65– Volcano SyncVision
Notice Type: Sources Sought Notice
Posted Date:
Office Address:
Subject: 65-- Volcano SyncVision
Classification Code: 65 - Medical, dental & veterinary equipment & supplies
Contact:
Setaside: N/AN/A
Place of Performance (address):
Place of Performance (zipcode): 70119
Place of Performance Country:
Description:
New Orleans VAMC
SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE
Volcano SyncVision Upgrade System
The overall purpose is to provide and install a Volcano SyncVision Upgrade System to the
Instruction to Offerors Guidance:
This Sources Sought Notice is not a Request for Quote (RFQ). No solicitation is being issued at this time. This notice shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract, nor does it restrict the government to a particular acquisition approach. Any information provided to the Government as a result of this sources sought notice is voluntary. Responses will not be returned. No entitlement to payment or direct or indirect costs or charges by the Government will arise as a result of contractor submission of responses or the Government s use of such information.
This Sources Sought Notice is for planning purposes only and is intended to identify contractors in any socioeconomic category who can support this requirement.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUBMISSION
Interested contractors shall submit a response via e-mail only to Iris Ramirez, Contract Specialist [email protected]. Responses are due no later than
Indicate if you can provide all items listed in the Statement of Work to include installation and training.
If/when this requirement is solicited it will be all or nothing meaning that prospective contractors must be able to provide all items.
Please do not submit a price quote as this request is for market research/informational purposes only. The purpose is to identify potential contractors that can provide a Volcano SyncVision Upgrade
System.
Statement of Work
Volcano SyncVision Upgrade System
1. PURPOSE
1.1 The overall purpose is to provide and install a Volcano SyncVision Upgrade System at
2.
2.1 The Contractor shall provide, transport, install, and test all listed equipment. All products must meet all salient characteristics defined in this section.
2.2 All equipment and installation must meet manufacturers and
2.3 The Contractor shall furnish all supplies, equipment, facilities and services required for delivery and installation of the supplies and equipment.
2.4 The Contractor is responsible for any missing parts and components not included in order to carry out the installation.
2.5 SALIENT CHARACTERISTICS
2.5.1 Xper Live/Ref Slaving
EQUIVALENT TO:
Specifications/Salient Characteristics:
Vendor must be able to provide a software that is capable of splitting the Live or Ref video source from the Allura Xper
The software kit must contain a video splitter and a cable set for one slave monitor
2.5.2 SyncVision
EQUIVALENT TO:
Specifications/Salient Characteristics:
Must be SyncVision IVUS and IFR Co-registration System
Must include SyncVision Workstation CPU, Power Supply, Isolation Transformer Medical Grade, Joystick Controller, Optical USB Mouse and Keyboard, LCD Monitor 19" Philips, Cable Kit, SyncVision System Operator's Guide
Must include End User License Agreement
Must include a 3-year Software Support Agreement
2.6 DELIVERY AND INSTALLATION
2.6.1 DELIVERY
2.6.1.1 Contractor shall deliver all equipment to the
2.6.1.2 Deliver materials to job in manufacturer's original sealed containers with brand name marked thereon.
2.6.1.3 Package to prevent damage or deterioration during shipment, handling, storage and installation. Maintain protective covering in place and in good repair until removal is necessary.
2.6.1.4 Deliver specified items only when the site is ready for installation work to proceed.
2.6.1.5 Store products in dry condition inside enclosed facilities.
2.6.1.6 Any government requested delayed delivery up to 90 days after initial award delivery date, shall be at no additional cost to the Government.
2.6.1.7 A pre-delivery meeting will be conducted 5 days prior to initial award delivery date for verification of delivery and installation dates.
2.6.1.8 Delivery and Installation will be coordinated through the COR.
2.6.2 INSTALLATION
2.6.2.1 All equipment shall be installed on VHA computers as indicated.
2.6.2.2 Install all equipment to manufacturer s specifications maintaining Federal, and Local safety standards
2.6.2.3 Installation must be completed by
2.6.2.4 If there is an operational conflict with installation, night or weekend installation may be required. Government will provide a 72 hours' notice of change of installation hours.
2.6.2.5 The contractor shall coordinate all deliveries, staging areas, installations, and parking arrangements with the COR.
2.6.2.6 The Contractor shall remove all related shipping debris and cleanup any construction associated with delivery and installation of the specified items. Contractor shall remove all packaging from the SLVHCS premises. The Contractor shall be responsible for any damage to the building that occurs due to Contractor error or neglect.
2.7 SITE CONDITIONS
2.7.1 There shall be no smoking, eating, or drinking inside the hospital at any time.
3. INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE:
3.1 The Contractor shall conduct a joint inspection with the COR upon delivery of equipment.
3.2 Contractor shall provide dates of completion of punch list items and replacement parts and/or short ship items from the manufacturer(s).
3.3 The COR shall ensure all work is completed satisfactorily prior to acceptance. Disputes shall be resolved by the Contracting Officer.
4. DELIVERABLES
4.1 Operation and Maintenance Manuals
4.1.1 Binders - Quantity (2) each for items 2.5.1 and 2.5.2
4.1.2 Digital Copies- Quantity (1) each for items 2.5.1 and 2.5.2
4.2 Deliver compilation of all manufacturer recommended maintenance schedule and operation materials packaged in binder(s) to COR upon completion of installation.
5. TRAINING:
5.1 Contractor shall provide On-site training of the equipment to the Users. Scheduling of operator training shall be coordinated with the SLVHCS COR after installation is complete.
5.2 The contractor shall provide a training program to the Biomedical Engineering technicians and in-house clinical personnel. Technical training must provide Biomedical Engineering with the tools and knowledge to fully operate and maintain the system.
6. PROTECTION OF PROPERTY
6.1 Contractor shall protect all items from damage. The Contractor shall take precaution against damage to the building(s), grounds and furnishings. The Contractor shall repair or replace any items related to building(s) or grounds damaged accidentally or on purpose due to actions by the Contractor.
6.2 The Contractor shall perform an inspection of the building(s) and grounds with the COR prior to commencing work. To insure that the Contractor shall be able to repair or replace any items, components, building(s) or grounds damaged due to negligence and/or actions taken by the Contractor. The source of all repairs beyond simple surface cleaning is the facility construction contractor (or appropriate subcontractor), so that building warranty is maintained. Concurrence from the VA Facilities Management POC and COR is required before the Contractor may perform any significant repair work. In all cases, repairs shall utilize materials of the same quality, size, texture, grade, and color to match adjacent existing work.
6.3 The Contractor shall be responsible for security of the areas in which the work is being performed prior to completion.
6.4 Contractor shall provide floor protection while working in all
7. SECURITY REQUIREMENTS :
1. GENERAL
Contractors, contractor personnel, subcontractors, and subcontractor personnel shall be subject to the same Federal laws, regulations, standards, and VA Directives and Handbooks as
2. ACCESS TO VA INFORMATION AND VA INFORMATION SYSTEMS
a. A contractor/subcontractor shall request logical (technical) or physical access to
b. All contractors, subcontractors, and third-party servicers and associates working with
c. Contract personnel who require access to national security programs must have a valid security clearance. National Industrial Security Program (NISP) was established by Executive Order 12829 to ensure that cleared
d. Custom software development and outsourced operations must be located in the
e. The contractor or subcontractor must notify the Contracting Officer immediately when an employee working on a
3. VA INFORMATION CUSTODIAL LANGUAGE
a. Information made available to the contractor or subcontractor by
b.
c. Prior to termination or completion of this contract, contractor/subcontractor must not destroy information received from
d. The contractor/subcontractor must receive, gather, store, back up, maintain, use, disclose and dispose of
e. The contractor/subcontractor shall not make copies of
f. If
g. If a VHA contract is terminated for cause, the associated BAA must also be terminated and appropriate actions taken in accordance with VHA Handbook 1600.01, Business Associate Agreements. Absent an agreement to use or disclose protected health information, there is no business associate relationship.
h. The contractor/subcontractor must store, transport, or transmit
i. The contractor/subcontractor s firewall and Web services security controls, if applicable, shall meet or exceed
j. Except for uses and disclosures of
k. Notwithstanding the provision above, the contractor/subcontractor shall not release
l. For service that involves the storage, generating, transmitting, or exchanging of
6. SECURITY INCIDENT INVESTIGATION
a. The term security incident means an event that has, or could have, resulted in unauthorized access to, loss or damage to
b. To the extent known by the contractor/subcontractor, the contractor/subcontractor s notice to
c. With respect to unsecured protected health information, the business associate is deemed to have discovered a data breach when the business associate knew or should have known of a breach of such information. Upon discovery, the business associate must notify the covered entity of the breach. Notifications need to be made in accordance with the executed business associate agreement.
d. In instances of theft or break-in or other criminal activity, the contractor/subcontractor must concurrently report the incident to the appropriate law enforcement entity (or entities) of jurisdiction, including the VA OIG and Security and Law Enforcement. The contractor, its employees, and its subcontractors and their employees shall cooperate with
7. LIQUIDATED DAMAGES FOR DATA BREACH
a. Consistent with the requirements of 38 U.S.C. --5725, a contract may require access to sensitive personal information. If so, the contractor is liable to
b. The contractor/subcontractor shall provide notice to
c. Each risk analysis shall address all relevant information concerning the data breach, including the following:
(1) Nature of the event (loss, theft, unauthorized access);
(2) Description of the event, including:
(a) date of occurrence;
(b) data elements involved, including any PII, such as full name, social security number, date of birth, home address, account number, disability code;
(3) Number of individuals affected or potentially affected;
(4) Names of individuals or groups affected or potentially affected;
(5) Ease of logical data access to the lost, stolen or improperly accessed data in light of the degree of protection for the data, e.g., unencrypted, plain text;
(6) Amount of time the data has been out of
(7) The likelihood that the sensitive personal information will or has been compromised (made accessible to and usable by unauthorized persons);
(8) Known misuses of data containing sensitive personal information, if any;
(9) Assessment of the potential harm to the affected individuals;
(10) Data breach analysis as outlined in 6500.2 Handbook, Management of Security and Privacy Incidents, as appropriate; and
(11) Whether credit protection services may assist record subjects in avoiding or mitigating the results of identity theft based on the sensitive personal information that may have been compromised.
d. Based on the determinations of the independent risk analysis, the contractor shall be responsible for paying to the
(1) Notification;
(2) One year of credit monitoring services consisting of automatic daily monitoring of at least 3 relevant credit bureau reports;
(3) Data breach analysis;
(4) Fraud resolution services, including writing dispute letters, initiating fraud alerts and credit freezes, to assist affected individuals to bring matters to resolution;
(5) One year of identity theft insurance with
(6) Necessary legal expenses the subjects may incur to repair falsified or damaged credit records, histories, or financial affairs.
8. SECURITY CONTROLS COMPLIANCE TESTING
On a periodic basis,
9. TRAINING
a. All contractor employees and subcontractor employees requiring access to
(1) Sign and acknowledge (either manually or electronically) understanding of and responsibilities for compliance with the Contractor Rules of Behavior, Appendix E relating to access to
(2) Successfully complete the VA Cyber Security Awareness and Rules of Behavior training and annually complete required security training;
(3) Successfully complete the appropriate
(4) Successfully complete any additional cyber security or privacy training, as required for
b. The contractor shall provide to the contracting officer and/or the COTR a copy of the training certificates and certification of signing the Contractor Rules of Behavior for each applicable employee within 1 week of the initiation of the contract and annually thereafter, as required.
c. Failure to complete the mandatory annual training and sign the Rules of Behavior annually, within the timeframe required, is grounds for suspension or termination of all physical or electronic access privileges and removal from work on the contract until such time as the training and documents are complete.
7. REFERENCE (S):
1. VA Affairs Handbook 6500, Risk Management Framework for VA Information Systems Tier 3: VA Information Security Program,
2. Veterans Health Administration Procurement Manual (VHA PM) 11/3/2014.
3. VA Handbook 1901.01, Health Information Management and Health Records
4. VHA Handbook 1605.5, Business Associate Agreements
5. Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a).
8. WARRANTY
8.1 The contractor shall provide a one year manufacturer s warranty on all parts and labor.
8.2 The warranty shall include all travel and shipping costs associated with any warranty repair.
Link/URL: https://www.fbo.gov/spg/VA/NOrVAMC/VAMCCO80220/36C25618Q9800/listing.html



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