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

65 -- BLOOD CARDIOPLEGIA SETS SOL RFQ 618-47-00 DUE 100699 POC Carol Murphy 612-725-2190 This is a combined synopsis/solicitation. Request for Quotation (RFQ) 618-47-00 entitled "Blood Cardioplegia Set" is issued under Statutory Authority 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(1) and IAW FAR 6.302 and VAAR 811, the proposed contract is for Brand Name or Equal supplies and is hereby issued for commercial items to be used at the VA medical center and is prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice and incorporates provisions and clauses in effect through FAR 97-13. The authority is cited and justification made based on the determination that the Government's minimum needs can best be satisfied by Brand Name or Equal supplies. The SIC Code for this procurement is 5047 and the small business size is 500 employees. This CBD announcement constitutes the only solicitation issued. A separate written solicitation document will not be issued. Contractor's proposals are hereby being requested in response to requirements for brand name or equal products listed below and shall be submitted on contractor's letterhead or bid form and must address all requirements listed and must contain the name, title, and signature of person authorized to submit proposals/bids on behalf of the contractor. Non sterile Bid Sample plus descriptive literature is required. VA Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN has a requirement for brand name or equal Sorin Biomedical, Inc., Irvine, CA. Item One -- 250 each Blood Cardioplegia BCD Set #BCD VAN8S, Brand Name or Equal. Specifications of item referenced is provided for information: Blood: crystalloid Ratio 8:1, low priming volume, bridged to allow only blood administration, dual crystalloid solution lines and bag spikes, table line separately packaged, and integrated temperature port, bubble trap/air purge, over pressure safety valve, screen filter, and pressure monitor port with separator. Usage is estimated at 30 per month. Proposal should include 3 sets Heart-Lung machine tubing inserts and 3 sets of all necessary hardware. This is a requirements contract for Fiscal Year 2000, with two 12-month options to renew for Fiscal Year 2001 and 2002. Price proposal will include separate price schedules for each Fiscal Year. The VA is requiring FOB destination pricing. All supplies provided will be Y2K compliant. All responsible sources who can meet the VAMC's requirements and provide items as listed above may respond to this solicitation by submitting a non-sterile bid sample along with price and technical proposals on their company letterhead or bid form. Product demonstrations may be conducted to determine that product offered will meet Government's needs. Evaluation factors will include, but may not be limited to, delivery, evaluation of bid sample, past performance and price/price related factors. As evaluations may be subjective in nature, VA staff are solely responsible in determining acceptability of equal products. Products will be delivered either to the VA Medical Center, Warehouse (90D), One Veterans Drive, Minneapolis, MN 55417 or to the Medical/Surgical Product Prime Vendor. The solicitation clauses incorporated herein are those in effect through FAC 97-13 and are applicable to this solicitation: 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors; 52.212-2 Evaluation Commercial Items; 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certification-Commercial Items (NOTE Offerors must include a completed copy of Offeror Representations and Certification along with his/her offer); 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items; 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes on Executive Orders Commercial Items; 52.217-6 Option for Increased Quantity; 52.217-9 Option to Extend the Term of the Contract; 852.219-70 Veteran-Owned Small Business; 52.211-6 Brand Name or Equal; 52.216-21 Requirements; 52.216-18 Ordering; 52.216-19 Order Limitations; 852.211-77 Brand Name or Equal, and Y2K Warranty Clause. Submit price and technical proposals along with one non-sterile bid sample to Carol A. Murphy, Contracting Officer (90C), VA Medical Center, Room 4G-107, One Veterans Drive, Minneapolis, MN 55417. For further information, contact Carol A. Murphy at (612) 725-2190. Offeror's proposals along with one non-sterile bid sample are due by 2:30 pm on October 6, 1999. Posted 09/28/99 (W-SN385723). (0271)

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