SOURCES SOUGHT
65 -- Cardiac Monitoring system
- Notice Date
- 2/28/2023 1:19:03 PM
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 334510
— Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- 262-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 22 (36C262) Gilbert AZ 85297 USA
- ZIP Code
- 85297
- Solicitation Number
- 36C26223Q0645
- Response Due
- 3/6/2023 10:00:00 AM
- Archive Date
- 04/15/2023
- Point of Contact
- Ositadima Ndubizu, Contract Specialist Intern, Phone: (562) 766-2252
- E-Mail Address
-
ositadima.ndubizu@va.gov
(ositadima.ndubizu@va.gov)
- Awardee
- null
- Description
- This is a SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT ONLY. It is neither a solicitation announcement nor a request for proposals or quotes and does not obligate the Government to award a contract. Responses to this sources sought notice must be in writing. The purpose of this sources sought announcement is for market research to make appropriate acquisition decisions and to gain knowledge of potential businesses interested and capable of providing the services described below. VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System located at 11301 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90073 is seeking a contractor to provide cardiac arrhythmia monitoring equipment and services for diagnosing patients and monitoring the efficiency of treatment of patients in the Cardiology Section of the Department of Medicine. Salient Characteristics of an Ambulatory ECG Monitoring System, Web-based Clinical Reporting Module, cardiac arrhythmia monitoring equipment and services are as follows: Mobile Cardiac Outpatient Telemetry Holter device and monitoring Extended 14-day Holter monitoring Provide Education regarding the set-up and continuous wearing of the device along with 24/7 technical support that will be offered on the phone Technical reading of the device along with a comprehensive report that is available online and will be interpreted by the medical staff at GLA. Algorithm with rate, rhythm, AF with P-wave analysis, and QRS morphology. Auto-Trigger technology which offers ECG monitoring that is programmed to recognize rhythms such as atrial fibrillation, tachycardia, bradycardia, ventricular tachycardia, and asystole Automatically records the patient's ECG, independent of the patient physically activating the device The contractor shall be accredited by the Joint Commission Device Service: Event monitor: Non-Looping, Looping including Auto Trigger, and Wireless Transmission report, urgent report, weekly report (wireless Event only), and End of Service report options shall be made available as requested online. For wireless Event patients, wireless Event reports shall be made available by the contractor. Provide access to patient reporting 24 hours a day at the physician s or authorized representative s convenience through password protection Daily reports shall be made available online while patient is wearing the device Send out ECG alert and an Urgent Report with the date is prepared for physician evaluation Each day a Daily Report shall be presented that includes all the data for the prior 24 hours, including AF burden and AF reporting if applicable Have End of Service Summary Report be available in 3-5 days. Access to the data from the website is limited to the physicians and/or any other authorized representative responsible for evaluating the data Alert using service in 2 days for ECG data evaluation Devices shall be tested and certified by the Biomedical department. The associated web based application has been evaluated secure by IRMS and the Security office. This web site is also accredited by Health and Human Services Holter monitor characteristics: 1 channel, 2 Leads Continuously ECG recording up to 14 days Provision for an extended monitoring report for a concise and accurate summary of findings. ECG data is prospectively analyzed by Certified Cardiac Technicians (CCT) and Certified Rhythm Analysis Technicians (CRAT). Prospective scanning provides improved diagnostic yields compared to retrospective analysis. Small, lightweight (<1 ounce) Simple hook-up process No battery change or charge required Must have the ability to detect slow Atrial Fibrillation as well as higher rate Atrial Fibrillation, because slow Atrial Fibrillation has ambiguous symptoms The following equipment shall be provided by the contractor to patients using the extended holter monitor: Equipment Supplies Information Misc Holter Monitor ECG Prep Kit Patient Education Guide Self-addressed, post-paid envelope to mail back the monitor, lead wires and patient diary to contractor Patient Diary Return Instructions Must have a quality assurance and maintenance program to ensure that all provided equipment is maintained in accordance with the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) specifications and care and maintenance of all equipment is per JC standards . If you are interested and are capable of providing the required service(s) please provide the following information. (1) Company Name, Address, Point of Contact (2) 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. (3) Is your company considered small under the NAICS code 334510? (4) 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 type and number. (5) If you are an FSS GSA/NAC or other federal contract holder, are the referenced items/solutions available on your schedule/contract? (6) Please provide general pricing for your products/solutions for market research purposes. (7) Please submit a capability statement that addresses qualifications and verifies ability to perform work described above. The Government is not obligated to nor will it pay for or reimburse any costs associated with responding to this sources sought announcement. This notice shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract, nor does it restrict the Government to a particular acquisition approach. The Government will in no way be bound to this information if any solicitation is issued. The VA is mandated by Public Law 109-461 to consider a total set-aside for Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses. However, if there are insufficient Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business responses, an alternate set-aside or full and open competition may be determined. No sub-contracting opportunity is anticipated. The North American Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 334510 (1,250 employees). Responses to this notice shall be submitted via email to Ositadima.ndubizu@va.gov. Telephone responses will not be accepted. Responses must be received no later than 03/06/2023 10:00 AM PST. After review of the responses to this sources sought announcement, a solicitation may be published on the FedBizOpps or GSA eBuy websites. Responses to this sources sought announcement will not be considered adequate responses to the solicitation. All interested offerors must respond to the solicitation in addition to responding to this sources sought announcement. Prospective bidders must be authorized re-sellers in order to participate in the solicitation process. Notice to potential offerors: All offerors who provide goods or services to the United States Federal Government must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov. Additionally, all Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses or Veteran Owned Small Businesses must be registered with the Department of Veterans Affairs Center for Veterans Enterprise VetBiz Registry located at www.vip.vetbiz.gov
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System 11301 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles 90073, USA
- Zip Code: 90073
- Country: USA
- Zip Code: 90073
- Record
- SN06604518-F 20230302/230228230113 (samdaily.us)
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