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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.\nThe intended contract is a firm-fixed price.\nThe Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Network Contracting Office (NCO) 20, is conducting market research to identify potential sources which can provide the following in support of the VA Portland Healthcare System (VAORHCS), Portland, Oregon.\nVAPORHCS has a need for a base plus two (2) option year contract for licensing and service for MRI and CT Circle CVI42 postprocessing software. Please see the next 2 pages for requirement details.\nVendor shall be an OEM, authorized dealer, authorized distributor, or authorized reseller for the proposed equipment/system, verified by an authorization letter or other documents from the OEM. All software licensing, warranty and service associated with the equipment/system shall be in accordance with the OEM terms and conditions.\nFor set-asides: Please indicate in your response whether they can comply with VAAR 852.219-75, VA Notice of Limitations on Subcontracting and/or FAR 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting (e.g., will not pay more than 50 percent of the amount paid by the Government for contract performance to subcontractors that are not similarly situated entities) should a set-aside be considered.\nFull text of clauses can be found here: \n852.219-75, VA Notice of Limitations on Subcontracting: https://www.va.gov/oal/library/vaar/vaar852.asp#85221975 \nFAR 52.219-14: https://www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul/far-part-deviation-guide/far-overhaul-part-52#FAR_52_219_14 \nPotential candidates having the capabilities necessary to provide the stated services at a fair and reasonable price are invited to respond to this Sources Sought Notice via e-mail to Jennifer Robles at jennifer.robles1@va.gov  no later than October 7, 2026, 1PM, Mountain Time. No telephone inquiries will be accepted. \nRESPONSES SHOULD INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:  Company name, address, SAM UEI, and business size; point of contact name, phone number, and e-mail address; whether supplies/services are presently offered on a current GSA Federal Supply Schedule contract, NASA SEWP, or any other Federal contract.  If offering a system with similar physical characteristics, please include business size of manufacturer for Non-Manufacturer Rule (NMR) determination. NAICS Code 541519, 150 employees, is applicable to determine business size standard. Any questions or concerns may also be directed via email to Jennifer Robles at jennifer.robles1@va.gov.\n \nREQUIREMENT INFORMATION\n1. Background.\nThe Portland VA Medical Center (PVAMC) requires licensing and service for MRI and CT Circle CVI42 postprocessing software. \n2. Scope.\nAll service and support are to be performed on the software hosted at PVAMC and utilized in the Radiology Department. Service may be performed remotely via telephone\n3. Specific Tasks.\nVendor to provide licensing for the following-\nCardiac MR Software for function, flow, angio, and tissue mapping\nCoronary Vessel and Calcium Scoring Licensing\nAll labor and travel shall be included.\nAll technicians shall be trained by Circle Cardiovascular\n4. Performance Monitoring.\nThe tasks are well defined and can, therefore, be easily monitored by the Government point of contact (POC), who shall represent the government for this process. The contractor performance will be monitored and the work certified by the POC.  The POC will assure contractor quality by routine inspections, product sampling, and monitoring of work while work is being performed.  \n5. Security Requirements.\nAll contractors will be escorted by a VA employee. \nAll contractors shall check in and out with Biomedical Equipment Support Specialist or designee in 1D106-100-p\n6.  Other Pertinent Information or Special Considerations. \nThe contractor shall provide service engineers that have specialized experience with Circle CVI42 systems.  The contractor s services engineers must be original equipment manufacturer (OEM) trained on the software, and have a valid training certificate that is kept up to date.\nThe contractor s service engineer shall have fast access to troubleshooting and ability to  elevate troubleshooting assistance, and regional support.\n7.   Inspection and Acceptance Criteria.  \nThe POC is responsible for certifying that the work done under this contract is performed to standard. The POC is also responsible to assure the inspection and acceptance of products provided incidental to services.  \n8.  Place of Performance. \nWork will primarily be performed at the VAPORHCS or at place designated by vendor for remote support\n9.  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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.","text":"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.\nThe intended contract is a firm-fixed price.\nThe Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Network Contracting Office (NCO) 20, is conducting market research to identify potential sources which can provide the following in support of the VA Portland Healthcare System (VAORHCS), Portland, Oregon.\nVAPORHCS has a need for a base plus two (2) option year contract for licensing and service for MRI and CT Circle CVI42 postprocessing software. Please see the next 2 pages for requirement details.\nVendor shall be an OEM, authorized dealer, authorized distributor, or authorized reseller for the proposed equipment/system, verified by an authorization letter or other documents from the OEM. All software licensing, warranty and service associated with the equipment/system shall be in accordance with the OEM terms and conditions.\nFor set-asides: Please indicate in your response whether they can comply with VAAR 852.219-75, VA Notice of Limitations on Subcontracting and/or FAR 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting (e.g., will not pay more than 50 percent of the amount paid by the Government for contract performance to subcontractors that are not similarly situated entities) should a set-aside be considered.\nFull text of clauses can be found here:\n852.219-75, VA Notice of Limitations on Subcontracting: https://www.va.gov/oal/library/vaar/vaar852.asp#85221975\nFAR 52.219-14: https://www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul/far-part-deviation-guide/far-overhaul-part-52#FAR_52_219_14\nPotential candidates having the capabilities necessary to provide the stated services at a fair and reasonable price are invited to respond to this Sources Sought Notice via e-mail to Jennifer Robles at jennifer.robles1@va.gov no later than October 7, 2026, 1PM, Mountain Time. No telephone inquiries will be accepted.\nRESPONSES SHOULD INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: Company name, address, SAM UEI, and business size; point of contact name, phone number, and e-mail address; whether supplies/services are presently offered on a current GSA Federal Supply Schedule contract, NASA SEWP, or any other Federal contract. If offering a system with similar physical characteristics, please include business size of manufacturer for Non-Manufacturer Rule (NMR) determination. NAICS Code 541519, 150 employees, is applicable to determine business size standard. Any questions or concerns may also be directed via email to Jennifer Robles at jennifer.robles1@va.gov.\n\nREQUIREMENT INFORMATION\n1. Background.\nThe Portland VA Medical Center (PVAMC) requires licensing and service for MRI and CT Circle CVI42 postprocessing software.\n2. Scope.\nAll service and support are to be performed on the software hosted at PVAMC and utilized in the Radiology Department. Service may be performed remotely via telephone\n3. Specific Tasks.\nVendor to provide licensing for the following-\nCardiac MR Software for function, flow, angio, and tissue mapping\nCoronary Vessel and Calcium Scoring Licensing\nAll labor and travel shall be included.\nAll technicians shall be trained by Circle Cardiovascular\n4. Performance Monitoring.\nThe tasks are well defined and can, therefore, be easily monitored by the Government point of contact (POC), who shall represent the government for this process. The contractor performance will be monitored and the work certified by the POC. The POC will assure contractor quality by routine inspections, product sampling, and monitoring of work while work is being performed.\n5. Security Requirements.\nAll contractors will be escorted by a VA employee.\nAll contractors shall check in and out with Biomedical Equipment Support Specialist or designee in 1D106-100-p\n6. Other Pertinent Information or Special Considerations.\nThe contractor shall provide service engineers that have specialized experience with Circle CVI42 systems. The contractor s services engineers must be original equipment manufacturer (OEM) trained on the software, and have a valid training certificate that is kept up to date.\nThe contractor s service engineer shall have fast access to troubleshooting and ability to elevate troubleshooting assistance, and regional support.\n7. Inspection and Acceptance Criteria.\nThe POC is responsible for certifying that the work done under this contract is performed to standard. The POC is also responsible to assure the inspection and acceptance of products provided incidental to services.\n8. Place of Performance.\nWork will primarily be performed at the VAPORHCS or at place designated by vendor for remote support\n9. Period of Performance.\nBase: 12/20/2026 - 12/19/2027\nOY1: 12/20/2027 - 12/19/2028\nOY2: 12/20/2028 - 12/19/2029\n10. 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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.\nThe intended contract is a firm-fixed price.\nThe Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Network Contracting Office (NCO) 20, is conducting market research to identify potential sources which can provide the following in support of the VA Portland Healthcare System (VAORHCS), Portland, Oregon.\nVAPORHCS has a need for a base plus two (2) option year contract for licensing and service for MRI and CT Circle CVI42 postprocessing software. Please see the next 2 pages for requirement details.\nVendor shall be an OEM, authorized dealer, authorized distributor, or authorized reseller for the proposed equipment/system, verified by an authorization letter or other documents from the OEM. All software licensing, warranty and service associated with the equipment/system shall be in accordance with the OEM terms and conditions.\nFor set-asides: Please indicate in your response whether they can comply with VAAR 852.219-75, VA Notice of Limitations on Subcontracting and/or FAR 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting (e.g., will not pay more than 50 percent of the amount paid by the Government for contract performance to subcontractors that are not similarly situated entities) should a set-aside be considered.\nFull text of clauses can be found here:\n852.219-75, VA Notice of Limitations on Subcontracting: https://www.va.gov/oal/library/vaar/vaar852.asp#85221975\nFAR 52.219-14: https://www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul/far-part-deviation-guide/far-overhaul-part-52#FAR_52_219_14\nPotential candidates having the capabilities necessary to provide the stated services at a fair and reasonable price are invited to respond to this Sources Sought Notice via e-mail to Jennifer Robles at jennifer.robles1@va.gov no later than October 7, 2026, 1PM, Mountain Time. No telephone inquiries will be accepted.\nRESPONSES SHOULD INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: Company name, address, SAM UEI, and business size; point of contact name, phone number, and e-mail address; whether supplies/services are presently offered on a current GSA Federal Supply Schedule contract, NASA SEWP, or any other Federal contract. If offering a system with similar physical characteristics, please include business size of manufacturer for Non-Manufacturer Rule (NMR) determination. NAICS Code 541519, 150 employees, is applicable to determine business size standard. Any questions or concerns may also be directed via email to Jennifer Robles at jennifer.robles1@va.gov.\n\nREQUIREMENT INFORMATION\n1. Background.\nThe Portland VA Medical Center (PVAMC) requires licensing and service for MRI and CT Circle CVI42 postprocessing software.\n2. Scope.\nAll service and support are to be performed on the software hosted at PVAMC and utilized in the Radiology Department. 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Other Pertinent Information or Special Considerations.\nThe contractor shall provide service engineers that have specialized experience with Circle CVI42 systems. The contractor s services engineers must be original equipment manufacturer (OEM) trained on the software, and have a valid training certificate that is kept up to date.\nThe contractor s service engineer shall have fast access to troubleshooting and ability to elevate troubleshooting assistance, and regional support.\n7. Inspection and Acceptance Criteria.\nThe POC is responsible for certifying that the work done under this contract is performed to standard. The POC is also responsible to assure the inspection and acceptance of products provided incidental to services.\n8. Place of Performance.\nWork will primarily be performed at the VAPORHCS or at place designated by vendor for remote support\n9. Period of Performance.\nBase: 12/20/2026 - 12/19/2027\nOY1: 12/20/2027 - 12/19/2028\nOY2: 12/20/2028 - 12/19/2029\n10. 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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.\nThe intended contract is a firm-fixed price.\nThe Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Network Contracting Office (NCO) 20, is conducting market research to identify potential sources which can provide the following in support of the VA Portland Healthcare System (VAORHCS), Portland, Oregon.\nVAPORHCS has a need for a base plus two (2) option year contract for licensing and service for MRI and CT Circle CVI42 postprocessing software. Please see the next 2 pages for requirement details.\nVendor shall be an OEM, authorized dealer, authorized distributor, or authorized reseller for the proposed equipment/system, verified by an authorization letter or other documents from the OEM. All software licensing, warranty and service associated with the equipment/system shall be in accordance with the OEM terms and conditions.\nFor set-asides: Please indicate in your response whether they can comply with VAAR 852.219-75, VA Notice of Limitations on Subcontracting and/or FAR 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting (e.g., will not pay more than 50 percent of the amount paid by the Government for contract performance to subcontractors that are not similarly situated entities) should a set-aside be considered.\nFull text of clauses can be found here: \n852.219-75, VA Notice of Limitations on Subcontracting: https://www.va.gov/oal/library/vaar/vaar852.asp#85221975 \nFAR 52.219-14: https://www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul/far-part-deviation-guide/far-overhaul-part-52#FAR_52_219_14 \nPotential candidates having the capabilities necessary to provide the stated services at a fair and reasonable price are invited to respond to this Sources Sought Notice via e-mail to Jennifer Robles at jennifer.robles1@va.gov  no later than October 7, 2026, 1PM, Mountain Time. No telephone inquiries will be accepted. \nRESPONSES SHOULD INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:  Company name, address, SAM UEI, and business size; point of contact name, phone number, and e-mail address; whether supplies/services are presently offered on a current GSA Federal Supply Schedule contract, NASA SEWP, or any other Federal contract.  If offering a system with similar physical characteristics, please include business size of manufacturer for Non-Manufacturer Rule (NMR) determination. NAICS Code 541519, 150 employees, is applicable to determine business size standard. Any questions or concerns may also be directed via email to Jennifer Robles at jennifer.robles1@va.gov.\n \nREQUIREMENT INFORMATION\n1. Background.\nThe Portland VA Medical Center (PVAMC) requires licensing and service for MRI and CT Circle CVI42 postprocessing software. \n2. Scope.\nAll service and support are to be performed on the software hosted at PVAMC and utilized in the Radiology Department. Service may be performed remotely via telephone\n3. Specific Tasks.\nVendor to provide licensing for the following-\nCardiac MR Software for function, flow, angio, and tissue mapping\nCoronary Vessel and Calcium Scoring Licensing\nAll labor and travel shall be included.\nAll technicians shall be trained by Circle Cardiovascular\n4. Performance Monitoring.\nThe tasks are well defined and can, therefore, be easily monitored by the Government point of contact (POC), who shall represent the government for this process. The contractor performance will be monitored and the work certified by the POC.  The POC will assure contractor quality by routine inspections, product sampling, and monitoring of work while work is being performed.  \n5. Security Requirements.\nAll contractors will be escorted by a VA employee. \nAll contractors shall check in and out with Biomedical Equipment Support Specialist or designee in 1D106-100-p\n6.  Other Pertinent Information or Special Considerations. \nThe contractor shall provide service engineers that have specialized experience with Circle CVI42 systems.  The contractor s services engineers must be original equipment manufacturer (OEM) trained on the software, and have a valid training certificate that is kept up to date.\nThe contractor s service engineer shall have fast access to troubleshooting and ability to  elevate troubleshooting assistance, and regional support.\n7.   Inspection and Acceptance Criteria.  \nThe POC is responsible for certifying that the work done under this contract is performed to standard. The POC is also responsible to assure the inspection and acceptance of products provided incidental to services.  \n8.  Place of Performance. \nWork will primarily be performed at the VAPORHCS or at place designated by vendor for remote support\n9.  Period of Performance. \nBase: 12/20/2026 - 12/19/2027\nOY1: 12/20/2027 - 12/19/2028\nOY2: 12/20/2028 - 12/19/2029\n10.  Delivery Schedule. \nSOW Task#\nDeliverable Title\nFormat\nNumber\nCalendar Days After CO Start\n1\nRepair & Maintenance\nContractor determined service report\n1 hard copy, 1 emailed copy\nWithin 10 days after completion of work.\n\nREQUIRED LINE ITEMS\nBase Year (December 20, 2026   December 19, 2027):\nLINE ITEM\nDESCRIPTION\nUNIT\nQUANTITY\nCLIN 0001\n4D Flow Evolve\nEA\n1\nCLIN 0002\nCardiac MR Evolve\nEA\n3\nCLIN 0003\nCore CT Evolve\nEA\n3\nCLIN 0004\nStrain Evolve\nEA\n1\n\nOption Year 1 (December 20, 2027   December 19, 2028):\nLINE ITEM\nDESCRIPTION\nUNIT\nQUANTITY\nCLIN 1001\n4D Flow Evolve\nEA\n1\nCLIN 1002\nCardiac MR Evolve\nEA\n3\nCLIN 1003\nCore CT Evolve\nEA\n3\nCLIN 1004\nStrain Evolve\nEA\n1\n\nOption Year 2 (December 20, 2028   December 19, 2029):\nLINE ITEM\nDESCRIPTION\nUNIT\nQUANTITY\nCLIN 2001\n4D Flow Evolve\nEA\n1\nCLIN 2002\nCardiac MR Evolve\nEA\n3\nCLIN 2003\nCore CT Evolve\nEA\n3\nCLIN 2004\nStrain Evolve\nEA\n1\n\nDisclaimer 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.  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