VA Medical Center, 800 Zorn Avenue, Louisville, KY 40206-1499

65 -- CARDIAC ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY SYSTEM SOL RFQ 603-72-99 DUE 091399 POC Vicky Caudill, Contracting Officer 502/894-6108 fax #502/894-6115 E-MAIL: click here to contact the CO via e-mail, caudill.victoria-s@med.va.gov. Brand Name or Equal Products as follows: 32 channel Cardiolab EP System: ClabPro-800, Prucka Engineering model # 211-00800-32, 1 ea; 21" Screen High Resolution (1600 x 1280), #2121-00450-00, 1 ea; training and inservice for technical staff appropriate to the complexity of the system as well as training for biomedical support personnel; applications follow-up; Delivery FOB Destination to VAMC, Louisville, KY within 45 days after receipt of order. System must be capable of recording, storing, and managing fluoroscopy images in a compressed format. System shall be multitasking allowing for simultaneous processing, minimally including signal acquisition, data storage, data review, analysis; Ease of use (one button operation for may tasks); Contractor shall provide all labor, material, and incidentials for installation. Discounts for trade-in equipment shall apply. Trade-in equipment offered as follows: Electrophysiology Recording System, Bloom Assoc Ltd, model ISOTX, 1 each (Acq: 2/5/93); ElectrophysiologyLab System, Bard Biomedical, model #MP386, 1 ea., (Acq 3/1/90); Oscilloscope, Tektronic, model 5111A, 1ea., (Acq 3/1/89). This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation is set-a-side 100% for small business. SIC code 3841, 500 emp., applies. The following FAR Clauses/provisions apply: 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial; addenda to 52.212-1 -- Offerors must complete and return all information designated in 52.212-1(b); If end product(s) quoted is other than domestic end product(s) as defined in the clause "Buy American Act-Supplies" the quoter shall so state and shall list the country of origin; Representations and Certificatons required by FAR 52.212-3 may be obtained via the internet at URL: http://www.arnet.gov/far. 52.212-4 is applicable and the following addendum apply: 52.204-6, Contractor Identification Number-Data Universal Numbering System(DUNS) Number; VAAR 852.270-4 Commercial Advertising; FAR 52.212-5 is applicable and the following identified clauses are incorporated by reference: 52.222-3, Convict Labor; 52.232-3, Protest after Award. The Contractor agrees to comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (b) which the contracting officer has indicated as being incorporated in this solicitation/contract by reference to implement provisions of law or executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items or components -- 52.222-6 Equal Employment Opportunity; 52.232-34 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Other than Central Contractor Registration; 52.232-35 Affirmative Action ofr Special Disabled and Vietnam Era Veterans: 52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Handicapped Workers; 52.222-37 Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans and Veterans of Vietnam Era; 52.225-3 Buy American Act-Supplies. FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation-Commercial Items and the following addendum apply; These factors shall be used to evaluate offers (listed in decending order of importance: 1) Technical, references for offered system used in a Cardiac Cath Lab, methods of providing service and service training, ease of use as determined by technical staff, overall quality of system being provided and Y2k compliant; 2) Past performance. 3) cost/price. The full text of claused/provisions referenced may be accessed at teh address listed above and/or at http://www.gov/oa&;mm.vaar. Solicitation documents & incorporated provisions/clauses are those in effect through FAC 97-12. All responses must eb in writing, contain sufficient documentation to establish a bonafide capability to fulfill the requirements. Posted 08/11/99 (W-SN366299). (0223)

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