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THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. This is not a solicitation for bids, proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. The purpose of this Sources Sought Notice is to obtain information regarding th... THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. This is not a solicitation for bids, proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. The purpose of this Sources Sought Notice is to obtain information regarding the availability and capability of all qualified sources to perform a potential requirement. The responses received from interested contractors will assist the Government in determining the appropriate acquisition method. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), NCO 08- is conducting a market research survey to identify potential qualified sources capable of providing BRAND NAME OR EQUAL for Y90 Liver and Tumor Dosimetry Software at a firm fixed price for C.W. Bill Young (Bay Pines) VA Healthcare System, 10000 Bay Pines Blvd, Bay Pines, FL 33744. The facility currently uses Y-90 SirSpheres but may use TheraSpheres in the future also. CLIN 0001 Brand Name Description: MIM SurePlan Liver Y90 Sirtex Single User, Concurrent License Manufacturer: MIM Software Manufacturer Item Number: MIM-ST-OMCC Quantity: 1 each CLIN 0002 Brand Name Description: MIM Installation - One day (up to 10 hours per day) of MIM software installation, DICOM /network connectivity and/or application training. Manufacturer: MIM Software Manufacturer Item Number: INS Quantity: 2 each Draft Salient Characteristics: Must have the ability to inform patients of the treatment effectiveness on the same day as the treatment; Must have the ability to inform referring physicians immediately on Y90 treatment coverage and determine next steps in care path; Must have the ability to calculate and quantify the radiation delivered to the tumor and liver; Must have the ability combine doses from Y90 treatment with other radiotherapy treatments to assess overall dose exposure and risk to patient; and With dosimetry, a referring physician has quantified and actionable information to maximize subsequent treatment options. General Workstation Processor Intel® Core i7 (Quad-Core) 9th generation or newer RAM 16 GB Microsoft® Windows® 10 (Pro/Enterprise) / 11 macOS® 10.14 / 10.15 / 11 / 12 Monitors One 27 or two 24 Optional Hardware: l DVD+/-RW drive for CD burning and import. Processor Quad-Core Intel Xeon® (8 vCPUs for virtual machines) 9th generation or newer RAM 20 GB Storage 80 GB (minimum) Network Gigabit Ethernet OperatingSystem Windows Server 2016 Windows Server 2019 Windows Server 2022 Virtualization Citrix Virtual Apps 7.5+, VMware Horizon® 7.1+ Minimum Bandwidth Requirements Based on Resolution (per concurrent user) 1280x960 8-12Mbps 1920x1080 12-16 Mbps 2560x1440 20-24 Mbps Network Latency (per concurrent user) Ideal performance less than 5 ms acceptable performance 12-16 Mbps RESPONSES MUST INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: - Company Name, Address, Size Standard, UEI#, Cage Code - Capabilities Statement - Contract number (If applicable) - Place of Manufacturing/ Country of Origin - Point of Contact name, phone number, and email address - Authorized distributorship letter from the manufacturer (If applicable) *NOTE Acquisitions will only be set aside for SDVOSBs/VOSBs if two or more responses that meet the Non-manufacturer Rule are received with the required information listed above, by the due date specified below. Responses are due to Moneque Rodriguez at moneque.rodriguez@va.gov by 1:00PM EST on Thursday, June 29, 2023. No submissions will be accepted after this date and time. This is a Sources Sought Notice and submissions will be used for informational and planning purposes only. Respondents are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this RFI. Disclaimer and Important Notes: This Sources Sought Notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. The Government will treat any information received as proprietary and will not share such information with other companies. Any organization responding to this Sources Sought Notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization's qualifications to perform the work. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. The Government may or may not issue a solicitation as a result of this announcement. There is no solicitation available at this time.