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Special Notice
Request for Information Only
The Department of Veterans Affairs, NCO20 is looking for sources of the following.
STATEMENT OF WORK/SALIENT CHARACTERISTICS
Department of Veterans Affairs
Spokane VA Medical Center
Overview: Spokane VAMC requires Prospective contractors to provide the following 24 each Zoll R Series Plus Defibrillator. Brand Name or Equal per FAR 52.211-6 Brand Name or Equal to Zoll Medical Corporation.
CLIN
Item Number
Description
QTY
1
305200052013110013
R Series Plus Defibrillator
24
2
8019-0535-01
SurePower Rechargeable Lithium lon
Battery Pack
26
3
8050-0030-01
SurePower Charging Station 4 Charging bays
1
4
8000-0609-01
RescueNet Code Review
1
Objective: Our objective is to provide Spokane VAMC with necessary equipment to provide the best care for our veterans.
Salient Characteristics
The Government requires the following characteristics to be met:
FDA approval
FDA clearance
Operating time greater than or equal to 6 hours
Recharge time less than or equal to 4 hours
Weight less than 7 kg
Removable lithium ion battery
Has a summary feature
Must provide CPR support with real-time visual and audio feedback
Monitor the following:
Compression rate
Compression depth
Chest compression fraction
Number of ventilations
Notification of leaning
Rectilinear biphasic waveform
40ms noninvasive pacing waveform
Automated readiness testing
Must provide mainstream and sidestream EtCO2
Save all event data and capable of interfacing with Cerner
FIPS 140-2 compliant
GREY MARKET REQUIREMENTS
(a) Gray market items are Original Equipment Manufacturer s (OEM) goods sold through unauthorized channels in direct competition with authorized distributors. This procurement is for new OEM medical supplies, medical equipment and/or services contracts for maintenance of medical equipment (i.e. replacement parts) for VA Medical Centers. No remanufactures or gray market items will be acceptable.
(b) Vendor shall be an OEM, authorized dealer, authorized distributor or authorized reseller for the proposed medical supplies, medical equipment and/or services contracts for maintenance of medical equipment (i.e. replacement parts), verified by an authorization letter or other documents from the OEM, such that the OEM s warranty and service are provided and maintained by the OEM. All software licensing, warranty and service associated with the medical supplies, medical equipment and/or services contracts for maintenance of medical equipment shall be in accordance with the OEM terms and conditions.
(c) The delivery of gray market items to the VA in the fulfillment of an order/award constitutes a breach of contract. Accordingly, the VA reserves the right enforce any of its contractual remedies. This includes termination of the contract or, solely at the VA s election, allowing the Vendor to replace, at no cost to the Government, any remanufactured or gray market item(s) delivered to a VA medical facility upon discovery of such items.
This is not a request for competitive quotes; however, any firm that believes it can meet these requirements vendor may give written notification to the Contracting Officer within 6 days from the date of the publication of this synopsis.
Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government. Only authorized representatives of the manufacturer will be considered. Equipment must be new, no used or refurbished equipment accepted. Responses are due by 07/05/2019 5:00 pm PST.
In accordance with FAR and VAAR Part 8 and/or 13, this notice document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-95, 19 Jan
2017. The North America Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) is 334510. Business
Size Standard is 1250 Employees.
Contracting Office Address:
Department of Veterans Affairs
NCO 20 Acquisitions
5115 NE 82nd Ave Suite 203
Vancouver, WA 98662
Contracting POC
Gregory Watson
360-553-7602
gregory.watson2@va.gov
DISCLAIMER
This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation. All information received in response to this RFI that is marked as proprietary will be handled accordingly. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this RFI.
Gregory Watson
gregoory.watson2@va.gov
Contract Specialist
