SOLICITATION NOTICE
99 -- Small Animal Cage Washer VA St Louis OPEN Market
- Notice Date
- 12/11/2006
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- Department of Veterans Affairs;VISN 15 Contracting Office;4101 S. 4th Street Trafficway;Leavenworth KS 66048
- ZIP Code
- 66048
- Solicitation Number
- VA-255-07-RQ-0076
- Response Due
- 12/19/2006
- Archive Date
- 1/18/2007
- Description
- This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for Commercial Items 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; Quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This solicitation RFQ is being issued as a request for quote (RFQ). This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-11. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) number is 421450 and the business size standard is 750. REQUESTERS MUST STATE THEIR BUSINESS SIZE ON EACH REQUEST. See below for list of equipment required, OR equivalent. FAR provision at FAR 52.211-6, Brand Name or Equal, applies to this requirement. If the quote is for an equal product, specification sheets, manufacturer and part number of the item must be included in quotation. The Department of Veterans Affairs, Jefferson Barracks VA Medical Center, #1 Jefferson Barracks Drive St. Louis, MO 63125 Has a requirement for the following Item(s): Small Animal Cage and Bottle Washer Machine. The purpose of the equipment is to wash cages, bottles, pans, sipper tubes, and other equipment used in the care of small lab animals used in research. The required Small Animal Cage and Bottle Washer shall be: batch-type, stainless steel, load shelf style, double door, pass-through, spray cabinet cage bottle washer. The interior chamber size shall be a minimum of 48"x 32"x 48" (WxHxD). The maximal external size shall be 72"x 84"x 60" (WxHxD); reciprocating spray heads, microprocessor control, positive door gasket, touch screen operation, guaranteed 180 degree F temperature, tempered safety glass windows, illuminated interior, with a cage rack for rodent cages. Site Specific Requirements state vendor shall provide_ on site installation. Offerors may perform a Site Survey for installation by appointment, call Jerry Roberts / Project Engineer 314-289-4100 X65002 Vendor to include Washer Cut Sheets, installation instructions and any other data with submitted Quotes, which provides specifics on required utilities needed for Washer operation. At time of equipment installation, Vendor to provide 2 full sets of bound Maintenance and Operation Instructions that includes specifics on required maintenance and operation for Washer. This is a turn key installation with the facility providing AC power, steam, hot water access and exhaust outlet up to the equipment location. System shall be installed in the following location: Jefferson Barracks VA Medical Center, #1 Jefferson Barracks Drive, St. Louis, MO 63125 , Building 1 , Third Floor, Room 3C08. The Contractor is responsible for all freight charges. Offerors must comply with all instructions contained in provision 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The following additional provisions and clauses apply: 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Item, the Government will award a Purchase Order resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror based on Best Value, price and other factors considered. Offerors shall submit descriptive literature, -technical features, and warranty provisions. Price will be evaluated to determine its fairness, completeness and reasonableness as it relates to the items offered. 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items, a completed copy of this provision shall be submitted with the offer as applicable. 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items. 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, to include clauses: 5,14,15,16,17,18,19, 20, 23, 24, 31, and 32. The following additional clauses apply: CCR Clause: Attention: You must be registered in CCR to be considered for award. FAR 52.204-7, Central Contractor Registration (Oct 2003) (B)(2) the Offeror shall provide its DUNS or, if applicable, it's DUNS+4 number with its offer, which will be used by the contracting officer to verify that the Offeror is registered in the CCR database. (C) Lack of registration in the CCR database will make an Offeror ineligible for award. Offerors and contractors may obtain information on registration and annual confirmation requirements by calling 1-888-227-2423 or 269-961-5757, or via the Internet at http://www.ccr.gov. Electronic Funds: FAR 52.252-2, Clauses Incorporated by References (Feb 1998). This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. VAAR 852.219-70, Veteran-owned Small Business; 852.270-4, Commercial Advertising. Quotations shall include the RFQ number, the proposed unit price, the proposed extended price, any prompt payment discount terms, company name, and point of contact, address, phone number, fax number, tax identification number, DUN number, and size status (i.e., small business, disadvantaged business or woman owned business). Upon request, the contracting officer will make their full text available. Offers are to be received at the Department of Veterans Affairs VA Heartland Network 15 (10N15-90) Contracting Office, 4101 S. 4th St. Trafficway, Leavenworth, KS 66048. Attn.: Julian Lake, Contracting Officer, No later than 4:00 P.M. CST 10 day from posting Date You may contact Julian Lake, Contract Specialist at Julian.Lake@va.gov Phone 913-758-6408 FAX 913-758-6495. Facility Point Of Contact (POC) is: Research Contact - H. James Armbrecht, PhD./ Research 314-894-6511 Facilities Contact - Jerry Roberts / Project Engineer 314-289-4100 X65002
- Place of Performance
- Address: Jefferson Barracks VA Medical Center;1 Jefferson Barracks Drive;St. Louis, MO;63125-4195
- Zip Code: 63125
- Country: USA
- Zip Code: 63125
- Record
- SN01194311-W 20061213/061211220309 (fbodaily.com)
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