What this opportunity is
The Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking preventative maintenance and repair services for government-owned anesthesia equipment at the New Mexico Veterans Affairs Healthcare System. This opportunity is set aside for total small businesses under NAICS 811210. Contractors will be responsible for inspections, repairs using OEM parts, and timely responses to emergencies. Interested businesses should note that this is a combined synopsis/solicitation, indicating a need to track the notice for potential bidding opportunities.
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Description
Statement of Work
1. Contract Title: Preventative Maintenance and Repair of Anesthesia Equipment
2. Background: The New Mexico Veterans Affairs Healthcare System (NMVAHCS) requires
preventive maintenance and repair of Government—Owned Anesthesia Equipment directly used for
patient care. Note: The term “facility” within this statement of work references the New Mexico
Veterans Affairs Healthcare System.
3. Scope of Work: The contractor shall be responsible for preventive maintenance on all anesthesia
equipment listed in this contract. Reference enclosed equipment listing and SOW for quantities and
details in section 11.
a. Each preventive maintenance inspection will include a complete inspection, vaporizer efficacy
testing, and calibration of each unit as described in the Preventative Maintenance Section of the
current associated equipment Service Manual that will be provided to the Contractor.
b. The preventative maintenance inspection is to be scheduled with the Program Point of Contact
and should be in accordance with the manufacturer’s recommendation. Any parts that are needed
to perform the preventative maintenance will be provided by the Contractor.
i. The Carestation 650s and Avance CS2s will receive semi-annual preventative
maintenance.
ii. The Carescape Respironics Modules will receive annual Preventative
Maintenance.
iii. The LCS vaporizers will undergo an efficacy test semi-annually.
c. The Contractor shall be responsible for repair services on the Carestation 650s, Avance CS2s and
Carescape Respironics Modules including all parts, labor and travel required to repair the units to
manufacturer specified functioning levels.
i. Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) parts must be used for all repairs and
preventative maintenance. Refurbished and non-OEM parts are not authorized.
d. The contractor shall provide next day shipping to the facility for any parts required for repairs or
preventative maintenance for the equipment through the Contractor’s parts depot.
i. The Contractor shall provide the facility with prefilled shipping labels.
e. The Contractor shall respond within 4 hours to any emergency that arises regarding the
equipment.
f. The Contractor shall send a replacement or loaner if the unit cannot be repaired and send it back
to the facility within 48 hours.
g. The Contractor shall not replace the equipment in section 11 with another without Contracting
approval and all changes must be noted through a contract modification. The location of this
equipment is found in section 8 of this SOW.
h. The Contractor shall verify that the equipment that was serviced is fully functional before sending
it back to the facility.
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i. The Contractor shall deliver a hard copy or electronic copy of a Field Service Report that
delineates the service performed and confirms quality assurance tests results to the facility, refer
to section 5 for additional details.
j. Service technicians shall be certified by the OEM to perform preventative maintenance,
inspection and repairs on the enclosed specified equipment. The Contractor shall provide
documentation/copy of certification upon request.
k. This contract shall provide for the addition and removal of equipment covered in the scope of
services. The Contractor shall not remove any hard drives off station without prior approval from
the Program Point of Contact.
l. The Contractor shall provide a total of two OEM Technical Training Sessions for Biomedical
Staff, focusing on basic servicing and troubleshooting of the Carestation 650 model. These
sessions will take place in a classroom setting at the GE Healthcare Institute, located at 3114 N.
Grandview Blvd., Waukesha, WI 53188. All relevant training materials will be provided by the
Contractor, while GE will issue certifications of completion to the participants. A total of two
individuals will be trained, one during the base year of the contract and the other during Option
Year One, travel is not included.
m. The Contractor shall provide two OEM Technical Training Sessions for Biomedical Staff,
focusing on basic servicing and troubleshooting of the Avance CS2 Model. These sessions will
take place in a classroom setting at the GE Healthcare Institute, located at 3114 N. Grandview
Blvd., Waukesha, WI 53188. All relevant training materials will be provided by the Contractor.
GE will issue certificates of completion to the participants. A total of two individuals will be
trained, one during the base year and the other in Option Year One, travel not included.
4. Over and Above Repairs/Emergency Maintenance:
a. The Contractor shall provide unlimited telephone technical support and onsite service calls. These
service calls shall be used for any maintenance or repair service as determined by Biomedical
Engineering.
b. Telephone Response Time: The Contractor's Field Service Engineers (FSE) or Technical Support
must respond by phone to Biomedical Engineering within four (4) hours after receipt of telephone
notification between the hours of 7:00 am to 4:00 pm Mountain Time, Monday through Friday.
c. Any emergency or additional work that needs to be performed must be approved through an
executed contract modification signed by the Contracting Officer.
d. The Contractor shall provide an on-schedule quote to both the CO and Program Point of Contact
for review and consideration. Additional funding will be provided by the facility through an
executed contract modification.
e. Once an emergency modification has been issued to the contractor, the FSE shall be on site
within 48 hours of modification emergency notification.
5. Field Service Reports shall be provided to the Biomedical Engineering Department, New Mexico
Veterans Affairs Healthcare System located at section 8 of this SOW, within two weeks of service for
all service activities including preventive maintenance, emergency repairs, and safety inspections, and
shall contain the following information:
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