SOURCES SOUGHT
65 -- Home Ventilator Equipment Rental, VISN-wide. Please respond no later than 4:00pm CST, Monday December 3, 2018
- Notice Date
- 11/21/2018
- Notice Type
- Synopsis
- NAICS
- 532283
— Home Health Equipment Rental
- Contracting Office
- Department of Veterans Affairs;NETWORK 23 CONTRACTING OFFICE;1303 5th St, Suite 300;Coralville IA 52241
- ZIP Code
- 52241
- Solicitation Number
- 36C26319Q0131
- Response Due
- 12/3/2018
- Archive Date
- 1/2/2019
- Point of Contact
- Joseph.Bennett@va.gov
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, VISN 23 is conducting market research and issued this Sources Sought notice to learn of the availability of business sources capable and qualified to provide the supplies/services listed below. INTERESTED SOURCES SHALL RESPOND BY: All responses must be received no later than 4 pm CST, Monday, December 3, 2018. All responses must be submitted to this email address: Joseph.Bennett@va.gov POTENTIAL SOURCES SHALL PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IN THEIR RESPONSE: 1. Company name, address, phone number, primary contact(s), e-mail address and phone number. 2. DUNS number. 3. Tax Id number. 4. The NAICS code for this Notice is 532283. Please state the size of your firm (Ex: large business, small business, service-disabled-veteran-owned small business, veteran-owned small business, HUB zone 8(a), women-owned small business or a small disadvantaged business). 5. Please state if your firm holds any contracts with the VA or Federal government. If so please list contract number/s. (Ex: FSS, NAC, GSA, Regional or local contracts). SYNOPSIS OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES NEEDED: Ventilator Rental Services for the Home VISN 23 estimates a need for ventilator rental services for the home environment for approximately 300 patients throughout the VISN 23 region. The total number of patients fluctuates month to month due to patients being added, or removed from the program. All services will be performed in the veteran s place of residence which may be anywhere in the VISN 23 Region (see map included) and may include a facility, nursing home or live-in rehab center. Supplies and Services shall be all-encompassing of what is needed to provide the following: Delivery, assembly and set-up of new rental equipment. Supply, maintenance and continued use of VA owned ventilators (LTV 1150) that are currently issued to patients. All ventilators must be FDA approved for home use. Ventilator prescriptions include invasive therapy and non-invasive therapy. In-service training to family members and care-givers (to include Emergency Procedures) and re-training as needed. Equipment function evaluation, safety inspections and regular preventative maintenance. Stocking of necessary supplies and disposables. Receiving and coordinating new orders. All new orders are provided per prescription. Generally, an appointment for service will be scheduled to occur within 24 hours of request. Equipment needs are subject to change according to prescription changes by prescribing physicians. Work performed and supplies used will be documented or logged and reported. All of the above performed by the appropriate, properly educated and trained certified staff. Documentation of training and expertise will be requested. A Licensed Respiratory Therapist (LRT) refers to both Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) and Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT). Registered Respiratory Therapists (RRT) is the preferred licensure for any future contract. However, Certified Respiratory Therapists (CRT) may be considered as long as the CRT s competencies specific to home ventilation is documented and maintained throughout the life of any future contract. An LRT must be on staff to make home visits. The respiratory therapist service called for in any future contract shall be provided to the VA by an LRT who is licensed to practice in the VISN 23 service area or, a Registered Nurse as long as the RN has completed orientation, contractor provided training, competencies and oversight is maintained at all times. Firm must be Joint Commission Accredited. DISCLAIMER AND ADDITIONAL NOTICES: Responses may be used as research to better understand the market place or for creating a potential future acquisition. Response is strictly voluntary; no reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this or future information requests. AT THIS TIME NO SOLICITATION EXISTS. (PLEASE DO NOT REQUEST A COPY OF THE SOLICITATION). This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization's qualifications to perform the work. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. After a review of the responses received, a solicitation may be published in Federal Business Opportunities. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation. No Proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation(s.) NOTE: THIS NOTICE WAS NOT POSTED TO FEDBIZOPPS ON THE DATE INDICATED IN THE NOTICE ITSELF (21-NOV-2018); 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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