Department of Veteran Affairs Medical Center, Contracting Officer (9-90C), 3601 S. 6th Avenue, Tucson, AZ 85723

70 -- COMPUTER BED TRACKING SYSTEM SOL 678-52-00 DUE 050900 POC Richard Trevino, Contracting Officer (520) 629-4619 E-MAIL: Click here to reach the contracting officer via e-mail., Richard.Trevino2@med.va.gov. The Southern Arizona VA Health Care System (SAVAHCS), Tucson, AZ requires leasing of a computer bed tracking system, brand name or equal to BedTracking, leased and sold by Tele-Tracking Technologies, 336 Fourth Ave., The Times Building, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-2004. The contract shall be for one year from the Government's date of acceptance with one additional option renewal year. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; Request for Proposals (RFP) are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular #97-16. PRICING SCHEDULE: BASE YEAR: DESCRIPTION QUANTITY UNIT 1. Base System: 12 MO Offering on: Manufacturer name_________________________ Brand_______________________________ Model No.__________________________ 2. ADT Link 12 MO 3. Network Workstations (1-5): 12 MO OPTION YEAR ONE: DESCRIPTION QUANTITY UNIT 1. Base System: 12 MO Offering on: Manufacturer name_________________________ Brand_______________________________ Model No.__________________________ 2. ADT Link 12 MO 3. NetworkWorkstations (1-5): 12 MO The computer bed tracking system shall offer the following minimum salient characteristics: A. Real time tracking of clean/dirty bed status from start to finish using patient bedside telephones and also can be used to notify and provide bed status to appropriate departments, e.g., pharmacy, nursing, and dietary; B. Dispatching of housekeepers using patient bed-side telephones and notification to appropriate supervisors and/or management in instances of non-compliance or late starts; C. Automatic real time reports on productivity and transaction volume, and; D. Ability of the equipment to interface with the medical center's existing telephone system. F.O.B. Point: Destination. Total price shall include all required installation necessary for the system and all appropriate training to designated Government personnel for the proper use of the system. The contractor shall provide any and all applicable operating manuals. The equipment shall remain the property of the contractor and all maintenance, repair and other necessary service and support to the system shall be the responsibility of the contractor. The full text of all provisions and clauses cited herein may be obtained from the following URLs: http://www.arnet.gov/far http://www.va.gov/oa&mm/vaar/ The following provisions apply to the solicitation: FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items; Addendum to 52.212-1: FAR 52.214-2 Descriptive Literature, VAAR 852.270-1 Representatives of contracting officers. FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation Commercial Items with the following evaluation factors included in paragraph (a): Factor #1 Past Performance; Factor #2 Technical capability of the offered item to meet the Government's need; Factor #3 Price. The non-price evaluation factors, when combined, are significantly more important than cost or price. FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items; Addendum to 52.212-3: Veterans Affairs Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) 852.219-70 Veteran-owned small business (offerors shall include a completed copy of these provisions with their offers). The following clauses apply to the acquisition: FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items; Addendum to 52.212-4: FAR 52.217-9 Option to Extend the Term of the Contract, VAAR 852.211-72 (a) Rejected Goods, VAAR 852.211-77 Brand name or equal, FAR 52.252-6 Authorized Deviations in Clauses (insert "Request for Proposals" in lieu of "Invitation for Bids" and "offers" in lieu of "bids"), VAAR 852.270-4 Commercial advertising. FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items. The following FAR clauses within 52.212-5 apply: 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities, 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity, 52.222-35 Affirmative Action for Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era, 52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities, 52.222-37 Employment Reports on Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era, 52.232-34 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer Other than Central Contractor Registration. This acquisition shall be conducted in accordance with FAR part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items and FAR part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures. Offers are due at 4:30 PM (local time) on May 9th, 2000 and mailed to the following address: Contracting Officer (9-90C), Southern Arizona VA Health Care System, 3601 S. 6th Ave., Tucson, AZ 85723. Hand carried proposals should be delivered to Bldg #5, Room 204 located at the address cited above. Posted 04/05/00 (W-SN441774). (0096)

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