J065--INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE WITH OEM GE HEALTHCARE | BASE PLUS FOUR OPTION YEARS | 01/01/2026 TO 12/31/2026 (12/31/2031) | GE OEC and Ultrasound (VA-26-00008460)

Requirements INTRODUCTION: The Contractor shall provide maintenance support for the VA Medical Center, Martinsburg WV. The services provided will be of nature and scope described in the paragraphs below. 1.1.1 SCOPE OF WORK: This is a Base plus four option years service contract Performance Period Dates Price Base Year: Option Year One: Option Year Two: Option Year Three: Option Year Four: Option years may be exercised. The purpose of this requirement is to Perform Preventive Maintenance and Repair on GE OEC serial number FAXXTE01109, GE OEC Elite serial number FAXXTE01110, GE OEC Elite serial number FBMHTX00453, LOGIQ E10 serial number LE10502107US7, GE LOGIQ E10 serial number LE10502088US7, GE LOGIQ S8 serial number LS8506619, and their associated components located at the VA Medical Center, Martinsburg, WV 25405. 1.1.2 NON-PERSONAL SERVICES: This contract is a non-personal services contract under which the personnel rendering the services are not subject, either by the contract's terms or by the manner of its administration, to the supervision and control usually prevailing in relationships between the Government and its employees. 1.2 COMMUNICATION: The contractor's employee shall be able to read, write, understand and speak English clearly, to effectively communicate with patients and/or other healthcare providers and staff. 1.3 SAFETY: The Contractor shall be responsible for knowing and complying with all installation safety prevention regulations. Such regulations include, but are not limited to, general safety, fire prevention, and waste disposal. 1.4 PERFORMANCE REPORTS: Reports will be provided by the COR to ensure acceptable performance of the contract. Annual reports provided by COR to Contracting Officer after completion of each performance period will be reported to the DOD Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS). 1.5 TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS: All Contractor employees provided by the Contractor shall meet the qualifications for that specialty and perform essentially the same functions, within the scope acceptable for their professional discipline and standard, as those required by the Department of Veterans Affairs or Government service health care professionals of similar experience and in similar duty assignments. 1.6 PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS: Personnel shall have current factory training and experience in the servicing GE OEC serial number FAXXTE01109, GE OEC Elite serial number FAXXTE01110, GE OEC Elite serial number FBMHTX00453, LOGIQ E10 serial number LE10502107US7, GE LOGIQ E10 serial number LE10502088US7, GE LOGIQ S8 serial number LS8506619and their associated components that includes maintenance, repair and software/hardware upgrades. 1.7 SPECIFIC TASK AND RESPONSIBILITIES: The Contractor shall provide Preventive Maintenance Inspections (PMIs), for the GE OEC serial number FAXXTE01109, GE OEC Elite serial number FAXXTE01110, GE OEC Elite serial number FBMHTX00453, LOGIQ E10 serial number LE10502107US7, GE LOGIQ E10 serial number LE10502088US7, GE LOGIQ S8 serial number LS8506619 and their associated components. 1.7.1 CUSTOMER SUPPORT: The GE Healthcare Customer Service Department provides an all-inclusive contract that includes the following services. Priority scheduling for service calls Unlimited Technical Services (24x7) Telephone Support On-site field service maintenance Software updates Hardware updates that fix an Assist defined functionality problem Virus protection updates Operating system patches Ongoing interface maintenance 1.7.2 DIAGNOSTIC AND ISSUE RESOLUTION: The GE Healthcare Customer Service Department provides diagnostic and resolution services that include the following: Diagnosis/FboNotice cause analysis Defined resolution approach: workaround or fix Operator instruction on actions to be taken on the customer's end to correct the problem Correction of errors/defects in the programs Correction of configuration errors Correction of errors in the standard software through the sourcing, testing, and implementation of patches and service packs provided by software providers Correction of interfaces and custom reports Quality/training initiatives to increase operator knowledge and decrease the number of incoming incidents 1.7.7 PART REPLACEMENT: All parts, labor, and travel to perform maintenance service and repairs (preventive or corrective) are included in this Maintenance Agreement. Parts requiring replacement to maintain the equipment in accordance with GE Specifications will be replaced on a new part basis. Notification needs to be given to the COR of any equipment being replaced. 1.8 PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE:01OCT2023 TO 30SEP2028� � This is a Base plus four option years service contract Performance Period Dates Price Base Year: Option Year One: Option Year Two: Option Year Three: Option Year Four: Option years may be exercised. 1.9 PLACE/HOURS OF PERFORMANCE/NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS: The place of performance is the Surgical and Imaging Departments located at VA Medical Center, 510 Butler Ave, Martinsburg, WV 25405. Contract providers shall perform repair services Monday through Friday, between 8:00 AM and 4:30 PM EST, excluding holidays. 1.10 HOLIDAYS: The following legal holidays are observed by Martinsburg VA Medical Center: New Year's Day Martin Luther King's Birthday President's Day Memorial Day Juneteenth� Independence Day Labor Day Columbus Day Veteran's Day Thanksgiving Day Christmas Day NOTE: Any of the above holidays falling on a Saturday will be observed on the preceding Friday; holidays falling on a Sunday will be observed on the following Monday. Any holidays that are declared by Presidential Executive Order shall be observed in the same manner as the holidays listed above. 1.11.1 SERVICE REPORTS: A copy of the service report, complete with test data, will be furnished to the COR within 5 working days after completion of a PMI or Corrective Maintenance. 1.12 CONTRACTOR PROVIDED SERVICES: 1.12.1 The Contractor shall furnish all personnel and services to comply with the requirements of this contract. The Contractor will report to Biomed to be escorted to the equipment. The Contractor will converse with Biomed prior to exiting the building. He/she will provide an update of the equipment status and what work was performed. 1.12.2 POINT OF CONTACT: Upon award, the Contractor shall designate, in writing and provide to the COR and Contracting Officer, the name and telephone number of the point of contact for all actions on this requirement. 2.0 DEFINITIONS/ACRONYMS: CONTRACTING OFFICER (CO): A person with the authority to enter into, administer, and/or terminate contracts and make related determinations and findings on contracts. CONTRACTING OFFICER'S REPRESENTATIVE (COR): A Government employee, appointed in writing and within the limits of authority as delegated by the contracting officer, authorized to act as his representative in monitoring a contract. QUALITY ASSESSMENT AND IMPROVEMENT (QA&I): An ongoing program designed to objectively and systematically monitor and evaluate the quality and appropriateness of patient care, to pursue opportunities to improve patient care, and to resolve identified problems QUALITY CONTROL: Those actions taken by the Contractor to control and ensure that performance of duties meet the requirements of the contract. 3.0 APPLICABLE TECHNICAL ORDERS, MANUALS, REGULATI