Specifications include, but are not limited to: respiratory treatment equipment (PTE) and related supplies and services for the adult patient population of the Virginia Veterans Care Center (VVCC). Services shall be provided to the residents of three (3) nursing units. The Virginia Veterans Care Center is a nursing and assisted living facility located in Roanoke, Virginia. The center is comprised of three nursing home units with a total of one hundred eighty (180) beds and an assisted living unit with sixty (60) beds. II. Statement of Needs: The residents of the three (3) nursing units under the care of the VVCC shall have available to them durable medical and respiratory treatment equipment under the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein. A. Duties and Obligations of the Contractor: 1. Contractor shall provide durable medical equipment, respiratory treatment equipment, home medical supplies and related supplies and services to VVCC. 2. Contractor shall agree to comply with all applicable state and federal regulations as it applies to providing durable medical equipment and/or related services. 3. Contractor shall participate in performance improvement (PI) initiatives to evaluate the outcome of durable medical equipment/respiratory treatment equipment product/services for residents discharged from various hospitals as well as the effectiveness of the referral process. 4. Contractor shall facilitate with the Central Supply department of the VVCC on appropriate par level inventory of items periodically. 5. Contractor shall make arrangements with alternate providers of durable medical equipment/respiratory treatment equipment when Contractor is unable to provide it from their own inventory. 6. Contractor shall assist VVCC staff by training, coordination, installation and/or implementation of setup correlating to durable medical equipment/respiratory treatment equipment and/or medical supplies when needed. 7. Contractor shall maintain a stock of standard durable medical equipment/respiratory treatment equipment and consumables to facilitate delivery to the VVCC bedside (if applicable) of the following standard durable medical equipment items within two (2) hours: a. E-Tanks b. E-Tank Cards c. Nebulizer d. 02 Concentrators (including ten (10) liter upon request) e. O2 regulators f. CPAP (with masks) g. Humidifier h. Volume humidifier bottle i. Suction pumps j. Suction canister k. BiPap (with headgear or masks) l. Trach compressor m. Trach tubing n. H-Tanks o. M-Tanks p. Seven (7) foot nasal cannulas with EZ wraps q. Seven (7) foot oxygen tubing r. Fourteen (14) foot oxygen tubing s. Twenty five (25) foot oxygen tubing t. Y connectors u. Humidifier adapter tubes v. Christmas trees w. Standard humidifier bottles x. Non-rebreather masks y. Medium concentration masks z. Ambu bags aa. Incentive spirometer bb. E Carts cc. O2 regulator dd. O2 bags for wheelchairs ee. Nebulizer kits with mouthpieces ff. Nebulizer kits with mask gg. Yankeur suction tips hh. Six (6) inch suction tubing ii. Disposable suction canisters jj. Suction catheter kits 12FR kk. M6-Tank ll. E cylinder wrenches mm. D Tank nn. Six (6) foot corrugated tubing for BiPAP/CPAP 8. Contractor will provide loaner equipment at no charge for any durable medical equipment while it is being modified or repaired. 9. Contractor will provide at least one (1) visit monthly to the patient by an equipment supply technician to assess the patient’s respiratory status and to maintain the equipment. The Contractor will provide to the patient a respiratory therapist per PRN. 10. When necessary, the Contractor will provide for the trial use of equipment to determine if it is suitable for the patient. Equipment which is not suitable for the patient will be returned at the Contractor’s expense and payment will be limited to the rental for the period the equipment was used. 11. Contractor will verify use of consumables on a monthly basis and insure user satisfaction on an on-going basis. 12. Contractor shall provide a warranty, equivalent to the manufacturer’s warranty, on all equipment with a value of five hundred dollars ($500.00) or greater. No dealer preparation charges will be allowed, unless prior authorization from VVCC is obtained. The Contractor will arrange for loaner equipment to be provided at no cost while warranty repairs are being made. The Contractor agrees that all purchased items will be new unless agreed to otherwise. 13. Contractor warrants that all products delivered pursuant to this contract will be free of defects and will meet the specific requirements prescribed by the treating physician. The Contractor shall correct or replace all noticeable defects in the Contractor’s products or services free of charge. Inspection or acceptance of any product or service shall not act as a waiver of this warranty.
