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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF SEPTEMBER 09, 2017 FBO #5769
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65 -- FY18 Blood Bank Reagents VA260-17-AP-8642 - Attachment

Notice Date

9/7/2017
 

Notice Type

Attachment
 

NAICS

325413 — In-Vitro Diagnostic Substance Manufacturing
 

Contracting Office

Department of Veterans Affairs;Network Contracting Office 20;5115 NE 82nd Ave, Suite 102;Vancouver WA 98662
 

ZIP Code

98662
 

Solicitation Number

VA26017N0710
 

Response Due

9/12/2017
 

Archive Date

9/17/2017
 

Point of Contact

Roman Cardenas
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

Special Notice Request for Information Only This is a REQUEST FOR INFORMATION and is for informational / market research purposes only. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL, QUOTATION OR BID, NOR A SYNOPSIS OF A PROPOSED CONTRACT ACTION UNDER FAR SUBPART 5.2. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this synopsis or on any follow up information. NO SOLICITATION IS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE. The Department of Veterans Affairs Portland VA Medical Center in Roseburg, OR is looking for certified Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) and/or Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB) sources for supply blood reagents to type and match for pre/post-transplant Veterans and for Veterans on drug therapy for disease at the Portland VA Medical Center. Specifically, Antibody Identification Panels, Typing Cells A1B, Typing Cell A2, and Anti-human globulin Cells. Products must meet or exceed the following (see FAR Provision and VAAR Clause below). If providing information for a different but equal product please provides the alternate brand name, product number, and description. Period of Performance: Base Plus Three (3) Year Option beginning October 1, 2017. 0002999 Tech Chek 13 EA 0056169 Self-Chek 13 EA 0005020 Panocell 20 17 EA 0002332 Panocell 16 14 EA 0002345 Reference Cells A1B 78 EA 0002381 Panoscreen III 52 EA 0002342 Reference Cells A2 26 EA 0002225 Checkcell 3x10 52 EA 0002400 CorQC Test 13 EA 0007930 Complement Ctrl Cells 13 EA FOB Destination This is not a request for competitive quotes; however, any firm that believes it can meet these requirements and is a certified Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) and/or certified Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB) vendor may give written notification to the Contracting Officer. Responses are due by 4:00 pm PST on Friday, August 18, 2017. Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government. Only authorized representatives of the manufacturer will be considered. Equipment must be new, no used or refurbished equipment accepted. In accordance with FAR and VAAR Part 8, this notice document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-88, 15 Jun 2016. The North America Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) is 325413. Business Size Standard is 1250 Employees. Contracting Office Address: Department of Veterans Affairs NCO 20 Acquisitions 5115 NE 82nd Ave Suite 203 Vancouver, WA 98662 Point of Contact(s): Roman D. Cardenas Contract Specialist 360-852-9861 Roman.Cardenas@va.gov Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Provision 52.211-6 -- Brand Name or Equal As prescribed in 11.107(a), insert the following provision: Brand Name or Equal (Aug 1999) 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. To be considered for award, offers of equal products, including equal products of the brand name manufacturer, must Meet the salient physical, functional, or performance characteristic specified in this solicitation; Clearly identify the item by Brand name, if any; and Make or model number; Include descriptive literature such as illustrations, drawings, or a clear reference to previously furnished descriptive data or information available to the Contracting Officer; and 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. 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. 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) VA Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) Clause 852.211-73 Brand name or equal. As prescribed in 811.104-71, insert the following clause: BRAND NAME OR EQUAL (JAN 2008) (Note: As used in this clause, the term brand name includes identification of products by make and model.) If items called for by this invitation for bids have been identified in the schedule by a brand name or equal description, such identification is intended to be descriptive, but not restrictive, and is to indicate the quality and characteristics of products that will be satisfactory. Bids offering equal products (including products of the brand name manufacturer other than the one described by brand name) will be considered for award if such products are clearly identified in the bids and are determined by the Government to meet fully the salient characteristics requirements listed in the invitation. Unless the bidder clearly indicates in the bid that the bidder is offering an equal product, the bid shall be considered as offering a brand name product referenced in the invitation for bids. (c) If the bidder proposes to furnish an equal product, the brand name, if any, of the product to be furnished shall be inserted in the space provided in the invitation for bids, or such product shall be otherwise clearly identified in the bid. The evaluation of bids and the determination as to equality of the product offered shall be the responsibility of the Government and will be based on information furnished by the bidder or identified in his/her bid as well as other information reasonably available to the purchasing activity. CAUTION TO BIDDERS. The purchasing activity is not responsible for locating or securing any information that is not identified in the bid and reasonably available to the purchasing activity. Accordingly, to insure that sufficient information is available, the bidder must furnish as a part of his/her bid all descriptive material (such as cuts, illustrations, drawings or other information) necessary for the purchasing activity to: Determine whether the product offered meets the salient characteristics requirement of the Invitation for Bids, and Establish exactly what the bidder proposes to furnish and what the Government would be binding itself to purchase by making an award. The information furnished may include specific references to information previously furnished or to information otherwise available to the purchasing activity. If the bidder proposes to modify a product so as to make it conform to the requirements of the Invitation for Bids, he/she shall: Include in his/her bid a clear description of such proposed modifications, and Clearly mark any descriptive material to show the proposed modifications. (End of clause)
 

Web Link

FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/VA/PoVAMC/VAMCCO80220/VA26017N0710/listing.html)
 

Document(s)

Attachment
 

File Name: VA260-17-N-0710 VA260-17-N-0710.docx (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=3782344&FileName=VA260-17-N-0710-000.docx)

Link: https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=3782344&FileName=VA260-17-N-0710-000.docx

 

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Record

SN04665857-W 20170909/170907232008-3477442f869584afe9bf1507c1ea37ee (fbodaily.com)
 

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