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Equipment Specifications Magnetic Resonance Imaging [VISN-12 Captain James A. Lovell FHCC]

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A. REQUIREMENT OVERVIEW

3T scanner to be installed in the MRI suite currently housing the Phillips 3T Achieva Scanner in Main Imaging.

Facility Quantity

Captain James A. Lovell FHCC 1

B. TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS

1. Unit physical specifications

a. Magnetic field strength [T] 3T

b. Minimum bore width [cm] >65 cm

c. Minimum bore depth [cm]

d. Minimum field of view [cm]

e. Minimum slew rate [T/m/s]

f. Minimum number of channels 32

g. Maximum patient weight withstood [lb] >400 lb

h. Minimum UPS time at full functionality [s]

i. Maximum system dimensions [cm]

j. Maximum system weight [kg] 12,000 pounds See attached drawing for detail

k. Number of tables required 1

2. Additional specifications

☐ a. Compressed sense

☒ b. Motion correction technology

☒ c. Helium save technology

☒ d. Noise reduction technology

☒ e. Power conditioning as recommended by vendor

☒ f. Uninterruptible power supply

☒ g. Vector ECG (VCG), Respiratory, and Peripheral Pulse grating/triggering

☒ h. Advanced exam planning technology

☒ i. Geometry linking (multi-station exams)

☐ j. Real-time MIP, MPR, and 3D surface rendering

☒ k. Advanced MR viewing environment for viewing, processing, and film generation

☒ l. Shielding Active Passive

☐ m. Patient-specific shimming

☒ n. Dixon-type technology for body, neuro, and musculoskeletal imaging

☐ o. Advanced non-contrast MRA imaging technology

☐ p. 3D FSE-based sequence for isotropic resolution in all contrasts

☐ q. Bolus tracking system

☐ r. Tabletop integrated coil design and ports

☐ s. Heavy duty wide patient restraints

☒ t. Patient positioning and support aids

☐ u. Stepping capable table

☐ v. Integrated music system, to include the following:

Control room controls Speech communication for patient direction Speakers in both the exam room and control room Headphone jack on patient table MRI-safe headphones

☐ w. Video camera system for monitoring inside the exam room from the control room

☒ x. MRI-compatible injector (Please specify all available MRI-compatible injector options.)

☒ y. Cryogens (Vendors are expected to provide and install all cryogens.)

☒ z. Chiller meeting or exceeding MRI needs

☒ aa. All phantoms required for proper calibration and performance verification (Vendors are expected to provide phantoms for all system requirements and options identified in this document that require phantoms.)

☒ bb. Power conditioning as recommended by vendor, to include the following:

Protection from electrical failures, emergency power tests, power peaks and drops, electrical storms, etc.

Prevention of image quality degradation

☐ cc. Uninterruptible power supply

☐ dd. MRI-compatible stretcher

☐ ee. MRI-compatible ventilator

☐ ff. MRI-compatible wheelchair

☐ gg. MRI-compatible infusion pump

☐ hh. Fixed or mobile wand solution for metal detection

☐ ii. Other specifications

3. Workstation Requirements

☐ a. Minimum acquisition workstation monitor size [in]

☐ b. Minimum acquisition workstation hard drive space [GB]

☐ c. Minimum number of processing/reading workstations

☐ d. Minimum processing/reading workstation monitor size [in]

☐ e. Minimum processing/reading workstation hard drive space [GB]

☐ f. Workstation UPS

☐ g. MRI-compatible patient monitor (including ECG)

☐ h. Other workstation requirements

4. Coil Requirements

☒ a. Torso

☒ b. Knee

☒ c. Shoulder

☒ d. Head/neck/spine/array

☒ e. Neuro vascular

☐ f. Run-off

☐ g. Foot/ankle

☒ h. Wrist

☐ i. Elbow

☐ j. Cardiac

☒ k. Breast

☒ l. Prostate imaging

☐ m. Functional MRI head

☐ n. Carotid

☐ o. Endorectal

☐ p. Periphery vascular

☒ q. Extremity, flexible

☒ r. Transmit/receive

☐ s. Adjustable neurovascular head

☐ t. Whole body imaging

☐ u. Other specifications

Each vendor is to respond with coils that meet the criteria listed above. Please include all other coils offered by your company in the optional section of the quotes.

5. Table Requirements

☒ a. Detachable

☐ b. Motorized

☐ c. Adjustable height when table is attached and detached

☐ d. Tabletop integrated coil design and ports

☐ e. Other table requirements

6. Safety Requirements

☒ a. Safety system for magnet quenching and emergency shutdown, to include the following:

Alarms for low cryogen levels, temperature limits, scans in progress Indicators for cryogen levels Heat sensor shut-offs for room temperature problems Oxygen monitor in gantry room

☒ b. Fire suppression system meeting NFPA standards and all applicable codes (the system must connect to the facility fire alarm system)

☐ c. Other specifications

7. Advanced Applications

☒ a. 3D processing for all modality datasets

☒ b. Neuro

☒ c. Ortho

☒ d. Body

☐ e. Cardiovascular

☒ f. Muscular

☐ g. Oncology

☐ h. Vascular

☒ i. MRA

☐ j. Elastography

☐ k. Spectroscopy

☒ l. Phase contrast MRI and flow analysis

☒ m. Parametric prostate imaging

☐ n. Fiber tracking software

☒ o. Integration to third party Advanced Visualization System

☐ p. Mobile trailer requirements

☐ q. Other specifications

Each vendor is to respond with advanced applications that meet the criteria listed above. Please include all other advanced applications offered by your company in the optional section of the quotes.

8. Mobile Trailer Requirements

☐ a. Sem-trailer truck equipped with stabilizing shocks to prevent disruption of the machine

☐ b. Other specifications

9. Security/Connectivity Requirements

☒ a. OEM-supported operating system

☒ b. Latest DICOM print, store, commit, and modality worklist

☒ c. HL7 integration (HIS/RIS)

☐ d. Wireless connectivity to VA network – Compatible with 802.11b/g/n and FIPS 140-2 compliant

☒ e. Encrypted hard drive

☒ f. PACS compatibility – [AGFA]

☐ g. Other security requirements

10. Added Value

Specifications listed below are not required, but preferred. Vendors who do not include the below specifications in the submitted offer will not be docked or excluded from consideration. Specifications listed below will be evaluated based on added value.

☒ a. Additional year(s) of warranty

☒ b. Post-warranty remote diagnostic service program

☒ c. Version/platform long-range plan

☐ d. Other objectives

C. TRAINING REQUIREMENTS

1. Clinical Training

☒ a. On-site clinical applications training for 5 technologists during go-live

☒ b. On-site follow-up clinical applications training for 5 technologists once technologists have hands-on experience with the system

☐ c. Off-site clinical applications training for technologists (to include tuition)

☐ d. Off-site clinical applications training for [##] physicians (to include tuition)

☒ e. Technologists who complete the clinical applications training shall receive continuing education credits (CMEs).

☐ f. Vendors shall be responsible for accommodating different personnel shifts for clinical applications training during go-live.

2. Biomedical Technician Training

Off-site technical training will not be purchased at the time of award. Vendors must demonstrate that they can provide any required off-site training listed above, therefore off-site training should be quoted as an optional item. Travel for VA employees is not authorized under the HTME contracts. In no case should any training include expenses for travel or travel for VA personnel at no cost.

☒ a. Biomedical technician training package (to include tuition)

☐ b. Biomedical technician training shall include any prerequisites required prior to the training and shall be equivalent to the training received by OEM field service representatives.

☒ c. Technicians shall be given all service manuals, schematics, diagrams, diagnostic software, other special tools, and keys equivalent to what OEM field service representatives have available to diagnose, troubleshoot, repair, and maintain the equipment.

D. SERVICE REQUIREMENTS

1. VPN/Remote Access – The vendor shall provide any and all equipment service programs, such as remote diagnostics, during the warranty period. The vendor shall provide post-warranty remote diagnostic service program as an “Add Option” with the offer. The system shall provide vendor remote diagnostics via VPN.

The vendor shall either utilize the VA national site-to-site VPN or work with the Office of Cyber and Information Security and the VAMC Information Systems Security Officer to establish a client-based VPN.

2. Service and Operator Manuals – The vendor shall provide the following documentation for the proposed systems:

a. Two (2) copies of operator instruction manuals (one (1) electronic and one (1) physical copy)

b. Two (2) copies of a service manuals (one (1) electronic and one (1) physical copy)

3. Minimum Warranty – The system and accessories shall be covered under the manufacturer’s warranty and shall include all parts and labor for one year following acceptance by the VAMC. This warranty must include PMs as required by the manufacturer. The manufacturer’s factory-trained field service representatives shall perform installation and maintenance during the warranty period.

Vendors are encouraged to include any offerings for service, warranty, and training that may exceed the requirements with their proposals. Vendors who do not include any added value offerings for service, warranty, and training will not be docked or excluded from consideration. However, any such offerings will be evaluated based on added value.

E. OTHER INFORMATION/DOCUMENTATION REQUESTED

1. Product brochures

2. Technical specification sheets, to include dimensions and weight of the system

3. DICOM Conformance Statement

4. IHE integration statement

5. FIPS 140-2 certification

6. Completed pre-procurement assessment form (6550)

7. Completed MDS2 form

8. Detailed information about the curriculum and length of the biomedical technical training

9. Details on any off-site training offered for technologists

10. Information about your company’s support structure during the warranty period

a. Describe on-line or telephonic applications support and availability (include third party coverage)

b. Provide a listing of field service engineer locations and availability

c. Provide a listing of part depots

11. Information about your company’s support options following the warranty period, including a description of on-line or telephonic applications support and availability

12. Information on any FDA safety recalls associated with the proposed equipment

F. TRADE-IN

☒ a. In instances where sanitization of ePHI compromises the OS and/or application software, or requires the removal of internal storage media, the vendor accepts the equipment “as is” and can elect at their own discretion to contract with the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) to restore the system.

☐ b. In instances where sanitization of ePHI compromises the OS and/or application software, the operating system and application software will be reloaded by VA or a vendor contracted by VA on the native system post drive sanitization. Verification of system operation is the responsibility of the vendor.

☐ c. VA has no trade-in units to offer.

The following equipment is available for trade-in. Please reflect any credits provided for trade-in equipment in the proposal.

Station 556 North Chicago

Manufacturer Philips

Model ACHIEVA 3.0T

EE/Asset Number 27036

Serial Number 17284

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