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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF APRIL 12, 2012 FBO #3792
DOCUMENT

R -- Court Reporter / Transcription Service - Attachment

Notice Date

4/10/2012
 

Notice Type

Attachment
 

NAICS

561492 — Court Reporting and Stenotype Services
 

Contracting Office

Department of Veterans Affairs;Acquisition & Materiel Management;Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center;2002 Holcombe BLVD;Houston TX 77030 4298
 

Solicitation Number

VA25612Q0728
 

Response Due

3/20/2012
 

Archive Date

4/19/2012
 

Point of Contact

Trish Dinh
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

This is a commercial item acquisition to proposed 100% set aside for small business concerns for the purchase an incidental to the verbatim reporting and transcription of proceedings conducted by or pursuant to orders of the Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center (MEDVAMC). The NACIS Code applicable to this procurement is 561492 with a small business size standard of $7.0 million. The awarded contractor performance start date is from May 1, 2012 through September 30, 2012 for the base year plus four option years to provide the an incidental to the verbatim reporting and transcription of proceedings conducted by or pursuant to orders of at MEDVAMC located at 2002 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, Texas 77030, as described below: a.Contractor shall be able to provide a Reporter within 48 hours notice to transcribe accurate deposition/sworn statements without the use of tapes. No back-up tapes are to be used or created. b.If testimony must be retaken as a result of mechanical breakdown of the transcribing equipment or as a result of negligence by the Contractor or any subcontractor, the Contractor shall provide the services necessary to retake the testimony at no additional charge to the Department of Veterans Affairs or to any party to the litigation. In addition, the Contractor shall bear all transportation and subsistence costs, to be computed in accordance with travel regulations governing employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs, incurred by MEDVAMC, TX, the parties and their witnesses and attorneys in attending or testifying at such retaking of testimony. c.The Contractor agrees that the assigned reporter shall perform all work in a business-like manner and according to the best standards of the reporting profession; and the Contractor, at all times, shall provide promptly at the time, date, and place designated, as many competent reporters and stenographers and maintain such staff and equipment at such times as may be necessary for the prompt recording of proceedings and the furnishing of satisfactory transcripts which shall conform to the requirements of this contract. d.To the maximum extent practical, when requested by the MEDVAMC, the Contractor shall assign the same reporter to a proceeding lasting more than one (1) day or, in the case of a lengthy proceeding, the same group of reporters. The Contractor agrees that the assigned reporter shall: (1) present himself or herself to the presiding official at least thirty (30) minutes prior to the time and at the place of designated hearings, or in no case later than the time required to set up all required equipment and be able to begin verbatim reporting at the designated time; or, if the case of a telephonic investigation shall make telephone contact to the presiding official at least thirty (30) minutes prior to the start time; (2) at all times be governed by the instructions of the presiding official in matters affecting the composition of the record, adjournment to other times or places, the hours of hearing, and matters of like character; (3) report everything spoken while a hearing is in session unless the presiding official directs an off-the-record discussion; (4) not omit from the record any part of a proceeding for which notes have been taken as required, unless the presiding official so directs; (5) mark and number letter exhibits and arrange them in numerical or alphabetical order if directed to do so by the presiding official. f.The Contractor is required to assure either directly or through his/her subcontractors; (1) that each reporter is fully aware of the assigned work situation, including the occasional need for extending a hearing session beyond the normal work day; (2) that each reporter is aware of the additional compensation available to him or her when such services are required and used; and (3) that, in fact, the additional compensation is received by reporters. g.The Contractor shall furnish complete transcripts, which accurately reflect the full and complete verbatim record of the proceedings. When the presiding official determines that there are errors in the transcript, he/she may require the Contractor to correct the errors and furnish the corrected transcript within five (5) calendar days after receipt of notification and without additional cost to the Government for the same, regardless of the delivery time the original order specified. h.The Contractor shall furnish transcripts which are legible. In the event the presiding official finds one or more copies of transcripts to be illegible, the Contractor shall correct and replace the same with acceptable copies within one (1) business day after receipt of notification from the presiding official and without additional cost for such replacement. The Request for Proposal (RFP) will be available for download from www.fbo.gov on or about April 12, 2012. The anticipated closing date for submitting proposals is 2:00 PM CST on April 30, 2012. Interested offerors are solely responsible for monitoring website www.fbo.gov for amendment(s) to the RFP, if any, and acknowledging them in accordance with the requirements stipulated in the amendments. All questions related to this announcement and the RFP must be in writing and emailed to the Contracting Specialist, Kieu Trish Dinh at kieu.dinh@va.gov. Phone or faxed inquiries will NOT be accepted. Faxed proposals are NOT allowed. All responsible sources may submit a proposal that will be considered by the agency. As of October 1, 2003, all Contractors, both large and small, are required to register in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database before an award. Contractors are responsible for the accuracy of information added to CCR. To register, go to http://www.ccr.gov/.
 

Web Link

FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/VA/HoVAMC/VAMCCO80220/VA25612Q0728/listing.html)
 

Document(s)

Attachment
 

File Name: VA256-12-Q-0728 VA256-12-Q-0728_1.doc (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=320115&FileName=VA256-12-Q-0728-001.doc)

Link: https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=320115&FileName=VA256-12-Q-0728-001.doc

 

Note: If links are broken, refer to Point of Contact above or contact the FBO Help Desk at 877-472-3779.
 

Place of Performance

Address: Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center;2002 Holcombe Blvd.;Houston, TX 77030

Zip Code: 77030
 

Record

SN02718319-W 20120412/120410235306-298c6ed06962823c320e6f1862917dd2 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
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