SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- Tissue Processor
- Notice Date
- 3/22/2012
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Southeast Regional Contracting Office, ATTN: MCAA SE, Building 39706, Fort Gordon, GA 30905-5650
- ZIP Code
- 30905-5650
- Solicitation Number
- W91YTV-12-T-0071
- Response Due
- 4/15/2012
- Archive Date
- 6/14/2012
- Point of Contact
- Pamela W. Owens, 706 787 0293
- E-Mail Address
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Southeast Regional Contracting Office
(pamela.w.owens@us.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- 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 W91YTV-12-T-0071. This acquisition is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-56 effective 02 March 2012. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code for this procurement is: 334516. Small Business Size Standard is 500 employees. This requirement is unrestricted. The U.S. Army Medical Command, Dwight D. Eisenhower Army Medical Center, Fort Gordon, Georgia has a requirement for the following: CLIN 0001: Peloris II Dual Retort Rapid Tissue Processor with touch screen, Item # 26.008. Standard protocol has 600 cassette capacity), with same day diagnosis capability, and reagent vortex to promote even heating and active reagent distribution. Dimensions: 1500 x857 x 721mm (59 x 33.7X 28.4 inches). Dry weight 250kg (550 lbs). Processing modes Conventional (xylene) and Xylene-free. Heating system non-microwave, rapid heat. 16 Reagent stations, 4 Paraffin wax stations. Maximum heating energy output: 1450W (100 to 120V). Includes 2 Operator & Service Manuals with schematics. Ship to Dwight D. Eisenhower Army Medical Center, Fort Gordon, Georgia 30905-5650. Quantity: 1. Unit price: _________________________ Total Amount: __________________ CLIN 0002: High Capacity Basket Kit includes 6 baskets per kit. Item # S26.4504. Quantity: 1. Unit price: _________________________ Total Amount: __________________ CLIN 0003: Power Conditioner provides line protection from fluctuations in voltage, for the Peloris II Dual Retort Rapid Tissue Processor, 120V. Item # S26.3001.110.A. Quantity 1. Unit price: _________________________ Total Amount: __________________ CLIN 0004: Shipping Charges. Total shipping cost for delivery of all items, Contract Line Item Numbers (CLINs) 0001 through 0003. Ship to Dwight D. Eisenhower Army Medical Center, Fort Gordon, Georgia 30905-5650. Quantity: 1. Unit price: _________________________ Total Amount: __________________ Order Total __________________ This solicitation must be quoted all or none. Substitute Items: If you plan to provide other than the brand name cited in the purchase description, provide in your response the brand name and the catalog or part number you intend to furnish and the characteristics of the substitute item that are equivalent to the brand name. Also provide all documents which clearly describe the item(s) and its ability to meet the requirement, so that it can be evaluated by the end user. Failure to submit the requested subsititute item information before the closing date will eliminate the vendor from all further consideration. Items otherwise equal may not satisfy the requirement due to differences in materiel composition, size, environmental application, etc. If an item is furnished which does not meet the requirement, the item will be returned at the vendor's expense for a full refund. To be delivered to: U S Army Medical Command, Dwight D. Eisenhower Army Medical Center, Building 300, East Hospital Road, Fort Gordon, Georgia 31905-5650 on or before May 15, 2012. FOB Origin. The provisions at FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items (June 2008) apply to this acquisition. The following is incorporated as an Addendum to 52.212-1: (m) The non-FAR Part 12 discretionary FAR, DFARS, AFARS, and MEDCOM provisions included herein are incorporated into this solicitation either by reference or in full text. If incorporated by reference, see provision 52.252-1 for locations where full text can be obtained. 52.211-6, Brand Name or Equal (Aug 1999); 52.214-34 Submission of Offers in the English Language (April 1991); 52.225-25 Prohibition on Engaging in Sanctioned Activities Relating to Iran Certification (Nov 2011); 52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998), This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. The offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es): http://www.arnet.gov/far or www.dtic.mil/dfars or www.farsite/hill.af.mil. (End of Provision) 52.252-5 Authorized Deviations in Provisions (Apr 1984). (a) The use in this solicitation of any Federal Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter 1) provision with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the date of the provision. (b) The use in this solicitation of any DoD FAR Supplement (48 CFR Chapter 2) provision with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the name of the regulation. (End of Provision) 252.204-7011 Alternate Line-Item Structure (Sep 2011). As prescribed in 204.7109(b), insert the following provision: ALTERNATIVE LINE ITEM STRUCTURE (SEP 2011) (a) Line items are the basic structural elements in a solicitation or contract that provide for the organization of contract requirements to facilitate pricing, delivery, inspection, acceptance and payment. Line items are organized into contract line items, subline items, and exhibit line items. Separate line items should be established to account for separate pricing, identification (see section 211.274 of the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement), deliveries, or funding. The Government recognizes that the line item structure in this solicitation may not conform to every offeror's practices. Failure to correct these issues can result in difficulties in accounting for deliveries and processing payments. Therefore, offerors are invited to propose an alternative line item structure for items on which bids, proposals, or quotes are requested in this solicitation to ensure that the resulting contract structure is economically and administratively advantageous to the Government and the Contractor. (b) If an alternative line item structure is proposed, the structure must be consistent with subpart 204.71 of the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement and PGI 204.71. A sample line item structure and a proposed alternative structure are as follows: Solicitation: ITEM NO. SUPPLIES/SERVICEQUANTITY UNITUNIT PRICEAMOUNT 0001 Computer, Desktop with CPU, Monitor, Keyboard and Mouse 20 EA Alternative line item structure offer where monitors are shipped separately: ITEM NO. SUPPLIES/SERVICEQUANTITY UNITUNIT PRICEAMOUNT 0001 Computer, Desktop with CPU, Keyboard and Mouse 20 EA 0002 Monitor 20 EA (End of provision) DFARS 252.212-7000, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items (JUN 2005). (a) Definitions. As used in this clause- (1) "Foreign person" means any person other than a United States person as defined in Section 16(2) of the Export Administration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. App. Sec. 2415). (2) "United States" means the 50 States, the District of Columbia, outlying areas, and the outer Continental Shelf as defined in 43 U.S.C. 1331. (3) "United States person" is defined in Section 16(2) of the Export Administration Act of 1979 and means any United States resident or national (other than an individual resident outside the United States and employed by other than a United States person), any domestic concern (including any permanent domestic establishment of any foreign concern), and any foreign subsidiary or affiliate (including any permanent foreign establishment) of any domestic concern which is controlled in fact by such domestic concern, as determined under regulations of the President. (b) Certification. By submitting this offer, the Offeror, if a foreign person, company or entity, certifies that it- (1) Does not comply with the Secondary Arab Boycott of Israel; and (2) Is not taking or knowingly agreeing to take any action, with respect to the Secondary Boycott of Israel by Arab countries, which 50 U.S.C. App. Sec. 2407(a) prohibits a United States person from taking. (c) Representation of Extent of Transportation by Sea. (This representation does not apply to solicitations for the direct purchase of ocean transportation services). (1) The Offeror shall indicate by checking the appropriate blank in paragraph (c)(2) of this provision whether transportation of supplies by sea is anticipated under the resultant contract. The term "supplies" is defined in the Transportation of Supplies by Sea clause of this solicitation. (2) Representation. The Offeror represents that it- ___________Does anticipate that supplies will be transported by sea in the performance of any contract or subcontract resulting from this solicitation. ___________Does not anticipate that supplies will be transported by sea in the performance of any contract or subcontract resulting from this solicitation. (3) Any contract resulting from this solicitation will include the Transportation of Supplies by Sea clause. If the Offeror represents that it will not use ocean transportation, the resulting contract will also include the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement clause at 252.247-7024, Notification of Transportation of Supplies by Sea. (End of provision) DFARS 252.225-7035 Buy America Act - Free Trade Agreements- Balance of Payments Program Certificate (Dec 2010) (a) Definitions. "Bahrainian end product," "commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) item," "component," "domestic end product," "Free Trade Agreement country," "Free Trade Agreement country end product," "foreign end product," "Moroccan end product," Peruvian end product," "qualifying country end product," and "United States," as used in this provision, have the meanings given in the Buy American Act-Free Trade Agreements-Balance of Payments Program clause of this solicitation. (b) Evaluation. The Government- (1) Will evaluate offers in accordance with the policies and procedures of Part 225 of the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; and (2) For line items subject to Free Trade Agreements, will evaluate offers of qualifying country end products or Free Trade Agreement country end products other than Bahrainian end products, Moroccan end products, or Peruvian end products without regard to the restrictions of the Buy American Act or the Balance of Payments Program. (c) Certifications and identification of country of origin. (1) For all line items subject to the Buy American Act-Free Trade Agreements- Balance of Payments Program clause of this solicitation, the offeror certifies that- (i) Each end product, except the end products listed in paragraph (c)(2) of this provision, is a domestic end product; and (ii) Components of unknown origin are considered to have been mined, produced, or manufactured outside the United States or a qualifying country. (2) The offeror shall identify all end products that are not domestic end products. (i) The offeror certifies that the following supplies are qualifying country (except Australian or Canadian) end products: (Line Item Number) (Country of Origin) (ii) The offeror certifies that the following supplies are Free Trade Agreement country end products other than Bahrainian end products, Moroccan end products, or Peruvian end products: (Line Item Number) (Country of Origin) (iii) The following supplies are other foreign end products, including end products manufactured in the United States that do not qualify as domestic end products, i.e., an end product that is not a COTS item and does not meet the component test in paragraph (ii) of the definition of "domestic end product": (Line Item Number) (Country of Origin (If known)) (End of provision) End of Addendum to 52.212-1. The provisions at FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation Commercial Items (Jan 1999) apply to this solicitation. As an addendum to FAR 52.212-2, paragraph (a) and (c) apply to this acquisition with the following factors used to evaluate offers: An award will be made on the basis of the lowest evaluated price of proposals meeting or exceeding the acceptability standards for non-cost factors, as determined by the end user. Technical specifications of required items are included in the line item description. Items offered will be evaluated on equivalent technical capabilities as outlined in each line item (CLIN) description. End of Addendum to 52.212-2. Offerors must include a completed copy of the provisions at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications Commercial Items (Feb 2012) and Alternate I (APR 2011) with their offer. FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions- Commercial Items (Feb 2012) paragraph (a) through (t) applies to this acquisition. Addendum to 52.212-4 is the following paragraph (u): (u) The non-FAR Part 12 discretionary FAR, DFARS, AFARS, and LOCAL clauses included herein are incorporated into this contract either by reference or in full text. If incorporated by reference, see clause 52.252-2 for locations where full text can be found. The following stand alone discretionary FAR and DFARS Clauses are incorporated by reference: 52.204-7 Central Contractor Registration (Feb 2012); 52.204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (Feb 2012); 52.209-6 Protecting the Government's Interest when Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended or Proposed for Debarment (Dec 2010); 52.219-28 Post Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation (APR 2009); 52.222-3 Convict Labor (June 2003); 52.222-19 Child Labor Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Jul 2010); 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (FEB 1999); 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity (MAR 2007); 52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (Oct 2010); 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons (FEB 2009); 52.223-3 Hazardous Materials Identification and Material Safety Data (Jan 1997); 52.223-5 Pollution Prevention and Right-to-Know Information (May 2011); 52.223-18 Contractor Policy to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (Aug 2011)); 52.225-3 Buy American Act -Free Trade Agreements - Israeli Trade Act (June 2009); 52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (JUN 2008); 52.232-33 Payment By Electronic Funds Transfer Central Contractor Registration (OCT 2003); 52.233-3, Protest After Award (Aug 1996); 52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (OCT 2004). 52.242-13 Bankruptcy (July 1995); 52.247-29 FOB Origin (Feb 2006); DFARS 252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DOD Officials (Sep 2011); DFARS 252.203-7002 Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights (JAN 2009); DFARS 252.204-7003 Control of Government Personnel Work Product (Apr 1992); DFARS 252.225-7036 Buy America Act- Free Trade Agreements-Balance of Payments Program (Oct 2011); DFARS 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports (MAR 2008); and 252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments (DEC 2006). The following clauses are incorporated in full text: 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference (FEB 1998) with the websites noted in the last paragraph of this solicitation provided for access to full text of provisions and clauses; 52.252-6 Authorized Deviations in Clauses (APR 1984) with the words: DoD FAR Supplement 48 CFR Chapter 2 inserted in paragraph b; DFARS 252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DOD Officials (JAN 2009); DFARS 252.204-7008 Export Controlled Items (Apr 2010); DFARS 252.212-7001 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisition of Commercial Items (Dec 2011) (Deviation); and Wide Area Workflow Clause LC 5002. WIDE AREA WORKFLOW (WAWF) ARMY ELECTRONIC INVOICING INSTRUCTIONS Electronic Submission of Payment Request Contractor shall submit payment request using the Wide Area Workflow -Receipt and Acceptance (WAWF-RA) (see instructions below) DFAS POC and Phone: CUSTOMER SERVICE 1-800-553-0527 WAWF-RA is the method to electronically process vendor request for payment. This application allows DOD vendors to submit and track Invoices and Receipt/Acceptance documents electronically. Contractor electing to use WAWF-RA shall (i) register to use WAWF-RA at https://wawf.eb.mil and (ii) ensure an electronic business point of contract (POC) is designated in the Central Contractor Registration site at http://www.ccr.gov within ten (10) calendar days after award of this contract/order. WAWF- RA Instructions Questions concerning payments should be directed to the Defense Finance and Accounting Service: HQ 0302 DFAS - ROME 325 Brooks Road Rome, New York 13441-4527 Phone: 1-800-553-0527 Fax: 1-877-575-3332 You can easily access payment and receipt information using the DFAS web site at http://www.dfas.mil/money/vendor. Your purchase order/contract number or invoice number will be required to inquire status of your payment. The following codes and information will be required to assure successful flow of WAWF-RA documents. TYPE OF DOCUMENT[X the appropriate block] ___ Commercial Item Financing ___ Construction Invoice (Contractor Only) ___ Invoice (Contractor Only) _X__ Invoice and Receiving Report (COMBO) ___ Invoice as 2-in-1 (Services Only) ___ Performance Based Payment (Government Only) ___ Progress Payment (Government Only) ___ Cost Voucher (Government Only) ___ Receiving Report (Government Only) ___ Receiving Report With UID Data (Government Only) ___ Summary Cost Voucher (Government Only) CAGE CODE: ISSUE BY DODAAC: W91YTV ADMIN BY DODAAC: W91YTV INSPECT BY DODAAC: W33BWP ACCEPT BY DODAAC:W33BWP SHIP TO DODAAC: W33BWP LOCAL PROCESSING OFFICE DODDAC: N/A PAYMENT OFFICE FISCAL STATION CODE: HQ0302 EMAIL POINTS OF CONTACT LISTING: INSPECTOR: Ms. Gloria Gaston, Eisenhower Army Medical Center, Fort Gordon, GA. E-mail: gloria.j.gaston@us.army.mil, Phone: 706 787-3243 ACCEPTOR: Ms. Gloria Gaston, Eisenhower Army Medical Center, Fort Gordon, GA. E-mail: gloria.j.gaston@us.army.mil, Phone: 706 787-3243 RECEIVING OFFICE POC: Ms. Gloria Gaston, Eisenhower Army Medical Center, Fort Gordon, GA. E-mail: gloria.j.gaston@us.army.mil, Phone: 706 787-3243 CONTRACT ADMINISTRATOR: Pamela.w.owens@us.army.mil CONTRACTING OFFICER: Gloria.brogsdale@us.army.mil ADDITIONAL CONTACT: Pamela W. Owens, Contract Specialist Tel: 706-787-0293 E-mail: Pamela.w.owens@us.army.mil (End of clause) FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders- Commercial Items (Jan 2011) Deviation applies to this acquisition. Full text of provisions and clauses may be accessed electronically at the following address: http://www.arnet.gov/far or www.dtic.mil/dfars or www.farsite/hill.af.mil. All responsible sources should submit a quote to ATTN: Pamela Owens, Contract Specialist via fax at 706 787-6573 or e-mail: pamela.w.owens@us.army.mil by 12:00 pm EST, April 15, 2012. Required equipment speciifications are attached. For additional information regarding this solicitation you may contact Pamela Owens, Contract Specialist via phone: 706 787-0293 or by e-mail.
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