667-17-2-132-0223- LINAC QA 3D Scanning Tank

Solicitation Announcement for QA Scanning Tank for Linear Accelerator

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Overton Brooks VA Medical Center, Shreveport, LA 71101 intends to issue a Purchase Order IAW FAR 13.106 for purchase and installation of a Linear Accelerator QA Scan Tank. The Specifications/Salient Characteristics are below.

Vendors are invited to submit quotes IAW the attached RFQ to Paul Filhiol via email at paul.filhiol@va.gov by noon (CST) on 18 April 2017.

Set-Asides This procurement is Set-Aside 100% for Small Business.

SPECIFICATIONS FOR SCANNING TANK

Radiation Oncology Department is looking to replace an obsolete 3D scanning tank used for

Linear Accelerator (LINAC) Annual QA, commissioning and QA after major repairs.

See Brand Name or Equal Clause at 852.211-73



Salient Characteristics

(1) 3D tank used for LINAC beam scanning for commissioning and Annual QAs.



(2) Requirements

1. Cylindrical tank design

2. 65cm or grader scanning range

3. Preset scanning queues

4. Scan speeds up to 16mm/second

5. Eliminate set up subjectivity which affects data quality

6. Detector maintains consistent orientation for inplane, crossplane, and diagonal scans

7. Narrow side of scanning detector remains parallel to beam edge

8. Automated tank leveling, water surface, beam center detection.

9. Fast setup time

10. Large set of analytical tools for data analysis

11. Ability to store iterative data sets