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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF SEPTEMBER 09, 2012 FBO #3942
DOCUMENT

T -- Multifunctions Device NOTE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS AMENDMENT IS TO POST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS AND TO EXTEND DUE DATE TO 09/12/2012 - Attachment

Notice Date

9/7/2012
 

Notice Type

Attachment
 

NAICS

423430 — Computer and Computer Peripheral Equipment and Software Merchant Wholesalers
 

Contracting Office

Department of Veterans Affairs;Network Contracting Office 8 (248);Room 315, Bldg. 2;10,000 Bay Pines Blvd;Bay Pines FL 33744
 

ZIP Code

33744
 

Solicitation Number

VA24812Q2256
 

Response Due

9/12/2012
 

Archive Date

11/11/2012
 

Point of Contact

Lisa Nooner
 

E-Mail Address

9-3343<br
 

Small Business Set-Aside

Total Small Business
 

Description

Vendor questions and response 1)1.) Item #5 in section A is requiring that the contract type be a Federal Supply Schedule GSA delivery. Will you accept a SEWP SDVOSB response from FedStore? We will accept an SDVOSB company, SEWP is not a factor in this contact. 2.) Item #10 section C requires a monthly duty cycle of 270,000 pages per device for black & white, and was amended to 150,000 pages per device for color. This specification is primarily used in printer centric/ cartridge based devices that have a much higher cost of operation than component replacement multifunctional devices. This specification appears to be extremely high based upon the projected volume as referred to in the SOW. The requested base for service and supplies on black and white devices is 300,000 pages and 25,000 for the two color devices. If the volume was split across all devices based on the projected monthly usage, each system would produce approximately 12,000 pages. Our recommendation would include 30 - 40 ppm devices that have a monthly duty cycle of 100,000 pages. The recommended devices would have a maximum volume level of 30,000 pages per device which would exceed the projected volume by more than double. Although these devices would meet and exceed the projected volume requirements they would not meet the duty cycle requirement as stated in the RFQ.. We are requesting an amendment be made to allow for competition that would meet the requirements with systems that have a duty cycle of 100,000 pages or more per month. 12,000 pages per device per month is not a true representation of usage. Several devices may print 26,000 where 30-40 ppm will not work in this environment. We will require 50 to 55 ppm or 270,000 duty cycle. 3.) Based on the response to the questions and answers dated 8-16-2012 the government stated that 11x17 is not a required size. We have found that most VA's do require the ability to image on to 11x17. This allows for operators to take advantage of full functionality being able to create booklets and spreadsheets when required for financials. The clients that the VA supports are of various age groups. If needed operators could produce larger print to distribute to vision impaired individuals. Systems that due not possess the ability to image on to 11x17 tend to have a much higher cost of operation which increases the governments Total Cost of Ownership. Please consider adding the ability to produce prints on to 11x17 to lower the total cost of ownership. Based on history, we do not have the need to produce prints on 11 x 17. 4.) In the most recent modification dated 8-31-2012 under Price/Cost Schedule item #3 reference is made to 60,000 ea. charge per copy. Please clarify what this is referencing since the SOW is stating to include 300,000 black and white images and 25,000 color images for all devices for service and supplies. The pool allowance for all monochrome devices is 300,000 with a charge per copy in excess of the allowance. The pool allowance for all color devices is 25,000 with a charge per copy in excess of the allowance.
 

Web Link

FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/VA/BPVAMC/VAMCCO80220/VA24812Q2256/listing.html)
 

Document(s)

Attachment
 

File Name: VA248-12-Q-2256 A00004 VA248-12-Q-2256 A00004.docx (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=469783&FileName=VA248-12-Q-2256-A00004000.docx)

Link: https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=469783&FileName=VA248-12-Q-2256-A00004000.docx

 

Note: If links are broken, refer to Point of Contact above or contact the FBO Help Desk at 877-472-3779.
 

Record

SN02873959-W 20120909/120908002629-2f458d6ee9c5893b2f731b40a58b5ca5 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
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