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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF FEBRUARY 21, 2018 FBO #5934
DOCUMENT

D -- Database Subscription - Attachment

Notice Date

2/19/2018
 

Notice Type

Attachment
 

NAICS

518210 — Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services
 

Contracting Office

Department of Veterans Affairs;Network Contracting Office 20;5115 NE 82nd Ave, Suite 102;Vancouver WA 98662
 

ZIP Code

98662
 

Solicitation Number

9422
 

Response Due

3/2/2018
 

Archive Date

4/1/2018
 

Point of Contact

Robert Hamilton
 

E-Mail Address

robert.hamilton8@va.gov
(robert.hamilton8@va.gov)
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

Sources Sought The purpose of this Sources Sought Announcement is for market research to make appropriate acquisition decisions and to gain knowledge of potential qualified Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB), Veteran Owned Small Businesses (VOSB), 8(a), Hub-Zone and other Small Businesses interested and capable of providing items requested, as well as any large businesses The Department of Veterans Affairs, NCO20 is looking for sources of the following: QTY Item 1 BioMed Equipment Web-Based Maintenance Manual Database Subscription Service Statement of Work: 1. Contract Title. Biomedical Equipment Web-Based Preventive Maintenance (PM) Document Database Subscription Service. 2. Background. The Joint Commission (TJC), the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI), and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) guidelines require that Biomedical Engineering have current PM manuals for biomedical equipment used at a healthcare facility be available on site for the technicians who need them as well as the Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) Maintenance frequency recommendations. A Biomedical Equipment PM Document Database subscription service would make VISN 20 compliant with the new regulations. 3. Scope. The scope of Services for the Biomedical Equipment PM Document Database subscription service is for all eight VISN 20 facilities: FACILITY BED SIZE (V20) (463) Anchorage, AK 74 (V20) (531) Boise, ID 79 (V20) (648) Portland, OR 274 (V20) (653) Roseburg, OR 106 (V20) (663) VA Puget Sound, WA 416 (V20) (668) Spokane, WA 70 (V20) (687) Walla Walla, WA 36 (V20) (692) White City, OR 366 4. Specific Tasks. Biomedical Equipment PM Document Database Subscription service needs to be a customizable, data storage and access solution that links team members throughout your healthcare facility to the thousands of PM manuals. This should be a web-based product. Service includes: Consultation with facility representatives to identify PM document requirements and manuals required by the VISN. The customized Service manual database must include: The publicly-available PM documents released by the manufacturer The proprietary PM documents the VISN has purchased from the manufacturer Formatting of the Service manuals for Technician workflow optimization including creating hyperlinks in the service manuals that contain the following: PM Recommended Frequency PM Procedure Parts breakdowns Troubleshooting Repair information Unlimited access to the Biomedical Equipment PM Document Database through web-link access point. Annual verification and updates to the OEM Service manuals, with dates of when verification was completed identified on each electronic manual/document link. Provide technical assistance during normal working hours (0800-1600 PST) for any issues related to electronic manual/document access. 5. Performance Monitoring (if applicable). The contractor will provide unlimited access to the Biomedical Equipment PM Document Database. This will be tested on a weekly basis during the completion of the scheduled PM work. 6. Security Requirements. The contractor employees shall not have access to VA sensitive or computer information and will not require routine access to VA Facilities. 7. Government-Furnished Equipment (GFE)/Government-Furnished Information (GFI). There is no requirement for GFE. 8. Other Pertinent Information or Special Considerations. There are no special considerations or unique requirements necessary to accomplish the contract. Inspection and Acceptance Criteria - The COR is responsible for certifying that the access has been provided under the contract. 9. Risk Control This contract will allow the facilities to meet TJC standards to have current PM manuals for biomedical equipment used at a healthcare facility. 10. Place of Performance. The Place of Performance would be at the Contractor s location and the Contractor would provide web access to the Biomedical Equipment PM Document Database. The intended contract is a firm-fixed price base plus four option-years contract. Potential contractors shall provide, at a minimum, the following information to robert.hamilton8@va.gov: 1) Company name, address, and point of contact, phone number, e-mail address, and DUNS. 2) Please identify your company s size in comparison to the anticipated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 518210 Data Processing, Hosting and Related Services. To be considered a small business your company must be less than the following size standard: $32.5M. This notice is to determine the marketplace for this specific requirement. Please check the following: [ ] yes [ ] no Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) [ ] yes [ ] no Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB) [ ] yes [ ] no 8a/Hubzone Small Businesses [ ] yes [ ] no All other Small Business (SB) [ ] yes [ ] no Other than Small Business 3) The Government is not obligated to nor will it pay for or reimburse any costs associated with responding to this sources sought notice. This notice shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract, nor does it restrict the Government to a particular acquisition approach. The Government will in no way be bound to this information if any solicitation is issued. Notice to Potential Offerors: All Offerors who provide goods or services to the United States Federal Government must be registered in the System Award Management (SAM located on the web at www.sam.gov). It is desirable that any Offeror to have completed their business Online Representations and Certifications Application in the System for Award Management (SAM). 4) Any Service Disabled Veteran Owned Businesses or Veteran Owned Businesses who respond to a solicitation on this project must be registered with the Department of Veterans Affairs Center for Veterans Enterprise VetBiz Registry located at http://vip.vetbiz.gov. Responses are due by 03/02/2018 12:00 am PST, to the Point of Contact. Point of Contact: Robert Hamilton Contracting Officer robert.hamilton8@va.gov 360-852-9880 DISCLAIMER This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation. All information received in response to this RFI that is marked as proprietary will be handled accordingly. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this RFI.
 

Web Link

FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/VA/PoVAMC/VAMCCO80220/9422/listing.html)
 

Document(s)

Attachment
 

File Name: 9422 9422_1.docx (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=4094078&FileName=9422-001.docx)

Link: https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=4094078&FileName=9422-001.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;Seattle VAMC;1660 S. Columbian Way;Seattle, WA

Zip Code: 98108
 

Record

SN04827570-W 20180221/180219230044-1b02fed68c40627b5503fbd51a581a62 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

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

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