Operational Contracting Office, 8110 Industrial Dr., Suite 200, USAF Academy, CO 80840-2315

D -- VITROS CHEMISTRY ANALYSER SERVICES SOL F0561199Q0168 DUE 092998 POC Mr. Robin Cramer (719) 333-3988/Contract Office, or Mr. Bruce Taylor (719) 333-2869 E-MAIL: USAFA COntracting Office, CramerRE.LG.USAFA@usafa.af.mil. Paragraph references below are per FAR 12.603 (2) (c) (2) : (i) This is a combined synopsis/ solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; Proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. (ii) This solicitation is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ): Solicitation number is F0561198Q0168. (iii) This solicitation document, incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition circular 97-1. (iv) The Standard Industrial Classification number is 7372 and the business size standard is $18M. This procurement is not being issued as a small Business Set-Aside. Women Owned businesses are encouraged to submit proposals. (v-vii) CLIN 0001: The service required below consists of a sole source acquisition for leasing for the proprietary Vitros 250 Chemistry Analyzer and purchase of Vitros chemistry slides This services includes monthly rental fee of the analyzer, installation and training (to include tuition, room & board, and airfare), operational software, all consumables. service and maintenance. The service will be used by the Air Force Academy Hospital located at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado. FOB is Destination. The attached Statement of Work applies. Performance period will be 1 October 1998 through 30 September 1999. The following FAR provisions and clauses apply to this RFQ and are hereby incorporated by reference. (viii) Provision 525.212-I Instruction to offerors -- Commercial Items -- Vendors are STRONGLY encouraged to use the Standard Form 1449 as the first page of their offer/quote/bid and completely provide the requested data for all blocks. If you chose NOT to use the Standard Form 1449, you are cautioned to complete and provide with your written offer/quote/bid all the data requested by FAR 52.212-1. Failure to do so may render your offer/quote/bid as non-responsive and may eliminate you from consideration for award. (ix) N/A (x) Offers shall include a complete copy of the provision at 52.2123-3, Offerors Representative and Certification-Commercial Items with its offer. (xi) The clause at 52.212-4, "Contract Terms and Conditions" -Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. (xii) The clause at 52.212-5, "Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items", applies to this acquisition. Additional FAR Clauses cited in the clause applicable to this acquisition are: (b)6,7,8,9, 10, 14, 16, and (C) 1,2. DFARS 252.212-7001, Contract terms and conditions required to implement status of Executive Orders applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial items, Nov. 1995 applies to this acquisition with the inclusion of the following DFARS 252.247-7024; (xiii)-All information technology (IT) items must be year 2000 compliant . Non-compliant items must be upgraded at no additional cost and be Y2K compliant by delivery date the earliest date when compliance required to process Y2 date, but not later than Dec. 31, 1999. Y2K compliant means IT accurately processes date/time data (including, but not limited to, calculating, comparing, and sequencing) from, into and between the twentieth AD twenty-first centuries, and the years 1999 and 2000 and leap year calculation. Y2K compliant IT when used in conjunction with or exchanging data with other IT, shall accurately process date/IT information. Notice of Intent This acquisition is approved for a sole source acquisition action as Authorized by AFFAR Supp. 5313.106 under Simplified Acquisition Procedures. No Request for Quote (RFQ) package will be issued. However all interested sources may identify their product or service by submitting pricing data, an accurate description of the product offered and make and model numbers of the product. Only responses containing this data will be considered for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Award will not be made on the responses received to this synopsis. If no favorable responses are received by close of business on the anticipated award date, a purchase order will be Johnson & Johnson Clinical Diagnostics, 3069 S. Cherry Way, Denver, CO, 80222. (xv) N/A (xvi) Offers must be received at the address above NLT 3:00 P.M. Mountain Daylight Time 30 Sep. 1998, at Operational Contracting Office, 8110 Industrial Drive, Suite 200, USAF Academy, CO 80840. (xvii) The point of contact for all information regarding this acquisition is Mr Robin Cramer at 719-333-3988. 21 MDSS/SGSAL Statement of Work 1.0 Reagent Rental Agreement Description and Term 1.1 This Reagent rental Agreement sets forth the terms and conditions for which 21 MDSS/SGSAL will lease the Vitros 250 chemistry analyzer and purchase Vitros chemistry slides (including consumables. controls, and calibrators). The monthly rental fee shall include a price component to reflect payments for each of the following items: analyzer (Vitros250 Chemistry Analyzer with PSID barcode reader). installation, training in Rochester, New York (to include tuition room and board and airfare). Initial training operational software, all consumables, service and maintenance, as stated in terms and conditions of the rental agreement contract. Pricing established for this site will be based on a volume of less than 150.000 test annually, and will be billed a fee of $2,500 per month for routine slides. 1.2 This agreement shall be effective for all purposes (e.g. pricing changes. volume monitoring. etc.) beginning on the date the order is accepted by J&JCD, Rochester, NY. This agreement shall continue in effect from the immediately following the date on which the orders accepted in Rochester, NY. 1.3 During the term of this agreement 21 MDSS/SGSAL agrees to establish a shipping schedule with J&JCD to initiate regular delivery of Vitros slides and consumables (Quarterly Ship Dates: Jan., Apr.,Jul., and Oct). 2.0. 21MDSS/SGSAL responsibilities: 21MDSS/SGSAL will prepare site at which the analyzer is to be installed and be in accordance with J&JCDs "Site Preparation Specifications." Power requirements will be 120 Vac 60 Hz, 15 Amp (See attachment 4. Vitros 250 analyzer specifications). 2.1 21MDSS/SGSAL is fully responsible for control of access to the site in which analyzer is installed: Provided that J&JCD shall have such reasonable access to the site as it may deem necessary for maintenance. J&JCD will install analyzer during J&JCD's normal working hours (8:00a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday excluding holidays). Installation by J&JCD's representative shall include: unpacking the equipment, Inspection for all required components, assembling into normal operation. complete system check to include diagnostic, standardization, and calibration. 3.0 Exclusive and conditional warranty: J&JCD warrants that the equipment reagents and consumables purchased shall be free from defects in workmanship and materials. This warranty shall apply for the term of this agreement and for one year following the date of installation for equipment. J&JCD's exclusive obligations will be to repair or replace any defective product or refund the purchase price thereof at no additional charge. 3.1 Because the equipment and related software are technologically complex, customer understands and agrees that neither the Air Force nor its employees or agents will alter or modify its equipment or any software furnished by J&JCD for operation or maintenance of the equipment (see service warranty as stated (See Attachment 4. J&JCD Reagent Rental Agreement) 3.2 21 MDSS/SGSAL shall be responsible for providing routine maintenance as specified in the Operator's Manual during the term of this rental agreement. 3.3 J&JCD agrees to provide emergency on-site service replacement of parts and non-routine maintenance and to maintain the equipment in proper working order during the term of this rental agreement. Such service will include periodic maintenance to clean, test, and maintain the Analyzer in good working order. 3.4 during the term of this agreement, 21MDSS/SGSAL requires that J&JCD provide telephone assistance twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. In order to obtain this service, 21MDSS/SASA; shall call J&JCD's Customer Technical Service Hotline 1-800-431-3311. J&JCD's will respond to requests for emergency repair within 3 hours during normal working hours. Normal working hours is understood to mean Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., excluding holidays. 3.5 J&JCD shall insure that services under this contract are performed by certified technical service personnel. The J&JDC service representative shall report to Biomedical Equipment Repair (BMER). located in room 331 or 332, building 959, prior to beginning and completion of services. A copy of service reports shall be left with the BMER PERSONNEL. This report shall include the following information: the reason for maintenance call, the time required to perform maintenance, a list of repair parts utilized, a complete description of all work performed, and the name of the technician performing the maintenance. This report shall also include the signatures of the J&JCD service representative and the BMER representative. 4.0 Installation-training J&JCD Responsibilities. The technical service representative will accomplish instrument installation, method evaluation studies and normal reference range studies on the new Analyzer. The representative will also accomplish training or laboratory and biomedical service technicians during the installation. In addition, one operator training course is provided per year and can be scheduled on a monthly basis through J&JCD. Compliance with this contract will be monitored by the 21MDSS/SGSAL Quality Assurance evaluator for this contract. 5.0 Please direct any questions on the requirements for obtaining this analyzer to 21MDSS/SGSAL (Maj Andrews/ TSgt Wallerstedt, 556-1040) Posted 09/22/98 (W-SN252875). (0265)

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