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J -- SERVICE MAINTENANCE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT "ATL" ULTRASOUND EQUIPMENT SOL N00244-99-T-B261 DUE 090399 POC Bid Officer 619-532-2692, Contracting Officer 619-532-1416, fax: 619-532-2347 e-mail: ralph_a_franchi@sd.fisc.navy.mil WEB: ., http://www.sd.fisc.navy.mil. E-MAIL: Click here to contact the Contracting Officer via, ralph_a_franchi@sd.fisc.navy.mil. This is a COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION for commercial items prepared in accordance with format in the FAR Part 12.6 and FAR 13.5 as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. IMPORTANT NOTICE: DFARS 252.204-7004 "Central Contractor Registration" (CCR) is required applies to all solicitations issued on/after 6-1-98. Lack of registration in the CCR database will make an offeror/quoter ineligible for award of a contract/purchase order. Please ensure compliance with this regulation when submitting your quote. Call 888-227-2423/800-841-4431 or utilize Internet at http://ccr.dlsc.dla.mil for more information. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotations are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation number: N00244-99-T-B261 is hereby applicable. This solicitation is being issued as a RFQ (Request for Quote). This solicitation and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-11 and Defense Acquisition Circular 91-13. This solicitation is issued on an unrestricted basis. The Standard Industrialization Classification Code is 7629 and the business size standard is $5.0 million. FISC San Diego is announcing a "sole source" requirement for the following: Service/Maintenance for "ATL" Ultrasound medical equipment. Model HDI3000 (3) each; Model UM9HDI (2) each; Model UM4 (3) each; Contractor shall provide (1) preventive maintenance (PM) per machine during the period of performance of the contract. Periods of performance are as follows: Model HDI3000 (2) each: 5-1-2000 through 9-30-2000, Model HDI3000 (1) each: 7-1-2000 through 9-30-2000. Model UM9HDI (2) each 10-1-1999 through 9-30-2000; Model UM4 (3) each 10-1-1999 through 9-30-2000. The schedule maintenance is required meet or exceed all OEM standards and specifications for PM's. All PM's will include but not be limited to: cleaning, calibration, electrical circuit checks, electrical safety checks and equipment certifications as required. Unlimited emergency service calls are required. A twenty-four hour response time is required for all emergency service calls. Contractor will report to the Biomedical Engineering Division prior to the start of repair services. Uplink (remote diagnostics, Image Transfer and Feature activation) is required for the HDI3000 machines (Proprietary software). All parts (including scanheads) labor and travel to be provided during normal working hours. All operating system software updates to be provided. Unlimited technical service telephone support to be provided. Model HDI3000 require (1) equipment quality assurance audit and Model's UM9HDI and UM4 require (2) equipment quality assurance audit's. Contractor will be required to prepare a field service report upon completion of all service calls. All travel, labor software update and parts (replacement and preventive maintenance) costs are to be included in the contractors quotation. Unlimited twenty-four hour toll free service assistance calls, product improvements are required and in-service training during the pm visits are also required. Standard commercial packaging is acceptable for the material in this requirement. All service will be performed at the Naval Hospital, MCAGCC, Twenty-Nine Palms, CA. Delivery of all related material and parts to support the service maintenance will be delivery to the same location. Inspection and Acceptance of all service and materials will be made at destination. Contact the Contracting Officer for additional information. THE FOLLOWING PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES ARE APPLICABLE AND ARE HEREBY INCORPORATED INTO THE SOLICITATION BY REFERENCE. THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROVISIONS FROM THE FAR AND DFARS CAN BE ACCESSED VIA THE INTERNET USING THE FOLLOWING WEB-SITE ADDRESS: www.arnet.gov or http://farsite.hill.af.mil FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items; Addendum Clauses apply FAR 52.211-5 New Material, 52.247-34 FOB Destination; FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items applies with following applicable clauses for paragraph (b): FAR 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity, FAR 52.222-35 Affirmative Action for Special Disabled and Vietnam Era Veterans, FAR 52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Handicapped Workers, FAR 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era; 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Central Registration (31 USC 3332) DFARS 252.212-7001 Contract Terms and conditions required to implement statutes or executive orders applicable to defense acquisitions of commercial items-JAN 1999, DFARS 252.225-7001 Buy American Act-Balance of Payment Program (41 USC 10a-10d, EO 10582); DFARS 252.204-7004 Required Central Contractor Registration. FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representation and Certifications-Commercial Items-ALT I-OCT 1998; NOTE: This provision is considered a "fill-in". All applicable fields must be completed. Submit this provision with your quotation. FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation of Commercial Items; (a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate the quotation: (i) Technical capability of the item to meet the requirement (ii) Ability to meet the required delivery date. (iii) Pricing To be determined technically acceptable, the contractor must furnish product literature that demonstrates the products quoted meet all requirements. Only those quotations which meet the first factor (i) will be further evaluated unders factors (ii) and (iii). In step two of the evaluation of technically acceptable quotations, Factor (ii) Delivery Schedule is considered more important that Factor (iii) Pricing. The Government's delivery time frame has been stated. Ability to meet the schedule shall be demonstrated by the contractor's submission of a signed quotation which has not taken exception to the schedule. Quotations which take exception and do not meet the Government's schedule may be determined to be unacceptable and not considered for award. At the discretion of the Contracting Officer the Government intends to evaluate quotations and award a Firm Fixed Price purchase order without discussions with contractors. Each initial offer should, therefore contain the contractors best terms from both a technical, delivery and pricing standpoint. FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors Commercial Items, Addendum to FAR 52.212-1, Para (b)(5): Quotations shall provide an express warranty which at a minimum shall be the same warranty terms, including offers of extended warranties, offered to the general public. Express warranties shall be included in the purchase order. NOTE: This provision must be reviewed completely. It contains important for the submission of your quotation. Submit quotations via FAX to: Fleet and Industrial Supply Center, Regional Contracts Dept., 937 N. Harbor Dr., Ste. 60, San Diego, CA 92132-0060 Attn: Ralph Franchi, Code 2611. 619-532-2347 fax. Address all questions or inquiries to the Contracting Officer at: 619-532-1416 or e-mail: ralph_a_franchi@sd.fisc.navy.mil Reference solicitation number: N00244-99-T-B261 on all documents and requests for information. Quotes must be received no later than COB 4:00 p.m. (PST) on 9/03/99. Posted 08/26/99 (W-SN372846). (0238)

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