6515--NX EQ Automated Cardiac Resuscitators (VA-26-00023098)

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is seeking vendors to provide Automated Cardiac Resuscitators, specifically Stryker brand name or equal, to deliver patient care to its VA Medical Centers. The contract will be a single award Requirements contract with a 12-month base year and four 12-month option years. The contractor must demonstrate the ability to meet all requirements for the solicitation, including providing equipment that meets the specified salient characteristics. • The equipment must be able to deliver automated chest compressions and be used as a substitute for manual external cardiac compressions during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). • The equipment must be able to artificially produce blood flow in a patient during cardiac arrest. • The equipment must be pneumatically or electrically driven and apply mechanical compressions cyclically to the sternum or to a wider section of the thorax. • The equipment must be able to operate with patients weighing more than 300lbs and having a chest width up to 44.9cm and a chest height up to 30.3cm.