6515--Hillrom CENTRAK/MS SQL Nursing call

This notice is being published in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 5.101 requiring dissemination of information for proposed contract actions. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Network Contracting Office (NCO) 09, located at 1639 Medical Center Parkway, Suite 204, Murfreesboro, TN 37129 issuing an intent to award a firm fixed price contract to Hill-Rom located at 1069 State Route 46 East Batesville, IN 47006 under FAR 13.106-1(b).

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this requirement is 339112, Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing. The Federal Supply Class (FSC) is 6515, Medical and Surgical Instruments, Equipment, and Supplies. The Small Business Administration (SBA) size standard for this sector is 1,000 Employees.

This new equipment will be a direct replacement for existing equipment and must be compatible with existing infrastructure to include full integration with the current Centrella and Progressa Hill-Rom beds. This includes EarlySense technology which will allow us to wirelessly monitor patient vitals in Med surge units. This equipment purchase must also be brand specific to Hill-Rom's existing and upgraded equipment at Mountain Home VAMC.

The project shall include but is not limited to, upgrading nurse call/code blue system hardware and software, user terminals, patient room devices, notification/signaling devices, and any interconnecting data infrastructure.

The project shall be phased in such a way to minimize and, if possible, avoid nurse call/code blue system outages.

The Government does not anticipate receiving responses to this notice. If parties choose to respond, any cost associated with preparation and submission of data or any other cost incurred in response to this announcement are the sole responsibility of the respondent and will not be reimbursed by the Government All items are manufactured exclusively by Hill-Rom and are distributed and installed exclusively by Hill-Rom. or its authorized installers.

The vendor shall deliver and install the following equipment and services (Items shall be Brand Name Only):

ITEM

DESCRIPTION

QTY

0001

Centrak 2.0 Parts GROUP

CEN-ITK-103 STAR V2.0 4 EA

CEN-ITK-313 ROOM MONITOR V2.0 9EA

CEN-ITK-323L MONITOR, VIRTUAL WALL V2.0 49 EA

CEN-ITAK-372 CEILING ATTACH-VW 15/16-10PK 5 EA

1

0002

MS SQL 2019 STD-2 SERVERS GROUP

P6L-00071-1PK SQL SVR STD RUNTIME 2019 6 EA

P2570IMPLSERV IMPLEMENTATION SERVICES 16 EA

1

The Place of Performance:

James H. Quillen VAMC

Lamont St &, Veterans Way

Johnson City, TN 37604

[ ] yes [ ] no Are you the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM)?

[ ] yes [ ] no If not the OEM, are you an authorized distributor, and can produce a letter from the OEM?

[ ] yes [ ] no If not the OEM, does the product meet the Nonmanufacturer Rule under 13CRF 121.406(b)?

Capability statement /information sought: Response to this announcement shall not to exceed 5 pages and should include the following information: (1) A tailored capability statement indicating the firm s ability to provide a product and related services; (2) The respondents SAM UEI number, organization name, address, point of contact, and size and type of business (e.g., SDVOSB/VOSB, etc,) pursuant to the applicable NAICS code; (3) Information should be provided electronically in a Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF format.

This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes. However, interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement and submit capability statement no later than 10:00 am., CT, Wednesday March 26, 2025 to: Christina.Lawrence2@va.gov. Responses received will be evaluated; however, a determination by the Government not to compete the proposed procurement based upon responses received to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. If no written response is received within the closing date of this notice, a single source blanket purchase agreement award will be made to Hill-Rom without any further notice.

Disclaimer and Important Notes: This notice does not obligate the Government to award an agreement or otherwise pay for the information provided in response to this notice. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization's qualifications to perform the work. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a notice.