The VA has posted a solicitation for providers of Upper Extremity Prostheses
and Related Services
Here is another opportunity for business’ to get involved with contracting
with the VA.
This is a sources sought notice and VA is wanting to know who might be
interested.
Small businesses are invited to participate and are provided special
considerations.
The link is
http://www.fbo.gov/spg/VA/VADDC791/VADDC791/791%2D1RFI%2D06/SynopsisR.html
Tony Barr
Barr Foundation
www.oandp.com/barr
Document Type: Sources Sought Notice
Solicitation Number: 791-1RFI-06
Posted Date: Feb 24, 2006
Original Response Date: Mar 10, 2006
Current Response Date: Mar 10, 2006
Original Archive Date: Apr 09, 2006
Current Archive Date: Apr 09, 2006
Classification Code: 65 — Medical, dental & veterinary equipment & supplies
Set Aside: N/A
Contracting Office Address
Attn: Department of Veterans Affairs Denver Distribution Center, P.O. Box
25166, Denver, Colorado 80225-0166 Description The Veterans Affairs Denver
Distribution Center, in support of the VA?s Prosthetic Clinical Management
Program (PCMP),is contemplating the issuance of a solicitation for the
fabrication and repair of upper extremity prostheses and related
evaluation/prescriptive services.
Theinformation submitted in response to this announcement will be used for
Market Research purposes to determine sources for this requirement.
Performance of evaluation/assessment services may be required at any of the
VAs Medical Centers throughout the United States. The contractor shall
provide a team of experts to evaluate and prescribe the most
beneficial artificial limb based on the veteran?s medical condition(s).
The team will include at least one certified Prosthetist and a certified
Occupational Therapist.
The contractor shall fabricate all artificial limbs in strict conformance to
the prosthetic prescription that has been provided and approved by the VA
Amputee Clinic Team. Contractor
qualifications include:
A full-time American Board Certification in
Orthotics and Prosthetics (ABC) or Board for Orthotist/Prosthetist
Certification (BOC) practitioner who is qualified and has specialized
training and is current in the state of the art and/or experimental
myoelectric and electric systems,and the designs and components used in
these systems and the fitting of these prostheses.In addition, the
individual must have a minimum of three years experience. The Occupational
Therapist must be certified by the American Occupational Therapy
Association, Inc. and must be trained in myoelectric and electric systems,
CAD/CAM, and/or educational seminars (through NAAOP), AAOP, AOPA, IAOP (or a
formal program which is specifically designed to train Prosthetists in the
fabrication of these sockets) specific to the fabrication andservicing of
these components.
In addition the individual must have a minimum of three years of experience.
The contractor?s facilities shall be approved by the Facility Accreditation
Program of the American Board for Certification in Orthotics and
Prosthetics, Inc. (ABC), or the Accredited Facilities Program of the Board
of Orthotists/Prosthetists Certification
(BOC).
If interested in this program and your facility/practitioners meet the
certification and experience requirements, please submit thefollowing
information: Facility name, address, phone number, name of company point of
contact; size of business under both NAICS Codes: 621399, size standard
$6.5M and 339113, size standard 500 employees; certification information for
both facility and practitioners; geographical locations of all
offices/facilities and ability to meet service and
fabrication/repairrequirements.
Interested vendors should mail the requested information
to the attention of Joy Bartlett at Veterans Affairs, Denver Distribution
Center, P.O. Box 25166, Denver, CO 80225 or submitted via e-mail to
[email protected] no later than March 10, 2006. This is not a request
for proposal and as such, no awards will be issued as a result of this
announcement.
Point of Contact
Contracting Officer – Joy Bartlett, Contract Specialist, Ph:(303) 914-5183,
Fx:(303) 914-5424 Email your questions to Joy Bartlett at
[email protected]
