DOCUMENT
Q -- MEDICAL GAS - Attachment
- Notice Date
- 8/21/2015
- Notice Type
- Attachment
- NAICS
- 325120
— Industrial Gas Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Veterans Affairs;Orlando VA Medical Center;5201 Raymond Street;Orlando FL 32803
- ZIP Code
- 32803
- Solicitation Number
- VA24815N1941
- Response Due
- 8/26/2015
- Archive Date
- 9/25/2015
- Point of Contact
- JOSEPH BOUDREAU
- E-Mail Address
-
joseph.boudreau@va.gov
(JOSEPH.BOUDREAU@VA.GOV)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Market Research for Medical Gases at the Orlando VA Medical Center in Orlando, Florida. This is a Sources Sought Notice only. This does not constitute a solicitation. The information gathered from this request for information (RFI) is for planning purposes only. The Government is not obligated, nor shall it pay for, any information received from potential sources as a result of this Sources Sought Notice. The purpose of this notice is to identify mandatory sources of supply as required by FAR 8.002 and small business entities capable of providing MEDICAL GASES. The Contractor is required to provide all labor, tools, materials, transportation, insurance, and supervision required to service each facility according to the schedule (some items are on "as-needed basis"). Places of Performance are as follows: Orlando VA Medical Center at Lake NonaLake Baldwin VA Outpatient Clinic 13800 Veterans Way5201 Raymond Street Orlando, FL 32827Orlando, FL 32803 Viera VA OPCDaytona VA OPC 2900 Veterans Way551 National Health Care Drive Viera, FL 32940Daytona Beach, FL 32114 Leesburg CBOCOrange City CBOC Suite 300 1403 West Palm Street2583 South Volusia Ave Leesburg, FL 34778Suite 300 Orange City, FL 34741 Kissimmee CBOCClermont CBOC 2285 North Central Ave.805 Oakley Seaver Dr. Kissimmee, FL 34741Clermont, FL 34711 All medical gases shall conform to specifications prescribed in the United States Pharmacopeia and the National Formulary. All medical gas manufacturers and fillers of medical gases shall be registered with the FDA; all medical gas shall be manufactured, processed, packed, transported, and stored according to FDA's Current Good Manufacturing Practice (CGMP) regulations and Title 21, Code of Federal Regulations, Parts 210, 211, and 201 for labeling. Tanks shall be filled to the maximum functional capacity at each refilling procedure unless otherwise specified by the facility or agreed upon by a written document signed and dated by the COR. The following specifications are incorporated into the solicitations and resulting contracts: a.Federal Specification B-A-1034B, Air, Compressed, for Breathing Purposes, dated 20-Dec-1985 b.Federal Specification BB-C-101B, Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Technical and USP, dated 15-Apr-1971 c.Compressed Gas Association (CGA) Publications G-7 Compressed Air for Human Respiration, dated 8/4/03, and ANSI/CGA G-7.1 - Commodity Specification for Air, dated 8/2704 All products, equipment, and services provided under the contracts awarded under this solicitation shall be in compliance with all applicable Federal, state, and local regulations. Facilities are available to receive services/items Monday through Friday, 7:30 am to 3:30 pm. When necessary, deliveries may include weekend and holidays. The delivery time is be specified in the delivery order as issued by each facility (reference the schedule lists delivery for delivery instructions each facility). All deliveries are FOB point is destination. Additional charges such as delivery fees, hazardous material fees, fuel surcharges, and alike shall NOT be billed to or collected from the facilities for orders received under this contract Material Safety Data Sheets shall be provided to the facility Contract Officer Representative upon request at no additional charge. If the Contractor cannot fill the government cylinders timely, the contractor shall provide the required supply of medical gas in contractor-owned cylinders without additional charge to the government. The contractor shall work with the Contract Officer Representative (COR) regarding changing out the contractor-owned cylinders with filled government owned cylinders. Prior to disposing of non-repairable government-owned cylinders, parts, fittings, or accessories, the contractor shall contact the Contract Officer Representative for that facility. Contractor shall make disposition in accordance with the Contract Officer Representative's instructions. Contractors shall be paid for all services performed and authorized by the ordering activity, up to the determination that a cylinder is non-repairable, at the prices listed in this contract. Laws and Regulations Contractor shall comply with the Department of Transportation specifications and shall maintain, fill, mark, label, and ship in accordance with current DOT regulations (Title 49-Transportation, Code of Federal Regulations). Filling, packaging, labeling, and all other services for medical gases shall comply with the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. Marking In addition to marking required by the aforementioned laws and regulations, marking shall comply with CGA Publication C-7 Guide to Preparation of Precautionary Labeling and Marking of Compressed Gas Containers, dated 3/31/04 or most recent edition. Color Coding Cylinders shall be color coded in accordance with CGA Publication C-9-Standard Color Marking of Compressed Gas Containers Intended for Medical Use, dated 3/10/04 or most recent edition. Valves Valves shall comply with CGA Safety Bulletin SB-26 dated 11/26/01 and CGA Publication V-1-Compressed Gas Association Standard for Compressed Gas Cylinder Valve Outlet and Inlet Connections, dated 11/14/05 or most recent edition. Valve protection caps for cylinders designed to receive such caps shall be securely attached to the cylinders in a manner to protect the valves from damage during transit and delivery to the purchaser's receiving area. For liquid containers, all fitting must be permanently brazed to prevent removal. Each container should contain a 360 degree cyroband applied at the top of the container with the drug product name repeated around the entire container. Hydrostatic Testing Retest Date: When applicable, DOT regulations requires retesting of cylinder within three (3) months after scheduled date of shipment to Continental U.S. destination, to within six (60 months after scheduled date of shipment to overseas destination, cylinder shall be retested. Contractor will be required to retest any Government-Owned cylinder when requested by ordering activity, regardless of scheduled retest data. Method: Government-owned cylinders which are eligible for extended hydrostatic retest period, testing by modified hydrostatic method, or visual inspection in lieu of hydrostatic testing, shall be serviced by the most economical means which comply with Department of Transportation regulation (49 CFR 173.34) unless otherwise specified by the ordering activity. When modified or reduced DOT test requirements are contingent upon past usage of the cylinders, a written statement from the ordering activity indication that the cylinders have been used exclusively for a specific gas may be considered acceptable evidence of the cylinder's eligibility for modified testing or inspection. Hydrostatic testing shall be performed in accordance with CGA's Publication-C-1, Methods for Hydrostatic Testing of Compressed Gas Cylinders, dated 9/7/04 or most recent edition. Visual Inspection shall be performed in accordance with the applicable CGA Publications C-6-Standards for Visual Inspection of Steel Compressed Gas Cylinders, dated 8/16/05 or C-6.1-Standards for Visual Inspection of High Pressure Aluminum Compressed Gas Cylinders, dated 7/30/02 or most recent edition. The Contractor shall be responsible for all testing of contractor-owned cylinders at no additional cost to the Government. The government shall pay for the hydrostatic testing of government-owned cylinders at the prices listed in 6.2. Cylinder Sizes Cylinder sizes shown in the item description indicate product capacity of the cylinder currently being used. All capacities are approximate, and the government shall be billed only for the actual amount of gas delivered. In accordance with the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, the actual contents of the container must appear on the label. Individual Agency Ownership of Cylinders Government-owned cylinders shall remain the property of the individual ordering (owning) agency and shall not be exchanged for other cylinders, either government-owned or contractor-owned, without authorization of the ordering agency. Lost or Damaged Contractor-Owned Cylinders For each contractor-owned cylinder lost or damaged beyond repair while in the Government's possession, the Government shall pay the Contractor the replacement value, less the allocable rental paid for that cylinder. These cylinders shall become Government property. Lost cylinder(s) located within 30 calendar days after payment by the Government may be returned to the Contractor by the Government for reimbursement of an equal amount to the replacement value, minus rental, computed in accordance with Section 9 of the Statement of Work. Method of Shipment Empty Government-owned cylinders picked-up from an ordering facility for re-fill or servicing shall be transported according to the Department of Transportation Regulations, using normal commercial practice to prevent damage to cylinders. Transportation of Cylinders All transportation charges for empty government-owned and contractor-owned cylinders from the ordering facility to the contractor's facility shall be at the expense of the contractor. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) identifier for this service is 325120 Federal Supply Holders, 8(a) business, Small business, veteran-owned small business, service-disabled veteran- owned small business, HUBZone small business, small disadvantaged business, and women- owned small business concerns may respond by submitting a qualifications letter stating the following information: 1.Name 2.Company Address 3.Point of Contact 4.Phone Number and email address 5.DUNS # 6.Business Size Determination 7.Qualifying Small Business status (i.e., SDVOSB, VOSB, WOSB, ETC ¦) 8.Certification of small business status 9.Capability Statement that exhibits clear and convincing evidence of your your firms capabilities and experiences to perform the listed tasks or deliver the required items. Responses shall be sent via mail or email, no later than 2 p.m. EST on August 26, 2015. Telephone and facsimile responses will not be considered. Please send responses to: Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 8, Attention: Joseph Boudreau, 5201 Raymond Street, Orlando, FL 32803. Email responses shall be sent to: joseph.boudreau@va.gov.
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- Document(s)
- Attachment
- File Name: VA248-15-N-1941 VA248-15-N-1941.docx (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=2268815&FileName=VA248-15-N-1941-000.docx)
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- Place of Performance
- Address: DEPARTMENT OF VETERAN AFFAIRS;13800 VETERANS WAY;ORLANDO, FLORIDA
- Zip Code: 32827
- Zip Code: 32827
- Record
- SN03849721-W 20150823/150821235213-226e30bd5a6faf8db32eacce0d1167b8 (fbodaily.com)
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