CDR, HCAA, PACIFIC CONTRACTING, CENTER, ATTN: MCAA-PC, 160 KRUKOWSKI RD BLDG 160, HONOLULU, HI 96859-5000

J -- REPAIR AND PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE WORK ON GENERAL AND SPECIALIZED SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS. SOL DADA16-98-T-0162 DUE 040698 POC Contract Specialist Karen Lee PH: (808) 433-7008 FX: (808) 433-7010 (Site Code DADA16) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. Solicitation DADA16-98-T-0162 is a Request for Proposal. Tripler Regional Medical Center, Central Material Service, Hawaii has a requirement for repair and preventive maintenance work to include sharpening, adjusting, polishing, cleaning, realignment and replacement of parts that are lost, worn, or broken to like new condition on Government-owned general and specialized surgical instruments. Repair services shall also include guaranteed quality, color coding, etching and demagnetizing, re-insulation of laporoscopic instruments. Contractor shall have capacity to provide on-site service. Instruments sets issued to contractor for on-site repair and preventive maintenance on as needed basis shall have same day turnaround time. Repair and preventive maintenance of microsurgical instruments and tungsten carbide insert replacements for needle holders shall be performed on-site, with same day turnaround time. Contractor shall have liability insurance to perform this type of services. Contractor shall have proven and verifiable expertise on repair and preventive maintenance work on general and specialized surgical instruments and have a minimum of one year's experience in area of design and/or working with metals. Contractor personnel shall have a minimum of one year experience in repairing, rebuilding, refurbishing and sharpening of instruments. Contractor shall provide only personnel who are formally trained on repairing, rebuilding, and sharpening of instruments. Contractor personnel shall perform all services to meet or exceed the specifications of the original manufacturer. Contractor shall perform on-site repair and preventive maintenance services on a monthly basis. Coordinate maintenance of specialty sets with surgical nursing staff. Provide all labor, transportation, equipment materials and supplies necessary to accomplish repair, rebuild, sharpening and refurbishing of Government-owned general and specialized surgical instruments. Perform off-site repair, modification, fabrication of instruments and/or necessary repair/replacement parts as needed on Government-owned general and specialized surgical instruments to include: straightening, realigning, modifying, restoring, regrooving, refurbishing, insulating, color coding, silver/stainless welding, silver/stainless soldering, inserting gold handles and replacing of screws, pins, nuts, bolts, caps, locks, and springs. Instruments requiring off-site repair services shall be sent off by or shipped with contractor. Contractor shall be responsible for shipping and insuring instruments taken off-site for repairs and any return shipment after repairs shall be no cost to the Government. Turn around time for as needed, off-site repairs shall not exceed fifteen working days. Contractor shall be responsible for removing all materials brought with them to Tripler Regional Medical Center after each service visit has been completed. Contractor shall provide services on instruments as an estimated quantity of 30,360 per year. Contractor shall prepare a Work Report. A requirements contract is anticipated, base period Apr 98 -- 30 Sep 98 with four 12-month option period are anticipated. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: Past performance and experience/technical support are of equal importance. Price although not formally scored is important and cannot be ignored. The degree of its importance will increase with the degree of equality of the proposals in relation to other selection factors. The solicitation document, provisions and clauses herein are those in effect through FAC 90-46. The following provisions/clauses are applicable to this acquisition: FAR 52.212-1, Instruction to Offerors-Commercial Items, 52.212-2 Evaluation-Commercial Items, 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items, 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items, 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items. Items applies to this acquisition with the following additional clauses: 52.217-5 Evaluation of Options, 52.228-5 Insurance-Work on a Government Installation, 52.229-3 Federal, State, and Local Taxes, 52.232-33 Mandatory Information for Electronic Funds Transfer Payment, 52.246-4 Inspection of Services-Fixed Price, 52.249-2 Termination for Convenience of the Government (Fixed Price), 52.216-18 Ordering, 52.216-19 Order Limitations, 52.216-21 Requirements, 52.217-8 Option to Extend Services, 52.217-9 Option to Extend the Term of the Contract, 52.219-1 Small Business Program Representations, 52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside, 52.222-48 Exemption from Application of Service Contract Act Provisions, 252.204-7001 Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Code Reporting. This acquisition is 100% small business set- aside. An itemized list of services and instruments to be procured with additional information will be provided upon request. Direct all questions or inquires referencing RFP No. DADA16-98-T-0162 in writing by fax to (808) 433-7010. Proposals shall be received by the Pacific Contracting Center, 160 Krukowski Rd, Bldg 160, Honolulu, HI 96859 no later than 2:00 P.M. Hawaii Standard Time of the fifteenth calendar day from date this announcement first appears in CBD. If the fifteenth calendar day falls on Saturday or Sunday, (0078)

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