The Department of Veterans Affairs, VISN 7, intends to award a sole source contract to Fisher Healthcare, 11450 Compaq Center Drive West, Suite # 570, Houston, TX, 77070-1445. Fisher Healthcare has exclusive rights to sell reagent test kits which Fisher Healthcare has the exclusive right to design, install and service AFFIRM VPII which is instrumentation owned/leased by the Dorn VA Medical Center. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals or a solicitation for offers. However, parties interested in responding to this notice shall submit technical data, including cost, sufficient to determine capability in providing the same product to Joseph M. Locke, Contracting Officer at
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+1 (555) 000-0000, Ext: 7814 by September 21, 2018 no later than 9am EST. All capability statements received by the closing date of this notification of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. This acquisition is being conducted under FAR Part 12 commercial procedures. There are no set-aside restrictions for this requirement. The intended procurement will be classified under North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 424210- In-Vitro Diagnostic Substance. This is for informational purposes only and not to be considered as a commitment by the Government. Any information submitted to this notice of intent is voluntary. FISHER STATEMENT OF WORK WJBD VAMC - Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Service 544-19-1-023-0006 REQUIREMENT: The contractor will provide the facility with Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved reagents, controls, disposables and any consumable parts necessary for analyses. Contractor shall provide supplies as listed in Attachment A and service for delivery/pickup and travel/transportation within 24 hours of notification of all requested consumable items and arrive within 5-7 business days. Contractor shall also provide a confirmation number for each order delivered to the Warehouse, Bldg. 100, located at the William Jennings Bryan Dorn, VA Medical Center (WJBDMC), 6439 Garners Ferry Road, Columbia, South Carolina 29209. BACKGROUND: The WJBDMC is a 216-bed facility, encompassing acute medical, surgical, psychiatric, and long-term care. The hospital is located in Columbia, South Carolina and provides primary, secondary, and some tertiary care. Annually, the medical center serves approximately 56,116 patients. Satellite outpatient clinics are located in Anderson, Greenville, Florence, Orangeburg, Rockhill, Sumter, and Spartanburg, South Carolina REQUIREMENT OVERVIEW & PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: The government has a requirement for an IDIQ contract for commercial off the shelf (COTS) consumable medical supplies as listed in Attachment A, the quantities listed is an estimate and may be more or less depending on patient volume. This requirement is being requested for one base year and four one year option periods. The contract effective date shall begin on October 1, 2018 and shall be for a base period of one year with four (4) 12-month options to renew. Base Year 10-1-18 9-30-19 Option Year One 10-1-19 9-30-20 Option Year Two 10-1-20 9-30-21 Option Year Three 10-1-21 9-30-22 Option Year Four 10-1-22 9-30-23 PLACE OF PERFORMANCE: WJB Dorn VA Medical Center, 6439 Garners Ferry Road, Columbia, SC 29209 DAYS AND HOURS OF DELIVERY: Monday Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. excluding federal holidays. DELIVERY REQUIREMENTS: Orders shall be shipped no later than 24 hours after receipt of request and arrive within 5-7 business days. SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: The contractor is required to provide a confirmation number for each order. b. After the initial purchase order has been established, the following IMS personnel are authorized to place orders as needed via telephone: Al Barker
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contact@example.gov d. Web Address: HTTP://WWW.FSC.VA.GOV/EINVOICE.ASP TERMINATION FOR CONVENIENCE: Subject to a 14 day advance notice, the Government reserves the right to terminate this contract for convenience if the need for this service changes or is no longer required. RECORDS MANAGEMENT LANGUAGE FOR CONTRACTS: The following standard items relate to records generated in executing the contract and should be included in a typical Electronic Information Systems (EIS) procurement contract: Citations to pertinent laws, codes and regulations such as 44 U.S.C chapters 21, 29, 31 and 33; Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552); Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a); 36 CFR Part 1222 and Part 1228 Contractor shall treat all deliverables under the contract as the property of the U.S. Government for which the Government Agency shall have unlimited rights to use, dispose of, or disclose such data contained therein as it determines to be in the public interest. Contractor shall not create or maintain any records that are not specifically tied to or authorized by the contract using Government IT equipment and/or Government records. Contractor shall not retain, use, sell, or disseminate copies of any deliverable that contains information covered by the Privacy Act of 1974 or that which is generally protected by the Freedom of Information Act. Contractor shall not create or maintain any records containing any Government Agency records that are not specifically tied to or authorized by the contract. The Government Agency owns the rights to all data/records produced as part of this contract. The Government Agency owns the rights to all electronic information (electronic data, electronic information systems, electronic databases, etc.) and all supporting documentation created as part of this contract. Contractor must deliver sufficient technical documentation with all data deliverables to permit the agency to use the data. Contractor agrees to comply with Federal and Agency records management policies, including those policies associated with the safeguarding of records covered by the Privacy Act of 1974. These policies include the preservation of all records created or received regardless of format [paper, electronic, etc.] or mode of transmission [e-mail, fax, etc.] or state of completion [draft, final, etc.]. No disposition of documents will be allowed without the prior written consent of the Contracting Officer. The Agency and its contractors are responsible for preventing the alienation or unauthorized destruction of records, including all forms of mutilation. Willful and unlawful destruction, damage or alienation of Federal records is subject to the fines and penalties imposed by 18 U.S.C. 2701. Records may not be removed from the legal custody of the Agency or destroyed without regard to the provisions of the agency records schedules. ATTACHMENT A Description Product No. Est. Qty. & Unit of Measure BD Affirm VPIII Microbial Identification Test Kit 23025603 96 Boxes System Transport Ambient Temperature BD Affirm VPIII 23025604 36 Boxes
