SOURCES SOUGHT
65 -- RFI/Sources Sought Notice Name Brand or Equal to Natus EEG Systems
- Notice Date
- 6/30/2022 12:14:04 PM
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 339112
— Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- 256-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 16 (36C256) RIDGELAND MS 39157 USA
- ZIP Code
- 39157
- Solicitation Number
- 36C25622Q1143
- Response Due
- 7/8/2022 8:00:00 AM
- Archive Date
- 08/07/2022
- Point of Contact
- Anthony Marion, Contracting Officer, Phone: 713-794-0825
- E-Mail Address
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anthony.marion2@va.gov
(anthony.marion2@va.gov)
- Awardee
- null
- Description
- 1. Title: Natus EEG Systems 2. Purpose: The Michael E. Debakey Veteran Affairs Medical Center (MEDVAMC) located at 2002 Holcombe Boulevard. Houston, Texas, hereby issues the following Sources Sought to Request Information (RFI) with the intent of determining the contractor interest, capabilities, qualifications of potential businesses, nonmanufacturer rule compliance, Buy American Act compliance, Trade Agreement compliance and estimated industry pricing information for market research and estimated budgetary purpose for the name brand or equal product Natus EEG Systems. The name brand or equal product will consist of one each fixed EEG system, two each portable EEG system with the required software, installation, and training for the EEG systems. Contractor shall provide all shipping, equipment, personnel, labor, installation, and on-site training for name brand or equal product Natus EEG Systems. This Sources Sought is published for market research purposes. This Sources Sought will be used to determine if a set-aside for any small business program is appropriate. Government anticipates competitive, firm fixed price contract. Please review this announcement, respond to questions below and review all attachments in their entirety. Government request that interested offerors complete all questions below, provide required documentation, descriptive literature and authorization letter as described below. The Government is in no way obligated to do business with or to enter into any form of contract with any person, firm or other entity that receives or responds to this announcement. 3. Objective: To find qualified and certified contractors with the capability to provide Natus EEG Systems that is name brand or equal to suggested manufacturer Natus. The salient characteristics and specification include, but not limited for the Name Brand or Equal product: Salient Characteristics: LTM Portable Model BOM System 1 EEG/Sleep Acq Desktop with IP PTZ 1080p HD Color/BW Camera on ErgoJust Cart / Part # PK1204HD 1 2 24in FP Monitor / Part # 105075XL 1 3 Medical Grade UPS with Isolation - 110V ErgoJust Cart / Part # UPS-NA-EJ 1 4 Natus Brain Monitor Amplifier / Part # PK1274 1 5 NeuroWorks 9.x Acquisition Software with Spike/Event and High Res Video / Part # LC101-9 1 6 Extended Video Monitoring Controllers / Part # 10193 1 7 LED Photic Stimulator / Part # PK1102 1 8 MS Word Report Editor for Neuroworks/Sleepworks / Part # REPORT-EDITOR 1 9 Computer Provided with Encrypted Hard Drive / Part # ENCRYPTED 1 Monitoring/Review Fixed Room System 10 Review/Monitoring Desktop / Part # PK1014 1 11 Isolation Transformer Not Included / Part # NO-ISO 1 12 24in FP Monitor / Part # 105075XL 1 13 NeuroWorks 9.x Review Software / Part # LC102-9 1 14 MS Word Report Editor for Neuroworks/Sleepworks / Part # REPORT-EDITOR 1 15 Computer Provided with Encrypted Hard Drive / Part # ENCRYPTED 1 Trex HD Ambulatory System 16 Trex HD Ambulatory / Part # PK1055HD 2 NeuroWorks/SleepWorks 9.x Data Server Software System 17 NeuroWorks/SleepWorks 9.x Data Server Software / Part # LC500-9 1 HL7 Implementation for NeuroWorks 9.x - IMPORT System 18 HL7 Implementation for NeuroWorks 9.x - IMPORT / Part # HL7-IN-9 1 19 HL7 Implementation for NeuroWorks 9.x - EXPORT / Part # HL7-OUT-9 1 One of the EEG systems shall be a fixed system and the other shall be portable systems. Shall come with an EEG/sleep combo software package. Shall be capable of simple set up, collection, review, analysis, and reporting. Shall be capable of multiple spike and event analysis plus many additional advanced trending options and Physiologic monitoring integration options. Shall be capable of spike and seizure detection components high resolution video. Shall come with a visual montage editor, integrated camera options, and be capable of fully synchronized full HD video. Shall be capable of up to 96 hours of full HD video, wirelessly synchronized with EEG. Shall be capable of data sharing in multi-site environments including automated export and import to remote locations. Shall be capable of two data streams which stream data directly to a server for reliability, security, and efficient clinical and research workflow. Shall be SDK capable for direct data access for research. Shall come with built-in HIPAA compliance software for role-based operation with Active Directory integration. Shall possess a centralized and efficient software update process. Shall be equipped with high-definition USB ports, an internal SD card storage space to record up to 96 hours of ambulatory EEG data, and be capable of blue tooth pairing. Shall be capable of integrating with a range of wired and wireless EEG amplifiers with 32- to 256- channels, plus differential and DC channel options. Shall be capable of a range of sampling rates from 200 Hz to 16 kHz. Shall be capable of performing EEG recordings in DC mode. Shall be capable of advanced digital trigger input, up to 256 trigger values. Shall enable role-based security access to features and studies. Shall possess automated power recovery. Shall come with network capabilities with HL7 for remote reading. Shall come with real-time acquisition review. Shall come with Laplacian referencing. Shall come with installation and training. Shall come with Neuro software upgrades included as long as platform is supported. Shall come with 24-inch FP monitor. 4. Place of Performance: Veterans Health Care System of the Ozarks Warehouse Building 8 1100 N. College Ave Fayetteville, AR 72703 5. Responses Requested: The MEDVAMC requires all the following information and questions answered in this RFI/SS: Questions and information that is not provided shall be considered nonresponsive to the Request for Information and contractor shall not be considered as part of the market research. a. Contractors shall provide their point(s) of contact name, address, telephone number, and email address; and the company's business size, and SAM Unique Entity Identification Number. b. Is your company a small business, SDBs, HUBZone, or 8A concern? Please provide proof of qualifications. c. Does your company meet all required four prong factors for the Nonmanufacturer Rule (NMR) per guidance of SBA and 13 C.F.R. § 121.406? Offer must answer all questions below. 1. Does your company exceed the 500 employee alternative size standard for nonmanufacturers? _________ 2. Is your company primarily engaged in the retail or wholesale trade and normally sells the type of products being supplied? __________ 3. Does your company must take ownership or possession of the item(s) with its personnel, equipment, or facilities in a manner consistent with industry practice? __________ 4. Does your company supply the end products of a small business manufacturer or processor made in the United States? _____________ d. Is your company considered small under the NAICS code 339112? e. Do you (offer) manufacture the product itself or a distributor of the items being researched above? f. Are you an authorized distributor/reseller? Provide evidence from original equipment manufacturer (OEM). g. Do you (offer) supply a product manufactured by another domestic small business, if it is a nonmanufacturer? h. Do you (offer) supply the product of any sized manufacturer if SBA has granted a waiver to the nonmanufacturer rule? i. Is your (offer) Buy American Certificate completed in SAM? Please provide evidence with response. j. Is your (offer) Trade Agreement Certificate completed in SAM? Please provide evidence with response. k. Information for the name brand or equal product being requested, is it manufactured outside the US-Domestic non-available? l. Information for the name brand or equal product being requested, is it a foreign manufactured end product under the trade agreement? m. What is your schedule of delivery after receipt of order for the name brand or equal product? n. For the name brand or equal product required, Is your company available under any; Government Wide Agency Contract (GWAC) General Services Administration Schedules (GSA) Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) If so, please list the contract number for name brand or equal product. o. Provide descriptive literature demonstrating ability to meet all of the requirement/salient characteristics listed if other than brand name product is being offered. Please provide list of contracts for commercial, federal, state, and local governments. Listed contracts shall provide communication on the government requirement illustrating the capability for comparison. to the name brand or equal product meeting the specific requirements per the draft Statement of Work. p. Contractors shall provide an estimated industry pricing for name brand or equal product for market research and budgetary purpose. 6. Opportunity: The MEDVAMC, is seeking information from potential contractors on their ability to provide this service. THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT FOR REQUEST INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY. Small Business Concerns are encouraged to provide responses to this Sources Sought in order to assist the MEDVAMC in determining potential levels of competition available in the industry. Contractor shall possess the capability to provide all requirements and objectives. 7. Instructions and Response Guidelines: Sources Sought responses are due by July 8, 2022 at 10:00 am (CST) via email to anthony.marion2.gov. All Questions shall be submitted by July 6, 2022 at 12:00 pm (CST) via email to anthony.marion2.gov. Telephone requests or inquires will not be accepted. Public Information will not be provided and shall be utilized to the full extent possible. This a New Requirement. The subject line shall read: 36C25622Q1143 -RFI-Sources Sought- Natus EEG Systems-Fayetteville AR. NO SOLICITATION EXISTS AT THIS TIME. There is no page limitation on subparagraphs 5(a) - 5(p). Please provide the information you deem relevant in order to respond to the specific inquiries of the Sources Sought. Information provided will be used solely by MEDVAMC as ""market research"" and will not be released outside of the MEDVAMC Purchasing and Contract Team. This Sources Sought notice does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP), Invitation for Bid (IFB), or Request for Quotation (RFQ), and it is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government to enter into a contract, nor will the Government pay for the information submitted in response to this request. All information contained in this Sources Sought is preliminary as well as subject to modification and is in no way binding on the Government. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the U.S. Government to form a binding contract. If a solicitation is released, it is will be synopsized on Contracting Opportunities (https://beta.sam.gov/) website or GSA. It is the responsibility of the interested parties to monitor these sites for additional information pertaining to this Sources Sought, or future RFP/RFQ. 8. Contact Information: Contract Specialist, Anthony Marion Email address: anthony.marion2@va.gov Your responses to this notice are appreciated. THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTES/PROPOSALS; however, any firm that believes it can meet the requirements may provide answers, responses and give written notification prior to the response due date and time. Supporting evidence and responses must be furnished in enough detail to demonstrate the ability to perform the requirements.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Veterans Healthcare System of the Ozarks Warehouse Building 8 1100 N. College Avenue, Fayetteville 72703
- Zip Code: 72703
- Zip Code: 72703
- Record
- SN06376095-F 20220702/220630230213 (samdaily.us)
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