Heart Imaging Software System

TITLE: 65- Notice of Intent to Small Business
SOL: 36C25219Q0607
DUE: June 07, 2019 at 10am CST
SET ASIDE: none
NAICS: 511210 (Software Publishers)
Size Standard: 38.5 Million
REQUESTING AGENCY: Network Contracting Office 12, Great Lakes Acquisition Center, 115 S. 84th Street, Suite 101, Milwaukee, WI 53214
POC: Shari Lee; shari.lee@va.gov
DESCRIPTION: NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD TO A SOLE-SOURCE SMALL BUSINESS VENDOR under FAR Part 13 procedures. The Department of Veterans Affairs Great Lakes Acquisition Contracting Office 12 (NCO 12) intends to award on a sole source basis with HEART IMAGING TECHNOLOGIES, LLC. (DUNS: 194348913), pursuant to FAR Subpart 13.5, FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i) and FAR 13.106-3. In Accordance with FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), the Justification and Approval for Sole Source is placed in the Contracting Officers contract files.
This procurement, in accordance with FAR 13, is Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (CMR) workflow software provides this highest quality of image and sharing technologies to diagnosis heart abnormalities and disease. This software allows encrypted, browser access of shared diagnostic quality medical images among several medical institutions. This online portal contains calculation of cardiac ejection fraction, blood flow velocities, MRI relaxation times, and advanced 3D post processing features within the web browser. This software is compatible with the Department of Veterans Affairs current PACS system and CPRS reporting system. The HeartIT s technology is protected by 6 U.S. Patents and is proprietary. This CMR workflow software is needed now, as the cost of continuing to outsource CMR procedures from Jesse Brown VA Medical Center are more expensive per month than the actual cost of the CMR workflow software. If this CMR workflow software is not procured and installed, the lack of Cardiac Magnetic Resonance procedures at Jesse Brown VA Medical Center will impact Veterans patient s safety.
1. Items Needed:
Heart Imaging Software System
(Quantity) (Description)
#1. (Quantity of 1) (Precession Ops (POS))
(must include the following salient characteristics:)
1. Unlimited User Licenses
2. Software-only solution on Customer Virtual Machine
3. Browser-Based CMR Workstation Tools
4. Browser-Based CMR Reporting
5. Referring Physician remote viewing
6. Invitation for Referring Physician uploads
7. Multi-Modality Support to view outside hospital US, CT, or
XA from CD upload
8. Collaboration via CloudCMR
9. DICOM Q/R
10. Training via Webex, up to 8 hours, unlimited attendees
-free updates and enhancements
-free software upgrades
-24/7 support
-5 years updates and upgrade
#2. (Quantity of 1) (Onsite-Training)
(must include the following salient characteristics:)
1. Per diem onsite training
2. Perform a patient/volunteer CMR scan
3. Learn CMR workflow and reporting
4. Arrange images for efficient reading
5. Advanced tools for EF, Blood Flow, etc
6. Create/use report templates
7. Data-mine from the reports
8. Up to two 3 hour sessions, 3-4 people each
9. Also available: Level 1/2/3 physician/technician training
#3. (Quantity) (Item number) (Specific Items needed for installation)
(must include these following items that will coordinate with software required).
1. (Quantity of 2) (Item number 3958012) Description: HP Workstation Z240 - Core i7 6700 3.4 GHz - 16 GB - 256 GB
2. (Quantity of 2) (Item number 2627061); Description: HP - solid state drive - 256 GB - SATA 6Gb/s
3. (Quantity of 2) (Item number 4103743); Description: NVIDIA Quadro M2000 graphics card - Quadro M2000 4 GB Smart Buy
4. (Quantity of 2) (Item number 1706189); Description: CDW Hardware Installed on Desktop or Notebook
5. (Quantity of 2) (Item number 1625768); Description: CDW Configuration Center Priority Service
6. (Quantity of 1) (Item number 3958012); Description: HP Workstation Z240 - Core i7 6700 3.4 GHz - 16 GB - 256 GB
7. (Quantity of 1) (Item number 2627061); Description: HP - solid state drive - 256 GB - SATA 6Gb/s
8. (Quantity of 1) (Item number 4034850); Description: NVIDIA Quadro K1200 graphics card - Quadro K1200 4 GB
9. (Quantity of 1) (Item number 1706189); Description: CDW Hardware Installed on Desktop or Notebook
10. (Quantity of 1) (Item number 1625768); Description: CDW Configuration Center Priority Service
11. (Quantity of 1) (Item number 3541304); Description: HPE SB ProLiant DL360 Gen9 Xeon E5-2620V3 16 GB Rack Mountable Server
12. (Quantity of 8) (Item number 2637079); Description: HPE Midline - hard drive - 500 GB - SAS 6Gb/s
13. (Quantity of 1) (Item number 1706188); Description: CDW Hardware Installed on A Server
14. (Quantity of 1) (Item number 1625768); Description: CDW Configuration Center Priority Service
This Notice of Intent is not a request for Proposals or Quotations. No solicitation document exists and no telephone or email inquiries will be accepted. No contract award will be made based on proposals, or quotations received in response to this notice. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement and should furnish detailed data concerning their capabilities to provide supplies/services sought including pricing data and technical data enough to determine that a comparable source to the government is available. The Government may consider all Expressions of Interest received prior to June 07, 2019 at 10am CST. A determination by the government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the government. Information received will be considered solely for determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Responses to this notice must be emailed to Shari.Lee@va.gov and received by June 07, 2019 at 10am CST.; bidders are responsible for ensuring their Expressions of Interest reaches the designated contracting officer on-time..