Chief, Acquisition and Materiel Management (90C), VA Medical Center, One Veterans Drive, Minneapolis, MN 55417

65 -- MEDICAL EQUIPMENT SOL RFP 618-81-96 DUE 052496 POC Contact Point, NELSON, MAVIS, (612)725-2189, Contracting Officer, NELSON, MAVIS, (612)725-2189, Additional Contact, LYNCH, ELAINE, (612)725-2176 Under Statutory Authority 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(1), the Government anticipates entering into sole source procurement with Seattle Systems, Oakland, CA, for dedicated medical functioning Cardiovascular Information System for VAMC, Minneapolis, MN Cardiovascular Catheterization Lab. The following functional characteristics are required: - A complete data management system incorporating patient demographic, medical and surgical history, physical examination, laboratory, medication, follow-up, and report data. - Integrated specialty areas including cath, interventions, echo, and electrophysiology on a local area network of personal computers. Capable of integrating surgery, stress, holter, nuclear, and ECG. - Reports to be custom configured for the Minneapolis VA Medical Center. Reports are generated directly from the data base in a real-time fashion. Specific reports and forms such as conscious sedation and medication reports are generated immediately following procedures. Tools shall be available to enable modifications of all reports and forms by the user. - Uses a relational database structure. - Database is ODBC compliant. - Automatic link to Object Linking and Embedding (OLE) compliant applications including the Microsoft Professional Office suite. - Capable of SQL-compatible queries. - Uses a graphical user interface making extensive use of tool bars, pull-down menus, drag-and-drop and on-line help. - Display graphical depiction of coronary anatomy including grafts and lesions. - Support a bidirectional interface to VA DHCP hospital information system. Imports patient demographic and admissions information. Exports reports into the DHCP system. - Interface in real-time to Marquette MacLab monitoring system. - Interface to Prucka Engineering (ART) CardioLab EP monitoring System. - Interface to Camtronics Archium digital imaging system. Quantitative information and images are passed in real time. - System is compatible with and supports Windows NT network operating system. Workstations may run with Windows 95, NT, Windows for Workgroups, and Windows 3.1. The above authority is cited and justification made based on the determination that the Government's minimum needs can best be satisfied by services available from one source. This contract action is for supplies and services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under FAR 6.302. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to this requirement or to submit proposals by May 24, 1996. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all proposals received on or before May 24, 1996 will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to open the requirement to competition based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received as a result of the notice of intent will normally be considered soley for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. (0130)

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