Description
The Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking a contractor to provide weekly instrument sharpening and repair services for approximately 1,100 instruments per week at the Puget Sound VA Medical Center in Seattle, WA, and the American Lake VAMC in Tacoma, WA. The contractor will be responsible for performing onsite sharpening and repair of surgical, podiatry, clinical, and dental instruments, as well as providing a summary of completed work. The contract will be for a base period of 12 months, with four option periods. The contractor must have at least three years of experience in performing sharpening and repair services on medical instruments and must be an OEM-authorized provider.
• The contractor will be required to perform mobile onsite sharpening on a variety of instruments, including scissors, nail clippers, and osteotomes.
• The contractor will be responsible for coordinating with the VA Point of Contact to schedule periods of performance.
• The contractor will be required to provide a summary of completed work within three business days.
• The contractor must be able to remove dura-bond/taped instruments by color to assist in identifying instruments to specific services.
• The contractor must have the capabilities to maintain and repair delicate and micro instrumentation, including ophthalmic, ENT, and vascular equipment.