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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF SEPTEMBER 20, 2012 FBO #3953
DOCUMENT

65 -- Gammex - Attachment

Notice Date

9/18/2012
 

Notice Type

Attachment
 

NAICS

339113 — Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing
 

Contracting Office

Department of Veterans Affairs;VA Sierra Pacific Network (VISN 21);VA Northern California HealthCare System;5342 Dudley Blvd. Bldg 98 (90/CCA);McClellan CA 95652-1012
 

ZIP Code

95652-1012
 

Solicitation Number

VA26112Q1737
 

Response Due

9/21/2012
 

Archive Date

11/20/2012
 

Point of Contact

Jaime Kelley
 

E-Mail Address

3-4922<br
 

Small Business Set-Aside

Total Small Business
 

Description

This document is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR 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 The proposed contract action is for supplies or services for which the Government intends to solicit competitive offers. This requirement is a Small Business set-aside and only qualified offerors may submit quotes. Interested persons may submit offers, and all eligible offers received prior to September 21, 2012 3:00 PM PDT will be considered by the Government. The NAICS code is 339113 and the size standard is 500 Employees. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-60 effective, 26 July 2012. Only emailed requests received directly from the requester are acceptable. The list of contract line item number(s) and items, quantities and units of measure, (including option(s), if applicable). Please note, all of the line items are designated Brand Name or Equal: ITEM #ITEM DESCRIPTIONQTYCOST PER UNIT TOTAL EST COST 1Gammex 464 with stand and software package 1 EA $ Quoting On: Manufacturer Name Brand Model/Part No. Delivery, acceptance, and FOB Destination Point: ITEMS ALL QUANTITY ALL Delivery Date: ____ Days ARO Requested Delivery Date: 30 Days ARO SHIP TO: VA Palo Alto Healthcare System 3801 Miranda Ave., Bldg. 100 Palo Alto, CA 94304-1290 MARK FOR: Building 102 Room 144 POINT OF CONTACT: TBD CONTRACTING POINT OF CONTACT: Jaime Kelley, Contract Specialist. Phone (916) 923-4922. Email: jaime.kelley@va.gov INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS Only electronic offer will be accepted. Offers are due by 3:00 PM PDT September 21, 2012. FAR 52.211-6 Brand Name or Equal (Aug 1999) (a) If an item in this solicitation is identified as "brand name or equal," the purchase description reflects the characteristics and level of quality that will satisfy the Government's needs. The salient physical, functional, or performance characteristics that "equal" products must meet are specified in the solicitation. (b) To be considered for award, offers of "equal" products, including "equal" products of the brand name manufacturer, must- (1) Meet the salient physical, functional, or performance characteristic specified in this solicitation; (2) Clearly identify the item by- (i) Brand name, if any; and (ii) Make or model number; (3) Include descriptive literature such as illustrations, drawings, or a clear reference to previously furnished descriptive data or information available to the Contracting Officer; and (4) Clearly describe any modification the offeror plans to make in a product to make it conform to the solicitation requirements. Mark any descriptive material to clearly show the modification. (c) The Contracting Officer will evaluate "equal" products on the basis of information furnished by the offeror or identified in the offer and reasonably available to the Contracting Officer. The Contracting Officer is not responsible for locating or obtaining any information not identified in the offer. (d) To the maximum extent practicable, offerors are encouraged to respond to this solicitation using pre-existing materials (such as brochures, catalogs, marketing documents) rather than creating new documents. (e) Offerors shall annotate the salient characteristics listed above to indicate the location of the relevant information used to meet the specification (document name and page number). (f) Unless the offeror clearly indicates in its offer that the product being offered is an "equal" product, the offeror shall provide the brand name product referenced in the solicitation. (End of provision) Salient Characteristics: Offerors will be evaluated to the extent they can provide the items (or equal) listed in the price schedule in Section B. The Government will award to the lowest priced, responsible, technically acceptable offeror. SALIENT CHARACTERISTICS Gammex 464 with stand and software package Must be approved for use in the American College of Radiology CT Accreditation Program Must measure positioning, CT number accuracy, alignment, and slice thickness FAR 52.212-2 EVALUATION--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (JAN 1999) (a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factor shall be used to evaluate offers: 1.Meeting the salient characteristics listed above. The Government will award to the lowest price, technically acceptable offeror. (b) Options. The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s). (c) A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer's specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award. (End of Provision) ADDITIONAL SOLICITATION PROVISIONS/CONTRACT CLAUSES: FAR 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998) For the purpose of this clause, the fill-ins are: http://www.acquisition.gov/far/index.html (FAR) and http://www1.va.gov/oamm/oa/ars/policyreg/vaar/index.cfm (VAAR), respectively. FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items (FEB 2012). FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes Or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items (August 2012) For the purposes of this clause, items (b) 8, 12, 23, 26-27, 38, 39, 42, and 48 are considered checked and apply. VAAR 852.203-70 Commercial Advertising (Jan 2008) VAAR852.211-70Service Data Manuals (NOV 1984) VAAR 852.211-73 Brand Name or Equal (Jan 2008) VAAR 819.7003Class Deviation from VAAR 819.7003 (June 2012) VAAR 852.273-76 Electronic Invoice Submission (Interim - October 2008) FAR 52.252-1Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference (FEB 1998)http://www.acquisition.gov/far/index.html (FAR) and http://www.va.gov/oamm/oa/ars/policyreg/vaar/index.cfm (VAAR) FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items (Jun 2008). FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items (Aug 2011): Offerors must return this provision with their proposal. They may either (1)complete all relevant portions of the provision or (2) complete paragraph (b) of the provision and indicate that it has completed official representations and certifications online at https://orca.bpn.gov/login.aspx.
 

Web Link

FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/VA/VANCHCS/VANCHCS/VA26112Q1737/listing.html)
 

Document(s)

Attachment
 

File Name: VA261-12-Q-1737 VA261-12-Q-1737.docx (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=480463&FileName=VA261-12-Q-1737-000.docx)

Link: https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=480463&FileName=VA261-12-Q-1737-000.docx

 

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Record

SN02887242-W 20120920/120919000639-a05d36464d335f927d14e0c5b120f624 (fbodaily.com)
 

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