THIS IS A COMBINED SYNOPSIS / SOLICITATION for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation VA-259-10-RP-0060 is issued as a request for proposal (RFP). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 05-38. This is a competitive procurement under the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code 238210, Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors with a Small Business Size Standard of $14.0 Million per annum. The VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System (ECHCS) intends to contract for services to upgrade access control card readers. Services shall be provided for the Denver VA Medical Center, 1055 Clermont Street, Denver, CO 80220; the Colorado Springs Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC), 25 North Spruce, Colorado Springs, CO 80905, and the Pueblo CBOC, 4112 Outlook Blvd, Pueblo, CO 81008. Contractor shall furnish the necessary equipment, supplies, labor, and tools to remove 174 Indala card readers linked to the ECHCS access control system and replace with 174 Lenel card readers, part number 6125BKN0007G30L. The contractor shall perform all necessary hookups and programming to ensure that the new readers are operating properly. The new readers shall recognize existing proximity identification cards currently used by ECHCS as well as the new smart cards that will be issued in February 2010. The card readers that are removed shall not be destroyed during removal and shall be surrendered to the ECHCS VA Police at the end of the job. The contractor shall also install three (3) Omnikey enrollment stations, part number LNL-5121-HSB, that will allow information on the new smart cards to be imported into the existing Lenel On-Guard access control system. The Omnikey enrollment stations will be installed at the smart card issuing offices located in Pueblo, Colorado Springs and Denver (VA facilities). The vendor shall perform all necessary hookups and programming to ensure the enrollment stations are operating properly. The contractor shall ensure that the access control system is operational throughout installation of the new card readers. The period of performance is 14 calendar days from the issuance of contract award. The provisions at FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial items applies to this acquisition with the following changes, items (e) and (h) of the standard clause are deleted. Proposals will be evaluated based on the following criteria: 1) Professional Qualifications. 2) Past Performance. 3) Price. Professional Qualifications and Past Performance when combined are equal in importance as to Price. Offerors shall include a completed copy of the provision at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial items, with their offer. The clause at FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition which shall include the following clauses: 52.211-8, 52.222-26, 52.222-35, 52.222-36, 52.222-37, 52.236-3, and 52.236-9. VAAR clause 852.270-1 is incorporated and applies to this acquisition: Warranty of said product shall be in accordance with standard industry practice in effect at time of award. Contractor shall be a Lenel certified VAR. Interested and qualified offerors may submit their proposals along with a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items, on or before 4:00 PM MST, January 15, 2010 to the Contracting Officer at 4100 E. Mississippi Ave, Ste 1110, Glendale, CO 80246 or by Fax at (303) 691-6558. For information regarding this solicitation, contact Terry Hannigan, Contracting Officer, at (303) 691-6546. Site visits shall be by appointment only. Contact Jon Heikka, 303-393-4614 for appointment.

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