DOCUMENT
Q -- NTX Automation Line - Attachment
- Notice Date
- 11/6/2017
- Notice Type
- Attachment
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- 00504;Department of Veterans Affairs;Contracting Section;7201 I-40 West Suite 100;Amarillo TX 79106
- ZIP Code
- 79106
- Solicitation Number
- 36C25718R0058
- Response Due
- 11/14/2017
- Archive Date
- 1/13/2018
- Point of Contact
- Lula Hill
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The North Texas VA Health Care System (NTXVAHCS) is seeking Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB) or Small Business (SB) sources capable of meeting the requirement listed below. The acquisition will be accomplished using commercial item procedures in accordance with FAR Part 13. NOTE: TO QUALIFY SDVOSB AND VOSB VENDORS MUST BE CERTIFIED IN THE VA VENDOR INFORMATION PAGES (VIP) DATABASE. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) is 334516. Any SDVOSB, VOSB or Small Business firms who wish to identify their interests and capability to provide this service must provide information by notifying the Contract Specialist no later than NOON PM Central Time, November 14, 2017. Notification shall be e-mailed to Lula Hill, at lula.hill3@va.gov. DISCLAIMER This Source Sought Notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation. All information received in response to this Notice that is marked as proprietary will be handled accordingly. In accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation, responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this Notice. SCOPE: Statement of Work Cost Per Reportable Test Reagent Rental Agreement for Laboratory Reagents and Supplies for Chemistry Testing Scope Vendor will provide Laboratory Test Kits and supplies as needed to perform Chemistry testing on the analyzer located in the Dallas Laboratory of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Service at VANTHCS. Location These supplies will be used on the analyzer located in the Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Service s Dallas, Ft. Worth, and Bonham Laboratory of the VANTHCS. Contractor Security Contract Requirements The vendor requires no access to VANTHCS or any VA information system. There will be supervised access when the contractor is physically present for technical support, service calls, and scheduled preventative maintenance. The instrument hard drive will remain on site for external repairs or termination of the lease. NO VA DATA OF ANY TYPE SHALL BE TRANSFERRED FROM THE VA. Records Management All records (administrative and program specific) created during the period of the contract belong to VA North Texas Health Care System (VANTHCS) and must be returned to VANTHCS at the end of the contract. NARA RM Language Clause to be included in contracts, as necessary: 1. Citations to pertinent laws, codes and regulations such as 44 U.S.C Chapter 21, 29, 31 and 33; Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552); Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a); 36 CFR Part 1222 and Part 1228. 2. Contractor shall treat all deliverables under the contract as the property of the U.S. Government for which the Government Agency shall have unlimited rights to use, dispose of, or disclose such data contained therein as it determines to be in the public interest. 3. Contractor shall not create or maintain any records that are not specifically tied to or authorized by the contract using Government IT equipment and/or Government records. 4. Contractor shall not retain, use, sell, or disseminate copies of any deliverable that contains information covered by the Privacy Act of 1974 or that which is generally protected by the Freedom of Information Act. 5. Contractor shall not create or maintain any records containing any Government Agency records that are not specifically tied to or authorized by the contract or identified in the RCS 10 1. 6. The Government Agency owns the rights to all data/records produced as part of this contract. 7. The Government Agency owns the rights to all electronic information (electronic data, electronic information systems, electronic databases, etc.) and all supporting documentation created as part of this contract. Contractor must deliver sufficient technical documentation with all data deliverables to permit the agency to use the data. 8. Contractor agrees to comply with Federal and Agency records management policies, including those policies associated with the safeguarding of records covered by the Privacy Act of 1974. These policies include the preservation of all records created or received regardless of format [paper, electronic, etc.] or mode of transmission [e mail, fax, etc.] or state of completion [draft, final, etc.]. 9. No disposition of documents will be allowed without the prior written consent of the Contracting Officer. The Agency and its contractors are responsible for preventing the alienation or unauthorized destruction of records, including all forms of mutilation. Willful and unlawful destruction, damage or alienation of Federal records is subject to the fines and penalties imposed by 18 U.S.C. 2701. Records may not be removed from the legal custody of the Agency or destroyed without regard to the provisions of the agency records schedules. 10. Contractor is required to obtain the Contracting Officer's approval prior to engaging in any contractual relationship (sub contractor) in support of this contract requiring the disclosure of information, documentary material and/or records generated under or relating to this contract. The Contractor (and any sub contractor) is required to abide by Government and Agency guidance for protecting sensitive and proprietary information. References: VHA Directive 6300 VA Handbook 6300.1 North Texas VA Medical Center Policy VA Directive 6500 36 CFR Part 1222.32 (b)
- Web Link
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- Document(s)
- Attachment
- File Name: 36C25718R0058 36C25718R0058_1.docx (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=3893434&FileName=36C25718R0058-000.docx)
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- Record
- SN04732400-W 20171108/171106230958-d072b0306583eaea3454c4e2b9340e10 (fbodaily.com)
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