MEDICAL GRADE OXYGEN GENERATOR FOR ARMY FIELD HOSPITALS: REQUEST FOR INFORMATION AND SOURCES.

Notice Date

May 1, 2001

Contracting Office

Defense Supply Center Philadelphia, Directorate of Medical Materiel, Bldg 6, 700 Robbins Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19111

ZIP Code

19111

E-Mail Address

Alex Farahmand, DSCP Medical Engineer (afarahmand@dscp.dla.mil)

Description

Request for Info.: Army Field Hospital Medical Grade Oxygen Generator The Defense Supply Center, Philadelphia (DSCP), Directorate of Medical Materiel is responsible for satisfying the medical supply requirements of the U.S. Military Services during peacetime and war. On behalf of the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Agency (USAMMA), the DSCP is hereby conducting market research to identify sources for commercial off-the-shelf point-of-use medical oxygen generating units that will be used in field hospitals to supply medical grade oxygen directly to patients or be used as an oxygen source in conjunction with ventilators and anesthesia equipment. Prospective suppliers and manufacturers are requested to submit their product's technical description, part number, technical literature and specifications to include at a minimum : Size, weight, power draw, flow rate at operating pressures, outlet pressure range, % oxygen at operating pressure, and price. Additionally, the Government needs to know of any support items required and their prices. Items submitted under this request for information should meet the following requirements and/or capabilities. If your item does not meet any of the requirements listed below, then any areas not being met and your item's differences must be outlined as part of your submission. Medical Oxygen Generator Requirements/Capabilities: 1) Meet U.S. Food and Drug Administration regulatory requirements for medical oxygen generating systems. 2) Oxygen purity shall meet U.S. Pharmacopoeia (USP) standards for medical usage. 3) Produce an adjustable 40 liters/minute (lpm) of oxygen, USP, at an adjustable 55 pounds per square inch (psi) from 4 output ports. 4) Allow for manual flow adjustment of the oxygen for each of the four ports from 0 to 40 lpm. 5) Operate on alternating current power 115/220 + 10% volts, 50/60 + 2 Hertz without sensitivity to fluctuating power sources. 6) Operate continuously, 24-hours per day, 7 days a week. 7) Have a maximum weight of 150 pounds (lbs). 8) Maintained with standard tools and test, measurement, and diagnostic equipment. 9) The ports should accept DISS O2 hoses. 10) An adapter hose with female Schrader connector on one end and the DISS on the other end shall be available. (Required to connect to Ohmeda 885A Anesthesia Apparatus). 11) Capable of operating in extreme Arctic cold temperatures and desert/tropical hot temperatures and high altitudes. Withstand storage temperature range of -60 C (-76 F) to 60 C (140 F). 12) Be well grounded for patient safety. 13) Quiet operation due to close proximity to patient. 14) Protection from desert sand. 15) Have a container capable of withstanding rough terrain transport. All submissions in response to the above request for information shall be forwarded to: Defense Supply Center Philadelphia Attn: DSCP-MQAA (Alex Farahmand) 700 Robbins Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19111 Responses are due no later than Friday June 15, 2001. Should you have any questions regarding this initiative or wish to participate in the market research effort, please contact Mr. Alex Farahmand at 215-737-5383 or afarahmand@dscp.dla.mil.

Record

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