Department of Veterans Affairs, Contracting Officer (670 90A), Va Medical Center, 800 Irving Avenue, Syracuse, NY 13210-2799

65 -- AMBULATORY INFUSION PUMP FOR PAIN MANAGEMENT SOL 670-27-00 DUE 010300 POC Frances Leip, 315-476-7461 ext. 3637 E-MAIL: Click here to contact the Contracting Officer via, Frances.Leip@med.va.gov. 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. This solicitation is being issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ). This procurement is being conducted under the Simplified Acquisition Procedures (FAR Part 13). The solicitation reference number is RFQ 670-27-00 and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 97-15, dated February 25, 2000. This solicitation is unrestricted; the associated Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code is 5047 (Size: 100 employees). The VA Healthcare Network Upstate NY (VISN 2) intends to purchase twenty -one (21) model 6100 CADD-Prizm VIP system #21-8820 and thirty-seven (37) model 6100 CADD-Prizm PCS system #21-8810 from sims Deltec, 1265 Grey Fox Road, St. Paul, MN 55112. To be technically acceptable, an equal product must have the following minimum salient characteristics: Pump must be FDA approved for Subarachnoid/intrathecal space infusion, the weight of the pump, empty medicine cassette, and battery must not exceed 20 ounces, the pump must have the ability to download information to a PC without additional software, and the BIOMED toolbox must be fully accessible to Biomed Technicians or authorized personnel with separate authorization access codes. Interested parties shall submit information identifying clear and convincing documentation (including pricing) that they can meet the salient characteristics. No solicitation document is available. The provisions at FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items and FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Items, apply to this acquisition. The evaluation will be based on Technical acceptability and price. Offerors shall include a completed copy of the provision at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications- Commercial Items. The clauses at FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items, and FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement statutes or Executive orders-Commercial Items, apply to this acquisition. The following FAR clauses cited in FAR clause 52.212-5(b) are applicable 1(1) 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government, with Alternate I (41 U.S.C. 253g and 10 U.S.C. 2402).,1(3) 52.219-4, Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns (Jan 1999) (if the offeror elects to waive the preference, it shall so indicate in its offer). 1(5) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (15 U.S.C. 637 (d)(2) and (3)).1 (8)(i) 52.219-23, Notice of Price Evaluation Adjustment for Small Disadvantaged Business Concerns (Pub. L. 103-355, section 7102, and 10 U.S.C. 2323) (if the offeror elects to waive the adjustment, it shall so indicate in its offer).1(11) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Feb 1999).1 (12) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (E.O. 11246).1(13) 52.222-35, Affirmative Action for Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era (29 U.S.C. 793).1(14) 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (29 U.S.C. 793).1 (15) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era (38 U.S.C. 4212).1 (17) 52.225-3, Buy American Act -- North American Free Trade Agreement-Israeli Trade Act -- Balance of Payments Program (41USC 10a-10d, 19 USC 3301 note, 19U.S.C. 2112 note).1 (19) 52.225-15, Sanctioned European Union Country End Products (E.O. 12849).1 (23) 52.232-34, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer -- Other than Central Contractor Registration (31 U.S.C. 3332). Provisions and clauses found at 852.211-77, 852.219-70, and 852.770-4 also apply to this acquisition. Full text of clauses and provisions are available at Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR): http://www.arnet.gov/References/References.html and Veterans Affairs Acquisition Regulations (VAAR): http://www.va.gov/oa&mm/vaar . Proposals shall be submitted to the address listed above or faxed to 315-477-4508 and directed to the attention of Frances Leip (670/2-90(NCA)) by April 3,2000 @ 2:00 p.m.. The Solicitation number 670-27-00 shall be listed on the outside of the quotation envelope. Posted 03/15/00 (W-SN434734). (0075)

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