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Page 1 of 3 TITLE: 65-Sources Sought Notice for Trilogy 202 Ventilators SOL: 36C25220Q0157 POSTING DATE: December 12, 2019 DUE: December 18, 2019 SET ASIDE: Unrestricted until market research closes N... Page 1 of 3 TITLE: 65-Sources Sought Notice for Trilogy 202 Ventilators SOL: 36C25220Q0157 POSTING DATE: December 12, 2019 DUE: December 18, 2019 SET ASIDE: Unrestricted until market research closes NAICS: 334510 REQUESTING AGENCY: Network Contracting Office 12, Great Lakes Acquisition Center, 115 S. 84th Street, Suite 101, Milwaukee, WI 53214 POC: Shari Lee; shari.lee@va.gov The Great Lakes Acquisition Center, NCO 12, is seeking information regarding this Sources Sought notice. This request 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 potential qualifications of Small Businesses, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses, and Veteran-Owned Small Business firms relative to the North American Industry Classification Code (NAICS) 334510; Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing. The small business size standard is 1,250 employees. The PSC is 6525. The Department of Veteran s Affairs is seeking small business manufacturers or distributors of small business manufacturers, of functionally equivalent equipment to all the following: Items Requested are All Brand Name or Equal: Quantity Item Number Description 13 1040007 Ventilator, Trilogy 202 13 1126379 Roll Stand, SPRS-2 with Baseplate, H-111 cm Trilogy 202 13 1043570 Battery Pack, Detachable for Trilogy Ventilators and T70 Cough Assist 13 1131463 Kit, E Cylinder Mount, 108mm-4.25in (SPRS-2) 13 1080247 Nurse Call Cable Alarm Closed 13 Install Complete install, configuration and testing after delivery 02 Days Two (2) days of training for medical staff Salient Characteristics that are required and needed by the VA: A. Physical Specifications System must be no more than 22cm in length. System must be no more than 30cm in width. System must be no more than 25cm in height. System must weight no more than 6kg with the battery installed. Must be able to operate in a range of 10-30°C or larger. Must be able to operate in a range of relative humidity from 20%-90% or greater. B. Power Specifications 1. Input voltage must be 100-240 VAC, 50/60 Hz, 2.1A 2. Detachable battery must operate at a voltage less than 15v. 3. Detachable battery must have a capacity greater than 65Wh. 4. Internal battery must last longer than 2 hours. 5. External battery must last longer than 2 hours. 6. External battery connection must be lower than 15v. C. Monitored Parameters 1. Must measure tidal volume to a value greater than 1750ml. 2. Must measure minute ventilation to a value greater than 25 l/min. 3. Must measure estimated leak rate to a value greater than 150 l/min. 4. Must measure respiratory rate to a value great than 60 BPM. 5. Must measure peak inspiratory flow to a value greater than 190 l/min. 6. Must measure peak inspiratory pressure to a value greater than 90cmH O. 7. Must measure mean airway pressure to a value greater than 90cmH O. D. Oxygen Requirements 1. FiO range must be greater 25%-100% 2. O flush must be more than 2 min at 100% 3. O input pressure range should be greater than 300-600kPa E. Standards Compliance 1. Must be compliant with IEC 60601-1 Medical electrical equipment Part 1. General requirements for safety. 2. Must be compliant with IEC 60601-1-2 General requirements for safety-collateral standard Electromagnetic compatibility-requirements and tests. 3. Must be compliant with IEC 60601-2-12 Medical electrical equipment Part 2-12: Particular Requirements for the safety of lung ventilators-Critical Care ventilators. F. Required usage modes 1. Assist Control (AC) 2. Synchronized Intermittent Mechanical Ventilation with Pressure Support (SIMVw/PS) 3. Control Ventilation (CV) 4. Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) 5. Bilevel Positive Airway Pressure (BiPAP) 6. Bilevel Positive Airway Pressure Spontaneous Timed (BiPAP S/T) 7. Pressure Control Synchronized Intermittent Ventilation with Pressure Support (PC-SIMVw/PS) 8. Average Volume Assured Pressure Support (AVAPS-AE) 9. System must be capable of operating with separate primary mode settings and Secondary mode settings. G. Training 1. Two (2) days of training must be provided for medical center staff. H. Required Accessories for each unit 1. Roll stand with a baseplate 2. Detachable battery pack 3. Cylinder mount kit 4. Circuit support mount 5. Nurse call cable alarm Deliverables or Delivery Schedule The contractor shall deliver and install the product completely. After contracting COR at the VA, a specific time will be scheduled for the delivery of the product and the installation within 60 days of award. All quantities listed above should be delivered to: Attn: Medical Subspecialities Clement J. Zablocki VAMC Building 111, Warehouse 5000 West National Avenue Milwaukee, WI 53295 Place of Performance The place of performance will be at Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center, Milwaukee WI. Period of Performance All hardware and software shall have a full warranty period of 12 months. Purpose The Clement J. Zablocki Medical Center in Milwaukee, WI requires 13 new long-term ventilators. The current model, the LTV 1200, must be replaced. These new replacement ventilators must, at a minimum, be capable of the same performance as the LTV 1200. These new ventilators must also meet or exceed all the salient characteristics listed above. **Please respond with your authorized distributor letters from the Original Equipment Manufacturer when responding. This letter MUST be from the Manufacturer, and on their letterhead. This is needed to help the Contracting Officer determine the set-aside. For Medical Equipment to be used on Veterans at the VA ** To prevent Gray Market Items within the VA, the following is also placed within this sources sought notice: ** (a) Gray market items are Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) goods sold through unauthorized channels in direct competition with authorized distributors. This procurement is for new OEM medical supplies, medical equipment and/or services contracts for maintenance of medical equipment (i.e. replacement parts) for VA Medical Centers. No remanufactures or gray market items will be acceptable. (b) Vendor shall be an OEM, authorized dealer, authorized distributor or authorized reseller for the proposed medical supplies, medical equipment and/or services contracts for maintenance of medical equipment (i.e. replacement parts), verified by an authorization letter or other documents from the OEM, such that the OEM s warranty and service are provided and maintained by the OEM. All software licensing, warranty and service associated with the medical supplies, medical equipment and/or services contracts for maintenance of medical equipment shall be in accordance with the OEM terms and conditions. (c) The delivery of gray market items to the VA in the fulfillment of an order/award constitutes a breach of contract. Accordingly, the VA reserves the right to enforce any of its contractual remedies. This includes termination of the contract or, solely at the VA s election, allowing the Vendor to replace, at no cost to the Government, any remanufactured or gray market item(s) delivered to a VA medical facility upon discovery of such items. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION AND DOES NOT OBLIGATE THE GOVERNMENT TO ISSUE A SOLICITATION. Please be advised that the Government will not pay for any information submitted under this announcement. The applicable North American Classification System (NAICS) Code for this requirement is 334510 (Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing), and the small business size standard is 1,250 employees. The PSC is 6525. To respond to this notice, please send email to shari.lee@va.gov and place 36C25220Q0157 Ventilator Trilogy 202 in the title line of the email. Please include the full Vendor s Name, full Socio-Economic category of the firm, complete address, phone & fax number of Vendor and SAM expiration dates in the email. All responses are due by December 18, 2019 by 11:59 PM Local Time. **Note: All SDVOSBs or VOSB vendors who plan on competing for this stated acquisition must be VIP Verified at https://www.vip.vetbiz.gov/. To properly apply the VA Rule of Two 38 U.S.C. 8127 (d) Supplies and Services to procurements for SDVOSB or VOSB set-asides, Contracting Officers are required to verify that all SDVOSBs or VOSBs who are interested parties are VIP Verified during entire acquisition process. Thank You**