ATTACHEMNT B- Product List NX EQ Fluid Blood Warming Units.docx

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

For

NON-EXPENDABLE EQUIPMENT:

3M® Blood/Fluid Warming Unit

Prepared By:

Strategic Acquisition Center Department of Veterans Affairs 10300 Spotsylvania Avenue, Suite 400 Fredericksburg, VA 22408

1. SCOPE OF WORK:

The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Non-Expendable Equipment National Program has identified the Blood/Fluid Warming Unit product line as a candidate for a VA-wide (otherwise referred to as “national”) single Requirements contract award. Blood Warming Units are designed for in-line heating of banked blood and blood products to near body temperature (e.g., 95 to 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit) before infusion. These units usually include a disposable bag or coil of tubing and a heat exchanger (e.g., dry heat, radio-frequency, circulating fluid, water bath); some units include temperature controls and/or alarms.

The Contractor must demonstrate the ability to meet all requirements for the solicitation. The objective is to provide Blood/Fluid Warming Unit to be used by clinicians throughout the VA medical centers and facilities. The period of performance is for one (1) 12 month base period with two (2) twelve (12) month option periods.

2. REQUIREMENT

This requirement will be IAW FAR clause 52.211-6, “Brand Name or Equal” which requires the quoter indicate that each product being offered as an “equal” product to the 3M® Blood/Fluid Warming Unit. For each equal product, the offeror must include a description reflecting the salient characteristics (SC) and level of quality that will satisfy the salient physical, functional, or performance characteristics of the equal product(s) specified in the solicitation. The quoter must also clearly identify the item by brand name (if any) and make/model number. Finally, the quoter must include descriptive literature, such as illustrations, drawings, and a clear reference to previously furnished descriptive data or information available to the contracting officer, and clearly describe any modifications it plans to make to a product to make it conform to the solicitation requirements.

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is seeking vendors who can provide 3M® Blood/Fluid Warming Unit as listed above or equal commodities which meet all of the following salient characteristics:

The following SC’s apply to CLIN 0001

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