 36C25621Q1661
- Response Due
- 8/16/2021 8:00:00 PM
- Archive Date
- 08/18/2021
- Point of Contact
- Ayanna S Hamilton, Ayanna Hamilton, Phone: 713-791-1414
- E-Mail Address
-
Ayanna.Hamilton@va.gov
(Ayanna.Hamilton@va.gov)
- 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 36C25621Q1661 STATEMENT OF WORK OPHTHALMIC EXAM LANE(S) UNIT Purpose The Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center (MEDVAMC) is requesting to purchase five (5) replacement Haag-Streit Beam splitters 50/50 for BQ900 Slit Lamp and 5 replacement Haag-Streit Short Observer Tube w/eyepiece for BQ 900 Slit Lamp for the Eye Clinic. The Haag-Streit Beam Slitters 50/50 and Haag-Streit Short Observer Tube w/eyepiece are two attachments that are utilized with all funduscopic eye exams for diagnostic purposes as well for professional colleagues to allow teach students, residents and health technicians to participate in the fundus examination. Scope Contractor shall supply, install, and provide all required electrical interfacing so all ophthalmic equipment operates as one unit. The contractor shall provide training to all staff members (and staff support members) who will be utilizing these ophthalmic exam lanes at no additional cost to the U.S. government. Required Equipment All products must meet all salient characteristics defined in this section. If other than brand name (Or Equal/Equivalent/Substitute Products) are to be provided then the contractor shall furnish catalog, part number, and the characteristics of the substitute item that are equivalent to the brand name. Other documents may also be required in order to clearly describe the item(s) so that it/they can be evaluated by the end user. (Items otherwise equal may not satisfy the requirement due to differences in material composition, size, environmental application, etc). Salient Characteristics The beam splitter can permanently be left on the slit lamp for diagnostic purposes giving full 100% light to the oculars. For use with video or second observer tube there is a choice of either 50/50% or 70/30% the latter giving more light to the camera, thus an even better image. The Haag Streit Short Observer Tube is the second observer tube monocular and takes place in the right or left-hand side of the beam path of the stereomicroscope depending on the slit lamp connection. Item # Description/Part Number* Qty 0001 Haag-Streit Beam Splitter 50/50 for BQ 900 Slit Lamp (09007.10.50/50) 5 0002 Haag-Streit Short Observer Tube with Eyepiece for BQ 900 Slit Lamp (09007.7) 5 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS The equipment shall be compatible with the equipment, infrastructure, and supplies already in use in the MEDVAMC Eye Clinic exam lanes. Contractor shall provide a projected schedule in terms of days from the time of award addressing (at a minimum) the following milestones: verification that all system quantities and configurations are accurate; manufacture/assembly of all parts and/or equipment; delivery to identified location; and complete installation of hardware. TRAINING Contractor shall provide comprehensive training on the use of the equipment for the operating clinicians. This training program shall include at the minimum the following: (i) Technical Training, (ii) Operational Training, and (iii) Hardware and Software Troubleshooting. Training shall occur onsite during normal business hours, 8:00am-4:30pm, Monday through Friday. Competency assessments shall be provided with the training. Contractor shall provide technical training for two biomedical engineering personnel. The cost for this training and all training related expenses such as travel, lodging, and other expenses are included in the contract price. This training shall cover the preventative maintenance, troubleshooting, and general maintenance of the equipment. Training shall allow for classroom instruction as well as individual hands on programming, troubleshooting and diagnostics exercises. Competency assessments shall be provided with the training. TESTING AND CERTIFICATION Upon installation of each piece of equipment in 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. GOVERNMENT ACCEPTANCE TEST Contractor shall perform the Government Acceptance Test in the presence of the Contracting Officer s Representative (COR) and designated Ophthalmology Staff for proof-of-performance. Upon completing the Government Acceptance Test successfully, Contractor shall document the success of this Government Acceptance Test on Contractor s company form which will be certified by the COR s signature as an evidence of Government Acceptance of the referenced piece of equipment. A copy of this document shall be furnished to the COR and the Contracting Officer before Contractor s Representative at the end of each testing. Delivery Location: Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center 2002 Holcombe Boulevard Houston, TX 77030 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 08/16/2021. 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
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