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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF JANUARY 15, 2012 FBO #3704
DOCUMENT

A -- Use of EM facility. University of Iowa - Attachment

Notice Date

1/13/2012
 

Notice Type

Attachment
 

NAICS

622110 — General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
 

Contracting Office

Department of Veterans Affairs;Iowa City VAMC;601 Highway 6 W.;Iowa City IA 52246
 

ZIP Code

52246
 

Solicitation Number

VA26312Q0186
 

Response Due

1/17/2012
 

Archive Date

1/27/2012
 

Point of Contact

Melissa Hutchison
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

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, FAR 6.302.5, with The University of Iowa/Central EM facility. 81 HBRF, Iowa City, IA 52242. Interested parties may identify their experience in providing these services to the Contracting Officer via e-mail at melissa.hutchison2@va.gov Phone 319-339-7159 or fax 319-887-4957. 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 services 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 VA263-12-Q-0186 and issued as a request for quote (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-53, effective August 4, 2011. The associated NAICS code is 622110 and small business size standard is $34.5 million. The acquisition is not set-aside and is being negotiated as a SOLE SOURCE procurement. The requirement for this acquisition includes the following: ITEM DESCRIPTION OF QTY UNIT AMOUNT NO. SUPPLIES/SVCS PRICE Use of central EM facility. Month The central EM facility provides Instrumentation and tech assistance. The contractor must provide instrumentation and technical assistance to research programs involving the use of scanning and transmission electron microscopy, light microscopy and confocal microscopy, freeze fracture and x-ray microanalysis. The contractor must also provide all solutions, supplies, and training necessary for investigators involving microtomy, including specialized staining and embedding techniques, negative staining, metal coating, autoradiography, cryo-fixation, and cryomicrotomy, enzyme cytochemistry, immuno-cytochemistry, morphometry and stereology, the preparation of material science samples for both TEM and SEM including x-ray microanalysis and other procedures. A library containing texts and a review of various applications of transmission and scanning electron microscopy must also be available. The contractor must be able to serve both the experienced and novice investigator, and provide training for those in need. Alternatively, all or parts of a project must be able to be handled by the staff. The facility must be available 24 hours a day and 7 days a week. And be reasonably close in proximity to the research laboratories at the VA to allow for studies to be conducted in a timely manner. Period of Performance 1/1/2012 - 09/30/2012. GRAND TOTAL -- _________________ 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), 52.225-4 Buy American Act-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act Certificate. 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. Quote is due by 14:00 pm CST on January 17, 2012. Proposal may be mailed, faxed or emailed to Melissa Hutchison at the Department of Veterans Affairs, Iowa City VAMC, Contract Management (90C), 601 Highway 6 W, Iowa City IA 52246, fax: (319) 887-4957, or e-mail: melissa.hutchison2@va.gov. For additional information regarding this notice please contact Melissa Hutchison at the provided email address or by calling (319) 339-7159.
 

Web Link

FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/VA/ICVAMC584/ICVAMC584/VA26312Q0186/listing.html)
 

Document(s)

Attachment
 

File Name: VA263-12-Q-0186 VA263-12-Q-0186.doc (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=288024&FileName=VA263-12-Q-0186-000.doc)

Link: https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=288024&FileName=VA263-12-Q-0186-000.doc

 

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Place of Performance

Address: VAMC Iowa City;601 Hwy 6 West;Iowa City, IA

Zip Code: 52246
 

Record

SN02654692-W 20120115/120113234602-f3a01e7c947abcf1621a0eab983d66aa (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

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