SPECIAL NOTICE
J -- NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE O.R. Surgical Lights PM - Getinge 512-24-3-641-0234
- Notice Date
- 7/24/2024 8:00:49 AM
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 811210
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- Contracting Office
- 245-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 5 (36C245) LINTHICUM MD 21090 USA
- ZIP Code
- 21090
- Solicitation Number
- 36C24524Q0763
- Response Due
- 7/31/2024 7:00:00 AM
- Archive Date
- 08/30/2024
- Point of Contact
- William Chris Galletta, Contracting Officer, Phone: Services Team One
- E-Mail Address
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william.galletta@va.gov
(william.galletta@va.gov)
- Awardee
- null
- Description
- Operating Room Getinge Surgical Lights Preventive Maintenance. 512-24-3-641-0234 STATEMENT OF WORK I. SCOPE OF WORK The Contractor shall provide all personnel, management, material, parts, equipment, transportation, supplies, labor, and clean-up to perform complete preventive maintenance (PM) of the Operating Room (OR) surgical lights in OR 3-9 at the Baltimore VA Medical Center. This will include replacement of all pre-glued screws, Fork/Wall Dimmer, dust cover kits, sleeve brake kits, space springs, arm sleeves SEG, retaining ring and metal shield, Spring Arm Sleeves, dimmer boost, Lexan protection tape kit, Power LED Seal kits, LED Module kits, Ambient light kits, Peripheral/ Central LED Module Kit, Fork shaft, and all other miscellaneous screws, kits and Control mechanism for the safe and proper operation of the surgical lights. This contract will include testing and verification of proper operation and must meet manufacture certification standards. This task is crucial and needs to be completed in a timely manner. The period of performance will begin no more than 30 days after the contract is awarded. From the date that the contract is awarded the period of performance will start and expire one-year (12) months thereafter. Government Requirement: Install replacement parts as per manufacture suggested recommendations. Replace parts and fittings only with original make and models. Test and verify certification documentation provided at completion. The contractor must employ certified Maquet/Getinge installers are trained in the applicable laws, codes, rules, listing agencies, and regulations from all federal, state, and local levels pertaining to surgical lights. This contractor must check and replace all fixation hardware (mostly screws) for the lights and monitors, all brake screws for the lights and monitors, all metal dust covers on the spring arm joints for the lights and monitors, and all damaged/defective components that I observed on my walkthrough such as rubber gaskets with chunks missing, LED segments that will not illuminate, damaged keypads, etc. II. DEFINITIONS/ACRONYMS A. Contract Discrepancy Report (CDR): A report that the Government shall complete and issue to the Contractor when service is unsatisfactory and not in compliance with the terms and conditions of the contract. The Contractor is required to complete and return this form to the COR whenever performance is unsatisfactory. The CDR requires the Contractor to explain, in writing, the cause of the unsatisfactory performance, how performance will be returned to acceptable standards, and how reoccurrence of the problem will be prevented in the future. B. Contracting Officer (CO): The individual with the authority to enter, administer, and/or terminate contracts. The CO is the exclusive Government official authorized to execute changes and deviations or variations in the contract. C. Contracting Officer Representative (COR): A Government representative, designated in writing by the Contracting Officer, to be responsible for quality assurance, inspection, surveillance, documentation, and acceptance of the Contractor's performance. A copy of the letter of designation will be provided to the Contractor. D. Preventive Maintenance (PM): Services which are periodic in nature and are required to maintain the equipment in such condition that it may be operated in accordance with its intended design and functional capacity with minimal incidence of malfunction or inoperative conditions. To clean, lubricate, calibrate, test, and replace faulty or worn parts and/or parts which are likely to become faulty, fail or become worn, repair, or adjust components, or assemblies of components as necessitated by wear, tear, damage, or failure of parts, returning the equipment and/or instrument to the operating condition defined in the manufacturer s specifications. E. Repair Cost Estimate: The Contractors estimated cost (for parts, labor, and freight) to repair a system according to manufactures' specifications and requirements. F. Time: When hours are given it shall mean clock hours exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays unless otherwise specified (i.e., 1:00 P.M. Monday to 1:00 P.M. Tuesday equals 24 hours; 12:00 P.M. Friday to 12:00 P.M. Monday equals 24 hours). If days are indicated it shall mean calendar days including Saturdays, Sundays, and Holidays. G. Rework: Any work the Contractor is required to accomplish due to unsatisfactory performance or nonperformance in accordance with the stated quality and level of effort specified in the contract. Rework is performed at no additional cost to the Government. H. ESR. Vendor Engineering Service Report. A documentation of services rendered for each incidence of work performance under the terms and conditions of the contract. III. Acronyms. Commonly used acronyms are listed below FSE: Field Service Engineer AQL: Acceptable Quality Level IAW: In Accordance With QA: Quality Assurance QC: Quality Control WS: Performance Work Statement VA: VA Medical Center CO: Contracting Officer COTR: Contracting Officer s Technical Representative FES: Facilities and Engineering Service PREVENTIVE MAINTENNANCE REQUIREMENTS The Contractor will contact the COR to schedule a PM at least seven (7) calendar days prior to the proposed date. Schedule changes required by the Government after approval shall be made at no additional cost if notice is provided to the Contractor five (5) calendar days or more prior to the scheduled date of accomplishment. All work will be performed in the Dexa Bone Densitometry room located at 2D-150 and 2D-151 and the connecting hallways. This is to avoid disrupting daily medical center business activities. The contractor and COR will coordinate the repairs to ensure minimum disruption to the service. Baltimore inspection work must be coordinated through the COR who is: Dudley Brown M&O Supervisor Facilities and Engineering Service 10 N Greene Street Baltimore, Maryland Telephone: (410) 605-7000 extension 56040 V. CONTRACTOR PERSONNEL A. Personnel Experience. All work shall be performed by competent mechanics, experienced and qualified to work on the specific makes and models of equipment listed in this contract. The Contractor shall submit to and for the approval of the Contracting Officer, certification, and a list of credentials of the approved mechanics. Personnel shall have a minimum of three (3) years recent experience related to this work. The contractor must provide a list of three (3) reference contacts that have been provided service on similar or identical equipment. The contractor must provide authenticated factory training certificates or credentials (or acceptable substitute as approved by the COR) for any personnel who are working on any VA equipment. The VA specifically reserves the right to reject any of the contractor s personnel and refuse them permission to work on VA equipment. B. Conduct of Personnel. The Contractor shall ensure that his personnel always present a professional appearance and that their conduct shall not reflect discredit upon this facility or the Department of Veterans Affairs. The Contractor shall remove from the job site any employee for reasons of misconduct or security. The removal from the job site of such a person shall not relieve the Contractor of the requirement to provide sufficient personnel to perform adequate and timely service. All employees shall be legal residents of the United States and be able to understand, speak, read, and write the English language. C. Identification of Employees. : The Contractor shall within 10 calendar days before beginning performance of work provide the Contracting Officer a list of all employees who will perform under this contract. The list shall include the full name, and work assignment of each employee. The Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer in writing of any addition, deletion or change in work assignment within 10 days of such change. Each of the Contractor's employees shall conspicuously display on their person a badge provided by the Contractor that shall include the full name of the employee, the name under which the Contractor is doing business and a badge serial number. VI. HOURS OF OPERATION A. Normal Duty Hours. The Contractor shall have employees available Monday through Friday 7:30am to 4:30pm, except legal public holidays at the times specified to perform routine work and inspections. B. Federal Holidays. Federal Holidays observed by the VA are: New Years Day; Martin Luther King Day; President s Day; Memorial Day; Independence Day; Labor Day; Columbus Day; Veterans Day; Thanksgiving Day; and Christmas. VII. CONTRACTOR QUALITY CONTROL The Contractor shall establish and maintain a Quality Control Program that ensures that all requirements of the contract are provided as specified. VIII. INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE A. Final inspection and acceptance by the Government shall be made at the site of each system. However, final inspection and acceptance do not preclude the Government's right to inspect completed work prior to shipment from the Contractor's shop nor does it waive any rights of the Government. B. Unsatisfactory service will be reported in writing by the CO to the Contractor. C. Telephone Answering Service: The Contractor shall maintain, at his own expense, a dedicated (tie-line) toll-free telephone answering service for the exclusive use in the performance of this contract. This answering service shall be monitored during normal work hours as identified in the specifications. D. Radio Dispatch System: It is recommended but not mandatory that the Contractor utilizes a radio dispatch system for directing and dispatching personnel in response to maintenance service calls. In the event the use of radio dispatch is elected for use; it shall be the Contractors responsibility to obtain all permits, licenses, frequency allocations and antennas, all accessories necessary for send or receive operation at no additional cost to the Government. An expanded radio system could possibly be utilized in conjunction with or instead of the telephone answering service described in the paragraph above. IX. REMOVAL AND/OR DISPOSAL A. Removing Government-Owned Material: All property removed remains the property of the U.S. Government and shall be returned by the Contractor to a place of storage as designated by the CO or COR. B. Salvage: Items received by the Contractor that are non-repairable because of condition, or declared unfit for economical rehabilitation by the Contractor, shall be returned to the Government. All salvage remaining in the Contractor's shop shall remain Government property and may be used for repair of any Government-owned equipment when released by the CO. The Contractor shall be required to maintain an accountable record of inventory upon completion of the maintenance contract. C. Inventories shall not be disposed of by the Contractor without inspection and written approval of the CO. Salvaged parts used in the repair of any government owned equipment shall be treated by the Contractor as Government furnished material and reflected as same on Contractor's invoices when submitted for payment. All salvage in the possession of the Contractor, upon expiration of the contract, will be returned to the Government within thirty (30) days after such expiration. X. FIRE PREVENTION AND PROTECTION The Contractor shall fully acquaint himself and his personnel with the location of fire equipment before work take all prudent measures to minimize fire hazards that result from work, complies with all ordering agency fire and safety regulations. X1. ENERGY CONSERVATION The Contractor is required to comply with all energy conservation regulations and instructions that are applicable to Government-owned facilities including but not limited to thermostat settings. CLEANING UP The Contractor shall clean up after work, leaving each area where work is performed, neat and clean. All containers, trash, and debris for which he is responsible shall be removed. HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS During performing work under this contract, should the Contractor find serious or hazardous conditions existing with or in any of the equipment the Contractor shall secure the equipment and immediately notify the COR. CLEANLINESS The area immediately around the equipment provided for the Contractor s use shall be kept in a clean and orderly condition. Trash and waste material shall not be permitted to accumulate but shall be removed by the Contractor s employees. SERVICE MANUALS The VA shall not provide service manuals or service diagnostic software to the contractor. The contractor shall obtain, have on file, and make available to its FSEs all operational and technical documentation, (such as: operational and service manuals, schematics, and parts lists), which are necessary to meet the performance requirements of this contract. The location and listing of the service data manuals, by name, and/or the manuals themselves shall be provided to the CO upon request. XV1. INSURANCE A. Worker compensation and employer s liability. Contractor and any subcontractor covered under this contract are required to comply with applicable Federal and State Worker s Compensation and occupational disease statutes. B. General Liability. Contractor and any subcontractor covered under this contract are required to have Bodily injury liability insurance coverage written on the comprehensive form of policy of at least $500,000 per occurrence. C. Property Damage Liability. Contractor and any subcontractor covered under this contract are to have Property Damage Liability insurance coverage of at least $500,000. D. Contractor shall provide proof of liability insurance within five (5) days after contract award. SMOKING POLICY Smoking is prohibited inside all buildings except in designated areas. BILLING AND PAYMENT Each invoice shall contain the documentation required by this contract. The invoices shall be itemized to contain the equipment s identifier such as what services were provided and list the parts and/or equipment that was replaced or installed. When parts are furnished by the Government, they shall be itemized on Contractor's invoice at no-cost and indicated as Government-furnished parts. B. Contractor will forward invoices to the following address: VA FSC P.O. BOX 149971 AUSTIN, TX 78714 C. Payment. Payment will be made 30 days in arrears upon receipt of properly prepared invoice. Invoice must contain the contract number, purchase order number (PO) and other appropriation numbers.
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