Surgical Science North America Sole Source Justification.pdf
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- DQ 26-012 SS DMS Simulator
- Solicitation number
- NPSS1 GJJA 2026000196 1
- Issued by
- El Paso County, Colorado
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This is a Sole Source Justification document for Colorado contract opportunity DQ 26-012 SS DMS Simulator, which addresses the procurement of surgical simulation equipment through a sole source procurement method. The state seeks to acquire the Surgical Science Simbionix Ultrasound Mentor system, which includes comprehensive software modules covering sonography, bedside echo, eFAST & Rush, abdominal imaging, advanced echo, transesophageal echocardiography (TEE), lung, neck, basic transvaginal and transabdominal sonography, obstetric applications (1st and 2nd trimester), fetal echo, and focused clinical fetal neurosonography, along with virtual reality trauma and virtual reality OB/GYN training modules. The procurement encompasses both the Ultrasound Mentor hardware and associated services.
Surgical Science Simbionix Products is identified as the sole source provider based on unique technological capabilities that no competing vendor can match, including the ability for trainees to submit clinical findings within cases, operation through an all-in-one touchscreen interface with step-by-step procedural tasks, comparison functionality between trainee-captured views and gold standard views, dual-probe switching capabilities (cardiac and abdominal probes for specific cases, and cardiac and TEE probes for others), customizable pathology severity settings, and access to MentorLearn Cloud for online simulator management, user administration, benchmarking, and curriculum development. The justification confirms that no other vendor offers equivalent ultrasound simulation technology with these integrated features, establishing Surgical Science as the exclusive supplier in the United States market for this specific product category.
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2. Can you compare prices/rates to historical prices or rates for similar items or services procured in the past?
r Yes r. No
3. If no to 1 or 2 above, have you done a cost/price analysis?
r. Yes r No
4. If no to 1, 2, or 3 above, do you know if the cost is "fair and reasonable" as required by Fiscal Rules?
r. Yes r No
Explanation of fair and reasonable prices/rates:
We have researched products available and confirmed that no other vendor offers the same technology. The mannequin capability with these simulators is specific to Surgical Science.
SECTION E: CONFLICT OF INTEREST
Do you have an actual or potential conflict of interest in this purchase request?
r Yes r. No
SECTION F: DESCRIPTION OF PRODUCTS/SERVICES
Describe in detail the products and/or services to be procured and how they meet your needs. Explain why we must buy this particular product and/or service (special features, compatibility, etc.). There is only one product or service that can reasonably meet your need. (Explain why only one product/service will meet needs.)
Surgical Science Simbionix Products is the sole source provider of the Simbionix Ultrasound Mentor®. The components include the following software modules: Sonography Basic Skills, Bedside Echo, eFAST & Rush, Abdominal, Advanced Echo, TEE, Lung, Neck, Basic TVS/TAS, 1st Trimester OB, 2nd Trimester OB, Fetal Echo and Focused Clinical Fetal Neurosonography, Virtual Reality
Trauma and Virtual Reality OB/GYN. This includes the Ultrasound Mentor hardware and services.
SECTION G: SOLE SOURCE JUSTIFICATION
Provide a detailed explanation of Vendor's Sole Source Status. What is the basis for identifying this as a sole source? There is only one vendor who can reasonably provide that product or services. (Explain why this vendor is the only vendor that can provide goods/services.)
From the Sole Source Letter provided by Surgical Science: We are the only company that makes an ultrasound simulator that allows a trainee to submit clinical findings based on the case, has an all-in-one touchscreen computer, step by step procedural tasks, a comparison of the trainee captured view versus the gold standard view, allows you to switch between the cardiac and abdominal probe during an eFAST & Rush, Abdominal and Lung case, allows you to switch between cardiac and TEE probes in a case, allows you to customize the severity of pathologies and abnormalities of cases and has basic sonography skills. We are the exclusive supplier of MentorLearn™ Cloud an online connection to your simulator(s) for the management of the simulator, users and groups, benchmarks, curricula, uploading a variety of videos, PDFs, and other files and more all via a computer or a mobile device accessible with a username and password only. Surgical Science is the sole-source manufacturer and supplier of the
Surgical Science Simbionix Ultrasound Mentor in the USA.
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