This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation document and the incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 05-36. The Veterans Health Administration at American Lake, Tacoma, Washington is soliciting bids for a contractor to provide the following items: Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) 0001: 81 Each - Joerns Ultracare XT Healthcare Bed (UCXT), softone color, 7 inch - 30 inch travel range, 4 DC motor bed, (provides smooth and quiet operation), 500 lbs. weight capacity, tubular welded construction, leg-lift, baseboard bumper, two (2) IV rod sockets at the head end, matress side stops at foot end, 80 inches with grid deck matress surface, mobility - Ultralock at head and foot ends, rolls in any height, Class 1 electronics (grounded) AdvanceCare (includes staff control), Quickcare; CLIN 0002: 81 Each - Avalon laminate headboard and footboard bed panels (BEDPANEL), frame mounted with Advanced Staff Control, Finish and T-Mold edge, Wild Cherry/Stone; CLIN 0003: 81 Each - Assist Devices (pair) (F17TMAL); CLIN 0004: 8 Each - 42 inch Comfort Extension (COMFEXT_KIT) with traditional laminate panels with Advanced Staff Control Finish and T-Mold Edge, Wild Cherry/Brown. Vendor quotes shall include all freight charges. Delivery of all items shall be no later than 60 days after receipt of order, FOB Destination. This is a Brand Name or Equal purchase. Vendors offering products other than the Joerns brand items shall demonstrate that their items perform all the same functions, are of the same floor dimensions, and conform to the same construction and safety standards as the specified Joerns items. If quoting a brand-name equal item, please provide the description with specifications of the item you are quoting. The Contracting Officer will evaluate 'equal' items based on the information provided by the quoter or identified in the quote and easily available to the Contracting Officer. The Contracting Officer is not responsible for locating or obtaining any information not identified in the quote. Unless the quoter clearly indicates within their quote that the product being offered is a brand-name equal item, the quoter shall provide the brand-name item identified in this solicitation. The selection resulting from this request for quotations will be made on the basis of the lowest-priced quote from a responsible quoter with acceptable or neutral past performance. This solicitation will result in a firm fixed-price contract. This procurement is unrestricted. The Request for Quote (RFQ) number is VA-260-09-RQ-0632. The applicable NAICS code is 423450 and the small business size standard is 100 Employees. Offers are due no later than 18 September 2009 at 12:00:00 PM Pacific Standard Time. The provision at FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors Commercial (JAN 2004), applies to this acquisition. The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items (OCT 2003) applies to this acquisition. All offers must include a completed copy of this provision. All offers must either be accompanied by Representations and Certifications or the offeror must be currently registered in ORCA at website https://orca.bpn.gov/. The following clauses apply: FAR 252.212-7001 -- Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items (May 2002); FAR 52.214-21 Descriptive Literature (APR 02); FAR 52.217-5 Evaluation of Options (JUL 1990); FAR 52.217-7 Option for Increased Quantity Separately Priced Line Item (MAR 1989) (within 90 days of contract award); FAR 52.204-7 (ALT 1) (OCT 2003) Central Contractor Registration (By 20 Sep 2004); FAR 252.204-7004 -- Required Central Contractor Registration (Alt 1) (NOV 2003); 52.216-1 -- Type of Contract (Firm Fixed Price); FAR 52.246-17 -- Warranty of Supplies of a Noncomplex Nature (APR 1984); FAR 52.232-38 Submission of Electronic Funds Transfer Information with Offer; FAR 52.253-1 -- Computer Generated Forms (JAN 1991); DFAR
+1 (555) 000-0000 Contract terms and conditions required to implement statutes or executive orders applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial items. Feb 2006FAR 252.209-7001 Disclosure of Ownership or Control by the Government of a Terrorist Country (MAR 1998); FAR 252.211-7003 Item Identification and Valuation (JAN 2004); FAR 252.225-7001 -- Buy American Act and Balance of Payments Program (Mar 1998); FAR 252.225-7002 Qualifying Country Sources As Subcontractors (Dec 1991); FAR 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Feb 1999); FAR 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (APR 2002); FAR 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans (DEC 2001); FAR 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (JUN 1998); FAR 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans (DEC 2001); FAR 52.222-19, Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (JUN 2004); FAR 52.225-13, Restriction on Certain Foreign Purchases (DEC 2003); FAR 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Central Contractor Registration (OCT 2003). (xiii) The full text of clauses and provisions can be accessed at the following web address: http://farsite.hill.af.mil/vffara.htm. Prospective offerors are urged to submit any questions they may have in writing to Mark Erickson at
contact@example.gov. Offers from all qualified, capable and responsible sources will be considered. Vendors offering a response to this notice should ensure registration in the Central Contractor Registration database at http://www.bpn.gov/ prior to submission of offers for consideration.
