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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF JANUARY 16, 2004 FBO #0780
SOURCES SOUGHT

U -- HHS AED Program Sources Sought

Notice Date

1/14/2004
 

Notice Type

Sources Sought
 

Contracting Office

Department of Health and Human Services, Program Support Center, Division of Acquisition Management, Parklawn Building Room 5-101 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD, 20857
 

ZIP Code

20857
 

Solicitation Number

Reference-Number-HHSFOHAED2004
 

Response Due

2/4/2004
 

Archive Date

2/19/2004
 

Point of Contact

Bettie Hartley, Contract Specialist, Phone 301-443-7848, Fax 301-443-2761, - Jonathan Hamlet, Contract Specialist, Phone 301-443-7077, Fax 301-443-8488,
 

E-Mail Address

bhartley@psc.gov, jhamlet@psc.gov
 

Description

This is a SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE to determine the availability of vendors that can provide training and data management support to the Federal Occupational Health Automated External Defibrillator (AED) Program. Cardiovascular disease is the major cause of death in the United States, resulting in nearly 1 million deaths a year. Nearly half of these deaths are sudden and unexpected. Most sudden deaths from cardiac arrest occur outside the hospital, and survival rates have traditionally been poor: only 1% to 5% of these patients are estimated to survive to hospital discharge. Most persons experiencing cardiac arrest have no history of severe heart disease, and sudden cardiac death is frequently the first manifestation of cardiovascular disease. This has led to a concerted effort to improve pre-hospital care to decrease the mortality associated with sudden cardiac arrest. In order to meet this goal, the American Heart Association (AHA) promoted the ?Chain of Survival? concept, describing a sequence of interventions or links that, when implemented, results in significantly improved survival from sudden cardiac arrest. Early defibrillation has emerged as the single most important intervention. There is data from animal and human studies showing that defibrillation, delivered immediately after witnessed ventricular fibrillation, results in survival rates greater than 90%. Each delay of one minute of defibrillation results in an additional 10% reduction in survival. Chances of long-term survival of patients defibrillated after 10 minutes are dismal, even with adequate CPR. In an effort to overcome these limitations, the AHA has recently promoted the concept of Public Access Defibrillation (PAD) programs. This concept promotes the expansion of the role of defibrillation to minimally trained first-responders. It places automated external defibrillators (AEDs) in such public areas as airports, malls and large office buildings. The Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) was directed by the President of the United States and by Congress to write guidelines for Public Access Defibrillation Programs in Federal buildings. These guidelines were published on May 23, 2001. The guidelines outline all the elements that should be included in a comprehensive program, and emphasizes that the keys to a successful AED program in the workplace are adequate training and a short response time. Federal Occupational Health (FOH) has been the leader in establishing AED programs in the Federal government. FOH has developed protocols in complete compliance with the HHS Guidelines and installed hundreds of AEDs in over 100 Federal facilities in the last year alone. The leadership of the FOH AED Program unequivocally supports the development and implementation of a properly planned AED program. The FOH AED Team resides in Denver, Colorado. Providing initial and ongoing training by a nationally recognized agency is a critical element in protecting AED lay responders against liability. Good Samaritan laws vary from state to state on emergency medical care including defibrillation. FOH follows current HHS guidelines in relation to the training of AED lay responders. The AED Program is national in scope. The FOH AED Program currently has over 7,000 trained lay responders throughout the United States and Puerto Rico. The training being sought must utilize the standards set by the American Heart Association, American Red Cross, the American Safety and Health Institute or the National Safety Council. The vendor shall provide the FOH AED Program with a user-friendly basic electronic data management service that will enable the FOH AED Program Staff to track initial and re-certification AED training data. This database will be used for medical oversight and quality assurance including day-to-day administration of certain aspects of the FOH AED Program. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code is 541690. THIS IS NOT AN INVITATION FOR BID (IFB), REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP), OR REQUEST FOR APPLICATION (RFA) AND IN NO WAY OBLIGATES THE GOVERNMENT TO AWARD THE CONTRACT. The minimum requirements are as follows: 1) Provide a central contact for the FOH AED Program Staff. This central contact will also be the contact for the agencies requesting training, 2) Provide trainers who are certified as instructors for the AHA, the ARC, the ASHI or the NSC, 3) Provide supplemental occupational health classes at FOH?s request. Classes will include: (a) standard first aid classes; (b) bloodborne pathogens training; 4) Provide training on any type of AED machine by various manufacturers, to include but not be limited to Philips Medical Systems, Medtronics / Physio-Control, Cardiac Science, Welch-Allyn (Medical Research Laboratories), Zoll and Access Cardio Systems. The FOH AED Program Staff will specify the type of AED machine being utilized by an agency, 5) Schedule classes within a four (4) week period from the time of notification from the FOH AED Program staff unless permission in writing is obtained, 6) Provide all materials necessary for the classes including but not limited to, the AED trainer units and manikins as well as appropriate accessories, 7) Provide the appropriate course card to each class participant at the completion of the course stating that the course was successfully completed. The course cards shall bear the nationally recognized service mark indicating the student successfully completed the course, 8) Track all courses and students trained and have the ability to view course history by location, department, date of class, number of students in the class, class roster and course completion, 9) Review all AED training history for FOH sites and other federal agencies by location and department. The training history will include the location of the training, the department (if applicable) within the agency, the time frame, class title and course completion, 10) Display all training information by individual first responder (employee / student). This includes recording individual first responder successful or unsuccessful completion of initial AED / CPR training and subsequent required re-certification training(s). The vendor shall provide notification of first responder (employee / student) noncompliance with training and re-certification to the FOH AED Program Staff, the AED Site Coordinator and the first responder (employee / student), 11) Record results of the agency?s internal quarterly / periodic refresher training(s) and mock cardiac arrest drills within the database. The vendor shall enable the FOH AED Program Staff the ability to input data from remote locations, 12) Make data available for reporting and monitoring by a hierarchy of access established by the FOH AED Program Staff, 13) Include but not be limited to the following data: Agency name, National agency location, Local agency site location, Local agency?s AED Site Coordinator name and work phone number, Agency program representative?s name and work phone number, Names of the agency?s AED Responders and work phone numbers, Date of successful or unsuccessful completion of the CPR / AED certification of each AED Responder (employee / student), Anticipated renewal date for each AED Responder (employee / student) CPR / AED certification, 14) The database shall be available to the AED Program Staff via electronic media. Interested parties having the capabilities to perform the stated requirements may submit capability statements via e-mail to bhartley@psc.gov. CAPABILITY STATEMENTS MUST ADDRESS THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS OUTLINED ABOVE. Capability statements must also include the following information: company name, address, point of contact, phone/fax/e-mail, and business size and status (e.g. small business, veteran-owned small business, service disabled veteran-owned small business, HUBZone small business, small disadvantaged business, and women owned business). Responses are requested no later than February 2nd, 2004. Capability statements will not be accepted after the due date.
 

Place of Performance

Address: Denver, CO

Zip Code: 80225
 

Record

SN00503635-W 20040116/040114211920 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps.gov Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)

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