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COMMERCE BUSINESS DAILY ISSUE OF AUGUST 24,1999 PSA#2417

William Jennings Bryan Dorn Veterans Admin Medical Center, Chief, Acquisition & Facilities Planning Service(90C), 6439 Garners Ferry Road, Columbia, SC 29209-1639

65 -- ETHYLENE OXIDE MONITOR AND REMOTE ALARM SOL RFQ 544-056-99 DUE 083199 POC Brenda B. Tabor, Contracting Officer (803) 695-6846 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 NUMBER RFQ 544-056-99 IS ISSUED AS A REQUEST FOR QUOTATION (RFQ) USING SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION PROCEDURES. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-12. The Standard Industrial Classification Code (SIC) is 5047. Small Business Size Standard is 100 employees. The WJBD Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Columbia, SC INTENDS TO NEGOTIATE A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT under the authority of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1, with Steris Corporation, 2424 West 23rd Street, Erie, PA 16514 for the following: (1) Ethylene Oxide Eagle Monitor -- PN: P-000001MSI, 2 EA; (2) Ethylene Oxide Eagle Monitor Installation Kit -- PN: P-000002MSI, 2 EA; (3) Installation Labor and In-Service -- PN: SE01-770-20, 2 JB; (4) Moisture traps, 4 EA; (5) Uninterruptable Power Supply -- PN: P-000013MSI, 1 EA; (6) Remote Alarm including Alarm Interface Box -- PN: P-000030MSI, 1 EA; and (7) Alarm Installation -- PN: CQ-02, 1 JB. The contractor shall deliver all line items FOB DEST to Chief, Acquisition & Facility Planning Service (90), WJBD Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 6439 Garners Ferry Road, Columbia, SC. 29209-1639 by September 30, 1999. The following FAR provisions and clauses apply to this solicitation: 52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS COMMERICAL (JUN 1999), 52.212-3 REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS COMMERCIAL ITEMS (JUN1999), 52.212-4 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS COMMERCIAL ITEM (MAY 1999), and 52.212-5 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT STATUTES OR EXECUTIVE ORDERS COMMERICAL ITEMS (MAY 1999) including clauses incorporated by reference under Section (b)(11) 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities; Section (b)(12) 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity (E.O. 11246); Section (b)(13) 52.222-35 Affirmative Action for Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era (38 U.S.C.4212); Section (b)(14) 52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (29 U.S.C. 793); Section (b)(15) 52.222-37 Employment Reports on Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era (38 U.S.C. 4212); Section (b)(16) 52.225-3 Buy American Act Supplies (41 U.S.C. 10); Section (b)(19) 52.225-18 European Union Sanction for End Products (E.O. 12849); Section (b)(23) 52.232-34 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer -- Other than Central Contractor Registration (31 U.S.C.3332). The following Veterans Affairs Acquisition Regulations (VAAR) clauses apply to this solicitation: 852.219-70 Veteran-Owned Small Business (DEC 1990), 852.270-4 Commercial Advertising (NOV 1984). Full text is available upon request. NOTE: YEAR 2000 COMPLIANCE FAR 39.106 (1) Requires that information technology shall be Year 2000 compliant: or (2) Requires that non-compliant information technology be upgraded to be Year 2000 compliant prior to the earlier of (i) the earliest date on which the information technology may be required to perform date/time processing involving dates later than December 31, 1999, or (ii) December 31, 1999; and as appropriate, describe existing information technology that will be used with the information technology to be acquired and identify whether the existing information technology is Year 2000 compliant. Contractor shall submit a price for each item on company letterhead and include a completed copy of 52.212-3 and 852.219-70 to the Contracting Officer at the address indicated above, by close of business, 8/31/99. Fax quotes will be accepted at (803) 695-6781.This Notice of Intent is NOT a request for competitive proposals. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. This procurement is a commercial item and is in accordance with FAR Part 13, Subpart 13.5 Test Program for Commercial Items and FAR Part 12 Acquisition of Commercial Items. Posted 08/20/99 (W-SN370466). (0232)

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