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Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Notice Page 1 of Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Notice *= Required Field Solicitation Number: 36C10G22Q0095 Notice Type: Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Synopsis: COMBINE... Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Notice Page 1 of Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Notice *= Required Field Solicitation Number: 36C10G22Q0095 Notice Type: Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Synopsis: COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for brand name or equal commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) subpart 12.6, Streamlined Procedures for Evaluation and Solicitation for Commercial Items, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation number 36C10G22Q0095 is issued for this combined synopsis/solicitation; this solicitation is being issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ). This combined synopsis/solicitation incorporates provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2022-06, dated 26 May 2022. Requirement Description: VA has a requirement to purchase Electromyographs to deliver patient care at its VA Medical Centers around the country. Electromyographs (EMG) detect, process, and record the electrical activity of the skeletal muscles. The EMG can indicate the physiologic status of a given muscle or muscle group and of the nerves controlling the muscle's contraction. The EMG charts the electrical activity of a muscle or, more typically, a muscle group (i.e., compound action potentials) at rest and at varying contraction strengths during volitional movement. When the muscle is electrically or mechanically stimulated, the voltage produced is sometimes called the motor unit action potential (MUAP). Although no waveform recorded on an EMG is an absolute indicator, a decline in a muscle's contraction strength, as measured by an overall reduction in EMG activity, may provide early evidence of the onset of a debilitating neuromuscular disorder. A single award Requirements contract will be awarded IAW FAR 52.211-6 Brand Name or Equal in accordance with all terms, conditions, provisions, specifications, and schedule of this solicitation herein. Quotes shall contain the terms for cost/price and technical capabilities of the brand name or equal equipment. The Government reserves the right to award without discussions. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 334510 Electro Medical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing: 6515 Medical and Surgical Instruments, Equipment, and Supplies and the associated size standard is 1,250 employees. This procurement action is issued as full and open competition. This acquisition is for a single award Requirements contract in accordance with FAR Part 16.5 for Cadwell brand name or equal Electromyographs and related equipment and accessories as identified in ATTACHMENT A NX EQ ELECTROMYOGRAPHS PRICE COST SCHEDULE. All interested companies shall provide a quote for all Contract Line Item Numbers (CLINs) listed in ATTACHMENT A NX EQ ELECTROMYOGRAPHS PRICE COST SCHEDULE. The ordering period is for one 12-month base year with four 12-month option years. Delivery is FOB destination. Firm-Fixed Price Orders will be placed against this contract in writing and will provide the delivery locations, delivery dates and exact quantities. The FAR provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors Commercial, applies to this acquisition including attached addenda to the provision. The FAR provision at 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Items, and the specific evaluation criteria as attached addenda also applies to this acquisition The Offeror is to include a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items, with its offer. Clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition and a statement regarding any addenda to the clause. Addendum is attached. Clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition and a statement regarding which, if any, of the additional FAR clauses cited in the clause are applicable to the acquisition. Addendum is attached. All interested quoters must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) prior to submitting a quote. You may access SAM at https://sam.gov/SAM/. Questions regarding this combined synopsis/solicitation are due via email by 11:59PM EST on June 29, 2022, to Contract Specialist, Ninatile Bacote at Ninatile.Bacote@va.gov and Contracting Officer, David Barber at David.Barber@va.gov. No calls will be accepted. Quotes are due via email by 11:59PM EST on July 15, 2022, to Contract Specialist, Ninatile Bacote at Ninatile.Bacote@va.gov and Contracting Officer, David Barber at David.Barber@va.gov. 1. BACKGROUND: The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Non-Expendable Equipment National Program has identified the Electromyographs product line as a candidate for a VA-wide (otherwise referred to as national ) single Requirements contract award. Electromyographs (EMG) detect, process, and record the electrical activity of the skeletal muscles. The EMG can indicate the physiologic status of a given muscle or muscle group and of the nerves controlling the muscle's contraction. The EMG charts the electrical activity of a muscle or, more typically, a muscle group (i.e., compound action potentials) at rest and at varying contraction strengths during volitional movement. When the muscle is electrically or mechanically stimulated, the voltage produced is sometimes called the motor unit action potential (MUAP). Although no waveform recorded on an EMG is an absolute indicator, a decline in a muscle's contraction strength, as measured by an overall reduction in EMG activity, may provide early evidence of the onset of a debilitating neuromuscular disorder. The Contractor must demonstrate the ability to meet all requirements for the solicitation. The objective is to provide Electromyographs to be used by clinicians throughout the VA medical centers and facilities. The period of performance is for a base of 12-months with four 12-month option periods. 2. REQUIREMENT This requirement will be IAW FAR clause 52.211-6, Brand Name or Equal which requires the offeror indicate that each product being offered as an equal product to the Cadwell Electromyographs. For each equal product, the offeror must include a description reflecting the salient characteristics (SC) and level of quality that will satisfy the salient physical, functional, or performance characteristics of the equal product(s) specified in the solicitation. The offeror must also clearly identify the item by brand name (if any) and make/model number. Finally, the offeror must include descriptive literature, such as illustrations, drawings, or a clear reference to previously furnished descriptive data or information available to the Contracting Officer, and clearly describe any modifications it plans to make to a product to make it conform to the solicitation requirements. CONTRACT LINE ITEMS# BRAND PART NUMBER DESCRIPTION Sierra Summit Two Channel (Includes Base, Amplifier, Programmable Electrical Stimulator) 0001 Cadwell 9730102 Sierra Summit Base with 1-2 Channel Amplifier 0002 Cadwell 369043-457-002 Sierra Summit 2 Channel License 0003 Cadwell 190274-200 StimTroller Plus Stimulator (Included) 0004 Cadwell 339073-200 Stimulator Probe, Straight w/Touchproof Connectors & Round Head, Large Diameter (Included) 0005 Cadwell 369043-459 EMG, NCS, RR Interval, SEP 0006 Cadwell 369043-453 Single Fiber EMG & Macro EMG 0007 Cadwell 9602132 Small Form Factor Desktop PC 0008 Cadwell 9602009 Flat Panel Wide Screen Monitor 24" 0009 Cadwell 9600112 EMG Cart for SFF 0010 Cadwell 111205-200 24" Monitor Mount Bracket 0011 Cadwell 197247-200 Summit 1 - 2 Channel Amp Arm w/Stim, Amp & Needle Holder 0012 Cadwell 111204-000 Footswitch Holder 0013 Cadwell 291268-000 LaserJet Printer 0014 Cadwell 9720093 Standard Electrode Kit - Disposable 0015 Cadwell 190286-200 USB Footswitch 0016 Cadwell 202607-000 Temperature Probe, 1m 0017 Cadwell 9730122 1 - 2 Channel Electronic Technical Manual Kit Including Test Fixtures 0018 Cadwell 8002300 On Site Installation with Training, 1 day Integrated Ultrasound for Sierra Summit Two Channel and Sierra Summit Eight Channel with Evoked Potentials 0019 Cadwell 9730076 NUMS1 Ultrasound with US Transducer Probe Sierra Summit Eight Channel with Evoked Potentials (Includes Base, Amplifier, Programmable Electrical Stimulator) 0020 Cadwell 9730112 Sierra Summit Base with 3-12 Channel Amplifier 0021 Cadwell 369043-457-008 Sierra Summit 8 Channel License 0022 Cadwell 190274-200 StimTroller Plus Stimulator (Included) 0023 Cadwell 339073-200 Stimulator Probe, Straight w/Touchproof Connectors & Round Head, Large Diameter (Included) 0024 Cadwell 9730104 VEP (Visual Evoked Potential) with 24" Monitor 0025 Cadwell 286131-000 Display Port Cable for AIO or SFF PC (Included) 0026 Cadwell 9730106 AEP (Auditory Evoked Potential) with Headphones 0027 Cadwell 369043-454 P300 (AEP is Required with this Option) 0028 Cadwell 9602132 Small Form Factor Desktop PC 0029 Cadwell 197251-200 Summit 3-12 Channel Amp Arm w/Stim, Amp & Needle Holder 0030 Cadwell 9720093 Standard Electrode Kit - Disposable (Included) 0031 Cadwell 202607-000 Temperature Probe, 1m 0032 Cadwell 9730124 Remote Input Box (for Head-Pattern Inputs and 3 - 12 Channel Amp; Includes Cable and 1 Reusable Overlay) 0033 Cadwell 9730123 3 - 12 Channel Electronic Technical Manual Kit Including Test Fixtures Sierra Summit 12 Channel with Dual Stimulators, Evoked Potentials and Integrated Ultrasound 0034 Cadwell 369043-457-012 Sierra Summit 12 Channel License 0035 Cadwell 369043-455 MUNE (Incremental & Multiple Point Stimulation) 0036 Cadwell 600801-200 Dual Stim - UI with 2nd Wired Estim Handle & Internal Estim Sierra Summit Networking and HL7 Interface 0037 Cadwell 369043-458-010 Summit 10-user Concurrent Review Software License 0038 Cadwell 9730110 CadLink Server Software (Included) 0039 Cadwell 369044-451 CadLink Client license with Auto Archive 0040 Cadwell 369044-453 CadLink HL7 Inbound and Outbound 0041 Cadwell 9600805 CadLink HL7 Test Environment Interface The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is seeking vendors who can provide Cadwell® Electromyographs or equal as listed above which meet all of the following salient characteristics. Vendors may quote any product solution or configuration so long as they meet the salient characteristics. Products quoted in the technical volume must be captured on the Vendor s pricing volume (Attachment A, Price/Cost Schedule) of the solicitation. Vendors may quote any additional ancillary products which they deem to be essential to the functionality of the proposed solution; these items must be captured in the Vendor s pricing volume with a quantity of zero. SC # SALIENT CHARACTERISTICS METHOD OF EVALUATION APPLICABLE CLINs PAGE # WHERE SC IS FOUND IN TECHNICAL LITERATURE SC 1 EMG device shall support laptop or desktop computer-based diagnostic system Literature Review 0001 - 0041 SC 2 EMG device shall conduct Electromyography (EMG), Nerve Conducting Studies (NCS) and Evoked Potential (EP) utilizing electrical stimulator. Must be available in 2-12 channel amplifier Literature Review 0001 - 0041 SC 3 EMG device shall integrate multiple studies into a singular session and generate reports Literature Review 0001 - 0002, 0005 - 0008, 0019 - 0021, 0024 0025, 0034, 0037 - 0041 SC 4 EMG device shall be able to convert EMG to video/audio files Literature Review 0001 - 0002, 0005 - 0008, 0019 0021, 0024 0025, 0034, 0037 - 0041 SC 5 Handheld stim units must provide standard function keys Literature Review 0003 - 0004, 0023 - 0024 SC 6 Must support integrated Ultrasound capability Literature Review 0019 SC 7 EMG device shall be portable, and all components must integrate into a single carrying cart Literature Review 0001 - 0036 SC 8 PC software shall display custom views and workflows; and control of all test protocols Literature Review 0001 - 0002, 0005 - 0008, 0019 0021, 0024 0025, 0034, 0037 0041 SC 9 PC hardware shall provide high quality sound for auditory tests Literature Review 0001 - 0002, 0005 - 0008, 0019 0021, 0024 0025, 0034, 0037 - 0041 SC 10 Must support temperature probe capability Literature Review 0001 - 0002, 0005 - 0008, 0016, 0019 0021, 0024 0025, 0034, 0037 - 0041 SC 11 Must utilize conventional (non-proprietary) Electrode kit to fit Amplifier Literature Review 0001 - 0002, 0005 - 0008, 0019 0021, 0024 0025, 0030, 0034, 0037 - 0041 SC 12 Footswitch shall be compatible with the mobile cart unit Literature Review 0009, 0012, 0015 The following attachments are incorporated by reference. All criteria outlined in the attachments are applicable to this combined synopsis/solicitation.