65 -- SONOSITE 180 PORTABLE ULTRASOUND, OR EQUAL

Notice Date

September 1, 2000

Contracting Office

Western Regional Contracting Office, 9902 Lincoln Street, Madigan Army Medical Ctr Annex, Tacoma WA 98431-5000

ZIP Code

98431-5000

Solicitation Number

DADA13-00-T-0158

Response Due

September 11, 2000

Point of Contact

Ruth D Richmond 253-968-4912

E-Mail Address

alanna.hendry@nw.amedd.army.mil (ruth.richmond@nw.amedd.army.mil)

Description

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared IAW the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotations are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation Number DADA13-00-T-0158 applies and is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ). Solicitation Line Item is as follows: Line Item 0001, Sonosite 180 US System, to include the following accessories: IVT/7-4 (&-45 MHz) Transducer; Linear Probe 4-7 MHz; Micro Convex Probe 3-4 MHz; Site Stand; Dual Battery Charger; Extra Batttery; Printer Control Cable; PVM14M2 Sony MDU External Monitor, or equal 1 System. Salient Characteristics and a schedule on which to input pricing can be be found at http://www.mamc.amedd.army.mil/wrco/wrcohome.htm Responses shall include proposed delivery date from date notified of award. Prices shall include all taxes and freight charges. Request FOB destination pricing. Delivery will be made to Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma WA. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-19. This solicitation is issued as full and open competition with a SIC Code of 6525 and size standard of 500 employees. The following clauses apply to this solicitation: FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors Commercial Items; however, sub-paragraphs (g) and (h) are deleted as this is an RFQ. FAR 52.212-2, Evaluations, Commercial Items with the following factors included in FAR 52.212-2(a) used to evaluate offers: Technical Capability, Past Performance, and Price. Technical Capability and Past Performance, when combined are more important than price. The quote shall include technical information consisting of, descriptive literature for the system being quoted, to include all accessories.; a minimum of 2 references with whom past performance can be verified to include points of contact, telephone numbers and a total contract price. FAR 52.211-6, Brand Name or Equal applies to this solicitation. Offerors shall submit as a part of their quote, completed copies of the provisions at FAR 52.212-3 with Alt I, Offeror Representations and Certifications Commercial Items and DFARS 252.212-7000, Offeror Representations and Certifications Commercial Items. FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition; addenda are as stated herein. FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Commercial Items applies to this acquisition. The following clauses within paragraph 52.212-5(b) apply to this solicitation: FAR 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities; FAR 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity; FAR 52.222-35, Affirmative Action for Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era; FAR 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities; FAR 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era, FAR 52.225-13, Restriction on Certain Foreign Purchases; and FAR 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Central Contractor Registration. DFARS 252.204-7004, Required Central Contractor Registration and DFARS 252.212-7001, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items apply to this acquisition. The following clauses within paragraph 252.212-7001(a) apply to this solicitation: DFARS 52.225-7036 ALT I Buy American Act-North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act-Balance of Payments Program; 252.227-7015, Technical Data Commercial Items; and DFARS 252.227-7037, Validation of Restrictive Markings on Technical Data, applies to this acquisition. The complete text of the clauses and provisions from the following site: http://farsite.hill.af.mil/ Quotations received in response to this combined synopsis/solicitation are due not later than 11 Sep 00 at 10:00 AM, PT. Once the Contracting Officer has decided with whom a contract will be entered, a bilateral contract requiring the quoter's signature will be issued. A contract will be in existence once both the quoter and the Contracting Officer have signed the document. Wherever the words "offer", "proposal", "offerors", or similar terms are used in this solicitation, they shall be read to mean "quote", "quotation", or "quoter" or similar corresponding terms to reflect that this solicitation is a Request for Quotation. Current registration in the Central Contractor Registration Data Base is required in order to receive an award. Funds are not presently available for this acquisition. No contract award will be made until appropriated funds are made available from which payment for contract purposes can be made. Quotes may be submitted via e-mail; facsimile to 253-968-4922; US Postal Service or by some form of Express Mail . Quoters are advised that the US Postal Service Express Mail is delivered to an area within Madigan Hospital which is physically separate from the contracting office. This method of delivery could result in your quote being received late. All submissions should include the RFQ number, the company name and a company point of contact. Hard copies should be sent to Western Regional Contracting Office, ATTN: Ruth Richmond, Bldg. 9902 Lincoln St., Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma WA 98431.

Web Link

click here to obtain salient characteristics (http:/www.mamc.amedd.army.mil/wrco/wrcohome.htm)

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20000906/65SOL002.HTM (W-245 SN492858)