Naval Medical Logistics Command, Code 02, 521 Fraim Street, Ft. Detrick, MD 21702-5015

65 -- DIAGNOSTIC ULTRASOUND SOL N62645-00-R-0015 DUE 080100 POC Donna R. Blackstone, Contracting Officer (301) 619-2062 WEB: asp, http://www-nmlc.med.navy.mil/Code02/rfp.asp. E-MAIL: html, DRBlackstone@US.med.navy.mil. The Naval Medical Logistics Command has a requirement for diagnostic ultrasound units for Medical Treatment Facilities worldwide. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplement with additional information included in this notice and as posted on our website. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation document; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Responses must contain sufficient documentation to establish a bonafide capability to fulfill the requirements. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-18. The solicitation number is N62645-00-R-0015 and is issued as a request for proposal. The solicitation may be found on the NMLC home page at http://www-nmlc.med.navy.mil/Code02/rfp.htm approximately on 18 July 2000. The Navy is committed to a paperless acquisition process. Definite delivery and quantity is unknown. One or more Requirements type contract(s) will be awarded. Delivery may be worldwide and will be identified within the issued delivery order. The Diagnostic Ultrasound system shall meet or exceed the following salient characteristics: 1)Unit shall consist of a system capable of providing digital anatomical imaging for abdominal, vascular, obstetrical, gynecological, and small parts applications. 2) The system shall be in compliance with the following standards: a) American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) RTD-Standard for Real Time Display of Thermal & Mechanical Acoustic Output Indices on Diagnostic Ultrasound Equipment. b) AIUM/NEMA acoustic output measurement and labeling standard for diagnostic ultrasound equipment. AOM 1992. c) ANSI/AAMI HE48-Human Factors Engineering Guidelines. d) Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) Standard. 3) Shall have the capability for digital Doppler imaging with color flow mapping. 4) Shall operate in B-Mode, M-Mode, and simultaneous B-Mode/M-Mode. 5) Shall have adjustable transmit and dynamic receive focus. 6) Shall have the digital image archive and cine image storage capability. 7) Shall have cardiac, vascular, and OB/GYN analysis packages. 8) Shall have digital calipers to measure the length, area, circumference, or volume of a structure. 9) Shall have image zoom and freeze frame capability. 10) Shall include a monitor to display images, measurements, and scan parameters and shall have the capability of printing hardcopy images to either film or paper. 11) Shall have a data entry keyboard to permit the entry of patient information to be displayed along with the scanned image. 12) Shall have nominal external dimensions consistent with portable requirements for shared utilization within or across healthcare facilities. 13) Shall be designed to accommodate future upgrades. The following provisions and clauses apply to this acquisition: FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors Commercial Items (9/99); FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation Commercial Items (1/99) as explained below; FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications Commercial Items (2/2000) (a completed copy of this must accompany any offer); 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items (3/99). Additionally FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statues or Executive Orders Commercial Items (2/00) applies as follows: 52.22-3, Convict Labor (8/96); 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchase (2/2000); 52.233-3, Protest After Award (8/96); 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (2-99); 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (2/2000); 52.222-35, Affirmative Action for Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era (4/98); 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (6/98); 52.232-3 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer Central Contractor Registration (5/99). The Government will award one or more contract(s) resulting from this solicitation to the offeror whose proposal represents the greatest value to the Government in terms of quality and price. Quality, for this requirement, is expressed as technical capability that must be demonstrated in each offeror's technical proposal. Technical considerations, while of greater importance than price considerations, does not preclude the offered price from being considered fair and reasonable to be eligible for award. Proposal shall be submitted into cost proposals and technical proposals. Technical proposals shall include any information the offerer wishes considered necessary to determine the relative merits of their proposal, with the information subsectioned behind the appropriate evaluation factors, as per the technical evaluation factors listed below. Any information that is not located behind the appropriate tab may not be considered. Information shall be provided such that it is clearly indicated as to what factor or factors the information applies. Offers shall be evaluated in a three (3) stage process. The first stage shall be binary (acceptable/ unacceptable). In accordance with FAR 52.212-4 the following evaluation factors apply: FACTOR 1: MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS. The offeror has successfully demonstrated compliance with all of the minimum performance and/or design requirements contained in the solicitation. This factor will be evaluated on a ACCEPTABLE/UNACCEPTABLE basis. An offeror may be rated UNACCEPTABLE AS SUBMITTED if the proposal has not demonstrated compliance with all minimum requirements but has the potential to do so if amended during discussions. Offerors are cautioned that the Government intends to award without discussions, so proposals deemed UNACCEPTABLE AS SUBMITTED may not be considered for award. Proposals deemed UNACCEPTABLE will not be evaluated in Factors 2 and 3. FACTOR 2: TECHNICAL RISK ASSESSMENT. The extent to which the offeror's proposal reflects acceptable technical risk for the government will be evaluated in this factor. Technical risk considerations are those characteristics of the equipment that permit safe and effective use in the designated environment. They are design features, human factors, and ease of maintainability. Human factors engineering is the application of knowledge about human capabilities and limitations to system or equipment design and development. Technical proposals must include sufficiently detailed information to enable evaluation based on the three (3) factors listed in order of decreasing priority: Design Features, Human Factors, Maintainability. FACTOR 3: PERFORMANCE RISK ASSESSMENT. The extent to which the offeror's proposal reflects an appropriate apportionment of performance risk will be evaluated in this factor. Performance risk considerations are defined as those characteristics of the offeror that give indication of the likelihood of the offeror's successful performance of the current requirement. They are proposed delivery schedule, record of on-time delivery for same class product, quality of workmanship displayed in same class delivered product, reliability of same class delivered product, business relations exhibited during previous contracts, range and depth of support provided for same class delivered product. All responsible sources may submit a proposal that shall be considered by the Navy. Proposals may be submitted by mail, email (DRBlackstone@US.med.navy.mil) or fax. Proposals are due by 3 p.m. on 1 August 2000 at Naval Medical Logistics Command, Attn: Code 022 (Donna Blackstone), 521 Fraim Street, Fort Detrick, MD 21702-5015. Fax (301) 619-6793; email DRBlackstone@US.med.navy.mil. Contract Specialist: Donna Blackstone (301) 619-2062. Posted 07/17/00 (W-SN475726). (0199)

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