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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF JULY 18, 2015 FBO #4985
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Notice Date: 7/16/2015
Notice Type: Attachment
NAICS: 334517 — Irradiation Apparatus Manufacturing
Contracting Office: Department of Veterans Affairs;Program Contract Organization East(PCOE);1100 1st Street, 7th Floor, Suite 732;Washington DC 20002
ZIP Code: 20002
Solicitation Number: VA26815Q0118
Response Due: 7/22/2015
Archive Date: 8/21/2015
Point of Contact: Bridget Kornish
Small Business Set-Aside: N/A
Description: DESCRIPTION: This is a sources sought to determine the availability of potential sources having the skills and capabilities necessary to perform/provide the SPECIFIED REQUIREMENT. All interested vendors are invited to provide information to contribute to this market survey/sources sought synopsis only. Questions should be submitted by email to Bridget.Kornish@va.gov. Provide only the requested information below. The purpose of this synopsis is to gain knowledge of potential qualified sources and their size classification (Service Disabled/Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB/VOSB), Hub-zone, 8(a), small, small disadvantage, woman-owned small business, or large business) relative to NAICS 334517, Irradiation Apparatus Manufacturing. Responses to this synopsis will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. After review of the responses to this sources sought synopsis, a solicitation announcement may be published on the FBO website. Responses to this sources sought synopsis are not considered adequate responses to any future solicitation announcements. All interested offerors will have to respond to the solicitation announcement in addition to responding to this sources sought announcement. VHA PCO-East is seeking sources that can provide a computed tomography (CT) instrument designed to measure the bone density and quantify the three-dimensional micro architecture of the bone of human extremities. The following capabilities will be required: 1. Low x-ray dose from the CT instrument must allow regular follow-up measurements and powerful true -3D evaluation powerful true-3D evaluation software automatically matches cortical and trabecular bone regions to previous measurements for direct comparison of density and structure characteristics. 2. The CT instrument must provide the following density parameters: cortical density and trabecular density and the following structural parameters: trabecular thickness, trabecular separation, trabecular number, volume fraction, cortical thickness, cortical porosity, and arterial calcification. 3. The CT instrument must have a field of view of 140 mm with resolution 10% MTF of 5 lp/mm (patient protocol). The reproducibility of density measurement must be < 0.3% CV (Phantom) with a default voxel size of 61 ?m isotropic. 4. The image matrix must be 2304 x 2304 (for a default patient measurement) max. native image matrix 4608 x 4608 (Voxel size 31 ?m). It must have a detector with a size of 4608 x 400 [pixels], 221 mm x 19.5 mm 5. It must have an x-ray tube with a nominal voltage of 68 kVp DC ( ą 1%), a nominal current of 1.47 mA ( ą 1%) 6. The 2D- and 3D-histomorphometric evaluation must allow performance on either a rectangular/cubic volume or any irregular shaped region/volume of interest. 7. The x-ray source must be sealed, maintenance-free with a 60 ľm spot size, and 68 kept/100. The detector must possess 4608 x 400 elements and CCD. 8. The CT instrument must complete the scan in 2 minutes with high resolution patient protocol (110 slices). Furthermore, to limit radiation exposure, the effective dose must be < 5 ľSV per measurement. The instrument must have a phantom, which is optimized for testing the stability of the sensitivity measurement and the other for the stability of the architectural parameters. For scanning the two sections, a corresponding locked control file must be provided for each of them. The evaluation of the phantom measurements should be automated. Responses must be emailed to Bridget.Kornish@va.gov no later than 12 Noon EST on July 22, 2015. Please reference VA268-15-Q-0118 in the subject line of your email when responding to this notice. Your response should include both the STATEMENT OF CAPABILITY and BUSINESS SIZE AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS information as explained below. This notice is to assist the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center located in Houston, TX with determining sources only. A SOLICITATION IS NOT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE. If a solicitation is issued it will be announced at a later date, and all interested parties must respond to that solicitation announcement separately from the responses to this announcement. REQUESTED INFORMATION: (1) STATEMENT OF CAPABILITY: Submit a brief description [three(3) pages or less] that shows your company can provide bulk sterilizers. Include past experience in supplying this type of equipment for the VA, other Government (Federal or State) agencies, or for a private medical facility. Please specify deliver terms. Please indicate your address (2) BUSINESS SIZE AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS: (a) Indicate whether your business is large or small (b) If small, indicate if your firm qualifies as a small, emerging business, or small disadvantaged business (c) If disadvantaged, specify under which disadvantaged group and if your firm is certified under Section 8(a) of the Small Business Act (d) Indicate if your firm is a certified Hub-zone firm (e) Indicate if your firm is a woman-owned or operated business (f) Indicate if your firm is a certified Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) or Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB)(g) Include the DUNS number of your firm. (h) State whether your firm is registered with SAM System for Award Management https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/#1 and/or the VetBiz Registry at http://vip.vetbiz.gov/. If not, please NOTE: any future solicitation could only be awarded to a contractor who is registered in SAM and to receive award based on SDVOSB or VOSB status you must be registered in the VetBiz Registry. Contracting Office Address: Department of Veterans Affairs: VHA PCO-East 323 North Shore Dr. Suite 500, Pittsburgh, PA 15212. Point of Contact(s): Bridget Kornish bridget.kornish@va.gov
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