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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF DECEMBER 01, 2012 FBO #4025
DOCUMENT

J -- Varian Medical Systems - Attachment

Notice Date

11/29/2012
 

Notice Type

Attachment
 

NAICS

811219 — Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance
 

Contracting Office

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

Solicitation Number

VA25613I0170
 

Response Due

12/12/2012
 

Archive Date

1/11/2013
 

Point of Contact

Anthony C Marion
 

E-Mail Address

4-7408<br
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

Varian Medical System SOURCES SOUGHT 1. Title: Maintenance and Technology Support Services for Varian's' Clinac 21EX and Trilogy 2. Purpose: The Michael E. Debakey Veteran Affairs Medical Center (MEDVAMC) hereby issues the following Request for Information (RFI). This RFI is to seek contractors who can perform system administration, corrective and preventive maintenance services which meet the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) maintenance requirements on the Varian equipment specified below: MANUFACTURER: Varian Medical Systems EQUIPMENT: Linear Accelerator and supporting equipment MODEL: Clinac 21EX, and Trilogy 3. Objective: To find qualified and certified contractors with the capability to perform corrective and preventive maintenance on the specific identified equipment to meet original equipment manufacturer (OEM) maintenance requirements standards and provide system administration. The contractor shall have the ability to access, develop, maintain, and update as necessary, in addition to the Standard Operating Procedures, Process Documents, Equipment service manuals, and other documentation necessary to comply with government requirements. 4. Responses Requested: The MEDVAMC requires the following questions answered in this RFI: a. Name of Potential Contractor that possess the capability to perform this work. Contractors shall also provide their point(s) of contact name, address, telephone number, and email address; and the company's business size, and Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) Number. b. Is your company a small business, SDBs, HUBZone, or 8A concern? Please provide proof of qualifications. c. Provide a list of active and inactive sales for commercial, federal, state, and local governments. d. Is your company available under any Government Wide Agency Contract (GWAC), Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ), and/or Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA)? If so, please list the contract number and a brief summary of the products and services provided. e. Provide a short summary (two pages or less) of your potential approach to this type of contract and meeting the specific maintenance requirements for the identified equipment and your experience managing similar contracts with similar equipment. The summary shall also address the following: i. Provide an explanation of how your company will access the latest software and equipment updates and modifications for this specialized equipment. ii. Does your company have access to the source code and programming rights on the listed systems? If not, provide an explanation on how your company would get the work performed. 5. Opportunity: The MEDVAMC,is seeking information from potential contractors on their ability to provide this service. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY. Small Business Concerns are encouraged to provide responses to this RFI in order to assist the MEDVAMC in determining potential levels of competition available in the industry. The MEDVAMC envisions the Contractor's ability to perform the following as key task a. Maintain high Operational Availability (OA) of 95% for listed equipment b. Provide Preventive Maintenance (PM) on listed equipment. c. Perform or ensure performance of Corrective Maintenance on listed equipment. d. Perform Corrective Maintenance (CM) with low customer wait times (24- 72 hours) on listed equipment. e. Perform other requested services to include engineering, site surveys, parts provisioning, retrofits, relocations, corrosion control, source change outs, disposal, maintenance training, special event support, and emergency services. 6. Instructions and Response Guidelines: RFI responses are due by Wednesday December 12, 2012 at 2:00 pm (CST); size is limited to 8.5 x 11 inches, 12-point font, with 1-inch margins in Microsoft Word format via email to anthony.marion2.gov. The subject line shall read: Maintenance and Technology Support Services for Varian's' Clinac 21EX and Trilogy: NO SOLICITATION EXISTS AT THIS TIME. There is no page limitation on subparagraphs 4(a) - 4(d). Please provide the information you deem relevant in order to respond to the specific inquiries of the RFI. Information provided will be used solely by MEDVAMC as "market research" and will not be released outside of the MEDVAMC Purchasing and Contract Team. This RFI does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP), Invitation for Bid (IFB), or Request for Quotation (RFQ), and it is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government to enter into a contract, nor will the Government pay for the information submitted in response to this request. All information contained in this RFI is preliminary as well as subject to modification and is in no way binding on the Government. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the U.S. Government to form a binding contract. If a solicitation is released, it is will be synopsized in the Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) website. It is the responsibility of the interested parties to monitor these sites for additional information pertaining to this RFI, or future RFP. 7. Contact Information: Contract Specialist, Anthony Marion Email address: anthony.marion2@va.gov Your responses to this notice are appreciated.
 

Web Link

FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/VA/HoVAMC/VAMCCO80220/VA25613I0170/listing.html)
 

Document(s)

Attachment
 

File Name: VA256-13-I-0170 VA256-13-I-0170.docx (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=537858&FileName=VA256-13-I-0170-000.docx)

Link: https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=537858&FileName=VA256-13-I-0170-000.docx

 

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: Department of Veterans Affairs;Purchasing & Contracting;Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center;2002 Holcombe BLVD;Houston TX

Zip Code: 77030
 

Record

SN02939518-W 20121201/121129234835-847221c71c9cbc940a67bda67c9cc2fb (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)

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