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THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY. This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes it does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFP in the fu... THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY. This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes it does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFP in the future. This request for information does not commit the Government to contract for any supply or service whatsoever. Further, the Department of Veterans Affairs is not at this time seeking proposals and will not accept unsolicited proposals. The Government is seeking vendors who can perform according to the described scope below. All vendor responses are due no later than 13 May 2020, 12 NOON, CST to maria.hofmann@va.gov. Scope The STVHCS has a need for a continued service agreement for the government owned Applied Spectral Imaging Instrumentation: SN:SC120014 and RV120152 in the Specialty Laboratory of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Service at Audie L. Murphy VA Hospital. The FDA Approved Applied Spectral Imaging instrumentation is used for Chromosome Analysis and FISH. Vendor must meet the following requirements: Certified and Authorized Applied Spectral Field Service Engineer On-site preventative maintenance inspection annually Software updates at no additional cost. Software upgrades at no additional cost. Unlimited telephone support M-F, 8am to 5pm. On-call support after hours. Emergency service request at no additional cost. M-F, 8am to 5pm. Labor, travel expenses and parts Computer upgrades at no additional cost. Training Sessions All additional fees will be communicated prior to coming onsite and/or performing repairs. Vendor will only proceed with CO approval and funding. Location This service maintenance will be used in the Specialty Laboratory located in the Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Service s San Antonio Laboratories of the STVHCS. Period of Performance Base:6/1/2020-5/31/2021 OY1:6/1/2021-5/31/2022 OY2:6/1/2022-5/31/2023 OY3:6/1/2023-5/31/2024 OY4:6/1/2024-5/31/2025 Deliverables/Supplies: Service Maintenance for the Applied Spectral Instrumentation for use in the Specialty Laboratory. Government Inherent Functions: Contractor shall not perform inherently governmental functions. This includes, but is not limited to, determination of agency policy, determination of Federal program priorities for budget requests, direction and control of government employees, selection or non-selection of individuals for Federal Government employment including the interviewing of individuals for employment, approval of position descriptions and performance standards for Federal employees, approving any contractual documents, approval of Federal licensing actions and inspections, and/or determination of budget policy, guidance, and strategy. General Duties, Requirements, and Expectations: Be professionally competent to handle required duties. Work with staff to ensure safety measures are in place and documented. Services provided under the terms of this contract are required to be in compliance with the American Association of Blood Banks (AABB) and College of American Pathologists (CAP) accreditation policies and all applicable Federal, State and Government laws required by the Veteran s Healthcare System. Information Systems Officer, Information Protection: The contractor will not have access to VA Desktop computers, nor will they have access to online resources belonging to the government while conducting services. If removal of equipment from the VA is required, any memory storage devices, such as hard drives, solid state drives and non-volatile memory units will remain in VA control and will not be removed from VA custody. Privacy Officer: The contractor will not have access to Patient Health Information (PHI), nor will they have the capability of accessing patient information during the services provided to the VA. Records Manager: There will be no federal records created, maintained, used or dispositioned with this contract; regardless of format [paper, electronic, etc.] or mode of transmission [e-mail, fax, etc.]. Respondents are advised that the U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this RFI; all costs associated with responding to this RFI will be solely at the interested party s expense. Not responding to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future RFP, if any is issued.