610-17-2-531-0043 SPS basement steam sterilizers

This is a REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) only pertaining to brand name or equal item(s) for the Fort Wayne VA Medical Center facility. Information collected during this RFI may be used in a set aside. If a solicitation is issued, the Government will do so in accordance with Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-83. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) number is 339113. The NAICS size is 750 employees.

Any contractor that believes they are capable and desires to claim preference for small business status must be registered with the SBA at http://web.sba.gov/pro-net/ and meet the requirements of FAR 19.102. Any contractor that believes they are capable and desires to claim preference for veteran owned small business status must be registered with the VIP at https://www.vip.vetbiz.gov as an SDVOSB or VOSB. A Contractor that proposes to provide a supply that is not manufactured by their organization (nonmanufacturer) shall meet the requirements of FAR 19.102(f).

Contractors that deem themselves capable of meeting the requirement shall provide the below information to Kellie Konopinski, Contracting Officer, at Kellie.Konopinski@va.gov no-later-than Friday, July 14, 2017 at 5:00PM, EDT, referencing (VA250-17-Q-0845). Responses shall include: (1) Business Name and Address, (2) GSA Contract Number, if applicable (3) Point of Contact Name, Phone Number and E-mail Address (4) DUNS and NAICS code (5) Business Size SMALL or LARGE (6) Type of Business: service disabled veteran owned, veteran owned small business, 8a, HUBZone, woman-owned, etc. (7) A concern that is not a manufacturer of the supply shall provide the manufacturers name and size standard. If the concern is the manufacture and the sole distributor, please provide documentation to that effect.

Contractor must be registered with https://www.sam.gov

To be considered SDVOSB/VOSB, must be registered in VIP (https://www.vip.vetbiz.gov/).

Supplies are to include only TAA compliant items. Items that are not TAA compliant must be clearly identified by the Contractor should the contractor choose to offer a quote if a RFQ is published.

FOB is Destination.

Delivery is to:



VA Medical Center

2121 Lake Ave.

Fort Wayne, IN 46805



To be considered an equal the supplies being offered shall have the salient characteristics of:

Steam sterilizer units to function in the Sterile Processing Service (SPS)

Internal boilers to create units own steam

High capacity chamber capable of sterilizing 300 instruments at once

Steam pressure cycle that eliminates the need for a Bowie-Dick test

Minimum 316 liter volume stainless steel vessel

Must fit dimensions of 26 W x 37.5 D x 42 H per construction plan

100 % compatibility with Censitrac instrument tracking system

No lubrication door gasket with 2-year warranty

2-stage electric vacuum pump minimizing water usage

Minimum 8 high resolution display screen

Staff training

Includes installation into newly-built SPS area IAW construction plans

42 transport carts that are compatible with the sterilizers

Carriage and dock for transport carts

Carts are on swivel casters for maximum maneuverability

Docking assistance (manual or electric) for transport carts





CUT SHEETS MUST BE PROVIDED TO THE PROJECT MANAGER TO ALLOW PROPER BUILDING OUT OF WALLS TO ACCEPT THESE UNITS AND THE PROPER POSITIONING OF POWER, WATER SUPLY, AND DRAINAGE.



Brand Name or Equal to:

UE01062201001 - EVOLUTION SFPP 42 IN ELEC SD HNG LH REC 480V 2 EACH

AX081940005 - Evolution 42" Trans. Carriage, Car, & Dock 3 EACH

GP09160 - AMSCO® Evolution Interface Kit for ProConnect®/CS-iQ 2 EACH

JM1019 - Interface Kit Installation 2 EACH

SE601872 - Install Medium Electric Sterilizer 2 EACH