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

65 -- MEDICAL/SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS, EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES SOL RFQ 618-127-99-LK DUE 033199 POC Linda Kelly 612-725-2183 This is a combined synopsis/solicitation. Request for Quotation #RFQ-618-127-99 entitled "Acuson Sequoia Echocardiology Ultrasound System" is hereby issued for commercial items used in echocardiology procedures and is prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6 as supplemented by additional information included in this notice and incorporates provisions and clauses in effect through FAC 97-11. The SIC Code is 3841 and the small business size standard is considered 500 employees. This CBD combined announcement/solicitation constitutes the only bid document that will be issued. A separate written solicitation will not be issued. Contractors' proposals (cost and technical) are herein requested. A response to requirements listed below shall be submitted on contractor's letterhead or formal quotation form and must address all requirements listed in a separate technical proposal. Contractor's price and technical proposal shall contain the name, title and signature of person authorized to submit proposals/bids on behalf of the contractor. Descriptive literature for each item offered must also be included in proposal/bid package. An equipment evaluation may be requested by the VA Contracting Officer at her discretion and will be provided to the VA at no additional charge. Contractor must be able to provide equipment for evaluation within ten days of notification. The VA Medical Center (VAMC), Minneapolis, Minnesota, has identified a critical need for an ultrasound machine in our Cardiac Cath Lab/Echocardiology Department. However, the VAMC may not have enough funding at the present time to complete a transaction for purchase. Alternative acquisition options will be considered, i.e. a 12-months same as cash, a lease-to-own up to 48 months or possibly the purchase of used equipment that has been rebuilt and refurbished like new, or any combination of these purchase methods. The current goal of our medical center is to move toward digital imaging to improve access to medical images, facilitate archival of images, and eventually reduce hardcopy printing costs. As imaging equipment is replaced at the VA, new equipment needs to be procured capable of working in a digital environment. We have chosen to incorporate the industry standard DICOM (diagnostic imaging and communications) in medicine to help enable transition to digital imaging. In a market survey of cardiac ultrasound equipment it appears that the Acuson Sequoia includes the capability to send images to a digital archival system and to a DICOM printer by using the DICOM standard. The VA's goal is to be able to use a digital archival system for archiving images from ultrasound machines and have the capability of printing DICOM images from anywhere on our medical information network. The ultrasound system being solicited is an Acuson Sequoia System or equal. If an equal product is bid it must contain the same salient characteristics in the requirements below in order to meet the VA's goals as listed above. Requirements that must be addressed in proposals are: (1) How your equipment will meet the VA's goal of a complete digital imaging, archival and printing system. Salient characteristics of the system the VA is procuring must contain or be certified as equal to the Acuson Sequoia as follows: (2) Dicom Storage SCU to PACS -- Network transfer of images via DICOM 3.0 networking protocol and must be compatible with all system devices (PACs, printers, disk readers, etc.) (3) 3V2c Adult Cardiology Transducer with transducer miniaturization technology -- 19mm Vector(r) Array imaging format expanded multihertz(r) multiple frequency imaging at 3.5, 3.0, 2.5, 2.0 MHz (2-D, M-mode) expanded multihertz(r) multiple frequency imaging at 2.5, 2.0 MHz, (CDV Capability) Imaging PW, HPRF and CW at 2.0 MHz. (4) 5V2c 14mm General Purpose Cardiology Transducer -- microcase tranducer miniaturization technology. vector(r) array imaging format expanded multihertz multiple frequency imaging at 5.0 4.5, 3.5, 2.5 MHz (2D, M-mode) Expanded multihertz multiple frequency imaging at 3.5, 2.5 MHz (CDV capability) imaging PW, HPRF and CW at 2.5 MHz (5) Auxiliary CW Cardiac Transducer Package. Non-imaging auxiliary continuous wave transducer to provide 11mm footprint. Supports 2.0MHz continuous wave doppler in a non-imaging format. (6) C256 Echocardiography system coherent image formation: Coherent Image former with 256 digital processing channels multiple beam formers space time resolution control magnification imaging format 2-D imaging M-mode vector, array imaging format doppler technologies: solo spectral doppler -- dedicated audio frequency beam former and signal processing -- CD quality audio -- pulsed wave (PW) high pulse repetition frequency (HPRF), Continuous Wave (CW) and Auxiliary CW color doppler, Multiple Color Doppler beam formers -- Color doppler velocity integrated ultrasound workstation integrated echocardiography workstation foundation for the digital lab expanded digital case manager for echocardiography, fully digital capture, review and archival system on-line acquisition and review random access review capabilities visually preserved compression live-quad image comparison format, DICOM 3.0 standard 230MB removable magnetic-optical disk, DICOM 3.0 format output on board image storage imaging CINE strip CINE differential echo amplification image and doppler enhancement capabilities -- spectral doppler size and time expansion -- 2-D and spectral doppler B-color application programs store/recall function -- rapid access to major exam categories and associated programs -- cardiology applications pre-set programs -- stress echo application pre-set programs and cardiac calculations package -- goal directed, diagnostically driven software -- Comprehensive with over 400 independent measurements and 1200 calculated results -- adaptive measurement prompting -- operator programmable for inclusion of additional calculations integrated stress echo package -- stress echo application specific pre-set programs -- real-time, 30Hz continuous image capture and review live-quad image comparison format full cardiac cycle image capture full field of view or region of interest -- capture visually preserved JPEG compression comprehensive wall motion scoring package transducer technologies, advanced acoustics design expanded multihertz(r) multiple frequency imaging, three active MP transducer ports, each imaging transducer supports simultaneous imaging and doppler customer service performance monitoring -- continuous monitoring and calibration -- remote system diagnostics, ECG tracing capability audio system ethernet connectivity port. (7) A minimum of a One (1) Year System Warranty to include all parts, labor and travel. Guaranteed up-time shall be more than 95%. System warranty shall begin upon acceptance of complete system's "turn key" installation. (8) Sequoia C256 User Manual (9) Sequoia C256 Service Manual (10) DICOM Print Management SCU -- Allows transmission of print requests to DICOM printers will guarantee compatibility only to DICOM devices (PACs, printers, disk readers) (11) Native Harmonic Imaging -- provides diagnostic information on the difficult to image patient -- preset for 2-D imaging of the second harmonic waveforms that naturally eminate from tissue without the introduction of echo-enhancement agents. Supported by 4V2, 5C2 and 8C4. Expanded multihertz(r) multiple frequency quantification package. (12) Vascular Evaluation Package -- support for general vascular applications adds support for the8L5 transducer and the 6L3 transducer. (13) Sony 9500 SVHS VCR -- Digital frame memory allowing noiseless, crystal clear "freeze" (14) Sony 5600 Color Printer -- 300 dpi resolution 30 second print time (15) Contractor shall provide "turn key" installation" to include all cables and connectors to make the system fully operational. On-site training will be provided to end users. (16) If off-site Operator Training and Biomedical Engineer Service and Maintenance Training are available, offeror shallsubmit terms, conditions and costs, if cost is included in the price of the system -- offeror shall so state. Delivery terms shall be FOB Destination (unless vendor states otherwise) to the VA Medical center, Warehouse (90D), One Veterans Drive, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55417. This will be a firm fixed price contract. Prices bid will be in effect for one year. Evaluations may be conducted to determine that products offered will meet Government's requirements. Evaluation factors of technical capability of the items offered and past performance history (include 3 references with phone numbers) will be considered along with price and purchase option determined to be the "best value" to the Government. Evaluation may be made with or without discussions with the offeror(s). The following incorporated FAR clauses and provisions are those in effect through FAC 97-11 and are applicable to this solicitation. 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Items; 52.212-2 Evaluation-Commercial Items; 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications- Commercial Items (NOTE: Offeror must include a completed copy of "Offeror Representations and Certifications" along with his offer); 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items; 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes on Executive Orders-Commercial Items. All responsible sources who can provide items as listed above may respond to this solicitation by submitting cost and technical proposals on their company letterhead or bid form. Technical proposal must furnish detailed data and information concerning their companies capabilities to provide items as listed in the requirements above along with descriptive literature for all items offered to: Linda Kelly, Contracting Officer (90C), VA Medical Center, Room 4G-107, One Veterans Drive, Minneapolis, MN 55417. For information, contact Linda Kelly at (612) 725-2183. Offeror's proposals are due by Noon on March 31, 1999. FAXed proposals will not be accepted. Posted 03/12/99 (W-SN308181). (0071)

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