6515--Automated Medication Dispensing System Salt Lake City VA Health Care System
ID: 36C25925Q0391Type: Sources Sought
Overview

Buyer

VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OFVETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OFNETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 19 (36C259)Greenwood Village, CO, 80111, USA

NAICS

Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing (339112)

PSC

MEDICAL AND SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS, EQUIPMENT, AND SUPPLIES (6515)

Original Source

https://sam.gov/opp/1ed82f2fa83043fa98228ed054981c3d/view
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    The Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking qualified vendors to provide an Automated Medication Dispensing System for the Salt Lake City VA Health Care System, which includes the main medical center and ten outpatient clinics. The procurement aims to replace the existing medication dispensing system with a new solution that encompasses various components such as controlled substance safes, automated dispensing cabinets, anesthesia stations, and drug storage carousels, all while ensuring robust security measures and integration with existing VA systems like VISTA. This initiative is crucial for enhancing medication dispensing efficiency, tracking, and security in compliance with federal regulations. Interested vendors must submit their capability statements and relevant information to Contract Specialist Stephanie Cahill at Stephanie.Cahill@va.gov by 12:00 MST on April 25, 2025, as this notice serves market research purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation.

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    Stephanie CahillContract Specialist
    (303) 712-5841
    Stephanie.Cahill@va.gov
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    The Salt Lake City VA Health Care System has issued a Sources Sought Notice to identify qualified vendors for an Automated Medication Dispensing System aimed at replacing their current system across the main VA Medical Center and ten outpatient clinics. This notice serves market research purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation. The system requirements include a range of components such as controlled substance safes, automated dispensing cabinets (ADCs), anesthesia stations, drug storage carousels, and necessary IT infrastructure and training services. Key features demanded are robust security measures, integration capabilities with existing VA systems (e.g., VISTA), and compliance with stringent reporting and inventory management protocols. Interested vendors must demonstrate their capability, socioeconomic status, and provide responses by April 25, 2025. This initiative underscores the VA's commitment to enhancing medication dispensing efficiency, tracking, and security in line with federal regulations.
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