Description
The Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking information from potential contractors for a sources sought notice for point of care testing for creatinine with eGFR. The contract will be an indefinite delivery indefinite quantity (IDIQ) agreement with a single vendor award, firm-fixed price contract, and a base year with four one-year options. The contractor will provide point of care testing reagents and analyzer service, as well as a CPRR price for reagent, service, and data manager support for existing analyzers in select VISN 15 laboratory sites.
Some key features of the required equipment include:
• FDA approval
• Capability to perform creatinine testing and calculate eGFR using the MDRD equation
• Ability to perform testing at locations remote from the laboratory
• Operator and patient identification tracking
• Compatibility with wireless EPOC point of care analyzers
• Minimal maintenance requirements for end users
The contractor will be responsible for providing all necessary hardware and software for the connection, implementation, and operation of the interface to the universal interface. The contractor will also provide training on the operation of the system, maintenance, quality control, and basic troubleshooting and repair.