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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF APRIL 22, 2017 FBO #5629
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65 -- Vascular Micro Surgical Instrumentation - Attachment

Notice Date

4/20/2017
 

Notice Type

Attachment
 

NAICS

339112 — Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing
 

Contracting Office

Department of Veterans Affairs;Network Contracting Office (NCO) 10;6150 Oak Tree Blvd., Suite 300;Independence OH 44131
 

ZIP Code

44131
 

Solicitation Number

VA25017N0514
 

Response Due

5/1/2017
 

Archive Date

6/30/2017
 

Point of Contact

Department of Veterans Affairs
 

E-Mail Address

opher
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

This is a Sources Sought (SS) Notice only, not a solicitation announcement and should not be considered as such. There is no solicitation available at this time. The Government will not pay for any information received in response to this SS, nor will the Government compensate any respondent for any cost incurred in developing the information provided to the Government. This SS does not constitute a commitment by the Government. Any information provided in response to this market survey will be used for informational purposes only and will not be released. Vendor participation is not a promise of future business with the Government. The purpose of this SS is to conduct Market Research to gain knowledge of potential qualified sources and their size classification (service disabled veteran owned small business, veteran owned small business hub zone, 8(a), small, small disadvantage, or large business) relative to NAICS Code 339112 (size standard of 1000 Employees). The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 10, is conducting market research to determine if there is a sufficient number of certified Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB), Veteran Owned Small Businesses (VOSB), Hubzone Small Businesses, Woman Owned Small Businesses or 8(a) firms capable of performing the requirements to warrant a set-aside. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is seeking potential sources capable of providing Vascular Micro Surgical instrumentation for the Department of Veterans Affairs, VISN 10 Veterans Affairs Medical Centers located in Cleveland, OH. Sources should have the capabilities to provide an upgrade to our current Vascular Micro Surgical Instrumentation that is currently past life expectancy and is starting to break. The VAMC Cleveland currently utilizes Scanlan Titanium Microvascular Surgical Instrumentation to meet this requirement. After multiple years of trialing instrumentation, Vascular Surgeons Require Surgical Titanium Microvascular needle holders that can hold suture from a size of 5-0 down to a size of 8-0 without movement of the needle when suturing highly friable tissue in patients with late stage vascular disease. At the operative field, Surgeons require instrumentation that will not rip and tear tissue when handling vascular structure, also instrumentation that will not cause perforation of the tissue due to needle movement within the instrument. Below is a list of salient characteristics required: Salient Characteristics: ALL SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS OFFERED MUST BE MADE OF SURGICAL GRADE STAINLESS STEEL (A MINIMUM AISI GRADE 410/410x) OR TITANIUM (A MINIMUM GRADE OF Ti-6AL-4V /Grade 5 or Ti-6AL-4V ELI /Grade 23.   ALL STEEL MUST BE FORGED IN A EUROPEAN NATION (BELGIUM, SWISS, GERMANY) OR THE UNITED STATES. ALL SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS OFFERED MUST BE ASSEMBLED IN A EUROPEAN NATION (BELGIUM, SWISS, GERMANY) OR THE UNITED STATES. ALL SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS MUST BE FREE FROM DEFECTS IN MATERIALS AND WORKMANSHIP FOR   A MINIMUM OF 5 YEARS NEEDLEHOLDERS MUST BE NON-MAGNETIC TITANIUM FORCEPS MUST OFFER A SECURE HOLD OF TISSUE WITHOUT SLIPPING SHALL MEET ALL DIMENSION AND LENGTH REQUIREMENTS AS SPECIFIED IN EACH INDIVUAL ITEM DESCRIPTIONS. Contractor shall also comply with any other federal, state, and local laws applicable to the industry. Potential sources must demonstrate experience and knowledge of required Instrumentation manufacturing or distributing of an experienced and knowledgeable manufacturer and capability to provide such services. Potential sources should submit: business name and address, point of contact, business size, and any applicable business socio-economic category Capabilities to include at a minimum the following information: Do you currently or have you had past experience with Vascular Micro Surgical Instrumentation for the Department of Veterans Affairs? If company does not have current or past experience providing Vascular Micro Surgical Instrumentation for the Department of Veterans Affairs do you have current or past experience providing Vascular Micro Surgical Instrumentation for private or public managed care, insurance or hospital/health systems? Demonstrate your company s experience with proving u Vascular Micro Surgical Instrumentation. Demonstrated your company s ability to provide for Patient Monitoring Equipment and Software. Demonstrate your capabilities to provide or acquire the necessary resources (i.e. personnel, facilities, materials, transportation, equipment and communication services) to provide Vascular Micro Surgical Instrumentation. Does your company have mechanisms in place for thorough, internal, quality-driven performance improvement activities? If so, provide a summary. Does your company provide Sample Instrumentation for Microvascular Surgical Instrumentation for quality inspection. Is your company capable of provide Centsitrac barcode for all the requested instrumentation. DUNS number, Are your Instruments available on a GSA, NAC, or other government contracting vehicle? Current planned items requested to meet the needs of the government: MODEL # DESCRIPTION QTY 3003-724 SCANLAN DENNIS MICRO FORCEPS 1MM STRAIGHT DIAMOND DUST RING TIPS 8 ¼ (TITANIUM) 20 4004-76 SCANLAN GERALD FORCEPS STRAIGHT SERRATED TIPS 7 (SURGICAL STAINLESS) 20 4004-79 SCANLAN GERALD FORCEPS 1.0 MM STRAIGHT CROSS-SERRATED TIPS 10 (SURGICAL STAINLESS) 20 4004-79-12 SCANLAN GERALD FORCEPS 1.5 MM STRAIGHT CROSS SERRATED TIPS (SURGICAL STAINLESS) 20 4004-37 SCANLAN DEBAKEY NEEDLE PULLING TISSUE FORCEPS (SURGICAL STAINLESS, TC) 20 3003-261 JASCOBSON MICRO NEEDLE HOLDERS, REGULAR BOX LOCK, DIAMOND DUST JAWS, FLAT KNURLED HANDLE 8 (titanium) 20 3003-381 SCANLAN LEGACY PUSKAS JACOBSON MICRO NEEDLE HOLDER 8 MM DIAMETER EXTENDED KNURLING, DIAMOND DUST JAWS, ROUND HANDLE, STRAIGHT JAWS, REGULAR BOX LOCK, WITH RATCHET 8 ¼   (titanium) 20 3003-354 SCANLAN LEGACY JACOBSON MICRO NEEDLE HOLDERS 10 MM DIAMETER EXTENDED KNURLING, DIAMOND DUST JAWS, ROUND HANDLE, STRAIGHT JAWS, STREAMLINE BOX LOCK, WITH RATCHET 8 (titanium) 20 3003-348 SCANLAN LEGACY NEEDLE HOLDER 10 MM DIAMETER EXTENDED KNURLING, DIAMOND DUST JAWS, ROUND HANDLE, STRAIGHT JAWS, REGULAR BOX LOCK WITH RATCHET 10 (titanium) 20 3003-344 SCANLAN LEGACY NEEDLE HOLDER 10 MM DIAMETER EXTENDED KNURLING, DIAMOND DUST JAWS, ROUND HANDLE, STRAIGHT JAWS, REGULAR BOX LOCK, WITH RATCHET 8 (titanium) 20 3003-200-12 SCANLAN JACOBSON MICRO NEEDLE HOLDER DIAMOND DUST, ROUND HANDLE, STRAIGHT JAWS, STREAMLINE BOX LOCK WITH RATCHET 12 (titanium) 20 3003-200 SCANLAN JACOBSON MICRO NEEDLE HOLDER DIAMOND DUST JAWS, ROUND HANDLE, STRAIGHT JAWS, STREAMLINE BOX LOCK, WITH RATCHET 10 (titanium) 20 3003-170 SCANLAN JACOBSON MICRO NEEDLE HOLDER, DIAMOND DUST JAWS, ROUND HANDLE, STRAIGHT JAWS, STREAMLINE BOX LOCK, WITH RATCHET 7 ¼ (titanium) 20 6006-630 SCANLAN HEAVY STYLE NEEDLE HOLDER, DIAMOND DUST JAWS, RING HANDLE, STRAIGHT JAWS 9 1/8 (Surgical Stainless Steel) 20 6006-620 SCANLAN HEAVY STYLE NEEDLE HOLDERS DIAMOND DUST JAWS, RING HANDLE, STRAIGHT JAWS 8 1/8 (Surgical Stainless Steel) 20 6006-29 SCANLAN MICRO NEEDLE HOLDER RYDER-STYLE DIAMOND DUST JAWS, RING HANDLE 1.2 MM JAWS 6 ¼ (Surgical Stainless Steel) 20 6006-40 SCANLAN MICRO NEEDLE HOLDER DIAMOND DUST JAWS RING HANDLE STRAIGHT JAWS 10 (Surgical stainless steel) 20 2084-20 VALUE INSTRUMENT PROTECTOR (VIP) STERILIZATON TRAY, METAL CLASPS, ADITIONAL TRAY INSERT, EXTRA SCAN-GUARD SILICONE MAT.   17.8 X 9.7 X.5 HOLDS 24-30 INSTRUMENTS 10 The NAICS code for this procurement is 339112 and the small business size standard is 1000 Employees. Responses to this notice shall be e-mailed to Christopher A. Callihan at christopher.callihan@va.gov. Telephone responses will not be accepted. Responses must be received in writing no later than 12:00 p.m., Monday, May 13, 2017. This notice is to assist the VA in determining sources only. A solicitation is not currently available. THE VA IS NOT SEEKING PRICING OR OFFERS OF ANY KIND. There is no guarantee, expressed or implicit, that the market research for this acquisition will result in a particular set-aside or sole source award, or any other guarantee of award strategy. All information is to be provided on a voluntary basis at no charge to the Government.
 

Web Link

FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/VA/BreVAMC/VAMCCO80220/VA25017N0514/listing.html)
 

Document(s)

Attachment
 

File Name: VA250-17-N-0514 VA250-17-N-0514.docx (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=3432642&FileName=VA250-17-N-0514-000.docx)

Link: https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=3432642&FileName=VA250-17-N-0514-000.docx

 

Note: If links are broken, refer to Point of Contact above or contact the FBO Help Desk at 877-472-3779.
 

Place of Performance

Address: Department of Veterans Affairs;Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center;10701 East Boulevard;Cleveland, OH

Zip Code: 44106-1702
 

Record

SN04479707-W 20170422/170420235503-a8608496c6550a7b31e68730039ee9c8 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
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