THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. The NCO 12, Great Lakes Acquisition Center, 115 S. 84th Street, Suite 101, Milwaukee, WI 53214, is performing market research to determine if there is a sufficient number of qualified: (1) Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB); (2) Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB); or (3) Small or emerging small business firms, or 4) Large business firms, to provide for the Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital, Hines, IL, the lease of a Mobile Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) unit equipped with the Siemens MAGNETOM Espree 1.5T system, as described in the summarized Statement of Work (SOW). Summarized Statement of Work: The Contractor shall furnish a Mobile Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) unit equipped with the Siemens MAGNETOM Espree 1.5T Open Bore System. Contractor equipment shall include: a minimum of 18 channel imaging capabilities. Contractor shall furnish a Mobile Trailer where studies will be performed by Diagnostic Radiology staff from Hines VA Hospital on equipment furnished by the Contractor. All equipment to be used will be Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved imaging equipment placed at a location designated by the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) on site at Hines VA Hospital. The entire offering of a MRI Mobile Trailer shall meet all local, state, federal, industry, Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO), National Electrical Code (NEC), National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), and other standards and policies that Hines VA Hospital is regulated by. This Mobile MRI Unit shall interface to an enclosed access ramp at Hines VA Hospital so as to provide both security of VA and Contractor property and to provide a barrier to outside weather conditions. The MRI Mobile Unit must be handicapped accessible and provide the space sufficient for the monitoring of sedated patients and conducting cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and code if needed This requirement will be awarded on a lowest-price technically acceptable basis. Tentative period of performance is March 9, 2014 through March 8, 2015, plus five 1-year option periods, to be exercised at the Governments discretion. All interested firms who can meet the requirements stated above should respond, in writing, with: 1. Company name. 2. Address. 3. Point of contact (name/telephone number/e-mail address). 4. DUNS number. 5. Tax ID number. 6. Indication of which business category (SDVOSB, VOSB, Small Business or Large Business) for which the organization qualifies. 7. A capability statement that addresses the organizations qualifications and ability to perform as a contractor for the requirement depicted in the SOW. Submit responses to the Contract Specialist, Thomas Chesak, at [email protected] no later than 11:00 a.m. (Central Standard Time), 6 February 2014. Leased Mobile MRI Unit should be referenced on all correspondence regarding this announcement. TELEPHONIC INQUIRIES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. The NAICS Code 621512, Diagnostic Imaging Centers, is applicable to this acquisition; the size standard is $14.0 M. Interested firms are reminded that in accordance with FAR 4.12, prospective contractors shall complete electronic annual representations and certifications in conjunction with FAR 4.11 required registration in the Systems for Award Management (SAM) database prior to award of a contract. The Government will use responses to this notice to make an appropriate acquisition decision. This is the only notice, no other copies of this notice will be provided.

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