VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF USA Tender

This Is Not A Solicitation Announcement. This Is A Request For Information Only. This Request For Information (rfi) Is Intended For Information And Planning Purposes Only At This Time; And Shall Not Be Construed As A Solicitation Or As An Obligation On The Part Of The Department Of Veterans Affairs. Since This Is Request For Information Announcement, No Evaluation Letters And/or Results Will Be Issued To Respondents. No Solicitation Exits. Therefore, Do No Request A Copy Of A Solicitation. this Is Not A Solicitation Announcement. This Is A Request For Information Only. This Request For Information (rfi) Is Intended For Information And Planning Purposes Only At This Time; And Shall Not Be Construed As A Solicitation Or As An Obligation On The Part Of The Department Of Veterans Affairs. Since This Is Request For Information Announcement, No Evaluation Letters And/or Results Will Be Issued To Respondents. No Solicitation Exists. Therefore, Do No Request A Copy Of A Solicitation. the Department Of Veterans Affairs Visn 4, Network Contracting Office 4 (nco 4), Is Seeking Information And Potential Qualified/verified Businesses Capable Of Meeting Requirement And Salient Characteristics Below To Provide The Wilkes-barre Va Medical Center With Five (5) Pacs Dicom Image Importing/burning Systems. statement Of Need wilkes-barre Va Medical Center x-ray Media Burners/importer background: The Wilkes Barre Medical Center Needs Replacement Hardware For Outdated Picture Archiving And Communication System (pacs) Burners And Importing Software Utilized For X-ray Images. Current Software Is No Longer Supported Which Is Critical When Veterans Need Their Media Imported For Appointments And Media Is Requested For Legal Or Medical Purposes. Current Hardware And Software Is Unreliable And Is Constantly Down. We Do Not Have The Hardware Or Software To Support It In The Case Of A Complete Malfunction. software Is Utilized For Importing Veterans X-ray Images Into Pacs From Outside Provider To Minimize X-ray Exposure. System Is Also Utilized To Export Images To Cd/dvd For Legal Or Veterans To Take Their X-ray Images To Outside Providers. Hardware Included With Software Is Utilized To Burn/label Cd/dvd And Scanners Are Utilized To Digitize And Import We Films Into Pacs. System Must Be Able To Index, And Merge Imported Media With Existing Patient Records On Pacs. requirement: Request Is For Replacement Of Five (5) Pacs Media Importing System And Hardware, Three (3) Dicom Digitizing/paper Scanning Software Licenses And Onsite Training For Three (3) Technicians On Utilization Of Software And Hardware At The Time Of Installation. salient Characteristics: three (3) Digitizing/document Scanning Licenses. paper Report Scanner With Multiple Page Scan paper Scanner Must Have Both Color And Gray Scale Scanning. digitizing Application Must Be Compatible With Vidar Digitizers. software Should Support Dicom, Pdf, Tiff, Jpeg, Gif And All Other Formats. five (5) Pacs Dicom Image Importing/burning Systems software Must Be Able To Import Dicom Images From All X-ray Modalities From Cd, File Or Usb Drive. import X-ray Media With Encryptions. export Media With Multiple Security Lever (encrypt, Anonymous, Or Standard) show History Burnt And Imported Media. support Multi Import To Pacs Destinations At Once. must Have Interactive Web Control For Import, Burn, And Scan Documents. software Must Be Able To Run On A Enterprise Servers For Simultaneous Users Utilization From Hospital Owned Pc. allow Use Of Third-party Hardware Such Scanners And Dvd. must Be Able To Support Separate Accounts For Different User Authentication. one Year Warranty at Least One-year Warranty media Burner With Dual Stack Autoloader must Be Able To Create Custom Media Labels Based On Needs media Burner Must Utilize Muti Color Cartridges To Ensure Label Reflect The Needed Color To Distinguish Disk burner Must Have Self-cleaning Capability Of Print Heads burner Must Have Built In Disk Completion Tray burner Must Have Window To See Burner Internal Status buner Must Have Two Media Burners To Allow Multi Burning. dvd/cdr Starter Pack starter Muti Pack Ink Cartridges 200 Paper Cdr/dvr Holders. one-year Warranty With One For One Exchange pc Requirements operating System windows 10 Pro (includes Windows 11 Pro License) English, French, Spanish processor 12th Generation Intel Core I5-12500 (6 Cores/18mb/12t/3.0ghz To 4.6ghz/65w) Or Equivalent - Ram 16gb (1x16gb) Ddr4 Non Ecc Memory Or Equivalent - M.2 2230 512gb Pcie Nvme Class 35 Solid State Drive Or Equivalent - 8x Dvd-rom 9.5mm Slimline Optical Disk Drive Or Equivalent - Graphics Integrated - Wired Keyboard - Wired Mouse - Ports - Usb 3.1 - 5 (1 Front, 4 Rear) - Usb 3.1 Type-c Port - External Usb 2.0 - 4 (2 Front, 2 Rear) - Internal Usb 2.0 1 - Rj-45 1 - Serial Port 1 - Display Port 1.2 2 - Universal Audio Jack - 1 - Line-out - 1 - 19 In Led Monitor (within 2 Inches Lesser Or Greater Than 19 Inches) on-site Installation And Training company Must Be Able To Install/setup Systems To Properly Import And Export X-ray Images From Pacs. vendor To Provide Three (3) Technicians Onsite Training On Utilization Of Software And Hardware At The Time Of Installation. To Be Coordinated With Station Pacs Administrator Poc. delivery: all Items Must Be Fob Destination To The Following Location: 1111 East End Blvd Wilkes Barre Pa, 18711 radiology Department attn: Amy Klush/michael Wyand monday Friday From 8:00am 4:00pm special Instructions: software And Hardware Should Be Able To Import, Burn And Export Images From Pacs In Dicom Format. Burners Should Be Able To Label Requested Media With Va Approved Image (image Will Be Provided By Va) All Installation Must Be Approved By Wilkes Barre Biomed Department And Or It Department. _____________________________________________________________________ responses To This Rfi Should Include Company Name, Address, Point Of Contact, Phone Number, And Point Of Contact E-mail, Uei Number, Cage Code, Size Of Business Pursuant To North American Industry Classification Code (naics) 334112 Computer Storage Device Manufacturing, The Small Business Size Standard For This Naics Code Is 1,250 Employees. please Answer The Following Questions: (1) Please Indicate The Size Status And Representations Of Your Businessâ in Accordance With The Naics Code 334112, Such As But Not Limited To: Service-disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (sdvosb), Veteran Owned Small Business (vosb),â hubzone, Woman Owned Small Business (wosb), Large Business, Etc.) (2)â is All The Required Equipment Available On A Federal Supply Schedule Or Government Wideâ acquisition Contract?â  If So, Please Include The Schedule Number.â  (3) Are You The Manufacturer, Distributor, Or An Equivalent Solution To The Items Being Referenced Above?â  if Not,â provide Additional Information Shown Below.â  This Is To Confirm Compliance With The Non-manufacturer Rule Iaw 13 Cfr 121.406(b) Nonmanufacturers.â  Doesâ your Companyâ exceed 500 Employeesâ  Primarily Engaged In The Retail Or Wholesale Trade And Normally Sells The Type Of Item Being Supplied;â â â  Take Ownership Or Possession Of The Item(s) With Its Personnel, Equipment Or Facilities In A Manner Consistent With Industry Practice;â â  Provide The Items Of A Small Business (4) If Your Company Is Aâ large Business, Do You Have Anyâ authorized Small Businessâ distributors? If So, Please Provide Their Company Name, Telephone, Point Of Contact And Size Status (if Available).â  (5) If Your Company Isâ 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?â  (6) Is The Item You Are Supplying Made Or Manufactured In America? This Is To Ensure Compliance With Far 52.225-1 Buy American-supplies. (7) If You Intend Toâ subcontractâ any Work On This Contract, What Portion Of The Total Cost Will Be Self-performed/will Be Performed By Your Organization? Please Provide Estimated Detailed Percentage Breakdowns Related To Sub Contracted Work And Completion Of Job.â  (8) General Pricing Of Your Products/solution Is Encouraged. Pricing Will Be Used For The Purpose Of Market Research Only. It Will Not Be Used To Evaluate For Any Type Of Award.â  (9) Please Submit Your Capabilitiesâ in Regard Toâ the Salient Characteristics Detailed Above And Any Information Pertaining To Equal To Items To Establish Capabilities For Planning Purposes?â  (10) Please Review Salient Characteristics/statement Of Work (if Applicable) And Provide Feedback Or Suggestions. If None, Please Reply As N/a.â  (11) Please Provide Your Uei Number.â  *** Submissions Addressing Number (10) Should Show Clear, Compelling And Convincing*** Evidence That All Equal To Items" Meet All The Salient Characteristics.â  thisâ rfiâ will Be Conducted In Accordance With Federal Acquisition Regulation (far) Part 13. Telephone Responses Will Not Be Accepted. responses Must Be Receivedâ via Email To Contract Specialist Olivia Osborne At Olivia.osborne@va.gov No Later Than 4:00 Pm Eastern Standard Time On January 15, 2025. This Notice Will Help The Va In Determining Available Potential Sources Only.â â do Not Contact Va Medical Center Staffâ regardingâ this Requirement, As They Are Not Authorized To Discussâ this Matterâ related To This Procurement Action. all Firms Responding To This Request For Information Are Advised That Their Response Is Not A Request For Proposal,â therefore Will Not Be Considered For A Contract Award.â â  â  if A Solicitation Is Issued, Information Will Be Posted On Sam.gov Web Site For All Qualified Interested Partiesâ at A Later Dateâ and Interested Parties Must Respond To The Solicitation To Be Considered For Award.â â this Notice Does Not Commit The Government To Contract For Anyâ supplies Orâ services.â â the Government Will Not Pay For Any Information Or Administrative Cost Incurred In Response To This Request For Information.â â information Will Only Be Accepted In Writing Via Email. disclaimerâ â  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.â â responses To This Notice Are Not Offers And Cannot Be Accepted By The Government To Form A Binding Contract.â â responders Are Solely Responsible For All Expenses Associated With Responding To This Rfi.â