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FedBizOpps Presolicitation Notice

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* = Required Field FedBizOpps Presolicitation Notice Rev. March 2010 MHR Lab Equipment 44131 36E77618Q0024 02-02-2018 N 333415 Department of Veterans Affairs Program Contracting Activity Central 6150 Oak Tree Blvd, Suite 300 Independence OH 44131 Jacquelyn Wise jacquelyn.wise@va.gov Sandra Johnson sandra.johnson3@va.gov Department of Veterans Affairs VA Puget Sound Healthcare System 1660 S. Columbian Way Seattle WA 98108 United States http://www.va.gov/ Department of Veterans Affairs jacquelyn.wise@va.gov Contract Specialist Official Email

INTRODUCTION

The Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Program Contracting Activity Central (PCAC) anticipates soliciting quotations and subsequently awarding a Firm-Fixed-Price contract for Lab Equipment for the VA Puget Sound Healthcare System. Acquisition of these items is part of the initial outfitting and activation of the new Medical Illness Research Education Clinical Centers of Excellence (MIRECC) VA Medical Facility in Seattle Washington.

DESCRIPTION

A contract is needed for the VA Puget Sound Healthcare System for below listed BRAND NAME – THERMO FISHER and BECKMAN COULTER and brand name or EQUAL equipment. Brand name justifications will be included in the solicitation identifying which equipment is required to be Brand Name and which equipment is Brand Name or EQUAL.

SALIENT CHARACTERISTICS/MANUFACTURERS CUTSHEETS

The contractor will be required to include manufacturer cut-sheets/specifications for “or equal” items quoted.

Thermo Fisher Brand Name

Beckman Coulter Brand Name

Brand Name or Equal

SECURITY REQUIREMENTS

Security background checks are not required.

WARRANTY

The contractor shall provide all manufacturer(s) warranties on all parts and labor at time of delivery. The warranties shall include all travel and shipping costs associated with any warranty repair.

ADMINISTRATIVE

The solicitation will be issued as a “Request for Quote” (RFQ) conducted in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Parts 12 and 13. The solicitation will be advertised as a total Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business set-aside. The applicable NAICS code is 333415 with a size standard of 1,250 Employees. The NMR class waiver for NAICS 333415 will apply to this solicitation. The solicitation will be issued on or about January 25, 2018 for approximately seven (7) calendar days. Offerors will be required to submit their quotes electronically via email.

Products that are purchased outside of our authorized distributor network on the gray market generate a number of concerns such as: counterfeit or adulterated devices, inadequate storage conditions, tracking issues in case of a recall, loss of warrantee, and most importantly patient safety. In some instances unauthorized distributors procure products from an authorized distributor for resale. However, authorized distributors purchase products at list price, and the unauthorized distributors are reselling the product at a price point below list price, which raises questions about product sourcing.

The solicitation will include the requirement that responders provide an authorized distributor letter that states the responder is an authorized dealer/distributor of the OEM for the items being procured such that all product warranties and service and/or preventative maintenance agreements transfer to the VA and will be honored by the OEM or guarantees that the OEM gives authorization to the responder to fulfill all warranty, service, and/or preventative maintenance obligations for the equipment. Vendors who are unable to supply proof of authorized dealer or distributorship will not be considered for award.

This notice is not a request for competitive offers. Questions of a technical nature will not be answered as part of this notice; however, all general questions may be submitted in writing to the issuing office via email at jacquelyn.wise@va.gov AND Sandra.johnson3@va.gov. Telephone calls will not be accepted. The VA reserves the right to use only Federal Business Opportunities (FBO), via the internet, to provide notification of any amendments to this notice and the subsequent issuance of the solicitation. It is the contractor’s responsibility to view FBO daily for any amendments to this notice and the subsequent issuance of the solicitation.

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