65--MRI Foot/Ankle Coil

The Coatesville VAMC in Coatesville, PA 19320 intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. 40 Liberty Blvd. Malvern, PA 19355 to provide Tim 4G coil (See list below) in accordance with FAR 13.501. The Coatesville VAMC currently owns an MAGNETOM Area and the coils are only available through Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. This Notice of Intent is NOT a request for competitive proposals. Parties may identify their interest; accompanied by supporting literature, to the Contracting Officer no later than August 30, 2018 at 1:00 p.m. est. ALL Responses should be sent to [email protected]. No telephone responses will be accepted. Information received will be for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct a competitive procurement. The determination to conduct a competitive procurement based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Contracting Officer. The NAICS Code for this procurement is 339112. Contracting Office Address: Attn: John Barton, Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 4, 1010 Delafield Road Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15215-1802 Foot/Ankle 16 # Ae: The new Tim 4G coil technology with Dual Density Signal Transfer and DirectConnect Technology combines key imaging benefits: excellent image quality, high patient comfort, and unmatched flexibility. The 16-element coil with 16 integrated pre-amplifiers excels in highest resolution imaging with exceptional signal/noise ratio, while taking full advantage of iPAT in all directions. Foot/Ankle 16 is ergonomically designed and features a boot-like coil design. Together with the included stabilization pads the coil allows easy, fast and comfortable patient positioning.