SOURCES SOUGHT
65 -- Vault Stream
- Notice Date
- 7/26/2022 10:02:42 AM
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541519
— Other Computer Related Services
- Contracting Office
- 262-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 22 (36C262) Gilbert AZ 85297 USA
- ZIP Code
- 85297
- Solicitation Number
- 36C26222Q1364
- Response Due
- 8/4/2022 1:00:00 PM
- Archive Date
- 10/03/2022
- Point of Contact
- Domen, Clift, Contract Specialist, Phone: 562-766-2241
- E-Mail Address
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Clift.Domen@va.gov
(Clift.Domen@va.gov)
- Awardee
- null
- Description
- THIS REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) IS ISSUED SOLELY FOR INFORMATION AND PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION. THE SUBMISSION OF PRICING, CAPABILITIES FOR PLANNING PURPOSES, AND OTHER MARKET INFORMATION IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED AND ALLOWED UNDER THIS RFI IN ACCORDANCE WITH (IAW) FAR 15.201(e). 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. IAW FAR 15.201(e), 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. SOURCES SOUGHT DESCRIPTION This is NOT a solicitation announcement. This is a sources sought/RFI only. The purpose of this sources sought/RFI is to gain knowledge of potential qualified sources and their size classification relative to NAICS 541519 (size standard of $30.0 Million). Responses to this sources sought will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. After review of the responses to this sources sought, a solicitation announcement may be published. Responses to this sources sought synopsis are not considered adequate responses for a solicitation announcement. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), VISN 22 Network Contracting Office, is seeking sources that can provide Vault Stream Server that at a minimum meets the following Statement of Work & Attachment A for the New Mexico VA Healthcare System: STATEMENT OF WORK (SOW) Period of Performance. The period of performance shall be for one (1) base year from date of award. Place of Performance. NMVAHCS, 1501 SAN PEDRO DR. SE, ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87108 1. Olympus Vault Stream Server and Data Center 2. Background. The NMVAHCS recently replaced all aging Kay Pentax and other manufacturers scope equipment with standardized Olympus America Inc. laryngoscope and endoscope equipment throughout the medical center. The older equipment was no longer supported and failing. Additionally, the Sterile Processing Service recently adopted new methods of sterilization of this critical reusable medical equipment and the older equipment could no longer be safely sterilized or processed. VISN 22 instituted a Scope Standardization/Replacement Initiative to ensure all laryngoscopic and other endoscopic equipment and processing towers were standardized, fully supportable, serviceable and compliant with current required reusable medical equipment sterilization procedures. All components EXCEPT this Vault Stream Server and Data Center were purchased at the end of FY21 by NMVAHCS Medical Logistics Service via the ECAT system. This equipment item was not listed as available. Meanwhile, this is a critical, proprietary and absolutely essential component of a complex medical system and must be acquired for the storage and transmission of digital still and video imagery of scope studies for use by physicians and other specialty providers. This equipment item is comprised of a central data center or processing unit, with licenses and connections to serve 7 different Olympus scope systems/towers located in the Speech Pathology Department of the PM&R Service, as well as the Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) Department of the Surgical Service and Spinal Cord Injury Center. 3. Scope. This equipment item is an essential component necessary for the actual operation of the new Olympus Laryngoscope System and Towers purchased for Speech Language Pathology by the NMVAHCS Medical Logistics Service. NMVAHCS is in the process of replacing all older scope systems with standardized Olympus scope equipment as part of a VISN 22 Scope Replacement Initiative. The lion s share of the Olympus equipment has already been purchased by Medical Logistics via ECAT; this particular equipment item, however, was not available to be purchased via ECAT at the end of FY21 with the rest of the Olympus scope equipment. This Vault Stream Server and Data Center is a digital information archive that stores, sends and receives digital still and video imagery of scope studies. 4. Specific Tasks. Requested Equipment Items (component assemblies) will possess the following characteristics: - A smart, centralized content management system that provides secure, HIPAA compliant storage and access for medical case video and images across the hospital. - Case information, including recorded video and saved images, is automatically stored on the centralized library at the conclusion of each procedure. This enables clinicians to securely share and access case information from the hospital network. - Access images and videos with a hospital-networked PC or iPad® from wherever the provider is located via intuitive browser interface. - Enables authorized users to access post-procedure video and images without the need to export patient data to insecure computers or flash drives. - Side-by-side comparisons can be done between new and old studies to see how a patient s disease stage has changed over time. - Clinicians who are granted access (approved by hospital clinical staff and IT dept), can view still images and videos for any previous procedure from any hospital-connected computer. a centralized library is created that can be filtered by Clinician, Procedure Type or any other 'tags' that get added to that study. (Such as image and video labels). - Interoperable and scalable architecture enabling VaultStream to meet the needs of a single O.R., a lab, a department, an entire hospital, or a nationwide hospital system, with a right-sized site-hosted server or virtual machine. The ability to organize large amounts of procedure information in separate libraries with customer retention policies improves cross-department efficiencies in sharing, searching, and storing image data. - HIPAA compliant protecting patient privacy while supporting clinician collaboration Named user accounts Authentication management Access attempt logging Secure connection protocols and secure storage - Scalable, library-based architecture. Leverage enterprise storage infrastructure for archive and disaster recovery Configurable case retention policies Digital image capture & recording capabilities with all Olympus towers Links every Olympus. This can include multiple locations as long as both offices are on the same server. Saves and provides access to all scope exams/studies captured online to provide for easy access for provider staff. All data would be saved in a secure on-line portal that is accessible while at the office, or connected to the internet and server through a secured VPN. 4.1 Task 1 - Enterprise Management Controls. 4.1.1 Subtask 1 - Integration Management Control Planning. Provide the technical and functional activities at the required level for integration of all tasks specified within this SOW. Include productivity and management methods such as quality assurance, progress/status reporting and program reviews. Provide the centralized administrative, clerical, documentation and related functions. 4.1.2 Subtask 2 - Contract Management. Prepare a Contract Management Plan describing the technical approach, organizational resources and management controls to be employed to meet the cost, performance and schedule requirements throughout Contract execution. Provide a monthly status report monitoring the quality assurance, progress/status reporting and program reviews applied to this contract. 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. If you are interested and are capable of providing the sought-out supplies/services, please provide the requested information as well as the information indicated below. Response to this notice should include company name, address, point of contact, size of business pursuant to 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 or distributor of the items being referenced above (or equivalent product/solution)? What is the manufacturing country of origin of these items? (4) If you re a small business and you are an authorized distributor/reseller for the items identified above (or equivalent product/solution), do you alter; assemble; modify; the items requested in any way? If you do, state how and what is altered; assembled; modified? (5) Does your company have an FSS contract with GSA or the NAC or are you a contract holder with NASA SEWP or any other federal contract? If so, please provide the contract type and number. (6) If you are an FSS GSA/NAC or NASA SEWP contract holder or other federal contract holder, are the referenced items/solutions available on your schedule/contract? (7) Please provide general pricing for your products/solutions for market research purposes. (8) Please state your company s UEI number. (9) Please submit your capabilities in regard to the SOW being provided and any information pertaining to services to establish capabilities for planning purposes? *** Submissions addressing Section (9) should show clear, compelling and convincing*** evidence that all services meet all required SOW. Responses to this notice shall be submitted via email to Clift.Domen@va.gov. Telephone responses shall not be accepted. Responses must be received no later than Thursday, August 4th, 2022, at 1:00 p.m. PDT. If a solicitation is issued it shall be announced at a later date, and all interested parties must respond to that solicitation announcement separately from the responses to this request for information. Responses to this notice are not a request to be added to a prospective bidders list or to receive a copy of the solicitation.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Department of Veterans Affairs New Mexico VA Healthcare System 1501 San Pedro SE, Albuquerque, NM 87108, USA
- Zip Code: 87108
- Country: USA
- Zip Code: 87108
- Record
- SN06402837-F 20220728/220726230115 (samdaily.us)
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