SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- Middle Ear Testing System
- Notice Date
- 8/23/2013
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- Contracting Office
- 2495 Shreveport Hwy, 71 N, Pineville, LA 71306
- ZIP Code
- 71306
- Solicitation Number
- VA256-13-Q-1500
- Response Due
- 9/3/2013
- Archive Date
- 3/2/2014
- Point of Contact
- Name: Renata Ott, Title: Contract Specialist, Phone: 3184662241, Fax:
- E-Mail Address
-
renata.ott@va.gov;
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Bids are being solicited under solicitation number VA256-13-Q-1500. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; bids are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation is issued as an invitation for bids (IFB), unless otherwise indicated herein.If your company can provide the product/services listed on the solicitation and comply with all of the solicitation instructions, please respond to this notice. To view the specifications, please go to www.FedBid.com and reference Buy No. 521868_04. VA Federal Supply Schedule (VA FSS) Bids Only: Sellers bidding on this opportunity MUST have the items requested on an existing VA FSS contract. The Schedule must either be in the Seller's name or the Seller must be able to document its ability to act as an agent of a partner's Schedule. Sellers must not bid more than their applicable contract ceiling price, excluding the FedBid Fee, for contract-specific items. If FedBid receives notice that, due to inclusion of the FedBid Fee, the Selected Bid's line item pricing is higher than the Selected Seller's applicable published government contract pricing, the FedBid Fee will be reduced to ensure the Selected Bid's line item pricing does not exceed the Selected Seller's applicable contract pricing. Sellers may offer Open Market items only in accordance with the approved Terms and Conditions of their respective VA FSS contract AND upon approval from the soliciting Contracting Officer. Information regarding VA FSS contracts can be found at www.fss.va.gov. This requirement is unrestricted and only qualified sellers may submit bids.The solicitation pricing on www.FedBid.com will start on the date this solicitation is posted and will end on 2013-09-03 16:00:00.0 Eastern Time or as otherwise displayed at www.FedBid.com.FOB Destination shall be Pineville, LA 71306 The VHA NCO 16 - 502 - Alexandria, LA requires the following items, Meet or Exceed, to the following: LI 001: Middle Ear Analyzer - "Tympstar V2" or equal with the following minimum technical capabilities for the Audiology requirements: - a monitor to display results with an external printer that produces test results in larger formats, a key board for entering patient information, along with internal memory for storing test results, multiple-frequency tympanometry which allows to easily determining the middle-ear resonance frequency. Normal middle ears exhibit a resonance frequency of between 800 and 1200 Hz. A middle ear with otosclerosis would be above 1200 Hz, and a disarticulated ossicular chain would be below 800 Hz. Probe tones must be within accuracy of 1% and harmonic distortion less than 5%., 3, EA; Solicitation and Buy Attachments ***Question Submission: Interested offerors must submit any questions concerning the solicitation at the earliest time possible to enable the Buyer to respond. Questions must be submitted by using the 'Submit a Question' feature at www.fedbid.com. Questions not received within a reasonable time prior to close of the solicitation may not be considered.*** For this solicitation, VHA NCO 16 - 502 - Alexandria, LA intends to conduct an online competitive reverse auction to be facilitated by the third-party reverse auction provider, FedBid, Inc. FedBid has developed an online, anonymous, browser based application to conduct the reverse auction. A Seller may submit a series of pricing bids, which descend in price during the specified period of time for the aforementioned reverse auction. VHA NCO 16 - 502 - Alexandria, LA is taking this action in an effort to improve both seller access and awareness of requests and the agency's ability to gather multiple, completed, real-time bids.All responsible Sellers that respond to this solicitation MUST submit the pricing portion of their bid using the online exchange located at www.FedBid.com. There is no cost to register, review procurement data or make a bid on www.FedBid.com.Sellers that are not currently registered to use www.FedBid.com should proceed to www.FedBid.com to complete their free registration. Sellers that require special considerations or assistance may contact the FedBid Helpdesk at 877-9FEDBID (877-933-3243) or via email at clientservices@fedbid.com. Sellers may not artificially manipulate the price of a transaction on www.FedBid.com by any means. It is unacceptable to place bad faith bids, to use decoys in the www.FedBid.com process or to collude with the intent or effect of hampering the competitive www.FedBid.com process.Should Sellers require additional clarification, contact FedBid at 877-9FEDBID (877-933-3243) or clientservices@fedbid.com. Use of FedBid: Buyers and Sellers agree to conduct this transaction through FedBid in compliance with the FedBid Terms of Use. Failure to comply with the below terms and conditions may result in offer being determined as non-responsive. In addition to any VHA buy terms entered in FedBid, the Seller (Bidder) has reviewed and acknowledges any attached solicitation documents, item details, delivery schedule, and/or instructions to Seller (collectively referred to as requirements), and agrees to all terms and conditions set forth in the solicitation documents. While additional support documentation (e.g. Seller Attachments) may be requested, pricing shall be entered as a 'bid' in the reverse auction - offline pricing is not an acceptable bid. At the conclusion of the reverse auction, if attached to the buy, the apparent winning bidder shall be required to complete the solicitation documents prior to award.
- Web Link
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FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/VA/AlVAMC502/AlVAMC502/VA256-13-Q-1500/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Pineville, LA 71306
- Zip Code: 71306
- Zip Code: 71306
- Record
- SN03159862-W 20130825/130823235018-1e13f47d1544ea1ea60990d5313be134 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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