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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF DECEMBER 18, 2016 FBO #5504
DOCUMENT

65 -- Bacterial Culture Testing - Attachment

Notice Date

12/16/2016
 

Notice Type

Attachment
 

NAICS

333318 — Other Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing
 

Contracting Office

Department of Veterans Affairs;W.J.B. Dorn VA Medical Center;6439 Garners Ferry Road;Columbia SC 29209-1639
 

ZIP Code

29209-1639
 

Solicitation Number

VA24717R0097
 

Response Due

12/23/2016
 

Archive Date

12/25/2016
 

Point of Contact

Joseph Locke
 

E-Mail Address

6-4000,
 

Small Business Set-Aside

Veteran-Owned Small Business
 

Description

The Department of Veteran Affairs, Dorn VA Medical Center, 6439 Garners Ferry Road, Columbia, SC 29209 has a requirement for laboratory analysis of water and dialysate as required by Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) standards for use in hemodialysis. The Government expects to award to a single contractor a contract which shall be Firm Fixed Price with a firm quantity and option years. The contract will include a base year and four (4) option years for a total of five (5) years. This requirement is being set-aside for Veteran Owned Small Business participation only. NAICS code for this requirement is 333318 with a small business size of 500 employees. Only offers from those firms regularly established in the business of providing this type of equipment will be considered. Subcontracting will not be allowed. All responsible sources may submit a proposal, which shall be considered. Any and all questions regarding this solicitation must be in writing and must include telephone number, fax number and point of contact to Attn: Joseph Locke, Contract Specialist, joseph.locke@va.gov. Please see solicitation for additional information regarding this requirement. Issue Date: 12/16/2016 Closing Date: 12/23/2016 Closing Time: 2pm EST Statement of Work Hemodialysis Water Testing Services 1. REQUIREMENT: Provide laboratory analysis of water and dialysate as required by Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) standards for use in hemodialysis. 2. BACKGROUND: Water testing is an AAMI standard requirement for hemodialysis water to ensure water is safe for patient care. The samples are collected pre-disinfection at a minimum of every two weeks. 3. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: This is an annual contract (base plus four renewal options) for water testing services. The period of performance is listed below for each renewal option: OPTION PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE BASE YEAR 365 days after date of contract OPTION YEAR 1 365 days after date of option modification OPTION YEAR 2 365 days after date of option modification OPTION YEAR 3 365 days after date of option modification OPTION YEAR 4 365 days after date of option modification 4. PLACE OF PERFORMANCE: The water samples will be collected from Dorn VA Medical Center, 6439 Garners Ferry Road, Columbia, SC 29209. 5. PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS: Vendor will provide collection defined as Kit Include Shipping box, Freezer pack, Requisition, test tubes and bottle, shipment of supplies to Dorn VA, Restock kits and re-send to Dorn VA after use. Vendor must maintain AAMI certification to analyze water for use in hemodialysis. Perform Water/Dialysate Colony Count Testing-ANSI/AAMI 13959, current editions (7 days test), Perform Testing for Endotoxin/LAL on Water/Dialysate, Perform Testing for the AAMI Contaminant Panel. All analysis to be in accordance with the requirements of ANSI/AAMI 13959, current edition. Provide shipping of Kits/Supplies to the Dorn VA upon ward of contract, Report result immediately upon completion of testing by email, Provide phone support and email communication to discuss failures or other testing issues, Due to the urgency of colony count results, Vendor must notified Dorn VA immediately when any result is above the Alert limit. Vendor must be available to accept samples via commercial shipping or courier 6 days per week, Monday-Saturday. Sunday sample delivery must be available when pre-scheduled with vendor. Vendor must be located within 100 miles of Dorn VAMC to facilitate emergent delivery of samples. 6. INVOICES: a. Payment will be made monthly in arrears, invoices will be prepared by the Contractor, and submitted through Tungsten Network (formerly known as OB10) http://www.tungsten-network.com/us/en/. A properly prepared invoice shall contain: Invoice Number and Date Contractor s Name and Address Accurate Purchase Order Number Supply or Service provided Period Supply or Service Provided Total Amount Due b. Please begin submitting your electronic invoices through the Tungsten Network for payment processing, free of charge. c. If you have questions about the e-invoicing program or Tungsten Network, contact information is as follows:               Tungsten e-Invoice Setup Information: 1-877-489-6135 Tungsten e-Invoice email: VA.Registration@Tungsten-Network.com FSC e-Invoice Contact Information: 1-877-353-9791 FSC e-invoice email: vafsccshd@va.gov Web Address: HTTP://WWW.FSC.VA.GOV/EINVOICE.ASP 7. TERMINATION FOR CONVENIENCE: In accordance with FAR 52.212-4 (l) The Government reserves the right to terminate this contract, or any part hereof, for its sole convenience. 8. RECORDS MANAGEMENT LANGUAGE FOR CONTRACTS: The following standard items relate to records generated in executing the contract and should be included in a typical Electronic Information Systems (EIS) procurement contract: Citations to pertinent laws, codes and regulations such as 44 U.S.C chapters 21, 29, 31 and 33; Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552); Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a); 36 CFR Part 1222 and Part 1228. Contractor shall treat all deliverables under the contract as the property of the U.S. Government for which the Government Agency shall have unlimited rights to use, dispose of, or disclose such data contained therein as it determines to be in the public interest. Contractor shall not create or maintain any records that are not specifically tied to or authorized by the contract using Government IT equipment and/or Government records. Contractor shall not retain, use, sell, or disseminate copies of any deliverable that contains information covered by the Privacy Act of 1974 or that which is generally protected by the Freedom of Information Act. Contractor shall not create or maintain any records containing any Government Agency records that are not specifically tied to or authorized by the contract. The Government Agency owns the rights to all data/records produced as part of this contract. The Government Agency owns the rights to all electronic information (electronic data, electronic information systems, electronic databases, etc.) and all supporting documentation created as part of this contract. Contractor must deliver sufficient technical documentation with all data deliverables to permit the agency to use the data. Contractor agrees to comply with Federal and Agency records management policies, including those policies associated with the safeguarding of records covered by the Privacy Act of 1974. These policies include the preservation of all records created or received regardless of format [paper, electronic, etc.] or mode of transmission [e-mail, fax, etc.] or state of completion [draft, final, etc.]. No disposition of documents will be allowed without the prior written consent of the Contracting Officer. The Agency and its contractors are responsible for preventing the alienation or unauthorized destruction of records, including all forms of mutilation. Willful and unlawful destruction, damage or alienation of Federal records is subject to the fines and penalties imposed by 18 U.S.C. 2701. Records may not be removed from the legal custody of the Agency or destroyed without regard to the provisions of the agency records schedules.
 

Web Link

FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/VA/CSCVAMC/WJBDDVAMC/VA24717R0097/listing.html)
 

Document(s)

Attachment
 

File Name: VA247-17-R-0097 VA247-17-R-0097_1.docx (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=3165495&FileName=VA247-17-R-0097-000.docx)

Link: https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=3165495&FileName=VA247-17-R-0097-000.docx

 

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Record

SN04354217-W 20161218/161216234430-5dd85402fdbefd8a54bae0923002fd18 (fbodaily.com)
 

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