SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- Purchase of a Varian Harp System
- Notice Date
- 4/2/2015
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 334517
— Irradiation Apparatus Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute, Office of Acquisitions, 9609 Medical Center Drive, Room 1E128, Rockville, Maryland, 20852, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20852
- Solicitation Number
- N02RC52558-83
- Archive Date
- 5/1/2015
- Point of Contact
- Gwennifer K. Epps, Phone: 240-276-5445, Terry Galloway, Phone: 240-276-5384
- E-Mail Address
-
eppsg@mail.nih.gov, gallowaytl@mail.nih.gov
(eppsg@mail.nih.gov, gallowaytl@mail.nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Description of Requirement The National Cancer Institute (NCI), Center for Cancer Research (CCR), Radiation Oncology Branch (ROB), plans to procure on a sole source basis a HARP Software and Server; from Varian Medical Systems, 2250 Newmarket Parkway, Ste 120, Marietta, GA 30067, USA. This process will be processed in accordance with simplified acquisitions procedures as stated in FAR Part 13 13.106-1(b)(1) and is exempt for the requirements of FAR Part 6. The North American Industry Classification System code is 334517, and the business size standard is 500 employees. Only one award will be made as a result of this solicitation. This will be awarded as a firm fixed price type contract. It has been determined there are no opportunities to acquire green products or services for this procurement. The contractor shall deliver the item within 60 days after award. The Radiation Oncology Branch exists as part of the National Cancer Institute (NCI) Center for Cancer Research (CCR). The ROB designs and conducts pre-clinical and clinical research on the biologic and therapeutic effect of radiation therapy. The research clinical trials that the ROB develops and conducts involve novel technology and/or imaging based approaches to radiation therapy treatment. Within ROB Computer Tomography (CT) and Magnetic Resonance (MR) image fusion is a routine part of a patient treatment planning. The ROB also provides treatment via radiosurgery, intensity-modulated 3-D conformal radiotherapy (IMRT), real-time dose measurement, brachytherapy, and MR-guided procedures. Currently, the ROB only has one single server in which the ARIA database and image repository are stored. Should that server fail either due to hardware malfunction, loss of network connectivity or software issue, it would not be possible to treat patients, until the problems are resolved. A major server failure could cost several days of treatments to patients. Therefore, a second server is necessary as insurance against this type of server failure..Next, ROB owns: ARIA Patient Management System; Eclipse treatment Planning Systems; a HARRP server and associated software developed by Varian Medical Systems as an integral extension of the ARIA Patient Management environment. Since, Varian Medical Systems is the sole vendor capable of developing this integrated package, a sole source is intended for the purchase and installation of this particular server and software. In addition, VMS is the premier manufacturer of radiation therapy equipment and support equipment in the United States. The HARRP package is a proprietary hardware/software system developed by VMS and is protected by both copyright and patent. This is not a solicitation for competitive quotations. However, if any interested party especially a small business, believes they can meet the above requirement, they may submit a statement of capabilities and a quote. All information furnished must be in writing and must contain sufficient detail to allow the NCI to determine if it can meet the above unique specifications described herein. An original and one copy of the capability statement must be received in the NCI Office of Acquisitions on or before 11:00 AM EST on, April 16, 2015. Electronic capability statements will be accepted (i.e. email or fax); an original and one copy must be sent to the NCI Office of Acquisitions at the address stated above. All questions must be in writing and can be faxed (240) 276-5401 or emailed to Gwennifer Epps, Contracting Officer at ge50d@nih.gov. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. In order to receive an award, contractors must have valid registration and certification in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) and the Online Representations and Certifications Applications (ORCA), through sam.gov. No collect calls will be accepted. Please reference solicitation number N02RC52558-83 on all correspondence.
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: National Cancer Institute, Building 10, Clinical Research Center, Bethesda, Maryland, 20184, United States
- Zip Code: 20184
- Zip Code: 20184
- Record
- SN03687147-W 20150404/150402235834-c448ae6d6d48ad06050b952807c05c1f (fbodaily.com)
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