70 -- MEDICAL IMAGE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM SOFTWARE

Notice Date

June 19, 2001

Contracting Office

Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical Center, A&MMS(90), University & Woodland Avenues, Philadelphia, PA 19104

ZIP Code

19104

Solicitation Number

N/A

Response Due

July 20, 2001

Point of Contact

Jack Fogarty, 215-823-5872

Description

Medical Image Distribution System Software -- The Department of Veterans Affairs, Philadelphia VA Medical Center, intends to award a sole-source contract under the authority of FAR 6.302 to Stentor Incorporated, for the licensed services of iSyntax and iSite proprietary software. The Stentor web-enabled image distribution system provides the following intrinsic and unique capabilities: Stentor's iSite software is an enterprise wide image and information system that delivers full-fidelity, diagnostic quality images to standard PC using the iSyntax technology. This technology allows immediate evaluation of a study by continuously sending smaller amounts of image data rather than sending large amounts of information in a batch format requiring wide bandwidth, large up-loading process of image data, and excess load on existing network. There are five patents pending on this technology. iSyntax is equipped with a proactive monitoring system (Heartbeat) which signals over 50 potential error conditions relating to network, disk, power supply, CPU failure, DICOM and connection. This enables Stentor Customer Support to notify the user if its system needs attention. iSite, an iSyntax-enabled browser, provides users with flexibility associated with a film-based approach, while providing new capabilities that are only achievable in a digital format. Stentor proprietary software meets image distribution requirements of both Radiology and Cardiology with capability to support color image distribution. Functionality includes physician designed user interface, one button install over the Internet with self configuring DICOM connections and comprehensive navigational tools providing full fidelity images. Stentor's priority iSyntax technology uniquely solves distribution problems associated with medical image data sets using standard desktop PC's, existing Intranets and the Internet with no new infrastructure required. Stentor's iSite software has full capability to integrate into the VA Medical Center's CPRS-GUI. All responsible sources may identify their interest and capability to provide an immediate/on-demand medical digital imaging system by submitting in writing sufficient information that demonstrates their ability to fulfill this requirement. Responses must contain descriptive literature of proposed medical digital imaging system software in sufficient detail to permit technical evaluation, a point of contact (name and telephone #), and if applicable, Federal (GSA/FSS) contract number and pricing. All responses received will be fully considered by the Philadelphia VA Medical Center. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. A request for a copy of the Solicitation or RFP will be deemed non-responsive as no solicitation document exists. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. If no affirmative response is received from another source within 30 days of this notice, a contract will be negotiated and awarded to Stentor Incorporated.

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010621/70SOL008.HTM (W-170 SN50P3X4)