SOLICITATION NOTICE
70 -- UHF Paging System
- Notice Date
- 7/9/2004
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- Attn: Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Business Center, 5901 East Seventh Street, Long Beach, California 90822
- ZIP Code
- 90822
- Solicitation Number
- 600-786-04IM
- Response Due
- 7/23/2004
- Archive Date
- 8/22/2004
- Point of Contact
- Point of Contact - James Lent, Purchasing Agent, Ph: (562) 826-5922, Fx:null, Contracting Officer - James Lent, Purchasing Agent, Ph:(562) 826-5922, Fx:null
- E-Mail Address
-
Email your questions to James Lent
(james.lent@med.va.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- It is the intent of the Government to purchase NTIA approved, narrowband UHF, alphanumeric paging system for the VA Long Beach Healthcare System, Long Beach, California 90822, using open market procurement. Organization Identification: VA Long Beach HealthCare System, Long Beach California Statement of Requirements: This statement of requirements describes the VA Long Beach HealthCare System need for in-house, NTIA approved, narrowband UHF, alphanumeric paging system. The proposed paging system must include an antenna configuration that provides coverage for the entire outdoor campus of the VA Long Beach and extends to at least 10 miles in all directions from the campus. This antenna system must meet all manufacturer specifications and must provide complete coverage within all buildings on this campus including all basement areas of the buildings on campus. (The campus is approximately 100 acres in size.) Certification: The vendor must be an authorized distributor of the equipment listed below and must furnish certification of technical staff in installation and repair as outlined by the respective equipment manufacturers. In addition, the vendor awarded this contract cannot subcontract the work, warranty support and follow-on maintenance to another contractor. Installation: Delivery of all equipment and installation must be completed within 90 days upon awarding of contract followed by a 30-day acceptance period. Installation must be in accordance with manufacturer_s specifications and meet all the requirements of the National Electrical Code (NEC), National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA) and local Long Beach HealthCare System. Upon completion the Contractor shall identify, label and document all system components and wiring. Upon completion of installation, the vendor must provide a minimum of six (6) hours of training for up to 6 VA IRM staff members and provide two (2) complete sets of manufacturer published system manuals (complete electronic versions of same are acceptable). The vendor must also provide complete system diagrams including schematics and engineering drawings on CD ROM. Warranty and Maintenance Support: The vendor shall provide a two-year (2-year) extended onsite warranty/maintenance contract for all systems. The vendor_s customer service center must be able to respond 24-hours per day / 7 days per week and be able to provide expert and timely trouble repairs and provide notification concerning the course of action that will be taken and an approximate time to respond. If there are holidays or any other times that the vendor_s customer service center does not accept customer trouble calls then these days and/or times must be identified in advance and an emergency telephone number provided to the VA. All technicians responding to trouble calls must be licensed by the manufacturer to provide this support. The Long Beach HealthCare System requires a response from the vendor within 30 minutes by phone after the vendor_s customer service center is contacted. A certified technician must be on station within 2-1/2 hours after receiving the initial notification at the vendor customer service center if the problem was not corrected by phone. The vendor will maintain a minimum level of critical spare parts, identify those spares to the VA and detail existing plans to get parts that are not part of this inventory for any and all repairs within 8 hours of initial notification to the vendor customer service center. Under this maintenance contract the vendor will identify regularly scheduled maintenance and plans for performing this maintenance according to manufacturer specifications. Acceptance Period: The acceptance period shall be for no more than thirty days (30 days) after installation is complete. During this period, the Contractor shall assume: (i) full management responsibility for this system while the current system remains operational in case there are failures with the new system; (ii) ensure the proper and orderly functioning of all equipment as designated by the respective equipment manufacturers; (iii) meet all existing service levels; (iv) during the acceptance period there will be no interruptions in service; and (v) if there are any interruptions in operations then the 30 day acceptance period is reset and another 30 day acceptance period begins unless the VA Contracting Officer determines that the interruption was due to conditions beyond the reasonable efforts of the vendor. The Contractor shall implement an expeditious and seamless transition of services, without interruption of the current services. The Contractor shall provide a detailed transition plan that includes all tasks, timeframes for the tasks, milestones, roles and responsibilities for the Long Beach HealthCare System and the vendor, and any major task contingencies. For all tasks identified in the transition plan, the Contractor shall provide a responsibility matrix that identifies the key party responsible for the task and supporting party, if any. Configuration Management: The vendor shall provide configuration documentation of the entire system, including schematic diagrams on CD ROM format. The system must be able to interface with the current PABX, Nortel Networks Meridian 1 Option 81C to initiate and complete a page. The Contractor must provide a complete directory database upon completion. Contractor furnished equipment: The vendor shall furnish all the necessary equipment to provide in-house UHF paging service to the medical facility and all its surrounding buildings and basements. The Contractor shall furnish: One Zetron Model 640 DAPT XTRA 100-Watt, Dial Access Paging Terminal with a 4-telephone lines interface One Zetron 950-9469 Dual Serial Card One Vytek PTX-150 VHF Direct Digital Paging Narrowband Transmitter One Zetron Dual Input Card, Model 950-0311 Complete Narrowband UHF antenna system (single, multiple, or alternative solution) that provides complete, demonstrated paging coverage throughout the 100-acre medical facility, including all the immediate surrounding areas up to a ten-mile (10-mile) radius, including all buildings and basements The vendor shall furnish a minimum of 100 Apollo, Alpha (frequency 411.0125), Alphanumeric, 4-lines display Narrowband pagers. The basic pager features required are: Day-month-time-year display Multiple capcode capability Multiple message memory slots Message full indicator Beep and musical alerts Vibrate and silent function modes Vibrant back light LCD display Unread messages display Duplicate message detection Selective PC or hand programmable Auto scroll with speed control 16 memory slots with up to 32000 character memory Selective message lock/delete Case assembly with holster as an accessory
- Web Link
-
RFQ 600-786-04IM
(http://www.bos.oamm.va.gov/solicitation?number=600-786-04IM)
- Place of Performance
- Address: 5901 E. 7th Street, Long Beach, California
- Zip Code: 90822
- Country: United States
- Zip Code: 90822
- Record
- SN00617958-W 20040711/040709211914 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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