SAM #36C25626Q0950

VA Sole Source Procurement: Terarecon Neuroimaging Software, AI Framework, and Support

The Department of Veterans Affairs Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center is announcing its intent to award a sole source contract to Terarecon Inc. for neuroimaging software and related AI solutions. - Sole source procurement to Terarecon Inc. for neuroimaging software and AI framework products - Contract covers on-premises solutions only, due to VA cybersecurity and IT policy restrictions against cloud-hosted platforms - Products include: - Cercare MR Neuro Advanced FDA-cleared package (1 unit, 1,000 runs) - TR AI Framework (Eureka Clinical AI) usage (1,300 runs) - Combinostics cNeuro cMRI algorithm Tier 5 (1 unit, 1,000 runs/year) - TR AI Platform Premier Success (2 units) - TR Connect Integration (1 unit) - Implementation and onboarding fees - Services include software licensing, installation, updates, and 24x7 support - Contract duration is one year - Compliance with VA cybersecurity requirements (VA Handbook 6500) - NAICS code: 513210 (Software Publishers); PSC: 7A20 (IT and Telecom Application Development Software) - Only Terarecon is considered capable due to technical and policy requirements - Estimated contract value likely in the low to mid six figures, based on scope and typical pricing - Commercial competitors could include GE Healthcare, Siemens Healthineers, Philips Healthcare, and Canon Medical, but VA policy restricts to on-premises solutions - Competing products may include GE AW Server, Siemens syngo.via, Philips IntelliSpace Portal, and Canon Vitrea Advanced Visualization

Period of Performance: - One-year period for software and support services, starting from contract award

Product Line Items: - Cercare MR Neuro Advanced Package (1,000 runs) - TR AI Framework (Eureka Clinical AI) Usage (1,300 runs) - Combinostics cNeuro cMRI Algorithm Tier 5 (1,000 runs/year) - TR AI Framework (On Prem/Customer Cloud) - TR AI Platform Premier Success per AI Algorithm (2 units) - TR Connect Integration per Interface (1 unit) - TR AI Framework Implementation Fee - TR AI Framework (Eureka Clinical AI) Onboarding Fee per AI Algorithm (2 units)

Service Line Items: - Standard service and support for Terarecon PACS system, including licensing, installation, updates, and 24x7 support

Description

This is a Special Notice for commercial items prepared in accordance with FAR Subpart 5.2, Synopsis of Proposed Contract Actions. This announcement constitutes the only Notice of Intent (NOI) to Sole Source (SS) and synopsis of proposed action. The Department of Veterans Affairs Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center (MEDVAMC) Network Contracting Office (NCO) 16 intends to issue and award a Sole Source single award Firm-Fixed Price type contract IAW FAR Overhaul Part 12 with a performance period of one (1) year to Terarecon Inc. located at 4309 Emperor Blvd Ste 310, Durham, NC 27703-8069 for support of government owned Terarecon PACS system at the MEDVAMC, located at 2002 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, TX 77030.

It has been determined that through initial Market Research, only 1 (one) vendor exists that provides an on-premises neuroimaging solution fully compliant with VA cybersecurity and IT policies. Competing platforms primarily operate as cloud-hosted services, which are not authorized within the VA environment due to strict data security requirements. The contract will be a Firm Fixed Price single award. The statutory authority for this non-competitive acquisition as implemented by FAR 6.302-1. Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements .

The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 513210 Software Publishers, with a small business size standard of $47M, and the FSC/PSC is 7A20 IT and Telecom Application Development Software. Items to be awarded are shown below.

Catalog/part Number Item Description

Quantity CERC-NEURO-ADV-1-FDA Package, Cercare MR Neuro Advanced, FDA Cleared 1,000 runs 1 20301 TR AI Framework (Eureka Clinical AI) Usage - Number of Runs per Algorithm 1,300 COMB-cMRI-TIER5 Algorithm, Combinostics cNeuro cMRI algorithm, Tier 5 (1,000 runs per year) 1 20120 TR AI Framework (On Prem/Customer Cloud) 1 20125 TR AI Platform Premier Success per AI Algorithm 2 20150 TR Connect Integration per Interface 1 20122 TR AI Framework Implementation Fee 1 20124 TR AI Framewrk (Eureka Clinical AI) Onboarding Fee per AI Algorithm 2

The contractor shall provide and ensure safe, secure, and careful handling and delivery of results in accordance with established guidelines from the Department of Veterans Affairs Handbook 6500 and drafted statement of work. THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS OR QUOTATIONS. A SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE POSTED. Telephone requests will not be honored. No award will be made based on quotes or offers received in response to this notice. All responsible sources may identify their interest to meet this requirement to Contracting Officer and date identified on page one of this announcement. Additionally, any response to this notice must show clear, compelling and convincing evidence that competition will be advantageous to the government by providing the following: 1.Business Size and Socio-Economic Status: (a) Indicate whether your business is large or small (b) If small, indicate if your firm qualifies as a small, emerging business, or small disadvantaged business (c) If disadvantaged, specify under which disadvantaged group and if your firm is certified under Section 8(a) of the Small Business Act (d) Indicate if your firm is a certified Hub zone firm (e) Indicate if your firm is a woman-owned or operated business (f) Indicate if your firm is a VIP verified Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) or Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB) (g) Include the DUNS number of your firm. (h) State whether your firm is registered with the System for Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov and/or the SBA VetCerts Registry at https://veterans.certify.sba.gov/. If not, please NOTE: any future solicitation could only be awarded to a contractor who is registered in SAM. To receive award based on VOSB or SDVOSB status you must be registered in the SBA VetCerts Registry. The intent of this notice is for informational purposes only. Interested parties may submit information for consideration by the government to: robert.arabie@va.gov no later than the response due date/time identified above. All responses received by the closing date specified herein will be considered by the Government, any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that the responding company can provide the same services by the required date. However, a determination by the Government to not compete is solely within the discretion of the Government. Thank you.

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