DOCUMENT
W -- Mobile Pharmacy Cleanroom Rental - Attachment
- Notice Date
- 9/6/2018
- Notice Type
- Attachment
- NAICS
- 336212
— Truck Trailer Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Veterans Affairs;G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VAMC;Network Contracting Office 16;715 South Pear Orchard Road;Ridgeland MS 39157
- ZIP Code
- 39157
- Solicitation Number
- 36C25618U0278
- Response Due
- 9/12/2018
- Archive Date
- 10/12/2018
- Point of Contact
- Tammie Chaney
- E-Mail Address
-
6-6963<br
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS VETERANS INTEGRATED SERVICE NETWORK (VISN) 16 CENTRAL ARKANSAS VETERANS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM, LITTLE ROCK, AR 72205 REQUEST FOR INFORMATION 36C25618U0278 BACKGROUND: The Little Rock VAMC has a requirement for the following brand name supplies: Manufacturer Stock# Description Germfree MPCT-R12 Rental of Mobile Pharmacy Cleanroom Trailer Item: Mobile Pharmacy Cleanroom Essential physical, functional, or performance characteristics of the mobile pharmacy cleanroom listed below: Functional Characteristics: The required mobile pharmacy cleanroom (MPC) is necessary to provide ongoing and uninterrupted provision of essential pharmacy services. It will ensure that pharmacy employees will be able to prepare pharmaceutical compounded sterile preparations (CSPs) that meet the standards of the United States Pharmacopoeia (USP) Chapter797 (USP ) Pharmaceutical Compounding-Sterile Preparations and Chapter (USP ) Hazardous Drugs-Handling in Healthcare Settings, and complies with the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) recommendations for pharmacy practices for both hazardous and nonhazardous medications. To remain in compliance with these standards, it is imperative that the characteristics of the system are as listed below and are compatible with our existing electrical, plumbing, and data connections at the mobile trailer pad at John L McClellan. Physical Characteristics: Exterior: must be a mobile trailer on wheels with connections that enable it to be moved by commercial tractor/trailer must have HVAC units or other external components on the front of the MPC to allow an adequate turning radius of the truck when attached to the MPC must have all required lighting and signage on the exterior of the MPC to meet DOT regulations must be resistant to high and low temperatures, high humidity, wind, and rain must shall be equipped with a levelling system to be employed when placed on uneven surfaces must not exceed 53 feet in length and 8.5 feet in width Interior: must have interior walls composed of a high-performance composite must provide a seamless interior suitable for frequent wash-downs with sanitizing agents as well as gas decontamination. must contain floors which are composed of seamless material coved up the walls for ease of cleaning. Rooms: Non-hazardous buffer room must maintain, under the International Organization for Standardization, (ISO) Class 7 positive pressure air quality relative to the non-hazardous anteroom outside to create an outward directional airflow from the buffer room to the anteroom. must have at least 50 ACPH must have minimum space of 15 X 8 X 7.25 high ceiling must have a HEPA filtered passthrough box for easy transport of drugs in and out of the buffer room area. must contain adequate space and utilities for at least two vertical laminar flow clean benches (clean bench must be provided) Vertical Laminar Flow Clean Bench must be 3 ft. wide must be stainless steel or bacterial resistant must contain adequate space and utilities for at least one refrigerator (refrigerator must be provided) Refrigerator: must have 20 cu ft. of storage space for daily storage of temperature sensitive medications must have a digital thermostat must have a temperature range of at least 36 46 degrees Fahrenheit must have forced cooled air must have access ports for installation of local temperature monitoring equipment must have an external surface that is stainless steel or bacterial-resistant must have an internal light must have door alarm must have a power failure alarm with a backup battery must have return air vents placed low to the floor of the unit and positioned behind particle generating areas must contain adequate space for stainless steel furniture for daily operations as well as medication/supply storage (furniture must be provided) Furniture (edges should be seamless and rounded to prevent snagging of clothing): 4 ft. shelf 2 ft. table/counter cart must have pressure gauge outside of the room for monitoring room air pressure differential Non-hazardous anteroom must maintain, under the International Organization for Standardization, (ISO) Class 8 positive pressure air quality relative to the Office/Entry room to create an outward directional airflow from the anteroom to the Office/Entry room. must have at least 60 ACPH must contain a sink for handwashing must have an area for PPE storage must have an area for supply storage must have an eye wash station must have an area for sitting must have an area for garbing must have pressure gauge outside of the room for monitoring room air pressure differential Hazardous buffer room must maintain, under the International Organization for Standardization, (ISO) Class 7 negative pressure air quality relative to the Hazardous anteroom to create an inward directional airflow from the anteroom to the buffer room. must have at least 40 ACPH must provide minimum space of at least 12.75 X 8 X 8.5 high ceiling must have a dedicated exhaust and stack pipe that is a distance of at least 25 feet from MPC intake air must be equipped with a secondary exhaust fan on a speed controller to remove biological safety cabinet (BSC) exhaust and negatively pressurize the duct must have a HEPA filtered passthrough box for easy transport of drugs in and out of the buffer room area. must contain adequate space for at least two Class II Type A2 biological safety cabinets (cabinets must be provided) Class II Type A2 biological safety cabinets must be at least 3 ft. wide must be stainless steel must have an airflow alarm must contain adequate space for at least one refrigerator (refrigerator must be provided) Refrigerator: must have 20 cu ft. of storage space for daily storage of temperature sensitive medications must have a digital thermostat must have a temperature range of at least 36 46 degrees Fahrenheit must have forced cooled air must have access ports for installation of local temperature monitoring equipment must have an external surface that is stainless steel or bacterial-resistant must have an internal light must have door alarm must have a power failure alarm with a backup battery must have pressure gauge outside of the room for monitoring room air pressure differential must have return air vents placed low to the floor of the unit and positioned behind particle generating areas must contain adequate space for stainless steel furniture for daily operations as well as medication/supply storage (furniture must be provided) Furniture (edges should be seamless and rounded to prevent snagging of clothing): Shelf (4ft wide x 12 in deep x 6ft high) minimum of 16 linear feet of stainless steel shelving 2 ft. table/counter Cart (2 W x 2 D x 3 H) Two ergonomic anti-microbial task chairs compliant with ISO Class 7 standards must have pressure gauge outside of the room for monitoring room air pressure differential must have visual gauges and audible alarms to display differential pressures and alert operators in the event of a failure Hazardous anteroom must maintain, under the International Organization for Standardization, (ISO) Class 7 positive pressure air quality relative to the Office/Entry area and the Hazardous Buffer room to create an outward directional airflow from the anteroom to both the Office Entry area and the Hazardous Buffer room. Must have at least 60 ACPH must contain a sink for handwashing must have an area for PPE storage must have an area for supply storage must have an eye wash station must have an area for sitting must have an area for garbing must have pressure gauge outside of the room for monitoring room air pressure differential Office/Entry room must provide a minimum space of 9 X 8 X 8.5 high ceiling must have portable stairs with handrails and the stairs must be adjustable to provide stability on solid parking surface such as concrete/asphalt that is not level must have a removable exterior awning capable of covering the entrance must contain at least one stainless steel workstation, each large enough for a computer, printer, and office chair must contain four data ports for network connection of at least two computers and two printers must be able to access both hazardous and non-hazardous anterooms from office area. Lighting: must have adequate lighting as outlined in USP 797 and in accordance with the CFR, Lighting Design Manual. must be equipped with outside lighting capable of being powered by local power or a backup generator (generator should be provided). Security: must have a door with a minimum of 36 W X 78 H and equipped with a key deadbolt lock as well as a mechanical keypad locking door handle. must have a self-contained security system with alarm must have inside and outside digital video cameras and a digital video recorder (DVR) for internal and perimeter security. must have an 8 camera CCTV security camera system and an external security camera system with 5 external and 3 internal cameras must include fire pull stations as well as horns/strobes Instruments: must have pressure gauges, temperature gauges, and humidity gauges to determine compliance with USP 797 standards Mechanical: must contain a HVAC system to control both cleanroom temperature and humidity. must be able to meet drug and supply manufacturer standards for storage must meet USP 797 standards must be able to achieve 30 ACPH within each room except the office/entry room. Electrical: must be equipped with a diesel generator to power critical systems with a fuel tank capable of storing 50 gallons of fuel, and power inputs with a minimum length of 50-foot cables. Connections for utility power and/or auxiliary generator inputs must have at least 50-foot-long connection cables. must meet electrical requirements of facility using 120V/208V, 60Hz, 3ph, 300A, 4 wire + ground connection must be equipped with a diesel generator and an automatic transfer switch to backup all essential loads. Plumbing: must include an on-board fresh water tank with a minimum of 85 gallons of clean water and an on-demand electric water pump to provide running water for a sink and eyewash must be able to connect to local water utility tap must have ¾ supply and 1.5 waste water connections must contain a gray water tank designed to be gravity drained must be completely plumbed, ready for connection to water supply and drain lines Data Network: must contain Cat6 copper UTP cable must contain data ports for networked devices, computer workstations, and a printer must have network cables run in shielded chases Telephone: must have phone ports in the office/entry area must have an intercom system which allows two-way communication between the office/entry area, the non-hazardous buffer room, and the hazardous buffer room REQUESTED RESPONSES: The intent of this Request for Information is to establish sources in order to define the procurement strategy. Interested contractors are requested to respond in accordance with the following Please respond to this RFI if you are capable of providing the brand name products listed in the table found in the background section above. In the response please cite business size status. Please respond to this RFI if you are capable of providing supplies that can be determined EQUIVALENT to the products listed in the table found in the background section above. Please provide details on proposed EQUIVALENT products such as Manufacturer Name, Part Number, and Description. What are the projected costs (monthly) for base (12 months) plus 2 12-month option periods? quantities as listed above? CONTACT INFORMATION AND RESPONSE DUE DATE: Please email all responses to tammie.chaney@va.gov. Please respond to this RFI no later than 12:00pm Central on Wednesday, September 12, 2018. DISCLAIMER: This RFI is issued solely for informational and planning purposes and does not constitute a solicitation. Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Department of Veterans Affairs to form a binding contract. Respondents are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this RFI.
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