Howard Medication Hubs

General Equipment Name: Medication Hub that is compatible with Howard Hi Care medication cart cassettes.

Description & Salient Characteristics

-Must have medication drawers that are compatible with Howard Hi Care medication carts as these carts are used throughout the facility.

-Must have at a minimum 10 tiers of configurable storage drawers.

-Must have a minimum of 30ea patient bins total with dividers.

-Must be able to swap out cassettes between transfer cart, medication hub, and medication cart.

-Must have Keypad for electronic individual user PIN code access.

-Must have a manual keyed bypass lock feature for emergencies.

-Will support independent locking for securing Narcotics.

Required Individual Line Items & Quantity of Items (Enter all line items associated with this item)

2ea Howard Medical 10-TIER Med Hub PN-1384535

10ea Pinnacle 15/45 Two-Tier Exchange Cassette PN-PEDMACC026

This is a Notice of Intent published in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 5.101(a)(1) requiring the dissemination of information regarding proposed contract actions. This Notice of Intent is for a proposed award of a sole source, firm-fixed price contract under the authority of 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(1), as implemented by FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i) Contracting officers may solicit from one source if the contracting officer determines that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available.
The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 23 intends to award a sole source, firm-fixed price contract to Minburn Technology for Howard Medication Hubs for the Sioux Falls, SD VA Health Care System. The Department of Veterans Affairs requires the Minburn Technology to ensure the safety of the veterans in accordance with 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(1), as implemented by FAR 13.106-1(b)(2) - Only One Source can provide the required supply of Howard Medication Hubs.
The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this requirement is 541519 and the service code is 7125.
While this synopsis does not constitute a solicitation, interested vendors may identify their interest and capability to satisfy the requirement. All responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation which shall be considered by the agency. The Government understands that Translogic is the only vendor that can provide the requested maintenance service for the pneumatic tube system upgrade and preventative maintenance. However, vendors that believe they can provide the capabilities required to fully meet the Government's requirement may submit information in writing to heather.soto@va.gov by 4:00 PM, July 3rd, 2024. Such documentation will be reviewed solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct the procurement on a competitive basis. A determination not to compete this requirement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government.
Contact Heather Soto, Contract Specialist at heather.soto@va.gov or 319-688-3513 ext. 3513 for information regarding this announcement.