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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF AUGUST 20, 2016 FBO #5384
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J -- St. Jude Velocity Repair - Attachment

Notice Date

8/18/2016
 

Notice Type

Attachment
 

NAICS

811219 — Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance
 

Contracting Office

Department of Veterans Affairs;G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VAMC;1500 E. Woodrow Wilson Dr.;Jackson MS 39216
 

ZIP Code

39216
 

Solicitation Number

VA25616N1222
 

Response Due

8/23/2016
 

Archive Date

10/22/2016
 

Point of Contact

Jennifer Adams
 

E-Mail Address

6-6955<br
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

Sources Sought Notice: 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 shall be submitted by email to Jennifer.adams7@va.gov. Provide only the requested information below. The purpose of this sources sought 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 811219 Other Electronic & Precision Equipment. Responses to this sources sought 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 GSA or 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 16, Houston, TX is seeking sources for a potential contractor to perform the following type of service for Repair of St. Jude Medical Velocity Equipment. STATEMENT OF WORK Service Repair for the St. Jude EnSite Velocity Cardiac Mapping System I.EQUIPMENT IDENTIFICATION NAME/DESCRIPTION OF EQUIPMENT: Cardiac Mapping System MANUFACTURER: St. Jude Medical MODELS: EnSite Velocity SERIAL NUMBERS: 100015555 LOCATION: Michael E DeBakey VA Medical Center, 2002 Holcomb Blvd, Houston, TX II.GENERAL REQUIREMENT Contractor shall furnish all labor, materials, parts, equipment, tools, transportation and supervision to perform a repair on the device stated above. All repairs must be performed by manufacturer licensed professionals using only original equipment manufacturer parts. Following the repair, vendor must demonstrate to a MEDVAMC Biomed Technician that the equipment runs properly according to manufacturer specified levels. Contractor shall also provide a loaner device to be used while the device is under repair. The loaner hard drive will be wiped before return to prevent any patient information from being transferred. The contract price shall be firm-fixed, all-inclusive and not limited to specified products/equipment, installation and setup/configuration. III.PRIVACY/SECURITY The contractor will not have electronic connectivity to the devices. The contractorwill only have access to patient databases and PHI when physically troubleshooting image quality and other specific imaging related maintenance, only if absolutely necessary. Any electronic or magnetic data storage devices such as hard drives, etc. shall be turned into the ISO. Electronic or magnetic data storage devices are not to be removed from VA property. IV.PROCEDURE FOR REPORTING OF ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE FOR ONSITE WORK The Contractor's representative shall report his arrival and departure for onsite work in accordance with the following procedure: 1.Upon arrival at the station, the Contractor shall check in with the BIOMED shop to sign in on response log, so that the VAMC will be aware of the Contractor's presence at the facility at all times. Response time shall be determined by the first appearance of a service representative at the appropriate office in response to a particular call. 2.Upon each departure, Contractor shall serve notice of disposition of work to the COR or designee. In addition the contractor shall furnish the BIOMED COR or his designee a copy of a work order, service sheet or other such written notification of services performed. Such reports shall include at a minimum the following information: "Name and address of contractor "Name of contractor employee(s) performing the work "Date(s) work performed and hours spent. "Brief description of work performed, including preventive maintenance services and identification of equipment worked on. "Signature of contractor's employee(s) and signature of COR or his designee. "If the report is not submitted, it will indicate to the Government that no inspection or maintenance was performed and payment may be withheld and/or delayed. V.UNIFORMS The Contractor shall require all employees, including supervisors, to wear distinctive uniform clothing for ready identification, and assure that every employee is in uniform no later than the time specified by the COR, or otherwise no later than 10 working days from the date an employee first enters on duty. The uniform shall have the Contractor's name, easily identifiable, affixed thereon in a permanent manner such as a badge or monograms. VI.PARTS: The Contractor shall furnish only new standard parts. All parts shall be of current manufacture and shall have versatility with presently installed equipment. All new installed replacement parts become the property of the Government. Replaced parts shall be disposed of by the Contractor at no extra cost to the Government after obtaining approval from the COR. Contractor shall be responsible for disposing replaced parts in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. VII.SAFETY REQUIREMENTS: In the performance of this contract, the Contractor shall take such safety precautions as the Contracting Officer, or his/her designee, may determine to be reasonably necessary to protect the lives and health of occupants of the building. The Contractor shall have one supervisory employee, who will disseminate requirements to those who work at our facility, report to the Safety Manager's office for a one- (1) time training class before working on-site. The Contracting Officer or his/her designee will notify the Contractor of any noncompliance with the foregoing provisions and the action to be taken. The Contractor shall, after receipt of such notice, immediately correct the conditions to which attention has been directed. Such notice, when served on the Contractor or his representative at the site of work, shall be deemed sufficient for the purpose aforesaid. If the Contractor fails or refuses to comply promptly with such notice, the contracting Officer may issue an order stopping all or any part of the work and hold the Contractor in default. VIII.OTHER REQUIREMENTS a)The Contractor shall require his employees to comply with all VA rules and regulations pertaining to the conduct of his employees while on station. Particular attention is drawn to the fact that the VAMC is a NO SMOKING Facility. Smoking is not permitted in any building. b)Contractor shall have use of station telephones to make business calls related to Medical Center's equipment. Misuse of this privilege will necessitate the need to require the contractor to use public telephones. c)UNAUTHORIZED USE OF GOVERNMENT EQUIPMENT (1).The Contractor shall not allow his/her employees, including Subcontractors' employees, to open desk drawers, cabinets, or to use office equipment, including the use of non-pay telephones for any purpose other than a local emergency call. (2).The Contractor shall be responsible to provide all necessary equipment, tools, parts, and materials to perform the work. The Government shall not be obligated to provide any equipment, tools, parts, and materials to assist the Contractor in performing the work. IX.WARRANTY The Contractor shall warrant satisfactory equipment condition for repair and maintenance work outside the contract for a period of ninety (90) days immediately following completion of such work. The Contractor shall warrant satisfactory equipment condition for covered systems for a period of ninety (90) days immediately following the contract expiration date. Warranty service shall be limited to correcting items discovered to be in poor condition due to insufficient upkeep or failure to replace worn parts during the contract period. The Contractor shall correct these deficiencies upon notification by the Contracting Officer. This warranty shall remain valid while other parties perform service on the overall systems in question, provided the individual items requiring warranty service have not been obviously subjected to unnecessary, detrimental treatment by parties other than the Contractor (qualified service performed which is reasonable and necessary to uncover the deficiency shall not void warranty obligations of the Contractor). When directed to correct any such deficiency, the Contractor shall complete the required repairs with the same responsiveness stipulated in Section V, "Performance and Response Time". Each repair performed in satisfying this warranty clause shall include a ninety-day extension of this warranty for the subject item, from the completion date of the related warranty work, as well. X.END OF SERVICE PERIOD No service shall be performed under this agreement after the contract expiration date without written authority or direction from the Contracting Officer. End of Scope of Work 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/. (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 VetBiz Registry. Responses shall be submitted to Jennifer.adams7@va.gov later than 12:00pm CST, Tuesday, August 23, 2016. Fax or Telephone calls will not be accepted. Your response should include both the STATEMENT OF CABABILITY and BUSINESS SIZE AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS information as explained above. Please place "Attention: Service Contract for Preventative Maintenance of Steris Equipment" in the subject line of your response. This notice is to assist the VA in determining sources only. A SOLICITATION IS NOT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE AND MAY NOT DEVELOP FROM THIS RFI. 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. DISCLAIMER This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation. All information received in response to this RFI that is marked as proprietary will be handled accordingly. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this RFI.
 

Web Link

FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/VA/JaVAMC/VAMCCO80220/VA25616N1222/listing.html)
 

Document(s)

Attachment
 

File Name: VA256-16-N-1222 VA256-16-N-1222_1.docx (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=2951321&FileName=VA256-16-N-1222-001.docx)

Link: https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=2951321&FileName=VA256-16-N-1222-001.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: Michael E, DeBakey VAMC;Houston, TX

Zip Code: 77030
 

Record

SN04231291-W 20160820/160819000742-38f4085af4587512a9694e63887143f9 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
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