DOCUMENT
65 -- LABORATORY EQUIPMENT - Attachment
- Notice Date
- 7/18/2013
- Notice Type
- Attachment
- NAICS
- 339113
— Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Veterans Affairs;VA Sierra Pacific Network (VISN 21);VA Palo Alto Health Care System (90/NCA);3801 Miranda Ave;Palo Alto CA 94304-1207
- ZIP Code
- 94304-1207
- Solicitation Number
- VA26113Q1299
- Response Due
- 7/24/2013
- Archive Date
- 8/3/2013
- Point of Contact
- INGER HILL
- E-Mail Address
-
carol.lam@va.gov
(INGER.HILL@VA.GOV)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice in conjunction with procedures in FAR Part 13. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. The proposed contract action is for supplies or services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 13.106(b)(1). Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all proposals received prior to 07/24/2013 will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete with this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. The solicitation number, VA261-13-Q-1299 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ). This document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-61 effective June 26, 2013 and Veterans Affairs Acquisition Regulation Supplement (VAAR) current to January 7, 2010. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code for this acquisition is 339113, Size Standard: 500. Only email requests received directly from the offeror are acceptable. A brief description of the requirement is as follows: DESCRIPTION: Item Information ITEM NUMBERDESCRIPTION OF SUPPLIES/SERVICESQUANTITYUNITUNIT PRICEAMOUNT 1Bioscience Research System non-commercial, individual laboratory license. Includes the Bioquant card. Price includes Bioquant Osteo pricing. cat#BQ-LS-V LOCAL STOCK NUMBER: BQ-LS-V - 1.00EA____________________________________ 2Bioquant imaging suite Extensions Extended Imaging and analysis functions. Stereology methods for unbiased estimates of total cell number and cell density. Digital pathology support for slide creatio LOCAL STOCK NUMBER: LSPL-E - 1.00EA____________________________________ 3technical services plan. training, support and upgrades. One year, 10 hours of individualized live web-based training. Priority technical support, software upgrades. Bioquant processor card upgrades LOCAL STOCK NUMBER: LSM-1YR - 1.00EA____________________________________ 4One six (6) hour site visit. provides system configuration and procedural training on the licenced system. Date of visit scheduled after system invoice is paid. LOCAL STOCK NUMBER: C\T\T-SITE - 1.00EA____________________________________ 5High resolution XYZ motorized stage. Rotating specimen holder. High resolution ASI MS series XYZ motorized microscope measuring stage. Sub-micron repeatibility. Motorized focus, Includes both a rot LOCAL STOCK NUMBER: ASI-XYZ-4 - 1.00EA____________________________________ 6Pinwheel micrometer slide required calibration slide. Slide shape: 25mmx75mmx1mm. Pattern shape: pinwheel, 10 microns per interval. cat# PIN-1MM $195.00 LOCAL STOCK NUMBER: PIN-1MM - 1.00EA____________________________________ 7Window 7 workstation, 24" 1920x1200 display, Mouse and TAblet Multicore processor: 8gbRAM, High performance GPU. 1TB hard dish, 16x DVD drive. Windows 7 64-bit. Logitech programmable mouse, 4x5 tablet LOCAL STOCK NUMBER: PC-MID-24 - 1.00EA____________________________________ 8SHIPPING ESTIMATE 1.00EA____________________________________ GRAND TOTAL__________________ Note: Offers of "equal" products - Offeror must clearly indicate in its offer that the product being offered is an "equal" product. The "equal" product must have the same physical, functional, or performance characteristics as the item reference above. The software must be compatible with the existing Bioquant software. SOLICITATION PROVISIONS/CONTRACT CLAUSES: 52.212-5CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT STATUTES OR EXECUTIVE ORDERS--COMMERCIAL ITEMS For the purposes of this clause items (b) 1, 4, 6, 7, 8, 12, 21, 23, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 38, 39,42, 45, 48 are considered checked and apply. NOV 2012 52.212-1INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS--COMMERCIAL ITEMSFEB 2012 C.1 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 modifications the offeror plans to make in a product to make it conform to the solicitation requirements. Mark any descriptive material to clearly show the modifications. (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) 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) FAR Number 52.212-3 Title OFFEROR REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS-COMMERCIAL ITEMS Date DEC 2013 52.212-4CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS-- COMMERCIAL ITEMSFEB 2012 852.203-70COMMERCIAL ADVERTISINGJAN 2008 C.2 VAAR 852.273-76 ELECTRONIC INVOICE SUBMISSION (Interim - October 2008) (a) To improve the timeliness of payments and lower overall administrative costs, VA strongly encourages contractors to submit invoices using its electronic invoicing system. At present, electronic submission is voluntary and any nominal registration fees will be the responsibility of the contractor. VA intends to mandate electronic invoice submission, subject to completion of the federal rulemaking process. At present, VA is using a 3rd party agent to contact contractors regarding this service. During the voluntary period, contractors interested in registering for the electronic system should contact the VA's Financial Services Center at http://www.fsc.va.gov/einvoice.asp. (End of Clause) C.3 52.252-1 SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998) This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. The offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es): http://www.acquisition.gov/far/index.html http://www.va.gov/oamm/oa/ars/policyreg/vaar/index.cfm (End of Provision) C.4 52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998) This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es): http://www.acquisition.gov/far/index.html http://www.va.gov/oamm/oa/ars/policyreg/vaar/index.cfm (End of Clause) Contracting Office Address: Department of Veterans Affairs; VISN 21 3801 Miranda Avenue, 90CCA Palo Alto, CA 94304 Primary Point of Contact: Inger Hill Inger.Hill@va.gov Phone: 650-493-5000 X65825 Fax: 650-493-2546
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