Cardiac Mapping System Upgrades
Added: Sep 16, 2015 10:53 am The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 7 (NCO-7), Birmingham VA Medical Center intends to negotiate sole source procurement in accordance with FAR Part 12 with Biosense Webster, Inc. under the authority of FAR 6.302-1. Biosense Webster Electrophysiology products contain intellectual property owned solely by Biosense Webster. Carto ® 3 proprietary products cannot be produced or recreated tough any other source. The NACIS code is 339112 with a size standard of 500 employees. This Notice of Intent is not a request for competitive proposals or a solicitation of offers. Interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirements by submitting documentation with cost and detailing their experience in providing these products, to the Contract Specialist via email at Jessica.coleman-smith@va.gov. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. All responses to this notice must be received by 5:00PM EST, September 21, 2015. Contractors must be actively registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database to be eligible for award. Information on SAM is available at www.sam.gov. VA24715Q1093 Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 7
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Added: Sep 10, 2015 11:27 am This is NOT a solicitation for quotes. This is only a Sources Sought to see if any other vendors can meet the requirements The Department of Veterans Affairs is conducting a sources sought to obtain information regarding: (1) the availability and capability of qualified small business sources; (2) whether they are Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, Veteran-Owned, Small Business, HUB Zone 8(a), Women-Owned, or small disadvantaged business concerns; and (3) their size classification relative to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for the proposed acquisition. Your responses to the information requested will assist the Government in determining the appropriate acquisition method, including whether a set-aside is possible. An organization that is not considered a small business under the applicable NAICS code should not submit a response to this notice. Small businesses concerns shall be capable of provide the necessary products stated below. The NAICS code is 339112 (Size Standard: 500 employees) DESCRIPTION OF THE REQUIREMENT: Subject: Upgrade the existing cardiac mapping system at the Birmingham VAMC. NCO 7, Birmingham VAMC is seeking potential sources to install software upgrades to the existing cardiac mapping system installed by Biosense Webster at Birmingham VA Medical Center, Birmingham, AL. Qualified offerors must be able to install software upgrades to an existing fully operational cardiac mapping system. The contractor shall provide the following software: " CartoUnivu™ Module is a modular software package to be used with the Carto® 3 System. " Carto® SmartTouch™ 3D Module is a combination of our Carto® 3 SmartTouch™ Module technology and the VisiTag™ Module. INCLUDED WITH ABOVE: " Carto®3 SmartTouch™ Module is a module software package to be used with the Carto® 3 System. This software allows the user to display the real-time force and catheter tip-to-tissue orientation as well as tip angle in a simple display. The force graph displays the force range and calculated parameters toughout the case. " VISITAG™ Module is a modular software package to be used with the Carto® 3 System. They above items essential components required for upgrading the existing cardiac mapping system at the medical center. This procurement involves licensed, proprietary software, software upgrades and proprietary passwords. Please indicate if you can provide the equipment, installation services as well as training for medical staff using the equipment. ? Interested parties may submit their product literature for consideration via email: Jessica.Coleman-Smith@va.gov. Responses received on or before 5:00 PM EST, September 14, 2015, will be considered. POTENTIAL SOURCES SHALL PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IN THEIR RESPONSE: 1) Company name, address, phone number, primary contact(s), e-mail address, NAICS code(s), business size (i.e., small/large) and DUNS Number. 2) Provide a Statement of Capability that demonstrates the offeror's past performance in providing this type of service. Please include the following: (a) staff expertise including their availability, experience, and formal and other training; (b) current in-house capability and capacity to perform the work; (c) prior completed projects of similar nature; (d) corporate experience and management capability; and (e) examples of prior completed Government contracts, references, and other related information. NO CAPABILITY STATEMENTS MAY BE SUBMITTED AFTER SEPTEMBER 14, 2015. AT THIS TIME NO SOLICITATION EXISTS. (DO NOT REQUEST A COPY OF THE SOLICITATION). A FUTURE NOTICE WILL BE POSTED WHEN THE SOLICITATION WILL BE RELEASED. Disclaimer and Important Notes: This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization's qualifications to perform the work. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. After a review of the responses received, a pre-solicitation synopsis and solicitation may be published in Federal Business Opportunities. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation. VA24715Q1093 Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 7
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