SPECIAL NOTICE
J -- Laser PM Service
- Notice Date
- 5/31/2024 2:29:18 PM
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 811210
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- Contracting Office
- 247-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 7 (36C247) AUGUSTA GA 30904 USA
- ZIP Code
- 30904
- Solicitation Number
- 36C24724Q0756
- Response Due
- 6/7/2024 10:00:00 AM
- Archive Date
- 07/22/2024
- Point of Contact
- Darius Crane, Contracting Officer, Phone: (843) 577-5011
- E-Mail Address
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darius.crane@va.gov
(darius.crane@va.gov)
- Awardee
- null
- Description
- This notice is being published in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 5.101(a)(2) requiring the dissemination of information on proposed contract actions. This is a notice of intent to award a sole-source contract pursuant to 10 U.S.C 2304 (C)(1), as implemented by FAR 6.302-1(a)(2) and 6.301-1(c), only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements and brand-name descriptions. The Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center at 6439 Garners Ferry Rd, Columbia SC 29029, requires preventive maintenance (PM), repairs, and support for Lumenis Holmium laser. The Government intends to award a firm-fixed-price sole source contract with Boston Scientific Corporation. A determination by the Government not to compete with this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. this notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. This is a written notice to inform the public of the Government's intent to award on a sole source basis. Interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement. Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition will benefit the Government. Please contact Darius Crane, Contracting Officer, with the responses or questions regarding this requirement at darius.crane@va.gov. Please respond before June 7, 2024, at 13:00 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST) 1. REQUIREMENT: This requirement for annual preventive maintenance and service of the Lumenis Surgical Lasers on behalf of the Columbia Healthcare System, WJB Dorn VA Medical Center located in Columbia South Carolina. 2. BACKGROUND: The WJB Dorn VA Medical Center (VAMC) is a 216-bed facility, encompassing acute medical, surgical, psychiatric, and long-term care. The hospital is located in Columbia, South Carolina and provides primary, secondary, and some tertiary care. Annually, the Medical Center serves approximately 56,116 patients. Satellite outpatient clinics are located in Anderson, Greenville, Florence, Orangeburg, Rock Hill, Sumter, and Spartanburg, South Carolina. 3. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: This procurement is for a Base Year with the possibility of Four (4) One (1) Year Options. Base Year AUGUST 1, 2024 THROUGH JULY 31,2025 Option Year 1 AUGUST 1, 2025 THROUGH JULY 31,2026 Option Year 2 AUGUST 1, 2026 THROUGH JULY 31,2027 Option Year 3 AUGUST 1, 2027 THROUGH JULY 31,2028 Option Year 4 AUGUST 1, 2028 THROUGH JULY 31,2029 On-site work will be performed during normal working hours of 8:00 a.m. through 4:30 p.m. from Monday through Friday. Excludes weekends and holidays. No overtime is authorized at this time. 4. PLACE OF PERFORMANCE: WJB Dorn VA Medical Center 6439 Garners Ferry Road Columbia, SC 29209 5. PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS: A Contracting Officer Representative (COR) and/or Alternate Contracting Officer Representative (ACOR) shall be assigned to this procurement and written notification will be provided to the Contractor after award. Scheduling of work performance shall be arranged through the designated COR/ACOR assigned. The Contractor shall provide 2 preventive maintenance services of the 3 Lumenis surgical lasers per year. The contractor shall provide 24/7 phone support during patient procedure, priority service and repair, direct access to the Technician Service Center, and all software updates. The Contractor shall furnish all labor, travel, equipment, supplies and materials required to perform installation, maintenance and repair service of the Lumen is surgical lasers. The Contractor shall provide a 2 Business Day response time for repair calls. The Contractor shall ensure all systems are in fully operational status. Each system shall be cleaned, lubricated, faulty wiring or faulty parts replaced when necessary with minor cost to the Contractor in order to maintain the system. All items requiring replacement shall be preapproved by the COR prior to change replacement. If major replacement of parts occurs the Contractor shall notify the COR so that the facility can obtain the item for the Contractor to install. The A&A requirements to not apply, and a Security Accreditation Package is not required. EMERGENCY CALL IN REQUIREMENT: The Contractor shall provide a telephonic method for the facility to call in emergency work orders for the system during any failures. Upon notification of failures the Contractor shall have a qualified technician at the facility within two (2) hours to conduct necessary repairs. REPORT REQUIREMENT: The Contactor shall provide a report of service each quarter after all preventive maintenance occurs for each system. This report shall be submitted to the COR no later than ten (10) business days after each inspection occurs. The report shall contain a minimum of the following items. Date of Inspection Model Number List of Inspected Areas of the System Any areas of concern on each System Work performed on each System (lubrication, adjustments, etc) Name of Inspector CHECK-IN REQUIREMENTS: Contractor and all Contractor s Service Personnel shall check in and out with Engineering in Building 20 prior to performing and upon completion of all required service. This information is required to contact mechanics in case of an emergency during regular hours. The contractor shall adhere to all Coronavirus (COVID-19) precautions put in place by the facility. SAFETY REQUIREMENTS: Contractor shall ensure all tools and equipment are secured at all times. Tools and equipment must be removed from open areas or stored in secured location during breaks, lunch, and/or at the end of each workday. All debris must be removed from the facility upon completion of service each day. All personnel are required to wear approved masks when entering or working in any of the facilities buildings. They are to be non-surgical type masks, not homemade masks (this is for staff and Contractors). This mask is to be worn at all times. Any personnel caught without wearing an approved mask will be escorted out of the facility. Masks need to be worn whenever you are within six (6) feet of another person, whether you are outside or inside. This includes riding in carts. Contractor shall ensure proper signage, barriers, and/or blockage of service area is provided where applicable, especially at hoist way doors and clearly visible to ensure patient/employee safety is adhered to. Smoking is not permitted in the WJB Dorn VA Medical Center at any time. All smoking shall be conducted at designated areas on the facility grounds only. TRAINING REQUIREMENTS: Certification to service Lumenis Pulse, UltraPulse, and VersaPulse Power Suite surgical lasers. 6. TERMINATION FOR CONVENIENCE: In accordance with FAR 52.212-4 (l) The Government reserves the right to terminate this contract, or any part hereof, for its sole convenience. 7. RECORDS MANAGEMENT LANGUAGE FOR CONTRACTS: The following standard items relate to records generated in executing the contract and should be included in a typical Electronic Information Systems (EIS) procurement contract: Citations to pertinent laws, codes and regulations such as 44 U.S.C chapters 21, 29, 31 and 33; Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552); Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a); 36 CFR Part 1222 and Part 1228. Contractor shall treat all deliverables under the contract as the property of the U.S. Government for which the Government Agency shall have unlimited rights to use, dispose of, or disclose such data contained therein as it determines to be in the public interest. Contractor shall not create or maintain any records that are not specifically tied to or authorized by the contract using Government IT equipment and/or Government records. Contractor shall not retain, use, sell, or disseminate copies of any deliverable that contains information covered by the Privacy Act of 1974 or that which is generally protected by the Freedom of Information Act. Contractor shall not create or maintain any records containing any Government Agency records that are not specifically tied to or authorized by the contract. The Government Agency owns the rights to all data/records produced as part of this contract. The Government Agency owns the rights to all electronic information (electronic data, electronic information systems, electronic databases, etc.) and all supporting documentation created as part of this contract. Contractor must deliver sufficient technical documentation with all data deliverables to permit the agency to use the data. Contractor agrees to comply with Federal and Agency records management policies, including those policies associated with the safeguarding of records covered by the Privacy Act of 1974. These policies include the preservation of all records created or received regardless of format [paper, electronic, etc.] or mode of transmission [e-mail, fax, etc.] or state of completion [draft, final, etc.]. No disposition of documents will be allowed without the prior written consent of the Contracting Officer. The Agency and its Contractors are responsible for preventing the alienation or unauthorized destruction of records, including all forms of mutilation. Willful and unlawful destruction, damage or alienation of Federal records is subject to the fines and penalties imposed by 18 U.S.C. 2701. Records may not be removed from the legal custody of the Agency or destroyed without regard to the provisions of the agency records schedules.
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