Solicitation Number: VA261-13-Q-1272 Notice Type: Combined Synopsis/Solicitation This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for a commercial item 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; quotations are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The commercial items procedures of FAR Part 12.603(c)(2) will be used. NAICS code is 334614, size standard is 750 employees. This requirement is a Small Business Set-Aside. Only qualified Small Business offerors can participate in this procurement. Award will be made to the responsive/responsible offeror who provides a technically acceptable Brand Name or Equal product at the lowest price. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-67. Only emailed requests received directly from the requester are acceptable. Email quotes to
contact@example.gov no later than the required due date, Wednesday, July 24, 2013 on or before 3:00 PM Pacific Time. Receipt must be acknowledged on my desktop computer to be recognized as received. This is the only acceptable method for delivery of quotes. The Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System (VAPAHCS) requires the following item, Brand Name or Equal, to the following: COST/PRICE SCHEDULE: Line Item Description Quantity Unit of Issue Amount 0001 Attainia Plan Advanced 1 Year $___________ Multiple Project, Combined projects 500-999 Subscription/licensing Fee Web access DELIVERY SCHEDULE: Government Requested Delivery Schedule: 365 days starting on date of award Contractor Proposed Delivery Schedule: ________________________________ FOB Destination shall be to Major Projects Section, Planning and Development, 3801 Miranda Drive, Palo Alto, CA 94304. Offers must be valid for 90 days after close of solicitation and offerors shall be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) prior to award. Registration information is located at www.sam.gov. SOLICTATION PROVISIONS/CONTRACT CLAUSES: FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items (Feb 2012) FAR 52.212-3, Offerors Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items (Dec 2012). The selected offeror must submit a completed copy of the listed representations and certifications with its offer or fill out online representations and certifications at www.sam.gov FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items (Feb 2012) FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, paragraph (a) and the following clauses in paragraph (b): 4, 6, 8, 12, 23, 27, 28, 29, 31, 38, 40, 42, and 48. FAR 52.252-1, Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998); for the purpose of this provision, the fill-in's are http://www.acquisition.gov/far/index.html and http://www.va.gov/oal/library/vaar/ FAR Number Title Date 52.211-6 BRAND NAME OR EQUAL AUG 1999 VAAR 852.203-70 COMMERICAL ADVERTISING JAN 2008 VAAR 852-232-72 ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION OF PAYMENT REQUESTS NOV 2012 Brand Name or Equal Salient Characteristics Attainia, PLAN Advanced, Multiple Project 500-999, 1 year website access and license 1. Description - Web-based enterprise-wide application software in support of new construction, renovation, and renovation projects planning. Allows the creation, editing preliminary, working and final healthcare capital equipment lists for new construction, expansion, or renovation projects. Budgeting, specification, and datasheet reporting and exports to support design and construction as well as multi-variable plans. 2. Essential/significant physical, function, or equal performance characteristics: a. Tracks existing assets, manages purchase lists, identifies equipment exceptions, generates purchase orders, manages logistics, reconciles invoices, reports budget variances, and provides an audit trail b. Provides access for unlimited authorized users with permission levels set by the using organization c. Capable of managing an unlimited number of projects, each with multiple departments and rooms d. Capable of sorting and organizing equipment lists by characteristics, departments, and rooms e. Includes a database with a minimum of 30,000 healthcare products available from 2,000+ suppliers f. Provides equipment data including specifications, infrastructure requirements, and pdf datasheets g. Provides a complete library of department and room standards, technical data, and CAD symbols h. Provides group capital equipment contract pricing including current average and low/high price ranges i. Provides over 100 reports with export and reporting capabilities in pdf and spreadsheet formats j. Monitors procurement plans for discontinued products and suggests replacement products k. Organizes purchase lists, generates purchase orders, and interfaces with standard purchasing systems l. No patient data or personal information is collected, stored, or distributed by the system m. Data is maintained on redundant systems, protected by a firewall, and fully backed up n. Continuous availability of 99% or better uptime o. Planning capability of up to 999 rooms
