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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF AUGUST 29, 2012 FBO #3931
DOCUMENT

Q -- DIALYSIS WATER TESTING DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, SYRACUSE VAMC, SYRACUSE, NEW YORK - Attachment

Notice Date

8/27/2012
 

Notice Type

Attachment
 

NAICS

621511 — Medical Laboratories
 

Contracting Office

VISN 2 NCO (2/90);Contracting Officer;Department of Veterans Affairs Syracuse;1304 Buckley Rd Suite 102;Syracuse NY 13212-4311
 

ZIP Code

13212-4311
 

Solicitation Number

VA52812Q0736
 

Response Due

9/5/2012
 

Archive Date

11/4/2012
 

Point of Contact

Richard Williams
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

Sources Sought only. This is a SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT ONLY. It is neither a solicitation announcement nor a request for proposals or quotes and does not obligate the Government to award a contract. Requests for a solicitation will not receive a response. Responses to this Sources Sought must be in writing. The purpose of this Sources Sought announcement is for market research to make appropriate acquisition decisions and to gain knowledge of potential qualified Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses, Veteran Owned Small Businesses, 8(a), HubZone and other Small Businesses interested and capable of providing the services described below. Documentation of technical expertise must be presented in sufficient detail for the Government to determine that your company possesses the necessary functional area expertise and experience to compete for this acquisition. Responses to this notice shall include the following: (a) company name (b) address (c) point of contact (d) phone, fax, and email (e) DUNS number (f) Cage Code (g) Tax ID Number (h) Type of small business, e.g. Services Disabled Veteran Owned small Business, Veteran-owned small business, 8(a), HUBZone, Women Owned Small Business, Small disadvantaged business, or Small Business HUBZone business and (i) must provide a capability statement that addresses the organizations qualifications and ability to perform as a contractor for the work described below. No funds have been authorized, appropriated, or received for this effort. Place of Performance: Department of Veterans Affairs Syracuse VA Medical Center 800 Irving Avenue Syracuse New York 13210-2716 Purpose and Objectives: The intent of this Sources Sought Notice is to identify potential offerors capable of providing laboratory water and dialysate testing. The contractor shall be required to perform the following tests: 1.Water Analysis Panel to the AAMI standard 23500:2011 2.Water Analysis Panel to the AAMI standard 23500:2011 3.LAL Pyrogen testing for bacterial endotoxins to the AAMI standard 23500:2011 4.Colony Count for microbial purity of the water to the AAMI standard 23500:2011 5.Colony Count for microbial purity of the dialysate to the AAMI standard 11663:2009. The dialysis fluid test samples will be collected from the following equipment: Hemodialysis UnitFresenius200K Hemodialysis UnitFresenius200K Hemodialysis UnitFresenius200K Hemodialysis UnitFresenius200K Hemodialysis UnitFresenius2008K Hemodialysis UnitFresenius2008K Portable Reverse Osmosis UnitMar CorMillenium M-750 Portable Reverse Osmosis UnitMar CorMillenium M-750 Portable Reverse Osmosis UnitMar CorMillenium M-750 Portable Reverse Osmosis UnitMar CorMillenium M-750 Portable Reverse Osmosis UnitMar CorMillenium M-750 The contractor must have the skills, certification, and experience to be qualified to test and analyze the dialysis fluid samples. Certifications and/or training records may be requested. Response: Responses to this Sources Sought Notice should be able to demonstrate the firm's ability, capability, and responsibility to deliver the service listed above. Responses should include the following information: Business name, address, business size and Socioeconomic Category (HUBZone, 8(a), Service Disabled Veteran, Small Business, Large Business, etc.), and point of contact to include e-mail address and telephone number. Supporting evidence must be furnished in sufficient detail to demonstrate the ability to provide the full maintenance and repair service on equipment listed. Determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Important information: The Government is not obligated to nor will it pay for or reimburse any costs associated with responding to this sources sought synopsis request. This notice shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract, nor does it restrict the Government to a particular acquisition approach. The Government will in no way be bound to this information if any solicitation is issued. The VA is mandated by Public Law 109-461 to consider a total set-aside for Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business and/or Veteran Owned Small Business set asides. However, if response by either of these firms' types proves inadequate, an alternate set-aside or full and open competition may be determined. No sub-contracting opportunity is anticipated. The North American Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 621511 ($13.5 Million). Any offeror capable of providing this service shall notify the Contracting Officer by email within 10 calendar days from the date of the publication of this synopsis. (i.e. no later than September 5, 2012, 2:00 PM EST). All information is to be submitted via e-mail to: richard.williams18@va.gov.
 

Web Link

FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/VA/SyVAMC670/SyVAMC670/VA52812Q0736/listing.html)
 

Document(s)

Attachment
 

File Name: VA528-12-Q-0736 VA528-12-Q-0736_1.docx (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=456875&FileName=VA528-12-Q-0736-000.docx)

Link: https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=456875&FileName=VA528-12-Q-0736-000.docx

 

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Place of Performance

Address: Department of Veterans Affairs;Syracuse VAMC;800 Irving Avenue;Syracuse New York

Zip Code: 13210-2716
 

Record

SN02857479-W 20120829/120828001041-78fe624900aee3d1e7c812e14041ccab (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
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