6515--SMARTABLATE Irrigation Pump Brand Name or Equal

ITEM NUMBER DESCRIPTION OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT 0001 1.00 EA $00.00 $00.00 CARTO 3 System & Peripherals LOCAL STOCK NUMBER: C3ADVCMP 0002 1.00 EA $00.00 $00.00 Carto 3 System Cart LOCAL STOCK NUMBER: EM5402010 0003 1.00 EA $00.00 $00.00 Carto 3 Workstation Cart 22U 600VA, 115V LOCAL STOCK NUMBER: EM5402030 0004 1.00 EA $00.00 $00.00 Carto 3 Workstation Cart Dual Monitor Arm LOCAL STOCK NUMBER: MA5402201 0005 1.00 EA $00.00 $00.00 CartoConnect Image Sharing app & Device LOCAL STOCK NUMBER: DS3564 0006 1.00 EA $00.00 $00.00 CartoSEG CT Module for Carto # System LOCAL STOCK NUMBER: KT5400160 0007 1.00 EA $00.00 $00.00 SmartAblate System (SuperKit) LOCAL STOCK NUMBER: M490006A GRAND TOTAL $00.00 General Requirements: Brand name or equal Irrigation Pump are needed for the San Antonio, TX in accordance with the following requirements: Salient Characteristics SMARTABLATE System (SuperKit), Catalog #: M490006A SMARTABLATE Irrigation Pump, SMARTABLATE Pump Tubing set, THERMOCOOL or THERMOCOOL SF Catheter; SMARTABLATE RF Generator; SMARTABLATE Remote Control; Mains Cable(3m); Grounding Cable (3m); Foot Pedal (3m); Connection Cable, Irrigation Pump (5m); Connection Cable from SmartAblate RF Generator to SmartAblate Remote Control (25 m); ECG Connection Cable (3m) Serial Data Communication Cable for Carto Systems or Electrophysiology Recording Systems (5 m); Serial Data Communication Cable for Carto Systems or Electrophysiology Recording Systems(15 m); Pump Clamp for IV Pole; SMARTABLATE Manual; SMARTABLATE Generator and Remote Control Release Notes; Includes Catalog Number MA5402100 Cart-Shelf Upgrade Kit (Included in price of Smart Ablate system). Catalog Number: MA5402201 and Carto 3 Confidense + Bundle Kit, Catalog #: C3BASECCMP2 Provide enhanced mapping capabilities which allows clinicians to provide state of the art care for our patients in both atrial fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia. Demonstrate a decrease in radiation dose to patient/providers due to improved mapping speed and selective use of intracardiac echocardiography (ICE). Electrophysiology mapping system shall be capable of rapid acquisition of mapping points and 3-dimensional image construction of heart chamber of interest, including the capability to continuously acquire multi-electrode mapping (MEM) points, indicators of tissue proximity for MEM-enabled catheters, advanced electrogram annotation algorithms, and advanced map integrity algorithms. Shall have the ability to integrate intracardiac echocardiology technology with currently utilized electroanatomic ablation maps. Demonstrate how procedure times will decrease due to increased speed of mapping. Determine the force applied by catheters to the heart wall which results in safer delivery of ablation and reduced risk of cardiac perforation, a serious and life-threatening patient complication. The Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking both manufacturers and/or distributors of the exact match or functionally equivalent equipment/ services to the following listed above. 52.211-6 Brand Name or Equal. As prescribed in 11.107(a), insert the following provision: Brand Name or Equal (Aug 1999) - - - (a) If an item in this solicitation is identified as brand name or equal, the purchase description reflects the characteristics and level of quality that will satisfy the Government s needs. The salient physical, functional, or performance characteristics that equal products must meet are specified in the solicitation. - - - (b) To be considered for award, offers of equal products, including equal products of the brand name manufacturer, must- - - - - - (1) Meet the salient physical, functional, or performance characteristic specified in this solicitation; - - - - - (2) Clearly identify the item by- - - - - - - - - (i) Brand name, if any; and - - - - - - - - (ii) Make or model number; - - - - - (3) Include descriptive literature such as illustrations, drawings, or a clear reference to previously furnished descriptive data or information available to the Contracting Officer; and - - - - - (4) Clearly describe any modifications the offeror plans to make in a product to make it conform to the solicitation requirements. Mark any descriptive material to clearly show the modifications. - - - (c) The Contracting Officer will evaluate equal products on the basis of information furnished by the offeror or identified in the offer and reasonably available to the Contracting Officer. The Contracting Officer is not responsible for locating or obtaining any information not identified in the offer. - - - (d) Unless the offeror clearly indicates in its offer that the product being offered is an equal product, the offeror shall provide the brand name product referenced in the solicitation. (End of clause) VAAR 852.212-72 Gray Market Items: a) Gray market items are Original Equipment Manufacturers' (OEM) goods sold through unauthorized channels in direct competition with authorized distributors. This procurement is for new OEM medical equipment only for VA Medical Centers. No remanufactures or gray market items will be acceptable. (b) Vendor shall be an OEM, authorized dealer, authorized distributor or authorized reseller for the proposed equipment/system, verified by an authorization letter or other documents from the OEM, such that the OEM's warranty and service are provided and maintained by the OEM. All software licensing, warranty and service associated with the equipment/system shall be in accordance with the OEM terms and conditions. (End of clause) FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation-Commercial Items: A copy of the authorized distributor letter from the contractor to verify that you are an authorized distributor of the products/services SHALL BE SUBMITTED WITH THE QUOTE AND IS MAND