Please note that this is NOT a request for quotes or proposals. The Government is seeking Information for market research purposes only. The Department of Veterans Affairs, VISN 2, Network Contracting Office (NCO2) is currently conducting a market survey for firms capable of providing Sterile Processing Technicians for VA New York Harbor Healthcare System (VA NYHHS) Manhattan Campus 423 E 23 Street New York, NY 10010 and Brooklyn Campus, 800 Poly Place Brooklyn, NY 11209. The primary purpose of the Sterile Processing Service (SPS) is to provide the operating room (OR), various medical and surgical clinics, dental service procedure areas, inpatient units, departments, CBOCs, etc. with sterilized and/or high-level disinfected (HLD) critical and semi-critical reusable medical equipment (RME) such as surgical instruments, instrument trays and flexible endoscopes. The contract sterile processing technician reprocesses (disassembles, cleans, decontaminates, assembles, high-level disinfects or sterilizes) critical and semi-critical RMEs in accordance with manufacturer s instructions for use, The Joint Commission (TJC) standards, VA directives (e.g., VHA Directive 1116), VA handbooks, American National Standards Institute (ANSI)/Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) ST79 standards, International Association of Healthcare Central Service Material Management (IAHCSMM) standards, Association of Peri-Operative Registered Nurses (AORN) guidelines, Center for Disease Control (CDC) guidelines, OSHA regulations, and local VA SPS and Infection Control policies and procedures. The Sterile Processing Services at VA NYHHS are ISO 9001 certified and must meet all requirements accordingly. The contract technician requires extensive knowledge of the complete range of surgical instrumentation, surgical tray assemblies, manufacturer s maintenance requirements, disposable and reusable medical supplies and equipment, and patient care equipment. Operates sophisticated decontamination and sterilization equipment, as well as computers, scanners, software (e.g., RTLS), websites (e.g., JPSR for incident reporting), sharepoints (e.g., eQMS), etc. necessary to perform needed duties. The contract techinician will not have access to patient health information (PHI) as part of his/her assigned duties, but will need access to VA NYHHS computer system, share points, etc. to document his/her work. Please find the attached statement of work. The North American Industry Classification Systems (NAICS) is 561320 Responses to this notice must be submitted in writing via email and must be received not later than Friday June 28, 2019 4:30 PM EST. No telephone inquiries will be accepted. The purpose of this notice is to gain knowledge of potential qualified sources and their size classification/socioeconomic status (service-disabled veteran owned small business, veteran owned small business, HUB Zone, 8(a), small business or large business), relative to NAICS 561320. Responses to this notice will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. Responses to this notice should include company/individual name, a service capability statement, examples of similar facilities for which you have provided services to, proof of capably, certification. DUNS number, address, point of contact and social-economic category (ex:SBVOSB, VOSB, 8(a), HUBZone, WOSB, EDWOSB, Small Business). If your firm is a Service-Disabled Veteran Owned or Veteran Owned Small Business, you must be CERTIFIED in VetBiz (see internet site: http://vip.vetbiz.gov). Contractor must be registered in System for Award Management (SAM), formerly CCR (see internet site: http://www.sam.gov). Responses to this notice must be submitted in writing, and received not later than Friday June 28, 2019 4:30 PM EST. All interested parties must respond to any related solicitation announcement separately from the responses to this announcement. Email:
[email protected] No telephone inquiries will be accepted