6515--ConnectAssure Technology Annual Subscription

Sources Sought Notice Sources Sought Notice Page 6 of 6 Sources Sought Notice *= Required Field Sources Sought Notice Page 1 of 6 Department of Veteran Affairs ConnectAssure Subscription Request for Information (RFI) The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is issuing this RFI in accordance with FAR 15.201(e). This RFI is issued for the purpose of conducting capabilities and market research. Accordingly, this RFI constitutes neither a Request for Proposal (RFP) nor a guarantee that one will be issued by the Government in the future; furthermore, it does not commit the Government to contract for any services described herein. Do not submit a proposal. The Department of Veterans Affairs is not at this time, seeking proposals or quotes and therefore will not accept, review, or evaluate unsolicited proposals or quotes received in response hereto. This notice is not to be construed as a commitment on the part of the Government to award a contract, nor does the Government intend to pay for

any information submitted as a result of this request. The Government does not reimburse respondents for costs associated with submission of the information being requested or reimburse expenses incurred for responses to this RFI. The information provided may be used by VA in developing an acquisition strategy and Product Description (PD). Any information submitted by respondents to this RFI is strictly voluntary; however, any information received shall become the property of the Government and will not be returned to the respondent. Interested parties are responsible for adequately marking proprietary, restricted or sensitive information contained in their response. This is a request for information only and does not obligate the Government in any way, nor does it commit the Government to a specific course of action. The Government is seeking as much information as possible and a complete response from industry to this RFI during this market research activity may assist the Government in developing an acquisition strategy and finalizing any Product description/salient characteristics. THERE IS NO SOLICITATION AT THIS TIME. IF YOU ARE AN SDVOSB, PLEASE STATE SO IN YOUR RESPONSE. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), VISN 5 Network Contracting Office, is seeking sources that can provide brand name or equal Steris ConnectAssure License for the Baltimore VAMHCS, Baltimore, MD. BACKGROUND: Medical facility in need of ConnectAssure Technology Annual Subscription. LOCATION: Baltimore VAMHCS, 10 N. Greene St, Baltimore, MD 21201 ITEM INFORMATION: Item number Product Description Units of Measure Quantity CATSUB3030 ConnectAssure Technology Annual Subscription enables Data Export from Capital Equipment Year 10 PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: June 1, 2022- May 31, 2023 plus 4 Option Years STATEMENT OF WORK: Overview: Tracking enhances the ability of VA to ensure patient and staff safety by providing reasonable assurance that instruments have been processed in accordance with regulatory guidelines and individual instrument manufacturer s Instructions for Use (IFU) for reusable medical equipment (RME) and dental/medical-surgical instrumentation. Objective: The Sterile Processing Inventory and Workflow Management Solution shall establish a solid foundation of enterprise-wide compliance with generally accepted recommendations from the World Health Organization (WHO), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Association of perioperative Registered Nurses (AORN), The Joint Commission (TJC), International Organization for Standardization (ISO), International Association of Healthcare Central Service Materiel Management (IAHCSMM), Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI), and applicable VA Directives and Handbooks. Scope: The Sterile Processing Inventory and Workflow Management Solution shall record the location, time stamp, and the status of a device/instrument/surgical container (set), etc. as it goes through the Sterile Processing System (SPS) reprocessing workflow. Locations to be scanned include, but may not be limited to Decontamination, Assembly and Preparation, Sterilization, Quality Assurance (QA), and Storage areas. Within these locations, there will be at least one scan point where work instructions are needed, a work step needs to be recorded, and/or a location update is required. Facility processes, number of stations, physical layout, and the complexity of the workflow in a facility may increase the number of scan points in each area. A ConnectAssure subscription enables one STERIS product to export data for 12 months. This subscription also includes technical support, software code maintenance and security updates, as required, and must be renewed annually. Contractors desiring consideration shall send an email directly to the Contract Specialist referencing the following in the subject field, Baltimore VAHMCS ConnectAssure Subscription. The information identified above is intended to be descriptive, not restrictive and to indicate the quality of the supplies/services that will be satisfactory. It is the responsibility of the interested source to demonstrate to the government that the interested parties can provide the supplies/services that fulfill the required specifications. If you are interested and are capable of providing the sought-out supplies/services, please provide the requested information as well as the information indicated below. If you are interested and are capable of providing the sought-out supplies/services, please provide the requested information as well as the information indicated below. Response to this notice should include company name, address, point of contact, size of business pursuant to the following questions: (1) Please indicate the size status and representations of your business, such as but not limited to: Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB), HUBZone, Woman Owned Small Business (WOSB), Large Business, etc. (2) Is your company considered small under the NAICS code identified under this RFI? (3) Are you the manufacturer or distributor of the items being referenced above (or equivalent product/solution)? What is the manufacturing country of origin of these items? (4) If you re a small business and you are an authorized distributor/reseller for the items identified above (or equivalent product/solution), do you alter; assemble; modify; the items requested in any way? If you do, state how and what is altered; assembled; modified? (5) Does your company have an FSS contract with GSA or the NAC or are you a contract holder with NASA SEWP or any other federal contract? If so, please provide the contract type and number. (6) If you are an FSS GSA/NAC or NASA SEWP contract holder or other federal contract holder, are the referenced items/solutions available on your schedule/contract? (7) Please provide general pricing for your products/solutions for market research purposes. (8) Please submit your capabilities in regard to the salient characteristics being provided and any information pertaining to equal to items to establish capabilities for planning purposes? *** Submissions addressing Section (8) should show clear, compelling and convincing*** evidence that all equal to items" meet all required salient characteristics. All emails from interested parties must be received by 3:00 PM EST, May 13, 2022 Please send your email response to: Ronnie.swailes@va.gov This is a market survey for informational and planning purposes only. 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. If a solicitation is issued it shall be announced at a later date, and all interested parties must respond to that solicitation announcement separately from the responses to this request for information. Responses to this notice are not a request to be added to a prospective bidders list or to receive a copy of the solicitation.