DOCUMENT
65 -- 757-12-3-196-0251 - Stretcher - Attachment
- Notice Date
- 8/23/2012
- Notice Type
- Attachment
- NAICS
- 339113
— Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Veterans Affairs;Columbus;Chalmers P. Wylie VAACC;420 North James Road;Columbus OH 43219-1834
- ZIP Code
- 43219-1834
- Solicitation Number
- VA25012I0762
- Response Due
- 8/28/2012
- Archive Date
- 10/27/2012
- Point of Contact
- Jonathan Chales
- E-Mail Address
-
an.charles@va.gov<br
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE DATE: 23 August 2012 PRODUCT: Stretchers FACILITY: Columbus VA Ambulatory Care Center AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT. THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT ONLY. THE PURPOSE OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS FOR MARKET RESEARCH PURPOSES ONLY. RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT WILL BE USED BY THE GOVERNMENT TO MAKE APPROPRIATE ACQUISITION DECISIONS. A SUBSEQUENT SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT MAY FOLLOW. RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED AS AN ADEQUATE RESPONSE TO ANY FUTURE ANNOUNCEMENT. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE Columbus, Chalmers P. Wylie, VA Ambulatory Care Center (Columbus VA) is seeking sources under NAICS Code 339113 (size standard of 500 employees) that are able to provide stretchers with the eleven salient characteristics listed below. All interested vendors are invited to provide information to contribute to this sources sought including, commercial market information. The purpose of this synopsis is to gain knowledge of potential qualified sources and their size classification (Service Disabled/Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB/VOSB), HUBZone, 8 (a), small, small disadvantage, woman owned small business, or large business) relative to NAICS 339113. Responses to this synopsis will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. After review of the responses to this sources sought synopsis, a solicitation announcement may be published on the FBO website. Responses to this sources sought synopsis are not considered adequate responses to the solicitation announcement. All interested offerors will have to respond to the solicitation announcement in addition to responding to this sources sought announcement. 1.) Motorized drive system 2.) Advanced mobility: a.Large wheel design for ease of steering and control b.central locking brake system c.quick release lowering system 3.) Retractable fifth wheel 4.) Lift assist backrest 5.) Recovery position 6.) 700lb capacity 7.) Patient controls with lock-out feature 8.) Side rails with limited transfer gap 9.) Litter-mounted oxygen bottle holder 10.)Foot-mounted staff controls 11.)Dimensions: a. Minimum 30" wide patient surface b. 21" low height c. minimum 30" transfer board Contractor will be required to meet salient characteristics. Columbus VA anticipates the solicitation will be full and open source, competitively bid, for a fixed quantity of stretchers. The anticipated solicitation will be for four stretchers for the Columbus VA Ambulatory Care Center. STATEMENT REGARDING RESPONSE ACTION Contractors responding to this Sources Sought Notice need to provide the following information to Jonathan Charles, Contracting Specialist, via email to jonathan.charles@va.gov, by no later than noon (12:00 P.M. EST) on 28 August 2012: Company Name, Address, Phone Number, Point of Contact, Teaming Arrangements (i.e. subcontracts) and Socioeconomic Status. ABOUT THE AGENCY Columbus VA Ambulatory Care Center is a state of the art medical facility which opened on November 12, 2008 and is located in Columbus, Ohio. Columbus VA is a part of the VA Healthcare System of Ohio, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Columbus VA serves veterans from 13 counties of Central Ohio, including Franklin, Hardin, Morrow, Knox, Coshocton, Union, Delaware, Licking, Muskingum, Madison, Perry, and Morgan. Columbus VAACC has Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs) located in Grove City, Marion, Newark, and Zanesville, and is also the parent facility for the Veterans Readjustment Counseling Center (Vet Center) located in downtown Columbus. Approximately 250,000 veterans reside in the clinic's Primary Service Area. STATEMENT REGARDING SOURCE SOCIO-ECONOMIC CONSIDERATIONS The purpose of this notice is to perform market research to determine if there is interest from the following socio-economic categories: Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB), HUB Zone, Small Disadvantaged Business (8a), Woman Owned Small Business, Small Business, or other. In accordance with VA Acquisition Regulation 852.219-10 a SDVOSB is defined as a small business concern, not less than 51% of which is owned by service-disabled veterans or, in the case of any publicly owned business, not less than 51% of the stock of which is owned by service-disabled veterans (or eligible surviving spouses). Further the management and daily business operations are controlled by service-disabled veterans (or eligible surviving spouses) or, in the case of a service-disabled veteran with permanent and severe disability, the spouse or permanent caregiver of such veteran. In addition the business meets size standard for NAICS 339113 stated above and is verified for ownership and control and is so listed in the Vendor Information Pages database, http://www.vetbiz.gov. Moreover qualified SDVOSB concern agree that in the performance of the contract, at least 50% of the cost of personnel for contract performance will be spent for employees of the concern or employees of other service-disabled veteran owned small business concerns. A determination by the Government to compete the proposed procurement based on the responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. This notice does not constitute a solicitation or a commitment by the Government to later publish a solicitation. No solicitation document is available. Capable parties must submit their ability to provide these items in writing to the attention of the Contract Specialist listed in this announcement. STATEMENT REGARDING RESPONSE ACTION CONTRACTING OFFICE: Jonathan D. Charles Contract Specialist Network Contracting Office (NCO) 10, Medical Service Team 420 North James Road Columbus, Ohio 43219-1834 Telephone: 614.388.7031 Facsimile: 614.388.7500 Email: jonathan.charles@va.gov E N D
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/VA/CoVAOPC757/CoVAOPC757/VA25012I0762/listing.html)
- Document(s)
- Attachment
- File Name: VA250-12-I-0762 VA250-12-I-0762.docx (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=453346&FileName=VA250-12-I-0762-000.docx)
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Chalmers P. Wylie VA Ambulatory Care Center;420 N. James Rd., Columbus, OH
- Zip Code: 43219-1834
- Record
- SN02853029-W 20120825/120824001226-54832544ae5e600297570913dc99b50c (fbodaily.com)
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