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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 b... 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. Because this is a Request for Information announcement, no evaluation letters and/or results will be issued to the respondents. No solicitation exists. Therefore, do not request a copy of a solicitation. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), VISN 4, Network Contracting Office 4 (NCO 4), is seeking information and potential qualified sources capable of meeting the following minimum requirements and salient characteristics below for a Brand Name Visual Field machine located in Eire VA Medical Center, Erie, PA. Requirements Compatibility Requirements: All models must be able to communicate with CPRS and VISTA. All work is to be performed in accordance with the guidelines established by federal, state, and local ordinances, with the FDA Manufacturer s guidelines, with all terms, conditions, provisions, schedules, and specifications provided. Brand Name: to ZEISS HFA3 860 General Requirements of the Visual Field Machine: The threshold testing results in good reproducibility and glaucoma progression detection. Major glaucoma or visual fields, including OHTS, CIGTS, EMGT, CNTG, and AGIS. Guided Progression Analysis (GPA) Must help the practitioner differentiate between the localized losses typical of glaucoma and overall depressions caused, for example, by a progressive cataract. Must have a new automatic Liquid Trial Lens reduces instrument setup time by automatically correcting the patient s refraction based on information from the previous exam. One trial lens for all patients. Must have SmartTouch (Touch Screen Interface) user interface helps accelerate clinical flow, because it can be learned quickly and operated easily. Must be able to monitor records images of the patient s eye during the presentation of each stimulus. Allows to Doctor to verify if the patient was fixated during the actual test. Must have the ability to glaucoma hemifield test. Technical Specifications: Test specifications: Maximum temporal range (degrees) 90 Stimulus duration 200 ms Visual field-testing distance 30 cm Background illumination 31.5 ASB Threshold test library: 24-2, 30-2, 10-2, Macula 60-4, Nasal step Threshold test strategies: SITA Standard, SITA Fast, SITA Faster, Full Threshold, Fastpacks SITA-SWAP Suprathreshold test library: C40, C76, C80 C64, C-Armaly Peripheral test patterns Suprathreshold test modes: Age corrected Threshold related, Single intensity Specialty test library: Social Security Disability, monocular, binocular Esterman monocular, binocular, superior 36, 64 Kinetic testing Custom Kinetic testing Custom Static testing Fixation control: Heijl-Krakau blind spot monitor Video eye monitor Gaze tracking Head tracking Vertex monitoring Operator interface: Display Touchscreen LCD Keyboard Stimulus: White-on-white Red- or blue-on-white Blue-on-yellow (SWAP) General testing features: Stimulus sizes Goldmann I-V Foveal threshold testing Automatic pupil measurement Liquid Trial Lens (AutoTLC) RelEYE eye review Test storage: User-defined Software features: Single Field Analysis (SFA) Glaucoma Hemifield Test (GHT) Visual Field Index (VFI) Guided Progression Analysis (GPA) Mixed GPA Serial field overview Networking FORUM Connectivity DICOM Connectivity Printer: Postscript printer support for network capable printers Desktop printer Data storage, retrieval and analysis: Hard drive 500 GB USB Dimensions: Height 23 (58 cm) Width 20 (51 cm) Depth 18 (46 cm) Weight 63 lbs. (28.7 kg) Electrical requirements: 100-120V~, 50/60Hz, 4.0A 230V~, 50/60Hz, 1.8A Standards: Meets UL, CSA and CE standards Special Considerations: Installation: The contractor shall be responsible for installation, which consists of in-house delivery, positioning, and mounting of all equipment listed in the delivery order and connections of all equipment and interconnecting wiring and cabling if applicable. Upon receipt of notice to proceed with installation, it shall be the contractor s responsibility to inform the contracting officer of any problems which may be anticipated in connection with installation or which will affect optimum performance once installation is completed. In the event that progress of the installation is interrupted through no fault of the contractor, the continuous installation referenced preceding paragraphs may be terminated until the cause of delay has been eliminated, and then shall be resumed within 24 hours after the contractor has been notified that the work may proceed. Upon completion of installation, the equipment will be turned over to the hospital for use. Optimization, Validation, and Acceptation: Contractor shall assist with optimization and validation of all equipment after installation. The government shall accept equipment once installation and successful testing has been completed and approved. Warranty: The contractor shall warrant all pieces of equipment for a period of at least one (1) year. The warranty must include unlimited telephone/e-mail support for questions regarding operation. All costs including parts, labor, travel, and other expenses necessary to repair the system will be borne solely by the contractor at no additional cost to the U.S. Government. Warranty shall begin after installation of equipment and completion of tests. Training: The contractor, without additional charge to the government, shall provide training by a qualified technical person at the government location for all operating personnel at the time of installation of the contractor s equipment. Training will be required to learn how to set up, operate, and maintain all equipment. The training shall provide a thorough demonstration of all system/solution functions, maintenance, data administration, and basic troubleshooting. The contractor shall provide one (1) copy set of operating manuals. Contractor Shall provide delivery within 30 days of contract award. Item Number Description Ref CLIN Comment Quantity Unit of Measure 0001 ZEISS OS/HFA3 MODEL 860 ZEISS OS/HFA3 MODEL 860 1 EA The information identified above is intended to be descriptive, not restrictive and to indicate the quality of the supplies/services that will be satisfactory. It is the responsibility of the interested source to demonstrate to the government that the interested parties can provide the supplies/services that fulfill the required specifications mentioned above. Responses to this RFI should include company name, address, point of contact, phone number, and point of contact e-mail, DUNS Number, Cage Code, size of business pursuant to North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) 339112 (size standard of 1000 employees). Please answer the following questions: (1) Please indicate the size status and representations of your business, such as but not limited to: Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB), HUBZone, Woman Owned Small Business (WOSB), Large Business, etc.? (2) Is your company considered small under the NAICS code identified under this RFI? (3) Are you the manufacturer, distributor, or an equivalent solution to the items being referenced above? (4) If you are a large business, do you have any designated distributors? If so, please provide their company name, telephone, point of Contact and size status (if available). (5) If you re 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? (6) If you intend to subcontract 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. (7) Does your company have an FSS contract with GSA or the NAC or are you a contract holder with any other federal contract? If so, please provide the contract number. (8) If you are an FSS GSA/NAC contract holder or other federal contract holder, are the items/solution you are providing information for available on your schedule/contract? (9) 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. (10) Please submit your capabilities in regard to the salient characteristics detailed above and any information pertaining to equal to items to establish capabilities for planning purposes? (11) Please review salient characteristics/statement of work (if applicable) and provide feedback or suggestions. If none, please reply as N/A. (12) Please provide your DUNS number. *** Submissions addressing number (10) should show clear, compelling and convincing*** evidence that all equal to items" meet all the salient characteristics. This RFI will be conducted in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13. Telephone responses will not be accepted. Responses must be received via e-mail to jason.may2@va.gov no later than, 03:00 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST) on July 10, 2020. This notice will help the VA in determining available potential sources only. Do not contact VA Medical Center staff regarding this requirement, as they are not authorized to discuss this matter related to this procurement action. All questions will be addressed by the Contracting Officer, Jason May. All firms responding to this Request for Information are advised that their response is not a request for proposal, therefore will not be considered for a contract award. If a solicitation is issued, information will be posted on the FedBizOpps (FBO) web site for all qualified interested parties at a later date and interested parties must respond to the solicitation to be considered for award. This notice does not commit the government to contract for any supplies or services. The government will not pay for any information or administrative cost incurred in response to this Request for Information. Information will only be accepted in writing by e-mail to Contracting Officer at jason.may2@va.gov. 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. 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.