Attachment 1: Request for Information 1 Elopement System

RFI 1: Solicitation 36C24427R0001
Wilmington VA Medical Center – CLC & Fourth Floor Patient Elopement Upgrade Question 1. Trade Agreements Act / Country of Manufacture Please clarify how offerors should address FAR 52.225-6 and FAR 52.225-18 requirements for RTLS hardware manufactured in non-designated countries, including whether the acquisition is below applicable Trade Agreements Act thresholds and how certifications will be evaluated. FAR 52.225-5, Trade Agreements, and FAR 52.225-6, Trade Agreements Certificate, apply to this solicitation. Offerors shall complete the required certification and identify any offered end products that are not U.S.-made or designated-country end products, including the applicable line-item number and country of origin. Offers will be evaluated in accordance with FAR Part 25 and the provisions and clauses incorporated into the solicitation. No exception or waiver is authorized by this response. The solicitation includes FAR 52.225-5, FAR 52.225-6, and FAR 52.225-18. Question 2. Existing System Baseline and Device Inventory Please provide the make, model, quantities, and inventory of the existing patient elopement system, including equipment to be removed, retained, or integrated; licensed bed counts; room counts; controlled egress doors; elevators; controllers; network infrastructure; and associated cabling. Stanley Healthcare WanderGuard SafePlace 9450 with a centralized hub, serial terminal servers, 16-port network switches, central power supplies, Touchpad Exit Controllers (TEC/SD keypads), Deactivation Relays (RB-8), motion detectors, proximity card readers, and 8-zone Staff Alert Wall Panels.
Question 3. RTLS Accuracy Requirements
Please clarify the required location accuracy, applicable coverage areas, testing methodology, performance metrics, acceptance criteria, and whether the Government intends to require room-level or zone-level location accuracy. Location, coverage area, testing, performance metrics and acceptance are covered in the performance work statement (PWS). The Government will require zone-level location accuracy. Question 4. Elevator Integration
Please identify required elevator functionality during elopement events, elevator controller make/model information, acceptable integration methods, termination responsibilities, programming responsibilities, and the required elevator control strategy. Elevator controls should function as below. Response

Description

Car Lockout

Elevator will not answer the hall call.