SOURCES SOUGHT
99 -- Digitize and Archive Service
- Notice Date
- 2/26/2002
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- Contracting Office
- Attn: Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 1201 NW 16th Street, Miami, Florida 33125
- ZIP Code
- 33125
- Solicitation Number
- 546-32-02
- Response Due
- 3/15/2002
- Point of Contact
- Point of Contact - Lillie Farrell, Purchasing Agent, (305) 324-4455 ext. 3289, Contracting Officer - Lillie Farrell, Purchasing Agent, (305) 324-4455 ext. 3289
- E-Mail Address
-
Email your questions to Lillie Farrell
(lillie.farrell@med.va.gov)
- Description
- This RFQ 546-32-02 is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6 as supplemented with additional information contained in this notice. This procurement is being conducted under Simplified Acquisition Procedures in accordance with Far Part 13. This acquisition is a small business set-aside. NAICS code is 514120. The VA intends to award a firm-fixed price, non-personal services contract for the Digitizing, scanning and Archive of Research Proposals and Funding Requests. The VA receives research proposals every two years, which includes additional submittals throughout the year. Approximately 1000 proposals consisting of: approximately 200 pages with approximately 600 proposals received each review period and 100 proposals through special submittals. The proposals are received in paper format, all 8.5 x 11, and are mostly, black and white text. Approximately 10% of each proposal will contain illustrations. Each proposal contains no more than a one page Abstract or Executive Summary of the proposal. The contractor shall ensure that a server is configured and the data base is designed to accomplish the requirements that will be need to perform the job without any modifications. The contractor shall provide all equipment, transportation, technical expertise, and other services necessary to maintain network systems, tasks and functions. The VA has a Microsoft SQl sever database (VERMIN) in use, that records administrative information about each research proposal. Contractor must develop a software that will enable research administrators to store information and extract that same information at a later date. This software must be compatible with VERMIN. The following clauses apply to this acquisition CLAUSES: Full text of clauses and provisions are available at Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR):http://www.arnet.gov/references/references.html and Veterans Affairs Acquisition Regulation (VAAR): http://www.va.gov/oa&mm/vaar. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses applicable to this acquisition are those in effect through FAC 2001-02: 52.252-2 Clauses incorporated By Reference;52.212-1 Instructions to Offers Commercial Items;52.212-3 Offeror Representation and Certifications Commercial Items; 852.270-1 Representatives of the contracting officers;52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items;52-216-18 Ordering. 52.216-19 Order Limitations; 52-216-21 Requirements; 52.217-8 option to extend services; 52.217-9 Option to extend the terms of the contract-Services; 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items;52.212-2 evaluation-Commercial Items 52.219.22 Small Disadvantaged Business Status; 52.219.22 Small Disadvantaged Business Status; 52.233-2 Service of Protest. (a) Award will be made to the offer whose quote conforms to the requirements of the solicitation; best meets the needs of the Government and offers the best value to the Government. No hard copies will be distributed. Each interested party must provide a proposal to: Lillie Farrell, Purchasing Agent (90F) A&MMS, Trailer #5, VA Medical Center, 1201 N.W. 16th Street, Miami, FL 33125, or Fax to: 305-324-3234; or e-mail to: lillie.farrell@med.va.gov by March 15, 2002 ? 12:00PM outlining their approach to Archiving, Scanning and staff to be used for the project and any other necessary requirements to accomplish the required service. This contracts period if for one (1) year with two (2) one-year options for renewals.
- Web Link
-
RFQ 546-32-02
(http://www.bos.oamm.va.gov/solicitation?number=546-32-02)
- Record
- SN00031097-W 20020228/020226213145 (fbodaily.com)
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