P02 36C25025Q0166 SS ATTACHMENT.docx

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GENERAL INFORMATION

SET-ASIDE

Network Contracting Office (NCO) 10 6150 Oak Tree Blvd., Suite 300

Independence OH 44131

POINT OF CONTACT*

Rachelle J. Hamer

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

10701 East Blvd.

Cleveland OH

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

SOURCES SOUGHT

Patient Safe Handling & Reposition Slings This is a Sources Sought (SS) Notice only; it is not a Solicitation (i.e., Request for Proposal, Request for Quotation, or Invitation for Bids.), This SS is part of the Government’s market research effort to determine the scope of industry capabilities and interest and will be treated as information only. Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Responses to this SS are strictly voluntary and the Government will not pay respondents for information provided in response to this SS. Responses to this SS will not be returned and respondents will not be notified of the result of the review. Although responses to the questions posed by the Government would be most beneficial to this market research effort.

The purpose of this SS is to conduct Market Research to determine an acquisition strategy, to include determining if there are a sufficient number of Small Businesses capable of performing the requirements to warrant a set-aside, for the procurement of patient slings at the Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center (CLE VAMC), 10701 East Blvd., Cleveland, OH 44106.

CLE VAMC is soliciting for a contractor to furnish qty. two hundred and seventy-five (275) standard size (45” X 100”) and qty. twenty-eight (28) Bariatric Size (50” X 100”) Turning & Repositioning Slings. Availability and use of this equipment is required to maintain compliance with and adherence to the VHA Safe Patient Handling and Mobility Program Directive 1611 (07/11/2023), as well as the Medical Center’s Policy on Safe Patient Handling and Mobility (MC 118-034). Standardization of sling type, and brand is important for staff education and patient care; therefore, consideration of procuring the same type/brand of SPHM slings should be done to enhance staff comfort level. Due to patient acuity and/or dependency, these slings are used on a daily basis. Due to the laundry process and normal wear and tear, the units are currently running short on par thus putting patient caregivers at risk for SPHM patient handling injuries.

Potential sources should submit:

· Point of Contact with email address and phone number;

· Business name and address;

· Applicable business socio-economic category;

· GSA, NAC, TAC, or SAC contract number if applicable;

· Capability statement and/or brochures of the equipment to allow for assessment of meeting the requirements stated above;

· SAM UEI number;

· Delivery days After Receipt of Order (ARO);

· What country made the product is made in; and

· Whether or not your company is the OEM or a distributor. If a distributor, indicate who the OEM is and provide authorized distributor letter.

Proprietary/Competition Sensitive information (appropriately marked) will be protected from disclosure to the greatest extent practical, however it is preferred that respondents do not provide proprietary or otherwise restricted responses unless they are indicating proprietary technical characteristics.

Vendors are hereby notified that if a competitive solicitation is issued on the Beta SAM website http:// https://sam.gov at a later date, all interested parties must respond to that Solicitation announcement separately from any response to this SS announcement. This SS does not restrict the Government's acquisition approach on a future Solicitation.

No faxes, courier delivered, or telephone inquiries/submissions will be accepted. Responses should be submitted to Rachelle J. Hamer, Contracting Officer at rachelle.hamer@va.gov, by Monday, December, 16, 2024 by 11AM ET.

Enter “RFI 36C250Q0166| Patient Safe Handling & Repositioning Slings” in the email subject line.

Sources Sought Notice