SOLICITATION NOTICE
65 -- Cirrus High Definition OCT 2.0 for retinal imaging
- Notice Date
- 8/4/2008
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 423460
— Ophthalmic Goods Merchant Wholesalers
- Contracting Office
- Department of Veterans Affairs, West Palm Beach VAMC, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Department of Veterans Affairs;West Palm Beach VA Medical Center;7305 North Military Trail;Palm Beach Gardens FL 33410-6400
- ZIP Code
- 33410-6400
- Solicitation Number
- VA-248-08-RQ-0442
- Response Due
- 8/22/2008
- Archive Date
- 9/21/2008
- Point of Contact
- Yamil O. Rodriguez
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- FEDBIZOPPS Synopsis Notice VA-248-08-RQ-0442 - The Department of Veterans Affairs, West Palm Beach Medical Center has a requirement of one (1) Cirrus High Definition Spectral Domain Imaging, known as Cirrus HD-OCT 2.0 for retinal imaging. The manufacturer is Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc. This procurement is a Request for Quote (RFQ) to award a firm fixed price purchase order and is being solicited as UNRESTRICTED, full and open competition to all business concerns. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 423460. This award will be made using commercial acquisition procedures in accordance with FAR PART 12. Offerors are to be advised that an award may be made without discussion or any contact concerning the proposal received. However, the Government reserves the right to enter into discussion if deemed necessary, and if discussions are conducted, the Offerors within the competitive range will be afforded the opportunity to revise their proposal. Proposals are due on or about August 22, 2008 at 3:00 P.M. Eastern Time. Proposals are to be by e-mail or fax but the contractor must be sure that we receive your proposal on time confirming by e-mail. Telephone requests for the solicitation will not be accepted or honored. Incomplete solicitation will not be considered for evaluation. Only exact brand name offers will be evaluated. Brand name justification - After comparison several similar technology systems, it was found that Carl Zeiss offered the best resolution capability for exceedingly refined definition of images along with retinal topographic accuracy and overall performance for our purposes. The systems were evaluated by the physicians' staff at the WPB VA Medical Center and the system Cirrus HD-OCT 2.0 meets user criteria, lower cost to the Government, and end user preferences. Point of contact: Yamil O. Rodriguez E-mail: yamil.rodriguez@va.gov Paper copies of this solicitation and amendments if any will not be available or issued. Interested parties may download and print the solicitation at no charge at http://www.fbo.gov. All vendors who want to access solicitation will be required to register with Central Contractor Registration (CCR) (www.ccr.gov) and Federal Business Opportunity (www.fbo.gov). The system called Federal Business Opportunity (www.fbo.gov) has been upgraded as a web-based dissemination toll designed to safeguard acquisition-related information for all Federal Agencies. Business opportunities can be located on Federal Business (www.fedbizops.gov) Website. To keep informed of changes: Check www.fedbizopps.gov frequently. Some contractor tools are as follows: 1. Register to receive Notification and 2. Subscribe to the Mailing List for specific solicitation at Federal Business Opportunities (www.fedbizopps.gov). A hyperlink posted in FedbizOpps will direct vendors to Federal Business Opportunity to download solicitations, Plans, Specifications and amendments. Required Central Contractor Registration (CCR) applies to this procurement. Lack of registration in the CCR will make an offeror ineligible to this solicitation and for award. Information on CCR registration and annual confirmation requirements may be obtained by calling 1-888-227-2423 or via the Internet at http://www.ccr.gov.
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: VA Medical Center;7305 North Military Trail;West Palm Beach
- Zip Code: 33410
- Zip Code: 33410
- Record
- SN01630676-W 20080806/080804223236-eb46d847d76d7ef78ea83a0c0f3c1245 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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