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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS VETERANS INTEGRATED SERVICE NETWORK (VISN) 16 CENTRAL ARKANSAS VETERANS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM REQUEST FOR INFORMATION 36C25620Q06024 BACKGROUND: The Little Rock VAMC has a ... DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS VETERANS INTEGRATED SERVICE NETWORK (VISN) 16 CENTRAL ARKANSAS VETERANS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM REQUEST FOR INFORMATION 36C25620Q06024 BACKGROUND: The Little Rock VAMC has a requirement for the following brand name or equal equipment. Manufacturer Description Leica Microsystems Telepathology System Functionality will include whole slide digital scanning, documentation, remote consultation, specialty consultation, and computer assisted digital image analysis. The quality of the product must be suitable for basic surgical and cytopathology functions including, but not limited to the following: consultative services; second review for newly diagnosed malignancies; coverage for pathologist absences; quality assurance review, Joint Pathology Center consultations, and support for tumor boards. In addition, the system must comply with the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) guidance, Technical Performance Assessment of Digital Pathology Whole Slide Imaging Devices issued April 20, 2016. Finally, specific facilities will require a slide scanning system that is FDA certified for use in primary diagnosis and the VISN-wide system must facilitate this capability; i.e. a site that does not require an scanner that is FDA certified for use in primary diagnosis must still be able to read a slide for primary diagnosis that was input by a facilities that is using a scanner that is FDA certified for use in primary diagnosis. REQUESTED RESPONSES: The intent of this Request for Information is to establish sources in order to define the procurement strategy. Interested contractors are requested to respond in accordance with the following Please respond to this RFI if you are capable of providing the brand name products listed in the table found in the background section above. In the response please cite business size status. Please respond to this RFI if you are capable of providing supplies that can be determined EQUIVALENT to the products listed in the table found in the background section above. Please provide details on proposed EQUIVALENT products such as Manufacturer Name, Part Number, and Description. CONTACT INFORMATION AND RESPONSE DUE DATE: Please email all responses to lakeisha.white@va.gov. Please respond to this RFI no later than Noon Central Standard Time on Thursday, May 21, 2020. DISCLAIMER: This RFI is issued solely for informational and planning purposes and does not constitute a solicitation. Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Department of Veterans Affairs to form a binding contract. Respondents are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this RFI.