ATTACHMENT B - ADJUSTABLE ERGONOMIC DECONTAMINAITON SINKS - PRODUCT DESCRIPTION.docx

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

For

NON-EXPENDABLE EQUIPMENT:

ADJUSTABLE ERGONOMIC DECONTAMINATION SINKS

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 ADJUSTABLE ERGONOMIC DECONTAMINATION SINKS product line as a candidate for a VA-wide (otherwise referred to as “national”) single Requirements contract award.

Adjustable Ergonomic Decontamination Sinks, which are also called reprocessing sinks, are in central sterile processing departments and represent the most critical area in ensuring that instruments are being properly cleaned. Adjustable Ergonomic Decontamination Sinks are designed to streamline workflow and increase compliance in reprocessing departments. Each decontamination sink promotes compliance with all the tools required to safely and effectively manually clean surgical instruments. Height-adjustable decontamination sinks meet Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA)2 compliance, reduce musculoskeletal disorders, while minimizing workplace injury. Central sterile processing personnel heights and physical capabilities vary, making height adjustability a necessity to perform duties optimally.

The Contractor must demonstrate the ability to meet all requirements for the solicitation. The objective is to provide Adjustable Ergonomic Decontamination Sinks 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 four (4) 12-month option periods.

2. REQUIREMENT

This requirement is solicited 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 AMSCO® Adjustable Ergonomic Decontamination Sinks, which is manufactured by Steris Corporation.

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. First, the SC table below shall be included in the beginning of the technical volume with a cross-reference column of the page number(s) identifying where in the quote that the requirement is met. Next, the offeror must clearly identify the item by brand name (if any) and make/model number. Finally, the offeror must include descriptive literature, such as illustrations, drawings, or 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 Government's intent for this Requirements contract is to include all ancillary items to ensure the equipment can function as designed by the OEM and as clinically required. The Government may through bilateral modification, add or remove items to this contract that are determined to be within scope of the solicited product line, not limited to the original items awarded. Additionally, any discontinued items may be replaced via future contract modification by the replacement part identified by the OEM, so long as the replacement part serves the same clinical purpose and function as the originally awarded item. Furthermore, any new technology that is presented during performance of this contract may be evaluated by the Government for inclusion into the contract, via bilateral modification. This new technology must be determined to be within scope of the original contract.

OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is seeking vendors who can provide AMSCO® and Adjustable Ergonomic Decontamination Sinks as listed above or equal commodities which meet all the following salient characteristics. Vendors may quote any product solution or configuration so long as they meet the salient characteristics. Vendors may propose any additional ancillary products which they deem to be essential to the functionality of the proposed solution; these items must be captured in the Vendor’s pricing volume with a quantity of zero.

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