SOURCES SOUGHT
J -- Leica Microsystems Service Contract
- Notice Date
- 2/26/2019
- Notice Type
- Synopsis
- NAICS
- 811219
— Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance
- Contracting Office
- Department of Veterans Affairs;Network Contracting Office 16;Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center;2002 Holcombe BLVD;Houston TX 77030 4298
- ZIP Code
- 77030 4298
- Solicitation Number
- 36C25619Q0474
- Response Due
- 3/8/2019
- Archive Date
- 4/7/2019
- Point of Contact
- 713-794-7408
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- 1. Title: Leica Microsystems Service Contract 2. Purpose: The Michael E. Debakey Veteran Affairs Medical Center (MEDVAMC) hereby issues the following Sources Sought to Request Information (RFI). This RFI is to seek contractors with the capability to provide Houston MEDVAMC with all labor, tools, material, parts, equipment, supervision, software, license, certification, transportation, management, and personnel required for preventive maintenance services. Seeking contractor with the capability to provide preventive and maintenance on the government Leica equipment. 3. Objective: To find qualified and certified contractors with the capability to provide services to the government Leica equipment listed below: S/N Description 1. 328/04.2013 Leica CM1860 UV Configuration US 2. 639/10.2013 Leica CM1860 UV Configuration US 3. 602/09.2013 Leica CM1860 UV Configuration US 4. 330/04.2013 Leica CM1860 UV Configuration US 5. 0265256B Peloris II# Dual Retort TissueProcessor 6. 0341/04.2013 Leica CM1860 UV Configuration US 7. 10010/10.2013 EG1150C 120V 60Hz 8. 9967/10.2013 EG1150H 9. 5627 Leica IPC Config.1 - USA 10. 5155 Leica IP S Config.1 - USA 11. 2024/10.2010 Leica IP S Config.1 - USA 12. 0265750B Peloris II# Dual Retort TissueProcessor 13. 0237/10.2004 Leica RM2245 - config. 1 14. 0236/10.2004 Leica RM2245 - config. 1 15. 3499/10.2012 Leica RM2245 - Configuration 1 16. 0234/10.2004 Leica RM2245 - config. 1 17. 2910/08.2012 Leica RM2245 - Configuration 1 18 3498/10.2013 Leica RM2245 - Configuration 1 19. 0235/10.2004 Leica RM2245 - config. 1 20. 2909/08.2012 Leica RM2245 - Configuration 1 21. 082008 Leica CM1850UV Config. US NOTE 1: Contractor shall be an authorize vendor, trained technician, possess licenses and certification for proprietary equipment and services to meet all government requirements and objectives. All Questions shall be answered in Section 5 for the government to consider contractor with the capability to meet the government requirement. NOTE 2: Contractor shall be an OEM authorized dealer, authorized distributor or authorized reseller for the proposed equipment and/or services contracts for maintenance of equipment (i.e. replacement parts), verified by an authorization letter or other documents from the OEM, such that the OEM s warranty and service are provided and maintained by the OEM. All software licensing, warranty and service associated with the supplies, equipment and/or services contracts for maintenance of equipment shall be in accordance with the OEM terms and conditions. NOTE 3: The delivery of gray market items to the VA in the fulfillment of an order/award constitutes a breach of contract. Accordingly, the VA reserves the right enforce any of its contractual remedies. This includes termination of the contract or, solely at the VA s election, allowing the Vendor to replace, at no cost to the Government, any remanufactured or gray market item(s) delivered to a VA medical facility upon discovery of such items. 4. Place of Performance: Equipment located at VA Medical Center, 2002 Holcombe BLVD, Houston, TX 77030. 5. Responses Requested: The MEDVAMC requires the following questions answered in this RFI: Questions that are not provided shall be considered non- responsive to the Request for Information. a. Is the contractor a Leica authorize vendor with capability to provide certified technicians to meet all government requirements and objectives in the Draft Scope of Work (See Attached)? Contractor shall attach authorization letter to be viewed by the government to be considered as part of the Market Research and responsive to this Sources Sought notice. b. Does the Contractor possess the capability to obtain software/license if required for Government Leica Microsystems equipment? Contractor shall attach authorization letter and capability to be viewed by the government to be considered as part of the Market Research and responsive to this Sources Sought notice. c. Does the Contractor possess all license/certification for (OEM) Leica Microsystems to service proprietary equipment? Contractor shall attach copy of license/certification to be viewed by the government to be considered as part of the Market Research and responsive to this Sources Sought notice. d. Contractors shall also provide their point(s) of contact name, address, telephone number, and email address; and the company's business size, and Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) Number. e. Is your company a small business, SDBs, HUBZone, or 8A concern? Please provide proof of qualifications. f. Provide in your capability statement a list of active contracts for commercial, federal, state, and local governments. List Contracts shall provide communication on the government requirement illustrating the capability for comparison. g. Is your company available under any Government Wide Agency Contract (GWAC), General Services Administration Schedules (GSA), Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ), and/or Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA)? If so, please list the contract number and a brief summary of the products and services provided. h. Provide a short summary of your potential approach to this type of contract and meeting the specific requirements per the draft Statement of Work and your experience managing similar contracts with similar requirements for the MEDVAMC. 6. Opportunity: The MEDVAMC, is seeking information from potential contractors on their ability to provide this service and possess OEM training, license, software, parts and certification. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY. Small Business Concerns are encouraged to provide responses to this RFI in order to assist the MEDVAMC in determining potential levels of competition available in the industry. Contractor shall possess the capability to provide all requirements and objectives. 7. Instructions and Response Guidelines: RFI responses are due by March 8, 2019 at 9:00 am (CST); size is limited to 8.5 x 11 inches, 12-point font, with 1-inch margins in Microsoft Word format via email to anthony.marion2.gov. All Questions shall be submitted by February 28, 2019 2:00pm(CST) via email to anthony.marion2.gov. Telephone requests or inquires will not be accepted. Public available information will not be answered. The subject line shall read: 36C25619Q0474 Leica Microsystems Service Contract NO SOLICITATION EXISTS AT THIS TIME. There is no page limitation on subparagraphs 5(a) - 5(h). All Questions shall be answered to be considered as part of the Market Research for capable contractors to meet the government requirements. Please provide additional information you deem relevant in order to respond to the specific inquiries of the RFI. Information provided will be used solely by MEDVAMC as "market research" and will not be released outside of the MEDVAMC Purchasing and Contract Team. This RFI does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP), Invitation for Bid (IFB), or Request for Quotation (RFQ), and it is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government to enter into a contract, nor will the Government pay for the information submitted in response to this request. All information contained in this RFI is preliminary as well as subject to modification and is in no way binding on the Government. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the U.S. Government to form a binding contract. If a solicitation is released, it is will be synopsized in the Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) website or GSA. It is the responsibility of the interested parties to monitor these sites for additional information pertaining to this RFI, or future RFQ. 8. Contact Information: Contract Specialist, Anthony Marion Email address: anthony.marion2@va.gov Your responses to this notice are appreciated. THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTES; however, any firm that believes it can meet the requirements may give written notification prior to the response due date and time. Supporting evidence shall be furnished in sufficient detail to demonstrate the ability to perform the requirements. NOTE: THIS NOTICE WAS NOT POSTED TO FEDBIZOPPS ON THE DATE INDICATED IN THE NOTICE ITSELF (26-FEB-2019); HOWEVER, IT DID APPEAR IN THE FEDBIZOPPS FTP FEED ON THIS DATE. PLEASE CONTACT 877-472-3779 or fbo.support@gsa.gov REGARDING THIS ISSUE.
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