Sources Sought Notice Sources Sought Notice Page 6 of 6 Sources Sought Notice *= Required Field Sources Sought Notice Page 1 of 6 THIS REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) IS ISSUED SOLELY FOR INFORMATION AND PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION. THE SUBMISSION OF PRICING, CAPABILITIES FOR PLANNING PURPOSES, AND OTHER MARKET INFORMATION IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED AND ALLOWED UNDER THIS RFI IN ACCORDANCE WITH (IAW) FAR 15.201(e). DISCLAIMER This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation. All information received in response to this RFI that is marked as proprietary will be handled accordingly. IAW FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this RFI. SOURCES SOUGHT DESCRIPTION This is NOT a solicitation announcement. This is a sources sought/RFI only. The purpose of this sources sought/RFI is to gain knowledge of potential qualified sources and their size classification relative to NAICS 334510 (size standard 1,250). Responses to this sources sought will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. After review of the responses to this sources sought, a solicitation announcement may be published. Responses to this sources sought synopsis are not considered adequate responses for a solicitation announcement. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), VISN 22 Network Contracting Office, is seeking sources that can provide an Ultrasound System that meets the following salient characteristics and specifications for VA Long Beach Healthcare System. **Manufacture is Fuji Film Sonosite** ITEM Description/ Manufacture Stock number Item # Description/Part Number* Qty 1 L25100 - Sonosite PX Ultrasound System 1 2 L23119 - Transducer, C5-1 1 3 L24087 - Transducer, P5-1 1 4 L22916 - Transducer, L12-3 1 5 L25110 - Sonosite PX Stand 1 6 L28623 - Sonosite PowerPark 1 7 P21894 - User Guide (paper), Sonosite PX, English 1 8 P25393 - Sonosite PX Service Manual 1 9 P25393 - Sonosite PX Service Manual 1 10 EDGE_PX_TRADE_IN - EDGE to Sonosite PX Trade In Credit 1 Salient Characteristics Tibor Rubin Long Beach VAMC is planning to acquire an ultrasound-imaging equipment for portable applications. The equipment must be capable of operating in B Mode, M-Mode, Color Doppler, Color Power Doppler (CPD), Pulsed Wave and Continuous Wave modes. It must support transducers with linear, phased, and curved array formats. Further, it must include a full array of measurement and calculation packages. The specific requirements for this equipment are the following: PX Ultrasound Must Must be a portable ultrasound system that performs basic measurements in any imaging mode. Must be able to save the image with measurements displayed. Must come with a touch screen. Must have a liquid crystal display. Must display system specifications, safety, and acoustics output information. Must be Windows 10 compatible. System Specifications Stand Dimensions width x depth): 28.3 inches x 28.3 inches (72 cm x 72 cm) Height Maximum (system and stand): 65 inches (165 cm) monitor up Height Minimum (system and stand): 42.2 inches (107 cm) monitor down Height Adjustment: 9.8 (24.9 cm) travel Weight (System only) 16.6 lbs. / 7.5 kg Weight (System and Stand) 85.1 lbs. / 38.6 kg Casters: 5 inch Swivel, 4 Locking User Interface: Projected Capacitive (PCAP) Touch Screen 10 inches x 5.7 inches (25.6 cm x 14.5 cm) User Interface: Physical Buttons Work Surface Adjusts: 0 to 140 degrees Monitor Angle: 15 degrees from horizontal Work Surface Angle: 55 degrees from horizontal Clinical Monitor: 15.6 inches (39.6 cm) Clinical Monitor Image Size: 8.1 inches x 6.1 inches (20.7 cm x 15.5 cm) Clinical Monitor Display Size: 13.5 inches x 7.6 inches (34.4 cm x 19.4 cm) Screen Resolution (minimum): Display Size: 1920 x 1080 pixels, Image Size: 1152 x 864 pixels Operating System: Windows 10 IoT Enterprise 2019 LTSC Architecture: Digital Broadband System Boot up: <40 secs System Hard Drive: 128 GB Gray Scale: 256 shades Dynamic Range: Up to 183 dB Transducer connection: 3 x system/stand, 1 x system only HIPAA Compliance: Meets Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) for Moderate security control selections per FIPS199, FIPS200, and NIST 800-53. More details in the Data Security section. The system shall withstand a drop from a height of 1 meter. The system shall be safe and function normally after this drop. The information identified above is intended to be descriptive, not restrictive and to indicate the quality of the supplies/services that will be satisfactory. It is the responsibility of the interested source to demonstrate to the government that the interested parties can provide the supplies/services that fulfill the required specifications. If you are interested and are capable of providing the sought out supplies/services, please provide the requested information as well as the information indicated below. Response to this notice should include company name, address, point of contact, size of business pursuant to the following questions: (1) Please indicate the size status and representations of your business, such as but not limited to: Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB), Hubzone, Woman Owned Small Business (WOSB), Large Business, etc.)? (2) Is your company considered small under the NAICS code identified under this RFI? (3) Are you the manufacturer, distributor, or an equivalent solution to the items being referenced above? (4) If you are a large business, do you have any designated distributors? If so, please provide their company name, telephone, point of Contact and size status (if available). (5) If you re a small business and you are an authorized distributor/reseller for the items identified above or an equivalent solution, do you alter; assemble; modify; the items requested in any way? If you do, state how and what is altered; assembled; modified? (6) Does your company have an FSS contract with GSA or the NAC or are you a contract holder with NASA SEWP or any other federal contract? If so, please provide the contract number. (7) If you are an FSS GSA/NAC or NASA SEWP contract holder or other federal contract holder, are the items/solution you are providing information for available on your schedule/contract? (8) Please provide general pricing of your products/solution for market research purposes. (9) Please submit your capabilities in regards to the salient characteristics being provided and any information pertaining to equal to items to establish capabilities for planning purposes? (10) Please review salient characteristics/statement of work (if applicable) and provide feedback or suggestions. If none, please reply as N/A. (11) Please provide your SAM Identification Number. (12) Please provide a list of detail requirements and drawings. *** Submissions addressing Section (8) should show clear, compelling and convincing*** evidence that all equal to items" meet all required salient characteristics. Responses to this notice shall be submitted via email to Carlo.manuel@va.gov. Telephone responses shall not be accepted. Responses must be received no later than Monday, November 11, 2024, at 1:00 PM PST. If a solicitation is issued it shall be announced at a later date, and all interested parties must respond to that solicitation announcement separately from the responses to this request for information. Responses to this notice are not a request to be added to a prospective bidders list or to receive a copy of the solicitation.
