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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF AUGUST 01, 2018 FBO #6095
DOCUMENT

J -- Service Maintenance Plan for Leica TCS SP8 Confocal & Multiphoton Microscope - Attachment

Notice Date

7/30/2018
 

Notice Type

Attachment
 

NAICS

811219 — Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance
 

Contracting Office

Department of Veterans Affairs;Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center;109 Bee Street;Charleston SC 29403-5799
 

ZIP Code

29403-5799
 

Solicitation Number

36C24718Q9428
 

Response Due

8/10/2018
 

Archive Date

11/17/2018
 

Point of Contact

David W. Parente
 

E-Mail Address

parente@va.gov<br
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Notice of Intent to Sole Source Solicitation Number: 36C24718Q9428 Purchase Description: Service Maintenance Plan for Leica TCS SP8 Confocal & Multiphoton Microscope (i)This is a Notice of Intent to Sole Source along with a COMBINED SYNOPSIS/ SOLICITATION for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation/notice; responses/quotes will be accepted, a further written solicitation will not be issued. This notice/announcement provides intent to award a Sole Source procurement. (ii)The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 7 is issuing this combined synopsis/solicitation, 36C24718Q9428, as a Notice of Intent to Sole Source IAW FAR Part 5, Publicizing Contract Actions; 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items; & FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 811219 Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance; with a small business standard of $20.5 Million. (iv)The Government intends to award a Commercial Firm Fixed-Price Sole Source Award to contractor LEICA MICROSYSTEMS INC. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-95 effective January 13, 2017. Provisions and clauses incorporated by reference have the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. The full text of the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) and Veterans Affairs Acquisition Regulations supplement (VAAR) can be accessed on the Internet at http://www.acquisition.gov/far/ (FAR) and http://www.va.gov/oal/library/vaar/ (VAAR). Additionally 52.203-98, Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements Representation (DEVIATION 2015-02) and 52.203-98, Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements Representation (DEVIATION 2015-02) are incorporated into this solicitation. (v) This procurement is for NEW EQUIPMENT ONLY; no remanufactured or "gray market" items. All Equipment must be covered by the manufacturer's warranty. (vi)DESCRIPTION OF ITEMS/SERVICES: CLIN 0001: SERVICE MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT LEICA TCS SP8 CONFOCAL & MULTIPHOTHON MICROSCOPE SYSTEM, EE #395594, SERIAL #8100000962 PREMIUM CARE SERVICE PLAN WILL INCLUDE: 1. Unlimited service visits by LeicaMicrosystems trained and qualified field service engineer 2. Unlimited replacement service parts, components, or modules necessary for repairs, excluding consumables, 3rd Party parts, and IR/MP lasers 3. One (1) Annual onsite Planned Maintenance visit, to ensure the system is performing to factory specifications. 4. Unlimited access to expert Applications and Technology Support Center (MF 8am- 5pm) 5. Biosafety Level 2 included 6. Software Updates 7. MANUFACTURER: LEICA MICROSYSTEMS INC. DELIVERY DATE(S): Base + 4 Option Years beginning on date of Award. Base Year: Begins on Date of Award, 2018 1st Option Period 2nd Option Period 3rd Option Period 4th Option Period Description of requirements for the items to be acquired. Pricing Information: 1. Pricing should be considered FOB DESTINATION 2. New Equipment only; no remanufactured or "gray market" items 3. All items must be covered by the manufacturer's warranty 4. Offer MUST be good for 30 calendar days after close of solicitation. OFFER SUBMISSION: Acceptable offer submission is each CLIN listed separately with individual pricing on standard company quote form inclusive of shipping and provide ARO delivery timeframe. Include all requisite supporting documentation identified in this solicitation with your offer. (vii) Date(s) and place(s) of delivery and acceptance and FOB point. Performance Address: Department of Veterans Affairs William Jennings Bryan Dorn VAMC 6439 Garners Ferry Rd Columbia, SC 29209 1. Period of Performance: Base + 4 Option Years 2. SHIPPING: FOB DESTINATION Contractors may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation which shall be considered by the contracting officer whether to continue with the sole source procurement or to provide for competition. Such responses MUST be received no later than August 10, 2018; 12:00 PM (EDT). Forward responses by e-mail to david.parente@va.gov. Due to technical issues, please allow additional time if you re using electronic means. Offerors must ensure that their company is registered with System for Award Management (SAM) prior to award. For information refer to: https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/ For equipment, supplies, and equipment repair/maintenance solicitations/procurements only authorized distributors, resellers, and/or service providers of the manufacturer will be accepted. Manufacturer certifications/confirmations must be provided upon request of the Contracting Office. Upon receipt of responses the contracting officer may determine to compete the requirement for which a separate solicitation would be posted to Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) web-site as a Total 100% Small Business Set-Aside for a period of 15 calendar days or less using the evaluation criteria below. (viii) 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors - commercial Items, apply to this solicitation with the following addenda, FAR 52.216-18 Ordering; VAAR 852.236-76 Correspondence; VAAR 852.237-70 Contractor Responsibilities; VAAR 852.270-1 Representatives of Contracting Officers; VAAR 852.273-75 Security Requirements for Unclassified Information Technology Resources. (ix) 52.212-2 Evaluation - Commercial Items: FAR provision 52.212-2 applies to this solicitation. The Offeror that submits the offer that meets all the requirements of the solicitation, is responsive and responsible, and has the lowest cumulative price for all items (inclusive of delivery) and the offer is fair market price will be selected. The Government anticipates awarding a single contract resulting from this solicitation to the lowest priced technically acceptable offer that conforms to all solicitation requirements. For price evaluation purposes, the lowest price technically acceptable offer will be selected for award. Award without discussions is contemplated and all offerors are encouraged to submit their best offer with their initial submission. OFFER SUBMISSION: Acceptable offer submission is each CLIN listed separately with individual pricing on standard company quote form inclusive of shipping. Include all requisite supporting documentation identified in this solicitation with your offer. To be considered technically acceptable for award each offeror must provide with their submitted quote/offer: Documentation that confirms the company/employees are manufacturer authorized resellers/ distributors and or service providers of the quoted service.   Offerors MUST enter exactly what they are quoting (including unit cost, total cost, make, model, manufacturer, part number, and description (salient features detailing the functional, mechanical, performance, and physical characteristics)) in order for the quote to be considered. If the offeror is quoting/offering or equal items, the offeror must submit manufacturer product literature that confirms the item(s) meets all the salient characteristics for the specified items. The salient characteristics for the specified item(s) are contained in the applicable manufacturer s literature.   If the offeror is quoting/offering or equal items, the offeror must clearly identify the exact make, model, manufacturer and item description for each line item to be considered. Quotes/offerors that do not provide an adequate description of how the equal product meets the salient characteristics will not be considered for award. (x) 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items- System for Award Management (SAM) located at www.sam.gov will be checked to verify ACTIVE registration status and self-certification for the required socio-economic category. (xi) 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items: apply to this solicitation with the following addenda; VAAR 852.203-70 Commercial Advertising, VAAR 852.237-76 Electronic Invoice Submission. (xii) 52.212-5 Contracts Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Items; The following FAR clauses identified at paragraph b of FAR 52.212.5 are considered checked and are applicable to this acquisition: 52.219-4, 52.219-8, 52.219-28, 52.219-3, 52.222-19, 52.222.21, 52.222-26, 52.222.35, 52.222-36, 52.222-37, 52.222-39, 52.225-1, 52.232-34, 52.222-41, 52.222-44. (xiii) n/a. (xiv) The Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) is not applicable to this acquisition. (xv) QUOTES/OFFERS: All quotes/offers will be submitted via email to the Contract Specialist, David W. Parente at david.parente@va.gov no later than August 10, 2018; 12:00 PM. All quotes/offers submitted must include the Solicitation Number 36C24718Q9428 and Title in the subject line of the email. Quotes/offers received after this date and time will be not be considered for award. To obtain clarifications and/or additional information concerning the contract requirements and/or specifications, submit a written Request for Information (RFI) via email to the Contract Specialist, David W. Parente at david.parente@va.gov. RFIs must be specific and in question format. All RFIs submitted shall include the Solicitation Number and Title, Contractor Name, City, State, Telephone, Email Address and the RFI question(s). Questions regarding this solicitation shall be submitted no later than forty-eight (48) hours prior to the posted solicitation closing date and time, unless it is determined to be in the best interest of the Government as deemed by the CO. Telephone requests for information will not be accepted. (xvi) Contact information Contracting Office Address: Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office (NCO) 7 325 Folly Road, Ste 300 Charleston, SC 29412-2507 Primary Point of Contact: David W. Parente Contract Specialist, NCO 7 David.parente@va.gov
 

Web Link

FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/VA/ChaVAMC/VAMCCO80220/36C24718Q9428/listing.html)
 

Document(s)

Attachment
 

File Name: 36C24718Q9428 36C24718Q9428.docx (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=4515326&FileName=36C24718Q9428-000.docx)

Link: https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=4515326&FileName=36C24718Q9428-000.docx

 

File Name: 36C24718Q9428 SOW.docx (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=4515327&FileName=36C24718Q9428-001.docx)

Link: https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=4515327&FileName=36C24718Q9428-001.docx

 

File Name: 36C24718Q9428 SCHEDULE.docx (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=4515328&FileName=36C24718Q9428-002.docx)

Link: https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=4515328&FileName=36C24718Q9428-002.docx

 

File Name: 36C24718Q9428 S - Open Market Justification-FAR 13 JA.pdf (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=4515329&FileName=36C24718Q9428-003.pdf)

Link: https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=4515329&FileName=36C24718Q9428-003.pdf

 

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Place of Performance

Address: William Jennings Bryan Dorn VA Medical Center;6439 Garners Ferry Rd;Columbia, SC

Zip Code: 29209
 

Record

SN05012074-W 20180801/180730230611-0d33b28a294e904a15b97f7db8684d63 (fbodaily.com)
 

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