36C25721Q1185.docx

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7400 Merton Minter

San Antonio TX

CONTACT INFORMATION

CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS

Department of Veterans Affairs VISN17 Network Contracting Activity 5441 Babcock Road Ste. 302 San Antonio TX 78240

POINT OF CONTACT*

Contract Specialist Dr. Vinicky Ann Ervin Ph.D.

vinicky.ervin@va.gov Please title email subject line as follows:

RFQ 36C25721Q1185 Hemodialysis Machine

Q&A VIA EMAIL ONLY JUL 19- JUL 21 9 AM CST

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General Requirements: Brand name or equal Hemodialysis Machines are needed for the San Antonio, TX in accordance with the following requirements:

Dialog A+ HE/BIC NAICS: 334510 PSC: 6515 MPN: BBRN MM710200L OEM: B BRAUN VENDOR PART#: MM710200L

LOCAL STOCK NUMBER: BBRN MM710200L

OPTION ADIMEA SW9.XX NAICS: 334510 PSC: 6515 MPN: BBRN MM7102233 OEM: B BRAUN VENDOR PART#: BBRN MM7102233

LOCAL STOCK NUMBER: BBRN MM7102233

OPTION DF-F SW9.XX NAICS: 334510 PSC: 6510 MPN: BBRN MM7102102 OEM: B BRAUN VENDOR PART# BBRN MM7102102

LOCAL STOCK NUMBER: BBRN MM7102102

OPTION CARD READER NAICS: 334510 PSC: 6515 MPN: BBRN MM7105230 OEM: B BRAUN VENDOR PART#: BBRN MM7105230

LOCAL STOCK NUMBER: BBRN MM7105230

DCI CABLE (NEW# 38244187) NAICS: 334510 PSC: 6515 MPN: BBRN MM7107218 OEM: B BRAUN VENDOR PART# BBRN MM7107218

LOCAL STOCK NUMBER: BBRN MM7107218

TRAINING FOR 1 TECHNICIAN NAICS: 334510 PSC: 6515 MPN: BBRN MM20006000 OEM: B BRAUN VENDOR PART# BBRN MM20006000

LOCAL STOCK NUMBER: BBRN MM20006000

ADDITIONAL TRAINING FOR 1 TECHNICIAN NAICS: 334510 PSC: 6515 MPN: BBRN MM20006000 OEM: B BRAUN VENDOR PART#: BBRN MM20006000

LOCAL STOCK NUMBER: BBRN MM20006000

Salient Characteristics for Hemodialysis Machines:

· Ability to meet AAMI/local water standards and CMS guidelines

· Automatically perform safety checks

· Allow the use of liquid and dry bicarbonate

· Offer hemofiltration, ultrafiltration, and sodium profiling

· Have option for post endotoxin filter (Ultrafilter)

· Automatically monitor arterial and venous pressure and activate alarm when pressure drops below patient’s threshold

· Automated integrated heat disinfection with RO system

· Tolerance with wide range of water temperature

· Includes sample port for conductivity and pH testing

· Programable self-shut off at the end of disinfection

· Minimal machine resonance

· Provides a stored disinfection and service history

· Real time Kt/v monitoring

· Provides network connection, software integration

· Display screen is a colored touch screen with statues lights

· Minimizes dialysate waste by going into a pause mode when machine passes preparation or during an alarm.

The Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking both manufacturers and/or distributors of the exact match or functionally equivalent equipment/ services to the following listed above.

52.211-6 Brand Name or Equal.

As prescribed in 11.107(a), insert the following provision:

Brand Name or Equal (Aug 1999)

(a) If an item in this solicitation is identified as “brand name or equal,” the purchase description reflects the characteristics and level of quality that will satisfy the Government’s needs. The salient physical, functional, or performance characteristics that “equal” products must meet are specified in the solicitation.

(b) To be considered for award, offers of “equal” products, including “equal” products of the brand name manufacturer, must-

(1) Meet the salient physical, functional, or performance characteristic specified in this solicitation;

(2) Clearly identify the item by-

(i) Brand name, if any; and

(ii) Make or model number;

(3) Include descriptive literature such as illustrations, drawings, or a clear reference to previously furnished descriptive data or information available to the Contracting Officer; and

(4) Clearly describe any modifications the offeror plans to make in a product to make it conform to the solicitation requirements. Mark any descriptive material to clearly show the modifications.

(c) The Contracting Officer will evaluate “equal” products on the basis of information furnished by the offeror or identified in the offer and reasonably available to the Contracting Officer. The Contracting Officer is not responsible for locating or obtaining any information not identified in the offer.

(d) Unless the offeror clearly indicates in its offer that the product being offered is an “equal” product, the offeror shall provide the brand name product referenced in the solicitation.

(End of clause) VAAR 852.212-72 Gray Market Items:

a) Gray market items are Original Equipment Manufacturers' (OEM) goods sold through unauthorized channels in direct competition with authorized distributors. This procurement is for new OEM medical equipment only 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 equipment/system, 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 equipment/system shall be in accordance with the OEM terms and conditions.

(End of clause) FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation-Commercial Items: A copy of the authorized distributor letter from the contractor to verify that you are an authorized distributor of the products/services SHALL BE SUBMITTED WITH THE QUOTE AND IS MANDATORY.

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