36C26223Q1121.docx

SUBJECT*

G.E. Lunar iDXA Reading Workstations with enCORE v18 Software OR EQUAL TO

GENERAL INFORMATION

SET-ASIDE

Network Contracting Office 22 4811 Airport Plaza Drive Suite 600 Long Beach CA 90815

POINT OF CONTACT*

Dyne Kim dyne.kim@va.gov

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

650 E. Indian School Road

Phoenix AZ

COUNTRY

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

AGENCY’S URL

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EMAIL DESCRIPTION

Sources Sought Notice Sources Sought Notice

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Sources Sought Notice

THIS REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) 36C26223Q1121 IS ISSUED SOLELY FOR INFORMATION AND PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION.

THE SUBMISSION OF PRICING, CAPABILITIES FOR PLANNING PURPOSES, AND OTHER MARKET INFORMATION IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED AND ALLOWED UNDER THIS RFI IN ACCORDANCE WITH (IAW) FAR 15.201(e).

SOURCES SOUGHT DESCRIPTION

This is NOT a solicitation announcement. This is a source sought/RFI for market research only. The purpose of this source sought/RFI is to gain knowledge of potential qualified sources and their size classification relative to NAICS 621512 (size standard is $16.5 Million). Responses to this source sought will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. After review of the responses to this source sought, a solicitation announcement may be published. Responses to this source sought synopsis are not considered adequate responses for a solicitation announcement.

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), VISN 22 Network Contracting Office, is seeking sources that can provide G.E. Lunar iDXA Reading Workstations with enCORE v18 Software OR EQUAL TO that at a minimum meets the following salient characteristics in the Statement of Work for the PHOENIX VA HEALTHCARE SYSTEM:

(“EQUAL TO” ITEMS SATISFYING THE SALIENT CHARACTERISTICS LISTED IN THE MTR WILL BE ACCEPTED FOR ANY ITEM LISTED BELOW WILL BE ACCEPTED;

PLEASE SEE MTR FOR RANGE OF ACCEPTABLE RANGES OF MEASUREMENTS FOR ITEMS LISTED BELOW)

TOTAL

Include shipping cost on the items price.

Vendor Requirements:

1. Period of Performance: 60 calendar days after receipt of order (ARO).

2. Vendor shall quote all items under this requirement.

3. Vendor shall meet the Salient Characteristics in the Statement of Work (SOW).

4. Vendor shall respond questions 1 through 8 of the Request of Information (RFI), see below.

STATEMENT OF WORK

1. Purpose The Phoenix VA Health Care System (PVAHCS) requires two (2) G.E. Lunar iDXA Reading Workstations with G.E. enCORE v18 Software OR EQUAL TO.

2. Background The Agency is requesting (2) G.E. Lunar iDXA Reading Workstations with G.E. enCORE v18 Software OR EQUAL TO. These reading workstations will receive studies from the GE Lunar iDXA bone densitometer and allow providers to read and diagnose studies remotely.

3. Place of Performance

3.1. All work associated with the G.E. Lunar iDXA Reading Workstations with G.E. enCORE v18 Software OR EQUAL TO will be done at the Phoenix VA Health Care System, 650 E. Indian School Rd., Phoenix, AZ 85012.

4. Specific Tasks

1. The G.E. Lunar iDXA Reading Workstations with G.E. enCORE v18 Software OR EQUAL TO must work in conjunction with the G.E. Lunar iDXA bone densitometers in use at Phoenix VA.

1. Installation and review is expected to take less than 24 hours.

1. Bone densitometers can be read using the workstations immediately after this process is complete.

5. Salient Characteristics

5.1. Minimum Intel i7 or AMD Ryzen 7 CPU or EQUAL TO

5.2. Minimum of 32GBs of RAM

5.3. Minimum 1TB of storage

5.4. Monitor with diagonal measurement of 22” or greater

5.5. Keyboard with card readers for use with workstation

5.6. Mouse for use with workstation

5.7. enCORE version 18 OR EQUAL TO software installed with license included

6. Period of Performance

6.1. The Period of Performance is 60 calendar days after receipt of delivery.

The information identified above is intended to be descriptive, not restrictive and to indicate the quality of the supplies/services that will be satisfactory. It is the responsibility of the interested source to demonstrate to the government that the interested parties can provide the supplies/services that fulfill the required specifications.

If you are interested and are capable of providing the sought-out supplies/services, please provide the requested information as well as the information indicated below. Response to this notice should include company name, address, point of contact, size of business pursuant to the following questions:

(1) Please indicates the size status and representations of your business, such as but not limited to: Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB), Hub zone, Woman Owned Small Business (WOSB), Large Business, etc.)?

(2) Is your company considered small under the NAICS code identified under this RFI?

(3) Are you the manufacturer or distributor of the items being referenced above (or equivalent product/solution)? What is the manufacturing country of origin of these items?

(4) If you’re a small business and you are an authorized distributor/reseller for the items identified above (or equivalent product/solution), do you alter; assemble; modify; the items requested in any way? If you do, state how and what is altered; assembled; modified?

(5) Does your company have an FSS contract with GSA or the NAC or are you a contract holder with NASA SEWP or any other federal contract? If so, please provide the contract type and number.

(6) If you are an FSS GSA/NAC or NASA SEWP contract holder or other federal contract holder, are the referenced items/solutions available on your schedule/contract?

(7) Please provide general pricing for your products/solutions for market research purposes.

(8) Please submit your capabilities in regard to the salient characteristics being provided and any information pertaining to “equal to items” to establish capabilities for planning purposes?

*** Submissions addressing Section (8) should show clear, compelling and convincing*** evidence that all “equal to items" meet all required salient characteristics.

Responses to this notice shall be submitted via email to dyne.kim@va.gov. Telephone responses shall not be accepted. Responses must be received no later than June 6, 2023, at 11:00 AM Pacific Time. If a solicitation is issued it shall be announced at a later date, and all interested parties must respond to that solicitation announcement separately from the responses to this request for information. Responses to this notice are not a request to be added to a prospective bidders list or to receive a copy of the solicitation. Please reference 36C26223Q1121, G.E. Lunar iDXA Reading Workstations with enCORE v18 Software OR EQUAL TO.