06-SOW Rev-Shimadzu.docx

SCOPE OF WORK FOR SERVICE & SUPPORT:

Shimadzu Imaging Equipment – Great Plains Area Indian Health Service

C-1 PURPOSE:

The purpose of this contract is to provide a comprehensive maintenance service and support agreement for Shimadzu Imaging, located at multiple facilities within the region served by the Great Plains Area Indian Health Service (SD, ND, IA, NE). The award of a contract will be a firm-fixed price type.

C-2 SCOPE OF WORK:

The Contractor shall provide the Great Plains Area Indian Health Service, hereafter referred to as the Government, with the services described in this statement of work for the period specified.

Calibration/ Preventive Maintenance: The service to be performed by the contractor under this contract and for the bid price shall include ALL parts, labor, tools, equipment, literature, transportation, and per diem necessary to provide complete onsite calibration/preventive maintenance and mechanical/electrical safety testing as recommended by the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) and required by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services and various accrediting bodies. Only new or original equipment manufacturer (OEM) certified replacement parts will be used to replace any component found defective.

Upon issuance of the contract, the Contractor shall submit a schedule showing the dates of future/scheduled services per the OEM recommended and/or statutorily required intervals. This schedule will comply with the interval/time definitions of TJC Environment of Care accreditation standards.

All services are to be performed within the windows prescribed by CMS, TJC, DNV-GL and other accrediting entities:

· Quarterly: once every three months +/- 10 days

· Semi-annual: 6 months from the last scheduled event month +/- 20 days

· Annual: 12 months from the last scheduled event month +/- 30 days

Unscheduled Maintenance and parts: Unscheduled maintenance, repair, emergency call back, recall, modification, and breakdown repair are covered under this contract, except as specifically listed under C-4 Exclusions. The Contractor will provide at no additional cost to the Government all parts, labor, tools, equipment, literature, transportation, and per diem necessary to complete repair of all unscheduled maintenance requirements. Only new or original equipment manufacturer (OEM) certified replacement parts will be used to replace any component found defective.

Removal: At no time shall the contractor remove, or cause to be removed, any device, operation option, or accessory from the healthcare clinic, hospital, or health station without express written consent from the Contracting Officer Representative or Clinical Engineering.

Hours of Performance:

Unless otherwise stated or negotiated, work shall be performed Monday through Friday, 8 am to 5 pm, excluding weekends and holidays.

C-3 EQUIPMENT:

Pine Ridge Hospital; 1 Highway 18; Pine Ridge, SD 57770

Cheyenne River Health Center; 24276 166th Street; Eagle Butte, SD 57625

Rosebud Hospital; 18 Soldier Creek Dr; Rosebud, SD 57570

C-4 EXCLUSIONS:

The Contractor is not responsible for damage caused by failure to operate the equipment in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions, abuse, misuse, or neglect, or damage by fire, lightning, flood, tornado, windstorm, hail, earthquake, explosion, smoke, aircraft accident, motor vehicle accident, collapse of building, strike, riot, vandalism, power failure or fluctuations, heating or air conditioning failure.

In the event that the Contractor determines that there is probable cause to believe that an operator or equipment user is abusing, neglecting, or mishandling an item of equipment, the Contractor shall notify the COR.

The following are specifically excluded from this contract:

· Operating supplies or accessories not furnished by Contractor during regular Preventive Maintenance Inspection and Services, such as expendable items including recording charts, paper, ink, pens, ribbons, pen arms, etc.

· Work external to the equipment or maintenance of accessories, alterations, attachments, or other devices not specifically covered under this contract unless noted in writing.

· Equipment modified, altered, added to, improperly repaired, improperly installed, or used in violation of the manufacturer’s instructions or damages resulting from other than ordinary use.

· Peripherals, printers, UPS, Wireless Detectors, A/D Upgrade Kit, Workstations

Any questions regarding the applicability of any or all determinations and/or findings subject to protest and/or disputes will be adjudicated by the Great Plains Area Indian Health Service Senior Contracting Officer.

C-5 DOCUMENTATION:

The Contractor shall provide all inspection forms and labels necessary to perform services as specified.

Preventive maintenance must be a checklist showing the OEM’s recommended checks, that they were performed, the results of the checks, the date next due, and the recommended interval(s).

The Contractor is required to present the service tickets/calibration record with the P.O. number of the service contract on them for each time a service is performed on the equipment, including PM’s. These service tickets shall not take the place of the PM checklist. Lack of service tickets being presented will be cause for non-payment by the Government. One copy of the service ticket (together with the PM checklist) shall be left with the Department Supervisor and one copy (together with the PM checklist) shall be provided to the COR within one week of the service. Service tickets may be submitted via email to abr_oehbiomed@ihs.gov (note there is an underscore between abr and oeh (abr_oeh)). Notifications of service ticket availability for retrieval through iCenter is also acceptable.

C-6 QUALITY CONTROL:

The Government reserves the right to review and verify the contractor’s work.

The Contractor shall have a prior successful history in providing services that demonstrate and can provide these services to the Government.

C-7 BASIS OF PAYMENT:

All payments are due and payable upon receipt of complete and accurate invoices and in accordance with the Prompt Payment Act. Invoices shall be submitted with all information and supporting documentation described in C-5 Documentation. A complete and accurate invoice is substantially correct in that all aspects of the required information are evident on the invoice. If items such as invoice number, date, dates of service, contract/purchase order number, etc., are not on the invoice, they will be returned to the Contractor for resubmission.

C-8 LIABILITY:

In no event shall the Government release the Contractor from liability arising from acts of omission, improper repair, negligence, or deliberate or non-deliberate acts that jeopardize the health and safety of patients and/or Government employees. The rules of law governing such incidents or actions shall prevail.

C-9 RELEASES:

No information, findings, or determinations generated in pursuit of this contract may be released outside of the contractors’ immediate possession without the concurrence of the Contracting Officer.

C-10 WARRANTY:

All contractor labor shall be warranted for 30 days from the work's commencement date. All parts and materials sold/provided by the Contractor for installation under this contract will be warrantied for at least 30 days. Warranty call-back service shall be provided during the warranty period at no additional charge.

C-11 CONTRACTOR’S TERMS & CONDITIONS:

The Contractor's terms and conditions shall be incorporated into the contract by reference. Where conflicts arise, the Federal Acquisition Regulations and other Federal Regulations, Laws, and Rules shall take precedence.