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* = Required Field Contract Opportunity Special Notice 7K20 Zeiss Forum Eye Clinic Software upgrade 13212 36C24221Q0759 N 541519 Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 02 1304 Buckley Road Suite 101 Syracuse NY 13212 Contracting Officer Kendall N Jones kendall.jones@va.gov https://va.gov

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LE: 65- NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE

SOL: 36C24221Q0759

DUE: 05/23/2021

SET ASIDE: SDVOSB

NAICS: 541519

POP STATE: 05/20/2021- 05/20/2022

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs NY Harbor Healthcare – Manhattan Campus 423 East 23rd Street New York, NY 10010 Kendall N Jones Kendall.Jones@VA.GOV mailto: kendall.jones@va.gov

DESCRIPTION: NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT TO Corps Biologics LLC. The NY Harbor VA Healthcare System is currently seeking to purchase The Carl Zeiss Forum Eye Clinic Software Upgrade for its Ophthalmology Clinic Services under the terms of a Firm Fixed Price Contract.

Market research was conducted and determined that Corps Biologics LLC is the only vendor capable of providing supplies necessary that meet the requirements off the NY Harbor Healthcare System Ophthalmology Service. The Government does not anticipate receiving responses to this notice. If parties choose to respond, any cost associated with preparation and submission of data or any other cost incurred in response to this announcement are the sole responsibility of the respondent and will not be reimbursed by the Government All items are manufactured exclusively by Carl Zeiss Corporation and are distributed solely by Corps Biologics LLC its authorized SDVOSB vendor.

The vendor is required to deliver see attached list of required items

This Notice of Intent is not a request for Proposals or Quotations. No solicitation document exists, and no telephone or email inquiries will be accepted. No contract award will be made on the basis of proposals, or quotations received in response to this notice. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement and should furnish detailed data concerning their capabilities to provide services sought including pricing data and technical data sufficient enough to determine that a comparable source to the government is available. The government may consider all Expressions of Interest received prior to May 13th, 2021. 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 considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Responses to this notice must be emailed to kendall.jones@va.gov and received by 1300 hours EST on May 13th , 2021. Submitters are responsible for ensuring their EOI reaches the designated contracting officer on-time.

(Zeiss Forum Software - Statement of Work)

1) Scope of Work Purchase of Zeiss Forum Software which will provide seamless integration between OCT devices. Currently, OCT machines can’t share data, so if veterans have studies done on the two different machines, we can’t pool the data. In addition, we should be able to upload data from our visual field testers, IOLMasters and OCT machines without having to print and scan them.

2) Item/Quantity Description

3) Installation Vendor will come on site to provide install and Inservice on equipment.

4) Place of Performance / Delivery Equipment is to be delivered to the warehouse/loading dock at each campus.

All sites within New York Harbor Healthcare System Manhattan Campus Brooklyn Campus St. Albans Campus Staten Island CBOC

5) Travel/Parking The contractor will be responsible for their travel. As stated earlier, due to other construction projects and limited parking available at the site, contractor must coordinate any parking needs with the assigned COR and the Police Service. Details of any vehicles entering the site must be provided in advance. (Driver’s Full Name, Driver’s License Number, Vehicle Description, Vehicle License Plate Number)

6) Government-Furnished Property Contractor will not need any government furnished equipment or property.

7) Education and Training Requirements The Vendor shall be responsible for ensuring that vendor employees providing work on the required equipment are fully trained and completely competent to perform the required work.

8) VA Service Point of Contacts

Joel Solomon Joel.Solomon@va.gov

9) VA Patient Privacy and Network Infrastructure None of the equipment listed within this procurement package will access the VA Network or store any sensitive patient information. Any contractors that will come on site for install will not need access to VA network. All contractors must comply with VA regulation and complete the following training: “VA Privacy Training for Personnel without Access to VA Computer Systems or Direct Access or use to VA Sensitive Information.”

· Reference the attached Handbook 6500.6 Appendix A - Checklist for Information Security in the initiation phase of acquisitions.

· The system does not transmit or maintain electronic Protected Health Information. A Manufacturer Disclosure Statement for Medical Device Security (MDS2) form in not applicable.

· A VA Directive 6550 Pre-Procurement Assessment form is not applicable.

10) Recalls The Vendor shall immediately notify all affected VA Medical Centers and designated POC in the event of a device recall, removal, required adjustment, or required modification that is suggested or mandated by the Vendor, distributor, manufacturer, or any regulatory or government agency. The following information shall be included in this notification:

· A complete item description and identification (to include lot and serial numbers where applicable);

· Administrative identification data including order numbers and order date;

· Reasons for recall, removal, adjustment, or modification; and

· Instructions for appropriate corrective action.

11) Defective Items/Warranty Minimum 1 year warranty.