6515--600 Welch Allyn Connex Spot Monitor CBOC

?.## The following is incorporated into 52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO QUOTERS COMMERCIAL ITEMS:

(vi) The US Government, Veterans Affairs (VA) seeks to make a procurement for Welch Allyn Connex® Spot Monitor and Accessories for the Long Beach VA Health Care System.

Offeror quotations must demonstrate meeting the salient physical, functional, or performance characteristics specified in this solicitation, otherwise it will be considered non-responsive. The technical specifications for this requirement are listed for Brand Name or Equal per FAR 52.211-6.

The information identified provided is intended to be descriptive, not restrictive and to indicate the quality that will be satisfactory. The interested parties bear full responsibility to ensure their submission demonstrates to the government that they can provide the brand name or equal to supplies being requested.

?.## Salient Characteristics

Welch Allyn Connex® Spot Monitor Product must have:

Simple color touchscreen interface

Spot check and timed intervals monitoring

For use on adult, pediatric and neonatal patients

Fast, comfortable blood pressure with SureBP® technology

Oral/axillary or tympanic thermometry options to meet patient and care setting requirements

Option of Masimo®, Nellcor® or Nonin® SpO2

Optional clinician sign-on screen restricts access to protected health information

Single sign-on options available for quick, secure clinician login

Up to 20 custom modifiers for more complete patient documentation

Customizable Early Warning Scoring (e.g., MEWS, PEWS) to enable clinical decision support at the bedside

Wireless EMR connectivity Must have the follow accessories:

ACCESSORIES

7000-APM Connex Spot Accessory Power Management Stand

7000-MS3 Connex Spot Classic Mobile Stand

7000-GCX Connex Spot Wall Channel

7000-PS Power Supply (required if not ordering a stand or wall mount)

BATT22 Connex Spot Monitor Lithium-Ion Battery

BATT99 Accessory Power Management Stand Lithium-Ion Battery

4500-925 Connectivity Accessory Kit USB Cable

6000-50 VSM 6000 USB Configuration Memory Stick

4500-35 Blood Pressure Hose with FlexiPort (10 ft)

7000-33 Neonatal Blood Pressure Hose (10 ft)

02895-100 SureTemp Plus Thermometer Rectal Probe and Well

718584 Braun PRO 6000 Ear Thermometer Tether

3278-010 Nonin Reusable Adult Sensor (2 meters)

2360-010 Nonin Reusable Pediatric Sensor (2 meters)

S1-CSM-5 Connex Spot Monitor Comprehensive Partner Program, 5 years*

S2-CSM-5 Connex Spot Monitor Biomed Partner Program, 5 years*ADDENDUM to FAR 52.212-4 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES

Period of Performance/Delivery Timeframe:

Deliver items and provide training no later than 30 days from the award date.

(viii) The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors Commercial Items, applies to this solicitation.

?.## FAR 52.212-1 Addendum:

All offeror quotes for this solicitation must be received electronically through email no later than Friday, July 22, 2022, 9:00 AM PST. Ensure to reference solicitation number 36C26222Q1248_1 within subject line of the email. Any offeror quotes received after the prescribed date/time shall be considered late and will not be considered for award.

Quotes shall be sent by email to April Graves at April.Graves@va.gov

Reference the Solicitation Number in the email subject line and on the quote.

Quoters shall submit all questions in writing via email no later three (3) business days prior to solicitation closing date and time listed on the SF-1449 to April graves@va.gov.

Use Following format and submit quote as one (1) document. Quoters shall include the following on the

Title page:

Solicitation Number/ Description

Company name

Address

Point of contact

Phone and email

DUNS number

Type of business, large or small: e.g. Services Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, Veteran Owned Small Business

Contents:

Signed Standard Form SF-1449.

Quoters shall provide pricing on line items in Section B.3 Price/Cost Schedule. Quoters shall not include price information anywhere else in their quote.

Signed Amendments (If applicable)

Quoters shall submit acknowledgement of any and all amendments to solicitation. Quoters are encouraged to monitor the Contract Opportunities website at https://beta.sam.gov with respect to this solicitation. Any amendments to this Solicitation will be posted on that website.

Capabilities Statement

Quoter shall submit proposed product and outline how product meets or exceeds salient characteristics required as outlined in the statement of work.

Quoter shall submit a detailed narrative describing their knowledge and technical capability to successfully provide and service the equipment listed in the Statement of Work. At minimum, this should address the quoter s knowledge and capability to provide all preventative maintenance, repair services as outlined in the Statement of Work, and ability to meet service call response times.

Provide a narrative detailing how quoter shall meet Service Call specification outlined the Statement of Work.

Authorized Distributor Letter (ADL)

Any suppliers, distributors and/or resellers who participate in this solicitation, must be authorized to provide the supplies by the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM). An Authorized Distributor Letter (ADL) from the manufacturer shall be included with your response to be considered for award.

If the potential Authorized Supplier is not the OEM, the Authorized Supplier must provide an Authorized Distributor Letter from the OEM signed within the last 90 days. The letter must either state specific product(s) quoted or that the quoter is an authorized distributor for all of the manufacturer s products. This letter must be on the manufacturer s letterhead and contain the signature of an authorized official for the manufacturer.

Quoters may not be considered for award if required information outlined above is missing or omitted.

?.## 52.212-2 EVALUATION SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION PROCEDURES

Basis for Award. The Government will issue a purchase order to the responsible quoter whose quotation conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered.

The following factors shall be used to evaluate quotations:

Technical

(2)Price

Evaluation Approach. The Government will evaluate quotations using the comparative evaluation process outlined in FAR 13.106-2 (b) (3), where quotations will be compared to one another to determine which provides the best benefit to the Government. The Government reserves the right to consider a quotation other than the lowest price that provides additional benefit(s). Quotations may exceed minimum requirements of the solicitation. The Government reserves the right to select a quotation that provides benefit to the Government that exceeds the minimum requirements of the solicitation but is not required to do so. Each response must meet the minimum requirements of the solicitation. The Government is not requesting or accepting alternate quotations. The evaluation will consider the following:

Technical Capability: The quotation will be evaluated to the extent to which it can meet the Government s requirements as outlined in the solicitation based on the information requested in the instructions to quoters section of the solicitation, FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items: Quoters will be evaluated based on the following:

Acceptability of product which meets or exceeds salient characteristics as outlined in Section B.

Certifications, proof of training and or resume which demonstrates knowledge and technical capability to successfully service the equipment detailed in section 3 of the statement of work

Verifiable Authorized Distributor Letter (ADL)

Price. Quoters shall submit their Price using the Schedule of Services in Section B Price/Cost Schedule of this RFQ. The Government will evaluate the price by adding the total of all line items and evaluating that sum for the lowest price.