Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Chief, Acquisition and Materiel Management (90C), One Veterans Drive, Minneapolis, MN 55417

65 -- DIAGNOSTIC REAGENTS, KITS, ETC. SOL RFQ 30-LK-97 DUE 052297 POC Linda Kelly 612-725-2183 The VA Medical Center (VAMC), Minneapolis, Minnesota, intends to award a contract for reagents and expendable supplies for use with the VA owned Boehringer Mannheim/Hitachi 911 Random Access Chemistry Analyzer. All reagents must be compatible for use on the Hitachi 911 instrumentation and must provide the highest level of precision available for testing of drugs of abuse inorder to meet certification requirments as a NIDA laboratory, e.g. utilize CEDIA technology. Items required are as follows: (1) #450019 Creatine Reagent Kit -- 8 ea; (2) #1776282 Ethyl Alcohol Reagent Kit -- 32 kit; (3) #1661094 Amphetamine Reagent Kit -- 60 kit; (4) #1661132 Barbiturate Reagent Kit -- 32 kit; (5) #1775553 Benzodiazepine Reagent Kit -- 32 kit; (6) #1661167 Cocaine Reagent Kit -- 60 kit; (7) #1661175 Opiates Reagent Kit -- 60 kit; (8) #1661191 PCP Reagent Kit -- 60 kit; (9) #1730908 Methadone Reagent Kit -- 20 kit; (10) #1661183 THC Reagent Kit -- 60 kit; (11) #1135327 Wash Solution (10x50ml/cs) -- 8 cs; (12) #409041 Sample Cups (1000/pg) -- 10 pg; (13) #1135329 Hitergent-33 (14x100ml/cs) -- 12 cs; (14) #1224310 Cell Clean 90 (6x2lt/cs) 56 cs; (15) #409070 Halogen Lamps -- 20 ea; (16) #717-0551 Cuvettes -- 10 pg; (17) #620213 Precical Calibrator Serum (7x3ml) -- 70 cs; (18) #1776339 Precical Ethyl Alcohol 0.100 calib (10x3ml/cs) -- 10 cs; (19) #1775812 Precical Ethyl Alcohol/Ammonia Low Control (10x3ml/cs) -- 4 cs; (20) #1775782 PPX/Methadone Calibrator Intermediate -- 12 cs; (21) #1776347 PPX/Methadone Calibrator High -- 12 cs; (22) #1775804 Precical Ethyl Alcohol 100 Calib (10x3ml/cs) -- 10 cs; (23) #1557416 Negative Calibrator (1x5ml) -- 24 ea; (24) #1730401 Multi-Drug Primary Cutoff Calibrator (1x15ml) -- 24 ea; (25) #1557513 THC 50 Calibrator (1x15ml) -- 24 ea; (26) #1557530 THC 100 calibrator (1x15ml) -- 20 ea; (27) #1815431 Multi Drug Calibrator Intermediate -- 12 ea; (28) #1661078 Multi Drug High Calibrator -- 12 ea; (29) #705-0516 Cleaning Wire Set -- 8 set; (30) #037-0349 Grease -- 8 ea; (31) #1131079 System Cleaning Solution -- 4 ea; (32) #1135328 Diluent (14x100ml/cs) -- 4 cs. The quantities as listed are an estimated yearly usage. The VAMC anticipates entering into a one year contract agreement with two additional 12-month options to renew. This solicitation allows that offerors may offer varying prices for option years. NOTE: This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6 as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. Solicitation #RFQ-30-LK-97 is assigned as Request for Quotes (RFQ). This announcement constitutes the only solicitation and quotes are being requested herein. A separate written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation documents and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 90-45. This procurement is unrestricted. SIC code is 2835. Contractor shall provide the above listed products or equal on an on demand as needed basis through delivery orders placed by VA and delivered FOB Destination to the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Warehouse-90D, Building 70, One Veterans Drive, Minneapolis, MN 55417. Offerors are requested to provide their best prices to the VAMC along with their most current printed catalog price list. This will be a firm fixed price contract. NOTICE TO OFFERORS: The VA may elect to make payment for supplies ordered under a resulting contract by using a Government VISA card under terms and conditions of the Government's IMPAC System. The following incorporated clauses and provisions are applicable to this acquisition: 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Items; 52.212-2 Evaluation -- Commercial Items; 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items; Addendum to FAR 52.212-4 includes 52.216-21 Requirements, 52.216-18 Ordering 52.217-6 Option for Increased Quantity, 52.217-9 Option to Extend the Term of the Contract, 52.232-19 Availability of Funds for the Next Fiscal Year, 852.216-70 Estimated Quantities, 852.270-1 Representatives of Contracting Officers, 852.210-77 Brand Name or Equal; 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items. Offerors must include a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items, with its offer. Evaluations may be conducted to determine that product offered will meet Government's needs and Bid Samples may be requested to be provided at contractor's expense. Evaluation Factors for award: Technical capability of the items offered and Past Performance History are rated at 70% and price is 30%. Award of Contract will be determined as Best Value for the Government and will be based upon the evaluation factors. Award may be made with or without discussions with offerors. Original proposals shall be submitted on company letterhead to: Linda Kelly, Contracting Officer (90C), V.A. Medical Center, Building 70, Room 4G-107, One Veterans Drive, Minneapolis, MN, 55417 by 1:00p.m. on May 22, 1997. (0127)

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