66IIIR1 Amendment 1b-New Solicitation Doc

CP-1

NOTICE CONCERNING SOLICITATION

ISSUING OFFICE:

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

NATIONAL ACQUISITON CENTER (049A2-2)

PO BOX 76, BUILDING 37

HINES, IL 60141

CP-FSS-1-C

(MAY 2000)
Standing Solicitation No. RFP-797-FSS-03-0001-R1
(Refreshed 07/2008)
Due Date/Time: (Open & Continuous)
This Acquisition is Unrestricted
Small Business Size Standard: 500 Employees

WORLDWIDE FEDERAL SUPPLY SCHEDULE CONTRACT FOR

FSC GROUP 66, PART III, COST-PER-TEST

CLINICAL LABORATORY ANALYZERS

ANY INFORMATION THAT MAY BE DESIRED ON THIS PARTICULAR

SOLICITATION CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE ISSUING OFFICE ADDRESS

SHOWN HEREIN.
CONTRACT PERIOD: Contract periods commence on the date of award (DOA) and expire in five years excluding the option provision described in Clause AS1508, Option to Extend the Term of the Contract. Clause AS1508 can be found in Section C.1.6; and for WORLDWIDE COVERAGE, the clause can be found in Attachments 1 & 2, if offering overseas deliveries.

PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING NEW SOLICTATION FORMAT

OFFERORS ARE TO PAY PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO THE NEW SOLICITATION

FORMAT!!

IN AN EFFORT TO STREAMLINE THE PROPOSAL PROCESS THIS SOLICITATION

PACKAGE IS ISSUED IN A NEW FORMAT. OFFERORS ARE HEREBY ADVISED TO

READ AND RETAIN A COPY OF THE ENTIRE SOLICITATION DOCUMENT WITH

ALL OF ITS’ PROVISONS AND CLAUSES. OFFERORS WILL BE HELD

ACCOUNTABLE AND RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR ENFORCEMENT. OFFERORS

ARE REQUIRED TO ONLY RETURN THE EXHIBITS AND ATTACHMENTS AS

OUTLINED ON THE CHECKLIST, WHICH APPEARS BEFORE THE TABLE OF

CONTENTS. ALTHOUGH THE OFFEROR DOES NOT HAVE TO RETURN AN

ENTIRE COPY OF THE BASIC SOLICITATION DOCUMENT WITH ALL OF ITS’

CLAUSES AND PROVISONS, THEY WILL BE INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

INTO THE CONTRACT AWARD AND WILL BE ADMINISTERED IN FULL FORCE

AND EFFECT.

WORLDWIDE COVERAGE

This solicitation allows for contractors to offer both domestic and overseas delivery under clause I-FSS-103. See Section C.1.2 and Exhibit 1

Solicitation RFP-797-FSS-03-0001-R1

CP-2

Central Contractors Registration (CCR)
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