36C24425Q0490 - Surgical Stretcherss - SSN.pdf

Sources Sought Notice

*= Required Field Sources Sought Notice

SUBJECT* Surgical Stretchers - Pittsburgh VAMC

GENERAL INFORMATION

CONTRACTING OFFICE’S ZIP CODE* 18711

SOLICITATION NUMBER* 36C24425Q0490

RESPONSE DATE/TIME/ZONE 03-24-2025 16:00 EASTERN TIME, NEW YORK, USA

ARCHIVE 60 DAYS AFTER THE RESPONSE DATE

RECOVERY ACT FUNDS N

SET-ASIDE

PRODUCT SERVICE CODE* 6515

NAICS CODE* 339113

CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS Department of Veterans Affairs

Network Contracting Office 4 Wilkes-Barre VAMC 1111 East End Blvd Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711

POINT OF CONTACT* Contract Specialist Olivia Osborne olivia.osborne@va.gov Commodities 1

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

ADDRESS Pittsburgh VA Medical Center

University Drive C.

Pittsburgh PA

POSTAL CODE 15240

COUNTRY USA

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

AGENCY’S URL

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AGENCY CONTACT’S EMAIL ADDRESS

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This is Not a Solicitation Announcement. This is a Request for Information Only.

This Request for Information (RFI) is intended for information and planning purposes only at this time; and shall not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation on the part of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Since this is Request for Information announcement, no evaluation letters and/or results will be issued to respondents. No solicitation exits. Therefore, do no request a copy of a solicitation.

The Department of Veterans Affairs VISN 4, Network Contracting Office 4 (NCO 4), is seeking information and potential qualified/verified Businesses capable of meeting requirement and salient characteristics below to provide the Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Healthcare System(VAPHS) with five (5) Brand Name or Equal – Stryker – Ophthalmic Surgery Stretcher

STATEMENT OF NEED (SON)

Pittsburgh VA Medical Center (646)

Surgery Stretcher

1. Title of the project:

Surgery Stretcher

2. Background:

The Pittsburgh VA Medical Center has a Firm-Fixed Price new requirement for five (5) Brand Name or Equal – Stryker – Ophthalmic Surgery Stretcher to replace end of life cycle current stretchers.

The updated surgery stretchers for Surgical Services will provide comfort and support for veterans being transferred to and from procedures such as lumbar pain injections and eye surgeries. These units will need to be able to maneuver throughout tight spaces in the Surgical wings. The current stretchers have reached life expectancy and requires replacement due to age and consistent failure.

3. Salient Characteristics:

Comfort Mattress.

Must have Oxygen Bottle Holder.

Dual Pneumatic Backrest.

Dual Hydraulic Pedestals.

Dual Side Hydraulic Controls.

Fold-down Siderails.

At least four (4) IV Receptacles.

Central-locking brakes with foot-end brake and steer pedal.

Hands-Free Trendelenburg.

Integrated Storage Tray with Oxygen Bottle Holder.

Retractable fifth wheel for steering.

Rubber Bumpers.

Stationary Foot-End Litter.

Uni-Lower Pedal.

Patient Surface at least: 26” x 87” Overall Width: < 31.5” Overall Length: < 90” Litter Positioning:

i. Backrest: 0-90 Degrees

ii. Knee Gatch: 0 – 30 Degrees

Weight Capacity at least: 400 lbs.

Dual-Articulation, Enhanced Clearance Headpiece.

Brand Name or Equal – Stryker – Ophthalmic Surgery Stretcher

Part# Description Qty Unit 5051-000-000 Ophthalmic Stretcher 5 EA 5051-027-000 400lbs Weight Capacity 5 INCLUDED 5050-025-000 Swing Down Siderails 5 INCLUDED 5050-032-000 Independent Leg Adjustable Footrest 5 INCLUDED 1069-181-000 3” Ultra Comfort Concave Headpiece 5 EA 5050-075-000 Tethered IV Pole 5 EA 5051-001-901 5051 DPM Label 5 INCLUDED 003-601-9963 Specification Label 5 INCLUDED

003-601-9963 21 CFR 5 INCLUDED

5051-043-003 3” x 24” U.C. Mattress 5 INCLUDED 5051-070-010 Red Labels and Bumpers 5 INCLUDED 9000-900-900 Unboxed Packaging 1.00 INCLUDED

4. Delivery and installation:

All items must be FOB Destination to the following location:

Pittsburgh VA Medical Center Attn: (VA Purchase Order #) University Drive C. Room 2A118 Pittsburgh, PA 15240 Monday – Friday from 8:00am – 3:00pm (excluding federal holidays)

Responses to this RFI should include company name, address, point of contact, phone number, and point of contact e-mail, UEI Number, Cage Code, size of business pursuant to North American Industry Classification code (NAICS) 339113 – Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing, The Small Business Size Standard for this NAICS code is 800 employees.

Please answer the following questions:

(1) Please indicate the size status and representations of your business in accordance with the NAICS code 339113, 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.)

(2) Is the required equipment available on a Federal Supply Schedule or Government Wide Acquisition Contract? If so, please include the schedule number.

(3) Are you the manufacturer, distributor, or an equivalent solution to the items being referenced above?

If not, provide additional information shown below. This is to confirm compliance with the non-manufacturer rule IAW 13 CFR 121.406(b) Nonmanufacturers.

• Does your company exceed 500 employees

• Primarily engaged in the retail or wholesale trade and normally sells the type of item being supplied;

• Take ownership or possession of the item(s) with its personnel, equipment or facilities in a manner consistent with industry practice;

• Provide the items of a small business

(4) If your company is a large business, do you have any authorized small business distributors? If so, please provide their company name, telephone, point of Contact and size status (if available).

(5) If your company is a small business and you are an authorized distributor/reseller for the items identified above or an equivalent solution, do you alter; assemble; modify; the items requested in any way? If you do, state how and what is altered; assembled;

modified?

(6) Is the item you are supplying made or manufactured in America? This is to ensure compliance with FAR 52.225-1 Buy American-Supplies.

(7) If you intend to subcontract any work on this contract, what portion of the total cost will be self-performed/will be performed by your organization? Please provide estimated detailed percentage breakdowns related to sub contracted work and completion of job.

(8) General pricing of your products/solution is encouraged. Pricing will be used for the purpose of market research only. It will not be used to evaluate for any type of award.

(9) Please submit your capabilities in regard to the salient characteristics detailed above and any information pertaining to “equal to items” to establish capabilities for planning purposes?

(10) Please review salient characteristics/statement of work (if applicable) and provide feedback or suggestions. If none, please reply as N/A.

(11) Please provide your UEI number.

*** Submissions addressing number (10) should show clear, compelling and convincing*** evidence that all “equal to items" meet all the salient characteristics.

This RFI will be conducted in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13. Telephone responses will not be accepted.

Responses must be received via email to Contract Specialist Olivia Osborne at olivia.osborne@va.gov no later than 4:00 PM Eastern Standard Time on March 24, 2025. This notice will help the VA in determining available potential sources only. Do not contact VA Medical Center staff regarding this requirement, as they are not authorized to discuss this matter related to this procurement action.

All firms responding to this Request for Information are advised that their response is not a request for proposal, therefore will not be considered for a contract award.

If a solicitation is issued, information will be posted on SAM.gov web site for all qualified interested parties at a later date and interested parties must respond to the solicitation to be considered for award. This notice does not commit the government to contract for any supplies or services. The government will not pay for any information or administrative cost incurred in response to this Request for Information. Information will only be accepted in writing via email.

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. 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.

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