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Notice ID:36C26222Q0890
(vi) The US Government, Veterans Affairs (VA) seeks to make a procurement for CADD-Solis Ambulatory Infusion pump, version 4 for the New Mexico VA Health Care System. Offeror quotations must demonstra...
(vi) The US Government, Veterans Affairs (VA) seeks to make a procurement for CADD-Solis Ambulatory Infusion pump, version 4 for the New Mexico VA Health Care System. Offeror quotations must demonstrate meeting the salient physical, functional, or performance characteristics specified in this solicitation, otherwise it will be considered non-responsive. The technical specifications for this requirement are listed for Brand Name or Equal per FAR 52.211-6. The information identified provided is intended to be descriptive, not restrictive and to indicate the quality that will be satisfactory. The interested parties bear full responsibility to ensure their submission demonstrates to the government that they can provide the brand name or equal to supplies being requested. SALIENT CHARACTERISTIC FOR THE PATIENT CONTROLLED EPIDURAL ANALGESIC (PCEA) PUMP FOR ALBUQUERQUE VA MEDICAL CENTER After reviewing our current inventory of PCEA pumps, our mission, and our goal to provide the Gold Standard in patient care the following salient characteristics have been deemed as must have for facility. 1. Patient Care Requirements must include: Ambulatory Infusion Pump that is indicated for all the following: intravenous, intra-arterial, subcutaneous, intraperitoneal, in close proximity to nerves, into an intraoperative site (soft tissue, body cavity/surgical wound site), epidural space, or subarachnoid space infusion. Must be compatible with our current fleet of CADD Solis pumps with PCA dosing key along with handheld dose cord. Must have software version 4.2 or greater with the future proof ability to be upgraded to version 5.x. Must have a home screen display no bigger than 2.12 in. x 2.12 in. showing therapy, drug, medication delivery settings and reservoir, battery, and pump status while running. Must have color indicators for therapy protocol, pump operating status and alarms/alerts. Color indicators to define the therapy. Must have an On-screen PCA dose graph, delivery history and pie chart with the ability to get real time data for each pump. The pump must accommodate an IV bag, syringes and CADD Medication Cassette Reservoirs in all sizes 50mL, 100mL, 250mL. The pump must have customizable alarm volume low, medium, and high settings with distinctive alarm sound themes. 2. Patient Safety Requirements must include: The pump must have a customizable on-board therapy-based library with up to 500 protocols. Must have the ability to have user defined soft and hard limits. The provider must have the ability to define all soft and hard limits, and initial values. Must have the ability to designate authorized users with defined levels of security access. Must have 3 levels of customizable security access: keypad code, clinician code, and administrator code. Must have soft key interfacing for programming to mimic cell phone technology. Must have a scroll keypad to assist in eliminating double bounce errors and decimal errors. 3. Medication Safety Software Requirements: Must have a medication safety software application to have the ability to enter and store pain management protocols into a computer database which can be deployed to the infusion pump. The pump must have the ability to customize protocols, drug names, concentrations, and dosing limits to reflect the treatment. Must have the ability to print bar codes for pain management medication right from the program s list of approved drugs. Must be able to print an Rx form for each protocol. Must have Adult/child size indicator display style to help distinguish sound-alike, look-alike drugs from one another. The pump must have a status bar which displays reservoir volume status, delivery status & power status at all times. Each indicator should be color-coded for an immediate visual indication of pump operating status. The pump must have alarm/alert screens which are color coded to low priority, medium priority, high priority & system fault conditions. Must be able to operate with regular batteries, rechargeable battery pack & AC power. Must have an air-in-line detector that will alarm if air is detected in the tube. Must have Preventative Maintenance reminder to alarm when the pump should be maintenance. The pump must be splash proof & moisture protected. The pump must be small compact size for mobility. Size should be 1.6 in. X 4 in. X 5 in. excluding cassette and weigh no more than 21 oz. The pump must have a cassette/ keypad lock for added safety. The pump must have event logs that are date and time stamped with the ability to store up to 5000 events. (vii) Delivery Requirements: Place of Delivery Raymond G. Murphy VA Medical Center 1501 San Pedro Dr SE, Albuquerque, NM 87108 Period of Performance/Delivery Timeframe: Deliver items and provide installation and training no later than 30 days from the award date. (viii) The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors Commercial Items, applies to this solicitation. FAR 52.212-1 Addendum: All offeror quotes for this solicitation must be received electronically through email no later than Tuesday, May 17, 2022, 9:00 AM PST. Ensure to reference solicitation number 36C26222Q0890 within subject line of the email. Any offeror quotes received after the prescribed date/time shall be considered late and will not be considered for award. Any questions regarding this solicitation must be received electronically through email no later than Friday, June 25, 2021, 1:00 PM PST. Offers shall be sent by email to April Graves at April.Graves@va.gov
