Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 10000 Brecksville Road, Brecksville, OH 44141

65 -- CARDIOLAB EP SYSTEM SOL 541-47-99 DUE 030899 POC Rita J. Bonner, 440.838.6091 This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial supplies/services 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; Request for Quotation (RFQ) are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation documents and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 67. This procurement is a 100% small business set-aside The Standard Industrial Classification Code is 3842 and the small business size standard is 500 employees. Item (1) 32 Channel CardioLab EP System, the System shall include the following: ClabPro 800 System Controller to include 233 MHz Pentium processor, 64MB of Ram memory, PC keyboard and trackball, 2GB High Performance Hard Disk Drive, High Performance Optical Drive II System; Amplifier Unit: Superior RF Filtering and 64 catheter input capability with 2 catheter input moduls, 12 Lead ECG, 4 pressure inputs, and 50' fiber optic cable. The amplifier unit shall meet UL2601-1 safety standards for medical equipment and shall have been independently tested by ETL testing laboratories; Monitors and Printer: Two (2) 21" flat screen high resolution (1600 X 1280 color monitors LaserJet with 600dpi capability, 12 page per minute, and full page graphics, includes 2MB of memory; Software: Current version of CardioLab EP Electrophysiology Software, Fax and Modem communication; Accessories: Workstation mobile cart with swivel arms, 60" (153cm) Wide X 34" (86cm) Height X 30" (77cm) Depth, 33.3K Baud modem, Spare 50' fiber optic cable, spare set (2) catheter input modules, four (4) 650 MB optical disk cartridges, isolation safety transformers and un-interruptible power source and manuals; Training and In-service: Three (3) day installation and in-service, and two (2) day training at Contractors facility for one (1) nurse and technician, which shall include tuition, lodging and any airfare, and applications follow-up; Warranty: Standard Commercial on all hardware and on all cables, including catheter input modules, software maintenance updates for the life of the equipment; Support: 24 hour toll free customer service, remote modern diagnostics, next business day loaner equipment service and on-site engineer service if deemed necessary, Stock Number 211-00102-00, Quantity 1 each; Item (2) 21" Flat Screen High Resolution Auxiliary Monitor (1600 X 1280 for use as a slave to primary monitors, Stock Number 211-00450-00, Quantity 1 each; Item (3) 50 foot video cable db15 to 5BNC connectors used to connect a monitor to the computer or workstation, Stock Number 301-00117-50, Quantity 1 each; Item (4) RF Ablation Device Interface Module, includes the necessary hardware and software for recording and displaying real-time information from the following RF ablation units, Ablation Devices Supported, EP Technologies, Inc., EPT-1000 Cardiac Ablation Controller, Medtronic CardioRhythm Atakr RF Generator, Osypka HAT300 (RF Generator) and HAT200 (RF Generator), Stock Number 211-00405-00, Quantity 1 each; Item (5) Installation, Quantity 1 job, the VA will contact the Contractor as to the date and time to begin installation. Contractor shall include in the RFQ an equipment trade-in for a Quinton "EP Lab" for electrophysiology system and Digital Cardiovascular Instruments, "Clinical Simulator, Model EP-2. These items shall be delivered to the Louis Stokes Cleveland, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 10701 East Boulevard, Cleveland, Ohio 44106, Attention: Warehouse. All items shall be delivered within sixty (60) days after receipt of purchase order. Delivery shall be F.O.B. Destination. The Contractor shall warrant that each hardware, software, and firmware product delivered under this solicitation, shall be able to accurately process data from, into, and between the twentieth and twenty-first century, to include, leap year calculations. The following provisions apply to this acquisition: 852.219-70 Veteran-Owned Small Business; 852-219-70 Commercial Advertising; 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items, 52.212-3 Offer Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items; 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items; 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, including clauses incorporated by reference under Section (b) (7) through (10), (16) and Section (c) (1); 52.215-5 Facsimile Proposals; Offerors responding to this announcement shall provide the information required in provisions 52.212-1, a completed copy of provision 52.212-3, and the certificaiton required in 852.219-70. Quotations shall be received by March 8, 1999 at 4:30 p.m. local time. For provisions reference the internet Web-Site is (VAAR) http://152.128.2.7/oa&;mm/vaar/vaartoc.htm (FAR) http://www.arnet.gov/far Posted 02/25/99 (W-SN302484). (0056)

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