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It is the United States Government's intent, pursuant to FAR 6.302-1 to negotiate a non-personal contract, for a one-year extended Warranty on Laerdal SimMan 3G Manikin, including the following:
One-year extended warranty - a continuation of the product's Standard Manufacturer Warranty.
Return to Bench service.
Pre-payment of priority shipping costs to ship the product to the Service Center; Return the product to the customer's facility.
Packaging materials for return of the product to factory for repair.
Transportation case for return of manikin for repair.
Payment of all expenses incurred to inspect and clean loaner product.
72 hour repair turn-around time for customer property.
Use of loaner manikin during repair period.
Pre-payment of priority shipping costs to ship loaner to the customer's facility and back to the Service Center.

Contractors who believe they posses the expertise and experience shall submit a written technical capabilities statement. Interested contractors should also address whether they can fulfill the requirements via GSA schedules. In addition, any small businesses that believe they can accomplish this requirement should indicate their small business status (See FAR Part 19) in their capability statements. Please send responses to the Contract Specialist, Candace Johnson, via email at [email protected] by close of business on 21 March 2011. Please limit your responses to no more than five pages, using Times New Roman 12 pt font or equivalent.

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