65--INVITATION TO DEMONSTRATE EQUIPMENT - HOSPITAL BEDS Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center 2002 Holcombe Blvd Houston, TX 77030

This is an invitation for vendor to participate in a Bed Fair. Information obtained from demonstrations will be used for planning purposes. No proposals are being requested or accepted. No contract will be awarded from this notice. The Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center (MEDVAMC) Department of Biomedical Engineering, 2002 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77030 is requesting an on-site demonstration of hospital beds-regular and intensive care specialty. Participation in the demonstration DOES NOT guarantee purchase nor provide any advantage in the bidding process. Following this RFI, there will be a formal solicitation in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation. MEDVAMC seeks to replace approximately 300 regular hospital beds and 30 intensive care specialty beds with corresponding mattresses across the medical center. Each vendor that wishes to participate in the fair are limited to demonstrating one regular hospital bed and one specialty bed. All beds demonstrated must, at a minimum, offer the following features: " Air mattress with pressure reduction " Option available for bed control to be integrated to side rail, rail mounted, or pendant " 3 stage bed exit alarm - Laying, Sitting, Standing " In-bed Patient Scale " Safe sliding side rails " Compatibility of bed alarms, nurse call, and television control with all major nurse call models including Rawland (incumbent), Hill-Rom, Integro, Jeron etc. Specialty intensive care beds must have all of the above capabilities in addition to the following features: " CPR and Trendelenburg modes " Bed can lower to height of 18 inches " Motorized foot extension Vendors should also include any additional functionality that their technology allows. Vendors should also present lifecycle costs for the equipment as well as service and parts agreement offerings. The MEDVAMC will provide two electrical outlets and a 6 foot table if requested from the vendor. These demonstrations should cover the full functionality of the system and give MEDVAMC staff the opportunity to briefly try the system. SCHEDULE On-site demonstrations will occur on April 3rd, 2014 with exact time to be determined. Vendors will be allowed to unload equipment from the basement dock but will not be able to ship equipment to MEDVAMC before the day of the presentation. Interested vendors must RSVP and submit a completed and signed Test & Evaluation Policy Agreement (attachment to this notice) no later than March 28, 2014 to Alex Cheng at contact@example.gov.