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

46 -- Portable water softener tank exchanges - Attachment

Notice Date

9/14/2011
 

Notice Type

Attachment
 

NAICS

312112 — Bottled Water Manufacturing
 

Contracting Office

Department of Veterans Affairs;VA Sierra Pacific Network (VISN 21);VA Northern California HealthCare System;5342 Dudley Blvd. Bldg 98 (90/CCA);McClellan CA 95652-1012
 

ZIP Code

95652-1012
 

Solicitation Number

VA26111RQ1376
 

Response Due

9/19/2011
 

Archive Date

11/18/2011
 

Point of Contact

Samuel Bon
 

E-Mail Address

3-4563<br
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

This document is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR 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 proposed contract action is for supplies or services for which the Government intends to solicit competitive offers. Interested persons may submit offers, and all eligible offers received prior to Sept, 09 2011 will be considered by the Government. The NAICS code is 312112 and the size standard is 500 Employees. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-53. Only emailed requests received directly from the requester are acceptable. The list of contract line item number(s) and items, quantities and units of measure, (including option(s), if applicable). Please note, all of the line items are designated Brand Name or Equal: CLIN w/DESCRIPTION/QTY/UNIT/UNIT PRICE/TOTAL AMOUNT 0001 12.00EA $___________________ $____________________ Brand Name or Equal Description: Monthly portable tank exchanges every 14 days. Quoted on: Manufacturer name_____________________________________ Brand________________________________________________ No.__________________________________________________ 0002 12.00EA $___________________ $____________________ Brand Name or Equal Description: Monthly tank standby rate for eight tanks. Quoted on: Manufacturer name_____________________________________ Brand________________________________________________ No.__________________________________________________ 0003 12.00EA $___________________ $____________________ Brand Name or Equal Description: Delivery charge per scheduled delivery Quoted on: Manufacturer name_____________________________________ Brand________________________________________________ No.__________________________________________________ GRAND TOTAL --- $_______________________ Delivery, acceptance, and FOB Destination Point: ITEMS ALL QUANTITY ALL Requested Delivery Date: 30 Days ARO SHIP TO: ATTN: TBD VA Medical Center Boiler Plant Bldg 114 795 Willow Rd Menlo park, CA 94025 SALIENT CHARACTERISTICS Any "Or Equal" products being offered must have the following salient characteristics: Salient Characteristics 1.The tanks need to be sized to be able to fit in the location were the soft water manifold is located (site visit required). There is sixteen connection points on the manifold. 2.Tank(s) connections must be compatible with existing water piping manifold. If not the contractor will provide the tank to manifold flex connector at the contractor expense. 3.Tanks (s) must be portable so the contractor can safety deliver and change out tanks without assistance form VA personnel. 4.The tanks need to have a total softening capacity to provide 14 days of service time before need for change out under normal operating demands (Approximately 280,000 grains). 5.Service contractor needs to demonstrate timely delivery of the tanks for the periodic change out according to the agreed schedule. 6.Service contractor will respond to requests for additional tank exchanges in a reasonable of time (with 5 days) 7.Service contractor shall provide an invoice within ten days of completion of the monthly deliveries. Copies of the invoice to be sent to the COTR via email. Statement of Work: 1.Specific type of service: a.The service contractor will provide all labor and material needed to full fill an Annual contracted service for portable water softener tank exchanges. Location: VAPAHCS Livermore Division, Building 6, Boiler Plant (BP) 2.Period of performance: a.During the period of 10/1/2011 through 9/30/2012. 3.Description of the service: a.The contractor will deliver and exchange groups of eight 9" High Top (HT) water softener tanks. This service will be scheduled replacement of eight spent (used) tanks. Contractor shall provide a total of sixteen tanks of two banks of eight tanks each. These will be connected to the existing boiler plant soft water manifold set up for this purpose. Eight tanks in service and eight tanks in standby. 4.Delivery Schedule: a.Contractor shall delivery new softener tanks every 14 days. If additional tank exchanges are required between scheduled service delivery days, the contractor will respond to a service request within 5days of notification. The delivery truck driver will contact the Boiler Plant Operator (BPO) prior to tank change out. INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS Only electronic offers will be accepted. Offers are due to Samuel.Bon@va.gov by 3:00 PM PDT Sept 09, 2011. EVALUATION FACTORS Offerors will be evaluated to the extent they can provide the items (or equal) listed in the price schedule in Section B. The Government will award to the lowest priced, responsible, technically acceptable offeror. FAR 52.211-6 Brand Name or Equal (Aug 1999) (a) If an item in this solicitation is identified as "brand name or equal," the purchase description reflects the characteristics and level of quality that will satisfy the Government's needs. The salient physical, functional, or performance characteristics that "equal" products must meet are specified in the solicitation. (b) To be considered for award, offers of "equal" products, including "equal" products of the brand name manufacturer, must- (1) Meet the salient physical, functional, or performance characteristic specified in this solicitation; (2) Clearly identify the item by- (i) Brand name, if any; and (ii) Make or model number; (3) Include descriptive literature such as illustrations, drawings, or a clear reference to previously furnished descriptive data or information available to the Contracting Officer; and (4) Clearly describe any modification the offeror plans to make in a product to make it conform to the solicitation requirements. Mark any descriptive material to clearly show the modification. (c) The Contracting Officer will evaluate "equal" products on the basis of information furnished by the offeror or identified in the offer and reasonably available to the Contracting Officer. The Contracting Officer is not responsible for locating or obtaining any information not identified in the offer. (d) Unless the offeror clearly indicates in its offer that the product being offered is an "equal" product, the offeror shall provide the brand name product referenced in the solicitation. (End of provision) ADDITIONAL SOLICITATION PROVISIONS/CONTRACT CLAUSES: FAR 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998) For the purpose of this clause, the fill-ins are http://www.acquisition.gov/far/index.html and http://www1.va.gov/oamm/oa/ars/policyreg/vaar/index.cfm, respectively. FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items (June 2010). FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes Or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items (Aug 2011) For the purposes of this clause, items (b) 7, 9, 21, 24-27, 36, 37, 40, and 46 are considered checked and apply. VAAR 852.203-70 Commercial Advertising (Jan 2008) VAAR 852.211-73 Brand Name or Equal (Jan 2008) VAAR 852.273-76 Electronic Invoice Submission (Interim - October 2008) FAR 52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998) For the purpose of this provision, the fill-ins are http://www.acquisition.gov/far/index.html and http://www1.va.gov/oamm/oa/ars/policyreg/vaar/index.cfm, respectively. FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items (Jun 2008). FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items (May 2011): Offerors must return this provision with their proposal. They may either (1)complete all relevant portions of the provision or (2) complete paragraph (b) of the provision and indicate that it has completed official representations and certifications online at https://orca.bpn.gov/login.aspx. FAR 52.232-38 Submission of Electronic Funds Transfer Information with Offer (May 1999) End of clause
 

Web Link

FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/VA/VANCHCS/VANCHCS/VA26111RQ1376/listing.html)
 

Document(s)

Attachment
 

File Name: VA-261-11-RQ-1376 VA-261-11-RQ-1376 PORTABLE WATER SOFTNER.doc (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=255728&FileName=VA-261-11-RQ-1376-000.doc)

Link: https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=255728&FileName=VA-261-11-RQ-1376-000.doc

 

File Name: VA-261-11-RQ-1376 S02 - WAGE DETERMINATION.PDF (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=255729&FileName=VA-261-11-RQ-1376-001.PDF)

Link: https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=255729&FileName=VA-261-11-RQ-1376-001.PDF

 

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Record

SN02577088-W 20110916/110915001055-2d14aa5adf27ede9482aa7a1b2627f0a (fbodaily.com)
 

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