Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 16 - HOUSTON In Support of the Overton Brooks VA Medical Center (OBVAMC) REQUEST FOR INFORMATION 36C25621Q0224 STATEMENT OF WORK Overton Brooks VA Medical Center Automated External Defibrillators Background: The Overton Brooks VA Medical Center (OBVAMC) is requesting to purchase eleven (11) Automated External Defibrillators (AED). All remaining Automated External Defibrillators (AED) will be replaced with state-of-the-art rectilinear biphasic wave forms technology that meets or exceeds American Heart Association 2015 Recommendations. General Requirement: The vendor must be able to supply the government with trade-in discount for the current CPR Plus equipment utilized at the Overton Brooks VA Medical Center. Once the replacement defibrillators arrive at the Medical Center the units will be checked into inventory and receive biomedical inspection prior to be placed into clinical areas. When the above steps are completed the outdated units will be replaced in a coordinated manner with the new units. In-service training will be performed in both classroom and clinical settings. The new defibrillators will replace the existing outdated units in the clinical areas now in use. Electronic training aids will be made available to staff. Owner s manuals will be provided to end users. Place of Performance: Overton Brooks VA Medical Center 510 E. Stoner Ave Shreveport, LA 71101 Salient Characteristics: Suggested Manufacturer Brand Name: Zoll Automated External Defibrillator Plus or EQUIVALENT as listed below: Zoll Defibrillator- Waveform: Rectilinear Biphasic Defibrillator Charge Hold Time: 30 seconds Energy Selection: Automatic preprogrammed selection (120J, 150J, 200J) Patient Safety: All patient connections are electrically isolated Charge Time: Less than 10 seconds with new batteries Electrodes: ZOLL CPR-D-padz, pedi-padz® II or stat-padz® II Self-test: Configurable automatic self-test from 1 to 7 days. Default = every 7 days. Monthly full-energy test (200J). Automatic Self-Test Checks: Battery capacity, electrode connection, electrocardiogram and charge/discharge circuits, microprocessor hardware and software, CPR circuitry and CPR-D sensor, and audio circuitry. CPR: Metronome Rate: Variable 60 to 100 CPM Depth: 3/4" to 3.5"; 1.9 to 8.9 cm Defibrillation Advisory: Evaluates electrode connection and patient ECG to determine if defibrillation is required Shockable Rhythms: Ventricular fibrillation with average amplitude >100 microvolts and wide complex ventricular tachycardia with rates greater than 150 BPM for adults, 200 BPM for pediatrics. For ECG Analysis Algorithm sensitivity and specificity, refer to AED Plus Administrator s Guide. Patient Impedance Measurement Range: 0 to 300 ohms Defibrillator: Protected ECG circuitry Display Format: Optional LCD with moving bar Size: 2.6" x 1.3"; 6.6 cm x 3.3 cm Optional ECG Viewing Window: 2.6 seconds Optional ECG Display Sweep Speed: 25 mm/sec; 1"/sec Battery Capacity: Typical new (20°C) = 5 years (225 shocks) or 13 hours continuous monitoring. End of life designated by Red X (typical remaining shocks = 9). Data Recording and Storage: 50 minutes of ECG and CPR data. If audio recording option is installed and enabled, 20 minutes of audio recording, ECG, and CPR data. If audio recording is disabled, 7 hours of ECG and CPR data. PC Minimum Requirements For Configuration and Patient Data Recovery: Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows NT, Windows XP, Windows 7, IBM compatible PII with 16550 UART (or higher) computer. 64MB RAM. VGA monitor or better. CD-ROM drive. IrDA port. 2MB disk space. Device Size: (H x W x D) 5.25"x 9.50" x 11.50"; 13.3 cm x 24.1 cm x 29.2 cm Weight: 6.7lbs; 3.1 kg Power: User-Replaceable Batteries.10 Type 123A Photo Flash lithium manganese dioxide batteries. Device Classification: Class II and internally powered per EN60601-1 Design Standards: Meets applicable requirements of UL 2601, AAMI DF-39, IEC 601-2-4, EN60601-1, IEC60601-1-2 Environmental Operating Temperature: 32° to 122°F; 0° to 50°C Storage Temperature: -22° to 140°F; -30° to 60°C Humidity: 10 to 95% relative humidity, non-condensing Vibration: MIL Std. 810F, Min. Helicopter Test Shock: IEC 68-2-27; 100G Altitude: -300 to 15,000 ft.; -91 m to 4573 m Particle and Water Ingress: IP-55 CPR-D-padz Shelf Life: 5 years Conductive Gel: Polymer Hydrogel Conductive Element: Tin Packaging: Multilayer foil laminate pouch Cable Length: 48 in (1.2 m) Sternum: Length: 6.1 in (15.5 cm); Width: 5.0 in (12.7 cm); Length, conductive gel: 3.5 in (8.9 cm); Width, conductive gel: 3.5 in (8.9 cm); Area, conductive gel: 12.3 sq. in (79.0 sq. cm) Apex: Length: 6.1 in (15.5 cm); Width: 5.6 in (14.1 cm); Length, conductive gel: 3.5 in (8.9 cm); Width, conductive gel: 3.5 in (8.9 cm); Area, conductive gel: 12.3 sq. in (79.0 sq. cm). Complete Assembly: Folded Length: 7.6 in (19.4 cm); Folded width: 7.0 in (17.8 cm); Folded height: 1.5 in (3.8 cm) Deliverables Schedule: The following parts list includes all items necessary for completion of this project: Item # Description/Part Number/Service* Qty Price Extended Amount  0001 Zoll AED Plus with AED Cover 20100000102011010 11 0002 Type 123 Lithium Batteries - 800-0807-01 11 0003 CPR Stat Padz Multi-Function Electrodes - 8900-0402 11 0004 Pedi-Padz II Pediatric Multi-Function Electrodes 8900-0810-01 11 Applicable Standards and Acceptance Criteria: Unit weight, including AED with patient pads and battery shall not exceed 6.7 pounds Unit size shall not exceed 574 cubic inches. The AED shall fully operate on battery installed for at least 5 years. The AED shall perform a self-test daily. The AED shall have a verbal Shock Advisory System that advises operator if the algorithm detects a shockable or non-shockable ECG rhythm per American Heart Association s Guidelines 2015. The AED shall be rectilinear biphasic with an automatic programmed selection of 120J, 150J, 200J and will compensate for the patient s impedance. The AED shall offer a Graphical User Interface to visually guide the user through the resuscitation process. The AED shall have the ability to support the delivery of quality chest compressions during the CPR efforts with verbal and visual prompts to start and stop chest compression cycles. The AED shall have verbal and visual prompts to the user to push harder compression fail to meet American Heart Association 2015 recommendations for depth. The AED shall provide an audible prompt (i.e. metronome) that meets the American Heart Association 2015 recommendations for rate of compressions and will adapt to the user s compression rate advising the user as needed. The AED shall have pads with an integrated CPR sensor with a life expectancy of Five (5) years. The AED should be able to be used in both clinic and non-hospital environments. The AED shall have visual markers indicating that the unit is ready for use. The AED shall have a 5-year warranty. 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 12/03/2020. 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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