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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF JUNE 08, 2012 FBO #3849
DOCUMENT

65 -- OPMI VARIO 700 MICROSCOPE - Attachment

Notice Date

6/6/2012
 

Notice Type

Attachment
 

NAICS

339112 — Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing
 

Contracting Office

Department of Veterans Affairs;Chief, A&MM (90C/NLR);Central Arkansas Veterans HCS;2200 Fort Roots Drive, Bldg 41, Room 200;North Little Rock AR 72114 1706
 

Solicitation Number

VA25612Q1152
 

Response Due

6/13/2012
 

Archive Date

8/12/2012
 

Point of Contact

Timothy A Pighee
 

E-Mail Address

7-1028<br
 

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; quotations are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The simplified acquisition procedures of FAR Part 13 will be used in conjunction with commercial items procedures of FAR Part 12. This solicitation is set-aside for small businesses only. NAICS code is 339112, size standard is 500 employees. Solicitation # RFQ VA256-12-Q-1152 Solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-56, effective April 2, 2012. All questions pertaining to this solicitation must be submitted by 12:00pm EDT June 11, 2012. Send all questions electronically to Timothy.Pighee@va.gov. Only electronic offers will be accepted. Offers must be submitted to Timothy.Pighee@va.gov NO LATER THAN June 13, 2012 by 8:00 AM EDT. INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS An offer shall be considered complete if it includes the technical capability for other than brand name, price quote and required documentation in accordance with instructions provided herein. Offers that fail to furnish the required documentation may be excluded from consideration. As a minimum, offers must include- 1.All "Equal" items must include additional technical description of the items being offered in sufficient detail to evaluate compliance with the requirements in the solicitation, if necessary. This may include product literature, or other documents. Complete Technical Capability (Attachment 1) 2.Offerors must return provision 52.212-3 with their proposal. Offerors may either (1) complete all relevant portions of the provision or (2) complete paragraph (b) of the provision and indicate that it has completed official representations and certifications online at https://orca.bpn.gov/login.aspx. 3.Contact information, Name, Phone Number, Fax Number and email address 4. Mailing address and Remit to address, if different than mailing address 5.Acknowledgment of Solicitation Amendments 6.Offeror's DUNS number 7.Equipment Place of Manufacture (include US city, state and ZIP+4; or foreign country) PRICE/COST SCHEDULE Please Read: All line items are designated Brand Name or Equal. Please provide a list of all items that are included with the microscope. If you are not quoting on the Brand Name please list the manufacturer, brand name, part/model number and technical description for each item quoted. Please provide a unit price, extended amount and total amount for the all items. The total amount must be inclusive of any shipping cost. Also, please indicate any trade-in allowance as a separate line item. The designated brand name is ZEISS for all items: Stock No. Item # NO/Description QTY UNIT Ext Cost 1OPMI VARIO 700 Microscope1EA$ 2Integrated Medilive Trio HD 1 EA $ 3Option MediaLink HD1EA$ 4Integrated 17" TFT w/ bracket & carry tray1EA$ 5Dovetail for OPMI MD1EA$ 6Mounting plate for Laser M/M 48mm1EA$ Grand Total $=========== DELIVERY Offeror's proposed initial delivery date:____________________ Days ARO FOB Destination. All shipping charges must be included in price of items. SHIPPING ADDRESS:VA MEDICAL CENTER 4300 W. 7th St. Little Rock, AR 72205 GE 113 (SPECIAL) 2B146 ***The Central Arkansas Veterans Health System reserves the right to change the delivery schedule at any time. Written notice will be sent to vendor electronically no later than 3 days before a change in the delivery schedule is needed. *** SOLICITATION PROVISIONS/CONTRACT CLAUSES The following clauses apply to this acquisition: 1.FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items (Jun 2008). 2.FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items (May 2011): 3.FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items (Jun 2010). 4.FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes Or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items (May 2011) For the purposes of this clause items (b) 4, 6, 7, 21, 24, 25, 26, 27, 36, 38(iii), 40, 46 are considered checked and apply. 5.FAR 52.232-38 Submission of Electronic Funds Transfer Information with Offer (May 1999) 6.FAR 52.252-1 - Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998); for the purpose of this provision, the fill-in's are https://www.acquisition.gov/far/index.html and http://www1.va.gov/oamm/oa/ars/policyreg/vaar/ respectively. 7.FAR 52.252-2 - Clauses Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998); for the purpose of this clause, the fill-in's are https://www.acquisition.gov/far/index.html and http://www1.va.gov/oamm/oa/ars/policyreg/vaar/ respectively. 8.VAAR 852.203-70 Commercial Advertising (Jan 2008) 9.VAAR 852.211-70 Service Data Manuals (NOV 1984) (a) 811.107(a) 10.VAAR 852.246-71 Inspection (Jan 2008) 11.VAAR 852.273-76 Electronic Invoice Submission (Interim-October 2008) 52.211-6 Brand Name or Equal (AUG 1999) (a) If an item in this solicitation is identified as "brand name or equal," the purchase description reflects the characteristics and level of quality that will satisfy the Government's needs. The salient physical, functional, or performance characteristics that "equal" products must meet are specified in the solicitation. (b) To be considered for award, offers of "equal" products, including "equal" products of the brand name manufacturer, must- (1) Meet the salient physical, functional, or performance characteristic specified in this solicitation; (2) Clearly identify the item by- (i) Brand name, if any; and (ii) Make or model number; (3) Include descriptive literature such as illustrations, drawings, or a clear reference to previously furnished descriptive data or information available to the Contracting Officer; and (4) Clearly describe any modification the offeror plans to make in a product to make it conform to the solicitation requirements. Mark any descriptive material to clearly show the modification. (c) The Contracting Officer will evaluate "equal" products on the basis of information furnished by the offeror or identified in the offer and reasonably available to the Contracting Officer. The Contracting Officer is not responsible for locating or obtaining any information not identified in the offer. (d) To the maximum extent practicable, offerors are encouraged to respond to this solicitation using pre-existing materials (such as brochures, catalogs, marketing documents) rather than creating new documents. (e) Offerors shall annotate the salient characteristics listed above to indicate the location of the relevant information used to meet the specification (document name and page number). (f) Unless the offeror clearly indicates in its offer that the product being offered is an "equal" product, the offeror shall provide the brand name product referenced in the solicitation. 52.212-2 EVALUATION--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (JAN 1999) (a)Offerors will be evaluated to the extent they can provide the items (or equal) listed in the price schedule. The Government will award to the offeror that will provide the Best Value to the government.
 

Web Link

FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/VA/VACAHCS598/VACAHCS598/VA25612Q1152/listing.html)
 

Document(s)

Attachment
 

File Name: VA256-12-Q-1152 VA256-12-Q-1152.docx (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=355980&FileName=VA256-12-Q-1152-000.docx)

Link: https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=355980&FileName=VA256-12-Q-1152-000.docx

 

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Record

SN02767980-W 20120608/120607000008-e8f6dd302fe5499d65ff7e678ef42ce9 (fbodaily.com)
 

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