Page 1 of 5 The Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 16 is seeking to identify interested businesses capable of providing an equal or better equipment as detailed in the Statement of Need below for the Central Arkansas VA Health Care System, located in 4300 W 7th St., Little Rock, AR 72205. The acquisition will be accomplished using commercial item procedures in accordance with FAR art 12 & 13. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) is 339113. Any firm who wishes to identify their interests and capability to provide this service must provide interest information by notifying the Contract Administrator no later than 11:00 AM Central Standard Time, July 03, 2018. Such notification must include the business size, and any documentation that describes the comparable equipment and pertinent installation, maintenance and support during the warranty period. Notification shall be e-mailed to Hector Lopez, Contract Administrator, [email protected] . NOTE: TO QUALIFY SDVOSB/VOSB VENDORS MUST BE VERIFIED AND CERTIFIED IN THE VA VENDOR INFORMATION DATABASE (VIP). DISCLAIMER: This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation. All information received in response to this RFI that is marked as proprietary will be handled accordingly. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this RFI. Also, in accordance with VAAR 852.211-73, any brand names mentioned are for information/description purposes only and are not restrictive. Page 5 of 5 GENERAL OBJECTIVES AND REQUIREMENTS Title of Project: Simman 3G Simulator & Nursing Anne Laerdal Brand seeking equal or better STATEMENT OF NEED: 1. BACKGROUND: The Nursing Education Department under the Patient Care Services is in need of an advanced simulator manikin and accessories to continually provide the highest quality of training to students that will become employees of the Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System. 2. DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT: Full functioning training manikin for the VA hospital to train staff with a realistic simulator that can display neurological symptoms as well as physiological symptoms with the following functions/specifications/salient characteristics: Wireless and self-contained Internal electrical and pneumatic power Supplemental wired connectivity and power Wirelessly integrates with existing computer networks Swappable, rechargeable batteries Approximately 4 hours continuous operation in wireless mode Rugged and reliable for use in multiple environments Multiple Airway Skills/Features: Controllable open/closed airway; automatically or manually controlled Head tilt/Chin lift Jaw thrust w/articulated jaw Suctioning (Oral & Nasopharyngeal) Bag-mask ventilation Orotracheal intubation Nasotracheal intubation Combitube, LMA, and other airway placement Endotracheal tube intubation Retrograde intubation Fiberoptic intubation Transtracheal jet ventilation Needle cricothyrotomy Surgical cricothyrotomy Variable lung compliance 4 settings Variable airway resistance 4 settings Right main stem intubation Stomach distention Connectivity with third party respiratory simulations Airway Complications: Detection of proper head position Can t intubate/Can ventilate Can t intubate/Can t ventilate Tongue edema Pharyngeal swelling Laryngospasm Decreased cervical range of motion Trismus Breathing Features: Simulated spontaneous breathing Bilateral and unilateral chest rise and fall CO2 exhalation Normal and abnormal breath sounds 5 anterior auscultation sites 6 posterior auscultation sites Oxygen saturation and waveform Breathing Complications: Cyanosis Needle thoracentesis - bi-lateral Unilateral & Bilateral chest movement Unilateral, Bilateral & lobar breath sounds Chest tube insertion bilateral Cardiac Features: Extensive ECG library Heart sounds - four anterior locations ECG rhythm monitoring (4 wire) 12 lead ECG display Defibrillation and cardioversion Pacing Circulation Features: BP measured manually by auscultation of Korotkoff sounds Carotid, femoral, brachial, radial, dorsalis pedis, popliteal and posterior tibialis pulses synchronized with ECG Pulse strength variable with BP Pulse Palpation is detected & logged Vascular Access: IV access (right arm) Intraosseous access (tibia) Automatic Drug Recognition System CPR: Compliant with 2015 Guidelines CPR compressions generate palpable pulses, blood pressure wave form, and ECG artefacts Realistic compression depth and resistance Detection of depth, release and frequency of compressions Real time feedback on quality of CPR Eyes: Blinking - slow, normal, fast and winks Open, closed and partially open Pupillary accommodation: synchrony/asynchrony normal and sluggish speed of response Other Features: Seizure/Fascicullation Bleeding Simulation of bleeding at multiple sites Arterial and venous Vital signs automatically respond to blood loss & therapy Works with various wound modules & moulage kits Urine output (variable) Foley catheterization Secretions Eyes, Ears, Nose, Mouth Blood, Mucous, CSF, etc. Diaphoresis Bowel Sounds - four quadrants Patient Voice Pre-recorded sounds Custom sounds Instructor can simulate patient s voice wirelessly Instructor Communication Multiple instructors communicate using integrated voice over IP Pharmacology: Automatic Drug Recognition System identifies drug & dose Extensive drug formulary Automatic or programmable physiological response 3. SCOPE OF WORK: Engineer or approved provider to install the simulator and walk the trainers through the installation process step by step using specific checklists to ensure all area of the simulator are working. This will also include a functional test of the simulator to ensure that it passes all operational tests and meets manufacturer s specifications. The installation should enable trainers to understand the setup, care and maintenance and basic troubleshooting of the simulator. 4. SECURITY (if contractors are involved do they require Background Investigations? If Protected Health Information is involved is a Business Associate Agreement required?): Not applicable -End of Statement of Need- Expected information in response to RFI: For Market Research purposes we are seeking any system comparable to Laerdal SimMan 3G Simulation System and Laerdal Nursing Anne. The characteristics mentioned above are not restrictive and only listed to demonstrate what the Laerdal equipment offers. Any other brand offered as a system will be considered and the VA requirement will be evaluated to determine if any other system fits the needs. Please provide information of equipment offered (equal or better to Laerdal Systems as a whole and not component by component. Provide brand and model, and differences from the Laerdal System). Please provide business size. Please provide delivery timeframe of proposed equipment. -End of RFI-

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