Description
The Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking a point-of-care (POC) ultrasound system for perioperative, procedural, and intraoperative imaging in the Operating Room (OR)/Vascular suite. The system must meet certain salient characteristics, including clinical use and design, imaging performance and modes, transducer capability, connectivity, data, and cyber requirements, power and physical requirements, and documentation and training requirements. The contractor shall deliver, configure, and install one complete POC ultrasound system, provide required documentation, coordinate clinical acceptance with Surgery Services and Biomedical Engineering, and provide standard warranty/service support.
Key features and requirements include:
• POC system with mobile cart, fluid-resistant surfaces, boot-ready in ≤60 seconds
• B-Mode, Color Doppler, Power Doppler, M-Mode, and real-time needle visualization
• Support for high-frequency linear probe (13–19 MHz), depth ≥6 cm, and additional probes
• DICOM Store/MWL, encrypted transfer, no local PHI retention, user accounts & audit logs
• 100–240 VAC, battery ≥60 minutes, ≤24-inch width, secure probe/cable storage
• Operator manuals, training material, and clinical guides must be provided
The period of performance is 30 days after receipt of offer, and the contractor must be registered on SAM.gov at the time of solicitation response and award.