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GENERAL INFORMATION

SET-ASIDE

Network Contracting Office 16 Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center 2002 Holcombe BLVD Houston TX 77030 4298

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

VETERANS INTEGRATED SERVICE NETWORK (VISN) 16

MICHAEL E. DEBAKEY VA MEDICAL CENTER (VAMC), HOUSTON, TEXAS

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

36C25621Q1795

BACKGROUND:

The Biloxi, MS VAMC has a requirement for the following

Bertec Balance Advantage CDP/IVRT including shipping, installation, and training.

· Intuitive touchscreen enabled software and user interface

· Ability to organize assessment and training series to save for later recall

· Subject data field customizations and extensions

· Choice of units (English or metric)

· Scheduled database management

· Synchronize and merge data collected within the same healthcare organization

· •Have complete patient data at all locations across the facilities network

· Ability to save selected training session data

· Raw data export available for assessments and selected training sessions

· Comprehensive and progress reports

· Durable strain gauge based sensors

Bertec

REQUESTED RESPONSES:

The intent of this Request for Information is to establish sources in order to define the procurement strategy (e.g set-aside, sole source, unrestricted). Interested contractors are requested to respond in accordance with the following

1. Please respond to this RFI if you are capable of providing the brand name products listed in the table found in the background section above. In the response please cite business size status.

1. Please respond to this RFI if you are capable of providing supplies that can be determined EQUIVALENT to the products listed in the table found in the background section above. Please provide details on proposed EQUIVALENT products such as Manufacturer Name, Part Number, and Description.

1. If you have an existing GSA or Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) contract, please include the contract details in your response.

1. DISTRIBUTORS: You must provide proof that you are an authorized distributor. VA does not accept grey market items.

1. 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.

1. 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).

1. 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 corey.labbe@va.gov, Please respond to this RFI no later than 10:00AM Central on Tuesday, August 31, 2021.

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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