Description
The Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System (GCVHCS) is seeking information from potential contractors on their ability to provide Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) maintenance and battery replacement services. The contractor will be required to provide all labor, tools, materials, equipment, transportation, and supervision necessary to complete all work associated with providing preventative maintenance evaluation and the replacement of all batteries in the Eaton UPS. The services will be conducted at the Biloxi VA Medical Center in Biloxi, MS. The period of performance is expected to be 60 days after receipt of the contract.
Some key requirements for the contractor include:
* Providing all labor, tools, materials, equipment, transportation, and supervision necessary to complete all work
* Completing all work in accordance with the Performance Work Statement
* Providing evidence of equipment standards and traceability and final device performance testing
* Guaranteeing that safety inspections will comply with all applicable federal, state, and regulatory requirements
* Maintaining continuous access to the most up-to-date manufacturer software revisions of the equipment listed
* Possessing the legal rights to proprietary software
* Providing updated versions of the software
* Performing preventative maintenance that adheres to the original equipment manufacturer schedule (Eaton)
* Signing in with Biomed at the Biomed Office to check in to the facility upon arrival
* Taking ownership of removing the batteries and recycling them in an appropriate manner
* Being able to complete the work on weekends or after normal business hours if necessary
* Putting the UPS in bypass mode so that MRI activities are unimpacted
* Coordinating with the Imaging Service and Biomedical Engineering Service, and possibly with Siemens Healthineers
* Providing at least 24 hours of notice if MRI activities must be impacted or are impacted unknowingly while performing PM and battery replacement