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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF SEPTEMBER 22, 2010 FBO #3224
SOLICITATION NOTICE

65 -- Custom Nerve Imager Neuroptics

Notice Date

9/20/2010
 

Notice Type

Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
 

NAICS

339115 — Ophthalmic Goods Manufacturing
 

Contracting Office

Department of Veterans Affairs;Iowa City VAMC;601 Highway 6 W.;Iowa City IA 52246
 

ZIP Code

52246
 

Solicitation Number

VA26310RQ0623
 

Response Due

9/22/2010
 

Archive Date

9/24/2010
 

Point of Contact

todd.yahnke@va.gov
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Iowa City VA Medical Center, Iowa City, IA intends to negotiate a sole source procurement under the authority of FAR 6.302.1, FAR 6.302.5 with Neuroptics, 2600 Michelson Drive Suite 980, Irvine, CA 92612. Interested parties may identify their experience in providing these services to the Contracting Officer via e-mail at todd.yahnke@va.gov or fax 319-887-4957. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. 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 solicitation number is VA-263-10-RQ-0623 and issued as a request for quote (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-43, effective August 2, 2010. The associated NAICS code is 339115 and small business size standard is 500 Emp. The acquisition is not set-aside and is being negotiated as a sole source procurement. The requirement for this acquisition includes the following: Custom Optic Nerve Imager 1 EA. _______________ Hardware Characteristics: 1.For use by non-trained person 2.Portable hand-held imager 3.Auto-alignment with optic nerve by user alignment with pupil 4.Multiple image collection with processing of image stack to provide a final montage image 5.Dual image sensors for reading the pupil and optic nerve Software Characteristics: 1.Designed to be used by a non-trained person to obtain high quality digital photographs of the optic nerve in patients with optic nerve diseases such as glaucoma or papilledema (swollen optic nerve). 2.Automatic alignment and tracking system that aligns the optics with the pupil when placed in front of the eye. 3.Automatic Image Analysis with degree of abnormality quantified for user. 4.Second image sensor that is aligned on the optic nerve head collects digital photographs at 10 per second and the focus plane is varied during the collection of images. 5.After image collection the microprocessor in the Optic Nerve Imager stitches all of the highest quality portions of all the images into one montage photograph that will produce a final image where every superficial plane of the retina is in focus. 6.Software routine analyzes the final image within the analyzer microprocessor and determines the likelihood of abnormality for glaucoma and for optic nerve swelling. The date of delivery is ordered by purchase order with delivery being FOB Destination to the Department of Veteran ™s Affairs, Iowa City VAMC, 601 Highway 6 W, Iowa City, IA 52246. (Contact Lucas Hicks at (319) 338-0581 ext: 7667 for questions. The provision at FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial, applies to this acquisition along with additional addenda. A statement regarding the applicability of the provision at FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Items, is not applicable to this sole source acquisition. Offeror is to include a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items. FAR clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The FAR clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes Or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items, also applies to this acquisition and the following clauses cited in the clause are applicable to this acquisition: 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (Sept 2006), with Alternate I (Oct 1995) (41 U.S.C. 253g and 10 U.S.C. 2402), 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation (June 2007) (15 U.S.C 632(a)(2)), 52.222-3, Convict Labor (June 2003) (E.O. 11755), 52.222-19, Child Labor--Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (FEB 2008) (E.O. 13126), 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Feb 1999), 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Mar 2007) (E.O. 11246), 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans (Sept 2006) (38 U.S.C. 4212), 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (Jun 1998) (29 U.S.C. 793), 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans (Sept 2006) (38 U.S.C. 4212), 52.222-39, Notification of Employee Rights Concerning Payment of Union Dues or Fees (Dec 2004) (E.O. 13201). 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Aug 2007) (Applies to all contracts). 52.223-15, Energy Efficiency in Energy-Consuming Products (DEC 2007)(42 U.S.C. 8259b), 52.225-3, Buy American Act--Free Trade Agreements-- Israeli Trade Act (Aug 2007) (41 U.S.C. 10a-10d, 19 U.S.C. 3301 note, 19 U.S.C. 2112 note, Pub. L 108-77, 108-78, 108-286, 109-53 and 109-169), 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (Feb 2006) (E.o.s, proclamations, and statutes administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury), 52.225-4 Buy American Act ”Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act Certificate. The FAR clause at 52.232-34, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer - Other than Central Contractor Registration applies to this acquisition as well. The VAAR Clauses applicable to this acquisition are 852.203-70 Commercial Advertising, 852.233-70 Protest content/alternative dispute resolution, 852.233-71 Alternate protest procedure, 852.246-70 Guarantee, 852.246-71 Inspection, 852.252-70 Solicitation provisions or clauses incorporated by reference, 852.273-70 Late offers, 852.273-71 Alternative negotiation techniques, and 852.273-74 Award without exchanges. Information concerning clauses and provision incorporated by reference may be obtained at http://farsite.hill.af.mil. Quote is due by 17:00 pm CST on September 22, 2010. Proposal may be mailed, faxed or emailed to Todd Yahnke at the Department of Veterans Affairs, Iowa City VAMC, Contract Management (90C), 601 Highway 6 W, Iowa City IA 52246, fax: (319) 887-4957, or e-mail: todd.yahnke@va.gov. For additional information regarding this notice please contact Todd Yahnke at the provided email address or by calling (319) 688-3842.
 

Web Link

FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/VA/ICVAMC584/ICVAMC584/VA26310RQ0623/listing.html)
 

Place of Performance

Address: VA Medical Center;601 Hwy 6 West;Iowa City, IA

Zip Code: 52246
 

Record

SN02289032-W 20100922/100920235039-af2d8eaf9084627deae4b6315604dd2d (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

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