Contracting Officer (90C), Department of Veterans Affairs, North Texas Health Care System, 4500 South Lancaster Road, Dallas, TX 75216

59 -- MIDAS REX III REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT PARTS SOL 549-160-97 DUE 091797 POC David Hill, Contracting Officer, (214) 302-7522 This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for the purchase of a commercial item. This notice is prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. The announcement constitutes the only solicitation and is issued as an Invitation for Bids (IFB). A written solicitation will not be issued. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 90-46. This VA Medical Center intends to repair and upgrade it's Midas Rex Pneumatic orthopedic surgical equipment as well as set up a replacement parts stock and therefore contemplates a sole source award to Midas Rex for the purchase of three each, to include FOB destination delivery and applicable one year equipment warranty, of the following: (1) Midas Motor, part no. MO3; (2) Exhaust hose, part no. EH; (3) Pressure Hose, part no. PH; (4) Safety Valve Hose, Auto-Clavable, part no. RH; (5) Foot Control-Variable, part no. FCV; (6) In-line Oiler W/O-Ring # 10, part no. IO; (7) Foot Control Exhaust Safety PL, part no. FCESP; (8) Lubricant, part no. LUB; (9) Safety Seals, 20 per box, part no. SS; (10) Safety Lock Rod, part no. SROD; (11) Midas Rex III GS Attachment, part no. GSAD; (12) 1/32" Brush, part no. BR-132; (13) 3/32" Brush, part no. BR-32; (14) 1/8" Brush, part no. BR-8; (15) Diffuser Air, part no. AD; (16) Midas Rex III Operative Manual, part no. MAN III; (17) G-4 Tube, part no. G-4 Tube; (18) G-6 Tube, part no. G-6 Tube; (19) G-8 Tube, part no. G-8 Tube; (20) S-4 Tube, part no. S-4 Tube; (21) S-4 Rotating Footed Tube, part no. S-4RF; (22) S-6 Tube, part no. S-6 Tube; (23) S-8 Tube, part no. S-8 Tube; (24) C-2 Tube, part no. C-2T; (25) AM Attachment, part no. AM; (26) B Attachment, part no. B; (27) M Attachment, part no. M; (28) R Attachment, part no. R; and (29) TU Attachment, part no. TU. Delivery date of the items will be 45 days from the date of receipt of an awarded delivery order. Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) provisionsat 52.212-1, 52.212-2, and 52.212-3 apply to receipt of offers and are hereby incorporated by reference. Further, FAR clauses 52.212-4 and 52.212-5, as applicable, will apply to an awarded contract and are also included in this notice by reference. FAR clause 52.249-8, Default is added as addenda and is hereby incorporated by reference. These provisions and clauses are available on the Internet Web at http://www.arnet.gov/far or may be obtained from the Contracting Officer by faxed request through (214) 372-7066. The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. Those interested parties who are able to supply the requested items are encouraged to submit their sealed bids along with FAR 52.212-3, "Offeror Representations and Certifications." Since this is not a request for proposals, only written offers for the specified products will be accepted. Offers must be sealed, must reference the solicitation number and must be sent to the attention of the Contracting Officer to be received prior to September 17, at 2:00 p.m. local time for Dallas Texas. (0248)

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