SOURCES SOUGHT
65 -- Hospital Beds - Sources Sought
- Notice Date
- 3/20/2009
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 339113
— Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Veterans Affairs, VA National Acquisition Center, Department of Veterans Affairs National Acquisition Center, Department of Veterans Affairs;OA&L / National Acquisition Center;Building 37;1st Avenue, One Block North of Cermak;Hines IL 60141
- ZIP Code
- 60141
- Solicitation Number
- VA-797-09-RI-0043
- Response Due
- 4/19/2009
- Archive Date
- 6/18/2009
- Point of Contact
- Freddie BeaulieuxNational Acquisition Center<br />
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), National Acquisition Center (NAC) will be soliciting for Hospital Beds for home use. We are looking to do a small business set-aside and all small businesses are encouraged to respond. (Small business distributors must distribute for small business manufacturers.) The Buy American Act will apply to a small business set-aside. Specifications and Evaluation Factors Hospital Beds For Home Use All offered beds must meet the following minimum specifications in order to be evaluated and considered for award: 1.Minimum Weight Capacity -- 400 pounds 2.Power -Electric head and foot sections both elevate independently and height of bed raises and lowers independently by electric controls 3.Head/Foot Boards - Interchangeable 4.Rails -(Beds must be able to accept full, half and split rails) 5.Minimum clearance height between floor and bed frame -5 inches 6.Maximum bed height from the floor to the top of the bed's side frame without mattress -15 inches 7.Width of frame - minimum 35 inches 8.Maximum overall length measured from the outside of the headboard and footboard - 90 inches 9.Motors- for head control, foot control, and elevation control - all motors must be interchangeable 10.The motors must be grounded unless the motor, or the bed, or the motor and bed is/are double insulated 11.All motors that control the functions of the bed must have hand crank capability 12.Trapeze Mount - must accept bed mounted trapeze 13.Crank provided. 14.One person set-up and transport 15.Must meet "2006 FDA Hospital Bed System Dimensional and Assessment Guidance to Reduce Entrapment" 16. Must meet ANSI/AAMI ES60601-1:2005, Medical electrical equipment-Part 1: General requirements for basic safety and essential performance 17.Wheels/Casters - Four total - Either two wheels with two locking casters or four wheels with locking casters. 18.Hand control for all electric functions 19. Must have no pinching or sharp outside edges or other physical hazards to patient safety. The following accessory items must be available to be ordered with bed or at a later time: "Full, half and split rails "Trapeze "Mattress - Foam Pressure Reduction with a minimum sleep surface of 36 by 80 inches. Mattress must be in compliance with all federal and state fire codes and regulations. Literature must be submitted and marked clearly.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: US Department of Veterans Affairs;P.O. Box 76, Building 37;1st Avenue, 1 block north of Cermak Road;Hines, IL<br />
- Zip Code: 60141<br />
- Zip Code: 60141<br />
- Record
- SN01774581-W 20090322/090320221212-19bfb197c8e4f6d123696d12aadc7f53 (fbodaily.com)
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