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36C24919Q0319 FedBizOpps Sources Sought Notice

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* = Required Field FedBizOpps Sources Sought Notice Rev. March 2010 Upgrade Cardiac Monitoring Systems 37129 36C24919Q0319 06-06-2019 N 334510 Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 9 1639 Medical Center Parkway Suite 400 Murfreesboro TN 37129 Sascha Hertslet Contract Specialist Lexington VA Medical Center c/o Cooper Division, Bowling Campus 1101 Veterans Drive Lexington

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40502 sascha.hertslet@va.gov work email

SOURCES SOUGHT – UPGRADE CARDIAC MONITORS AND ROLL STANDS

**This is not a request for proposals, bids, or quotes. This notice does not represent a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or award a contract. The Government is not obligated to and will not pay for information received because of this announcement. **

This is a Sources Sought notice to obtain information regarding the availability and capability of all qualified sources to perform a potential requirement or validate the applicability of 41 USC 3304(a)(1) and FAR 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies Will Satisfy Agency Requirements. The NAICS code is 334510 with a size standard of 1250 employees.

BASIC REQUIREMENT:

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Lexington, Kentucky (KY) Medical Center [FACILITY] at:

Bowling Campus, 1101 Veterans Drive, Lexington, KY 40502 is seeking qualified business contractors, preferably SDVOSB/VOSBs, to buy three (3) replacement cardiac monitoring equipment with roll stands, and up-to 3-year service and maintenance warranty.

BACKGROUND:

Current Edward Life Sciences [ELS] Vigilance II monitors and roll stands are several years old and nearing the end of their life cycle and in need of replacement.

The Vigilance II CCO/Sv02/CEDV Monitor is a microprocessor-based instrument which, when connected to an appropriate Edwards catheter, measures cardiac output both continuously (CCO) and by the intermittent bolus (injectate) method (ICO), as well as continuously generates right ventricular ejection fraction (RVEF) and end diastolic volume (EOV). When connected to an Edwards oximetry catheter, the monitor measures oxygen saturation (oximetry). The Vigilance If CCO/SvOi/CEDV Monitor is intended to measure ICO, CCO, oximetry and RVEF and EDV, and calculate derived hemodynamic and oxygenation parameters.

MARKET RESEARCH:

Facility found replacement units by ELS that are FDA-approved and found substantially equivalent to the Vigilance II system. That unit is the Hemosphere Advanced Monitoring System with Swan-Ganz module, Oximetry cable, and Flotrac Pressure cable kit.

https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/cdrh_docs/pdf16/K163381.pdf

INSTALLATION CONSIDERATIONS: None. Items will be drop-shipped to Facility’s logistic warehouse.

DIGITAL CONSIDERATIONS:

Any software must be compatible with Windows 10 OS, and hardware must be compatible with existing PC structure.

OTHER CONSIDERATIONS:

Equipment or products must be new not refurbished or grey market. No actual design or construction work will be performed. Options are not considered.

LEX VAMC is in the process of determining the availability and capabilities of potential small businesses meeting the previously-described requirement before possibly issuing a solicitation for a firm-fixed price contract that represents the best value for the government.

If no responses are received from potentially responsible sources, LEX VAMC and its supporting contracting office – NCO-9 - under FAR part 19.501(b) will have completed its due diligence regarding setting this procurement aside for small businesses and will proceed with procuring this requirement on an unrestricted basis or sole source basis.

RESPONSE CONSIDERATIONS:

All information submitted is subject to verification. Additional information may be requested to substantiate responses. If interested, please respond via email to the following:

1. Identify the socioeconomic status of your business (For additional information on small business concerns visit www.sba.gov).

a. SDVOSB/VOSB must be listed as verified in VIP database at: https://www.vip.vetbiz.gov.

2. Identify the Manufacturer product you distribute

a. Include a manufacturer brochure

b. Include an authorized distributor or reseller letter

c. Identify whether you:

(1) touch the product before delivering to the end-user? Or,

(2) do you just forward the order to the manufacturer and they direct-ship to the end-user?

3. Identify whether this requirement can be completed entirely under a GSA FSS delivery/task order, NASA-SEWP, other contract vehicle, or Open Market.

a. Provide current and active FSS or NASA-SEWP, or other contract number.

4. Each response shall be reviewed by the Contracting Officer/Specialist for determining whether there exists reasonable expectation of obtaining enough offers from responsible small businesses that are competitive in terms of market prices, quality, and delivery. A determination not to compete the proposed procurement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. All information furnished to the Government in response to this notice will be used for review purposes only.

5. The complete packaged response should be emailed to Sascha Hertslet at Sascha.hertslet@va.gov under the subject line “Sources Sought Notice # 36C24919Q0319.”

**Interested parties are encouraged to point to any part of this solicitation that they feel is not reasonable or in-line with current commercial practices and offer alternative solutions/ corrective points.** The DUE DATE for responses is Wednesday, June 12, 2019 by 3:00 p.m. (CST). Any responses past that due date and time will be considered non-responsive.

Disclaimer and Important Notes. This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization’s qualifications to perform the work. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. After a review of the responses received, a pre-solicitation synopsis and solicitation may be published in Federal Business Opportunities. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation.

Confidentiality. No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation(s).