Under Statutory Authority 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(1) the Minneapolis VA Medical Center (VAMC) anticipates entering into a sole source procurement with Philips Medical Systems for a maintenance contract for the period from November 1, 2005 to September 30, 2008. The VAMC has a requirement for maintenance/repair services (VAMC BIS Personnel to provide 1st Responder), including all OEM parts, labor, remote diagnostic capability, proper diagnostic and alignment software and 1 hour telephone, 4 hour on-site response time, to be provided for the following Philips Medical X-ray equipment: Philips Model HB3000 Biplane Cardiac Cath X-ray equipment, located in the VAMC Cardiac Cath Lab; Philips Model V3000 Single Plane Vascular X-ray and Integris BV5000 Special Procedures Room, located in the VAMC Minneapolis, MN. It is believed, for proprietary reasons that Philips Medical Systems is the only company that can provided the required service. FSC Code J065 applies and NAICS code is 811219 with a small business size of $6.0 Million. Solicitation and award procedures under Federal Acquisition Regulations FAR Part 12 and FAR Part 13 for commercial items will be followed. It is anticipated that a firm-fixed price one year contract with two option years will be awarded. Solicitation number RFQ-618-92-06 has been assigned. Formal bid documents are not available. Anyone wishing to respond to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that they can meet these requirements. Interested parties that feel they have the ability to provide the required service/supply have seven (7) calendar days from publication of this notice to submit in writing their qualifications and capabilities information including technical data and pricing in to this office for consideration. Such qualifications, capabilities and pricing will be used solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. This solicitation incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at these addresses http://www.arnet.gov/far (FAR) and http://vaww.appc1.va.gov/oamm/vaar (VAAR); 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors Commercial Items; 52.212-2 Evaluation – Commercial Items; 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certification-Commercial Items; 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions – Commercial Items; 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes on Executive Orders – Commercial Items; FAR 52.232-18 Availability of Funds; VAAR 852.270-4 Commercial Advertising; VAAR 852.219-70 Veteran-owned business; 852.233-70 Protest Content; 852.236-76 Correspondence; 852.237-70 Contractor Responsibilities; 852.270-1 Representatives of Contracting Officers; and 852.233-71 Alternate Protest Procedure. Kenneth J Eshom, Contracting Officer (90C), VA Medical Center, Bldg 68, Room 136, One Veterans Drive, Minneapolis, MN 55417. Telephone: 612-725-2186. Email: [email protected] Response to solicitation must be received in this office by October 20, 2005 @ 2:30 pm CST. Telephone responses are not accepted. FAX number is 612-725-2072.

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