SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- Sole Source Microscope Upgrade
- Notice Date
- 9/26/2009
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Veterans Affairs;Iowa City VAMC;601 Highway 6 W.;Iowa City IA 52246
- ZIP Code
- 52246
- Solicitation Number
- VA-263-09-RQ-0384
- Response Due
- 9/29/2009
- Archive Date
- 11/28/2009
- Point of Contact
- Matt HartmanContract Specialist
- E-Mail Address
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Email the contract specialist
(matthew.hartman@va.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The Department of Veterans Affairs, Iowa City VA Medical Center, Iowa City, IA intends to negotiate a sole source procurement under the authority of FAR 6.302.1, with Carl Zeiss MicroImaging, Inc. One Zeiss Drive, Thornwood, NY 10594 to purchase materials to upgrade an existing Zeiss LSM-510 confocal microscope. Interested parties may identify their experience in providing this equipment to the Contracting Officer via e-mail matthew.hartman@va.gov or fax 319-887-4957. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number is VA-263-09-RQ-0384 and issued as a request for quote (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-36, effective August 11, 2009. The associated NAICS code is 334516 and small business size standard is $500 employees. The acquisition is not set-aside and is being negotiated as a sole source procurement. The requirement for the Zeiss upgrade includes the following: ITEM NO. DESCRIPTION QUANTITY UNIT ESTIMATED OR STOCK NO. UNIT COST -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ZEISS/LSM AXIOVERT 100: 4109009120993 3000 1 AXIO OBSERVER Z1 BP FOR LSM 510 LSM AXIOVERT 100->OBSERVER BP UPGRADE 1 EA 4109000501987 7000 2 LSM CONTROL COMPUTER UPGRADE 1 EA 0000001455360 0000 3 SW UPGRADE LSM 510 ZEN 2007 FOR R3.2 1 EA 0000001698962 2000 4 SW UPGRADE ZEN 2008 FOR ZEN 2007 1 EA 4329070000000 0000 5 TFT DOCKING STATION 1 EA 4320169901000 0000 6 MECHANICAL STAGE 130X85 R/L f/OBSERVER 1 EA 4513520000000 0000 7 UNIVERSAL MOUNTING FRAME K 1 EA 0000001095168 8000 8 INTERMEDIATE RING W 0.8 TO M27, Omm 5 EA 4249310000000 0000 9 REFLECTOR MODULE FL EC P&C 3 EA 0000001121813 3000 10 POLARIZER D ROTATABLE 1 EA 4249379901000 0000 11 ANALYZER MODULE P&C D ACR SHFT FREE 1 EA 0000001005867 7000 12 DIC PRISM II/0.55 1 EA 0000001005868 8000 13 DIC PRISM III/0.55 1 EA TOTAL COST: $_______________ The date of delivery is ordered by purchase order with delivery being FOB Destination to the OAKDALE CAMPUS Department of Veteran's Affairs, Iowa City VAMC, Iowa City, IA 52246. (Contact Wendy or Kari at (319) 338-0581 ext: 7669 to coordinate delivery). The provision at FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial, applies to this acquisition along with additional addenda. A statement regarding the applicability of the provision at FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Items, is not applicable to this sole source acquisition. Offeror is to include a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items. FAR clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The FAR clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes Or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items, also applies to this acquisition and the following clauses cited in the clause are applicable to this acquisition: 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (Sept 2006), with Alternate I (Oct 1995) (41 U.S.C. 253g and 10 U.S.C. 2402), 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation (June 2007) (15 U.S.C 632(a)(2)), 52.222-3, Convict Labor (June 2003) (E.O. 11755), 52.222-19, Child Labor--Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (FEB 2008) (E.O. 13126), 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Feb 1999), 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Mar 2007) (E.O. 11246), 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans (Sept 2006) (38 U.S.C. 4212), 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (Jun 1998) (29 U.S.C. 793), 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans (Sept 2006) (38 U.S.C. 4212), 52.222-39, Notification of Employee Rights Concerning Payment of Union Dues or Fees (Dec 2004) (E.O. 13201). 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Aug 2007) (Applies to all contracts). 52.223-15, Energy Efficiency in Energy-Consuming Products (DEC 2007)(42 U.S.C. 8259b), 52.225-3, Buy American Act--Free Trade Agreements-- Israeli Trade Act (Aug 2007) (41 U.S.C. 10a-10d, 19 U.S.C. 3301 note, 19 U.S.C. 2112 note, Pub. L 108-77, 108-78, 108-286, 109-53 and 109-169), 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (Feb 2006) (E.o.s, proclamations, and statutes administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury), 52.232-34, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer--Other than Central Contractor Registration (May 1999) (31 U.S.C. 3332). The FAR clause at 52.232-34, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer - Other than Central Contractor Registration applies to this acquisition as well. The VAAR Clauses applicable to this acquisition are 852.203-70 Commercial Advertising, 852.233-70 Protest content/alternative dispute resolution, 852.233-71 Alternate protest procedure, 852.246-70 Guarantee, 852.246-71 Inspection, 852.252-70 Solicitation provisions or clauses incorporated by reference, 852.273-70 Late offers, 852.273-71 Alternative negotiation techniques, and 852.273-74 Award without exchanges. Information concerning clauses and provision incorporated by reference may be obtained at http://farsite.hill.af.mil. Quote is due by 12:00 pm CST on September 29, 2009. Proposal may be mailed, faxed or emailed to Matthew Hartman at the Department of Veterans Affairs, Iowa City VAMC, Contract Management (90C), 601 Highway 6 W, Iowa City IA 52246, fax: (319) 887-4957, or e-mail: matthew.hartman@va.gov. For additional information regarding this notice please contact the contracting officer at the provided email address or by calling (319) 688-3584.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Iowa City Iowa
- Zip Code: 52240
- Zip Code: 52240
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