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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF NOVEMBER 02, 2011 FBO #3630
DOCUMENT

J -- NJHCS PMI LINEAR ACCELERATOR FY12 - Justification and Approval (J&A)

Notice Date

10/31/2011
 

Notice Type

Justification and Approval (J&A)
 

NAICS

811219 — Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance
 

Contracting Office

Department of Veterans Affairs;James J. Peters VA Medical Center;130 West Kingsbridge Road;Bronx NY 10468-3904
 

ZIP Code

10468-3904
 

Solicitation Number

VA24312Q0146
 

Archive Date

11/30/2011
 

Point of Contact

David M Shemtob
 

E-Mail Address

1.4766<br
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Award Number

V797P-6029B VA561-C20016
 

Award Date

10/1/2011
 

Description

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN 3), James J. Peters VA Medical Center, Bronx New York, intends to award a sole source contract under the authority of FAR 8.405-6 Limited Sources Justification to SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS USA, INC. NUCLEAR SYSTEMS GROUP, 51 VALLEY STREAM PKWY, MALVERN PA 19355-1406 due to the fact that they manufactured the equipment and therefore have proprietary knowledge of the equipment and software. SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS USA, INC. Furnish all necessary labor, equipment, tools, materials, parts, repair services, maintenance, telephone technical/applications assistance, software updates and software upgrades and cover any zone charges on a Full Service Basis. The place of performance is the New Jersey VAMC, 385 Tremont Ave., East Orange, New Jersey, 07018-1023. This action will result in a Firm-Fixed Price contract with a period of performance of twelve (12) months. This notice of intent is not a request for quotations; Interested parties may express their interest by providing a capabilities statement NLT November 4, 2011 at 12:00 PM EST. The capabilities statement must provide clear and unambiguous evidence to substantiate the capability of the party to provide the required services. A determination not to compete this proposed contract upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Verbal responses are not acceptable and will not be considered. When responding to this announcement, respondents should refer to Announcement VA-243-12-RQ-0146 Notice of Intent. If after November 4, 2011, no viable responses have been received in response to this announcement, Dept of VA shall negotiate solely with SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS USA, INC. This notice of intent to award a sole source contract is not a request for competitive quotes. There will be no solicitation available for competitive quotes. Phone calls will not be accepted. The point of contact for this action is Contract Specialist, David Shemtob who can be reached at david.shemtob@va.gov The Government anticipates the award of a firm-fixed- price contract. A determination by the Government whether to compete this proposed requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competition. REQUIRED SERVICES: Equipment to be serviced/maintained includes: Siemens Linear Accelerator, functional #s are: 400-165581; 400-165582; 400-177452, 400-165696, 400-204353; 400-296175; 400-200067; 400-183291; 400-204351; 400-204353. Servicing the equipment consists of but is not limited to troubleshooting, replacement of worn or defective parts, calibration/adjustment, cleaning and lubricating. Preventive Maintenance includes but is not limited to Cleaning, calibrating, adjusting, replacement of worn or defective parts, verification of manufacturer's operational characteristics and specifications and lubrication. It is the intention that all equipment repairs and or PMI will be performed in accordance with manufacturers guidelines, will result in the equipment operating according to manufacturers specification and will be done in accordance with industry standard practices. Requests for technical telephone support will be responded to within 2 hour. Vendor will be on site to begin repairs within eight (8) business hours of initiation of service call by the Medical Center. Repairs will be completed and unit returned fully to manufacturer specifications within 16 business hours of initiation of service call. Major * assemblies replaced will be guaranteed against defects and/or failure for a period of one (1) year from date of installation. All other **components will be guaranteed for a period of ninety (90) days. All work performed under this contract will be during the hours of 0800 to 1630 and the days of Monday through Friday. Exclusions: Weekends and Federal Holidays. Overtime will only be paid for emergencies and pre-approved situations, by the Biomedical Engineering and or designee. Emergency service will be provided at all items in accord with the above. There will be Four (4) preventive maintenance inspections for each system performed during the months of October, January, April, and August. All parts will be provided and replaced as necessary at no additional charge. Only new parts will be used routinely. Usage of refurbished will be subject to the approval of the Biomedical Engineer and/or designee. The contractor must supply themselves with their own Maintenance/repair manuals along with any other diagnostic software required to properly maintain the equipment in question. Service representatives are required to supply the Medical Center with Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS's) on any chemicals that are brought in to the Medical Center prior to usage. The MSDS's are to be given to the Safety Officer. A set of MSDS's must also remain at the site where the chemical is used. Vendors must comply with usage of Personnel Protective Gear as defined in 29CFR 19.10. Vendors must comply with all VA polices and regulations 9. The Contractor shall be able to show evidence of reliability, ability and experience by furnishing a list of personnel who will perform under the contract, along with documentation of their competency (Manufacturer Certification, length and type of experience). Names and addresses of other concerns and/or government agencies for which comparable services are/were rendered shall be available upon request. The ability to meet the requirements and the adequacy of the information submitted will be considered by the contracting officer in determining the validity of the bidder. The contractor has ready access to all software updates and upgrades from the equipment manufacturer. All manufacturer's software revisions designated as updates (or maintenance releases) which are designed to correct identified performance problems or software errors shall be covered and shall be performed at the next service visit that follows the release of the software, or can install updates (maintenance releases) remotely if applicable.
 

Web Link

FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/VA/BroVANAP/VAMD/VA24312Q0146/listing.html)
 

Document(s)

Justification and Approval (J&A)
 

File Name: VA243-12-Q-0146 VA243-12-Q-0146.docx (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=269528&FileName=VA243-12-Q-0146-000.docx)

Link: https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=269528&FileName=VA243-12-Q-0146-000.docx

 

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Record

SN02615367-W 20111102/111031234220-6d43e9cd30d8e4b2babe2bf427122ba2 (fbodaily.com)
 

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