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Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center (MEDVAMC) General Electric Healthcare 16X MRI Mobile Trailer Equipment Rental Questions and Answers

1. The Michael E. DeBakey Veteran Affairs Medical Center (MEDVAMC) Network Contracting Office (NCO) 16 received 10 questions in response to Request for Quotation (RFQ) 36C25621Q0687, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center (MEDVAMC) General Electric Healthcare 16X MRI Mobile Trailer Equipment Rental.

2. Please see below detailed Vendor questions and NCO 16’s respective answers accordingly.

Question #1: Are you able to provide more detailed specifications for the GE MRI beyond “16X”?

We just need to the basic coils such as the body, head, spine, and all joints coil. No other specifications are needed.

Question #2: Will the site require any applications training? No

Question #3: In the solicitation there is no mention of the type of coil package you client requires. Do they require 16 channel or 8 channel capability? Both

Question #4: It is mentioned that applications training is required but there is no mention of the amount of days required to train the MRI personnel. This training is expensive with an average cost of $1,900 per day. Please let us know the number of days to quote for apps training?

Application training would be helpful for one to two days to focus on duplicating our current protocols and to ensure they all run properly.

Question #5: Do you have a current MRI pad that will accommodate an 8.5’ X 48’ trailer? Yes

Question #6: Is the pad concrete or asphalt? Concrete

Question #7: Do you have power to the pad? Yes

Question #8: Is the power 480 v, 3 phase, 150amps? Yes

Question #9: Do you have a Russell Stoll connector at the power location? Yes

Question #10: We need to connect the MRI system to the facility data cable and have an IP address assigned and there should be a phone connection or VOIP. Can you verify this? Yes