Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 10000 Brecksville Road, Brecksville, OH 44141

J -- MAINTENANCE OF MODEL 7200 SERIES VENTILATORS SOL 541-151-98 DUE 041698 POC Marilyn E. Scheck, (440) 838-6088 This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6 as suplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; Request for Quotations (RFQ) are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation document and incorporated provisions are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-3. The SIC Code is 3845 and the small business size is 500. Contractor shall provide on site maintenance services at the VA Medical Center, 10701 East Boulevard, Cleveland, Ohio, for fourteen (14) Model 7200 Series Ventilators. Services shall include on-call maintenance and a preventive maintenance inspection every 2,500 hours and every 10,000 hours. Each PMI performed shall include all inspection, parts, electrical safety test and a full peformance verifcation test. Contractor shall provide all necessary labor, equipment, tools, supplies, materials, parts, technical manuals, supervision, transportation and lodging to perform contract services. All defective components will become the property of Contractor and be removed at Contractor's expense. All parts provided shall be new, current manufacture parts, compatible with existing equipment. Contractor shall be available to perform services during the work hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., local time, Monday through Friday excluding weekends and government holidays. Contractor shall arrive on site to perform services within four (4) hours after notification and proceed progressively to complete services without undue delay. All work shall be performed by competent technicians, experienced and qualified to work on specific equipment. Work performed shall be in accordance with commercial practices and the equipment manufacturer's specifications. Contractor shall make all adjustments and repairs resulting from manufacturing defects and ordinary wear and tear (excluding externally caused damage or negligence by the VA). Heshall obtain all necessary licenses and/or permits required to perform this work. He shall take all precautions necessary to protect persons and property from injury or damage during the performance of this contract. He shall be responsible for any injury to himself, his employees or others as well as any damage to personal or public property that occurs during the performance of this contract that is caused by his or his employees' fault for negligence, and shall maintain personal liability and property damages insurance prscribed by the Laws of the State of Ohio. The Contractor shall provide certificates or other forms of documentation that indicates the service technician responsible for the equipment maintenance has received training to service the equipment contained in this contract. Contractor shall provide and install circuit revisions and rectify identified FDS (Food and Drug Administration) device hazards for all equipment listed. Contractor shall provide all diagnostic test equipment, test fixtures and software diagnostic programs to input and service equipment contained in this solicitation. If a part, system component, assembly or subsystem covered under this contract is replaced and the replacement part is incompatible with contracted equipment software, the contractor shall provide and, if necessary, license the VA for compatible software at no charge. This software is considered a replacement item coincidental to a contract covered repair of the unit and is deemed a replacement for the incompatible software. The software shall remain with the equipment and is considered government property. Payments will be made upon the receipt of a invoice in arrears. All invoices must be supported by service reports on record in the Biomedical Engineering Office, Rm. B06, Wade Park Unit, VA Medical Center, 10701 East Boulevard, Cleveland, Ohio 44106. Period of performance shall be from April 16 through September 30, 1998 with three (3) pre-priced option years. The following provisions apply to this acquisition: 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Items; 52.212-2 Evaluation -- Commercial Items; 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications; 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions- Commercial Items and 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders- Commercial Items; 52.217-8 Option to Extend Services; and 52.217-9 Option to Extend the Term of the Contract with a thirty (30) day written notice given and contract duration not exceeding a period of 3 years, 6 months. Copies of these provisions may be requested in writing to the Contract Specialist listed above. Bidders responding to this announcement shall submit two copies of quotations with their monthly maintenance price for the basic year period and three one year option periods to the attention of the above mentioned Contract Specialist. No faxed copies will be accepted. (0091)

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