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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF JULY 15, 2011 FBO #3520
DOCUMENT

65 -- Therapeutic Footwear - Attachment

Notice Date

7/13/2011
 

Notice Type

Attachment
 

NAICS

339113 — Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing
 

Contracting Office

VA National Acquisition Center - Department of Veterans Affairs National Acquisition Center
 

Solicitation Number

VA79711RI0180
 

Response Due

7/28/2011
 

Archive Date

9/26/2011
 

Point of Contact

Timothy Richards
 

E-Mail Address

786-4959<br
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

The Department of Veterans Affairs, National Acquisition Center, is conducting market research to determine if there are adequate small business concerns capable of providing the following various therapeutic footwear items to VA Medical Centers nationwide including the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Alaska and Hawaii. This is not a request for interested parties to be placed on a solicitation mailing list. This announcement is for informational purposes only and must not be construed as a request for proposals (RFP), or an announcement of a solicitation. The objective for this effort is for interested parties to provide directly to Medical Centers the therapeutic footwear items as required by VA Medical Centers. Vendors must have all items in an aggregate group, but each aggregate group could be available from a different vendor. Interested parties shall provide all of the following information: Name and address of company, telephone number, and business size. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 339113 and the small business size standard is 500 employees. This procurement action will be issued on an unrestricted full and open competitive basis if it is determined that no capable small businesses exist that can provide the products required to service the VA Medical Centers listed in this announcement. The upcoming solicitation will be posted in FEDBIZOPPS. The upcoming solicitation may be considered as a bundled procurement and the public is invited to submit comments to the Contract Specialist listed below. All capable and interested small business concerns are encouraged to submit the necessary information by e-mail to: timothy.richards@med.va.gov; or by fax (708/786-5256) no later than 4:00 p.m. (Central Time), July 27, 2011. The Department of Veterans Affairs will not pay for any material provided in response to this Sources Sought Notice nor return the data provided. Point of Contact: Timothy M. Richards (708) 786-4959. MINIMUM TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS The following are the minimum technical requirements with estimated annual quantities. Both Velcro and Lace closures must be offered. Failure of the product sample to conform to the specifications will require rejection of the offer: MEN'S DRESS Depth Inlay SHOES (L3221) - 68,000 pairs Sizes 7 to 15 - (including half sizes) Widths: Medium Wide Extra Wide "Color: Black and Brown "Upper of breathable material "Tongue that accepts padding "Toe Box Depth - Minimum 1 1/8 w/removable inserts in place "Both Velcro and Lace closures "Removable Inserts of open or closed foam made from multi-layers or laminate of materials each with a distinct characteristic to produce a better functioning foot orthosis. (Example includes Pink Plastazote+Blue Poron+Blue Microcel Puff laminated together and form one foot orthosis) "Reinforced Counter "Soles that can accept modifications w/o compromising structure "Standard heel height (range ½" - 1 1/4") MEN'S ATHLETIC Depth Inlay SHOES (L3221) - 34,200 pairs Sizes 7 to 15 - (including half sizes) Widths: Medium Wide Extra Wide "Color: Black and White, "Upper of breathable material "Tongue that accepts padding "Toe Box Depth - Minimum 1 1/8 w/removable inserts in place "Both Velcro and Lace closures "Removable Inserts of open or closed foam made from multi-layers or laminate of materials each with a distinct characteristic to produce a better functioning foot orthosis. (Example includes Pink Plastazote+Blue Poron+Blue Microcel Puff laminated together and form one foot orthosis) "Reinforced Counter "Soles that can accept modifications w/o compromising structure "Standard heel height (range 3/8" - 3/4") MEN'S HIGH TOP Depth Inlay SHOES (L3222) - 11,400 pairs Sizes 7 to 15 - (including half sizes) Widths: Medium Wide Extra Wide "Color: Black, Brown "Upper of breathable material "Tongue that accepts padding "Toe Box Depth - Minimum 1 1/8 w/removable inserts in place "Both Velcro and Lace closures "Removable Inserts of open or closed foam made from multi-layers or laminate of materials each with a distinct characteristic to produce a better functioning foot orthosis. (Example includes Pink Plastazote+Blue Poron+Blue Microcel Puff laminated together and form one foot orthosis) "Reinforced Counter "Soles that can accept modifications w/o compromising structure "Standard heel height (range 3/8" - 3/4") "2" above ankle (top of shoe) **MEN'S Diabetic Shoe (A5500) - 58,147 pairs Sizes 7 to 15 - (including half sizes) Widths: Medium Wide Extra Wide "Plastazote or equivalent lining (see salient characteristics) "Color: Black and Brown "Upper of breathable material "Tongue that accepts padding "Toe Box Depth - Minimum 1 1/8 w/removable inserts in place "Both Velcro and Lace closures "Removable Inserts of closed cell foam with a soft interior liner "Reinforced Counter "Soles that can accept modifications w/o compromising structure "Standard heel height (range ½" - 1 1/4") WOMEN'S DRESS Depth Inlay SHOES (L3216) - 1,708 pairs Sizes 5 to 11 (including half sizes) - Widths: Narrow Medium Wide Extra Wide "Color: Black, Brown, Navy, Taupe and White "Upper of breathable material "Tongue that accepts padding "Toe Box Depth - Minimum 1 1/8 w/removable inserts in place "Both Velcro and Lace closures "Removable Inserts of open or closed foam made from multi-layers or laminate of materials each with a distinct characteristic to produce a better functioning foot orthosis. (Example includes Pink Plastazote+Blue Poron+Blue Microcel Puff laminated together and form one foot orthosis) "Reinforced Counter "Soles that can accept modifications w/o compromising structure "Standard heel height (range ½" - 1 1/4") WOMEN'S ATHLETIC Depth Inlay SHOES (L3216) - 1,708 pairs Sizes 5 to 11 (including half sizes) - Widths: Narrow Medium Wide Extra Wide "Color: Black, Brown, Taupe and White "Upper of breathable material "Tongue that accepts padding "Toe Box Depth Min 1 1/8 w/removable inserts in place "Both Velcro and Lace closures "Removable Inserts of open or closed foam made from multi-layers or laminate of materials each with a distinct characteristic to produce a better functioning foot orthosis. (Example includes Pink Plastazote+Blue Poron+Blue Microcel Puff laminated together and form one foot orthosis) "Reinforced Counter "Soles that can accept modifications without compromising structure "Standard heel height (range 3/8" - 3/4") WOMEN'S HIGH TOP Depth Inlay SHOES (L3217) - 600 pairs Sizes 5 to 11 (including half sizes) - Widths: Narrow Medium Wide Extra Wide "Color: Black, Brown, Taupe and White "Upper of breathable material "Tongue that accepts padding "Toe Box Depth - Minimum 1 1/8 w/removable inserts in place "Both Velcro and Lace closures "Removable Inserts of open or closed foam made from multi-layers or laminate of materials each with a distinct characteristic to produce a better functioning foot orthosis. (Example includes Pink Plastazote+Blue Poron+Blue Microcel Puff laminated together and form one foot orthosis) "Reinforced Counter "Soles that can accept modifications w/o compromising structure "Standard heel height (range 3/8" - 3/4") "2" above ankle (top of shoe) **WOMEN'S Diabetic Shoe (A5500) - 19,300 pairs Sizes 5 to 11 (including half sizes) - Widths: Narrow Medium Wide Extra Wide "Plastazote or equivalent lining (see salient characteristics) "Color: Black and Brown "Upper of breathable material "Tongue that accepts padding "Toe Box Depth - Minimum 1 1/8 w/removable inserts in place "Both Velcro and Lace closures "Removable Inserts of closed cell foam with a soft interior liner "Reinforced Counter "Soles that can accept modifications "Standard heel height (range ½" - 1 1/4") **Diabetic Footwear: Shoe lining (including removable inserts)shall be Plastazote or an equivalent with the following salient characteristics: durometer of 15kg/m3 - 20kg/m3, inert - no chemical emissions to harm feet or open ulcers, manufactured with blown Nitrogen, cross linked lining w/closed cell foam. A Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) must be submitted for Plastazote or equivalent. Technical Evaluation A subjective evaluation of the offeror's technical proposal and sample shoes will be performed and significant weight will be given to the actual performance of shoes during an evaluation. All footwear will be evaluated as submitted. Footwear will be evaluated by inspection and wearing of the footwear by evaluation team. Most important shall be the Fit/Comfort/Function of shoe to determine if there are any safety concerns. If the submitted sample footwear has visible nails or staples the footwear shall be determined to be "unsafe", and the offer shall be rejected with no further consideration. Any footwear that has been determined to cause pressure or irritation to the diabetic foot the offer shall be rejected with no further consideration. All offerors shall submit one shoe sample with sole of shoe cut off horizontally and transverse cut across toe box to check soles and measure toe box. The Government may consider all aspects of the product, including but not limited to the evaluation factors listed below. Evaluation Factors "Fit/Comfort/Function "Workmanship "Quality of Materials "Style & Appearance (variety of styles)
 

Web Link

FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/VA/VANAC/VANAC/VA79711RI0180/listing.html)
 

Document(s)

Attachment
 

File Name: VA-797-11-RI-0180 VA-797-11-RI-0180.docx (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=218244&FileName=VA-797-11-RI-0180-000.docx)

Link: https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=218244&FileName=VA-797-11-RI-0180-000.docx

 

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Record

SN02497990-W 20110715/110713235624-d30a94d5ed070da505ad17f4b1691fa5 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

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