SOURCES SOUGHT
Q -- CAVHS Dental Laboratory Services
- Notice Date
- 3/16/2010
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 339116
— Dental Laboratories
- Contracting Office
- CAVHS;Acquisition Service (90C/NLR);2200 Fort Roots Drive, Bldg 41;North Little Rock, AR 72114-1709
- ZIP Code
- 72114-1709
- Solicitation Number
- VA-256-10-RP-0164
- Response Due
- 3/23/2010
- Archive Date
- 3/31/2010
- Point of Contact
- Dana Faulkner-West/Contract Specialist
- E-Mail Address
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Acquisitions
(dana.faulkner-west@va.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Sources Sought Please note that this is NOT a request for proposals, the Government is seeking information for market research purposes only. The Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System (CAVHS) Dental Service is conducting a market survey for well qualified small businesses (in the following socioeconomic categories: Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, Veteran Owned Small Business, Hubzone Small Business, and Small Disadvantage Businesses (8(a)) capable of providing the required dental laboratory services. Description of the Work to be Performed: The Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System (CAVHS) Dental Service is requiring services for fabrication and repair of Dental Fixed and Removable Prosthesis. The Contractor shall provide all resources necessary to fabricate and repair Dental Fixed and Removable Prosthesis for dental patients eligible for treatment at the CAVHS Dental Service delivering in a manner specified by the Schedule for Deliverables. The CAVHS Dental Laboratory is not equipped to fabricate metal frameworks for removable partials or Valplast partials. Contractor shall provide the following dental laboratory services to the CAVHS Dental Service. The Contractor shall provide all materials and supplies necessary to complete each item. For every task listed in the solicitation, the Contractor shall identify in writing all necessary subtasks (if any) and associated costs. Service(s) that is/are not listed in this solicitation, must be added as a fixed price Service Line Item Number (SLIN). Contract modifications must be completed by the VA Contracting Officer. I.Primary Laboratory Services 1.Fabrication of Valplast Partials 2.Repairs of Valplast Partials 3.Fabrication of Cast Metal Partials 4.Repair of Cast Metal Partials 5.Fabricate crowns for encode implant abutments CAVHS Dental Service may request augmented services. The Contractor shall provide all materials and supplies necessary to complete each item. Contractor shall provide the following dental laboratory services to the CAVHS Dental Service. For every task listed in the solicitation, the Contractor shall identify in writing all necessary subtasks (if any) and associated costs. Service(s) that is/are not listed in this solicitation, must be added as a fixed price Service Line Item Number (SLIN). Contract modifications must be completed by the VA Contracting Officer. II.Augmented Laboratory Services 1.Fixed Prosthetic Crowns (precious, non-precious, Porcelain fused to Metal (PFM) Ceramic) 2.Removable Complete Dentures 3.Traditional acrylic partials with wire clasps 4.Crowns for implants 5.Splints 6.Mouth Guards 7.Processed Hard and Soft Lines 8.Porcelain fused to metal crowns and bridges 9.All gold crowns and bridges 10.All ceramic crowns and bridges 11.Processed provisional crowns and bridges 12.Diagnostic wax-up and design services for removable and fixed prosthodontics 13.Pre-fabricated and custom abutments for implants 14.Implant supported crowns and bridges 15.Maryland bridges 16.Precision cast retentive bars 17.Precision and semi-precision attachments 18.Cast gold post and cores The Contractor must meet and complete the CAVHS Dental Service requirements by the following designated timeframes. a. I. Primary Laboratory Services-- shall be completed no later than ten (10) working days from the day of arrival at the laboratory unless agreed upon with the CAVHS Dentist(s), CAVHS designee, or Contracting Officer. If timeframes cannot be met, the Contractor will give notice to the CAVHS Dentist(s), CAVHS Dental Service, CAVHS designee, or Contracting Officer for rescheduling patients. b. II. Augmented Laboratory Services-- shall be completed no later than ten (10) working days from the day of arrival at the laboratory unless agreed upon with the CAVHS Dentist(s), CAVHS designee, or Contracting Officer. If timeframes cannot be met, the Contractor will give notice to the CAVHS Dentist(s), CAVHS Dental Service, CAVHS designee, or Contracting Officer for rescheduling patients. c. III. Relines and Repairs-- shall be completed no later than four (4) working days from the day of arrival at the laboratory unless agreed upon with the CAVHS Dentist(s), CAVHS designee, or Contracting Officer. If timeframes cannot be met, the Contractor will give notice to the CAVHS Dentist(s), CAVHS Dental Service, CAVHS designee, or Contracting Officer for rescheduling patients. The solicitation shall be available on or about March 23, 2010. Contract award is anticipated for June 14, 2010. The North American Industry Classification System Code for this solicitation is 339116 with the size standard of 500 employees. Responders should identify if they are a small business or small disadvantaged business concern, based on this NAICS code. Please submit expressions of interest in your own format to include documentation of technical capabilities and past performance for the same or similar services previously or currently performed. Provide in detail to the Government that your company possesses the necessary expertise and experience to compete for this acquisition. Please ensure responses do not exceed ten (10) pages. Since this is a Sources Sought Announcement, no evaluation letters will be issued to the participants. This synopsis is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government and no contract will be awarded from this announcement. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this announcement. The due date for submission of this information is 3:00 PM (CST) on Tuesday, March 23, 2010. All submissions must be submitted electronically to Dana Faulkner-West, Contract Specialist, at Dana.Faulkner-West@va.gov.
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