SOLICITATION NOTICE
J -- Albany Radiographic Equipment Testing
- Notice Date
- 11/19/2009
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 541380
— Testing Laboratories
- Contracting Office
- Department of Veterans Affairs;Western New York Healthcare System;3495 Bailey Ave.;Buffalo NY 14215
- ZIP Code
- 14215
- Solicitation Number
- VA-528-10-RI-0035
- Response Due
- 11/25/2009
- Archive Date
- 1/24/2010
- Point of Contact
- Allen G. Johnson716-862-7489
- E-Mail Address
-
Point of Contact
(allen.johnson2@va.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business
- Description
- The intention of this RFI is to determine availability of Veteran Owned and Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business vendors interested in conducting the following work: Please respond no later than November 25th 2009. The Albany, NY Veterans Affairs Medical Center seeks sources to conduct radiographic equipment quality assurance testing in order to comply with current minimum exposure rate standards as accepted in the imaging community. Testing procedures should adhere to federal standards where applicable. In the absence of federal standards, New York State guidelines are supplemented. The required testing includes: Radiographic: Automatic Exposure Control "Reproducibility "Filed Sensitivity "kVp Compensation "Thickness Compensation "Density Control Function Collimation: "Light Filed vs. C-ray Filed "Positive Beam Limitation "Beam Alignment "X-Ray Field / Image Receptor Alignment Collimator Illuminance Exposure Switches Focal Spot Measurements Grid Alignment Half Value Layer Interlocks kVp Accuracy MA Linearity Radiographic Timer "Accuracy "Reproducibility SID Indicators Visual and Manual Safety Checks Fluoroscopic: Automatic Exposure Controls of Table, VCH and Spot Devices "Reproducibility "Thickness Compensation "Density Control Function "kVp Compensation "Field Sensitivity Automatic Brightness Controls Fluoroscopic Collimation "Image Receptor / X-Ray Filed Alignment "Fluoroscopic Beam Sizing Fluoroscopic Examination Exposure Rates Exposure Switches Fluoroscopic High Contrast Resolution Fluoroscopic Low Contrast Resolution Focal Spot Size Half Value Layer Fluoroscopic Timers Spot Film Reproducibility SID Indicators Visual and Manual Safety Checks Mammography: All testing required meeting the MQSA guidelines. To include the annual safety testing requirements and any subsequent testing required throughout the year. This will include the periodic Medical Physicist reviews mandated by the MQSA guidelines. Computed Tomography: Table Indexing Patient Dose Profile Slice thickness / Sensitivity Profile Radiation Scatter Measurements All testing required to meet accepted standards by New York State Guideline and Regulations. Equipment requiring testing: Fluoro tubes: 2 Angio Suite: 1 (C-Arm) Portable C-arm: 1 Diagnostic Tubes: 10 (includes 3 portable units) Mammography: 1 Cardiac Cath Lab: 2 (bi-Plane) Dental: 4 (this includes one Panarex) CT Scanner: 1 CT Simulator in Radiation Therapy: 1 CT unit attached to Gamma Camera: 1 Bone Densitometry in Nuc Med: 1 Acceptance Testing: One room acceptance testing for Diagnostic System when installed (A-219) and prior to patient use. DISCLAIMER This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation. All information received in response to this RFI that is marked as proprietary will be handled accordingly. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this RFI.
- Web Link
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FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/VA/VAWNYHCS528/VAWNYHCS528/VA-528-10-RI-0035/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Department of Veterans' Affairs;Stratton VA Medical Center;113 Holland Ave;Albany NY
- Zip Code: 12208
- Zip Code: 12208
- Record
- SN02007893-W 20091121/091120000355-0925003372e84955ecaacafa0cfedd61 (fbodaily.com)
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