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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF SEPTEMBER 08, 2013 FBO #4306
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J -- SEIMENS-MRI-MAINTENANCE, SERVICE AND SUPPORT - Attachment

Notice Date

9/6/2013
 

Notice Type

Attachment
 

NAICS

423450 — Medical, Dental, and Hospital Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
 

Contracting Office

Contracting Office (90C);Department of Veterans Affairs;Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center;109 Bee Street;Charleston SC 29403-5799
 

ZIP Code

29403-5799
 

Solicitation Number

VA24713I1592
 

Response Due

9/9/2013
 

Archive Date

9/19/2013
 

Point of Contact

Janica Francis-Hunter
 

E-Mail Address

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Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

Sources Sought Notice: Maintenance, Service and Support of Siemens Magnetom Avanto MRI and Siemens Magnetom Verio MRI Engineering Services DESCRIPTION: This is a sources sought to determine the availability of potential sources having the skills and capabilities necessary to provide the SPECIFIED REQUIREMENT. All interested vendors are invited to provide information to contribute to this market survey/sources sought including commercial market information. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT. This is a sources sought synopsis only. Questions should be submitted by email to Janica.Francis@va.gov. Provide only the requested information below. The purpose of this synopsis is to gain knowledge of potential qualified sources and their size classifications (Service Disabled/Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB/VOSB), Hub zone, 8(a), small, small disadvantaged, woman owned small business, FSS/GSA contract schedule holders or large business) relative to NAICS 423450, Medical, Dental, and Hospital Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers (size standard employees 100) and NAICS 811219, Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance (size standard $19.0 million). Responses to this synopsis will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. After review of the responses to this sources sought synopsis, a solicitation announcement may be published on the FBO website. Responses to this sources sought synopsis are not considered adequate responses to the solicitation announcement. All interested offerors will have to respond to the solicitation announcement in addition to responding to this sources sought announcement. SPECIFIED REQUIREMENT: Network Contracting Office 7, Charleston, SC is seeking sources for a potential contractor to perform the following type of service: 1.The contractor shall provide all resources necessary to provide maintenance, service and support to the Siemens Magnetom Avanto MRI (EE# 162057, S/N: 25667) and Siemens Magnetom Verio MRI (EE# 173663, S/N 40702). For a performance period of one (1) year, beginning October 1, 2013. Principal Coverage Period: Specific 9-hour period during which agreed-upon services are provided, as noted above. 08:00am - 05:00pm M-F. Annual Parts Allowance: Covers replacement of standard parts Phone Response: 60 Min response time guideline for telephone response by UPTIME Center personnel or CSE to provide status of service call. On-Site Response: Guaranteed Next Day on-site CSE arrival (during PCP) after service call for room-down/system-down has been placed with the UPTIME. Parts Order Requirement: Parts order must be placed with Siemens by 6pm (Customer's local time) in order to receive Parts Delivery commitment as specified. Parts Delivery: Spare parts arrival for on-site repair of room-down/system-down is typically the Next Day following the time the parts order is submitted. syngo Remote Assist Hotline Support. Allows Siemens to connect to your Siemens Imaging Console and provides you with direct real time support in accordance with the INFORMATION SECURITY section. Updates: Modifications or reliability enhancements to equipment. Includes two types: Mandatory (safety and performance-related update instructions) and Non-mandatory (reliability-related service instructions). Does not include enhancements to the operating systems or additional functionality. Technical Phone Support: Direct access to specialists at the Siemens Uptime Service Center for fast diagnosis and technical support. Siemens Remote Services: Siemens Remote Services - the efficient and comprehensive infrastructure for medical equipment-related remote services - combines high-tech medical engineering with state-of-the-art information technology. Service SW Access Advanced: Provides Advanced Access to access Siemens diagnostic software for troubleshooting and repair. MMA and Helium: Maintenance of magnet ancillary components and magnet performance. Covers parts and labor associated with maintaining the magnet and refrigeration components (CryoCare). Covers burst disc, vent kit, valves, MSUP, ERDU, helium compressor, high pressure gas lines and cold head. Supply of liquid helium and labor to fill magnet. If the magnet refrigeration system shut down due to facility services failure, then cryogen usage will increase and additional charges may apply. Helium fills to recover from a customer caused quench will be chargeable. Labor Block 10 hours: Includes a 10-hour block of labor hours used for billable service. No general spare parts pooling: Annual General Spare Parts allowances may not be shared across functional locations. Knowledge Database Access: Access to the CS (Customer Services) Knowledge Database for technical information on each service product. UM Basic Report MR: Siemens Utilization Management provides you with system-specific usage data, which is collected from your system. This detailed data enables you to leverage your system's full potential. These reports are accessible through our customer portal LifeNet. LifeNet Access: The LifeNet portal provides access to customer service information related to diagnostic imaging equipment. Access includes service and PM management tools, equipment performance reports, service documentation, asset management and service contract management tools and much more. Parts Discount with Parts Allowance: Parts discount applied after allowance has been exceeded. Coil Coverage: Covers the repair and replacement of Siemens coils (Third Party coils are not covered, Invivo 4 Channel wrist array, lower extremity, knee array, 7-channel Breast, NV800218 Invivo 4 ch. Small Extremity coil). If your service contract has a parts allowance, the coils will be deducted from the parts allowance. REQUESTED INFORMATION: (1) STATEMENT OF CABABILITY: Submit a brief description, five (5) pages or less, that demonstrates how your company has the supervision, facilities, labor and experience to perform the scheduled and unscheduled repairs and preventative maintenance of the equipment described above. Include past experience in performing these services to the VA, other Government (Federal or State) agency, or for a private facility. Please specify your availability to start date and your address. (2) BUSINESS SIZE AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS: (a) Indicate whether your business is large or small (b) If small, indicate if your firm qualifies as a small, emerging business, or small disadvantaged business (c) If disadvantaged, specify under which disadvantaged group and if your firm is certified under Section 8(a) of the Small Business Act (d) Indicate if your firm is a certified Hub-zone firm (e) Indicate if your firm is a woman-owned or operated business (f) Indicate if your firm is a certified Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) or Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB) (g) Include the DUNS number of your firm. (h) State whether your firm is registered with the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/ and/or the VetBiz Registry at http://vip.vetbiz.gov/. If not, please (i) NOTE that any future solicitation could only be awarded to a contractor who is registered in SAM and to receive award based on VOSB or SDVOSB status you must be registered in the VetBiz Registry. Responses must be emailed to Janica.Francis@va.gov no later than 4:00pm EST, Monday, September 9, 2013. Your response should include both the STATEMENT OF CABABILITY and BUSINESS SIZE AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS information as explained above. Please place "Attention: Cable TV and High Speed Internet Services" in the subject line of your email. This notice is to assist the VA in determining sources only. A SOLICITATION IS NOT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE. If a solicitation is issued it will be announced at a later date, and all interested parties must respond to that solicitation announcement separately from the responses to this announcement.
 

Web Link

FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/VA/ChaVAMC/VAMCCO80220/VA24713I1592/listing.html)
 

Document(s)

Attachment
 

File Name: VA247-13-I-1592 VA247-13-I-1592.docx (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=991604&FileName=VA247-13-I-1592-000.docx)

Link: https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=991604&FileName=VA247-13-I-1592-000.docx

 

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

Place of Performance

Address: Department of Veterans Affairs;Ralph H Johnson VAMC;109 Bee Street;Charleston, SC

Zip Code: 29403
 

Record

SN03177581-W 20130908/130906235653-904f9c1ec5a6f0177547561e8d20798c (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
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