6515--Evacuation Chairs

THIS REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) /Â SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE IS ISSUEDÂ SOLELY FOR INFORMATION AND PLANNING PURPOSES. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION. SUBMISSION OF INFORMATION ABOUT PRICING, DELIVERY, THE MARKET, AND CAPABILITIES IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED AND ALLOWED UNDER THIS RFI FOR PLANNING PURPOSES IN ACCORDANCE WITH (IAW) FAR 15.201(e). DISCLAIMER This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes and does not constitute a solicitation. All information received in response to this RFI that is marked as proprietary will be handled accordingly. IAW 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. SOURCES SOUGHT/RFI DESCRIPTION This is NOT a solicitation announcement. This is a Sources Sought Notice / RFI only. The purpose of this Sources Sought Notice / RFI is to gain information about potential qualified sources and their size classification relative to NAICS 339112 (size standard of 1,000 Employees). Responses to this Sources Sought Notice / RFI will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. After review of the responses to this Sources Sought Notice / RFI, further RFIs and/or a solicitation or other announcements may be published. STATEMENT OF WORK Background: The Northern Arizona VA Health Care System (VA Prescott Healthcare System) requires evacuation chairs to ensure safe and efficient vertical patient evacuation during emergencies. These chairs will support compliance with emergency preparedness standards and enhance patient safety during building evacuations. Scope: The contractor shall provide twenty (20) evacuation chairs with all necessary accessories and installation services. The chairs will be used for vertical evacuation and patient movement in multi-story facilities. Objectives: Deliver and install evacuation chairs that meet all specified requirements. Ensure all equipment is fully operational upon delivery. All equipment must be brand new. Place of Performance: NAVAHCS Warehouse, Building 165 500 North Hwy 89 Prescott, AZ 86313 Deliverables CLIN Item Description Qty UOM 00001 Evacuation Chair equivalent to Stryker Model 6254-000-000 20 EA 00002 Foot rest 20 EA 00003 Aggressive Stair-TREAD Track or equivalent mechanism 20 EA 00004 Wall Bracket 20 EA 00005 Chair Cover 20 EA Requirements: VAAR 852.212-71 Gray Market and Counterfeit Items Clause applies on this acquisition. No remanufacturers or gray market items will be acceptable. Vendor shall be an Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), authorized dealer, authorized distributor or authorized reseller verified by an authorization letter or other documents from the OEM signed. The letter must either state specific product(s) quoted or that the quoter is an authorized distributor for all the manufacturer s products. This letter must be on the manufacturer s letterhead and contains the signature of an authorized official for the manufacturer. If the interested contractor fails to provide a signed letter from the OEM (unless the contractor is the OEM), the contractor s response will be deemed non responsive and will not be considered for award. NOTE: Potential quoters must be aware that the items being acquired are procured as Brand Name or Equal. For those items that are or equal , a description of the salient characteristics is outlined below. It is quoter s responsibility to demonstrate its quote meeting the salient physical and functional characteristics included in this solicitation. If the quote does NOT demonstrate, the offer will be considered non-responsive. The interested parties bear full responsibility to ensure their submission demonstrates to the government that they can satisfy the requirement by providing the brand name or equal to the supplies being requested. Salient/Functional Characteristics: Each evacuation chair must meet or exceed the following s...