SOURCES SOUGHT
65 -- Vocera Communication System
- Notice Date
- 3/4/2022 11:50:10 AM
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 334290
— Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- 256-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 16 (36C256) RIDGELAND MS 39157 USA
- ZIP Code
- 39157
- Solicitation Number
- 36C25622Q0560
- Response Due
- 3/9/2022 8:00:00 PM
- Archive Date
- 03/14/2022
- 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 Overton Brooks VA Medical Center (OBVAMC) REQUEST FOR INFORMATION 36C25622Q0560 STATEMENT OF WORK Vocera Communication System Background: The Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center (MEDVAMC) is looking to purchase Vocera Communication System for our Inpatient Pharmacy Section. This equipment is needed to maintain communication with all staff to better assist with patient care. Supply Specifications Requirements: Suggested Manufacturer Brand Name; VOCERA or approved EQUIAL as listed below: The following components are needed for the areas specified below. Item # Description/Part Number* Qty 220-01576 B3000n, Dual-Band, White Badge 30 261-01948 B3000n, FIPS 140-2 Device License 30 230-02008 B3000, Charger, 8-Bay, NA 4 230-01925 B3000 Series Battery, White 60 230-01995 B3000, Double-Breakaway Lanyard 1 230-01985 B3000, Universal Clip, 25-Pack 2 920-01793 Warranty, B3000 / B3000n, 2-Year 30 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 03/09/2022. 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
- SN06258193-F 20220306/220304230105 (samdaily.us)
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