Description
The Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking a contractor to provide a Pyxis Expansion Project for the VISN 23 facilities in Minneapolis and Omaha. The project involves expanding and upgrading existing BD Pyxis equipment and software to meet the mandatory safety, security, and workflow standards for high-alert medication management. The contractor will be responsible for providing all necessary licensing, software, hardware, mounting solutions, labor, materials, tools, parts, equipment, and associated components. The contractor will also provide de-installation, installation, training, technical support, maintenance, repair, and project management services. The project requires compliance with VHA Directive 1195 and other relevant regulations and guidelines.
Some key features of the required system include:
• Secure, locked, and lidded storage for medications
• Barcode-based stocking verification
• Medication profiling with patient ADT integration
• High alert medication identification
• Blind count functionality
• Support for required quarterly discrepancy, override, and inventory reconciliation reports
• Integration with other BD MMS product offerings
• Compliance with state, federal, and safety organization guidelines