VA Medical Center, Attn: Contracting Officer (90C), 7305 N. Military Trail, West Palm Beach, FL 33410-6400

R -- RENTAL OF DIGITAL PAGERS SOL RFQ 548-99-SB-25 DUE 111798 POC Suzanne Byrne 561-882-6508 or Donna Nelson 561-882-6510 1) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; Quotations are being requested and written solicitations will not be issued. 2) This solicitation is issued as a Request for Quotation RFQ 548-99-SB-25 . 3) The solicitation document and incorporated provisions are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 97-05. 4) This solicitation has a SIC Code of: 4812, Radiotelephone communications, Paging Carriers and a size standard of 1500 employees. 5) {Line Item One} Contractor shall provide to the VA Medical Center, 7305 N. Military Trail West Palm Beach, Fl. 33410, an estimated five hundred fifty (550) rental digital pagers for the base period 12/1/98 -- 11/30/99 according to the Statement of Work. {Line Item Two} Lost Pager Charge per each for the period 12/1/98 -- 11/30/99. {Line Item Three} Four (4) one (1) year options for renewal for the periods: Option One: 12/1/99 -- 11/30/00, Option Two: 12/1/00 -- 11/30/01, Option Three: 12/1/01 -- 11/30/02, Option Four: 12/1/02 -- 11/30/03 {Line Item Four} Lost Pager Charge per each for Option Year 1 -- 4. {Line Item Five} Statewide Range, upon request, one (1) week minimum, flat rate {Line Item Six} Nationwide Range, upon request, one (1) week minimum, flat rate {Line Item Seven} Group Call Number, charge per week. Statement of Work: The VA Medical Center, West Palm Beach, Florida has a requirement for pagers to be used by essential personnel while inside the Medical Center as well as outside locations. Vendor shall supply digital pagers and local service for approximately five hundred and forty (540) pagers and supply ten (10) spare pagers to be activated upon request by the Contracting Officer's Technical Representative (COTR). Five hundred and forty (540) pagers to be delivered on November 23, 1998 and activated on 12/1/98 at 12:00am, with consecutive numbers, as much as possible. Ten (10) spare pagers, not activated, to be delivered at same time. An additional fifty (50) pagers may be requested throughout the term of the contract. Local range shall consist of the Dade, Broward, Palm Beach, Martin, St. Lucie, Indian River and Okeechobee Counties. Pagers shall have capability to be changed to State or Nationwide coverage for a specific period of time, upon request, and VAMC shall only be charged for this additional coverage for this specific period of time. Acceptable performance shall be 95% of the pages, 95% of the time. Response time for request for additional pagers or exchange of broken pagers shall be 4 hours from initial request, by phone., including Federal Holidays. Normal working hours will be from 8:00am -- 4:30pm, local time, Monday -- Friday. In case of emergency or natural disaster, (ie: hurricane), COTR shall be able to call Contractor to establish a group call number from among already established pagers for a given period of time. VAMC shall be charged for this service for only period of time group call number is activated. If service is to be interrupted or problem arises causes interruption during normal working hours, VAMC COTR shall be notified within two (2) hours of problem and advised as to estimated down time. If problem arises after normal working hours, VA Medical Center switchboard operator shall be notified. A site visit shall be conducted on October 27, 1998 at 2:00pm local time. Please register for site visit by contacting Sue Byrne at 561-882-6508. Only one site visit shall be conducted for this solicitation. Payment shall be made on a monthly basis in arrears, upon submission of a proper itemized invoice, which shall be verified and certified by the COTR. Invoice must include: Contract Number, Pager Serial #, Pager Phone #, period of performance and type of service charged. The following FAR provisions apply to this solicitation: 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors—Commercial. All offerors are to include, with this quotation, a completed copy of provision 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications -Commercial Items. The following FAR clauses apply to this acquisition: 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items; 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items, along with the following additional FAR clauses, cited in Clause 52.212-5: 52.203-10 Price or Fee Adjustment for Illegal or Improper Activity (41 U.S.C. 423), 52.204-6 Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) Number, 52.219-8 Utilization of Small Business Concerns and Small Disadvantaged Business Concerns (15 U.S.C. 6379D)(2) and (3); 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity (E.O. 11246), 52.222-35 Affirmative Action for Special Disabled and Vietnam Era Veterans (38 U.S.C. 4212), 542.222-36 Affirmative Action for Handicapped Workers (29 U.S.C. 793), 52.222-37 Employment Reports on Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era (38 U.S.C. 4212), 52.225-3 Buy American Act -- Supplies (41 U.S.C. 10), 52.225-18 European Union Sanction for End Products (E.O. 12849), 52.222-41 Service Contract Act of 1965, as amended (41 U.S.C. 206 and 41 U.S.C. 351, et seq.), 52.222-42 Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires (29 U.S.C. 206 and 41 U.S.C. 351, et seq.), 52.222-43 Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Act-Price Adjustment (Multiple Year and Option Contracts) (29 U.S.C. 206 and 41 U.S.C. 351, et seq.). The following FAR clauses and provisions are added by addendum: 52.217-8 Option to Extend Services; 52.232-33 Mandatory Information for Electronic Funds Transfer Payment; 52.242-13 Bankruptcy; 52.232-18 Availability of Funds; 52.243-1 Changes Alt. II. The following VAAR clauses and provisions are added by addendum: 852.219-70 Veteran-owned Small Business, 852.270-1 Representatives of Contracting officers, 852.270-4 Commercial Advertising. Award will be based on price. In accordance with FAR Subpart 9.104-1, each offeror is required to provide information on a reasonable number of recent and relevant contracts for the same or similar items, as well as the offerors primary financial institution, to include contract numbers, points of contact, telephone numbers and any other relevant informtion which will be used by the Contracting Officer to make a responsibility determination about a prospective offeror. The VA intends to award a single contract and reserves the right to make multiple awards if in the Government's best interest. The contract base period will be for one (1) year 12/1/98 -- 11/30/99 with four (4) one (1) year options to renew. Total contract period not to exceed five (5) years. The period of acceptance for quotations is 30 calendar days. The closing date for all quotations is November 17, 1998 at 2:00pm EDT. Offers in original and one (1) copy should be sent to: Contracting Officer (04B) VA Medical Center 7305 N. Military Trail West Palm Beach, Fl. 33410 Room 2C-260. For information regarding this solicitation, please fax your questions to the attention of Suzanne Byrne or Donna Nelson at 561-882-6507. Posted 10/05/98 (W-SN258388). (0278)

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