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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF JUNE 12, 2016 FBO #5315
DOCUMENT

J -- Service Agreement (TaqMan 7900HT) - Attachment

Notice Date

6/10/2016
 

Notice Type

Attachment
 

NAICS

811219 — Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance
 

Contracting Office

Department of Veterans Affairs;Chief, NCO 16 (90C/NLR);Central Arkansas Veterans HCS;2200 Fort Roots Drive, Bldg 41, Room 200;North Little Rock AR 72114 1706
 

Solicitation Number

VA25616Q0738
 

Response Due

6/15/2016
 

Archive Date

8/14/2016
 

Point of Contact

Jacqueline Simpson
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.303, 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 federal supply schedule procedures of FAR Part 12 will be used in conjunction with commercial items procedures of FAR Part 13. Solicitation # RFQ-VA256-16-Q-0738. This solicitation is issued as a request for quote (RFQ). NAICS code is 811219, size standard is $20.5 MILLION. Solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-87, effective April 06, 2016. All questions pertaining to this solicitation shall be submitted by 10:00am Central Time June 10, 2016. Send all questions electronically to Jacqueline.Simpson3@va.gov. Only electronic offers will be accepted. Offers shall be submitted to Jacqueline.Simpson3@va.gov NO LATER THAN June 15, 2016 by 12:00 PM Central Time. POC: Jacqueline Simpson, Contract Specialist Phone: 501-257-1039 Email:Jacqueline.Simpson3@va.gov STATEMENT OF WORK (SOW) A.GENERAL INFORMATION 1.Title of Project: Service Agreement for ABI/Life Technologies TaqMan 7900HT. 2.Background: The purpose of this Contract is to obtain an AB Assurance Maintenance Service for a Life Technologies TaqMan 7900HT which includes 1 Preventative Maintenance (PM). The Life Technologies equipment is used with moderate throughput gene expression and genotyping projects for clinical studies in oncology, molecular epidemiology, and precision medicine for the Cooperative Studies Program (Office of Research & Development, Washington, DC). a.CAVHS requires courteous, highly reliable and trained personnel to provide Preventative Maintenance to: "Establish a partner-focused working relationship with CAVHS Research & Development Service. "Throughout the life of this effort, demonstrate improved performance, reliability, and timely service. 3.Maintain the highest level of service consistent with the CAVHS mission. Be able to provide convincing proof that CAVHS is receiving superior service at a fair and reasonable price. 4.Scope of Work: The contractor shall provide all resources necessary to accomplish the deliverables described in the statement of work (SOW), except as may otherwise be specified. The AB Assurance Plan for the TaqMan 7900HT includes: oParts, labor and travel for remedial repair. oNo charge for planned maintenance visits. The number of planned maintenance visits is one. oThe annual planned maintenance (PM) visit is automatically opened and shall be performed within the contract period. oGuaranteed priority response time of 3 business days after receipt of a service call for instruments located in LT's Service Zones 3 (for Service Zones 1-2, 2 business days after service call). oPriority telephone and email access to instrument technical support. oTelephone and email access to application technical support. o Period of Performance: Base Year: July 01, 2016 - June 30, 2017 Option Year 1: July 01, 2017 - June 30, 2018 5.Work at the government site shall not take place on Federal holidays or weekends unless directed by the Contracting Officer (CO). 6.Type of Contract: Firm-Fixed Price - Maintenance Place of Performance: CAVHS, Little Rock, Research Service GC128, Microarray Laboratory (Pharmacogenomics Analysis Laboratory). B.GENERAL REQUIREMENTS 1.The contractor shall have experienced and well-trained biomedical engineering personnel to perform preventative maintenance and repairs on next-generation sequencer and template prep station. 2.C.SPECIFIC MANDATORY TASKS AND ASSOCIATED DELIVERABLES Description of Tasks and Associated Deliverables: The contractor shall provide the specific deliverables described below within the performance period stated in Section A.4 of this SOW. Task One (1): Priority telephone and email access to instrument technical support for the TaqMan 7900HT Deliverable One (1): Telephone and email access to technical support group immediately after contract enacted. Task Two (2): Priority response time of 2 business days after receipt of a service call for instruments located in Zones 1 or 2 for TaqMan 7900HT, or 3 days for customers located in Zone 3. Deliverable Two (2): 3 business-days turn-around-time for service calls. Task Three (3): 1 Preventative Maintenance per year for TaqMan 7900HT Deliverable Three (3): 1PM for TaqMan 7900HT D.SCHEDULE OF DELIVERABLES See Attachment A E. INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA Final inspection and acceptance of all work performed, reports and deliverables shall occur at the place of delivery designated by the COR. Final approval and acceptance of documentation required herein shall be by letter of approval and acceptance by COR. The Contractor shall not construe any letter of acknowledgment of receipt of material as a waiver of review, or as an acknowledgment that the material is in conformance with this SOW. TASKSDELIVERABLESTANDARDAQLMETHOD(S) OF SURVEILLANCE Task 1Deliverable 1 - Telephone and email access to technical support group immediately after contract enacted. Confirmation from Laboratory Manager (email or phone) Task 2Deliverable 1 - 3 business-days turn-around-time for service calls.PDF report from Service Engineer Task 3Deliverable 1 - 1PM for TaqMan 7900HTPDF report from Service Engineer F. CHANGES TO STATEMENT OF WORK Any changes to this SOW shall be authorized and approved only through written correspondence from the CO. A copy of each change shall be kept in a project folder along with all other products of the project. Costs incurred by the contractor through the actions of parties other than the CO shall be borne by the contractor. G. GOVERNMENT RESPONSIBILITIES The government shall assure that the contractor has access to VA Research Service and the next-generation sequencing laboratory as deemed appropriate. A government employee shall escort the contractor to work site and monitor maintenance on equipment. H. KEY PERSONNEL The Contractor shall be responsible for managing and overseeing the activities of all Field Applications Specialists and/or Service Engineers used in performance of this effort. The Contractor's management responsibilities shall include all activities necessary to ensure the accomplishment of timely and effective support, performed in accordance with the requirements contained in the statement of work. The Contracting Officer may notify the Contractor and request immediate removal of any personnel assigned to the task order by the Contractor that are deemed to have a conflict of interest with the government or if the performance is deemed to be unsatisfactory. The reason for removal shall be documented and replacement personnel shall be identified within three business days of the notification. Employment and staffing difficulties shall not be justification for failure to meet established schedules. I.PERSONNEL QUALIFICATIONS: a.Successful contractor shall have personnel with a proven track record of providing preventative maintenance and repairs to next-generation sequencing equipment, in particular, ion semiconductor sequencing technology. J. SECURITY All government data shall be protected behind an approved firewall. Any security violations or attempted violations shall be reported to the VA project manager and the VHA Headquarters Information Security Officer as soon as possible. The contractor shall follow all applicable VA policies and procedures governing information security, especially those that pertain to certification accreditation. The C&A requirements do not apply and a Security Accreditation Package is not required. N. CONFIDENTIALITY AND NONDISCLOSURE It is agreed that: 1. The preliminary and final deliverables and all associated working papers, application source code, and other materials deemed relevant by the VA which have been generated by the contractor in the performance of this task order are the exclusive property of the U.S. Government and shall be submitted to the CO at the conclusion of the task order. 2. The CO shall be the sole authorized official to release verbally or in writing, any data, the draft deliverables, the final deliverables, or any other written or printed materials pertaining to this task order. No information shall be released by the contractor. Any request for information relating to this task order presented to the contractor shall be submitted in writing to the CO for response. Performance of this effort may require the contractor to access and use data and information proprietary to a Government agency or Government contractor which is of such a nature that its dissemination or use, other than in performance of this effort, would be adverse to the interests of the Government and/or others. Contractor and/or contractor personnel shall not divulge or release data or information developed or obtained in performance of this effort, until made public by the Government, except to authorize Government personnel or upon written approval of the Contracting Officer (CO). The contractor shall not use, disclose, or reproduce proprietary data that bears a restrictive legend, other than as required in the performance of this effort. Nothing herein shall preclude the use of any data independently acquired by the contractor without such limitations or prohibit an agreement at no cost to the Government between the contractor and the data owner which provides for greater rights to the contractor. The Department of Veterans Affairs shall have unlimited rights to and ownership of all deliverables provided under this effort, including reports, recommendations, briefings, work plans and all other deliverables. This includes the deliverables provided under the basic award as well as and any optional task deliverables that are exercised by the Contracting Officer. The definition of "unlimited rights" is contained in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 27.401, Definitions. P. TASK ORDER TERMINATION VA has the right to terminate (in whole or in part) this task order at any time in accordance with the termination clauses of the governing GSA Schedule Contract. The Contractor shall be paid only for the services rendered up to the point of receiving the termination notice, and then only to the extent that those services meet the requirements of this SOW. 2. Contracting Officer's Technical Representative (COR): To be designated at time of contract award. The COR shall be designated on the authority of the Contracting Officer at the time of contract award to monitor all technical aspects of the contract. In no event is the COR empowered to change any of the terms and conditions of the contract. Changes in any section of this contract shall be made only by the Contracting Officer pursuant to a properly executed modification. The types of actions within the purview of the COR's authority are to ensure that the Contractor performs the technical requirements of the contract, and to notify both the Contractor and the Contracting Officer of any deficiencies observed. A memorandum of designation shall be issued to the COR and a copy shall be sent to the Contractor at the time of contract award setting forth in full the responsibilities and limitations of the COR
 

Web Link

FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/VA/VACAHCS598/VACAHCS598/VA25616Q0738/listing.html)
 

Document(s)

Attachment
 

File Name: VA256-16-Q-0738 A00002 VA256-16-Q-0738 A00002.docx (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=2792484&FileName=VA256-16-Q-0738-A00002006.docx)

Link: https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=2792484&FileName=VA256-16-Q-0738-A00002006.docx

 

File Name: VA256-16-Q-0738 A00002 COMBINED SYNOPSIS SOLICIT (TaqMan).docx (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=2792485&FileName=VA256-16-Q-0738-A00002007.docx)

Link: https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=2792485&FileName=VA256-16-Q-0738-A00002007.docx

 

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Place of Performance

Address: Central AR Veterans Healthcare System (CAVHS);4300 West 7th Street;Little Rock, AR

Zip Code: 72205
 

Record

SN04146230-W 20160612/160610234438-75e7add78c9bb94665be8b98b8c430dd (fbodaily.com)
 

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