SOLICITATION NOTICE
65--65 -- Side Rail Upgrade Kits
- Notice Date
- 9/17/2005
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- Attn: Department of Veterans Affairs Southern Arizona Health Care System, Contracting Officer, (9-90C), 3601 S. 6th Avenue, Tucson, Arizona 85723
- ZIP Code
- 85723
- Solicitation Number
- 678-0158-05
- Response Due
- 9/21/2005
- Archive Date
- 10/21/2005
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial requirements prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the ONLY solicitation; a written solicitation will NOT be issued. This simplified acquisition procurement is also being accomplished in accordance with FAR Part 6.302- 1. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Southern AZ VA Health Care System (SAVAHCS), Biomedical Engineering, 3601 S. 6th Avenue Tucson, Arizona intends to negotiate a sole source procurement for the installation of Side Rail Upgrade Kits with Hill-Rom of 1069 State Route 46E Batesville, IN 47006. The Side Rail Upgrade kits are intended to decrease patient injuries by preventing falls. The Side Rail Upgrade Kits are also specifically designed to fit in the existing Hill-Rom hospital bed series within the SAVAHCS. The Hill-Rom Side Rail Upgrade Kits, complies with the Hospital Bed Safety Workshop (HBSW), which is a joint Government commission formed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to develop guidelines that address hospital bed design and patient safety, and patient entrapment issues. The applicable NAICS for this requirement is 339111. The Government will award a Firm-fixed price contract resulting from this solicitation. The Contractor shall provide a complete copy of the Offeror Representations and Certifications?Commercial Items (FAR 52.212-3 Mar 2005) with its offer or complete the annual representations and certifications electronically at http://orca.bpn.gov. Many of the provisions and clauses cited in this solicitation are incorporated by reference, FAR 52.252-2 (FEB 1998), to the appropriate section of the FAR and VAAR. A review of these provision and clauses will be necessary for you to understand all aspects of the solicitation. The full text of any FAR provision and clause can be found at http://www.arnet.gov/far and http://www.va.gov/oa&mm/vaar/. The following applicable FAR clauses apply: Instruction to Offerors-Commercial Items (FAR 52.212-1 JAN 2005); Offeror Representations and Certifications?Commercial Items (FAR 52.212-3 Mar 2005); Contract Terms and Conditions?Commercial Items (FAR 52.212-4 OCT 2003); Addendum to FAR 52.212-4; Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders?Commercial Items (FAR 52.212-5 JAN 2005), including the following clauses: Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (ALT I FAR 52.203-6), Equal Opportunity (FAR 52.222-26), Affirmative Action for Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era (FAR 52.222-35), Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (FAR 52.222-36), Employment Reports on Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era (FAR 52.222-37), Evaluation- Commercial Items (FAR 52.212-1), Correspondence (VAAR 852.236-76), Contractor?s Responsibilities (VAAR 852.237-70 APR 1984), Commercial Advertising (VAAR 852.270-4), Representatives of Contracting Officers (VAAR 852.270-1), Privacy Act Notification (FAR 52.224-1), Privacy Act (FAR 52.224-2), Availability of Funds (FAR 52.232-18). Any firm that believes it can meet the requirements may give written notification to the Contracting Officer by September 21, 2005, 4:00PM, AZ Time. Supporting evidence must be furnished in sufficient detail, to demonstrate the ability to comply with the above requirements. Information can be sent to the Contracting Officer (9-90C) ATTN: Paulette N. Pereira, SAVAHCS, 3601 S. 6th Avenue, Tucson, AZ 85723. Responses received will be evaluated; however; a determination by the Government not to compete the proposed procurement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. If no responses are received, the SAVAHCS will proceed with the sole source negotiation with Hill-Rom.
- Place of Performance
- Address: SAVAHCS 3601 S. 6th Ave Tucson AZ
- Zip Code: 85723
- Country: United States
- Zip Code: 85723
- Record
- SN00897875-W 20050919/050917211543 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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