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This is a Sources Sought Notice, and is for informational/market research purposes only. Please note: This is not a request for proposals, quotations or bids. Responses to this sources sought announ... This is a Sources Sought Notice, and is for informational/market research purposes only. Please note: This is not a request for proposals, quotations or bids. Responses to this sources sought announcement will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. No solicitation is currently available. The Government will not pay for any material provided in response to this market survey nor return the data provided. This notice is for information purposes only and is not a request to be placed on a solicitation mailing list nor is it a Request for Proposal (RFP) or an announcement of a solicitation. The applicable NAICS code for this RFI is 339112. Responses to this RFI should address the following: Describe the product's technical capability? Describe the company's capabilities and identify the technology/system s technology readiness level? What is the maturity of the instrument being recommended? Is it early development, late development? Is it in production? Has it been fielded to any of the other Government agencies (please identify them)? Is the instrument or system in use within the private sector? What is the lead time for the product? What is the company s production capabilities/limitations? What computer system features?  How long will the product be available for purchase? All firms responding to this Sources Sought Notice are advised that their response to this notice is not a request to be considered for a contract award. All sources that are able to provide technologies meeting criteria in this announcement should submit their interest to ATTN: William.prenzler@va.gov All information received in response to this notice that is marked proprietary will be handled accordingly. Acknowledgement of receipt of responses will not be made, nor will respondents be notified of the government's view of the information received. Responses to this notice will not be returned. The response to the RFI shall be limited to fifteen (15) pages (8.5" x 11") of English text, excluding test results and reports. It shall be single-spaced, 12 pitch with 1 inch left, right, top and bottom margins. The response to the RFI shall be limited to fifteen (15) pages (8.5" x 11") of English text, excluding test results and reports. It shall be single-spaced, 12 pitch with 1 inch left, right, top and bottom margins. Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center (Charleston, SC) is in need of the following: Item needed for the spine surgeons. A Robotic Navigation platform technology to combine a rigid robotic arm and full navigation capabilities for precise trajectory alignment in spine surgery. A system designed to improve accuracy and optimize patient care by using robotics and navigation. System that supports screw placement for a variety of different approaches. Acquisition of a Spinal Surgery robot system that can guide Globus screws or an equivalent. Neurosurgery service at VA has been using spine navigation (for placement pedicle screws) close to 8 years now and have over a period of time come to identify certain limitations of this technology. The most important being introduction of error during the procedure, that can go unrecognized. Secondly the prosthesis is placed manually under navigation, and it is not always possible to precisely place the prosthesis along the preplanned navigated track. Even with navigation 3-5% of the prosthetic placements may not be along the tract planned by the surgeon. Robotic surgery addresses these issues. It can detect introduction of error any time during the procedure and inform the surgeon and secondly the robotic arm eliminates the potential error associated with manual placement of prosthesis. The system also would detect error in the identification of surgical level and virtually eliminate the possibility of surgery at the wrong level.