ATTACHMENT B - ADUSTABLE ERGONOMIC WORKSTATIONS - PRODUCT DESCRIPTION.docx

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

For

NON-EXPENDABLE EQUIPMENT:

Adjustable Ergonomic Workstation

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

Adjustable Ergonomic Workstations are designed to alleviate the physical stress placed on surgical/operating room technicians performing inspections, assembly, and packaging in a Central Sterile Supply area. Adjustable workstations help to reduce the risk of work-related injuries easily adjust to the various physical attributes and requirements of the human body while sitting or standing – ultimately achieving better employee health and injury prevention.

The Contractor must demonstrate the ability to meet all requirements for the solicitation. The objective is to provide Adjustable Ergonomic Workstations to be used by clinicians throughout the VA medical centers and facilities CONUS. The period of performance is for one (1) 12-month base period with four (4) 12-month option periods.

2. REQUIREMENT

This requirement will be 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 ErgoStat™ Prep & Pack Adjustable Ergonomic Workstation. 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. Additionally, the quoter 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 by the Contracting Officer to be within scope of the original contract.

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Optional Accessories

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is seeking vendors who can provide ErgoStat™ Prep & Pack Adjustable Ergonomic Workstation as listed above or equal commodities which meet all of the following salient characteristics. Vendors may quote any product solution or configuration so long as they meet the salient characteristics. Vendors are asked to quote any additional products that may be beneficial. These items must be captured in the vendor’s pricing volume.

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