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SALIENT CHACTERISTICS

Salient characteristics are those characteristics that make an item equal to the brand name item we specify. Specifically, salient characteristics, are those characteristics of the brand name item that the VA needs.

Patient Lift Features

Lift Unit

a. Must meet all Underwriters Laboratory requirements, life safety codes, national electric codes, fire safety codes, and all other applicable federal, state and local codes. Appropriate documentation should be provided.

b. Must comply with ISO 10535 (Hoists for the transfer of disabled persons – Requirements and test methods).

c. Must be motorized.

d. Must interface with a hand control for electronic lifting and lowering of patients.

e. Must recharge automatically, by recharging at any location on the rail.

f. Must include electronic soft start and soft stop.

g. Must have a capacity for lifting 550 pounds for standard rooms. (10 each)

h. Must have a capacity for lifting 1000 pounds for bariatric rooms. (2 each)

i. Must not beep or flash during normal operation to avoid alarming or disturbing staff and patients.

j. Must be compatible for mounting on existing tracks (where applicable).

k. Must have an emergency stop pull cord that is easily accessible from standing person’s height.

l. Must have an emergency patient lowering option to safely lower patients from a standing person’s height without use of tools in the event of equipment malfunction.

m. Must be capable of picking patients up off the floor- lifting strap length 96 inches or more.

n. Must have an option for an integrated patient scale with accuracy that meets or exceeds +/- 0.5% at max load.

1. Scale must have a readout in the controller and must not decrease the lifting height of the system.

o. Must have a useful life of 24,000 cycles or greater, PM required no more frequently than 2 years or 5,000 cycles.

p. Must be upgradable to add additional features without buying new cassette(s).

q. Must have capability for displaying data that provides total lift count, total hours, last/next service plus visual alerts for preventative maintenance inspections.

r. Must have two year or better warranty on lifting straps and cassettes. Warranty shall include all travel or shipping associated with any warranty repair.

s. Must accept generic type replacement batteries without voiding any warranties.

t. Must have a wireless interface that connects to the existing VA Wi-Fi network infrastructure.

1. The lift system must have capability to be monitored remotely via web access

2. The system will have the ability to send automatic messages via e-mail or TCP to remote clients. Clients will be inclusive of smart phones, tablets, laptops and PCs.

3. The system will have a Graphical User Interface (GUI) to provide plotting tools, automatic messages pertaining to low or over voltage conditions, service life cycles limits and over current conditions.

Ceiling Track System

a. System will have continuous in-track charging.

b. System will have powered rail travel locks controlled by infrared remote control.

c. The system will provide for X-Y traverse positioning in each room.

1. ICU rooms will be planned so the ceiling lift covers as much of the room as possible (not just over the bed), with a transition to a straight track which goes into the bathroom and over the toilet.

Hangar Bars/Accessories

a. System must include a 2-point hanger bar without easily breakable parts such as rubber flaps.

b. Six-point hangar bar must be available for system.

c. Hangar bars must be easily interchangeable without need of tools.

Batteries

a. The system will utilize non-proprietary sealed rechargeable lead acid batteries.

b. Batteries provided will have a two-year warranty or better. Warranty shall include all travel or shipping associated with any warranty repair.

c. The system will have visual and audio low battery indicator(s) and display total battery charges and current battery level.

Vendor

a. Must allow and warrant the use of their lifts with slings from other manufacturers, including Alpha Modalities and ArjoHuntLeigh.

b. Must provide proof of multiple satisfactory ceiling lift installations of the room covering style with continuous charge in Veterans Administration Hospitals, to be presented with the bid.

c. Must provide proof of ongoing service quality and consistent management, including failure reports and any other applicable documentation, to be presented with the bid.

d. Must not use the installation facility as a beta test site for testing new equipment.

Training/Service

a. Vendor to provide certified in-service training for all shifts of direct patient care staff in units where lifts are installed at no additional cost to the Government (up to 10 sessions). This training must include hands-on lift use and be extensive enough to prepare participants to train others.

b. Vendor to provide service maintenance training to Biomedical Engineering personnel. Training to include preventive maintenance, inspections and repairs.

c. Vendor must provide 24/7 telephone service support that is staffed in the US.

Planning and Installation

a. Contractor will provide evaluation of spaces where ceiling lifts are needed and submission of plans to VASNHCS Engineering service, to assure that workable versions are installed and comply with VA design requirements and relevant standards. This includes planning and coordination to ensure ceiling lifts work with other ceiling structures, including booms.

b. Contractor will coordinate with Engineering service to verify access to engineering mechanical, HVAC, and fire systems components within the mounting area of the lift units.

c. Contractor will provide a list of all construction or modifications required to install these lifts, to be presented with the bid. The goal is to install around any obstructions without requiring VA to make construction modifications.

d. Contractor will provide all qualified personnel, materials, equipment and services necessary to install ceiling lifts, including lifts, tracks, spreader bars, attachment hardware, and all other equipment necessary for safe operation.

e. Contractor will install and test all lifts to manufacturer specifications and VA checklist requirements.

1. To include all anchor, pull testing for lifts attached to the ceiling infrastructure

2. To include calibration/testing of integrated patient scales

3. Must comply with requirement of Patient Safety Alert AL14-07, including the Checklist for Installation and Relocations. Installation checklist must be filled out for each lift in addition to any checklist required by the manufacturer.

f. Contractor will use calibrated weights, traceable to National Institute of Standards (NIST) for testing of lifts with integrated patient scales.

g. Contractor will provide as-built drawings and structural engineering drawings for lift units.

h. Contractor will provide evidence of testing of all lift systems provided.

i. Contractor will mitigate any hazards created by installation, such as ramps over interstitial support beams that create trip hazards.

2) Complete generic identification – Track-Mounted Patient Lifts with the following technologies: X-Y track assembly with continuous charging, hanger bars in 2 and 6-point configurations, integrated patient scale and wireless interface to the hospital wireless system.

3) Applicable model/make/catalog number – Guldmann GH3+ Lifting Module

4) Manufacturer name – Guldmann Per VAAR 811.104 and 811.105, I certify the following regarding the above information:

· The salient characteristics listed above are essential to the Government’s requirements.

· To my knowledge, the restrictions listed above will not limit the acquisition to an item peculiar to one manufacturer.