Pacemakers

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This Sources Sought Notice is for informational and planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation or commitment by the Government at this time. This notice is intended strictly for market research. The purpose of this Sources Sought notice is to determine interest and capability of large businesses and small businesses, to include VIP-Verified Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB) and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) prospective contractors relative to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code 339112 (Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing).



The North Texas VA Medical Center, in Dallas, TX has a need for Brand Name Only 15 EA (Temporary Pacemaker by Medtronic Model 5392):



Line

Item No.

Description

Qty

Unit

0001

5392

Dual Chamber Temporary Pacemaker

15

EA



Salient Characteristics:



Modes DDD,D00,DDI,AAI, AOO, VVI, VOO

Basic Pacing Rates 30 200 ppm

Upper Rate 80 230 ppm

Rapid Arterial Pacing Rate 80-800 ppm

Pulse Width 1.0 ms

Sensitivity Ventricular 0.8 20 mV Arterial .4-10mV

Blanking 200 ms sense 120 ms

Height 20.3 cm (8.0 in)

Width 8.6 cm (3.375 in)

Depth 4.45 cm (1.75 in)

Weight 680 g (24 ounces)

Battery Type Two IEC type LR6-sized (AA-sized)

1.5 V alkaline batteries (Duracell MN1500, Eveready E91 or equivalent)

Battery Life Up to 9 days 7 min

Electrode Type; Unipolar or bipolar Cardiology and CMICU are in need of Single Chamber Pacemakers



ALL Interested vendors are required to submit an e-mail delineating:

Company name:

Address:

Point of contact (name/title/telephone number/e-mail address).

If the product is on the Federal Supply Schedule or the Open Market:

DUNS number:

Tax ID number:

Indication of which business category (SDVOSB, VOSB, Small Business or Large Business) for which the organization qualifies.

Are you providing a small business product?

A capability statement that addresses the organizations qualifications and ability to provide the requirement depicted above.

Memo or correspondence which authorizes distributor to distribute the manufacturer s products.

If an authorized distributor, a statement explaining the added value provided with this purchase.

Reference the product, facility and sources sought number on all correspondence regarding this announcement.



This is not a Request for Quote/Proposal or an announcement of a solicitation and no solicitation package exists at this time. Your responses will be used solely for market research purposes of the Government. The Government will not pay for any materials provided in response to this notice and submissions will not be returned to the sender. VOSBs and SDVOSBs must be registered and verified in VIP for consideration.



The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code for this requirement is 339112 and the small business size standard is 1000 employees. Responses due are to be submitted by e-mail to Susan A. Flores at susan.flores2@va.gov The information requested must be received no later than 13:00 Central Standard Time on 15 June 2018.