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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF SEPTEMBER 16, 2011 FBO #3583
DOCUMENT

A -- Research Study Post-Traumatic Osteoarthritis - Attachment

Notice Date

9/14/2011
 

Notice Type

Attachment
 

NAICS

622110 — General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
 

Contracting Office

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

ZIP Code

52246
 

Solicitation Number

VA26311RQ0860
 

Response Due

9/15/2011
 

Archive Date

11/14/2011
 

Point of Contact

Jan Lang
 

E-Mail Address

lang@va.gov<br
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Iowa City VA Health Care System, Iowa City, IA intends to negotiate a sole source procurement under the authority of FAR 6.302.1, with University of Iowa, Dept of Ortho, 1182 Med Labs, Iowa City, IA 52242 in support of a research study. Interested parties may identify their experience in providing this service to the Contracting Officer via e-mail at janet.lang@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-0860 and issued as a request for quote (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-53, effective August 04, 20011. The associated NAICS code is 622110 and business size standard is 34.5 million dollars. The acquisition is not a set-aside and is being negotiated as a sole source procurement. The requirement for the Osteoarthritis Research Study will include the following: ITEMEST. QTY UNIT UNIT COSTEST. TOTAL COST 1.Research Project "Risks and Benefits of Antioxidant Therapy for Post Traumatic Arthritis." Necessary labor & Materials to Develop Ultrasound and Confocal Microscopy-Based Analysis of Articular Cartilage to Quantitate Structural Damaged Caused by Blunt Impact Injury. The Injury Threshold that Leads to Post-Traumatic Osteoarthritis will be studied. 1 Ea $________ $_________ Grand Total $_________ 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 listed by reference 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 4:30 pm CST on September 15, 2011. Proposal may be mailed, faxed or emailed to Jan Lang 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: janet.lang@va.gov. For additional information regarding this notice please contact Jan Lang at the provided email address or by calling (319) 339-7170.
 

Web Link

FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/VA/ICVAMC584/ICVAMC584/VA26311RQ0860/listing.html)
 

Document(s)

Attachment
 

File Name: VA-263-11-RQ-0860 VA-263-11-RQ-0860_1.doc (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=256281&FileName=VA-263-11-RQ-0860-000.doc)

Link: https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=256281&FileName=VA-263-11-RQ-0860-000.doc

 

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Place of Performance

Address: Iowa City VA Healthcare System;601 Highway 6 West;Iowa City, Iowa 52246-2208

Zip Code: 52246
 

Record

SN02575465-W 20110916/110914235326-5dd5c4688e8e80896185d99eda2a1cd8 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

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