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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF AUGUST 11, 2017 FBO #5740
DOCUMENT

65 -- Automated Medication Management System - Attachment

Notice Date

8/9/2017
 

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; WI 53214-1476
 

ZIP Code

53214-1476
 

Solicitation Number

VA69D17N1546
 

Response Due

8/16/2017
 

Archive Date

9/15/2017
 

Point of Contact

Daniel Rasmussen
 

E-Mail Address

daniel.rasmussen2@va.gov
(daniel.rasmussen2@va.gov)
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

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 businesses relative to the North American Industry Classification Code (NAICS) 339112. The Department of Veteran s Affairs is seeking providers of a fully integrated automated medication packaging/dispensing system with analytic software. The contractor would be required to install and integrate the system at the William Middleton VA Medical Center in Madison, WI as well as other local smaller CBOCS in that area. The following are the major types of equipment that would be required/integrated: Anesthesia Cabinets/System Medication Packaging System for Central Pharmacy Central Pharmacy and Carousel Automated Dispensing Cabinets Printers for dispensing cabinets and anesthesia cabinets that can print patient specific medication at the cabinet Analytic software integration The system must be able to do the following: The ability to integrate real time data from existing and currently in-use Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD) IV Alaris smart pumps into a centralized workflow dashboard that has the ability to incorporate real time automated dispensing cabinet data as well as IV workflow data. Shall provide inpatient medical/surgical floors with two full cabinet dispensing stations that support a decentralized drug distribution model with a total width no greater than 80" and 28" depth and that also allows for a half-height refrigerator at each dispensing station within that space (to allow for identical/mirrored dispensing stations) due to space limitations of the existing areas. The ability to change and/or rearrange the size of lidded pockets within a drawer. Lidded storage is required over non-lidded for security and inventory management purposes. Successful completion of VA PADE interface testing. The ability to stock controlled substances from the packager directly into the unit dose dispensing module of an automated dispensing cabinet thereby eliminating the need for extra counting of controlled substances which can lead to inefficient workflow and increased risk for controlled substance discrepancies. The ability to queue medications needed from nursing medication queuing software including the ability to directly send notification to central pharmacy for medications that are not in the automated dispensing cabinet. The ability to purchase anesthesia cabinets. The ability to transport a locked pocket. The ability to pour medications into a bin that subsequently unit dose packages the medication when a canister is not available. Interested capable sources are requested to submit an email delineating qualification, capabilities, and experience for providing this or similar product. Please include your business size with your submittal. If providing a submittal and offering equipment as a distributor (non-manufacturer) contractors shall also submit proof of authorization to distribute from the manufacturer of the offered equipment. This is not a Request for Proposal or Quote or an announcement of a solicitation and no solicitation package exists at this time. Your responses will be used solely for market research purposes. The Government will not pay for any materials provided in response to this notice and submittals will not be returned to the sender. Responses are to be submitted by e-mail to Daniel.rasmussen@va.gov. The information requested must be received no later than 10:00am Central Standard Time on August 16th, 2017.
 

Web Link

FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/VA/VAGLHS/VAGLHCS/VA69D17N1546/listing.html)
 

Document(s)

Attachment
 

File Name: VA69D-17-N-1546 VA69D-17-N-1546.docx (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=3723350&FileName=VA69D-17-N-1546-000.docx)

Link: https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=3723350&FileName=VA69D-17-N-1546-000.docx

 

Note: If links are broken, refer to Point of Contact above or contact the FBO Help Desk at 877-472-3779.
 

Record

SN04619761-W 20170811/170809231803-5c2c2122a64555719353cc1a9a637b81 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
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