65 -- FULL SURFACE OPHTHALMIC LABORATORY

Notice Date

September 26, 2000

Contracting Office

Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 500 West Fort St., Boise, ID 83702

ZIP Code

83702

Solicitation Number

531-48-01

Response Due

October 6, 2000

Point of Contact

Jane Holt, Contracting Officer 208-422-1144 or Linda Liquin, Contracting Specialist 208-422-1137

E-Mail Address

click here to contact the contrating officer via e-mail (jane.holt@med.va.gov and linda.liquin@med.va.gov)

Description

This is a combined synopisis/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 issued as a request for quote. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-19. Standard industrial classification code 5048 applies. VA Medical Center, 500 West Fort St., Boise, ID is in the process of establishing a full surface Ophthalmic Laboratory. An estimated 200 eye glasses will be manufactured daily. We are looking for the following items: (1) Surfacing Equipment: one each non-alloyed blocker, one each line dryer, three each cylinder machines, one each pad press, two each lens/lap cabinet -- seven drawers, one each surface generator (dry cut), one each lab management system, and three each bar code readers; (2) Surfacing Accessories: one each slab off kit, 309 job trays -- different colors, one month worth of supplies (blocks 4, 6, 8 base), six each pad dispenser, one each sag gauge cylinder, and one each sag gauge sphere; (3) Surfacing Supplies (one month) polish-plastic-sheen, pads; (4) Coating Equipment: one each lens coating system; (5) Finishing Equipment: one each deblocker, one each glass lens edger, one each frame tracer, one each polishing lends edger, one each remote order software, one each nine tint lens system, one each computer tint-gradient, and one each deluxe frame warmer; (6) Finishing Accessories: one each bar code reader for tracer; (7) Finishing Supplies(one month) block large white vario x 200, block half eye vario x 20, leap II pads (2000) x 4; (8) Laps: lap (plastic 2.00 base) x 50, lap (plastic 6.00 base) x 50, lap (plastic 10.00 base) x 30, and lap (finished plastic) x 906; (9) Software: remote order entry, job entry, calculation done automatically, lab management, job tracking, inventory control, and comprehensive reporting. Included with this system is installation and set-up of equipment, one year warranty, also to include training of government employees. F.O.B. destination. Operation and Service manuals for all equipment items are required. Offers are required to provide existing product literature to include specifications of equipment prior to award. The full text of clauses identified herein may be accessed electronically at this address: http://www.arnet.gov/far. The following federal acquisition regulations (FAR clauses and provision apply to this acquisition. 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial (March 2000); 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items; 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items (May 1999); 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items (June 2000); 2.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Feb 1999); 52.233-2, Service of Protest (Aug 1996); 52-233-3, Protest After Award (Aug 1996); 52-216-21, Requirements (Oct 1995) Alternate I (Apr 1984); 52.224-2, Privacy Act (Apr 1984) and 52.232-34, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer -- Other than Central Contractor Registration (May 1999). All interested vendors are invited to submit three copies of quotation no later than COB October 6, 2000 to the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, A&MMS, Attn: Jane Holt (90B), 500 West Fort Street, Boise, Idaho 83702. Contact either Jane Holt at (208) 422-1144 or Linda Liquin (208) 422-1137 for information regarding this notice. The solicitation will be awarded on/or about October 16, 2000.

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20000928/65SOL002.HTM (W-270 SN500862)