J -- HP CAREVUE HARDWARE MAINTENANCE

Notice Date

September 26, 2001

Contracting Office

Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Chief, Acquisition and Materiel Management (90C), One Veterans Drive, Minneapolis, MN 55417

ZIP Code

55417

Solicitation Number

RFQ 618-50-02

Response Due

September 28, 2001

Point of Contact

Lee Leonard Wiech (612) 725-2178

E-Mail Address

Direct e-mail to the contracting officer (lee.wiech@va.med.gov)

Description

Under authority of 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(1), the Government anticipates entering into sole source procurement for maintenance and repair of an existing Clinical Information System (CIS) with Philips Electronics North American Corporation, 3000 Minuteman Road, Andover, MA 01810-1099. NAICS code 811219 applies to this procurement. CIS consists of approximately 830 pieces of hardware/equipment: i.e., transducers, printers, monitors, transmitters, receivers, bedside recorders,, pressure modules, display controls/units, monitors/terminals, workstations, carts and cabinets in support of the CareVue Primary and CareVue Secondary Systems. Provide complete maintenance and repair coverage, to include but not limited to: on-site repair, all labor, parts and travel; 24-hour, 7-days/week coverage, to include toll-free telephone assistance for basic system operating procedures, identifying problems, and resolve system failures with work-around instructions if possible. Responses within 2 hours via telephone and within 4 hours for on-site coverage. Provide biannual preventive maintenance to include cleaning, lubricating, and testing procedures designed to reduce system failures. The above authority is cited and justification made based on the determination that the Government's minimum needs can best be satisfied by services available from one source. This contract action is for services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under FAR 6.302 and under Commercial Item Acquisition, FAR Part 12. Interested persons may identify their capability to respond to this requirement or to submit proposals by September 28, 2001. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all proposals received on or before September 28, 2001 will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to open the requirement to competition based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received as a result of the notice of intent will normally be considered solely for the purpose of dining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010928/JSOL008.HTM (W-269 SN50Y8F9)