SOURCES SOUGHT
J -- NEW - Arcos Service
- Notice Date
- 4/12/2023 9:54:59 AM
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 813920
— Professional Organizations
- Contracting Office
- 257-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 17 (36C257) ARLINGTON TX 76006 USA
- ZIP Code
- 76006
- Solicitation Number
- 36C25723Q0695
- Response Due
- 4/19/2023 8:00:00 AM
- Archive Date
- 05/19/2023
- Point of Contact
- Ognian Ivanov, Contract Specialist, Phone: ognian.ivanov@va.gov
- E-Mail Address
-
ognian.ivanov@va.gov
(ognian.ivanov@va.gov)
- Awardee
- null
- Description
- Sources Sought Notice This Sources Sought Notice is for informational and planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation or commitment by the Government. This notice is intended strictly for Market Research. This is a Request for Information ONLY. This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, bids, proposal abstracts, or quotations. The Government is conducting a market survey to help determine the availability and technical capability of qualified service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses, veteran-owned small businesses, small businesses, HUBZone small businesses and/or other large businesses capable of serving the needs identified below. This notice of intent is for open market as well as Federal Supply Schedule items. Statement of Work Scope: The STVHCS has a need for continued preventative service and maintenance for (1) Arcos Block storage System, SN: T170193, currently housed in the Histology Laboratory of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Service at Audie L. Murphy VA Hospital. Due to the proprietary nature of the instrumentation, it is essential that only a Certified Field Service Engineers (FSE) work on the Arcos. Contractor Service Program should include at minimum: Onsite repair. Certified Field Service Engineers. All replacement parts. All Labor, travel, and expenses for unscheduled visits. One yearly scheduled preventative maintenance onsite repair. All applicable instrument shipping charges. 24/7 Toll Free Hotline with same day response. Emergency repair with 24 hours from time of request. Same day repair. Repairs will occur during normal working hours 8am to 5pm, Monday-Friday. Location This service and maintenance will be used on the (1) Arcos Block storage System, SN: T170193 in the Histology laboratory located in the Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Service s San Antonio Laboratories of the STVHCS. Period of Performance Base+4 Option Years Deliverables/Supplies As needed service and maintenance on the (1) Arcos Block storage System, SN: T170193. Government Inherent Functions: Contractor shall not perform inherently governmental functions. This includes, but is not limited to, determination of agency policy, determination of Federal program priorities for budget requests, direction and control of government employees, selection or non-selection of individuals for Federal Government employment including the interviewing of individuals for employment, approval of position descriptions and performance standards for Federal employees, approving any contractual documents, approval of Federal licensing actions and inspections, and/or determination of budget policy, guidance, and strategy. General Duties, Requirements, and Expectations: Be professionally competent to handle required duties. Work with staff to ensure safety measures are in place and documented. Services provided under the terms of this contract are required to be in compliance with the American Association of Blood Banks (AABB) and College of American Pathologists (CAP) accreditation policies and all applicable Federal, State and Government laws required by the Veteran s Healthcare System and VHA Handbook 1106.1. Information Systems Officer, Information Protection: The contractor will not have access to VA Desktop computers, nor will they have access to online resources belonging to the government while conducting services. If removal of equipment from the VA is required, any memory storage devices, such as hard drives, solid state drives and non-volatile memory units will remain in VA control and will not be removed from VA custody. Privacy Officer: The contractor will not have access to Patient Health Information (PHI), nor will they have the capability of accessing patient information during the services provided to the VA. Records Manager: There will be no federal records created, maintained, used, or dispositioned with this contract; regardless of format [paper, electronic, etc.] or mode of transmission [e-mail, fax, etc.]. ed, maintained, used, or dispositioned with this contract; regardless of format [paper, electronic, etc.] or mode of transmission [e-mail, fax, etc.] The purpose of this notice is to gain knowledge of potential qualified sources and their size classification/socioeconomic status (service-disabled veteran owned small business, veteran owned small business, women-owned small business, HUB Zone, 8(a), small business or large business, relative to NAICS: 813920. Responses to this notice will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. A solicitation is not currently available. If a solicitation is issued, it will be announced on Commercial Business Opportunities website http://www.beta.sam.gov or GSA E-Buy at a later date, and all interested parties must respond to that solicitation announcement separately from the responses to this announcement. Please advise if you can provide the service/supplies for this requirement. Please submit all information to Ognian Ivanov mailto:ognian.ivanov@va.gov no later than Wednesday, April 19, 2023, 11:00 AM ET (10:00 AM CT).
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Department of Veterans Affairs South Texas Veterans Healthcare System Pathology / Laboratory Medicine 113, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA
- Zip Code: 78229
- Country: USA
- Zip Code: 78229
- Record
- SN06648983-F 20230414/230412230113 (samdaily.us)
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