MACH7 Pacs.

Agency:	Mississippi State University
State:	Mississippi
Type of Government:	State & Local
Posted Date:	Apr 9, 2024
Due Date:	Apr 23, 2024
Solicitation No:	SSN 234-94
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Mississippi State University

Notice of Proposed Sole Source Purchase

234-94

Mississippi State University anticipates purchasing the item(s) listed below as a sole source

purchase. Anyone objecting to this purchase shall follow the procedures outlined below.

1. Commodity or commodities to be purchased (make, model, description):

MACH7 PACS (picture archiving and communication system) is used to house the MSU-College of

Veterinary Medicine’s radiology information system.

2. Explanation of the need to be fulfilled by this item(s), how is it unique from all other

options, and why it is the only one that can meet the specific needs of the department:

MACH7 has been CVM’s PACs provider for the past 5 years. This purchase is to expand the

number of cases that can be stored per year and also to renew the support for the software.

MACH7 is the only vendor that provides support for this software and that can expand the

number of cases allowed per year.

3. Name of company/individual selling the item and why that source is the only possible

source that can provide the required item(s):

Mach7 is a proprietary software developed by MACH7. Its code is only available to MACH7,

which therefore makes it the only company that can provide the service requested in the

purchase.

4. Estimated cost of item(s) and an explanation why the amount to be expended is

considered reasonable:

5 Year Imagin platform license $34,500, 5 year viewer license $25,650, Discount $11,000, 1 year

support $12,030. This amount is actually less expensive than the original purchase of the system

5 years ago. 5 Years ago Mach7 was found to the be the least expensive to provide this service,

therefore it is considered a fair and reasonable price.

5. Explanation of the efforts taken by the department to determine this is the only source

and the efforts used to obtain the best possible price:

IF this is not purchased the radiology system will not be able to operate at the College of

Veterinary Medicine and will end the education of students with their radiology rotations. This

will directly affect how students are educated and negatively the affect of CVM to the public.

Any person or entity that objects and proposes that the commodity listed is not sole source and

can be provided by another person or entity shall submit a written notice to:

Jennifer Mayfield, CPPO

Interim Deputy Director of Procurement & Contracts

jmayfield@procurement.msstate.edu

Subject Line must read “Sole Source Objection”

The notice shall contain a detailed explanation of why the commodity is not a sole source

procurement. Appropriate documentation shall also be submitted if applicable.

If after a review of the submitted notice and documents, MSU determines that the commodity in

the proposed sole source request can be provided by another person or entity, then MSU will

withdraw the sole source request publication from the procurement portal website and submit

the procurement of the commodity to an advertised competitive bid or selection process.

If MSU determines after review that there is only one (1) source for the required commodity,

then MSU will appeal to the Public Procurement Review Board. MSU will have the burden of

proving that the commodity is only provided by one (1) source.

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