W065--Mobile CT scanner rental, VA Medical Center, Mather, CA

This announcement is a "SOURCES SOUGHT" only. This is not a request for formal proposals or quotes. No formal solicitation document exists at this time. Your response to this announcement will be treated as information only. No entitlement to payment of direct or indirect costs or charges by the Government will arise as a result of contractor submission of responses to this announcement or the Government use of such information. This request does not constitute a solicitation for proposals or the authority to enter into negotiations to award a contract. No funds have been authorized, appropriated, or received for this effort. Responses to this sources sought synopsis are not considered adequate responses to the solicitation announcement. All interested offerors will have to respond to the solicitation announcement in addition to responding to this sources sought announcement.

Purpose and Objectives:

The intent of this Sources Sought Notice is to identify potential offerors (SDVOSB SERVICE DISABLED VETERAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESSES) capable of providing a mobile actively shielded 128 slice CT Scanner at the VA Sacramento Medical Center at 10535 Hospital Way, Mather, CA 95655. This will include the transportation, set up/removal, and inspection/certification by a health physicist. The date of lease will be for one year from date of award. The scanner will include supporting equipment to provide the doctors and radiologists a like system which will provide the same level of care our patients are presently receiving. Hard drive replacement and applications training will be required. The vendor will be required to perform a site visit prior to delivery of the CT trailer and have the resources available to switch to a smaller truck (Yard Goat Semi-Trailer) to position the rental CT trailer in its final position, if necessary.

Period of performance will be one year from date of award (12-month performance period).

We are looking for Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses preferably. If you meet the SDVOSB requirement, please provide a copy of your VETBIZ verification with your response.

Requirements are as follows:

Contractor will provide a vendor owned portable CT scanner (minimum features seen below) in a trailer not to exceed 50 in length including transportation to and from the location and PACS/phone/ connectivity/hook up. Trailer needs to connect successfully to already built entry ramp with specified floor height of the ramp being 45 and width of ramp doorway being 96 . Power cable 50 extension must be available if initial power cable isn t sufficient to reach power junction Russell Stoll connection. Possible use of a short cab should be available for maneuvering in and out of use destination due to tight parking requirements if necessary.

Vendor will perform a site visit prior to delivery of the CT trailer.

Have the resources available to switch to a smaller truck (Yard Goat Semi-Trailer) to position the rental CT trailer in its final position, if necessary.

64 slice Scanner (preferred)

With Minimum Features:

64 row 64 slice detector preferred and the minimum requirement is 32 row 64 slice detector

Care Dose 4D

Interleaved Volume Recon

XR-29 compliant

Sure View

Workstream 4D

Fast Planning

Dose Map

Fast Positioning

Iterative Reconstruction

Fast KV

456 lb. table weight limit

Fast Wizard

0.48 High Speed Rotation

MedRad Stellant Dual CT Injector

Low Dose Lung Scanning

Windows 10 Operating System or higher

Linux (non-windows operating system) is acceptable.

Ability to perform Interventional Procedures

Contractor will have 24-hour customer telephone support

Scanner entrance on scanner side

Most current version of software

Response:

Responses to this Sources Sought Notice should be able to demonstrate the firm's ability, capability, and responsibility to deliver the items listed above. Responses should include the following information: Business name, address, DUNS number, business size and Socioeconomic Category (HUBZone, 8(a), Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business, Veteran-Owned Small Business, Small Business, Large Business, etc.), and point of contact to include e-mail address and telephone number with the subject line VA Mather Scanner Rental . All offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (www.sam.gov), and Representations and Certifications must be completed prior to any future award. Any offeror capable of providing this service shall notify the Contracting Officer by e-mail by February 7, 2020 at 5PM PST. The NAICS Code is 621512, Diagnostic Imaging Centers, with a size standard of $15 million. If your firm is an SDVOSB, it must be registered with VETBIZ.

All information is to be submitted via e-mail at Ronald.Donez@va.gov.

Determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract action based on responses to this notice is solely within of the discretion of the Government.