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Notice of Intent to Sole Source a contract with Siemens Healthcare, This notice of intent is NOT a Request for Proposal, a Request for Quotation and an Invitation for Bids, a Solicitation, or an indication that Network-9 Contracting Office (NCO-9) will contract for the items, However: any firm that believes it can provide these services may give written notification to the Contract Specialist, no later than 4:00 PM EST, Tuesday, March 14, 2017. If no responses are received, the VA will proceed with the sole source to Philips Healthcare, a Division of PENAC. This sole source procurement will be Other than Full and Open Competition (FAR Part 6.302-1). No solicitation documents are available and telephone request will not honored.



SCOPE OF WORK:

The James H. Quillen VA Healthcare System (VAHCS) has a requirement for a service contract on Siemens medical imaging equipment and accessories, including the Siemens ARCADIS Avantic Mobile C-Arm and SYMBIA-S Molecular Imaging system, which shall provide routine preventative and corrective maintenance in order to ensure optimal working condition and lessen the likelihood of down time. This requirement includes weekday coverage from 8AM-6PM M-F, 97% Uptime guarantee, 30-minute phone response, 4-hour on-site response time, and LifeNet remote services

Additional coverage items for the Siemens ARCADIS Avantic Mobile C-Arm include same day parts delivery; monitor, power c-arm tube, and image intensifier coverage; safety checks, quality assurance, updates, and technical phone support; travel, labor, application hotline phone support, and general spare parts.

Additional coverage items for the Siemens SYMBIA-S Molecular Imaging System include same day parts delivery, SPECT Detector Head subsystem coverage, safety checks, and updates; technical phone support, travel, and labor; Siemens Remote Services, LifeNet access, application hotline phone support, an accredited self-study program (quantity 1), a basic MI-SPECT report, and general spare parts coverage.

The Siemens SYMBIA-S Molecular Imaging System has a dedicated VPN connection that allows the OEM to remotely connect into the system to diagnose user-specified issues, push security patches, allow for error log retrieval, and assist users and service engineers from a remote location. Siemens currently has a National BAA in place.

It is required that service personnel are factory trained and certified on the Siemens equipment listed below in the 1. EQUIPMENT section.











1. EQUIPMENT:

Equipment to be serviced and/or maintained includes, but is not limited to: (Equipment is located at the James H. Quillen VA Medical Center, Mountain Home, TN)

Functional Location

Description

400-282008

Siemens ARCADIS Avantic Mobile C-Arm

400-292531

Siemens Symbia-S Nuclear Imaging System