J -- FULL COVERAGE OF CIS AND VIRIDIA MONITORING SYSTEM

Notice Date

December 20, 2001

Contracting Office

Attn: Department of Veterans Affairs No. Florida/So. Georgia Health Care System, Gainesville Division, A&MMS (573/90C), 1601 SW Archer Road, Gainesville, Florida 32608-1197

ZIP Code

32608-1197

Solicitation Number

573-026-02

Response Due

January 11, 2002

Point of Contact

Point of Contact -- Marilyn Gray, Contract Specialist, (352) 374-6007, Contracting Officer -- Marilyn Gray, Contract Specialist, (352) 374-6007

E-Mail Address

Marilyn Gray (marilyn.gray@med.va.gov)

Description

FULL COVERAGE OF CIS AND VIRIDIA MONITORING SYSTEM Under authority of 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(1), the Government anticipates entering into sole source procurement with Philips Electronics North America Corp for maintenance of existing Clinical Information System (CIS) and Viridia Monitoring System consisting of hardware of approximately 830 pieces of equipment, i.e., transducers, printers, monitors, transmitters, receivers, bedside recorders,, pressure modules, display controls/units, monitors/terminals, workstations, Carevue Primary System, Carevue Secondary System, carts, cabinets, and software programs. Provide complete operations and repair coverage; on-site repair coverage, all labor and parts, travel; 24-hour, 7-days/week coverage; provide the hardware repair and restoration of standard factory-released software to sustain system operation; telephone assistance toll-free to assist with questions on basic system operating procedures, identifying problems, and resolve system failures with work-arounds if possible; provide preventive maintenance as necessary by cleaning, lubricating, and testing procedures designed to reduce system failures; respond within 2 hours with a telephone response; within 4 hours with on-site coverage. The above authority is cited and justification made based on the determination that the Government's minimum needs can best be satisfied by services available from one source. This contract action is for services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under FAR 6.302 and under Commercial Item Acquisition, FAR Part 12. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. See Note 22.

Web Link

RFP 573-026-02 (http://www.bos.oamm.va.gov/solicitation?number=573-026-02)

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20011224/JSOL002.HTM (D-354 SN5157A0)