SPECIAL NOTICE
65 -- Preventive Maintenance VITEK 2XL W/QC
- Notice Date
- 6/25/2019
- Notice Type
- Synopsis
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- VHA Regional Procurement Office-East;Department of Veterans Affairs;W.J.B. Dorn VA Medical Center;6439 Garners Ferry Road;Columbia SC 29209-1639
- ZIP Code
- 29209-1639
- Solicitation Number
- 36C24719Q0690
- Archive Date
- 10/2/2019
- Point of Contact
- Wileen Stokes
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT, NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. A SOLICITATION DOCUMENT HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED AND PROPOSALS HAVE NOT BEEN REQUESTED. The Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Integrated Service Network 7 (VISN 7), intends to enter into on a Sole Source basis, under the authority of FAR 6.302-1 & 8.405-6 (a)(1)(i)(B), This contract is necessary to provide the facility with Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved reagents, controls, disposables and any consumable parts necessary for analyses, which will include the following preventive maintenance plans: service for Vitek 2XL W/QC Full Service Plan, BACT/Alert 3D System Full Service, Previcolor Stanier Plan and VITEK MS PLUS LOW USAGE. Preventive Maintenance plan services, at the William Jennings Bryan Dorn, VA Medical Center (WJBDMC), 6439 Garners Ferry Road, Columbia, South Carolina 29209, with Biomerieux, Inc. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed requirement based upon the FAR regulation listed above. Biomerieux, Inc. is registered in the federal System for Acquisition Management, and has a track record of providing high quality services to VA. This acquisition will be processed under FAR Part 12 - Acquisition for Commercial Items and will be made pursuant to the authority in FAR 15-Negotiation procedures for commercial acquisitions. The North American Industry Classification System Code is 334516-Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing and the business size standard is 1,000 employees. Only one award will be made as a result of this solicitation. This will be a firm fixed price type contract, for a Base plus four one- year Options. All questions must be submitted in writing and can be emailed to Wileen Stokes, Contract Specialist, at wileen.stokes@va.gov. In the event this procurement is solicited in the future on a competitive basis, to receive an award, contractors must have valid registration and certification in the System for Acquisition Management (SAM) www.sam.gov. Please reference 36C24719Q0690 on all correspondence. Contracting Office Address: VHA Regional Procurement Office-East William Jennings Bryan Dorn, VA Medical Center (WJBDMC), 6439 Garners Ferry Road, Columbia, South Carolina 29209. Place of Performance: Warehouse, Bldg. 100, located at the William Jennings Bryan Dorn, VA Medical Center (WJBDMC), 6439 Garners Ferry Road, Columbia, South Carolina 29209. Primary Point of Contact: Wileen Stokes, Contract Specialist wileen.stokes@va.gov Statement of Work REQUIREMENT: The contractor will provide the facility with Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved reagents, controls, disposables and any consumable parts necessary for analyses. Contractor shall provide supplies as listed in Attachment A and service for delivery/pickup and travel/transportation within 24 hours of notification of all requested consumable items and arrive within 5-7 business days. Contractor shall also provide a confirmation number for each order delivered to the Warehouse, Bldg. 100, located at the William Jennings Bryan Dorn, VA Medical Center (WJBDMC), 6439 Garners Ferry Road, Columbia, South Carolina 29209. BACKGROUND: The WJBDMC is a 216-bed facility, encompassing acute medical, surgical, psychiatric, and long-term care. The hospital is located in Columbia, South Carolina and provides primary, secondary, and some tertiary care. Annually, the medical center serves approximately 56,116 patients. Satellite outpatient clinics are located in Anderson, Greenville, Florence, Orangeburg, Rockhill, Sumter, and Spartanburg, South Carolina. REQUIREMENT OVERVIEW & PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: The government has a requirement for an IDIQ contract for commercial off the shelf (COTS) consumable medical supplies as listed in Attachment A, the quantities listed is an estimate and may be more or less depending on patient volume. This requirement is being requested for one base year and four one- year option periods. Base Year: 1 July 2019 30 June 2020 1st Option Period 1 July 2020 30 June 2021 2nd Option Period 1 July 2021 30 June 2022 3rd Option Period 1 July 2022 30 June 2023 4th Option Period 1 July 2023 30 June 2024 PLACE OF PERFORMANCE: WJB Dorn VA Medical Center, 6439 Garners Ferry Road, Columbia, SC 29209 DAYS AND HOURS OF DELIVERY: Monday Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. excluding federal holidays. DELIVERY REQUIREMENTS: Orders shall be shipped no later than 24 hours after receipt of request and arrive within 5-7 business days. SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: The contractor is required to provide a confirmation number for each order. After the initial purchase order has been established, the following IMS personnel are authorized to place orders as needed via telephone: Al Barker 803-776-4000 x7366 alphonso.barker@va.gov Claudia Walker 803-776-4000 x7371 claudia.walker@va.gov POINT OF CONTACT Contracting Officer s Representative (COR): Name: Claudia V. Walker Title: Supervisory Medical Technologist Department: Pathology & Laboratory medicine Telephone: 803-776-4000 x7371 FAX: 803-647-5713 Email: claudia.walker@va.gov Any changes referencing authorized staff as stated above will be communicated to the contracting specialist/officer and the contractor in writing throughout the life of the contract as an internal ordering guideline submitted by the COR. INVOICES: a. Payment will be made upon receipt of a properly prepared detailed invoice, prepared by the Contractor and submitted through Tungsten Network (formerly known as OB10) http://www.tungsten-network.com/us/en/. A properly prepared invoice shall contain: Invoice Number and Date Contractor s Name and Address Accurate Purchase Order Number Supply or Service provided Period Supply or Service Provided Total Amount Due b. Please begin submitting your electronic invoices through the Tungsten Network for payment processing, free of charge. c. If you have questions about the e-invoicing program or Tungsten Network, contact information is as follows: Tungsten e-Invoice Setup Information: 1-877-489-6135 Tungsten e-Invoice email: VA.Registration@Tungsten-Network.com FSC e-Invoice Contact Information: 1-877-353-9791 FSC e-invoice email: vafsccshd@va.gov Web Address: HTTP://WWW.FSC.VA.GOV/EINVOICE.ASP 9. TERMINATION FOR CONVENIENCE: Subject to a 14 day advance notice, the Government reserves the right to terminate this contract for convenience if the need for this service changes or is no longer required. 10. RECORDS MANAGEMENT LANGUAGE FOR CONTRACTS: The following standard items relate to records generated in executing the contract and should be included in a typical Electronic Information Systems (EIS) procurement contract: Citations to pertinent laws, codes and regulations such as 44 U.S.C chapters 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. 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. *The remainder of this page intentionally left blank* ATTACHMENT A Description Product No. Est. Qty. & Unit of Measure Vitek 2XL W/QC Full Service Plan The plan includes two preventive maintenances per year performed at 6 months interval, all labor, all travel expenses and all parts for unlimited number. 4701448 Monthly BACT/Alert 3D System Full Service Contract Plan includes 1 PM per year. All labor, all travel expenses and all parts for unlimited number 4701410 12 Monthly Previcolor Stainer Plan Includes all telephone support and the repair of the instrument by either replacement or repair. 4701109 12 Monthly VITEK MS PLUS LOW USAGE (FSA) The plan includes preventive maintenances. All labor, all travel expenses, telephone support and all parts for unlimited number to repair the instrument. 4700558 12 Monthly NOTE: THIS NOTICE WAS NOT POSTED TO FEDBIZOPPS ON THE DATE INDICATED IN THE NOTICE ITSELF (25-JUN-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.
- Web Link
-
Link To Document
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/VA/CSCVAMC/WJBDDVAMC/36C24719Q0690/listing.html)
- Record
- SN05351255-F 20190627/190625230020 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
-
FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)
| FSG Index | This Issue's Index | Today's FBO Daily Index Page |