19-0063 RFB AMD 1.docx

Bid No: 19-0063

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN

MADISON, WISCONSIN 53715-1218

Bid prices and terms shall be firm for sixty (60) days from the date of bid opening, unless otherwise specified in this Request for Bid by the UW-Madison Purchasing Services.

Unless otherwise noted, public openings will be on the date and time specified. Award(s), if any, will be made as soon thereafter as possible.

The bid abstract will be on file and is open to public inspection only after award determination has been made.

If NO BID (check here) ☐ and return.

Large Animal Endoscope Equipment and Tower Amendment #1 issued to answer questions received from bidders and revise Attachment B: Specifications. If this amendment is not signed and returned, your bid may be disqualified. All other terms and conditions remain the same. Please revise and submit your bid accordingly. Please replace pages 23 and 24 of 35 noting the revision to Attachment B.

In signing this bid, we have read and fully understand and agree to all terms, conditions and specifications and acknowledge that the UW-Madison Purchasing Services bid document on file shall be the controlling document for any resulting contract. We certify that we have not, either directly or indirectly, entered into any contract or participated in any collusion or otherwise taken any action in restraint of free competition; that no attempt has been made to induce any other person or firm to submit or not to submit a bid; that this bid has been independently arrived at without collusion with any other bidder, competitor or potential competitor; that this bid has not been knowingly disclosed prior to the opening of bids to any other bidder or competitor; that the stated statement is accurate under penalty of perjury. I certify that the information I have provided in this bid is true and I understand that any false, misleading or missing information may disqualify the bid.

By submitting a bid, the bidder certifies that no relationship exists between the bidder and the University that interferes with fair competition or is a Conflict of Interest, and no relationship exists between such bidder and another person or firm that constitutes a Conflict of Interest. Further, bidder certifies that no employee of the University whose duties relate to this request for bid assisted the bidder in preparing the bid in any way other than in his or her official capacity and scope of employment.

The Bidder certifies by submission of the bid that neither it nor its principals is presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, declared ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from participation in this transaction by any federal department or agency.

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Question 1 Provide the amount of each product below that you would like quoted.

Answer 1:

We would like one of each of the following items quoted.

Question 2

1.2 Would you like an image capture computer quoted or just the capability of capturing images to a USB port?

Answer 2 A USB port would be the minimum requirement for capturing images. Please specify in the “System Components” what you are quoting.

Question 3

6.4 – 6.7 Is the Bid Requesting 4 different Video GI Scopes? What is the Difference between Item 6.5 and 6.6?

Answer 3 Yes, the bid is requesting four scopes. The difference between the 2 one-meter video endoscopes is that one is the pediatric slim (small diameter) and the other is the standard diameter.

Question 4 4 What is the roller pump for?

Answer 4 It is to be used for the irrigation or suction of fluids during surgical or diagnostic procedures, e.g., flushing body cavities, joints, guttural pouches, etc.

Question 5

4.2 What are the existing systems?

Answer 5 Please delete specification 4.2.

Attachment B: Specifications Amendment #1 – Changes are in Red

SCOPE:

The University of Wisconsin-Madison’s School of Veterinary Medicine is requesting bids for a Large Animal Endoscope Equipment and Tower.

Endoscopy is a frequently used technique in our referral equine practice. The use of flexible fiberoptic endoscopes allows us to access and image the interior of hollow organs and body cavities for both diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. Modern endoscopic equipment varies in length from short, very thin pediatric scopes of a meter in length that can be used in neonatal foals through to 3 meter long gastroscopes that permit access to the duodenum of even the largest warmblood or draft horse. We commonly use endoscopy for the evaluation and treatment of conditions of the gastrointestinal, reproductive, respiratory and urinary systems.

Much of our current endoscopic equipment at the UW Veterinary Care, Morrie Waud Equine Hospital is well over a decade old and predates digital imaging. Updating our equipment will not only helps us to provide the highest level of care and service to our patients and clients, but also positively impacts our land grant mission to teach and train the next generation of veterinarians. Endoscopic procedures also form part of several ongoing clinical research projects the results of which advance equine veterinary science to improve the lives of all horses.

SPECIFICATIONS & INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING SPECIFICATION TABLE:

The following specifications represent minimum acceptable requirement. Bidders must select either “yes” or “no” for each specification below. For any “No” Response, the bidder must provide a detailed written explanation indicating how this difference in specification would affect the performance of the product being bid. The University shall be the sole judge of acceptability. Page 23 of 35

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