RAPIDCOMM

The Medical Regional Contracting Office-West (MRCO-W) is issuing this Sources Sought Notice on behalf of Brooke Army Medical Center to find potential sources to provide Upgrades and updates to the RapidComm system for continued data management services for Point of Care Testing (POCT) throughout BAMC).

THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT – This is a Sources Sought Notice and is issued solely for information and planning purposes – it does not constitute a Request for Quote (RFQ) or a promise to issue an RFQ in the future.  Solicitations are not available at this time and requests for a solicitation will not receive a response.  This notice does not constitute a commitment by the United States Government to contract for any supply or service whatsoever.  All information submitted in response to this announcement is voluntary; the United States Government will not pay for information requested nor will it compensate any respondent for any cost incurred in developing information provided to the United States Government.  Not responding to this Sources Sought Notice does not preclude participation in any future Request for Quote (RFQ), should one be issued.  It is the responsibility of the potential offerors to monitor this site for additional information pertaining to this requirement.

The Government will use responses to this notice in formulating its acquisition strategy. If the Government does not receive sufficient information in response to this notice to verify the potential for competition exists, it is possible that a sole-source contract, supported by a Justification and Approval document, will be issued to support the Government's requirement.  MRCO-W is seeking the following information (please answer paragraphs below with your response):

1. Company name, UEI number, CAGE code, and point of contact information (including phone number and email address), and socio-economic category(ies) as related to NAICS 541512 (Computer Systems Design Services) or similar NAICS, such as 8(a), HUBZone, Women-Owned, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, Small, or Other-than-Small.

1. Capability Statement (limited to ten pages), describing how your company meets the below objectives additional proof (such as product literature and locations where a system is currently installed) where appropriate:

• The system must System must have B2B with remote access for updates/upgrades/troubleshooting.
•  Must possess software capable of operating in Department of Defense (DoD) network environment.
• Must support Active Director or integration for username/password compliance. Must possess the ability to manage patient results, quality control, linearity, operators, certifications, devices and device configurations.
• Must be user-friendly with an easy-to-use system for navigating.
• The easy-to-use system must possess the ability to export data to Work, Excel, PDF, etc.
•  Must possess a quick view result exception, device alarms, connectivity, and verification of operator status.
•  Must be capable of controlling users’ access only to data and functionality for which they have permission.

•  Must possess the ability to interface connect the following POCT devices:

i. iSTAT

ii. AVOX1000E

iii. Nova Biomedical StatStrip

iv. Hemochron Elite

v. RAPIDPoint 500/500e

vi. Clinitek Status Connect

vii. DCA Vantage

viii. Medtronic Hepcon HMS Plus.

The response due date for this Sources Sought Notice is 4:00 PM CST,15  December 2023.  All questions and comments regarding this announcement shall be submitted via e-mail to the below POCs:  YaKita McClurkin at yakita.s.mcclurkin.civ@health.mil.