Medical Instrument Sets

Introduction The General Services Administration (GSA) is considering a new requirement to provide surgical instruments to the VA Hospital located in Ft. Harrison, Montana. The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this Request for Information (RFI). The purpose of this RFI is to gather data and current market place information from industry, including small business firms. The information obtained from this RFI will be used to assist in developing the most suitable acquisition strategy. Furthermore, interested parties will not be reimbursed for any costs related to providing information in response to this RFI. The proposed North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for these services is 423450, Medical, Dental, and Hospital Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers, with a small business size of 200 people. This RFI is meant to achieve the following goals: 1.) To survey the market place to determine what type of firms are available to provide this equipment. A. General Description of the Services Requested - All instrumentation must be Reusable Medical Equipment and may not be designed for single use. - All instruments must be new from Manufacturer, and may not be reprocessed instruments. - No instruments that are manufactured or processed in Pakistan are allowed. - The company must provide a rep for >50% of the surgical cases where these instruments are used. Vendor rep will be given 2 weeks notice for scheduling purposes. VA Montana requires the following instrument sets designed specifically to meet the following needs Retro construction ACL set: ACL reconstruction, PCL reconstruction, Meniscal root avulsion repairs, LCL/MCL ligament reconstructions, (any knee ligament procedures you can think of) BioTenodesis Set: - Extremely wide usage possibilities, literally any orthopedic or podiatry procedure head to toe that has tissue to bone fixation/repair requirements Ankle Arthroscopy Set: - Ankle scopes/foreign body removals, Elbow/Wrist scopes, Knee/Ankle Micro fracture and bone repair procedures, Ankle ligament stabilizations MTP Set: - MTP toe fusions (fairly common procedure here), metatarsal fractures - Quickfix Cannulated Screw Set: - Bunion corrections, metatarsal osteotomies, wide range of fracture treatments in hand/foot/ankle, Akin toe corrections, Weil osteotomies, pretty much any foot/ankle procedure excluding ankle fusions and hammertoe corrections B. Responses from Industry Responses and input from interested parties is requested. In responding to this RFI please provide the following information: 1. A capability from your company demonstrating that you can provide these supplies, and provide delivery to Ft. Harrison, Montana. 2. Response to the following questions limiting your total response to up to 4 pages (8.5'x11, Times New Roman font, size 12). C. Questions for Industry 1.) What is your company name, address, point of contact, telephone number, email address, and size of your organization (ie large business, small business) using NAICS 423450, as the basis of your response. 2.) Are you a small business? If yes, what socio-economic category does your business identify as? (Hubzone, 8A, Women Owned Small Business, Veteran Owned Small Business, etc.). 3.) Is your company a VA Certified Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) or Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB)? ? D. Response Requested Your response must be provided no later than 8:00 AM MT, Monday February 6, 2017. Response packages should be sent by email to the following inbox: contact@example.gov