J065--NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE Service GE Imaging Equipment

Under Statutory Authority Public Law 109 Sec. 502 and VAAR 819.7007, the Government anticipates entering into sole-source procurement negotiations with General Electric for service of the imaging equipment located at the Edward Hines VA Hospital, Hines, IL.

Responsible sources may identify their interest and capability by responding to this notice by February 14, 2020 at 10:00 AM local time. This notice is not a request for competitive quotes. However, all interest received on or before February 14, 2020, 10:00 AM local time will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to open the requirement to competition based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. No solicitation document is available.

Responses to this notice shall be submitted by email (any attachments must be in MS Word or Adobe PDF file format) to Lori.Eastmead@va.gov. TELEPHONIC INQUIRIES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

Contractor shall furnish all labor, transportation, parts, and expertise necessary to provide preventive maintenance and emergency (unscheduled) repair of the GE Healthcare imaging equipment located at Hines VA Hospital, Hines Illinois. The current equipment list is identified in the attached equipment list (Attachment 1). Additional GE Healthcare equipment requiring future contract coverage shall be considered within scope to be added by modification. Remote access/support for covered systems from offsite, contractor owned equipment shall be included as part of this contract. Contractor shall have a field service representative that has been trained by the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) on the specific model of equipment in Attachment 1.

Contractor shall be able to provide onsite response within four (4) hours, during coverage hours and shall have access to all required OEM parts and software. Contractor shall be capable of providing remote monitoring and support of equipment at the time of quote.

All parts, components, materials, etc. necessary for a repair shall be included in the monthly contract cost.

Preventive Maintenance shall be performed by the contractor at the intervals that are in accordance with the manufacturer s recommendations, but no less than annually. The PM schedule shall be coordinated with the COR and the Medical Imaging department.

Contractor shall furnish any required PM kits, tools, manuals, etc. needed to perform Preventive Maintenance.

The contractor shall perform PM according to manufacturer s specifications. The contractor shall have written procedures to be followed and documented evidence that each piece of equipment has been inspected according to those procedures.

Real-time preventative monitoring and remote support shall be conducted to perform proactive/predictive maintenance where available, and provided Contractor has appropriate business agreements and remote access approvals in place.

Contractors remote access to monitor system performance must be approved by and coordinated with the Hines Information Security Officer, in conjunction with Biomedical Engineering. All required documentation must be completed by contractor prior to remote access being granted. All information security policies apply.

Contractor shall have a field service representative that has been trained by the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) on the specific model of equipment (See Attachment 1) and provide, upon request, documentation of factory certified service/maintenance training on the specific equipment listed in Attachment 1.

Contractor shall be able to provide onsite response within four (4) hours, during coverage hours.

Contractor shall have access to all required OEM parts and software.

Contractor shall be capable of providing remote monitoring and support of equipment at the time of quote. This remote support will require an existing MOU/ISA between the offeror and VA.

Attachment 1: Equipment List

Item #

EE#

System ID

Model

1

N/A

708202730AW

Advantage Workstation 4.7

2

114335

708202730UPS

Uninterruptible Power Supply - 20 KVA

3

108704

708202CTEV

Revolution Evo CT Scanner

4

N/A

708202CTEVUPS

Uninterruptible Power Supply - 10 KVA

5

102924

708202IGS730

Discovery IGS730 Hybrid OR

6

N/A

708202URPA

FlashPad Wireless Detector

7

N/A

TBD0001-FP

FlashPad Replacement Pool Coverage

8

98941

708202VA220B

Optima XR220AMX Portable X-Ray

9

98942

708202VA220C

Optima XR220AMX Portable X-Ray

10

105340

708202VA220D

Optima XR220AMX Portable X-Ray

11

105341

708202VA220E

Optima XR220AMX Portable X-Ray

12

N/A

708202VA220URPB

FlashPad Wireless Detector

13

N/A

708202VA220URPC

FlashPad Wireless Detector

14

51683

708202VA2K

Innova 2000 X-Ray

15

N/A

708202VADETD

FlashPad Wireless Detector

16

N/A

708202VADETE

FlashPad Wireless Detector

17

101309

708202XR656

Discovery XR656 X-Ray

18

N/A

708202XR656FP1

FlashPad Wireless Detector

19

N/A

708202XR656FP2

FlashPad Wireless Detector

20

N/A

708202AW1

Advantage Workstation Server

21

115990

708202CTRV

Revolution Apex CT Scanner

22

N/A

708202CTRVUPS

Uninterruptible Power Supply - 14.4 KVA

23

N/A

708202HDFP1

FlashPad Wireless Detector

24

N/A

708202HDFP2

FlashPad Wireless Detector

25

N/A

708202HDFP3

FlashPad Wireless Detector

26

N/A

708202IGSUPS

Uninterruptible Power Supply - 20 KVA

27

116169

708202XR656HD

Discovery XR656 HD X-Ray

28

113075

TRO142285082

Trophon2 Ultrasonic Cleaner

29

N/A

708202IGSAW

Advantage Workstation 4.7

30

112829

708202IGS

Innova IGS 540 X-Ray

31

107449

708202VA220F

Optima XR220AMX Portable X-Ray

32

N/A

708202VADETF

FlashPad Wireless Detector