Cardiac monitor system

VAPHS Cardiac Monitor System RFQ (VA244-17-Q-1660) Amendment no. 2

This is an Amendment (A00001) to RFQ (VA244-17-Q-1660) for Cardiac Monitors. See attached documents for specifics.

VA PITTSBURGH PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE CARDIAC MONITORING SYSTEM

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Network Contracting Office 4 (NCO4), Pittsburgh, PA intends to solicit quotes from contractors to REPLACE Cardiac Monitors and associated hardware for the Critical Care Department. This is a follow on to the Industry Day Special Notice VA244-17-N-0322 which was posted to FBO on 1-12-17 and held at VAPHS on 1-24-17.

A listing of specific items for VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System (VAPHS) is attached. The item numbers are specific, however Brand Name or Equal items shall be considered.

The VA anticipates issuing a solicitation for this requirement by August 29, 2017 which will be set aside 100% for Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB). The solicitation will be available for download from http://www.fbo.gov. Interested contractors will be responsible for downloading copies of the solicitation (and any subsequent amendments) from that website, and no hard copies will be made available. The solicitation will provide instructions to contractors about the proposal submission process. Prospective Quoters are encouraged to register their interest in the solicitation on the FBO website so that they are notified of the issuance of the solicitation and any amendments.

The NAICS Code for the acquisition is 339112, with a Size Standard of 1000 employees and the PSC Code is 6515.

Questions concerning this announcement should be directed to the Contract Specialist using the e-mail link provided. No hard copies of the solicitation will be provided. Telephone requests for information or questions will NOT be accepted. Please email questions to Ronald Kline, at the following e-mail address: ronald.kline@va.gov and ensure that the subject line includes: Solicitation No. VA244-17-Q-1660, VA Pittsburgh Cardiac Monitors.

This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. 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 the response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization s qualifications to deliver the supplies. Respondents are also advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information or provide feedback about any of the information received. After review of the responses received, the Government may issue a pre-solicitation synopsis and solicitation may be published in Federal Business Opportunities. No proprietary, sensitive, confidential or classified information shall be included with your response. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation.