SOURCES SOUGHT
Q -- Durable Medical Equipment (DME) Delivery, Installation, Education, Repair, and Storage of Government-Owned Property (GOP). Black Hills VA Health Care Systems, South Dakota
- Notice Date
- 3/5/2019
- Notice Type
- Synopsis
- NAICS
- 621610
— Home Health Care Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Veterans Affairs;Network 23 Contracting Office (NCO 23);VA Black Hills HCS;113 Comanche Rd.;Fort Meade SD 57741
- ZIP Code
- 57741
- Solicitation Number
- 36C26319Q0397
- Response Due
- 3/10/2019
- Archive Date
- 3/25/2019
- Point of Contact
- angela.beck@va.gov
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT (NOT A REQUEST FOR BIDS, QUOTES, OR PROPOSALS). THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT ONLY; THE PURPOSE OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS FOR MARKET RESEARCH ONLY IN ORDER TO SEEK INFORMATION FROM QUALIFIED BUSINESS FIRMS. RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT WILL BE USED BY THE GOVERNMENT TO MAKE APPROPRIATE ACQUISITION DECISIONS TO INCLUDE ASSISTANCE WITH IDENTIFYING SOCIO-ECONOMIC SET-ASIDES, IF FEASIBLE, AND DETERMINING POSSIBLE PROCUREMENT PRICING STRUCTURES. A SUBSEQUENT SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT MAY OR MAY NOT FOLLOW. RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED AS AN ADEQUATE RESPONSE TO ANY FUTURE ANNOUNCEMENT. The Department of Veterans Affairs & VA Black Hills (South Dakota) Healthcare System are conducting a market survey for qualified firms capable of providing the required Durable Medical Equipment (DME) Delivery, Installation, Education, Repair, Storage, and Retrieval Services as outlined in the PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT (PWS) below. Interested and QUALIFIED parties only should provide the following: Company Name, Company Address, Point of Contact (POC), POC phone number, POC email address, company CAGE Code number, company D&B number, and capability statement for the services as stated in the PWS below. Responses to this notice should include three customer references to whom you have provided similar services, copies of applicable licensing, and the size of your business pursuant to the following questions: (1) Is your business large or small? (2) If small, does your firm qualify as a small, emerging business, or small disadvantaged business? (3) If disadvantaged, specify under which disadvantaged group, and if your firm is certified under Section 8(a) of the Small Business Act. (4) Is your firm a certified hubzone firm? (5) Is your firm a woman-owned or operated business? (6) Is your firm a VetBiz VIP-certified, Service-Disabled VOSB or Veteran-Owned Small Business? Those who choose to identify their qualifications and interest to provide the requested service should respond to this announcement via email to Angela Beck at angela.beck@va.gov no later than March 10, 2019 before 4:00 PM Mountain Time. This notice shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to ultimately award a contract, nor does it restrict the Government to a particular acquisition approach. All information submitted in response to this announcement is voluntary; the Government will not pay for information requested nor will it compensate any respondent for any cost incurred developing information provided to the Government. PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT GENERAL REQUIREMENTS: Background The Veterans Affairs - Black Hills Health Care System (VA-BHHCS) has a requirement to provide all necessary labor, facilities, pick-up and delivery services, set-up and disassembly, repairs, storage, inventory management of VA-Owned Durable Medical Equipment/Accessories (DME) for VA Fort Meade and Hot Springs Medical Center beneficiaries, in accordance with all terms, conditions, provisions, specifications, and schedule of this solicitation. SCOPE OF WORK: The Contractor shall provide delivery and pick-up, receiving, storage, set-up, assembly, take-down, disassembly, installation, instructions, sanitizing, repair and maintenance of VA owned DME to eligible VA beneficiaries as required by the VA. Services provided shall be all inclusive of deliveries and transportation to include set-up/delivery of equipment, safety inspections, and in-service training for beneficiaries to include patient education. In accordance with sound industry practice, and the terms and conditions of the contract, the Contractor shall be responsible for the proper care, maintenance, and use of Government-owned DME in its possession or control from the time of receipt until properly relieved of responsibility. The removal of Government-owned DME to storage, or its contemplated transfer, does not relieve the Contractor's responsibility. Contractor Requirements: Service Area: Geographic area for the VA Black Hills Health Care System includes, but is not limited to: The following counties in South Dakota: Bennett, Butte, Corson, Custer, Dewey, Fall River, Gregory, Haakon, Harding, Hughes, Jackson, Jones, Lawrence, Lyman, Meade, Mellette, Pennington, Perkins, Shannon, Stanley, Todd, Tripp and Ziebach. The following counties in Wyoming: Crook, Niobrara and Weston. The following counties in Nebraska: Banner, Box Butte, Cherry, Dawes, Gardon, Morrill, Scottsbluff, Sheridan and Sioux. Joint Commission Accreditation: Contractor must be Joint Commission accredited or be accredited by an equivalent national organization and provide documentation of meeting the Joint Commission standards. The contractor must maintain accreditation and meet all standards of accreditation throughout the entire contract period. Failure to maintain Joint Commission Accreditation or equivalent standard may be grounds for termination of this contract. The contractor will be asked to submit a completed Periodic Performance Review (documentation of meeting Joint Commission standards) annually--90 days prior to the end of the contract period. Branches/Agents: If the bidder maintains branches and/or agents through whom business may be transacted, they must submit a list thereof with the bid. If awarded a contract, they must transmit all information concerning the agreement between such branches and/or agents authorizing and instructing them to furnish supplies and/or services covered. HSS: No contract will be awarded nor payment made to any individual or entity that appears on the Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General's (HSS/OIG) List of Excluded Individuals/Entities. HIPAA Compliance - Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996: The successful Contractor shall be required to be in compliance with HIPAA requirements. 6. EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES: The VA-owned hospital equipment includes, but is not limited to, the commonly provided items for storage, delivery and pick-up as needed. VA-owned equipment may be delivered directly to the contractor s warehouse from suppliers or picked up from the VA location as directed by the COTR. The Contractor will be expected to provide service for other items which may not be on the list, but which are similar in nature to those listed: - bed, manual - bed, electric, adjustable - mattress, hospital type - trapeze assembly - over-bed tables - lift, transfer patient - bench, bath - chair, commode and shower - wheelchair, manual (not in veteran s possession) - wheelchair, power (not in veteran s possession) - scooters (not in veteran s possession) - pneumatic compression devices Quantities shown in the Schedule of Items are estimated. The VA Medical Center makes no commitment concerning the minimum amount of delivery service, which will be required of the Contractor. The amount of services requested from the Contractor will be determined solely by the VA Medical Center. DIRECT DELIVERY TO CONTRACTOR: The VA will purchase DME and/or parts for repairs for drop-shipment directly to the DME Contractor for storage. It is the Contractor s responsibility to: 1) properly receive DME, 2) check for damage before accepting receipt from shipper, 3) document receipt, 4) tag appropriately as Government-owned DME, 5) place in storage area, 6) immediately MAIL and FAX shipping documents along with purchase order information and acceptance certification to the COTR. The Contractor may provide acceptance certification on the packing list/shipping document provided by the supplier. All invoices, receiving documents, and acceptance certification shall be forwarded to the COTR within five (5) calendar days of receipt of DME/parts. In the event overages, shortages, or damages are discovered upon receipt of Government-owned DME and/or spare parts, the Contractor shall provide a statement of the condition and apparent causes to the COTR immediately, no later than twenty-four (24) hours after occurrence. Only that quantity actually received shall be recorded in the official records. Upon receipt of DME by drop shipment the Contractor shall record DME information in the inventory control record. Rates: a. Rates are inclusive of vehicle(s), and the services of qualified driver(s). Also included is storage, set-up, sanitizing of equipment and any other services called for by this solicitation except repairs. b. Payments for the Local area trips will be computed as follows: (1) The basic rate for trips within the Local Area will apply plus; (2) Mileage will be included in trips within the 50-mile radius of the initiating VA Medical facility. NOTE: THIS NOTICE WAS NOT POSTED TO FEDBIZOPPS ON THE DATE INDICATED IN THE NOTICE ITSELF (05-MAR-2019); HOWEVER, IT DID APPEAR IN THE FEDBIZOPPS FTP FEED ON THIS DATE. PLEASE CONTACT 877-472-3779 or fbo.support@gsa.gov REGARDING THIS ISSUE.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Black Hills, SD area;Western South Dakota/Eastern Wyoming area
- Zip Code: 57741
- Country: USA
- Zip Code: 57741
- Record
- SN05239747-F 20190307/190305230015 (fbodaily.com)
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