CANCELLATION NOTICE:Bids are being solicited under solicitation number VA249-12-Q-0995_01. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; bids are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation is issued as an invitation for bids (IFB), unless otherwise indicated herein.If your company can provide the product/services listed on the solicitation and comply with all of the solicitation instructions, please respond to this notice. To view the specifications, please go to www.FedBid.com and reference Buy No. 403899_03. GSA Schedule Bids Only: Sellers bidding on this opportunity MUST have the items requested on an existing GSA Schedule. The Schedule must either be in the Seller's name or the Seller must be able to document its ability to act as an agent of a partner's Schedule. Sellers must not bid more than their applicable contract ceiling price, excluding the FedBid Fee, for contract-specific items. If FedBid receives notice that, due to inclusion of the FedBid Fee, the Selected Bid's line item pricing is higher than the Selected Seller's applicable published government contract pricing, the FedBid Fee will be reduced to ensure the Selected Bid's line item pricing does not exceed the Selected Seller's applicable contract pricing. Sellers may offer Open Market items only in accordance with the approved Terms and Conditions of their respective GSA Schedule AND upon approval from the soliciting Contracting Officer. Information regarding GSA Schedules can be found at www.GSA.gov. This requirement is a [ Small Business ] set-aside and only qualified sellers may submit bids.The solicitation pricing on www.FedBid.com will start on the date this solicitation is posted and will end on 2012-09-14 16:00:00.0 Eastern Time or as otherwise displayed at www.FedBid.com.FOB Destination shall be Memphis, TN 38104 The VHA NCO 09 - 249 - Murfreesboro, TN requires the following items, Meet or Exceed, to the following: LI 001, E3560 Tenotomy Steven Scissor, 1, EA; LI 002, E3402I IRIS SCISSOR CV., 1, EA; LI 003, N2862 GRUENWALD BAYONET FORCEP, 2, EA; LI 004, N5400 ADSON FORCEP 1.5MM 2"X1 TEETH, 2, EA; LI 005, N5420 BROWN-ADSON FORCEP, 1, EA; LI 006, N7203 BACKHAUS TOWEL FORCEP 3 1/2", 6, EA; LI 007, N2349 FREER ELEVATOR 6 1/2MM, 1, EA; LI 008, N0400 00 CURETTE EAR BUCK DULL SIZE 00, 1, EA; LI 009, N4610 PERIOSTEAL JOSEPH ELEVATOR CV, 1, EA; LI 010, N4780 SENN-KANAVEL RETRACTOR, 2, EA; LI 011, N4730 DOUBLE HOOK JOSEPH 10MM, 1, EA; LI 012, N4725 DOUBLE HOOK JOSEPH 5MM, 1, EA; LI 013, N4720 SINGLE JOSEPH HOOK, 2, EA; LI 014, E7590 LASEREDGE BLADE TIP HANDLE, 1, EA; LI 015, N1705 93 CUT BLK HOUSE DELRIN 7 X 4 X 1CM, 1, EA; LI 016, N1699 V SPECULUM HOLDER SHEA, 1, EA; LI 017, N2111 SPEC NAS VIENNA#1 CONVENTIONAL, 1, EA; LI 018, N2193 SPECULUM SEPTUM KILLIAN 3", 1, EA; LI 019, N2192 SPEC SEPTUM KILLIAN 2 1/2", 1, EA; LI 020, X0298 WEITLANDER BABY RETRACTOR 4 1/4" LNG, 2, EA; LI 021, N1378 TB SUCT FERG-FRAIZER 8 FR., 1, EA; LI 022, N1820 MAST WEITLANDER RETRACTOR 5 1/2", 2, EA; LI 023, N1380 TB SUCT FERG-FRAZIER 10 FR., 1, EA; LI 024, N1705 0 ADAPTER CUT-OFF HOUSE, 3, EA; LI 025, N1451 LEMPERT RONGUER STAINLESS, 1, EA; LI 026, N4847 ARMY-NAVY RETRACTOR, 1, EA; LI 027, N0277 1 SPEC FAR ORIGINAL MDL OVAL #1, 1, EA; LI 028, N0277 2 SPEC FAR ORIGINAL MDL OVAL #2, 1, EA; LI 029, N1710 HDL BARD PARKER NO-3, 2, EA; LI 030, N0610 SUCT TB BARON W/CUT-OFF 5 FR., 1, EA; LI 031, N0608 SUCTION TUBE 3 FR., 1, EA; LI 032, N0613 SUCTION TUBE FR., 1, EA; LI 033, N1705 75C SUCT IRR W.HOUS 2.5 X 4 FR. 18 X 20G, 1, EA; LI 034, N1705 76A SUCT IRR W.HOUS 4 X 5 FR. 16 X 18G, 1, EA; LI 035, N1705 77A SUCT IRRIG WM HOUSE 7FR X 10 FR, 1, EA; LI 036, N1705 76B SUCT IRRIG W.6 FR. X 8 FR., 1, EA; LI 037, N1705 76A5 SUCT IRRIG W. HOUSE A5FR X 7 FR, 1, EA; LI 038, N1705 77B SUCT IRR WM HOUSE 8FR X 12FR, 1, EA; LI 039, E3922 MOSQUITO HALSTED FORCEP CV, 4, EA; LI 040, E3920 MOSQUITO HALSTED FORCEP STR., 2, EA; LI 041, N5510 KELLY FORCEP STR., 2, EA; LI 042, N5605 ALLIS FORCEP 5X6 TEETH, 2, EA; LI 043, N5712 NH WEBSTER 3/4 IN SPEC HARD JW, 2, EA; LI 044, P0410 NEEDLE HOLDER HALSEY 5", 1, EA; LI 045, N1705 92L PRES GELF HSE 16 X 12MM 19CM LNG, 1, EA; LI 046, N5075 SCISSOR BROWN STR., 1, EA; LI 047, N5104 SCISSOR METZENBAUM 5 1/4", 1, EA; LI 048, E3404 SCISSOR IRIS STR., 1, EA; LI 049, E3562 SCISSOR ETN STEVENS CV., 2, EA; Solicitation and Buy Attachments ***Question Submission: Interested offerors must submit any questions concerning the solicitation at the earliest time possible to enable the Buyer to respond. Questions must be submitted by using the 'Submit a Question' feature at www.fedbid.com. Questions not received within a reasonable time prior to close of the solicitation may not be considered.*** For this solicitation, VHA NCO 09 - 249 - Murfreesboro, TN intends to conduct an online competitive reverse auction to be facilitated by the third-party reverse auction provider, FedBid, Inc. FedBid has developed an online, anonymous, browser based application to conduct the reverse auction. A Seller may submit a series of pricing bids, which descend in price during the specified period of time for the aforementioned reverse auction. VHA NCO 09 - 249 - Murfreesboro, TN is taking this action in an effort to improve both seller access and awareness of requests and the agency's ability to gather multiple, completed, real-time bids.All responsible Sellers that respond to this solicitation MUST submit the pricing portion of their bid using the online exchange located at www.FedBid.com. There is no cost to register, review procurement data or make a bid on www.FedBid.com.Sellers that are not currently registered to use www.FedBid.com should proceed to www.FedBid.com to complete their free registration. Sellers that require special considerations or assistance may contact the FedBid Helpdesk at 877-9FEDBID (877-933-3243) or via email at
[email protected]. Sellers may not artificially manipulate the price of a transaction on www.FedBid.com by any means. It is unacceptable to place bad faith bids, to use decoys in the www.FedBid.com process or to collude with the intent or effect of hampering the competitive www.FedBid.com process.Should Sellers require additional clarification, contact FedBid at 877-9FEDBID (877-933-3243) or
[email protected]. Use of FedBid: Buyers and Sellers agree to conduct this transaction through FedBid in compliance with the FedBid Terms of Use. Failure to comply with the below terms and conditions may result in offer being determined as non-responsive. In addition to any VHA buy terms entered in FedBid, the Seller (Bidder) has reviewed and acknowledges any attached solicitation documents, item details, delivery schedule, and/or instructions to Seller (collectively referred to as requirements), and agrees to all terms and conditions set forth in the solicitation documents. While additional support documentation (e.g. Seller Attachments) may be requested, pricing shall be entered as a 'bid' in the reverse auction - offline pricing is not an acceptable bid. At the conclusion of the reverse auction, if attached to the buy, the apparent winning bidder shall be required to complete the solicitation documents prior to award.