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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF SEPTEMBER 20, 2015 FBO #5049
DOCUMENT

J -- Sakura Tissue Processing Equipment VIP 6 Prisma and Glas B2 repair Brand Name Or Equal - Attachment

Notice Date

9/18/2015
 

Notice Type

Attachment
 

NAICS

811219 — Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance
 

Contracting Office

Department of Veterans Affairs;Network Contracting Office 22;4811 Airport Plaza Drive;Suite 600;Long Beach CA 90815
 

ZIP Code

90815
 

Solicitation Number

VA26215Q1381
 

Response Due

9/25/2015
 

Archive Date

9/30/2015
 

Point of Contact

Omar Majette
 

E-Mail Address

6-2249<br
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items Sakura Fintek Tissue-Tek ® VIP ® 6, Prisma, Glas g2 MAINT for the V.A Southern Nevada Healthcare System prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. The solicitation number is VA262-15-Q-1381 and is issued as an (RFQ) Request For Quotation, unless otherwise indicated herein. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular FAC 2005-69. Responses to this synopsis/ solicitation will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 811219 (OTHER ELECTRONIC AND PRECISION REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE) with a small business size standard of 20.5 million. This requirement is solicited as UNRESTRICTED requisition and all qualified vendors are eligible for award. The VHA NCO 22 - Long Beach, CA requires the following items: CLIN ITEM BRAND NAME OR EQUALUNIT QUANTITYUnit PriceTotal Price VIP 6, Prisma, Glas g2/Technical Support Period of Performance 10/02/2015 through 10/01/2016 0001 VIP 6 / 6030 Serial Number: 60300736 Full Service including emergency visits and one (1) PM visit for one (1) year.Ea1 0002VIP 6 / 6030 Serial Number: 60300740 Full Service including emergency visits and one (1) PM visit for one (1) year.Ea1 0003Prisma / 6131 Serial Number: 61310266 Full Service including emergency visits and one (1) PM visit for one (1) year.Ea1 0004Glas g2 / 6500 Serial Number: 65000241 Full Service including emergency visits and one (1) PM visit for one (1) year. Ea1 TOTAL Proposed Cost SALIENT CHARACTERISTICS Quotes in response to this notice shall be e-mailed, mailed or faxed to the attention of Omar Majette, Department of Veterans Affairs, VISN 22 Network Contracting Activity, 4811 Airport Plaza, Long Beach, CA 90815. Fax number is (562) 766-2356. E-mail address: omar.majette@va.gov. Telephone responses will not be accepted. Responses must be received in writing no later than 3:00pm PST, on 25 September, 2015. STATEMENT OF WORK A.GENERAL INFORMATION 1. Title of Project: Sakura Fintek Tissue-Tek ® VIP ® 6, Prisma, Glas g2 MAINT 2. Scope of Work: The Contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, tools, supervision, other items and services necessary to ensure that annual service maintenance for the Sakura VIP 6's, Prisma, and Glas g2 at VA Southern Nevada Health Care System (VANHCS) is performed. The contractor shall provide service for the applicable tissue processors listed in the Item description list. The purpose for the software and technical support is designed to enable processing of tissue including continuous mixing, heating, and alternative pressure and vacuuming of tissue at VA Southern Nevada Health Care System (VANHCS). The maintenance period includes service coverage specified for each item of equipment set forth in the Service Agreement Supplement Product code/ description listed below: CLIN ITEM VIP 6, Prisma, Glas g2/Technical Support Period of Performance 10/02/2015 through 10/01/2016 0001 VIP 6 / 6030 Serial Number: 60300736 Full Service including emergency visits and one (1) PM visit for one (1) year. 0002VIP 6 / 6030 Serial Number: 60300740 Full Service including emergency visits and one (1) PM visit for one (1) year. 0003Prisma / 6131 Serial Number: 61310266 Full Service including emergency visits and one (1) PM visit for one (1) year. 0004Glas g2 / 6500 Serial Number: 65000241 Full Service including emergency visits and one (1) PM visit for one (1) year. 3. Background: The Sakura Tissue processor and slide equipment owned by VASNHS is necessary to maintain due to its complexity and clinical importance. The staff at VASNHS are not tooled up or factory trained to do the maintenance or repair of the Sakura Tissue processors or slide strainers on site. Due to the sophisticated technical and proprietary nature of this equipment and software, it should be maintained under a service contract. Place of performance is VASNHS Medical Center 6900 N Pecos Rd North Las Vegas, NV 89086. 4. Performance Period: The period of performance is Oct 2, 2015 thru Oct 1, 2016. Work at the government site shall not take place on Federal holidays or weekends unless directed by the Contracting Officer (CO). 5. Place of Performance: The support is provided to V.A. Southern Nevada Healthcare System 6900 N. Pecos Rd. Bld. 1 Suite Bd339 and 3B258 N. Las Vegas, Nv. 89086. 6. CHANGES TO STATEMENT OF WORK Any changes to this SOW shall be authorized and approved only through written correspondence from the CO. A copy of each change will be kept in a project folder along with all other products of the project. Costs incurred by the contractor through the actions of parties other than the CO shall be borne by the contractor. 7. CONTRACTOR EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS - KEY PERSONNEL These skilled experienced professional and/or technical personnel are essential for successful contractor accomplishment of the work to be performed under this contract and subsequent task orders and option. These are defined as key personnel and are those persons whose resumes were submitted. The contractor agrees that the key personnel shall not be removed, diverted, or replaced from work without approval of the Contracting Any personnel the contractor offers as substitutes shall have the ability and qualifications equal the key personnel being replaced. Requests to substitute personnel shall be approved by the CO. All requests for approval of substitutions in personnel shall be submitted to the CO within 30 calendar days prior to making any change in key personnel. The request shall be written and provide a detailed explanation of the circumstances necessitating the proposed substitution. The contractor shall submit a complete resume for the proposed substitute, any changes to the rate specified in the order (as applicable) and any other information requested by the CO needed to approve or disapprove the proposed substitution. The CO will evaluate such requests and promptly notify the contractor of approval or disapproval thereof in writing. 8. SECTION 508 The contractor shall comply with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act (29 U.S.C. § 794d), as amended by the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (P.L. 105-220), August 7, 1998. In December 2000, the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (Access Board), pursuant to Section 508(2)(A) of the Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1998, established Information Technology accessibility standards for the Federal Government. Section 508(a)(1) requires that when Federal departments or agencies develop, procure, maintain, or use Electronic and Information Technology (EIT), they shall ensure that the EIT allows Federal employees with disabilities to have access to and use of information and data that is comparable to the access to and use of information and data by other Federal employees. The Section 508 requirement also applies to members of the public seeking information or services from a Federal department or agency. Section 508 text is available at: http://www.opm.gov/HTML/508-textOfLaw.htm http://www.section508.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=Content&ID=14 9. Information Security "The vendor shall ensure adequate LAN/Internet, data, information, and system security in accordance with VA standard operating procedures and standard contract language, conditions laws, and regulations. The vendor's firewall and web server shall meet or exceed the government minimum requirements for security. All government data shall be protected behind an approved firewall. Any security violations or attempted violations shall be reported to the VA Project Manager and the VBA Headquarters Information Security Officer as soon as possible. The vendor shall follow all applicable VA policies and procedures governing information security, especially those that pertain to certification accreditation. "The contractor shall follow The Veterans Affair Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) security clause VAAR- 852.273-75 "SECURITY REQUIREMENTS FOR UNCLASSIFIED INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES" sited in section C. Contract Clauses (a) The contractor and their personnel shall be subject to the same Federal laws, regulations, standards and VA policies as VA personnel, regarding information and information system security. These include, but are not limited to Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA), Appendix III of OMB Circular A-130, and guidance and standards, available from the Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). This also includes the use of common security configurations available from NIST's Web site at: http://checklists.nist.gov (b) To ensure that appropriate security controls are in place, Contractors must follow the procedures set forth in "VA Information and Information System Security/Privacy Requirements for IT Contracts" located at the following Web site: http://www.iprm.oit.va.gov 10. Contract Personnel Security All contractor employees who require access to the Department of Veterans Affairs' computer systems shall be the subject of a background investigation and must receive a favorable adjudication from the VA Security and Investigations Center (07C). The level of background security investigation will be in accordance with VA Directive 0710 dated September 10, 2004 and is available at: http://www.va.gov/pubs/asp/edsdirec.asp (VA Handbook 0710, Appendix A, and Tables 1 - 3). Appropriate Background Investigation (BI) forms will be provided upon contract (or task order) award, and are to be completed and returned to the VA Security and Investigations Center (07C) within 30 days for processing. Contractors will be notified by 07C when the BI has been completed and adjudicated. These requirements are applicable to all subcontractor personnel requiring the same access. If the security clearance investigation is not completed prior to the start date of the contract, the employee may work on the contract while the security clearance is being processed, but the contractor will be responsible for the actions of those individuals they provide to perform work for the VA. In the event that damage arises from work performed by contractor personnel, under the auspices of the contract, the contractor will be responsible for resources necessary to remedy the incident. 14. Additional Information This solicitation requires registration with the System for Award Management (SAM) prior to award, pursuant to applicable regulations and guidelines. Registration information can be found at www.sam.gov. The selected Offeror must comply with the following commercial item terms and conditions, which are incorporated herein by reference: FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition; FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items - the selected offeror must submit a completed copy of the listed representations and certifications; FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, paragraph (a) and the following clauses in paragraph (b): 52.222-21, 52.222-26, 52.222-35, 52.222-36, 52.222-37, 52.225-13, 52.232-34. The full text of the referenced FAR clauses may be accessed electronically at https://www.acquisition.gov/far/. 52.211-6 -- Brand Name or Equal As prescribed in 11.107(a), insert the following provision: Brand Name or Equal (Aug 1999) (a) If an item in this solicitation is identified as "brand name or equal," the purchase description reflects the characteristics and level of quality that will satisfy the Government's needs. The salient physical, functional, or performance characteristics that "equal" products must meet are specified in the solicitation. (b) To be considered for award, offers of "equal" products, including "equal" products of the brand name manufacturer, must- (1) Meet the salient physical, functional, or performance characteristic specified in this solicitation; (2) Clearly identify the item by- (i) Brand name, if any; and (ii) Make or model number; (3) Include descriptive literature such as illustrations, drawings, or a clear reference to previously furnished descriptive data or information available to the Contracting Officer; and (4) Clearly describe any modification the offeror plans to make in a product to make it conform to the solicitation requirements. Mark any descriptive material to clearly show the modification. (c) The Contracting Officer will evaluate "equal" products on the basis of information furnished by the offeror or identified in the offer and reasonably available to the Contracting Officer. The Contracting Officer is not responsible for locating or obtaining any information not identified in the offer. (d) Unless the offeror clearly indicates in its offer that the product being offered is an "equal" product, the offeror shall provide the brand name product referenced in the solicitation. (End of provision) The following VAAR clauses are also applicable to this acquisition: VAAR 852.203-70 COMMERCIAL ADVERTISING (JAN 2008) The bidder or offeror agrees that if a contract is awarded to him/her, as a result of this solicitation, he/she will not advertise the award of the contract in his/her commercial advertising in such a manner as to state or imply that the Department of Veterans Affairs endorses a product, project or commercial line of endeavor. (End of Clause) VAAR 852.237-70 CONTRACTOR RESPONSIBILITIES (APR 1984) The contractor shall obtain all necessary licenses and/or permits required to perform this work. He/she shall take all reasonable precautions necessary to protect persons and property from injury or damage during the performance of this contract. He/she shall be responsible for any injury to himself/herself, his/her employees, as well as for any damage to personal or public property that occurs during the performance of this contract that is caused by his/her employees fault or negligence, and shall maintain personal liability and property damage insurance having coverage for a limit as required by the laws of the State of California. Further, it is agreed that any negligence of the Government, its officers, agents, servants and employees, shall not be the responsibility of the contractor hereunder with the regard to any claims, loss, damage, injury, and liability resulting there from. (End of Clause) VAAR 852.246-70 GUARANTEE (JAN 2008) The contractor guarantees the equipment against defective material, workmanship and performance for a period of, said guarantee to run from date of acceptance of the equipment by the Government. The contractor agrees to furnish, without cost to the Government, replacement of all parts and material that are found to be defective during the guarantee period. Replacement of material and parts will be furnished to the Government at the point of installation, if installation is within the continental United States or f.o.b. the continental U.S. port to be designated by the contracting officer if installation is outside of the continental United States. Cost of installation of replacement material and parts shall be borne by the contractor.
 

Web Link

FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/VA/LBVANBC/VAMD/VA26215Q1381/listing.html)
 

Document(s)

Attachment
 

File Name: VA262-15-Q-1381 VA262-15-Q-1381.docx (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=2327072&FileName=VA262-15-Q-1381-000.docx)

Link: https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=2327072&FileName=VA262-15-Q-1381-000.docx

 

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Place of Performance

Address: V.A. Southern Nevada Healthcare System;6900 N. Pecos Rd. Bld. 1 Suite Bd339 and 3B258;Las Vegas

Zip Code: 89086
 

Record

SN03892940-W 20150920/150918234854-5a89e5c4e56f44704f178823645f4783 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

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