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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 or Equal Maestro2 3D OCT-1 Optical Coherence Tomography equipment Statement of Need VISN 4 TeleEye Equipment Retinal Camera with OCT BRAND NAME OR EQUAL to MAESTRO2 Background: VISN 4 TeleEye is expanding to include new Mydriatic/Non mydriatic retinal imaging cameras with OCT scan capability. Maestro2 is the basis of design, item number 102449804KUS brand name or equal. Objective is to expand the Tele Eye care services to include higher level screening for diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma and macular degeneration, allowing providers to be more definitive in their initial assessment, improve accuracy and appropriateness of referrals for patients with identified pathology, reduce the number of referrals to eye clinics to obtain this baseline OCT scan, thereby preserving face to face access in the clinics and reducing related community care costs. This instrument allows for combined imaging of the retina and anterior segment as well as OCT scan of the macula and optic nerve in one compact device. Purpose of Project: TeleEye to include higher level screening for diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma and macular degeneration within VISN 4. Description of Work: Vendor to deliver and install 3D OCT-1 Optical Coherence Tomography equipment to VISN 4 Veterans Affairs Medical Centers as outlined in quote/contract. After set-up, the contractor will be required to demonstrate that the System works as designed. Once this is completed and accepted by the COR, or designee, the contractor will provide training by Topcon clinical application Specialist for the clinical staff upon delivery and installation for each of the following facilities: (1 Unit) to Altoona VAMC: James E VanZandt VA Medical Center 2907 Pleasant Valley Blvd. Altoona, PA 16602 Attention: Dan Russell and Kym Hambleton (1 Unit) to Erie VAMC: Erie VAMC 135 E 38th Street Erie, PA 16504 Attention: CCM Holly Mukina and Tyler Mautino (2 Units) to Philadelphia VAMC: Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center 3900 Woodland Ave Philadelphia, PA 19104 Attention: Office of Connected Care Carla Clements Service Chief (2 Units) to Wilkes-Barre VAMC: Wilkes Barre VAMC Surgical Service Eye Clinic (TeleHealth) 1111 East End Blvd Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 18711 Attention: Bruce Brownstein & Audra Casper (CCM) (2 Units) to Wilmington VAMC: Atlantic County CBOC 1909 New Road Northfield NJ 08225 Kent County CBOC 655 South Bay Road Dover DE 19901 Attn:Â Michael Selby/ Marisabel McGrail and Robert Duszak The contractor will be required to dispose of all packing materials. Schedule of Deliverables: Description of Tasks and Associated Deliverables: Combination color fundus and oct images. 12x9mm 3D wide OCT with true color retinal photography PinPoint Registration to match OCT scans to fundus reference image. Ability to view images directly from the camera to see all OCT fields. Widefield OCT Panoramic fundus imaging Picture angle 45 degrees +/- 5% Scan range of 3-12 mm +/-5% Scan speed at least 50,000 scans per second - This high speed enables acquisition of data sets within a few seconds Fundus Resolution of atleast 60 lines/mm or more for center, 40 lines/mm or more for middle( r/2), 25 lines/mm or more for middle (r) and 5 lines/mm or more for center IR photography. Anterior segment scanning Color and IR photography for anterior segment and fundus Photographable diameter of pupil for fundus: 4.0 or more; small pupil diameter of 3.3mm or more; fundus tomogram diameter of pupil: 2.5mm or more Fixation target: internal, peripheral, and external DICOM compliant and able to integrate and archive data to the existing VISTA/CPRS Hospital Information System/Electronic Medical Record. Fully automated OCT system that can capture high resolution non mydriatic, true color fundus photography, and OCT with the single press of a button. 360 rotating intuitive touchscreen, 5 x7 - 7 x9 . No Cost training by Topcon clinical application Specialist. Item# Item Name Qty 102449804KUS Maestro 2 3D OCT-1- w/Camera 8 25042-11-001 AIT-250 Two Position Instrument Table 24X36 Table Top, Low Height 38", 450 Pound Capacity 8 2025001073 Large Caster for AIT - 250/250/650 (4 Required) 32 - Installation, Calibration and On-Site Training 8 - Shipping & Handling Included in Total Cost 8 Associated Deliverables Brand name or equal Reports: Hood Report 1 for the structure/function analysis of glaucoma. This report will displays the retinal nerve fibre layer (RNFL) thickness in nasal-superior-temporal-inferior-nasal (NSTIN) orientation so that the most vulnerable to nerve damage, the temporal region, is in the centre, thus keeping RNFL bundles together. Delivery and Packing, Inspection/Acceptance requirements, Warranty: The Systems are to be delivered to VISN 4 facilities listed III.a . The contractor will be notified of the date the equipment will arrive at our facility and will schedule a date with the COR, or designee, for on-site set-up and installation of the System. After arrival, the System will be received by our Logistics/Warehouse staff, received in the services Equipment Inventory (EIL), barcoded and safety inspected by Biomedical Engineering. 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) 33314 (size standard of 500 employees). Please answer the following questions: 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.)? Is your company considered small under the NAICS code identified under this RFI? Are you the manufacturer, distributor, or an equivalent solution to the items being referenced above? 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). 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? 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 subcontracted work and completion of job. 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. 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? 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. 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? Please review salient characteristics/statement of need (if applicable) and provide feedback or suggestions. If none, please reply as N/A. Please provide your UEN number. What is the Lead time on the requested items? If there is a Warranty what is the time frame? *** Submissions addressing number (14) 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 lashawn.knight@va.gov no later than, 03:00 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST) on July 8, 2022. 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 Specialist, LaShawn Knight. 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 Specialist at lashawn.knight@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.