SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- MRSA ANALYZER
- Notice Date
- 8/6/2007
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Veterans Affairs;Lisa DeCarlo, Contracting Officer (90C);Bay Pines VA Healthcare System (516);PO Box 457 Bldg 22, Room 411;Bay Pines FL 33744
- ZIP Code
- 33744
- Solicitation Number
- VA-248-07-RQ-0185
- Response Due
- 8/17/2007
- Archive Date
- 11/15/2007
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The Bay Pines VA Healthcare Systems in Bay Pines, FL intends to purchase a Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureous (MRSA) Analyzer for the Medical Center located in Bay Pines, Florida. Potential contractors must provide an FDA approved, fully-integrated and automated analysis instrument that uses a nucleic acid analysis for the rapid detection of MRSA from patient specimens. Acceptable solutions will allow flexibility for future expansion of testing, using the same instrumentation footprint to include, but not be limited to, Vancomycin Resistant Enterococcus, Clostridium difficile, and Enterovirus. Acceptable systems must be able to run individual samples without the need for batching and use unprepared samples with little or no preparation time (measured in minutes). Acceptable systems should be able to conduct the test and give results rapidly (measured in hours including preparatory time). There should be no requirement for a molecular trained technologist to operate the analyzer or to perform the test. Listed below are the required line items for this solicitation: Item 1 Description: MRSA Analyzer Qty 1 Unit EA Unit Price ________ Extended Price ____________ To be delivered and installed at: Bay Pines VA Medical Center Attn: Laboratory, Bld. 100, Rm. 2B 10000 Bay Pines Blvd. Bay Pines, FL 33744 Potential sources are invited to submit quotes, provided they are accompanied by product literature. The delivery date will be 30 days after award and acceptance will be made after offeror provides start up and training. The RFQ number VA-516-07-RQ-0185 shall be clearly identified on all submitted materials. This acquisition is set aside 100% for small business concerns. The corresponding NAICS code is 334513, size standard is 500 employees. The following provisions apply to this acquisition: 52.212-1 Instruction to Offerors; 52.212-2 Evaluation of Commercial Items. The specific evaluation criteria included in paragraph (a) are: 1) price 2) technical capability 3) past performance - past performance and technical capability when combined are equal in importance to price. Please submit 2 references with quote. All Offerors shall include a completed copy of 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items. The following clauses also apply to this acquisition: 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-5-18. Clauses and provisions can be accessed at http://www.acquisition.gov/far/. Quotations must be submitted to the address listed herein, directed to the attention of Lisa DeCarlo (90C). Quotes are due by August 17, 2007, no later than 3:00 pm, local time in building 22, room 411 of the Bay Pines VA Healthcare System, 10000 Bay Pines Blvd., Bay Pines, FL 33744. Faxed or e-mailed offers will not be accepted. All questions must be submitted in writing addressed to the Contracting Officer.
- Place of Performance
- Address: Bay Pines VA Medical Center;10000 Bay Pines Blvd.;Bld. 100, Room 2B;Bay Pines, FL
- Zip Code: 33744
- Country: US
- Zip Code: 33744
- Record
- SN01363166-W 20070808/070806220652 (fbodaily.com)
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