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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF AUGUST 03, 2018 FBO #6097
DOCUMENT

Q -- Rental of Cryoablation Equipment and Technician Services - Attachment

Notice Date

8/1/2018
 

Notice Type

Attachment
 

NAICS

621999 — All Other Miscellaneous Ambulatory Health Care Services
 

Contracting Office

Department of Veterans Affairs;Network Contracting Office 20;1495 Wilmington Drive, Suite 360;DuPont WA 98327
 

ZIP Code

98327
 

Solicitation Number

36C26018Q9655
 

Response Due

8/8/2018
 

Archive Date

8/13/2018
 

Point of Contact

Laura Davis, laura.davis5@va.gov
 

E-Mail Address

laura.davis5@va.gov
(laura.davis5@va.gov)
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. This is not a solicitation for bids, proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. The purpose of this Sources Sought Notice is to obtain information regarding the availability and capability of all qualified sources to perform a potential requirement. The responses received from interested contractors will assist the Government in determining the appropriate acquisition method. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Network Contracting Office (NCO) 20, is conducting market research to identify potential sources which can provide the following services: Services Required: Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center, 1660 South Columbian Way, Seattle, Washington (hereinafter called PSHCS) requires rental of a Cryoablation System (to include personnel to operate the system and technical support). 1.3. Place of Performance: The contract personnel will be assigned to the VA Operative Care Division (OCD) Located at: Puget Sound Health Care System 1660 South Columbian Way Seattle, WA 98108 1.4. Period of Performance: This will be a one-year base period with an additional (4) years option periods from the date of award. No services shall be performed by the contractor after the base period without written approval from the contracting officer. 2.0. SCOPE OF WORK: The Contractor shall provide all labor, materials, transportation, equipment and supervision, in compliance with federal, state and local regulations, to provide cryoablation services and technical support for Department of Veterans Affairs VISN 20 at PSHCS on as needed basis.  The contract will require the contractor to provide cryoablation Services with a minimum of a primary and back up technician at the PSHCS. The VA estimates that there will be 1 patient per visit. The equipment will need to be here one hour prior to procedure time in order for Biomed to inspect the equipment. The equipment must be prepared to perform the procedure at a mutually agreed upon time and continue to perform procedure until the PSHCS s patient is complete. There also may be scheduled days that no procedures are needed and the using facility may cancel the day with the Contractor twenty-four (24) hours prior to the scheduled day with no charges to the Government. 2.1. Contractor s Specific Requirements: 2.1.1. The Contractor s technical personnel shall be certified, trained, and current in cryoablation and operation of the equipment units.   The technician shall assist the attending physicians in the operating room in the operation of the equipment units.   The technician may be required to operate the device and any related imaging equipment during the procedures. 2.1.1.1. The contractor shall provide a surgical laser or other Equipment along with a Technician for an operation.  Technicians are non-physicians and are unable to legally provide Services on patients unless under the supervision and control of a physician. 2.1.1.2. VA will use the Equipment and Supplies solely for the benefit of its Patients or Patients of health organizations and  entities that are subsidiaries of or affiliated with VA (collectively, the Affiliates ). For purposes of this Agreement,   affiliated with means a facility or entity that is controlled by VA. 2.1.2. The equipment must meet or exceed the following criteria Brand Name or Equal to: Galil Visual Ice cryoablation system and Needles Treatment of liver and renal tumors, Has a greater than 80% success rate based on FDA clinical study data; Is modular and can treat patients in the CT procedure room; Will accommodate patients up to four hundred (400) pounds. 2.1.3. Such additional materials and supplies, including consumables (i.e., electrodes), are necessary to conduct cryoablation procedures with the equipment units. 2.1.4. Maintenance of the devices to include service and preventative maintenance to ensure that the devices are in the highest level of functioning condition, with, as a minimum, maintenance performed at the manufacturer s manual requirements.   Maintenance logs or copies must be available at all times. 2.1.5. Assist in the education of each facility s personnel as it relates to cryoablation. 2.1.6. Be responsible for obtaining all necessary licenses, approvals, permits and be in compliance with all federal, state and local laws and regulations applicable to the devices and delivery of cryoablation related services provided for under the terms of this contract. 2.1.7. Delivery of all reports, digital, film and file records of all procedures performed with the devices to the Interventional Radiology staff.   These medical records shall be the property of the Department of Veterans Affairs, PSHCS/663 facility. 2.1.8. The contractor shall perform all services under this contract in accordance with any and all regulatory and accreditation standards applicable to the individual VA facility, including without limitations, those required by The Joint Commission (TJC) and/or Association of Accreditation for Ambulatory Surgery Centers (AAA) certification for the state of Washington and shall comply with all Veterans Health Administration (VHA) regulations and directives. Contractor shall provide consultation, if requested, in the development of protocols, utilization review, peer review and risk management as required by regulatory bodies. 2.1.9. Equipment provided meets criteria, passes bio-med check, and performs functions as designed. Equipment arrives on the 2nd Floor radiology(Check-in 2D-117) VA administrative staff will contact VA bio-med for safety check before entering OR. 2.1.10. Contractor to arrive at the Radiology check-in 1 hour prior to scheduled procedure time. Potential candidates having the capabilities necessary to provide the above stated equipment are invited to respond to this Sources Sought Notice via e-mail to Laura Davis at laura.davis5@va.gov no later than August 8, 2018 6AM PDT. No telephone inquiries will be accepted. RESPONSES SHOULD INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: company name, address, and business size; point of contact name, phone number, and e-mail address information regarding the ability to provide these services either via Open market or FSS/GSA contract. NAICS Code 621999 is applicable to determine business size standard. Any questions or concerns may also be directed to Laura Davis via e-mail. Disclaimer and Important Notes: This Sources Sought Notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. The Government will treat any information received as proprietary and will not share such information with other companies. Any organization responding to this Sources Sought Notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization's qualifications to perform the work. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. The Government may or may not issue a solicitation as a result of this announcement. There is no solicitation available at this time.
 

Web Link

FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/VA/SeVANC/VAPSHCS/36C26018Q9655/listing.html)
 

Document(s)

Attachment
 

File Name: 36C26018Q9655 36C26018Q9655.docx (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=4519335&FileName=36C26018Q9655-000.docx)

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Record

SN05016182-W 20180803/180801231610-30f934ce70bcd42d284e012235070486 (fbodaily.com)
 

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