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* = Required Field Contract Opportunity Sources Sought Notice Karl Storz video integration equipment 77030 4298 36C25621Q0945 05-20-2021

2:30 PM

CENTRAL TIME, CHICAGO, USA

N 339112 Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 16 Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center 2002 Holcombe BLVD Houston TX 77030 4298

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

NETWORK CONTRACTING OFFICE (NCO) 16

MICHAEL E. DEBAKEY VA MEDICAL CENTER (VAMC), HOUSTON, TEXAS

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

36C25621Q0945 Karl Storz 4K Video Integration

Supply Specifications – Requirements:

Physical Characteristics

· The New 4K Integration platform should be compatible with the existing video platform at VA

· The new system should be a plug-&-play with the instruments and medical equipment

· The System needs to route SD/HD/4K video sources.

· It should allow OR staff to control endoscopy equipment from the nurse touch panel

· The new 4K infrastructure should be all fiber and based on a network-based IP platform.

· Must be compatible with the existing network Image archive and live streaming server at VA Houston.

· Should have potential to communicate and live stream to anywhere in the facility

· MP3 Players Audio System shall include a means of connecting an MP3 player to speakers.

· The system should automatically get patient demographics and send images back to Vista using the existing interface/server/storage

· All display in the room should support SD/HD/4K and has to be 27”/32”/55”

· The system should have the same clinical user interface the current systems have to avoid additional user training.

· The system must be able to expand to 72 unique ports for optional input/output in the future while maintaining the same control system

· The platform should provide a Biomed dashboard that lets the support team diagnose the issues in the rooms remotely.

· Video platform should be compatible with the existing Image S solution and add 4K and ICG capabilities to the rooms.

REQUESTED RESPONSES:

The intent of this Request for Information is to establish sources to define the procurement strategy (e.g set-aside, sole source, unrestricted) for a solicitation that VA intends to post in the near future. Interested contractors are requested to respond in accordance with the following:

1. Please respond to this RFI if you can provide the exact brand name products listed in the table in the background section above. In the response please cite your business size status.

0. If you have an existing GSA or VA, Federal Supply Schedule contract, please include the contract details in your response.

1. Please respond to this RFI if you can provide supplies that can be determined EQUIVALENT to the products listed in the table in the background section above. Please provide details on the proposed EQUIVALENT products such as Manufacturer Name, Part Number, and Description.

1. If you have an existing GSA or VA, Federal Supply Schedule contract, please include the contract details in your response.

1. Please note that VA is particularly interested in determining the availability of Small Business Manufacturers. If your company is a small business manufacturer of similar items, please respond to this RFI.

CONTACT INFORMATION AND RESPONSE DUE DATE:

Please email all responses to kever.swafford@va.gov. Please respond to this RFI no later than May 21, 2021 @2:30 PM CST

DISCLAIMER: This RFI is issued solely for informational and planning purposes and does not constitute a solicitation. Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Department of Veterans Affairs to form a binding contract. Respondents are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this RFI.