Solicitation Number: VA261-13-Q-1536 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 339112, size standard is 500 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 technically acceptable Brand Name or Equal products 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
[email protected] no later than the required due date, Friday, August 16, 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 San Francisco Health Care System (VASFHCS) requires the following items, Brand Name or Equal, to the following: COST/PRICE SCHEDULE:94121 Line Item Description Quantity Unit of Issue Amount 0001 Hamamatsu ORCA R2 1 ea $___________ Monochromatic Digital Camera, C10600-10B On-site installation, testing, system integration, and telephone technical support from 8 am to 5 pm Pacific time through Warranty period. Ancillary cables, connectors, etc. to be included. Please provide firm prices based on current quotes as contract award will happen within 10 days of quote due date. PAYMENT TERMS:__________________ DELIVERY SCHEDULE: Government Requested Delivery Schedule: 30 days after receipt of award or sooner Contractor Proposed Delivery Schedule: ________________________________ FOB Destination shall be to Sacramento VA Medical Center, 10535 Hospital Way, Mather, CA 95655. 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 Brand Name: Hamamatsu ORCA R2, compatible with MAC computer, existing Nikon TE2000 inverted microscope and Perkin Elmer Volocity 6.0 Software system. A form, fit and function equivalent will be compared. New Equipment ONLY; NO remanufactured or "gray market" items. All items must be covered by the manufacturer's warranty. Technical information is required for non-brand name products in order to make a product comparison by lay persons. The data will not be returned and no cost shall be paid by the government for said data. No product in development shall be considered.