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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF JULY 05, 2013 FBO #4241
DOCUMENT

66 -- ABQ - Pressure Sensitive Labeler - Attachment

Notice Date

7/3/2013
 

Notice Type

Attachment
 

NAICS

333993 — Packaging Machinery Manufacturing
 

Contracting Office

US Department of Veterans Affairs;Veterans Health Administration;Service Area Office (SAO) East;323 North Shore Drive, Suite 500;Pittsburgh PA 15212-5319
 

ZIP Code

15212-5319
 

Solicitation Number

VA24013Q0162
 

Response Due

7/12/2013
 

Archive Date

7/22/2013
 

Point of Contact

Mrs. Cheryl A. Homison
 

E-Mail Address

cheryl.homison@va.gov
(cheryl.homison@va.gov)
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT ONLY. It is neither a solicitation announcement nor a request for proposals or quotes and shall not obligate the Government to award a contract. The purpose of this Sources Sought Announcement is for market research to gain knowledge of potential qualified sources interested and capable of performing the work and obtain their size classification relative to the North American Classification System (NACIS) Code 333993 with a size standard of 500 employees. A.GENERAL INFORMATION 1.Background: The Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) Cooperative Studies Program Clinical Research Pharmacy Coordinating Center (CSPCRPCC) has a requirement to purchase a custom designed pressure sensitive labeler that will be integrated into an automated system that is designed to label commercially packaged pharmaceutical drugs. This equipment is needed to label a wide range of bottles that are round and square in sizes from 30cc to 800cc. This labeler shall also have a label inspection system (standalone vision system) that will be used to verify label quality and placement. The labeler needs to be custom designed so it can be integrated with other systems that will assist in labeling and packaging of the bottles. The other systems will be stand alone but the labeler will need the ability to communicate electronically with them. The labeler will need to have additional conveyer extensions at the beginning and at the end of the labeler as well as a motorized bottle transfer at the end of the line which are not included in the base machine and will need to be added in as a custom design. This will ensure that the bottle is consistently labeled in the same location every time. 2.Scope of Work: The contractor shall provide a pressure sensitive labeling system, installation, training and all other resources required to deliver the requirements stated herein, except as may otherwise be specified in the statement of work. This is a salient requirement, and is not flexible. The following are the minimum salient characteristics that must be met: "Labeler must be constructed of a tubular stainless steel frame design for ease of cleaning and maintenance to comply with current Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP). "Labeler must be have a stainless steel sanitary-style conveyor body so that equipment can be completely wiped down to prevent drug cross contamination. "Labeler must have with 4 ½" wide polyoxymethtlene table top chain to accommodate bottle sizes up to 800cc bottles. "Labeler must have a conveyor driven by AC motor with?variable frequency drive (VFD) for speed control to allow for accurate label placement on large range of bottle types and sizes. "Labeler must be able to apply labels up to 60 bottles per minute. "Labeler must have servo motor web drive for accurate label placement to accommodate round, square and odd shaped bottles. "Labeler must have a failsafe control that will stop the machine in the event of a label missing from the web which will insure 100% label accountability that is a required by CFR 21 parts 210 and 211. "Labeler must have the capabilities of handling a 14" diameter label roll capacity due to the large range of labels and products this machine will have to label. "Labeler must have electric sensors to set the label location on the bottle or box that is to be labeled. "The labeler must have a PLC for machine function and operator control. "The labeler must have a HMI (human machine interface) touch screen to allow the operator to accurately select recipes and check technical perimeters prior and during labeling process. " Labeler must have an overhead stabilizing belt driven by synchronized AC motor that will ensure all containers positively driven through the different machine sections that will reduce mislabeling and skewed label application. "Labeler must have a chain in-feed aligner that will accurately position the bottles prior to the label application. This is critical so that our label does not cover lot numbers for expiration dates. This chain in-feed must have an integrated speed control separating wheel and speed control regulator to properly space and align bottles. "Labeler must have a wrap belt that can handle 14" CC X 5.5" H adjustable IN/OUT with SCR variable speed synchronized control to control label wrinkling and adherence to bottle. "Labeler must have a least one (1) Pneumatic wiper assembly for round bottle to ensure proper adhesion to the bottle. "Labeler must have at least one (1) Peel plate for round bottle. "Labeler must have one (1) Peel plate, spring and brush assembly for square bottle. "Labeler must have Freight to VA CSPCRPCC (Albuquerque, NM) "Labeler must have One (1) hard copy plus (1) CD-Rom of operating manual. "Labeler must have a low label detector to warn the operator that the label roll is getting low so that bottles will not go without proper labeling. "Labeler must have beacon light to visually warn operator when labels are getting low. "Labeler must have a reject system with collection tray and an 18" conveyor extension which is required to properly operate with other automated pieces of equipment. "Labeler must have a bottle backup control sensor or system that will prevent bottles from backing up in the discharge end of the labeler. "Labeler must have three (3) foot conveyer extensions (one at in-feed and one at discharge). "Labeler must have a pneumatic gating system at in-feed and discharge to separate containers one at a time for other processing equipment downstream. "Labeler must have a belt transfer with 8 inch opening for proper bottle placement. "Contractor must provide one (1) day start up and training for labeler. "Labeler must have one (1) camera inspection system on label dispenser for optical character verification (OCV) inspection of up to two lines of alphanumeric code and 1D barcode. This is required to properly inspect each label electrically prior to the label placement on product. This system will not be connected to any VA network. "Labeler must have one (1) camera inspection system on conveyor for label presence and location on container. "Inspection cameras must have a touch screen for operator and quality control functions. "Inspection system must have a complete mechanical and electrical integration with labeler. "Contractor must provide a minimum of two (2) day start up and training on vision system by trained contractors. "Contractor must provide Functional Design Specifications (FDS) for Labeler with vision system. "Contractor must provide Installation Qualification/Operation Qualification (IQ/OQ) protocols for labeler with Vision System (documents only, execution extra). "The contractor must provide a minimum of one (1) day FAT (factory acceptance testing) prior to machine shipment (100% of machine build). "The contractor must explain all of components and features of the machine, as well as instruction on the safe operation of the equipment. "Vendor shall provide detailed performance results report at completion of FAT. REQUESTED INFORMATION: STATEMENT OF CAPABILITY: Submit a brief description (five [5] pages or less) that shows your company can provide the required services. One additional page may be included explaining experience in performing these services to the VA, other government agencies, or for private facilities. Potential sources should identify business name, point of contact, business size and any applicable business socio-economic category (i.e. small business, SDVOSB, VOSB, SB, etc), DUNS number, address, and any additional information felt to be pertinent. All vendors must be registered in SAM https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/ prior to contract award. Responses to this notice should be electronically mailed in PDF format or word format to Cheryl.Homison@va.gov. Telephone responses will not be accepted. Written responses must be received no later than 3:00 PM (EST), Friday, July 12, 2013. Contracting Office Address: Department of Veterans Affairs; Service Area Office East, 323 North Shore Drive, Pittsburgh PA 15212. Delivery and Place of Performance: Equipment is to be delivered and installed by the contractor at the VA Cooperative Studies Program Clinical Research Pharmacy Coordinating Center located at 2401 Centre Avenue, SE, Albuquerque NM 87106-4180. Type of Contract: Stand Alone Contract. Point of Contact(s): Cheryl Homison Contracting Officer 412-822-3493 Cheryl.Homison@va.gov
 

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Document(s)

Attachment
 

File Name: VA240-13-Q-0162 VA240-13-Q-0162.docx (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=852839&FileName=VA240-13-Q-0162-000.docx)

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