Q702--Temporary Sterile Processing Technicians

The Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 2 is issuing this source sought synopsis as a means of conducting market research to identify parties having an interest in and the resources providing Temporary Sterile Processing Technicians Staffing for 120 workdays at the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), James J. Peters VA Medical Center, 130 West Kingsbridge Road, Bronx NY 10468

The result of this market research will contribute to determining the method of procurement. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to this procurement is 561320.

The Sterile Processing Service (SPS) is to provide the operating room (OR), various medical and surgical clinics, dental service procedure areas, inpatient units, departments, CBOCs, etc. with sterilized and/or high-level disinfected (HLD) critical and semi-critical reusable medical devices (RMD) such as surgical instruments, instrument trays and flexible endoscopes. The contract sterile processing technician reprocesses (disassembles, cleans, decontaminates, assembles, high-level disinfects or sterilizes) critical and semi-critical RMDs in accordance with manufacturer s instructions for use, The Joint Commission (TJC) standards, VA directives (e.g., VHA Directive 1116), VA handbooks, American National Standards Institute (ANSI)/Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) ST79 standards, International Association of Healthcare Central Service Material Management (IAHCSMM) standards, Association of Peri-Operative Registered Nurses (AORN) guidelines, Center for Disease Control (CDC) guidelines, OSHA regulations, and local VA SPS and Infection Control policies and procedures. The Sterile Processing Services at VA James J. Peters are ISO 9001:2015 certified and must meet all requirements accordingly.

The contractor shall provide service for up to four (4) Sterile Processing Technicians.

The contract technician requires extensive knowledge of the complete range of surgical instrumentation, surgical tray assemblies, manufacturer s maintenance requirements, disposable and reusable medical supplies and equipment, and patient care equipment. Operates sophisticated decontamination and sterilization equipment, as well as computers, scanners, software (e.g., RTLS), websites (e.g., JPSR for incident reporting), SharePoint (e.g., eQMS), etc. necessary to perform needed duties. The contract technician will not have access to patient health information (PHI) as part of his/her assigned duties, but will need access to VA NYHHS computer system, share points, etc. to document his/her work.

Please see attached Statement of Work

THERE IS NO SOLICITATION AT THIS TIME. This request for capability information does not constitute a request for proposals; submission of any information in response to this market survey is purely voluntary; the government assumes no financial responsibility for any costs incurred.

If your organization has the potential capacity to perform these contract services, please provide the following information: Organization name, SAM Unique Entity ID (UEI) , address, email address, Web site address, telephone number, and socioeconomic status of the organization. Small business: clarify if your firm the limitations on subcontracting in accordance with Clause 52.219-14 and if your firm is considered a small business under NAICS 561320, Size standard $34 M.

Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) and Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB) must be verified at https://www.vip.vetbiz.gov and clarify if your firm (VOSB /SDVOSB) meets the limitations on subcontracting in accordance with VAAR Clause 852.219-74. If significant subcontracting or teaming is anticipated in order to deliver technical capability, organizations should address the administrative and management structure of such arrangements.

The Government will evaluate market information to ascertain potential market capacity to 1) provide services consistent in scope and scale with those described in this notice and otherwise anticipated; 2) secure and apply the full range of corporate financial, human capital, and technical resources required to successfully perform similar requirements; 3) implement a successful project management plan that includes: compliance; cost containment; meeting and tracking performance; and risk mitigation; and 4) provide services under a performance based service acquisition contract.

BASED ON THE RESPONSES TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE/MARKET RESEARCH, THIS REQUIREMENT MAY BE SET-ASIDE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES OR PROCURED THROUGH FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions.

Submission Instructions: Interested parties who consider themselves qualified to perform the above-listed services are invited to submit a response to this Sources Sought Notice by September 28, 2023, at 5:00pm EST.

All responses under this Sources Sought Notice must be emailed to safa.shleiwet@va.gov