6515--Pharmacy Hood Acquisition and Installation

Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 16 - HOUSTON In Support of the Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System (SLVHCS) REQUEST FOR INFORMATION 36C25622Q0187 STATEMENT OF WORK Pharmacy IV Hoods and Installation Purpose The Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System (SLVHCS) is requesting to purchase two IV hoods to install and configure for the needs of the inpatient pharmacy. Scope The Contractor shall provide, transport, and configure all listed equipment. All products must meet all salient characteristics defined in this section. All equipment must meet manufacturer and VA specifications. The Contractor shall furnish all supplies, equipment, facilities and services required for delivery of the supplies and equipment. Salient Characteristics Suggested Manufacturer Brand Name: Labconco or EQUIVALENT as follows: Item # Description/Part Number* Qty 0001 Pharmacy Hood Acquisition and Installation 1 6 Horizontal Clean Bench Quantity: 1 Catalog #: 3873021 Specifications/Salient Characteristics: 6 Horizontal bench at least 24 in depth Horizontal laminar air flow over work area ISO Class 5 or better conditions ~120v/60Hz operation 0.3-micron HEPA filter Disposable prefilters Variable speed built-in motor Built in pressure gauge Stainless steel construction Fluorescent lighting IV bar Base Stand for IV Hood Quantity: 1 Catalog #: 3401006 or EQUIVALENT as follows: Specifications/Salient Characteristics: Telescoping base stand Able to support 6 wide, 24 deep laminar flow hood (see 2.4.1) Steel construction Provides adjustable working surface height of at least 30 , adjustable in 1 increments Leveling feet Class II Type B2 Biological Safety Cabinet Quantity: 1 Catalog #: 303481101 or EQUIVALENT as follows: Specifications/Salient Characteristics: Negative pressure design HEPA filtered supply and exhaust Built-in LCD displaying filter life, alarm conditions, and alerts LED lighting located outside of work area Fully closing tempered glass sash that can open at least 20 Stainless steel construction Minimum 100fpm inflow air velocity Minimum 50fpm downflow air velocity Non-welded steel base stand DELIVERY AND SITE CONDITIONS Contractor shall deliver all equipment to the Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System (SLVHCS), 2400 Canal St, New Orleans, LA 70119. END OF SATEMENT OF WORK REQUESTED RESPONSES: The intent of this Request for Information is to establish sources to define the procurement strategy (e.g set-aside, sole source, unrestricted) for a solicitation that VA intends to post soon. Interested contractors are requested to respond in accordance with the following: Please respond to this RFI if you can provide the exact brand name products listed in the table in the background section above. In the response, please cite your business size status. If you have an existing GSA or VA, Federal Supply Schedule contract, please include the contract details in your response. DISTRIBUTORS: You must provide proof that you are an authorized distributor. VA does not accept grey market items. Please respond to this RFI if you can provide supplies that may be determined EQUIVALENT to the products listed in the table in the background section above. Please provide details on the proposed EQUIVALENT products such as Manufacturer Name, Part Number, and Description. If you have an existing GSA or VA, Federal Supply Schedule contract, please include the contract details in your response. DISTRIBUTORS: You must provide proof that you are an authorized distributor. VA does not accept grey market items. Please note that VA is particularly interested in determining the availability of Small Business Manufacturers. If your company is a small business manufacturer of potentially equivalent items, please respond to this RFI. Vendors are requested to submit estimated market research pricing with their responses. The estimated pricing will be considered when determining the procurement strategy for the future solicitation. (e.g. if CO determines that capable small businesses cannot provide fair and reasonable pricing, then the solicitation will not be set-aside). Please note that if no responses to this notice are received, from either authorized distributors of the cited brand name nor from manufacturers marketing a potentially equivalent brand, then this action will be sole sourced to the manufacturer cited in the Background section above. CONTACT INFORMATION AND RESPONSE DUE DATE: Please email all responses to contact@example.gov. Please respond to this RFI no later than 12/01/2021. DISCLAIMER: This RFI is issued solely for informational and planning purposes and does not constitute a solicitation. Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Department of Veterans Affairs to form a binding contract. Respondents are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this RFI.