The Department of Veterans Affairs, Iowa City VA Medical Center, Iowa City, IA intends to negotiate a sole source procurement under the authority of FAR 6.302.1, with Volcano Corporation to provide an S5i Imaging system/Volcano IVUS System to the facility. Interested parties may identify their experience in providing this equipment to the Contracting Officer via e-mail
contact@example.gov or fax
+1 (555) 000-0000. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in 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 number is VA-263-08-RP-0230 and is issued as a request for proposal (RFP). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-25, effective April 22, 2008. The associated NAICS code is 423450 and small business size standard is 100 employees. The acquisition is not set-aside and is being negotiated as a sole source procurement. The requirement for the Volcano s5i Imaging System includes the following: QTY CATALOG NO. DESCRIPTION 1 s5iVC s5i Imaging System s5i CPU w/DVD Burner, Power Transformer, Cable Pre-Install Kit, Standard s5i Controller, Bedside Touchpad Controller, 19NEC Monitor Kit, Phased Array PIM Body, DICOM Network Connection, ChromaFlo Functionality, one (1) year warranty. 1 VH IVUS End User License Agreement VA Medical Center - Iowa City agrees that use of the VH IVUS Software is subject to the terms of the End User License Agreement. A copy of the End User License Agreement is also available from your VOLCANO representative or online at www.volcanocorp.com. 1 Three (3) Year VH IVUS Maintenance Agreement This signed Agreement provides for the purchase of the VH IVUS Software Support and Maintenance Agreement, which provides for unspecified VH IVUS software revisions released during for a three (3) year term (should any be commercially released) at no additional cost. In the absence of a Maintenance Agreement, future software revision releases will be made available at additional cost to be determined upon commercial availability. 1 s5rev02 s5 Revolution Option: Includes SpinVision PIMr and PIM Cable 1 s5ffr02 s5 FFR Option: Includes PIMffr and PIMffr Cable Installation Custom Components CBL02 Extended Cabling Kit 1 CON01 Standard s5i Controller (in addition to 1 each per/s5iVC) 1 CON02 Patient Table Mounting Kit CON03 Joystick Controller Kit 1 CON04 Bedside Touchpad Controller (additional) CON05 Keyboard with Touchpad 1 MON01 19" NEC Monitor Kit (in addition to 1 each per/s5iVC) MON03 Patient Table Monitor Kit MON04 Video Scan Converter MON05 Video Signal Switch 1 ARC01 Color Printer Kit ARC02 Color Printer Refill Kit ARC03 Remote DVD Drive The date of delivery should be no longer than 45 days after receipt of order (ARO) with delivery being FOB Destination to the Department of Veterans Affairs, Iowa City VAMC, 601 Highway 6 W, Iowa City, IA 52246, Room 8E35. (Contact Patty Booth at
+1 (555) 000-0000 ext: 6127 to coordinate delivery). The provision at FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial, applies to this acquisition along with additional addenda. A statement regarding the applicability of the provision at FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Items, is not applicable to this sole source acquisition. Offeror is to include a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items. FAR clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The FAR clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes Or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items, also applies to this acquisition and the following clauses cited in the clause are applicable to this acquisition: 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (Sept 2006), with Alternate I (Oct 1995) (41 U.S.C. 253g and 10 U.S.C. 2402), 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation (June 2007) (15 U.S.C 632(a)(2)), 52.222-3, Convict Labor (June 2003) (E.O. 11755), 52.222-19, Child Labor--Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (FEB 2008) (E.O. 13126), 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Feb 1999), 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Mar 2007) (E.O. 11246), 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans (Sept 2006) (38 U.S.C. 4212), 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (Jun 1998) (29 U.S.C. 793), 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans (Sept 2006) (38 U.S.C. 4212), 52.222-39, Notification of Employee Rights Concerning Payment of Union Dues or Fees (Dec 2004) (E.O. 13201). 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Aug 2007) (Applies to all contracts). 52.223-15, Energy Efficiency in Energy-Consuming Products (DEC 2007)(42 U.S.C. 8259b), 52.225-3, Buy American Act--Free Trade Agreements-- Israeli Trade Act (Aug 2007) (41 U.S.C. 10a-10d, 19 U.S.C. 3301 note, 19 U.S.C. 2112 note, Pub. L 108-77, 108-78, 108-286, 109-53 and 109-169), 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (Feb 2006) (E.o.s, proclamations, and statutes administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury), 52.232-34, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer--Other than Central Contractor Registration (May 1999) (31 U.S.C. 3332). The FAR clause at 52.232-34, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer - Other than Central Contractor Registration applies to this acquisition as well. The VAAR Clauses applicable to this acquisition are 852.203-70 Commercial Advertising, 852.233-70 Protest content/alternative dispute resolution, 852.233-71 Alternate protest procedure, 852.246-70 Guarantee, 852.246-71 Inspection, 852.252-70 Solicitation provisions or clauses incorporated by reference, 852.273-70 Late offers, 852.273-71 Alternative negotiation techniques, and 852.273-74 Award without exchanges. Information concerning clauses and provision incorporated by reference may be obtained at http://farsite.hill.af.mil. Proposal is due by 12:00 pm CST on Friday, May 16, 2008. Proposal may be mailed, faxed or emailed to Matthew Null at the Department of Veterans Affairs, Iowa City VAMC, Contract Management (90C), 601 Highway 6 W, Iowa City IA 52246, fax:
+1 (555) 000-0000, or e-mail:
contact@example.gov. For additional information regarding this notice please contact Matthew Null at the provided email address or by calling
+1 (555) 000-0000.
