SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- RECOVERY: Varian RapidArc upgrade for existing Varian Clinac 21-EX - Sources Sought Notice
- Notice Date
- 3/12/2010
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute, Office of Acquisitions, 6120 Executive Blvd., EPS Suite 600, Rockville, Maryland, 20852
- ZIP Code
- 20852
- Solicitation Number
- RFQ-NCI-100039-2010-NG
- Archive Date
- 4/6/2010
- Point of Contact
- Malinda L Holdcraft, Phone: (301) 402-4509, Caren N Rasmussen, Phone: (301) 402-4509
- E-Mail Address
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holdcram@exchange.nih.gov, cr214i@nih.gov
(holdcram@exchange.nih.gov, cr214i@nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Sources Sought Notice RECOVERY: Sources Sought Announcement Number: SS-100039-2010-NG The National Cancer Institute (NCI), Center for Cancer Research plans to procure a Varian RapidArc upgrade for the government owned Varian Clinac 21-EX instrument, parts and accessories; RapidArc software; Eclipse RapidArc Planning License; and Eclipse Hardware Refresh, with Varian Medical Systems, 3100 Hansen Way, Palo Alto, California 94304 The NCI CCR treats cancer patients with radiation according to approved clinical protocols. The NCI acquires emerging technology in order to maintain the quality of patient care and to provide a sound foundation for advanced clinical research. RapidArc technology will permit the delivery of extremely conformal radiation treatments on a volumetric basis, while maintaining all existing capabilities. This technology, consisting of both hardware and software components that will permit the treatment of a range of disease sites which are not currently feasible. This acquisition will be processed under FAR Part 12 – Acquisition for Commercial Items and will be made pursuant to the authority in FAR 13.106-1(b)(2) and 13.501-(a)(1)(ii) using simplified acquisition procedures for commercial acquisitions. The North American Industry Classification System Code is 334516 and the business size standard is 500 employees. Only one award will be made as a result of this solicitation. This will be a firm fixed price type award. Delivery shall be on or before September 30, 2010. Contractor Requirements: The following characteristics apply: Upgrade must be an existing FDA approved medical device. 1) RapidArc Upgrade for the existing Varian Clinac 21 EX to include: • A single linear accelerator to provide the capability to simultaneously modulate aperture shape, dose rate and gantry speed continuously through 360 degrees of gantry rotation during an arc beam delivery; • Shall be capable of generating IMRT – quality does distributions in a single, optimized arc around the patient – in two minutes or less; and • Clinac beam shall be continuous and smooth for dose rates. 2) Eclipse RapidArc Planning License Upgrade: • Shall support the dynamic arc treatments produced through volumetric dose optimization; • Shall provide dynamic MLC, variable does rate and variable gantry speed; • Shall support coplanar and non-coplanar arcs; • Shall support full arcs, partial arcs, and avoidance sectors; and • Shall be Eclipse dose dynamic arc software - conformal arc for dMLC. 3) Eclipse Hardware Refresh – Calculation Workstation • Dual quad processor calculation – eclipse Nature of the acquisition and proposed unique qualifications of the contractor: Varian Medical Systems is the world leader in the manufacture of treatment delivery systems for radiation therapy. They have developed a unique treatment modality, known as RapidArc utilizing proprietary hardware and software. This technology has certain prerequisites, including a recent model Varian Clinac 21EX accelerator with megavoltage portal imaging, a kilovoltage on-board imaging unit, the ARIA image and patient management system and an existing service contract through Varian Medical Systems. The NCI CCR has all of these prerequisites in place from previous acquisitions. The RapidArc system is an FDA approved Medical Device and requires installation by factory trained technicians. FDA approval is a lengthy and expensive process and Varian Medical Systems is the only know source that has received approval to market this device. Individuals with the required training for installation and service are employed exclusively by Varian and Varian is the sole source of software updates necessary for proper equipment operation. This is not a request for competitive quotations. However, if any interested party believes it can provide the above supplies, it may submit a statement of capabilities. All information furnished shall be in writing and must contain sufficient detail to allow NCI to determine if it can meet the above specifications described herein. Capability statements must be received in the NCI Office of Acquisition by 11:00 AM ET on March 22, 2010. No electronic capability statements will be received either by electronic mail or fax. All questions shall be addressed to Malinda Holdcraft, Contract Specialist via electronic mail at holdcram@exchange.nih.gov or fax - 301 402-4513. 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 shall be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. No collect calls will be accepted. In order to receive an award, contractors must have current registration and certification in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR), www.ccr.gov and the Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) http://orca.bpn.gov. Please reference RFQ-NCI-100039-2010-NG on all correspondence.
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