Department of Veterans Affairs, Edward Hines Hospital, A&MMS (90C), Bldg 2, 2nd Floor, Hines, IL 60141-5000

70 -- PURCHASE APOLLO IMS/CDM FOR WINDOWS (HOST SITE) FOLLOW-ON CONTRACT SOL 578-40-96 DUE 083096 POC Ronald E. Jenkins, Contracting Officer (90C4) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation number 578-35-96 is issued as a Request For Proposal (RFP). This solicitation document, incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 90-39. Hines Veterans Affairs Hospital (VAH) intends to purchase one each Apollo ISM/CDM for Windows (Host Site) Telepathology Link System,or equal, item number WIMSCDM-H-G, from Apollo Software Inc. Purchase to include one each Maintenance and Software Agreement, or equal, item number MS-Q. This procurement is a sole source, follow-on contract, for accessory equipment necessary to extend a telepathology link to the Hines VAH geographic area from an already fully implemented Apollo telepathology link system between the Milwaukee VAH and Iron Mountain VAH geographic area. Equivalent system must provide a fully intergrated remote controlled telepathology link system which produces images compatible with Veterans Administration (VA) Decentralized Hospital Computer Program (DHCP). System must allow a seamless remote control environment for the processing of pathology images for consultative and diagnostic purposes, system must provide connectivity to the current Wide Area Network (WAN) utilized within the VA. This connectivity must allow for the dynamic control of microscopes (control of all stages), transmission of real time,color, images up to 1k x 1k x 24 bit and transmission of all other pertinent data and/or video necessary for pathological consultations and patient diagnosis between Milwaukee, Iron Mountain and Hines VAH geographical regions. System must be completely compatible and correlatable to existing Apollo Telepathology Link System impemented in the Milwaukee and Iron Mountain VAH region and operate in a Microsoft Windows environment. Delivery is to be F.O.B. destination within 30 days of contract award to Hines VAH Supply Warehouse, Bldg. 220, Hines, Illinois 60141. The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors --Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition with no addenda. In accordance with the provision at 52.212-2, Evaluation--Commercial Items, the Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer, conforming to the solicitation, will be the most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors, in a descending order of importance, will be used to evaluate offers of equivalent instrumentation: (1) Compatibility and correlatability to existing VA owned Apollo Telepathology Link System and VA DHCP system, (2) Ability to provide fully intergrated, clinically proven, telepathology system, with connectivity to VA utilized WAN, that provides a seamless remote controlled environment for the processing and transmission of pathology images as per the specifications, (3) Price of system (4) Warranty. Offerors of equivalent equipment are to include a completed copy of the provisions at 52.212-3, Offerors representations and Certifications--Commercial Items, with offer. The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions--Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition with no addenda. The clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statues or Executive Orders--Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition with none of the additional FAR clauses cited in the clause applicable to this acquisition. Offers of equivalent equipment are to be submitted on August 15, 1996, by Close of Business (4:00 PM Central Standard Time) to Contracting Officer (90C4), Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital, PO Box 5000, Bldg. 2, 2nd Floor, Hines, Illinois 60141. For information concerning this solicitation contact Ronald E. Jenkins at (708) 216-2605 or by fax at (708) 216-2030. Offers received after indicated date and time will not be considered. SIC is 3845. (0212)

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