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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF JANUARY 20, 2018 FBO #5902
DOCUMENT

J -- Service AgreementMUSE V9 AP Select / MARS SSA System - Attachment

Notice Date

1/18/2018
 

Notice Type

Attachment
 

NAICS

811219 — Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance
 

Contracting Office

Department of Veterans Affairs;NCO 17 North Texas Healthcare System;NCO 17 Network Contracting Activity;4500 S. Lancaster Road;Dallas TX 75216
 

ZIP Code

75216
 

Solicitation Number

36C25718Q9061
 

Response Due

1/25/2018
 

Archive Date

1/28/2018
 

Point of Contact

rastreva.upshaw@va.gov
 

E-Mail Address

rastreva.upshaw@va.gov
(rastreva.upshaw@va.gov)
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

This is a Sources Sought notice. This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. The purpose of this notice is to obtain information regarding the availability and capability of all qualified sources, small and other than small businesses, to perform a potential requirement. Respondents are required to be registered and in good standing in The System for Award Management (SAM) https://www.sam.gov/portal/SAM/#1 Purpose and Objectives: Your responses to the information requested shall assist the Government in determining the appropriate acquisition method. NAICS code: 811219 NOTE: Respondent claiming SDVOSB and VOSB status shall be registered and Center for Veterans Enterprise (CVE) verified in VetBiz Registry www.vetbiz.gov. Project requirements: Provide 24x7 Service Contract Coverage Base Plus One Option Year Service Agreement for the MUSE V9 AP Select /MARS SSA System. A full service agreement for equipment maintenance and repair. See Description of Services Section. Anticipated period of performance: 3/1/2018 - 2/28/2020. Information sought: Response to this announcement shall not exceed 10 pages and should include the following information: (1) A tailored capability statement indicating the firm s ability to provide the services required in the Description of Service Section. Include any certifications/qualifications for providing the Service Agreement for the MUSE V9 AP Select /MARS SSA System and any authorization to service this system on G. E. Healthcare letterhead; (2) The respondents DUNS number, organization name, address, point of contact, and size and type of business (e.g., SDVOSB/VOSB, small, etc,) pursuant to the applicable NAICS code; (3) Information should be provided electronically in a Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF format. Please e-mail your response with the above information to rastreva.upshaw@va.gov with the subject line "Sources Sought, Service Agreement for the MUSE V9 AP Select /MARS SSA System /your company name" by 4:00 P.M. CST on January 25, 2018. Disclaimer and Important Notes. This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization s qualifications to perform the work. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. After a review of the responses received, a pre-solicitation synopsis and solicitation may be published in Federal Business Opportunities. However, responses to this notice shall not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation. Confidentiality. No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation(s). Description of Services Statement of Work MUSE V9 AP Select /MARS SSA System 24x7 Service Contract Coverage / Service Agreement General: The contractor shall provide a service contract/agreement for the MUSE V9 AP Select /MARS SSA System at the VA Medical Center located in Dallas, TX, which is part of the VA North Texas Healthcare System (VANTHCS). Description of Work: The contractor shall provide all required service and support for the VA systems in accordance with the original equipment manufacturer specifications. Reference below for equipment type and the required service: Equipment: MUSE V9 AP Select /MARS SSA Service Coverage: Product Service Offering MUSE V9 AP SELECT SERVICE 24X7 MARS SSA SERVICE 24X7 Type of Contract: firm fixed price Hours of Performance: Delivery shall occur Monday Friday during normal duty hours. Documentation: At the completion of each service call or scheduled maintenance, the contractor shall provide a written service report to the primary and/or alternate contact person. This report will clearly indicate the following: date of service name of vendor service technician/engineer type of service performed model serial number VA barcode (EE) number of the component of the system if applicable description of the service completed list of any parts replaced if applicable contract obligation number (549-Cxxxx) Period of Agreement: Unless otherwise specified, this contract will be for a service period of base plus one option year. Place of Performance: VA Medical Center in Dallas, TX Contracting Officer Representative (COR): Prior to contract award, the Contracting Officer shall designate a VA Medical Center employee as the COR. All work coordination shall be made through the COR. The Contractor shall be provided a copy of the letter of delegation authorizing the COR at the commencement of the term of the contract. No other person shall be authorized to act in such capacity unless appointed in writing by the Contracting Officer. Information technology security requirements: The contractor, their personnel, and their subcontractors shall be subject to the Federal laws, regulations, standards, and VA Directives and Handbooks regarding information and information system security as delineated in this contract. The contractor shall comply with all Federal laws and regulations the VA has developed when VA sensitive information is accessed, used, stored, generated, transmitted, or exchanged by and between VA and a contractor. The information made available to the contractor by VA for the performance of this contract will be used only for the purposes of performance under this contract. The certification and accreditation requirements do not apply to this requirement and a security accreditation package is not required. RECORDS MANAGEMENT STATEMENT All records (administrative and program specific) created during the period of the contract belong to VANTHCS and must be returned to VANTHCS at the end of the contract or destroyed in accordance to the VHA Record Control Schedule (RCS)10-1. Citations to pertinent laws, codes and regulations such as 44 U.S.C Chapter 21, 29, 31 and 33; Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552); Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a); 36 CFR Part 1222 and Part 1228. Contractor shall treat all deliverables under the contract as the property of the U.S. Government for which the Government Agency shall have unlimited rights to use, dispose of, or disclose such data contained therein as it determines to be in the public interest. Contractor shall not create or maintain any records that are not specifically tied to or authorized by the contract using Government IT equipment and/or Government records. Contractor shall not retain, use, sell, or disseminate copies of any deliverable that contains information covered by the Privacy Act of 1974 or that which is generally protected by the Freedom of Information Act. Contractor shall not create or maintain any records containing any Government Agency records that are not specifically tied to or authorized by the contract or identified in the RCS 10-1. The Government Agency owns the rights to all data/records produced as part of this contract. The Government Agency owns the rights to all electronic information (electronic data, electronic information systems, electronic databases, etc.) and all supporting documentation created as part of this contract. Contractor must deliver sufficient technical documentation with all data deliverables to permit the agency to use the data. Contractor agrees to comply with Federal and Agency records management policies, including those policies associated with the safeguarding of records covered by the Privacy Act of 1974. These policies include the preservation of all records created or received regardless of format [paper, electronic, etc.] or mode of transmission [e-mail, fax, etc.] or state of completion [draft, final, etc.]. No disposition of documents will be allowed without the prior written consent of the Contracting Officer. The Agency and its contractors are responsible for preventing the alienation or unauthorized destruction of records, including all forms of mutilation. Willful and unlawful destruction, damage or alienation of Federal records is subject to the fines and penalties imposed by 18 U.S.C. 2701. Records may not be removed from the legal custody of the Agency or destroyed without regard to the provisions of the agency records schedules. Contractor is required to obtain the Contracting Officer's approval prior to engaging in any contractual relationship (sub-contractor) in support of this contract requiring the disclosure of information, documentary material and/or records generated under or relating to this contract. The Contractor (and any sub-contractor) is required to abide by Government and Agency guidance for protecting sensitive and proprietary information. Invoicing: Payment to be made by certified invoices and must contain the contract number in addition to the requirements detailed in 52.212-4 (G) to be considered valid. All invoices shall be submitted to Tungsten Network. The website is:   http://www.tungsten-network.com/US/en/veterans-affairs/.   Should you have any questions, please contact the Tungsten Team at: Tungsten Client Services Phone: 1.877.752.0900, Option #2 E-mail: VA.Registration@tungsten-network.com Tungsten Support Phone: 1-877-489-6135 Website: /Country/US/Support Please contact the Department of Veteran Affairs at: Financial Service Center Phone: 1-877-353-9791 Email: vafsccshd@va.gov End of Document
 

Web Link

FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/VA/VANTHCS/VANTHCS/36C25718Q9061/listing.html)
 

Document(s)

Attachment
 

File Name: 36C25718Q9061 36C25718Q9061.docx (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=4025956&FileName=36C25718Q9061-000.docx)

Link: https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=4025956&FileName=36C25718Q9061-000.docx

 

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Record

SN04793098-W 20180120/180118231227-4df0a7f6bf974e4091241627c5b5df9d (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

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