SOURCES SOUGHT
65 -- Brand Name Leksell Stereostatic System
- Notice Date
- 8/13/2021 12:30:56 PM
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 339112
— Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- 244-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 4 (36C244) PITTSBURGH PA 15215 USA
- ZIP Code
- 15215
- Solicitation Number
- 36C24421Q1126
- Response Due
- 8/18/2021 12:00:00 PM
- Archive Date
- 08/28/2021
- Point of Contact
- Andrew Taylor, Contracting Officer, Phone: 724-679-2327
- E-Mail Address
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andrew.taylor3@va.gov
(andrew.taylor3@va.gov)
- Awardee
- null
- Description
- THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ONLY. This Request for Information (RFI) is intended for information and planning purposes only at this time; and shall not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation on the part of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Because this is a Request for Information announcement, no evaluation letters and/or results will be issued to the respondents. No solicitation exists. Therefore, do not request a copy of a solicitation. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), VISN 4, Network Contracting Office 4 (NCO 4), is seeking information and potential qualified sources capable of meeting the following minimum requirements and salient characteristics below for Brand Name or Equal, Medication Dispensing Cabinets. Title of the project: Brand Name Leksell Stereostatic System 1. History/Background/Purpose: The Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center in Philadelphia is requesting Leksell Stereotactic System to supply and outfit the Neuro Surgery program within Surgical Services. Currently, equipment of this nature and technology does not exist within the facility. Leksell Vantage Stereotactic System is a well known coordinate system and a center-of-arc principle. This apparatus is used to help shorten preparation time and lessens the risk of losing parts during cleaning and sterilization. The system comes in four parts: - Lesell Vantage Head Frame - MR Accessories - CT Accessories - Leksell Vantage Arc System 2. Detailed Description: This is a Brand Name Only and Compatibility requirement: Elekta Inc. 400 Perimter Center Terrace, Atlanta, Ga 30346 - (1) Leksell Vantage Head Frame (This new design of the head frame gives an open space in front of the face area. Therefore, it gives space for intubation of the patient if necessary in an emergency situation. The Frame MR safe. The frame is designed for head sizes between 49 and 62cm in circumference. The head width can be 134-175mm in range and length 167-215mm in range. - (1) MR Accessories (MR Accessories and PEEK polymer fixation pins with a small aluminum tip provide fiducial-based MR imaging with few restrictions. Chosen materials ensure that there is no head frame induced radio frequency heating during imaging. The MR accessories set includes a fiducial box and four coil adapters with different shape). - (1) CT Accessories - (Expanding stereotactic neuroimaging capabilities. Leksell Vantage CT-accessories enable stereotactic coordinate referencing in imaging with intraoperative CT as well as radiology department based CT-scanners. Our CT-accessories are compatible with the existing Leksell CT table fixations for interfacing with various models of CT-scanner tables. The Leksell Vantage operating table interface is used when acquiring stereotactic CT intraoperatively. By utilization of the Frame Holder interface for CT scanning, the same patient positioning is applied during stereotactic CT scanning as during surgery). - (1) Leksell Vantage Arc System (The Leksell Vantage Arc System is made of aluminum and has an elegant click-on mechanism for confidence and control during surgery. The X-scale is easily visible on the back and front of the arc, allowing for a smooth setting and use of the X-coordinate during surgical procedures. Vernier scales enables target coordinate setting with sub-millimeter accuracy. The Leksell Vantage Arc design places all X-, Y- and Z-scales sterile outside of draping enabling smooth coordinate changes during procedures. During surgery, Leksell Vantage Stereotactic System is fixed to the operating table by the Frame Holder, which is made of glass fiber laminate with glass fiber-reinforced polyamide details). 4. Delivery Requirement: Delivery hours can occur 8am-3:30pm, warehouse loading dock, which has a liftgate. Stagging the equipment prior to deliver in OR can be provided in the warehouse and facilitated with Biomedical Engineering Technician, Andre Davis (Andre.Davis3@va.gov) 215-823-5800 x4933. 5. General Conditions: ATTN: Marlin Barrier CMCVAMC Philadelphia 3900 Woodland Ave. Philadelphia Pa 19104 Request for Information - Instructions The information identified above is intended to be descriptive, not restrictive and to indicate the quality of the supplies/services that will be satisfactory. It is the responsibility of the interested source to demonstrate to the government that the interested parties can provide the supplies/services that fulfill the required specifications mentioned above. Responses to this RFI should include company name, address, point of contact, phone number, and point of contact e-mail, DUNS Number, Cage Code, size of business pursuant to North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) 339112 (size standard of 1000 employees). Please answer the following questions: (1) Please indicate the size status and representations of your business, such as but not limited to: Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB), Hubzone, Woman Owned Small Business (WOSB), Large Business, etc.)? (2) Is your company considered small under the NAICS code identified under this RFI? (3) Are you the manufacturer, distributor, or an equivalent solution to the items being referenced above? If not, Can you provide additional information shown below. This is to confirm compliance with the non-manufacturer rule IAW 13 CFR 121.406(b) Nonmanufacturers. Does your company exceed 500 employees Primarily engaged in the retail or wholesale trade and normally sells the type of item being supplied; Take ownership or possession of the item(s) with its personnel, equipment or facilities in a manner consistent with industry practice; Obtained an individual or class waiver? (4) If you are a large business, do you have any designated distributors? If so, please provide their company name, telephone, point of Contact and size status (if available). (5) If you re a small business and you are an authorized distributor/reseller provide an authorized distributor letter for the items identified above or an equivalent solution, do you alter; assemble; modify; the items requested in any way? If you do, state how and what is altered; assembled; modified? (6) If you intend to subcontract any work on this contract, what portion of the total cost will be self-performed/will be performed by your organization? Please provide estimated detailed percentage breakdowns related to sub contracted work and completion of job. (7) Does your company have an FSS contract with GSA or the NAC or are you a contract holder with any other federal contract? If so, please provide the contract number. (8) If you are an FSS GSA/NAC contract holder or other federal contract holder, are the items/solution you are providing information for available on your schedule/contract? (9) General pricing of your products/solution is encouraged. Pricing will be used for the purpose of market research only. It will not be used to evaluate for any type of award. (10) Please submit your capabilities in regard to the salient characteristics detailed above and any information pertaining to equal to items to establish capabilities for planning purposes? (11) Please review salient characteristics/statement of work (if applicable) and provide feedback or suggestions. If none, please reply as N/A (12) Please provide your DUNS number. This RFI will be conducted in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13. Telephone responses will not be accepted. Responses must be received via e-mail to Andrew.Taylor3@va.gov no later than, 03:00 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST) on August 18, 2021. This notice will help the VA in determining available potential sources only. Do not contact VA Medical Center staff regarding this requirement, as they are not authorized to discuss this matter related to this procurement action. All questions will be addressed by the Contracting Officer, Andrew Taylor. Questions or Responses will will include the Source Sought number 36C24421Q1126. All firms responding to this Request for Information are advised that their response is not a request for proposal, therefore will not be considered for a contract award. If a solicitation is issued, information will be posted on the beta.sam web site for all qualified interested parties at a later date and interested parties must respond to the solicitation to be considered for award. This notice does not commit the government to contract for any supplies or services. The government will not pay for any information or administrative cost incurred in response to this Request for Information. Information will only be accepted in writing by e-mail to Contracting Officer at andrew.taylor3@va.gov. DISCLAIMER This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation. All information received in response to this RFI that is marked as proprietary will be handled accordingly. Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this RFI. End of Document
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Wilkes Barre VA Medical Center 1111 East End Blvd, Wilkes Barre, PA 18771, USA
- Zip Code: 18771
- Country: USA
- Zip Code: 18771
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