Clinical immunochemistry and clinical chemistry equipment lease, installation, training, service/maintenance, consumables in a cost per test format

Request for information:







NOTICE: This is not a solicitation but rather a Request for Information (RFI) (Sources Sought) to determine capability of potential Veteran Owned or Service Disabled Veteran Owned sources and is for information and planning purposes only. Should there be no response to this RFI, this procurement will be issued on VA Federal Supply Schedule 66 III, SIN 605-6A and as applicable SIN 605-1A and awarded as a VA FSS Blanket Purchase Agreement Cost Per Reportable Result or Cost Per Test. A draft copy of the statement of work and equipment minimum software requirements is attached.



Veterans Health Affairs, Network Contracting Office 2 North, is issuing this request for information/sources sought notice in order to identify capable firms to lease equipment, install equipment, provide training, provide service and maintenance support (24 X 7), and provide all consumables for a Rental Reagent Reportable Test Format Base + 4 Option Year Contract for Chemistry and Immuno-Chemistry laboratory testing equipment for the VA Healthcare Network NY/NJ (VISN 2 North consisting of Albany, NY, Syracuse, NY, Canandaigua, NY, Bath NY, and Buffalo, NY). Potential contractors must have the ability to support all locations for successful peer review outcomes and standardization of testing among peer groups.



Responses of interested parties must be submitted by 4:00 PM (EST) June 23, 2017. Submit responses to the information requested above via email to mary.betker@va.gov . All SDVOSB and VOSB firms that respond shall include proof of CVE certification via www.vip.vetbiz.gov. Please also provide a list of Commercial or Government past performance Chemistry Reagent Rental Agreements.



The results of this market research will assist in the Contracting Officer to determine if there is clear evidence of a competitive open market procurement with a Veteran Owned Business vs. a Federal Supply Schedule Cost Per Test Reportable Result Blanket Purchase Agreement. VA assumes no responsibility for any costs incurred associated with the preparation of responses.



DRAFT STATEMENT OF WORK BASED ON FSS SCHEDULE 66III







BPA NUMBER VA528-BP-XXXX



VA HEALTHCARE NETWORK UPSTATE NEW YORK

BLANKET PURCHASE AGREEMENT



Pursuant to the Blanket Purchase Agreements(BPA) Clause in Federal Supply Schedule(FSS) contract V797P-________, the contractor, __________________________________________________________________________________, agrees to the following terms of this Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 2 which consists of: Stratton VA Medical Center, 113 Holland Avenue, Albany, NY 12208; WNY VA Medical Center, 3495 Bailey Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14215; Syracuse VA Medical Center, 800 Irving Avenue, Syracuse, NY 13210; Bath VA Medical Center, 76 Veterans Avenue, Bath, NY 14810 and Canandaigua VA Medical Center, 400 Fort Hill Avenue, Canandaigua, NY 14424 (from here forward known as VISN 2). All orders placed under this BPA are subject to the terms and conditions of the FSS contract, except as noted below and where discrepancy occurs, this BPA shall prevail.



1. DESCRIPTION:



THE VA AGREES TO



ALBANY: Use of two (2) chemistry laboratory instrumentation systems (additional analyzers are permitted to provide tests that the primary analyzers do not cover), reagent kits for all tests indicated in the annual volumes section of this RFQ.



BUFFALO: Use of two (2) chemistry laboratory instrumentation systems, (a third analyzer is permitted to provide tests that the primary analyzers do not cover), reagent kits for all tests indicated in the annual volumes section of this RFQ.



SYRACUSE: Use of two (2) chemistry laboratory instrumentation systems (a third analyzer is permitted to provide tests that the primary analyzers do not cover), reagent kits for all tests indicated in the annual volumes section of this RFQ.



BATH: Use of two (2) chemistry laboratory instrumentation systems (one (1) primary and one (1) back-up that provides Emergency Department coverage), reagent kits for all tests indicated in the annual volumes section of this RFQ.



CANANDAIGUA: Use of one (1) chemistry laboratory instrumentation system, reagent kits for all tests indicated in the annual volumes section of this RFQ.



This BPA will serve as the commitment for the Albany, Buffalo, Syracuse, Bath and Canandaigua Medical Centers.



2. CONTRACTOR AGREES TO:



Provide full service in accordance with the FSS contract V797P XXXX and in accordance with this document as follows.



Provide immunochemistry analyzers to VISN 2 as indicated above. The immunochemistry laboratory systems shall have the following characteristics:

Instruments shall have been available in the field for not less than one (1) year.

Immunochemistry capability to include cardiac and infectious disease testing.

Auto-calibration or auto-calibration alert/multipoint calibration supported.

Minimal daily/weekly/monthly maintenance requirements. Daily maintenance to take no more than 10 minutes of technologist intervention including loading of reagents/calibrators/quality controls.

Capable of performing the list of required tests provided in Exhibit A and B.

Barcode reading of patients and reagents, calibrators, quality controls. Barcode upload of calibrator bottle values/coefficients.

Ability to load reagents and consumables while the instrument is processing specimens without interrupting testing.

Ability to configure and update software settings (e.g. QC ranges) while analyzer is running.

Ability to perform linearity studies/AMR validations in accordance with CAP requirements. Bi-annual, vendor performed, linearity studies/AMR validations are also acceptable.

Ready to use reagents.

Instruments shall return primary patient tube quickly, ideally immediately after sampling.

Ability to interface with the VISN s Veteran s Health Information System and Technology Architecture (VISTA) software through Data Innovations software bi-directionally.

Ability to perform level sensing and clot detection.

Ability to perform Hemolysis, Icterus, Lipemia analysis to determine potential interference in patient specimens.

Universal Power Supply (UPS) included with each instrument to include upkeep costs, maintenance, consumables and service for the UPS.

Computer connectors/servers used for data transfer between instrument and the VA s data server shall be provided by the contractor and be compatible with the VA data server s existing data ports. Any additional costs to establish an interface between the instruments and the VA s data server shall be covered by the vendor.

Must be FIPS and CRISP compliant. Operating system must be Windows 7 or newer.

Proactive monitoring of instruments between instrument and vendor Vendor has the ability to provide remote proactive monitoring and access to the instrument for troubleshooting and identification of potential mechanical breakdown.

Data Management/Middleware Capabilities: Ability to provide middleware that can provide services such as but not limited to: interface with laboratory computer system, advanced quality control that can be used to determine method precision, accuracy, and moving averages. Contains rules based decision algorithms to see if auto verification is possible. On board maintenance record keeping to comply with regulatory agencies. Each site requires its own middleware server.

Quality Control (QC) Software functions and abilities - Ability to perform: QC rules, graphing, ability to customize to each sites QC needs, online peer review and QC report capability.

Analyzers have the ability to incorporate third party reagents. Note: Third party reagents shall only be acquired for tests that cannot be provided by the incumbent contractor.

All software must be in compliance with VA minimum requirements. All documentation to upgrade equipment to meet minimum requirements must be presented with description of actions taken to notify FDA for approval. (Minimum software requirements in attachment A.)

A National Business Associate Agreement must be included with your quote. If one is not in place prior to award, a locate Business Associate Agreement must be signed.

Implementation of the instruments across VISN 2 must occur simultaneously. Provide implementation plan summary to include support personnel, duration and timeline details.

If two different instruments are proposed for a site configuration, the reagent systems shall be compatible.

All printers will be included with each instrument and maintained by the vendor or replaced if needed.

Provide a list by class, standard reagent expiration dates to include: Therapeutic Drug Monitoring (TDM), enzymatics, photometrics, chemiluminesence etc. Standard reagent expiration dates for a given class shall be no shorter than 6 months.

Provide linearity and quality control material or issue a credit for purchase. Vendor supplied quality control must include monthly statistical analysis with peer group comparisons.

Contractor will supply each site with new lots of reagents/controls (1) month in advance to allow for complete cross over studies.

Provide interfering substance information for all proposed tests.

Provide water systems necessary for the operation of the instruments including filters, consumables, maintenance, service and any additional up-keep costs.

Completes risk assessment paperwork prior to installation for connectivity.

Provides training to include two operators per instrument at vendor site. Training also shall include provisions for additional training at contractor site or in house as appropriate for all shifts as well as training for middleware use and configuration.

Continuing education provided by contractor to sites regarding new and upcoming tests and technologies as they become available.

Contractor shall provide service coverage and telephone service support for instrumentation on a 24 hour/7days per week basis.

Service support shall return calls for service within one (1) hour.

Contract shall include replacement of all moving parts if found not functioning properly by Field Service Representative (FSR). Provide a list of items/parts shall to include associated cost(s) not covered under contract or warranty.

At a minimum of every six months contractor FSR shall perform preventative maintenance on each instrument at every location.

Installation and initial validations studies shall be conducted by the contractor in coordination with the Contracting Officers Representative (COR) during initial setup to include but not limited to:

Linearity/AMR validation;

Calibration

Sensitivity;

Reproducibility/Precision;

Linear regression comparative statistics;

Multiple instrument correlations; and

Reference range validation.

Carryover

Each VA facility laboratory shall have the option to reconfigure instrumentation once per contract year, if necessary and at no additional cost to VA.

All Software upgrades shall be provided at no additional cost to VA and as they become available.

All hardware component upgrades shall be provided at no additional cost to VA and as they become available.

Provide service and support for moving instrumentation to a different location (room/floor) within a facility at no additional cost to the VA.

Hard drives shall be removed from instruments and middleware and turned over to VA for destruction at the completion of the contract or replacement of a hard drive.

Provide all cabling and connectors for connection to VA LIS as well as technical support.

Provide a report of the waste stream evaluation for all proposed pieces of equipment.

Online ordering capabilities via email or website for supplies, consumables, reagents. Online submission of test counts each month.

Provide electronic copies of operators manuals, assay procedures and chemical safety data sheets.

Vendor must have an ISO/MOU security agreement and current Business agreement with the VA.

Provide any necessary carts, tables or stands for the analyzers or water systems.



THE VA ACKNOWLEDGES THE FOLLOWING:



Warranty Provision: Government warranty applies per FAR 52.212-4 (o) and (p) contained in the solicitation (FSS Contract V797P-____________)



PRICING



As this is a Commercial Item Request for Quotation (RFQ), which must contain technical proposals as well as pricing, if the pricing schedule is not in line with your commercial practice, you may provide alternate pricing. Additionally, provisions of more than one proposal are acceptable if you are proposing an alternate solution to our requirements that has not been expressed in this solicitation. Please use the data provided below in Exhibits A and B in order to determine Cost Per Reportable Test (CPR) pricing for each of the tests. Quotes should be formatted as a combined VISN wide price.



ITEMS TO BE ORDERED UNDER THIS BPA:

COST PER REPORTABLE TESTS AT A CONSOLIDATED VISN PRICE



PROVIDE TABLE OF PRICE GROUPINGS AND IMMUNOASSAY KIT PRICING BELOW:

Orders under this BPA can be for any amount authorized under the applicable FSS Schedule contract.



NOTE: Annual combined quantity kit commitment: 4,868,026 tests per annum as outlined in Exhibit A and an additional 3899 tests per annum currently being sent to a third party laboratory for processing in Exhibit B. It is the desire to bring all this testing in house if this is the best value to the Government. Pricing and availability each item listed in A and B is requested.



EXHIBIT A: Laboratory Test Volumes for Fiscal Year 2016



This table provides the number of reportable tests performed for each required test within VISN 2 Facilities for fiscal year 2016. This is an estimate of future use and not a guarantee.



Test

Albany

Buffalo

Syracuse

Canandaigua

Bath

A1AT

180

 

 

 

 

Acetaminophen

416

440

352

 

92

AFP

855

1144

 

 

 

Albumin

49402

60410

61259

15725

12204

Alcohol

711

1507

1608

772

1000

Alkaline Phosphatase

47762

59301

59875

15571

12132

Ammonia

275

427

602

72

60

Amphetamines

5904

14164

6223

4481

11552

Amylase

1402

697

1157

116

560

Barbiturates

5932

 

6231

 

11548

Benzodiazepines

5904

14671

6219

4526

11552

B-HCG

116

43

52

139

28

BNP

 

 

1710

 

 

BUN

63315

86866

88688

18404

16112

C3

571

 

 

 

 

C4

609

 

 

 

 

Calcium

62310

85599

89015

18299

16136

Cannabinoids

5904

14460

6217

4625

11540

Carbamazepine

79

76

136

 

72

Carbon Dioxide

62136

85727

88634

18281

16096

CEA

794

389

 

 

 

Ceruloplasmin

156

 

 

 

 

Chloride

62282

86737

88923

18278

48492

Cholesterol

25935

35631

40001

12176

8756

CK

4875

10690

7651

325

1612

CKMB

1126

0

3805

 

40

Cocaine

5906

14987

6219

4612

11544

Cortisol

549

 

481

 

 

C-Reactive Protein

1813

1941

3564

 

 

Creatinine

72526

88942

106133

18252

17324

Digoxin

318

437

326

120

224

Direct Bilirubin

2306

9354

5770

2032

3616

Ferritin

3987

5183

5891

623

 

Folate

5589

18636

13424

892

 

FPSA

50

 

 

 

40

Free T3

704

 

 

 

 

FSH

218

682

 

 

 

FT4

3351

3346

10616

1352

1800

Gentamicin

64

 

26

 

 

GGT

412

846

510

275

1248

Glucose

62338

85909

89014

18434

16180

Haptoglobin

128

 

 

 

 

HDL

25908

35549

39625

12083

8708

Hepatitis A IgM

 

 

1559

 

 

Hepatitis A Total

 

 

1963

 

 

Hepatitis B Core Ab

1019

1350

1987

 

 

Hepatitis B Surface Ab

742

1313

1984

 

 

Hepatitis B Surface Ag

1470

2157

2064

 

 

Hepatitis C

2886

3703

6873

 

 

HS C-Reactive Protein

264

 

 

 

 

IgA

877

973

 

 

 

IgG

877

973

 

 

 

IgM

877

973

 

 

 

Inorganic Phosphate

6822

11409

10068

341

332

Iron

3861

4173

8073

1484

 

Lactic Acid

794

5411

2541

 

 

LDH

1152

4387

4749

288

256

LDL Direct

25793

35318

1469

2235

8648

LH

291

629

 

 

 

Lipase

1508

2256

2674

 

624

Lithium

372

260

277

202

188

Magnesium

12923

22735

17184

1136

1212

Methadone

5903

9445

 

695

11536

Microalbumin

6499

1017

14556

 

 

Microglobulin, Beta-2

143

 

 

 

 

Opiates

5905

14680

6218

4564

11544

pBNP

3136

 

 

195

1068

PCP

5918

 

 

 

11536

Phenobarbital

38

 

35

 

 

Phenytoin

110

132

170

0

68

Potassium

62821

87498

89083

18461

16266

Pre-Albumin

337

708

 

 

 

Prolactin

274

768

 

 

 

PTH Intact

1378

2700

 

 

 

Rheumatoid Factor

477

 

 

 

 

Salicylates

411

415

241

1

92

SGOT (AST)

47855

59264

59905

15679

12268

SGPT (ALT)

48444

61166

59959

15757

12268

SHBG

660

855

561

 

 

Sodium

62762

86940

88673

18375

16044

Testosterone

2369

807

2858

 

 

Theophylline

27

32

112

 

28

TIBC

3491

4080

7242

692

 

Total Bilirubin

47780

59252

59896

16657

12128

Total Protein

47531

59614

60131

15658

12132

TPSA

10119

17193

18081

6412

3712

Triglycerides

25944

36081

39679

11655

8720

Triiodothyronine

616

1372

2366

 

 

Troponin

5203

9302

8820

42

476

TSH

17418

28431

29755

8799

5608

UCFP

7848

9242

16170

 

 

Uric Acid

1944

7401

5983

840

508

Valproic Acid

465

352

427

286

272

Vancomycin

685

1147

825

7

232

Vitamin B12

6413

18754

15077

2981

 

Vitamin D

8632

21761

35418

 

 

Total

1,097,202

1,523,220

1,525,663

333,907

388,034



EXHIBIT B: Estimated Annual Laboratory Test Volumes Sent to Third Party Laboratory



This table provides the number of reportable tests performed in a year by a third party laboratory for each required test within VISN 2.



Test

Albany

Ethyl Glucuronide

1100

Tacrolimus (FK506)

175

Sirolimus

60

Methotrexate

20

6-acetylmorphine

360

Buprenorphine

550

Oxycodone

1000

CCP

204

Estradiol

204

CMV IgG & IgM

216





4. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: This BPA expires 60 months from the date the analyzers are placed in use for patient testing, or at the end of the FSS contract period, whichever occurs earlier. If a new FSS contract is awarded to the Contractor before this BPA expires, the parties by mutual agreement may establish a follow-on BPA against the new FSS contract with pricing as per this established BPA. The maximum term of this BPA shall be five (5) years from the date the analyzers are placed in use for patient testing of this BPA which shall consist of one (1) base period of one (1) year plus up to four (4) option periods that will last for one (1) year each. The VA will review the estimated purchases and the corresponding discounts for this BPA annually no later than 30 calendar days before the anniversary of the base award of the BPA. The Government shall provide written notice to the contractor 30 calendar days in advance of the Government s intent to exercise an option year to preserve the Governments right to exercise the option unilaterally.



5. ORDERING INFORMATION:



The following VA employees are hereby authorized to place orders under this BPA:



Albany: Lisa Hewson, 518-626-5766

Tim Olsen 518-626-5765

Nicole Vartigian 518-626-5765



Bath: Robin Duryea 607-664-4421

Spring Mattison 607-664-4425



Buffalo: Laurie Nardecchia 716-862-8713

Paula Barblock 716-862-8718



Canandaigua: Jane Specter 585-393-7152

Cynthia Dewolf 585-393-7152



Syracuse: Jennifer Garuccio 315-425-6525

Carl Huppman 315-425-6525

Ben Robedee 315-425-6525

Lisa Beattie 315-425-6525



Orders will be placed against the BPA using Electronic Data Interchange (EDI), FAX, paper, or oral communications.



Deliver all items ordered under this BPA to:



Albany: Stratton VA Medical Center

Attn: Chemistry Laboratory, B201

113 Holland Avenue

Albany, NY 12208



Bath: Bath VA Medical Center

Attention:  Pathology & Laboratory Medicine

76 Veteran s Ave.

c/o Warehouse Bldg. 103

Bath, NY 14810



Buffalo: VA Western New York Healthcare System

P&LM (113)

Attention:  Pathology & Laboratory Medicine

3495 Bailey Avenue

Buffalo, NY 14215



Canandaigua: Canandaigua VA Medical Center

Attention:  Pathology & Laboratory Medicine

400 Fort Hill Avenue

Canandaigua, NY 14424



Syracuse: Syracuse VA Medical Center

Attention:  Pathology & Laboratory Medicine

800 Irving Avenue,

Syracuse, NY 13210



6. INVOICING:



(a) Unless otherwise agreed to, all deliveries under this BPA must be accomplished by delivery tickets or sales slips that contain the following information at a minimum:



- Contractor name;

- Applicable FSS contract number;

- BPA number and any delivery/task order number assigned under the BPA;

- Date of purchase;

- Date of shipment;

- Description of each item, including (when applicable) model number and Special Item Number (SIN);

- Quantity for each item in the order;

- Unit price and extended (quantity x unit price) price for each item.



(b) Send invoices to the address specified in each task/delivery order

7. REPORTS:



The Contractor shall submit to Contracting Officer total combined purchase of reagents on a quarterly basis. The report shall be submitted by email no later than the 21st calendar day of each quarter.



A summary report shall be submitted at least monthly or upon expiration of this BPA, whichever occurs first, of all deliveries made during that period, identifying the delivery tickets covered therein and supported by receipt copies of the delivery tickets. This report is solely for the purpose of confirming reagent inventory and receiving records.



Report shall identify the cost savings between this BPA and the vendor s FSS pricing.



8. ALL OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS:



The terms and conditions included in this BPA apply to all orders placed against it. In the event of any inconsistency between the provisions of this BPA and the Contractor s invoice, the provisions of the FSS contract will take precedence.



All terms and conditions of the FSS contract apply to this agreement and the FSS contract shall take precedence over the BPA. When items in this agreement are standardized under any National Consolidated Contract, BPA or BOA, they will be deleted from this agreement within 60 calendar days after notice from the Contracting Officer.



9. TERMINATION: Either party to this agreement may terminate this agreement upon 90 calendar days written notice delivered to the addresses below. Termination of this BPA by either party shall not terminate or otherwise affect the FSS contract.



10. MINIMUM ORDER REQUIREMENTS: In accordance with the terms within the FSS contract.



E.2 52.212-2 EVALUATION--COMMERCIAL ITEMS



The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:

Technical

Technical abilities/ characteristics of the analyzer.

Capable of performing the list of required tests provided in Exhibit A and ability to perform the list of tests currently sent out in Exhibit B.

Amount of time required to do daily/weekly/monthly preventative maintenance shall take no more than 10 minutes.

Data Management/Middleware Capabilities: Ability to provide middleware that can provide services such as: interface with laboratory computer, advanced quality control that can be used to determine method precision, accuracy, and moving averages. Contains rules based decision algorithms to see if auto verification is possible. On board maintenance record keeping to comply with regulatory agencies. Chargeable or cost neutral modules.

Calibration requirements to include frequency of calibrations and calibration stability of analytes provided on the analyzer. Ease of calibration setup and calibration interpretation.

Physical footprint of equipment.

Test Reagent qualities: Onboard Capacity to store reagents, type of process to load reagents into analyzer without test interruption, required preparations to reagents before being able to load them into analyzer.

Barcode capability of reagents/calibrators/quality controls and ability to use barcodes to upload calibrator bottle values/coefficients.

Software capabilities of the analyzer.



Services provided by Contractor.

Ability to adhere to the criteria of response time to requests for service calls. Service support shall return calls for service within 1 hour and have a technician on site the same day a service call has been made. Onsite service is available 27hrs/7day per week.

Contractor support: Training - (Contractor site training, in-house training for all shifts, additional training as identified, user group interface). Service support (How many service engineers are in the areas around VA sites. Secondary service support for emergencies. Length and complexity of Implementation plans. Ability to Go-Live at all sites on the same day. On-site service support and technical support on implementation date and throughout the contract period.



Price.



Past Performance: Identify all Federal, State, and local government contracts and private contracts of similar type, scope, size, and complexity that are ongoing, or have been completed in the past three (3) years. Provide a list of references pertaining to those contracts. Information to be provided must include that evidences customer satisfaction with an offeror s products and services, and demonstrates an offeror s compliance with and fulfillment of the requirements of previous contracts.



Technical and past performance, when combined, are approximately equal to price.



Options. The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s).



A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer's specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award.





Attachment A

Department of Veteran Affairs Baseline Configurations Minimum Acceptable Software configuration for Medical Devices



Microsoft Windows Server

The following versions are approved, with baseline compliance, for enterprise use:

2008 R2 (SP1)

2008 R2 (SP1) Core

2012

2012 Core

2012 R2 (Update)

2012 R2 (Update) Core

Approved with listed constraints:

2008 x86 (non-core) is approved for SCCM 2007 infrastructure only. No new non-SCCM installations.

2003 is approved for existing installs only. No new installations without approved waiver.

2003 R2 is approved for existing installs only. No new installations without approved waiver.



Microsoft Windows Desktop and Laptop

Windows 7



Microsoft Windows Medical Device Protection Program (MDPP)

Windows 7



Macintosh Mac OS Workstation and Laptop

Mac OS 10.10.X - Yosemite

Mac OS 10.11.X - El Capitan



Linux

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6



Database Platforms

SQL

SQL Server 2012

SQL Server 2014

Oracle

Oracle 11g

Oracle 11.2g

Oracle 12c



Server Virtualization (Virtual Machines)

With full virtualization the hypervisor is installed directly onto server hardware. Full virtualization has no underlying Operating System (OS). In Host-based virtualization the hypervisor is installed on the host OS. Moving forward, host-based virtualization is not authorized in VA.

The Visibility to Servers (V2S) Application Suite is not to be installed on virtual server hosts; however, Visibility to Everything (V2E) requires a Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) configuration be in place on server hosts. VA does require guest Virtual Machines (VM s) have the V2S Application Suite installed:

Mcafee Virus Scan Enterprise

McAfee Host Intrusion Prevention (HIPS)

McAfee ePolicy Agent

System Center Configuration Manager Client (SCCM)

BigFix

SNMP

ENCASE