SOLICITATION NOTICE
65 -- ICS CHARTR 200 VNG/ENG Audiology Equipment
- Notice Date
- 8/2/2012
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- Contracting Office
- 1201 NW 16th Street, Miami, FL 33125
- ZIP Code
- 33125
- Solicitation Number
- VA248-12-Q-2290
- Response Due
- 8/7/2012
- Archive Date
- 2/3/2013
- Point of Contact
- Name: Client Services, Title: Sourcing Agent, Phone: 1.877.9FEDBID, Fax: 703.442.7822
- E-Mail Address
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clientservices@fedbid.com;
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- Bids are being solicited under solicitation number VA248-12-Q-2290. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; bids are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation is issued as an invitation for bids (IFB), unless otherwise indicated herein.If your company can provide the product/services listed on the solicitation and comply with all of the solicitation instructions, please respond to this notice. To view the specifications, please go to www.FedBid.com and reference Buy No. 381222. VA Federal Supply Schedule (VA FSS) Bids Only: Sellers bidding on this opportunity MUST have the items requested on an existing VA FSS contract. The Schedule must either be in the Seller's name or the Seller must be able to document its ability to act as an agent of a partner's Schedule. Sellers must not bid more than their applicable contract ceiling price, excluding the FedBid Fee, for contract-specific items. If FedBid receives notice that, due to inclusion of the FedBid Fee, the Selected Bid's line item pricing is higher than the Selected Seller's applicable published government contract pricing, the FedBid Fee will be reduced to ensure the Selected Bid's line item pricing does not exceed the Selected Seller's applicable contract pricing. Sellers may offer Open Market items only in accordance with the approved Terms and Conditions of their respective VA FSS contract AND upon approval from the soliciting Contracting Officer. Information regarding VA FSS contracts can be found at www.fss.va.gov. This requirement is a [ Small Business ] set-aside and only qualified sellers may submit bids.The solicitation pricing on www.FedBid.com will start on the date this solicitation is posted and will end on 2012-08-07 14:00:00.0 Eastern Time or as otherwise displayed at www.FedBid.com.FOB Destination shall be Miami, FL 33125 The VHA NCO 08 - 546 - Miami, FL requires the following items, Exact Match Only, to the following: LI 001, 8-04-11901 1068, ICS CHARTR 200 VNG/ENG 2CH ICS Chartr 200 hardware box, Light bar with rangig, Remote control, USB Cable, Isolation Transformer, Binocular, dual purpose (vision and vision-denied) Video goggles (VG-40), VNG/ENG software for data capture, analysis and reporting, and the ENG starter Kit, 1, EA; LI 002, 8-36-00300 Computer, Laptop, WINXP (Desktop/Laptop Computer Warranty-3 Year on-Site Warranty by Lenovo), 1, EA; LI 003, 7880100 Printer, Inkjet, Canon, 1, EA; LI 004, 8040015 ICS NCA-200 Air Caloric Stimulator: Air caloric stimulator with otoscopic head, illumination of hte point of delivery, digital display and bulit-in air supply, 1, EA; LI 005, 8040019 ICS NCI-480F Water Caloric Stimulator: Water caloric stimulator with digital display, continuous circulationof water to the delivery head and illumination of hte point of delivery., 1, EA; LI 006, 7810002 Moble Cart, 48" for Chartr System with caloric, 1, EA; LI 007, Service Operating Manual, 1, EA; LI 008, Training, 1, EA; LI 009, Installation, 1, EA; Solicitation and Buy Attachments ***Question Submission: Interested offerors must submit any questions concerning the solicitation at the earliest time possible to enable the Buyer to respond. Questions must be submitted by using the 'Submit a Question' feature at www.fedbid.com. Questions not received within a reasonable time prior to close of the solicitation may not be considered.*** For this solicitation, VHA NCO 08 - 546 - Miami, FL intends to conduct an online competitive reverse auction to be facilitated by the third-party reverse auction provider, FedBid, Inc. FedBid has developed an online, anonymous, browser based application to conduct the reverse auction. A Seller may submit a series of pricing bids, which descend in price during the specified period of time for the aforementioned reverse auction. VHA NCO 08 - 546 - Miami, FL is taking this action in an effort to improve both seller access and awareness of requests and the agency's ability to gather multiple, completed, real-time bids.All responsible Sellers that respond to this solicitation MUST submit the pricing portion of their bid using the online exchange located at www.FedBid.com. There is no cost to register, review procurement data or make a bid on www.FedBid.com.Sellers that are not currently registered to use www.FedBid.com should proceed to www.FedBid.com to complete their free registration. Sellers that require special considerations or assistance may contact the FedBid Helpdesk at 877-9FEDBID (877-933-3243) or via email at clientservices@fedbid.com. Sellers may not artificially manipulate the price of a transaction on www.FedBid.com by any means. It is unacceptable to place bad faith bids, to use decoys in the www.FedBid.com process or to collude with the intent or effect of hampering the competitive www.FedBid.com process.Should Sellers require additional clarification, contact FedBid at 877-9FEDBID (877-933-3243) or clientservices@fedbid.com. Use of FedBid: Buyers and Sellers agree to conduct this transaction through FedBid in compliance with the FedBid Terms of Use. Failure to comply with the below terms and conditions may result in offer being determined as non-responsive. In addition to any VHA buy terms entered in FedBid, the Seller (Bidder) has reviewed and acknowledges any attached solicitation documents, item details, delivery schedule, and/or instructions to Seller (collectively referred to as requirements), and agrees to all terms and conditions set forth in the solicitation documents. While additional support documentation (e.g. technical specifications, etc.) may be requested, pricing shall be entered in the reverse auction - offline pricing is not an acceptable bid. At the conclusion of the reverse auction, if attached to the buy, the awardee may be required to complete the solicitation documents at the time of award. New Equipment ONLY; NO remanufactured or "gray market" items. All items must be covered by the manufacturer's warranty. Bid MUST be good for 30 calendar days after close of Buy. Shipping must be free on board (FOB) destination CONUS (Continental U.S.), which means that the seller must deliver the goods on its conveyance at the destination specified by the buyer, and the seller is responsible for the cost of shipping and risk of loss prior to actual delivery at the specified destination. Offeror must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database before an award can be made to them. If the offeror is not registered in the CCR, it may do so through the CCR website at http://www.ccr.gov. No partial shipments are permitted unless specifically authorized at the time of award. Except as required by 8.003, or as otherwise provided by law, agencies shall satisfy requirements for supplies and services from or through the sources and publications listed below in descending order of priority -- (1) Supplies. (i) Agency inventories; (ii) Excess from other agencies (see Subpart 8.1); (iii) Federal Prison Industries, Inc. (see Subpart 8.6); (iv) Supplies which are on the Procurement List maintained by the Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled (see Subpart 8.7); (v) Wholesale supply sources, such as stock programs of the General Services Administration (GSA) (see 41 CFR 101-26.3), the Defense Logistics Agency (see 41 CFR 101-26.6), the Department of Veterans Affairs (see 41 CFR 101-26.704), and military inventory control points; (vi) Mandatory Federal Supply Schedules (see Subpart 8.4); (vii) Optional use Federal Supply Schedules (see Subpart 8.4); and (viii) Commercial sources (including educational and nonprofit institutions). 808.002 Priorities for use of Government supply sources. (a) Supplies. (1) As used in FAR 8.002(a)(1)(i), the term ??agency inventories?? includes Supply Fund Stock and VA Excess. (2) A national committed use contract awarded by the VA National Acquisition Center has a priority between wholesale supply sources (FAR 8.002(a)(1)(v)) and mandatory Federal Supply Schedules (FAR 8.002(a)(1)(vi)). (3) Federal Supply Schedule contracts awarded by the VA National Acquisition Center in Federal Supply Classification (FSC) Groups 65 and 66 shall be mandatory for use by VA and shall have the same order of priority as mandatory Federal Supply Schedules (FAR 8.002(a)(1)(vi)). VA contracting officers must place orders against Federal Supply Schedules contracts awarded by the VA National Acquisition Center in FSC Groups 65 and 66 in the following descending order of priority: (i) Nationally awarded Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs), issued by the VA National Acquisition Center against Federal Supply Schedules. (ii) Multi-VISN, single-VISN, or locally awarded BPAs, issued by VISN, regional, or local VA contracting officers against Federal Supply Schedules. (iii) Federal Supply Schedules without BPAs. (4) Indefinite delivery indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contracts, awarded by VISN, regional, or local facility VA contracting officers, for supplies not covered by national committed use contracts or Federal Supply Schedule contracts shall have an order of priority between optional use Federal Supply Schedules (FAR 8.002(1)(a)(vii)) and commercial sources (including educational and nonprofit institutions) (FAR 8.002(1) (a)(viii)). VA contracting officers must place delivery orders against IDIQ contracts, awarded by VISN, regional, or a local facility contracting officers, for supplies not covered by national committed use contracts or Federal Supply Schedule contracts in the following descending order of priority: (i) VISN or regionally awarded contracts. (ii) Locally awarded contracts. 819.7004 Contracting Order of Priority. In determining the acquisition strategy applicable to an acquisition, the contracting officer shall consider, in the following order of priority, contracting preferences that ensure contracts will be awarded: (a) To SDVOSBs; (b) To VOSB, including but not limited to SDVOSBs; (c) Pursuant to?? (1) Section 8(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(a)); or (2) The Historically-Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) Program (15 U.S.C. 657a); and (d) Pursuant to any other small business contracting preference.
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Miami, FL 33125
- Zip Code: 33125-1693
- Zip Code: 33125-1693
- Record
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