Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 16 - HOUSTON In Support of the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center (MEDVAMC) REQUEST FOR INFORMATION 36C25619Q0396 BACKGROUND: MEDVAMC has a requirement for the following supplies: Specification Qty/Unit ENVISION MATTRESS THAT PERFORMS LOW AIR LOSS, INDIVIDUAL AIR CELLS/CUSHION, PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION THERAPIES 350/DY VERSACARE BED FRAME WITH ENVISION MATTRESS THAT PEFORMS LOW AIR LOSS, ALTERNATING PRESSURE, INDIVIDUAL AIR CELLS/CUSHION, PRESSURE REDISTRIBTION THERAPIES 350/DY ADVANTA 2 BED FRAME WITH A MATTRESS THAT PERFORMS LOW AIR LOSS, ALTERNATING PRESSURE, INDIVIDUAL AIR CELLS/CUSTION THERAPIES. 700/DY TOTALCARE SPORT BED FRAME WITH MATTRESS THAT PERFORMS LOW AIR LOSS, INDIVIDUAL AIR CELLS/CUSHION, PRESSURE REDISTRIBUTION, LATERAL ROTATIONAL LOW AIR LOSS WITH TURN ANGLES AND TURN TIME OPTIONS THERAPIES. 400/DY TOTALCARE SPORT BED FRAME WITH AIR AND PULMONARY MATTRESS CONTINUOUS LATERAL ROTATION THERAPY (CLRT) 400/DY COMPELLA BARIATRIC BED FRAME WITH MATTRESS THAT PERFORMS LOW AIR LOSS, INDIVIDUAL AIR CELLS/CUSHION, PRESSURE REDISTRIBUTION, LATERAL ROTATIONAL LOW AIR LOSS WITH TURN ANGLES AND TURN TIME OPTION THERAPIES. 2000/DY COMPELLA BARIATRIC BED FRAME WITH CONTINUOUS LATERAL ROTATION THERAPY (CLRT) MATTRESS. 500/DY COMPELLA BARIATRIC BED FRAME WITH FOAM MATTRESS. 155/DY BURKE TRIFLEX BARIATRIC BED FRAME 39" WITH MATTRESS THAT PERFORMS LOW AIR LOSS, ALTERNATING PRESSURE, INDIVIDUAL AIR CELLS/CUSHION THERAPIES. 1/DY BURKE TRIFLEX BARIATRIC BED FRAME 48" WITH MATTRESS THAT PERFORMS LOW AIR LOSS, ALTERNATING PRESSURE, INDIVIDUAL AIR CELLS/CUSHION THERAPIES. 1/DY EXCELLCARE BARIATRIC BED FRAME WITH MATTRESS THAT PERFORMS LOW AIR LOSS, INDIVIDUAL AIR CELLS/CUSHION, PRESSURE REDISTRIBUTION AIR, LATERAL ROTATIONAL LOW AIR LOSS WITH TURN ANGLES AND TURN TIME OPTIONS THERAPIES 1/DY EXCELLCARE BARIATRCI BED FRAME WITH AIR AND CONTINUOUS LATERAL ROTATION THERAPY (CLRT) MATTRESS. 1/DY TOTALCARE BARIATRIC PLUS FRAME WITH MATTRESS THAT PERFORMS LOW AIR LOSS, INDIVIDUAL AIR CELLS/CUSHION, PRESSURE REDISTRIBUTION, LATERAL ROTATIONAL LOW AIR LOSS WITH TURN ANGLES AND TURN TIME OPTIONS THERAPIES. 1/DY TOTAL BARIATRIC PLUS FRAME WITH AIR AND CONTINUOUS LATERAL ROTATION THERPAY (CLRT). 1/DY VERSACARE BEDFRAME 1/DY REQUESTED RESPONSES: The intent of this Request for Information is to establish sources to define the procurement strategy (e.g set-aside, sole source, unrestricted) for a solicitation that VA intends to post soon. Interested contractors are requested to respond in accordance with the following: Please respond to this RFI if you can provide the exact brand name products listed in the table in the background section above. In the response please cite your business size status. If you have an existing GSA or VA, Federal Supply Schedule contract, please include the contract details in your response. DISTRIBUTORS: You must provide proof that you are an authorized distributor. VA does not accept grey market items. Please respond to this RFI if you can provide supplies that may be determined EQUIVALENT to the products listed in the table in the background section above. Please provide details on the proposed EQUIVALENT products such as Manufacturer Name, Part Number, and Description. If you have an existing GSA or VA, Federal Supply Schedule contract, please include the contract details in your response. DISTRIBUTORS: You must provide proof that you are an authorized distributor. VA does not accept grey market items. Please note that VA is particularly interested in determining the availability of Small Business Manufacturers. If your company is a small business manufacturer of potentially equivalent items, please respond to this RFI. Vendors are requested to submit estimated market research pricing with their responses. The estimated pricing will be considered when determining the procurement strategy for the future solicitation. (e.g. if CO determines that capable small businesses cannot provide fair and reasonable pricing, then the solicitation will not be set-aside). Please note that if no responses to this notice are received, from either authorized distributors of the cited brand name nor from manufacturers marketing a potentially equivalent brand, then this action will be sole sourced to the manufacturer cited in the Background section above. CONTACT INFORMATION AND RESPONSE DUE DATE: Please email all responses to [email protected]. Please respond to this RFI no later than February 12, 2019. DISCLAIMER: This RFI is issued solely for informational and planning purposes and does not constitute a solicitation. Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Department of Veterans Affairs to form a binding contract. Respondents are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this RFI.

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