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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF SEPTEMBER 24, 2010 FBO #3226
SOLICITATION NOTICE

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Notice Date

9/22/2010
 

Notice Type

Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
 

NAICS

621512 — Diagnostic Imaging Centers
 

Contracting Office

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

ZIP Code

52246
 

Solicitation Number

VA26310RQ0636
 

Response Due

9/24/2010
 

Archive Date

11/23/2010
 

Point of Contact

GARY L. ROGERS
 

E-Mail Address

Contract Specialist
(gary.rogers4@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, with University of Iowa, College of Medicine, Department of Radiology, 3970 JPP, 200 Hawkins Drive, Iowa City, IA to perform MRI scans from date of award - 9/1/11. Interested parties may identify their experience in providing this equipment to the Contracting Officer via e-mail gary.rogers4@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-0636 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 621512 and small business size standard is $13.5 million. The acquisition is not set-aside and is being negotiated as a sole source procurement. The requirement for the University of Iowa MRI scans which includes the following: SCANSEST. QTY UNIT UNIT COSTEST. TOTAL COST 1.Provide necessary labor and materials to perform MRI scans from date of award - 9/1/11 48 Ea $________ $_________ The date of delivery is ordered as being FOB Destination to the Department of Veteran's Affairs, Iowa City VAMC, 601 Highway 6 W, Iowa City, IA 52246. (Contact Ergun Uc at (319) 338-0581 ext: 7669 to coordinate delivery). 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), 52.232-34, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer--Other than Central Contractor Registration (May 1999) (31 U.S.C. 3332). 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 2:00 pm CST on September 24, 2010. Proposal may be mailed, faxed or emailed to Gary Rogers 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: gary.rogers4@va.gov. For additional information regarding this notice please contact Gary Rogers at the provided email address or by calling (319) 339-7158. VETERANS AFFAIRS CONTRACTING OFFICER #636A8 DETERMINATIONS AND FINDINGS FINDINGS In accordance with the requirements of FAR 6.302-1(b)(1) and the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, 63 STAT, 377 as amended, I submit the following findings: 1.There exists a need at this Medical Center Laboratory for Reagents for flow cytometer. 2.Becton Dickinson offers a 35% discount to the Government so that reagents are competitive with those of other vendors. 3.Becton Dickinson reagents produced less autofluorescence than reagents from other sources, enabling the enumeration of small population of cells, therefore, the performance of the Becton Dickinson antibodies was deemed superior to that of the competition. 4.Validating the performance of new reagents is mandated by HCFA and CAP as requirements for accreditation. This is a timely, expensive, and labor intensive process involving performance of a reference range study of 50-100 patients. This would have to be done if we did not use Becton Dickinson reagents. DETERMINATIONS I hereby determine within the meaning of FAR 6.302-1(b)(1) and the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 that: It is determined that it would be in the best interest to the Government to procure reagents from Becton Dickinson in order to provide our veterans with superior performance at a competitive price. Upon the basis of these Findings and Determinations, I hereby authorize procurement of Reagents from Becton Dickinson. GARY L. ROGERS Contracting Officer
 

Web Link

FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/VA/ICVAMC584/ICVAMC584/VA26310RQ0636/listing.html)
 

Place of Performance

Address: DVA MEDICAL CENTER;HWY 6 WEST;IOWA CITY, IA

Zip Code: 52246
 

Record

SN02293318-W 20100924/100923000229-d4071bbd442e7096a9b0bf55ad96fcc1 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

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