7A21--CARDIAC SUITE QUANTITATIVE PET (QPET) SOFTWARE.
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Fit reasons
- NAICS alignment with historical contract wins in similar service areas.
- Scope strongly matches core technical capabilities and delivery model.
Risks
- Past performance thresholds may require one additional teaming partner.
- Potential clarification needed on staffing minimums before bid/no-bid.
Next steps
Validate eligibility requirements, assign capture owner, and schedule partner outreach to confirm teaming strategy before submission planning.
Quick Summary
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Network Contracting Office 22, is seeking Cedars Sinai Medical Center (CSMC) Cardiac Suite Quantitative PET (QPET) software or equal. This unrestricted Request for Quote (RFQ) aims to procure software for automated display, review, and quantification of Nuclear Medicine Cardiology medical images and datasets at the Tibor Rubin Healthcare System in Long Beach, CA. Quotes are due April 20, 2026.
Scope of Work
The requirement is for an interactive, stand-alone application for automatic segmentation, quantification, and analysis of static, gated, and dynamic myocardial perfusion PET. Key functionalities include:
- QPET: Quantitative PET for Coronary Flow Reserve (CFR) and Myocardial Blood Flow (MBF) calculation.
- QGS+QPS: Quantitative Gated + Perfusion SPECT for cardiac function and perfusion quantitation (ED/ES volumes, ejection fraction, SSS/SRS/SDS, TPD).
- QBS: Quantitative Blood Pool SPECT for left- and right-ventricular function.
- ARG: Automated Report Generator.
- MoCo: Motion Correction for SPECT acquisition artifacts.
- CSI: Study transfer and data management, including DICOM Query/Retrieve, FTP, and legacy systems.
- FusionCT: Calcium Scoring, CT MIPS, Automatic Registration, Fusion, Coronary Tree. The acquisition is for 3 units of each specified software component (e.g., QPET, QGS+QPS, PlusPack ONE, FusionCT, etc.).
Contract & Timeline
- Contract Type: Request for Quote (RFQ), contemplating a Firm-Fixed-Price contract.
- Set-Aside: Unrestricted competition.
- NAICS Code: 513210, with a Size Standard of $47 Million.
- Delivery: Within 60 Calendar Days After Receipt of Order (ARO), FOB Destination.
- Quote Due Date: April 20, 2026, by 12:00 p.m. PST (Los Angeles).
- Quote Validity: Must be valid for at least 60 days.
- Published Date: April 7, 2026.
Submission & Evaluation
- Submission Method: Electronically via email to Anette.Doan@va.gov. The subject line must include "RFQ 36C26226Q0592 Cardiac Suite Quantitative PET Software". Files must be in PDF format and no larger than 10MB.
- Evaluation Criteria: Award will be made to the responsible Offeror whose offer is most advantageous based on a trade-off between price and non-price factors, primarily Technical Acceptability and Price. Technical acceptability will be determined by verification against salient characteristics. The award will go to the Lowest Price that meets all salient characteristics and required documentation.
- Mandatory Requirements: Offerors must be registered in SAM.gov, include their SAM UEI number, and provide an OEM authorization letter dated within 90 days of the submission deadline. Verification of SDVOSB/VOSB status is also required for relevant businesses.