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Brand Name or Equal Worksheet (“Salient Characteristics”) v 2.0

Brand Name Item: Vericor

1) Essential/significant physical, functional, or performance characteristics.

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

a) System must provide triage and definitive treatment supplies to meet the demands for a surge of 100 patients resulting from a mass casualty incident. Supplies and equipment must be packaged and organized in established triage color-coded cases. Must have the capability to be deployed within minutes, within patient priority levels. System must be color coordinated, with clear identification, ready supplies, and intuitive organization to allow staff to work quickly and efficiently.

b) Dimensions – Requires a minimal footprint and must be able to freely move without material handling equipment. Must be able to storage supplies in an easily accessible manner.

c) Weight – Must be able to be moved without material handling equipment and ability for one person to move stage containers.

· Industry Standard –.

Each module must contain the industrial standard specific to that type of care. Supplies should be organized within labeled medical cases so that emergency care providers will know exactly where an item is and where they can go to get more.

d) Purpose – During a MCI patient surge to triage and definitively treat casualties. On October 1, 2017, Southern Nevada experienced the deadliest active shooter incident in the United States. The main lessons learned from October 1, 2017 incident was that every medical facility must be prepared and able to stabilize and treat trauma patients that may present during a MCI. These triage management kits provide the VA Southern Nevada Healthcare System a better opportunity to seamlessly deploy and setup their minor and delayed care areas near the Emergency Department (ED). Helping decompress the ED waiting room will help keep space available for patients with immediate care needs.

e) Governing Body or Organization – VA Directive 320

2) Complete generic identification – Response supplies for mass casualty

3) Applicable model/make/catalog number – RF-R-V11533A1-2504

RF-R-V11533A2-2504

RF-R-V11533GY-2504

4) Manufacturer name – Vericor

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 manufacture.

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