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Brand Name or Equal Worksheet (“Salient Characteristics”) v 2.0

GENERAL INFORMATION

SET-ASIDE

Network Contracting Office (NCO) 15 3450 S 4th Street Trafficway

Leavenworth KS 66048

POINT OF CONTACT*

Contract Specialist Mark Socha mark.socha@va.gov 913-946-1992

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

800 Hospital Dr

Columbia MO

COUNTRY

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

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Sources Sought Notice

This Sources Sought Notice is for planning purposes only and shall not be considered as an invitation for bid, request for quotation, request for proposal, or as an obligation on the part of the Government to acquire any products or services. Your response to this Sources Sought Notice will be treated as information only. No entitlement to payment of direct or indirect costs or charges by the Government will arise as a result of contractor submission of responses to this announcement or the Government use of such information. This request does not constitute a solicitation for proposals or the authority to enter into negotiations to award a contract. No funds have been authorized, appropriated, or received for this effort.

The information provided may be used by the Department of Veterans Affairs in developing its acquisition approach, statement of work/statement of objectives and performance specifications. Interested parties are responsible for adequately marking proprietary or competition sensitive information contained in their response. The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this Sources Sought Notice or to otherwise pay for the information submitted in response to this Sources Sought Notice.

The purpose of this sources sought announcement is for market research to make appropriate acquisition decisions and to gain knowledge of potential qualified Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses, Veteran Owned Small Businesses, 8(a), HubZone and other Small Businesses interested and capable of providing the services described below.

Documentation of technical expertise must be presented in sufficient detail for the Government to determine that your company possesses the necessary functional area expertise and experience to compete for this acquisition. Responses to this notice shall include the following: (a) company name (b) address (c) point of contact (d) phone, fax, and email (e) SAM UEI (f) Cage Code (g) Tax ID Number (h) Type of small business, e.g. Services Disabled Veteran Owned small Business, Veteran-owned small business, 8(a), HUBZone, Women Owned Small Business, Small disadvantaged business, or Small Business HUBZone business and (i) must provide a capability statement that addresses the organizations qualifications and ability to perform as a contractor for the work described below.

The VA Heartland Network 15, Contracting Office located at 3450 South 4th Street, Leavenworth, KS, 66048-5055 is seeking a potential qualified contractor to provide a StealthStat ENT Cart Kit Fusion for the Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans Hospital, 800 Hospital Drive, Columbia, MO 65201 as found in the statement of work.

NAICS Code: 339112 (Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing)

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Brand Name Item: Stealth Station S8 Navigation System SOW The StealthStation S8 is an intraoperative surgical navigation system that is used to guide ENT procedures. It is a computer-based workstation that loads MRI and CT scans and used an optical or electromagnetic tracking system that co-registers the patients anatomy with the MRI/CT scans and tracks sterile instruments during surgery.

Essential/significant physical, functional, or performance characteristics.

· Navigation system must have 2 large, high definition, 27-inch touchscreen monitors provide ultimate flexibility in interacting with the system

· Unit must have 2 electromagnetic emitter designs, and must have each with large tracking volume

· The unit must include 1 terabyte solid-state drive—for ample space to store large patient exams

· System must also include 16GB of RAM memory for fast performance and image manipulation

· Optical camera must come with large tracking volume provides flexibility in positioning and addresses line of sight issues

· Surgical navigation system must have a Multi-Dimensional surgical imaging system

· Included must be a dual cart system design: each cart has 27-inch multi-touch monitor and independent workstation for flexibility

· There must be ample storage options for accessories

· Consistent user interface is essential across all software applications

· Equipment must provide both 2D fluoro and 3D image data from the same device

· Navigation visuals must enable 3D imaging in the OR for registration, intra-operative adjustments, and implant confirmation

· Visualization function must have 3D imaging and visualization of shunts, leads, and electrodes during cranial procedures

· Unit must provide flexibility to match image needs intra-operatively

· Navigation computer must have assisted navigation and intraoperative imaging during pedicle screw placement in spinal surgery

· Surgical system must have breakable gantry that opens to allow lateral patient access

· Complete unit must allow full mobility for use between concurrent theaters/ORs

· Navigation equipment must have wireless connectivity to hospital and medical devices, allowing the import and export of exams from anywhere within the hospital network

· Automatic patient registration with the O-arm imaging system

· Surgical navigation system Operating system must adapt to any 16:9 aspect ratio with resolutions up to full HD 1920 x 1080, for flexibility utilizing multiple screens in the OR

· Unit must have digital and analog output that allows integration

· Complete navigation system must be compatible with a range of operating tables

· Company must include on-site training and support

Applicable model/make/catalog number – 9735669TiKIT1, 9735736, 9735960

Manufacturer name – Stealth Navigation System

Per VAAR 811.104 and 811.105, I certify the following regarding the above information:

1. The salient characteristics listed above are essential to the Government’s requirements.

2. To my knowledge, the restrictions listed above will not limit the acquisition to an item peculiar to one manufacturer.

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