Description
The Department of Veterans Affairs, James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital, intends to award a sole source contract to Alvarez LLC for the procurement of Vocera Smart Badges. This acquisition will be an upgrade to the existing Vocera communication system currently deployed at the facility. The hospital needs 265 new Vocera V5000 Smartbadges and related accessories to replace the older B3000N devices, which are outdated and no longer supported. The requested items must meet specific physical, functional, and performance characteristics, including integration with Interactive Patient Care Integration, CPRS STAT/PRN Notification, and Rauland Nurse Call Integration.
Some key features of the required equipment include:
• Dimensions: 100mm x 52mm x 17mm
• 2.4” touchscreen with haptic touch call button
• 89g, comfortable to wear
• Illuminated LED light for call status and presence visualization
• Dedicated one-touch panic button
• “Do not disturb” button
• Microphone array
• Hands-free speaker
• Dedicated handset mode receiver
• Bluetooth-enabled
• USB C charging port
• 802.11ac dual-band wi-fi
• Supports shared devices
• Removable battery with 4 hours active battery life, 40 hours standby
• 8-bay charging stations
• Wearable accessories
• Ruggedized for the healthcare environment
• Integrated hardware, software, and firmware
The contract will be awarded under the NASA SEWP Government-Wide Acquisition Contract (GWAC).