Brand Name or Equal to Raysafe X2 Prestige for the Minneapolis VA Health Care Systems NAICS Code: 334519 Notice Type: Sources Sought This is a Request for Information (RFI) only; it is not a request for quotations or offers. 52.215-3 -- Request for Information or Solicitation for Planning Purposes (Oct 1997) (a) The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this solicitation or to otherwise pay for the information solicited except as an allowable cost under other contracts as provided in subsection 31.205-18, Bid and proposal costs, of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. (b) Although proposal and offeror are used in this Request for Information, your response will be treated as information only. It shall not be used as a proposal. (c) This solicitation is issued for the purpose of: conducting market research to identify potential sources for a potential procurement of Brand Name or Equal to the Raysafe X2 Prestige for the Minneapolis VA Health Care Systems. See Attached DRAFT Statement of Work This is a request for information and sources only, which may or may not lead to a future solicitation. This is not a request for proposal (RFP). The VA will not pay for any information received resulting from this sources sought notice. Information should be forwarded to the Contract Specialist. Any questions should be addressed to the Contract Specialist, in writing, at the email address provided. Because this is a request for information only, answers to questions will not be posted. If your organization has the capability to provide these items and is interested in this opportunity, please respond to Jody M. Peterson, Contracting Specialist, Network 23 Contracting Office (NCO23), 4801 Veterans Drive, Saint Cloud, MN or via e-mail at
contact@example.gov. Only authorized distributers will be considered in the procurement process. Please address the following in your responses: Point of contact, DUNS Number, complete mailing address, telephone number, and email address. Product literature on items that are offered to meet the requirements of the DRAFT specifications (see attachment). Socioeconomic status. Proof of authorized distributor status for all items submitted for approval. The deadline for this information is 11:00 AM Central Time on Tuesday, August 28, 2018. 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. In accordance with 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. GREY MARKET ITEMS: The Vendor shall be an Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) authorized dealer, authorized distributor, or authorized reseller for the proposed equipment/system such that the OEM warranty and service are provided and maintained by the OEM. The vendor shall provide new items ONLY; no remanufactured or "grey market" items. All items must be covered by the manufacturer's warranty. The offeror shall provide evidence of its authority to distribute the proposed equipment/system at the time of submission of its quote/offer. Please note that such evidence is subject to verification by the Contracting Officer at his/her discretion. Brand Name or Equal RaySafe X2 Prestige Procurement 618-18-2-040-0103 Project Title RaySafe X2 Procurement Brand Name or Equal Request Scope The Minneapolis VAHCS is procuring a radiation sensor kit to be utilized at its various Radiology offerings. The following radiation sensor kit for the Radiology Service to be added to Minneapolis VAHCS shall have the following part numbers and description or equal to it: Item Part Description Qty 1 4673440 RaySafe X2 Prestige for R/F, M, C, S 1 1 4559164 X2 Light Sensor 1 The radiation survey kit for the Biomedical Instrumentation Service to be added to the Minneapolis VAHCS shall have the following requirements: General Requirements Must have built-in sensor to obtain measurements of mA, mAs, exposure time, pulses, pulse rate and mA waveform Stacked technology on sensors to prevent influences of heel effects on all measurements Intuitive user interface with all required sensors Touchscreen interface Rechargable lithium ion battery Built in self-test to ensure system is in working order At a minimum 10 hours of battery life Internal storage of last 10,000 exposures mAs & RF Sensor Requirements Must have a small radiological footprint Capable of measuring dose, dose rate, kVp, HVL, total filtration, exposure time, pulse, pulse rate and dose/pulse in one exposure Ability to produce waveforms of kV and dose rate on the base unit Built in sensor for measurements of mA MAM Sensor Requirements Must be capable of use on mammography units Must be capable of obtaining measurements on all mammographic applications. Capable of measuring dose, dose rate, kVp, HVL, exposure time, pulse, pulse rate and dose/pulse in one exposure Ability to produce waveforms of kV and dose rate on the base unit CT Sensor Requirements Must be capable of measuring exposure time and dose rate waveforms Must be able to fit into body or head phantoms easily Must be easily positioned in free air gantry for measurements via contractor provided stand Does not rely on analog cables Light Sensor Requirements Must be capable of taking luminance and illuminance measurements Must have dual acquisition keys Capable of making a zero adjust Survey Sensor Requirements Energy compensated silicon diode array Capable of measuring dose, date rate, mean energy and time. Ability to produce dose rate waveform Real-time dose rate bar with a survey sound proportional to the dose rate Manual and automatic trigger modes Ability to switch between Air Kerma and Ambient Dose Equivalent Contractor shall deliver the equipment to the Minneapolis VAHCS, One Veterans Drive, Minneapolis, MN 55417.
