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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF AUGUST 30, 2018 FBO #6124
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65 -- Automated OutPatient Medication Dispensing Cabinet - Attachment

Notice Date

8/28/2018
 

Notice Type

Attachment
 

NAICS

339112 — Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing
 

Contracting Office

Department of Veterans Affairs;Great Lakes Acquisition Center (GLAC);115 S 84th Street, Suite 101;Milwaukee WI 53214-1476
 

ZIP Code

53214-1476
 

Solicitation Number

36C25218Q9624
 

Response Due

8/31/2018
 

Archive Date

10/30/2018
 

Point of Contact

Shari Lee
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

TITLE: 65-Sources Sought Notice SOL: 36C25218Q9624 DUE: August 31, 2018, 5:00 PM CST SET ASIDE: unknown NAICS: 333318 POP STATE: United States AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs, Tomah VA Medical Center, 500 E. Veterans Street, Tomah, WI 54660-3105 POC: Shari Lee Mail all responses only to: Shari Lee at shari.lee@va.gov DESCRIPTION: This Sources Sought Notice is for informational and planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation or commitment by the Government at this time. This notice is intended strictly for market research. The purpose of this Sources Sought notice is to determine interest and capability of potential qualifications of Small Businesses, Service Disabled Veteran-Owned, Veteran Owned small business firms relative to the North American Industry Classification Code (NAICS) 333318 (Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing). The small business size standard is 1000 employees. The Department of Veteran s Affairs is seeking small business manufacturer or distributors of small business manufacturers, of functionally equivalent equipment to all the following: OUTPATIENT Automated dispensing cabinet (ADC) for medications. Scope and Need: The Tomah VA Medical Center pharmacy department is requesting purchase of an OUTPATIENT automated dispensing cabinet (ADC) for medications. The provider would enter a secure code onto a secure website and is then given a code for the patient to take to the dispenser. The patient then enters the code into the machine and the medications are dispensed. The machine is connected to the network and the telephone system. The equipment must work with the VA network & be cleared by OI&T. The Tomah VA Medical Center pharmacy department is requiring this procurement to improve access to necessary medications for Veterans seen in the Urgent Care and Outpatient Clinics after pharmacy business hours. Training of pharmacy and provider personnel would be required. Training for providers would include order entry. Training for pharmacy personnel would include packaging, stocking, general troubleshooting of the ADC. All outpatient pharmacy technicians, as well as several outpatient staff pharmacists and the Associate Chief of Pharmacy would attend training. (Total 10 staff from pharmacy). Provider staff would include the Urgent Care Supervisor (both provider and nursing-- total of 2 staff). Manuals for the ADC would be necessary to ensure consistent procedures. The contractor shall provide all labor, equipment, supplies, materials, engineering design, and supervision to design, manufacture, and deliver this equipment. Design and delivery shall be coordinated with the Service Point of Contact Personnel. The Outpatient ADC is required to ensure that Veterans seen in the Urgent Care and Outpatient Clinics at the main Tomah VAMC campus have access to needed medications after normal pharmacy business hours. The Tomah VAMC Urgent Care is open from 7am to 7pm Monday-Friday, and from 7am to 5pm on Saturday and Sunday. The outpatient pharmacy is not open on Saturday and Sunday, and closes before Urgent Care during the week. Tomah itself is a community of approximately 9,500 residents. The closest community/retail pharmacy closes at 6pm Mon-Fri, and is only open until 1pm on Sat. Even when open, local retail pharmacies are not ideal for this population as Veterans must pay for their medications up front and wait for VHA reimbursement. Physical Need Required: 1. OUTPATIENT Automated Prescription Dispenser with full warranty (for customers access 24/7) 2. Professional Installation 3. Dispenser Shipping (Printer, Desktop PC with monitor, keyboard, mouse, standard LaserJet printer, barcode reader. Delivery Location: The delivery area is located: Department of Veterans Affairs, Tomah VA Medical Center, 500 E. Veterans Street, Building 400, Tomah, Wisconsin 54660-3105 Final Inspection: All material delivered must meet specifications provided and will be inspected by Requesting Department and Contracting Officer. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION AND DOES NOT OBLIGATE THE GOVERNMENT TO ISSUE A SOLICITATION. Please be advised that the Government will not pay for any information submitted under this announcement. The applicable North American Classification System (NAICS) Code for this requirement is 333318 (Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing). Email should contain the following information: Name of firm, Socio-Economic category of the firm, complete address, phone & fax number of contact. Please send an email to shari.lee@va.gov with the RFQ sources sought number, 36C25218Q9624 Outpatient Automated Dispensing Cabinet for Medications, to respond to this request. This request will close on August 31, 2018 at 5:00 PM CST. **Note: All SDVOSB/VOSB vendors who plan on competing for this stated acquisition must be VIP Verified at https://www.vip.vetbiz.gov/. To properly apply the VA Rule of Two 38 U.S.C. 8127 (d) Supplies and Services to any procurements for SDVOSB/VOSB set-asides, Contracting Officers are required to verify that all SDVOSBs/VOSBs who are interested parties are VIP Verified during entire acquisition process. **
 

Web Link

FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/VA/VAGLHS/VAGLHCS/36C25218Q9624/listing.html)
 

Document(s)

Attachment
 

File Name: 36C25218Q9624 36C25218Q9624.docx (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=4567206&FileName=36C25218Q9624-000.docx)

Link: https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=4567206&FileName=36C25218Q9624-000.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;Tomah VA Medical Center;500 E Veterans Street;Bldg 402A;Tomah, WI

Zip Code: 54660-3105
 

Record

SN05059421-W 20180830/180828231206-31d0ea33c1c1b63d4e7756c74f67413e (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
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