Western Regional Contracting Office, 9933 West Johnson Street, Madigan Army Medical CTR Annex, Tacoma WA 98431

65 -- VASCULAR AND TATTOO LASER SYSTEM SOL DADA13-00-T-0060 DUE 041000 POC Wanda Reed at (253) 968-4916 WEB: http://www.hcaa.medcom.amedd.army.mil, http://www.hcaa.medcom.amedd.army.mil. E-MAIL: wanda.reed@nw.amedd.army.mil, wanda.reed@nw.amedd.army.mil. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This solicitation DADA13-00-T-0060 is issued as a Request for Quotation. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Quotations are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This solicitation document and incorporated clauses/provisions are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-15. SIC Code is 5047and the small business standard is 500 employees. This requirement is set aside for small business. The Western Regional Contracting Office intends to award a firm fixed price contract. The vendor shall provide the following: CLIN 0001: (This CLIN is for informational purposes only) Vascular-Tattoo Laser Systems Package consists of the following: 1 Vascular Pulse Dye type Laser; 1 Cooling Device; 1 Tattoo Alexandrite type Laser; 3mm Handpiece w/aiming guide and six (6) disposable distance gauges; 2 each operator's manuals; 2 each service maintenance manuals; Safety glasses; Installation; On-site In Service; Warranty that includes travel, labor and non-consumable parts. CLIN 000101: Vascular Pulse Dye Type Laser Minimum Specifications-Shall consist of appropriate variable wavelengths to be compatible for use in both adult and children for vascular malformations specifically port wine stains; Shall have cooling system to allow for skin cooling before laser energy is deposited; Shall have a pulse time long enough (1500 usec) to deliver laser energy over time; Shall have variable spot sizes up to 10mm; Automatic energy setting verification monitoring is a major attribute; Electrical requirements 100/230 VAC, 50/60 Hz; Pulse control via foot switching and finger switching devices; Shall include seven (7) pairs of safety glasses (goggles, spectacles, etc.); Shall include cooling agent as required by cooling system; Shall include appropriate accessory kits for routine operation of the system; Shall include two (2) copies each operating instructions, maintenance instructions, and schematic drawings with requested items of equipment; CLIN 000102: Tattoo Alexandrite Type Laser Minimum Specifications-Shall be able to treat multicolored tattoos and pigmented lesions; Shall have a q-switched mode; Shall have a short pulse duration of less than 80 nanoseconds; Shall have multiple spot sizes up to 4mm; Pulse control via foot switching and finger switching devices; Shall include seven (7) pairs of safety glasses (goggles, spectacles, etc.); Shall include appropriate accessory kits for routine operation of the system; Shall include two (2) copies each of operating instructions, maintenance instructions, and schematic drawings with requested items of equipment. Ship to address is Madigan Army Medical Center, Materiel (Property Book), Receiving Section, Building 9040, Door 2, Tacoma, WA 98431.The following FAR clauses and provisions apply to the acquisition: 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items and 52.212-2 Evaluation-Commercial Items. The following factors are included in FAR 52.212-2(a) and will be used to evaluate offers: Technical capability, Price and Past Performance. Technical capability and price when combined are significantly more important than Past Performance. 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items (all offerors are to include with their response a completed copy of FAR 52.212-3). Further, offers must contain all commercial terms, conditions and provisions under which the offeror conducts business in the commercial marketplace, and warranty terms and conditions. Offers that fail to furnish required representations or information, or reject the terms and conditions of this solicitation may be excluded from consideration. 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items; 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions require to Implement Statutes and Executive Order-Commercial Items (the following clauses cited in FAR 52.212-5 are applicable to this acquisition: 52.222-3 Convict Labor; 52.225-13 Restriction on Certain Foreign Purchases; 52.233-3 Protest After Award; 52.203-6 Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government; 52.219-14 Limitations on Subcontracting; 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities; 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity (E.O 11246); 52.222-35 Affirmative Action for Special Disabled and Vietnam Era Veterans; 52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Handicapped Workers; 52.222-37 Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans of Vietnam Era; 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic FundsTransfer Central Contractor Registration; 252.212-7001 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items; 252.225-7001 Buy American Act and Balance of Payment Program; 252.225-7012 Preference for Certain Domestic Commodities; 252.243-7002 Requests for Equitable Adjustment; 252.247-7024 Notification of Transportation of Supplies by Sea; 252.204-7004 Central Contractor Registration; The complete text of any or all of the clauses/provisions effective on the date of the latest Federal/Defense Acquisition Circular is also available electronically from the following World Wide Web (WWW) Home Pages. General Services Administration, http://www.arnet.gov.far; DoD Electronic Commerce Office, http://www.farcite.hill.af.mil/; and Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC) http://www.dtic.mil/dfars. The contractor shall ensure products provided under this contract to include hardware, software, firmware and middleware, whether acting alone or combined as a system are Year 2000 compliant as defined in FAR Part 39. Facsimile Transmission- The RFQ and technical literature may be submitted via facsimile to (253) 968-4922. Receiving equipment is a variable speed Canon L770, or e-mail to wanda.reed@nw.amedd.army.mil, NLT 10 April 2000, at 1600 hours PST. Hard copies in MS Word 97 or equivalent format, can be mailed to Western Regional Contracting Office, Madigan Army Medical Center, ATTN: Wanda Reed, 9902Lincoln Street, Tacoma, WA 98431. Offers must provide as a minimum: 1) RFQ number; 2) Name, address, and telephone number of point of contact of offeror; 3) CLINS 000101 and 000102 Price and discount terms; 4) A completed copy FAR 52.212-3 Representations and Certifications; 5) Sufficient technical literature to allow the Contracting Officer to evaluate; 6) Provide a minimum of two (2) current references for past performance information to include point of contact name, telephone number and type of supply for whom contracts have been satisfactorily completed. Offerors are responsible for accurate addresses and telephone numbers for submitted past performance information. Basis of Award will be on evaluation factors related to technical capability, price and past performance. THIS IS A BEST VALUE AWARD. The Government reserves the right to award to other than the lowest priced offeror. You must submit along with your offer, documents, which clearly describe the equipment, so that it can be evaluated. Equipment not clearly described will not be considered. Equipment otherwise equal may not satisfy the requirement due to differences in environmental application, etc. Posted 03/30/00 (W-SN439943). (0090)

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