S02 - ATTACHMENT 1 - STATEMENT OF NEED.docx

Attachment #1 RFQ 36C24823Q1277

Statement of Need Brand Name or Equal: Verathon Laryngoscope GlideScope

The Bay Pines VAMC requires a Video Laryngoscope system incorporating a high-resolution miniature video camera positioned on a curved hyper-angulated laryngoscope blade (approximately 60 degrees up from horizontal).

Requirement Overview The Contractor shall provide the full requested quantity of brand name or equal products. Four Glide scope Core 15 Premium Video Laryngoscopes Salient Characteristics

1. The blade must provide a minimum 60-degree blade angle that has been clinically proven to take Grade III and IV airway views to Grade I and II.

2. The system must have an anti-fog camera that continues to provide a line of sight through blood, vomit, and secretions

3. The system must have a recessed camera – for wide screen optimal viewing of the airway

4. The system must have DVD Clarity, digital picture quality, automatic white balance, and focus

5. The system must have at least a 10-inch screen – so everybody in the room is on the same page and can assist

6. The system must have a Rechargeable battery with an hour and a half continuous run time when fully charged.

7. The system must have a Battery indicator that alerts the clinician when its life is low.

8. The system must have two configurations: a mobile stand and a quick release feature allows it to be taken off the stand.

9. The system must have able to withstand a six-foot drop.

10. The system must have Video cables

11. The system must have dually protected – the blades must be disposable, but should the video baton become contaminated, it can be put through a high-level disinfection per the CDC standards.

Period of Performance: The product is requested to be delivered within 30 days of award of the contract to the above location (place of performance).