6515--Medtronic Situate Detection System

This is a SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE only. Responses to this notice will be used for information and planning purposes. No quotes are being requested or accepted at this time with this notice. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Network Contracting Office 1, Medical Surgical Prime Vendor (MSPV) Program has a VA-wide requirement for Trade Agreement Act (TAA) compliant Medtronic Situate Detection System Disposables compatible with existing Situate Detection Systems at VA facilities. This does not include the Medtronic Situate System equipment which is TAA compliant. The Situate Detection System of the OR Safety Division with Medtronic is unique sole source technology. The Situate Detection System is an adjunct technology to the manual count that solves a miscount problem with technology that accurately and reliably detects missing tagged sponges in seconds, whether they re in a patient or the operating room. The Situate Detection System uses sensors to transmit non-ionizing, low frequency radio waves to detect tagged cotton. When the tagged cotton is stimulated by the device s signal, it transmits its own signal back to the detector, instantly identifying its presence. The Situate Detection System is the only system that assists with the prevention of retained surgical sponges by utilizing radio frequency detection technology. The Situate Detection System Countable Technology includes towels, lap sponges and gauze products, and it provides a perfect solution for hospitals to comply with recent AORN guidelines for prevention of unintentionally retained surgical items. *Potentially exclude this chart? Situate Detection System Disposables Item Number Item Type Item Description G0404-16P01C-1 Surgical Gauze GZE, XRAY, RF, 4X4-16, ST G0404-16P01CN-1 Surgical Gauze GZE, XRAY, RF, 4X4-16, NST G0404-32P01C-1 Surgical Gauze GZE, XRAY, RF, 4X4-32, ST G0804-12P02C-1 Surgical Gauze GZE, XRAY, RF, 8X4-12, ST G0804-12P02CN-1 Surgical Gauze GZE, XRAY, RF, 8X4-12, NST L1212-04P01C-1 Laparotomy Sponges LAP, XRAY, RF, 12X12, ST L1212-04P01CN-1 Laparotomy Sponges LAP, XRAY, RF, 12X12, NST L1818-04P01C-1 Laparotomy Sponges LAP, XRAY, RF, 18X18, ST L1818-04P01CN-1 Laparotomy Sponges LAP, XRAY, RF, 18X18, NST TORW-0101C-1 OR Towel TOWEL, XRAY, RF, WHITE, ST TOR-0101C-1 OR Towel TOWEL, XRAY, RF, BLUE, ST 01-0020 OR Drape DRAPES, BP WAND/WAND X, ST Please note, in accordance with the Made in America office Executive Order 14005,3C.F.R and FAR Clause 52.225-1 Buy American or 52.225-5 Trade Agreements, the proposed item must be manufactured in a TAA compliant country. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code being considered for this procurement is 339113, Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing and the Product Service Code (PSC) is 6515, Medical and Surgical Instruments, Equipment and Supplies. The Small Business Size Standard is 750 employees. Potential Sources shall respond with their ability to provide Situate Detection System Disposables. Responses to this notice should include the following: 1. Completed RFI Response Sheet Attached. 2. Company name 3. Company s Unique Entity Identifier (ueiSAM) 4. Company s address 5. Point of Contact information (i.e. title, phone number and email address) 6. Company s capability to meet this requirement and any pertinent information which demonstrates the company s ability to meet the above requirements. 7. GSA Federal Supply Schedule contract number, if within scope of this effort (if applicable). 8. Company s type of business (small or large) and socioeconomic status whether Service Disable Veteran Owned, Veteran Owned, Hubzone, 8(a), Women Owned, Small Disadvantaged, etc. If applicable, Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB) and Veteran Owned Small Businesses (VOSB) must be verified in www.VetBiz.gov. All responses shall be submitted in writing via email no later than 10:00am (EST) March 14, 2023 to Jeremy Boston at Jeremy.Boston@va.gov. Simply responding as an interested party does not constitute your company as a source. Offeror must provide the above requested information. After review of the responses to this sources sought notice, a solicitation announcement may be published in the near future. Responses to this sources sought announcement are not considered adequate responses to the solicitation announcement. All interested offerors will have to respond to the forthcoming solicitation announcement, in addition to responding to this sources sought notice. All interested parties must be registered with System for Award Management (SAM) at https://www.sam.gov in order to be eligible for award of Government contracts. DISCLAIMER This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation. All information received in response to this RFI that is marked as proprietary will be handled accordingly. In accordance with 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.