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Details: Description Republic Of The Philippines Province Of Bohol Municipality Of Batuan Abstract Of Bid/bill Of Quantities ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ Sealed Proposals,plainly Marked''proposals For Supplying To The Government''subject To The Terms And Conditions Set Forth Will Be Received On_______________ Of _________________ And Publicly Opened In The Presence Of The Members Of The Bids And Awards Committee Or Their Duly Authorized Representatives. Item Qty Unit Item Description Unit Cost Total Cost 1 Unit Professional Digital Console Microphone Mixer 20 Channels, 12 Stereo Microphone Inputs 4 Stereo Signal Audio Inputs, 2 Stereo Signal Outputs, 6 Sub/bus Out Signal, 1 Head Room Out, Digital Touch Screen Display For Easy Calibration, Individual Parametric Graphic Equalizers At 26 Equalizers, Hot Spot Operated At Google Play Remote Control/can Be Control On Any Android Gadgets, 5 Inch 7 Inch Touch Screen Display, All With Matrix Adjustmt Gate & Compressor Control, With Vocal Effects Processor, 3 Heavy Duty, Studio Master Digilive. 1 Unit Professional Digital Audio Processor Digital Speaker Management * Take Control Of Your Pa System With This State -of-the[1]art Loudspeaker Management System * Automatically Set Up Your Pa With Updated Wizard Functions *take Control Of The Drive Rack Pa2 With Your Favorite Mobile Device Or Laptop *enhanced Advanced Feedback Suppression And Autoeq Functions *includes Dbx's Legendary Compression *works With Android, Ios, Mac, And Windows Devices *built-in Crossover, Limiting, And Driver Alignment Delays 4 Units Professional Passive Sound Reinforced Speaker System, Dual 15 Inch With 4 Inch Compression Driver Unit, By Amp Design, 2500 Watts Each (rms), Plybeirge Box Enclosure, Long Thru Voice Quality At 110 Degrees Voice Caption Dipression, Heavy Duty Series 9 Units Professional Sound Reinforced Self Powered (powered) Speaker System With Compression Driver Unit, 12 Inch Speaker Driver With Compression Driver Unit, 500-800 Watts (rms) Self- Powered, Digital Back Control Display, With Tone Control And Gain Control 4 Units Professional Sound Reinforced Sublow Passive Speaker, Customed Made Speaker Enclosure At Textured Finished, W-box Jbl Design Customed With Unit Of 1,600w Rms- Original P. Audio 18 Inch Speaker Inclusion Heavy Duty, All Weather Passive 2 Units Professional Stereo Power Amplifier For Sublow Speaker Use, Toroidal Power Supply At 2000-4000 Watts (rms) Per Channelx 2, Powerful Power Transitor Type, Heavy Duty 2 Units Professional Stereo Power Amplifier For Mid Low- Mid Hi-use, Toroidal Power Supply At 1800-3000 Watts (rms) Per Channelx2, Powerful Power Transitor Type, Heavy Duty, 1 Unit Professional Professional Stereo Power Amplifier For Hi Mid Hi-use, Toroidal Power Supply At 800-2000 Watts (rms) Per Channelx 2, Powerful Power Transitor Type, Heavy Duty 1 Set Professional Wireless, Handheld Microphone System, 2 Handheld Mic In One Set At Uhf Frequency Battery Operated, Plus Ufh Main Receiver In One Set Ufh Frequency, 220v, 100 Meters Caption, 1 Unit Professional Automatic Voltage Regulator, With Time Delay, Servo Motor Type, With Volt Meter And Amphe- Re Meter, Dual Toroidal Power Supply, Prevents Fluctuation Of Electricity From Low Voltage To Hi Voltage To Electrical Normalization, 20,000 Watts-(20kva) Heavy Duty 1 Lot Hardware, Bolt, Screws, And Other Electrical Ancilaries For Electronic And Electrical Connectivity That Includes Bracketing For The Bleacher Speaker System, Its Safety Cabling And Audio And Electrical Terminal 1 Set Professional Snake Box Customized From Operator S Booth To Signal To User 16 I 4 Returns 4 Rolls Professional Stereo Signal Cable, 99.99 Percent Copper Pure, 400 Ohms, Copper Pure, Heavy Duty, 4 Rolls Professional 16-2 Cable Enclosure In One Insulation With Ground, Royal Cord 16-2, 99.99 Percent Copper, Oxygen Free, Use As Speaker Cable/ Supply Cable: 40 Pairs Professional Xlr Male And Female Connectors, 1 Lot Professional Systems Installation Fee That Includes A) Bracketing B) Mounting Of Equipments C) Programming D) Calibration E) Termination F) Orientation To End User G) Orientation To Basic Maintenance Of The Said Supply Note: Along With This Package Is A Free 1 Set Of Stage Search/spotlight Red-green-blue-white Spot Colors 1 Set Supply And Professional Installation Of Led Wall With Protective Roll Up Covers, Its Framing Programming, Accessories And Electrical Supply Inclusions Per Set: 1 Set 60 Panels Of Led Wall At 50cmx50cm Per Set-- At P3.9 Projection Contrast Rate, Fine Quality, Ip66-67 All Weather Outdoor Led Wall Sytem, Water And Heat Proof, Programmable, Ultra High Definition, All Colors Available Real And Bright Image Projection, Can Form To Landscape Or Portrait Set Up Approximate Measurement When Assembled Per 40 Panels Of 50cm X 50cm= 8.65 Ft X 11.80 Ft 1 Unit- Led Wall Driver/ Controller, Heavy Duty 1 Unit: 30kva/30,000 Watts Automatic Voltage Regulator, Toroidal Power Supply With Voilt Meter And Ampere Meter Equipt With Time Delay And Servo Motor Type, Adopts Electricity Fluctuation Both Low And High Voltage, Heavy Duty 1set Metal Frame For Fixed Installation On The Stage 1 Set Protective Roll Ups, Stainless Steel Metal With Vertical Metal Support, Horizontal Roll Up Blades As Protective Cover, Heavy Duty, Customed Made 1 Unit Professional Computer Set With 24 Inch Computer Set Monitor, Computer Specs: *amd Ryzen 7 5700x 3.4ghz (4.6ghz Max Boost) Cpu Processor I 1tb Nvme Ssd Up To 30x Faster Than Traditional Hdd I 240mm Aio *nvidia Geforce Rtx 3060 12gb Gddr6 Graphics Card (brand May Vary) I 16gb Ddr4 Ram 3200 Gaming Memory With Heat Spreader I Windows 11 Home 64-bit *802.11 Ac I No Bloatware I Graphic Output Options Include 1x Display Port Guaranteed, Addiotional Ports May Vary I Usb Ports Including 2.0, 3.0, And 3.2 Gen 1 Ports I Hd Audio And Mic I Free Gaming Keyboard And Mouse *4 X Rgb Ring Fans For Maximum Air Flow, 11th Gen 1 Set Electrical Cables Its Safety Earth Groundings, Panels And Switches 1 Lot Professional Systems Installation That Includes Mounting Of Led Walls, Bracketing, Program Ming, Termination, Calibration And Orientation To End User 1 Unit Professional Stage And Entertainment Lighting And Effects Control With Bright Screen, Increased Processing Power, And Faster Graphics Engine, The Tiger Touch Ll Is The Most Specified Titan Console. * Represents The Perfect Combination Of Power And Portability * Small And Light Enough To Fly In Standard Hold Luggage *smpte Time Code Support And A Button Layout To Match The Entire Titan Range Quicksketch Labelling For Ultimate Personalization Powerfull Multi-user Networking With Any Titan Console Create Huge Effects In Seconds With Key Frame Shapes Feature-packed Cue Lists Supporting Macros, Tracking, Autoloads, Timecode And More Expand Dmx Channel Capacity With Titan Net Processors Synergy-ready. Add Any Ai Product To Unlock Seamless Video Integration 10 Unit Professional Beam 295 Moving Head Lights With Touring Hard Case Good For 2 Moving Heads Equivalent To 5 Touring Hard Case For 10 Units Of Beam 295 Features: 14r 295w Beam Moving Head Light Lamp: Roccer 14r 295w Channel Mode: 18 Dmx512 Channel Amazing Dot Matrix, Four Tact Switch, 180◦ Turning Show Color Wheel: 14colors + White, And Seven Colors Effect Gobowheel: 14 Gobos (8fixed Gobos + 5 Glasses Gobos + White) Effect Wheel: 6 Independent Prisms, 8 Prism/ T Prism/ 6+12 Prism/16 Prism/t Prism/8+16+24 Prism, Can Combine 17 Kinds Of Prism Effects 32 Units Professional Par Led Light Stage Color Changer Lights, Red Green Blue White Color Combination Heavy Duty 3 Watter Equals 162 Watts Over All At 54 Bulb Or 18 Bulbs At 9 Watts Per Bulb 2 Units Professional Crank Case Type Tripod Heavy Duty Lighting Stand Controls Up And Down Of Installed Lights, Easy Movable In Different Angles, Load Up To 70 Lkgs, Can Accommodate 8 Units Of Par Led Lights 2 Units Professional Power Smoke Machine System With 2 Liters Unscented Smoke Fluid Free Each Machine 1,500 Watts 4 Rolls Number 16 Pure Copper Power Dupex Cable, Heavy Duty, Philippine Standard Strand 5 Rolls Professional Dmx Cable, Signal Microphone Cable 100-400 Ohms Impedance, Heavy Duty, Pure Copper 99.99 Percent Coper, 2 Shielded Plus One Ground Wire In One Consolidated Cable, 4 Units Professional Dmx Lightings Signal Splitter, Heavy Duty At 8 Splits 1 Units Professional Automatic Voltage Regulator 30 Kva (30,000 Watts) With Ampere Meter And Volt Meter, Equip With Time Delay, Servo Motor Type, Toridal Power Supply, Dual Power Supply Winding At Pure Copper At Power Supply In One Cabinet, Enclose In One Stainless Steel Metal Cabinet, With Locking System And Caster Wheel For Mobility Protects All Lighting Equipments From Power Interruption That May Cause Power Fluctuation Form Low Voltage And Hi Voltage To Normalization Or Voltage Normalization 1 Lot Electronics Connector For All Electronic Connectivity 1 Lot Electrical Connectors, Panels, Outlets And Plugs 1 Lot Professional Systems Installation That Includes: A) Bracketing B) Mounting Of Equiptments C) Programming D) Calibration E) Termination F) Orientation To End User G) Orientation To Personnel To Operate On Basic Programming And Maintenance Of The Said Supply Total Total Bid/quotation Should Not To Exceed The Approved Abc Name Of Project: Purchase Of Supply Of Audio And Lighting Equipment With Systems Programming And Led Wall For Batuan Gymnasium Place Of Delivery:pob. Sur , Batuan, Bohol Time Of Delivery:__________________ Date Of Delivery:___________________ Bid Security Surety (5%) Cash Guarantee (2%) I Hereby Certify That The Above Articles Are Actually Carried In Stock By Me. The Terms And Conditions Specified Above Are Hereby. _______________________________ Name & Signature Of Bidder Eliseo B. Sumampong Bac Chairman

Details: Description Item No. Specification Statement Of Compliance “comply” Or “not Comply” 1 Supply, Delivery, Installation, Testing And Commissioning Of Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition (scada) System For Koronadal Public Market Water Supply System A. General 1. Scope A. The Scope Of Work Shall Be To Supply, Install, Test And Commission The Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition (scada) System For Koronadal Public Market. All The Required Parameters Shall Be Transmitted To City Of Koronadal Water District Main Office As The Central Command Center. B. The Scada System, In General, Performs The Following Tasks But Not Limited For Specified Parameters: I. Monitoring Functions Ii. Controlling Functions Iii. Graphical Displaying Functions Iv. Reporting Functions V. Alarming Functions Vi. Trending Functions Vii. Data Storage Viii. Other Related Functions That May Be Required By The Ckwd Not Stated Herein. 2. Conditions A. The System And Instruments Should Be Brand-new Specifically The Programmable Automation Controllers, Sensors, Variable Frequency Drives (vfd), Pumps, Motors, Electromagnetic Flowmeters, And Scada Software. B. The Supplier Shall Furnish All Labor, Materials, Tools, Equipment, Transport, Supplies And Other Services To Complete The Scada System And Shall Be Responsible For The Proper Installation Of The Supplied Equipment And Software. C. The Supplier Shall Install The Equipment And System Within One Hundred Twenty Days (120) Days After Signing Of Notice To Proceed (ntp). The 15-day Time Frame Shall Be Allotted In Order To Check The Proper Alignment Of The Pump/ Motor Assembly And Make Necessary Corrections Of Both Mechanical And Electrical Failures Found During Installation And Construction. The Supplier Shall Inform The Ckwd Measures And Proper Procedures On Its Operation To Guarantee A Smooth And Proper Function Of The Newly Installed Units And System. D. Field-testing Shall Be Made Once The Mounted Equipment Is Ready For Operation And When Both The Ckwd And Supplier Have Finished Their Scopes Of Work On The Installed Unit. During The Installation And Commissioning Of The Scada System, The Supplier Is Required To Assign A Technician Responsible For Overseeing The Commissioning Process. All Associated Costs, Including Transportation, Accommodation, Allowances, And Other Incidental Expenses, Shall Be Covered By The Supplier. E. The Supplier Shall Be Liable For Any Damages To Materials, Electro-mechanical Equipment’s Such As But Not Limited To Pumps And Motors, Variable Frequency Drive (vfd), Flowmeter, Level And Other Electro-mechanical Devices During Testing And Commissioning Of The Scada Project And Shall Be Required To Replace Immediately To Any Incur Defects Without Cost To Ckwd. All Incidental Expenses Including The Pulling Out And Transporting Of The Unit Shall Be Borne By The Supplier. F. In Accordance With The Electricity Safety Regulations, Supplier Is Strictly Prohibited From Connecting, Or Allowing To Remain Connected, Any Wiring Or Equipment In Unsafe Conditions To An Electrical Installation Or Power Supply. Additionally, To Control Hazardous Energy Sources, Standard Regulations Require That Machinery And Equipment Be Isolated From Their Energy Sources And Secured With A Lockout Or Tagout System Before Any Servicing Or Maintenance Is Performed. G. The Supplier Shall Provide A Comprehensive Warranty Covering All Parts And Labor For A Minimum Period Of One Year From The Date Of Delivery And Installation Of The Equipment And System. H. In Case Of Any Malfunction, Defect, Or Failure Of The Equipment And System During The Warranty Period, The Supplier Shall Offer Repair Services At No Additional Cost To The Buyer. I. The Supplier Must Respond To A Warranty Repair Request Within 24 Hours Of Notification By The Buyer. The Supplier Is Required To Complete The Repair Or Provide A Replacement Within A Maximum Lead Time Of 1 Week From The Time Of Notification. This Includes The Time For Diagnostics, Shipping Of Parts, And On-site Or Off-site Repair As Necessary. J. If The Repair Cannot Be Completed Within The 1-week Lead Time, The Supplier Must Provide A Temporary Replacement Of Equivalent Specifications At No Extra Cost To The Buyer, Until The Original Equipment Is Repaired And Returned To Full Working Condition. K. The Supplier Is Required To Maintain High Standards Of Housekeeping Throughout The Entire Project Duration. They Shall Be Fully Responsible For Managing And Securing Their Own Materials, Equipment, And Tools To Prevent Any Potential Accidents Or Safety Hazards In The Workplace. L. All Equipment/ Materials Must Be Brand New. 3. Location The Assembly Shall Be Installed At Koronadal Public Market, Purok Kaunlaran, Brgy. Zone I, City Of Koronadal. 4. List Of Major Components Item No. Item Quantity 4.a Programmable Logic Controller 1 4.b Human Machine Interface (hmi) 1 4.c Scada Software 1 4.d Workstation Pc 1 4.e Ethernet Switch 2 4.f Un-interruptible Power Supply 1 4.g Monitor 55" 1 4.h Wireless Antena (tx/rx) With Pole 2 4.i Variable Frequency Drive 2 4.j Pumps & Motors 2 4.k Water Level Monitoring Transmitter 4 4.l Electromagnetic Flowmeter 1 4.m Power Meter 1 4.n Fabricated Coated Panels W/ Complete Assembly 1 4.o Surge Protection Device 1 4.p Butterfly Valve With Actuators 2 4.q Pressure Transmitter 2 5. Major Components Specifications It Shall Meet The Following Operating Requirements: Description Specifications 5.a Programmable Logic Controller Digital Input 28 24 Vdc/vac Inputs, Up To 6 High Speed Counter Channels Relay Output 20 Relay Output Power Supply 24 Vdc Communication Embedded Usb Programming Port, Ethernet Port, Non-isolated Rs232/485 Serial Port Plug-in Ports 5 Plug-in Ports, Up To 4 Expansion Modules 5.b Human Machine Interface (hmi) Display 10.4 In. Display, Aluminum Panel With Resistive Touch Resolution 800x600 Or Higher Case Zinc-coated Skin Pass Steel Power Supply 24vdc (9 - 32vdc) Isolated Interface Ethernet: 2x Gigabit Ethernet (rj45), Usb: 2x Usb 3.0 (type-a / Host) Serial: 1x Rs232/422/485 (db9m) Isolated Operating Temperature 0° - 50°c Approvals Ce, Culus Listed, Ukca, Atex, Kc, Rcm 5.c Scada Software Scada Should Support Unlimited Displays, Unlimited Web Clients And Tags To Accommodate Future Integration With Our Pumping Stations. For Future Expansion, Scada System Shall Have Dual Monitor Capability To Provide Enhanced Visibility And Operational Efficiency. Data Logging To Odbc-compliant Database Such As Microsoft Sql Server Or Historian. 5.d Workstation Pc Cpu At Least 12th Gen Or Higher Intel Core I5 Storage (os) 256gb M.2 Gen 4 Nvme Ssd Storage (data) 2x1 Tb 7200 Rpm Hdd Or Higher Raid 0, 1, 5 Support Operating System Windows 10 Pro Or 11 Pro Memory 8gb Non-ecc Ddr5 Or Higher Display Output 2 X Displayport 1.4a Hbr2 Ports Ethernet Port Rj45 (1 Gbe) Ethernet Port Chassis/form Factor Tower 5.e Ethernet Switch Type Managed Switch Rj45 Ports Minimum 5x10/100baset Operating Temp -20 ~60 Deg. C Vlans Supported Secure Connectivity With Ssh And Https Supported 5.f Un-interruptible Power Supply Supplied Scada Product Must Have The Capacity/facility To Contain Battery-backed Memory For The Duration Of At Least One (1) Day Dedicated For The Plc's Programming And Configuration. System Must Be Able To Send Alerts For Power Outages. An Industrial Type Uninterruptible Power Supply (ups) Must Be Present For Plc Back-up For At Least Fifteen (15) Minutes. It Must Also Support Local And Remote Firmware Upgrade. 5.g Monitor Size: At Least 55" Mounting: Wall Mounted, Inclusive Of Installation 5.h Wireless Antenna (tx/rx) With Pole (communication Complete Set) Power Supply 24v, 0.3a Gigabit Poe Adapter Max. Power Consumption 7w Power Method Passive Poe Gain 23 Dbi Networking Interface (1) 10/100/1000 Ethernet Port Wind Survivability 200 Km/h Security Wpa2 Long-range Point-to-point (ptp) Link Mode 5.i Variable Frequency Drive Motor Power, Hp [kw] 1 Step Higher For 10hp Motor Ac Voltage Range 380v – 500v Voltage % Tolerance +10%, -15% Supply Number Of Phase 3 Phase Total Harmonic Current Distortion (thdi) 30 – 45% Prospective Short Circuit Current (kaic Rating) 65ka Nominal Current 52a Enclosure Rating Ip55 Local Control Panel W/mobile Phone Bluetooth Connectivity And Clear Display Vfd Features Motor Pre-heating Function Built-in Pid Control Built-in Safe Torque Off (sto) Function Full-text Diagnostic Display Dtc Control For Precise Torque Control And Enhance Energy Efficiency Removable Memory Unit For Faster Drive Replacement Digital Variable Frequency Drive That Is Scada Ready And Has Integrated Emc Filter. Complete Protection Against Over/under Voltage, Thermal Overcurrent, Lock Rotor, Ground Fault, Under Current, Definite Time Overcurrent. Digital Monitoring Of Voltage, Current, Frequency, Energy, Kw, And Fault History The Vfd Will Be Controlled Via Fieldbus. Status Updates, Diagnostic Faults, And Alarms Will Be Visible On Both The Hmi And Scada System. 5.j Pumps & Motors Number Of Pump And Motor 2 Units Pump Type Vertical In-line Maximum System Pressure 120 Psi Actual Calculated Flow 3.5 Liters Per Second Maximum Flow 5.0 Liters Per Second Mains Supply 230v Resulting Head Of Pump 35 Meters Head (maximum) 50 Meters Manifold Sizes (inlet And Outlet) 100 Mm Pump Parts In Contact With The Pump Liquid Made Of Stainless Steel Pump Bases And Heads Made Of Cast Iron; Other Vital Parts Are Made Of Stainless Steel Motor Rating 5 Hp, 230v, 3 Phase, 60 Hz 5.k Water Level Monitoring Transmitter Principle Radar Sensor Range Up To 8 Meters Output 4-20ma Beam Angle 8° Operating Voltage 12 - 35 V Dc Protection Rating Ip66 Or Higher Maintenance-free Operation Due To Non-contact 80 Ghz Radar Technology 5.l Electromagnetic Flowmeter Sensor Size Mm (in): 150 (6) Environment Protection Rating: Ip67/nema 6 Accuracy: ±0.2% Qmax (m3/hr): 700 Or Higher Qnominal (m3/hr): 600 Or Higher Qtransitional (m3/hr): 5 Qmin (m3/hr): 3.5 Or Lower Cable: 20 Meters (capable Upto 100m Or Higher) Flange Type Connection: Pn16 Lining Material: Elastomer Flange Material: Carbon Steel Housing Material: Carbon Steel Measurements: Direct/inverse Flow Transmitter Transmitter Mounting: Remote Power Supply: 85 To 265 V Ac Current Output: 4 To 20 Ma Security: Read-only Switch And Ultra-secure Service Password Digital Outputs: Three (3) Configurable Pulse/frequency And Alarm Outputs Fit-and-flow Data Storage Inside The Flow Meter Which Eliminates The Need To Match Sensor When Replace Self-calibrating Capabilities 5.m Power Meter Data Port Ethernet Interface Modbus Tcp Or Its Equivalent Supply Voltage 95-240v Ac; 110-340v Dc Digital Input 1 Or Higher Digital Output 1 Or Higher Degree Of Protection Ip65 Or Higher 5.n Fabricated Coated Panels W/ Complete Assembly Shall Provide Newly Fabricated Powder Coated Panels With A Complete Set Of Wiring Consumables For Network And Monitoring Of All Required Parameters. - Programmable Logic Controller - Human Machine Interface (hmi) - Io Modules - Circuit Breaker Protection - Power Meter - Surge Protection Device - Uninterruptible Power Supply - Exhaust Fan Shall Be Installed Inside The Control House And Shall Be Properly Ventilated 5.o Surge Protection Device Protection Performance Maximum Of 30 Microsecond Radius Of Protection 72 Meters Minimum 5.p Butterfly Valve With Actuators Size In (mm) 6” (150) Butterfly Valve Body Material Cast Iron Butterfly Disc Stainless Steel 304 Or 316 5.q Pressure Transmitter Measuring Range 0 To 16 Bar G (0 To 232 Psi G) Or 0 To 25 Bar G (0 To 363 Psi G) Current Output Signal 4-20 Ma Degree Of Protection Ip65 Or Higher 6. List Of Human Machine Interface (hmi) Alarms Item No. Alarm Descriptions 6.a Under Voltage 6.b Over Voltage 6.c Over Current 6.d Water Level Reservoir (cistern) Low Level 6.e Water Level Reservoir (cistern) High Level 6.f Water Level Right Building Low Level 6.g Water Level Right Building High Level 6.h Water Level Left Building Low Level 6.i Water Level Left Building High Level 6.j Discharge Line High Pressure 6.k Discharge Line Low Pressure 6.l Low/high Flowrate 6.m Submersible Motor Tripped 6.n Motor Control Panel High Temperature 6.o Motorized Valve (on/off Status) 6.p Vfd Alarms 7. System Architecture 8. Personnel Requirements The Contractor Shall Provide The Minimum Number Of Personnel For The Project, As Detailed In The Table Below. These Roles And Responsibilities Ensure Thorough Coverage Of All Project Aspects. Quantity Description 1 Project Engineer (pee) 2 Technical Engineers (electronics And Communications Engineer) 2 Technical Engineers (registered Electrical Engineer) To Ensure Qualified Personnel, All Professionals Must Have A Valid Unexpired Prc License. 9. Schedule Of Payment The Contract Duration Is One Hundred Twenty (120 Cd) Calendar Days Starting Upon Receipt Of Notice To Proceed. All Reports And Related Documents Must Be Submitted To The City Of Koronadal Water District Project Engineer And Should Be Officially Acknowledge Monthly. The Following Are The Schedule Of Payments: Payment Description Percentage Of Contract Price Remarks First Payment Upon Completion Of Item Orders 10% Must Submit Certification That All Components Are Ordered, Attached Proof Of Order From Suppliers Second Payment Upon Delivery Of All Items At Ckwd Facility 30% Must Compile And Submit All The Delivery Receipt Acknowledge By Ckwd Personnel Third Payment Upon Reaching 40% Of Project Accomplishment 30% Must Submit Certification That The Project Reached 40% Of Its Completion And Approved By The Ckwd Project Engineer Final Payment Upon Project Completion And Acceptance 30% With 5% Retention Upon Completion Total 100% B. Additional Requirements (compliance Upon Submission Of Bid) 1. Must Submit Original Catalog / Brochure For Vfd, Pump And Motor, Flowmeter, And Valve (please Specify Offered Product). 2. The Manufacturer Should Have Iso 9001:2015 Certificate Or Any Proof Of Renewal If Expired. 3. Minimum Manufacturer's Warranty Of One (1) Year. 4. Certification On Compliance To The Following: A. Reports: Indicate All The Fault Alarms From Vfd, Pressure, Flow, Level, And Other Protective Devices To Command Center. B. Trends And Data Logging: That Ckwd Will Provide The List Of Variables To Be Included In The Trend And Shall Be Logged Continuously In The Hard Drive For Historical Trending With Reference To The Monitoring Requirements. C. After Sales Service: After The Final Acceptance, The Contractor Shall Conduct A Monthly Site Visit Within The Warranty Period. The Contractor Shall Have 24/7 Availability Of Technical Engineers Within Mindanao Island. Must Submit Notarized Statement Of Undertaking Stipulating Availability Of Skilled Personnel Within Mindanao. D. Site Visit: The Bidder Shall Conduct A Site Visit/survey On Or Before The Pre-bid Conference Schedule To Ensure That They Know The Status/set Up Of The Project Site. Must Submit Certification Signed By Ckwd Project Engineer In-charge. E. Warranty: All Components Shall Be Guaranteed Against Defects In Workmanship And Materials For A Period Of One (1) Year From The Date Of Project Completion. Defective Components Or Parts Discovered Within The Warranty Period Shall Be Replaced Without Charge Or Additional Cost To Ckwd. 5. Bidders Qualifications: A. Must Submit Certification Or Any Document That The Bidder Has A Regional Presence Or A Regional Service/support Partner/center Within Mindanao. B. Bidder Must Be An Authorized Distributor From Manufacturer. Must Submit Certificate Of Distributorship. C. Bidder Must Have A Pcab License. D. Bidder Must Have An Experience Of Having Completed At Least Three (3) Contracts That Is Similar To The Contract To Be Bid. (indicate In The Form Of Statement Of All On-going Government & Private Contracts Including Contract Awarded But Not Yet Started.) E. Bidder Must Have Been In The Business For At Least Five (5) Years Of Providing Scada System Solution And Services In Government Or Private Sectors. Must Submit Dti Or Sec Registration. C. Additional Requirements (compliance Upon Delivery) 1. The Supplier’s Technical Representative Shall Be Present During Installation And Commissioning For Final Testing. 2. Must Submit Comprehensive Documentation, Including But Not Limited To Operation Manuals, Datasheets, And Manufacturers’ Certificates For All Electrical And Mechanical Components. 3. Trainings/transfer Of Technology: The Winning Bidder Shall Provide Inhouse Training On The Following Working Subject Matters: A. Plc And Scada Software Programming B. Installation C. Configuration D. Calibration E. Troubleshooting/operations And Maintenance All Associated Costs, Including Transportation, Accommodation, Allowances, And Other Incidental Expenses, Shall Be Covered By The Supplier.

Details: Notice Of Sources Sought The Purpose Of This Sources Sought Announcement Is For Market Research To Make Appropriate Acquisition Decisions And To Gain Knowledge Of Potential Qualified Service-disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (sdvosb), Veteran Owned Small Businesses (vosb), And Small Businesses Interested And Capable Of Providing The Services Requested, As Well As Any Large Businesses. The Results From This Source Sought Notice Will Be Used To Determine The Appropriate Set-aside. The Intended Contract Is A Firm-fixed Price Service Contract. The Department Of Veterans Affairs, Nco20 Is Looking For Vendor Sources For The Following Requirement: A Blanket Purchase Order (base + 4 Option Years) For Urinalysis Testing See Attachments For More Information: Attachment A: V20 Estimated Urinalysis Test List Volume Attachment B: V20 Participating Medical Centers And Pocs Attachment C: V20 Bpa Price List (must Be Filled Out) Required Information In Your Response To Sources Sought: In Order To Be Considered A Valid Source That Can Impact The Set-aside Determination Of A Possible Future Solicitation, Potential Contractors Shall Provide, At A Minimum, The Following Information To Peter.park2@va.gov By Below Response Deadline: 1) Company Name, Address, And Point Of Contact, Phone Number, E-mail Address, And Uei. Provide Any Existing Gsa/fss Contract Number This Requirement Can Be Fulfilled Under. 2) Please Identify Your Company S Size In Comparison To The Anticipated North American Industry Classification System (naics) Code 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing. To Be Considered A Small Business Your Company Must Have Less Than 1,000 Employees. This Notice Is To Determine The Marketplace For This Specific Requirement. Please Check One Of The Following: [ ] Yes [ ] No Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (sdvosb) [ ] Yes [ ] No Veteran Owned Small Business (vosb) [ ] Yes [ ] No Small Business Manufacturers [ ] Yes [ ] No All Other Small Business (sb) [ ] Yes [ ] No Other Than Small Business 3) Any Service-disabled Veteran Owned Businesses Or Veteran Owned Businesses Who Respond To A Solicitation On This Project Must Provide A Sba Certification And Be Registered With U.s. Small Business Administration Veteran Small Business Certification (vetcert) Located At Https://veterans.certify.sba.gov/. 4) Only Authorized Service Representatives/providers Of The Manufacturer Will Be Considered. No Used, Refurbished, Remanufactured, Or Counterfeit Parts Will Be Allowed. Please Provide A Proof Of Authorized Service Provider Letter From Manufacturer. 5) Please Complete The Attached Price List (attachment C). This Is Not A Quote. 6) Capabilities Statement Addressing The Requirements In The Statement Of Work To Include: References For Similar Services Currently Being Provided Or Previously Provided At The Required Service Levels As Outlined In The Statement Of Work. The Government Is Not Obligated To Nor Will It Pay For Or Reimburse Any Costs Associated With Responding To This Sources Sought Notice. This Notice Shall Not Be Construed As A Commitment By The Government To Issue A Solicitation Or Ultimately Award A Contract, Nor Does It Restrict The Government To A Particular Acquisition Approach. The Government Will In No Way Be Bound To This Information If Any Solicitation Is Issued. Notice To Potential Offerors: All Offerors Who Provide Goods Or Services To The United States Federal Government Must Be Registered In The System Award Management (sam Located On The Web At Www.sam.gov). It Is Desirable That Any Offeror To Have Completed Their Business Online Representations And Certifications Application In The System For Award Management (sam). Service Address: Various Stations In Nco 20 See Attachment Point Of Contact: Peter Park Contracting Officer Peter.park2@va.gov Response Deadline: 12/20/2024 By 3:00pm Pacific Time Statement Of Work: Bpa For Visn 20 Cprr Urinalysis Testing Bpa Language The Government Will Award A Cprr Bpa To A Single Contractor For Urinalysis Testing. Contractor Agrees To The Following Terms Of The Bpa Exclusively With Visn 20 And Awarded In The Final Bpa. Under This Agreement, The Bpa Holder Shall Provide Cprr Urinalysis Testing For All Visn20 Medical Facilities. The Vha Facilities Within Visn20 Listed On This Bpa Are Authorized To Order Any Item Listed On The Price/cost Schedule At The Listed Price. No Items May Be Ordered Off This Bpa Unless They Are Listed On The Price/cost Schedule. Additional, Related Items May Be Added Without Further Competition To The Price/cost Schedule With The Award Of A Modification By The Administering Contracting Officer (co). The Administering Co Is The Only Vha Employee Authorized To Modify This Bpa. Obligation Of Funds This Bpa Does Not Obligate Any Funds. The Government Is Only Obligated To The Extent Of Authorized Task Orders Issued Under This Bpa. Period Of Agreement This Bpa Is Effective From The Date Of Award For A Period Of 5 Years. Option To Extend The Term Of The Bpa The Government May Extend The Term Of This Bpa For A Period Of Up To Six (6) Months, Exercisable In Increments Of Not Less Than One (1) Month. By Written Notice To The Contractor At Any Time Prior To The Expiration Of The Bpa, Provided That The Government Shall Give The Contractor A Preliminary Written Notice Of Its Intent To Extend At Least 30 Days Before The Bpa Expires. The Preliminary Notice Does Not Commit The Government To An Extension. Prices And Terms Visn20 Has Provided An Estimated Annual Volume By Test As Reflected In Attachment A. Pricing Is Based On The Average Annual Test Volume. The Government Estimates The Volumes As Listed In Attachment A But Does Not Guarantee Volumes As Listed; They Are Estimates Only And The Government Doesn T Guarantee That All Listed Stations Will Participate In The Bpa. The Government Estimates, But Does Not Guarantee, That Individual Bpa Orders Placed Against This Agreement May Reach $825,000.00/per Order. This Order Limit May Be Increased By Mutual Agreement Of The Parties As Necessary, In Whole Or Part. The Authorized Ceiling Limit Of The Agreement Is Set At $4,500,000.00 Over The Period Covered By The Agreement; This Ceiling Is Also Not A Guarantee. The Ceiling Limit May Also Be Raised In Association With Order Limit Increases Or Other Conditions Which, By Mutual Agreement Of The Parties, Maybe Considered Necessary. Authorization For Individual Task Orders Above The Stated Task Order And/or Ceiling Limits Must Be Coordinated Through The Contracting Officer Before Larger Valued Orders Can Be Issued And Prior To Commencement Of Work. All Unauthorized Work, Regardless Of Amount, Will Be Processed Through The Ratification Process. Price/cost Schedule Estimated Quantities And Pricing Per Facility Order Placement All Properly Warranted Cos Serving Visn20 Are Authorized To Place Orders Under This Bpa. Task Orders Will Be Placed Against This Bpa Using Outlook Email Messages, Electronic Data Interchange (edi), Fax Internet Portal, Paper Or Oral Communications. Delivery Order Oversight Each Ordering Location Will Designate A Contracting Officer's Representative (cor) Or Poc (if Dollar Amounts Warrant A Cor, And Subject To Co Approval), Who Will Be Responsible For Verifying Contract Compliance And Certify Invoices. Requirement Specifications / Statement Of Work Scope: The Contractor Shall Provide Automated Clinical Laboratory Urinalysis Testing For Urine Dipstick Chemistries, Urine Microscopic Analysis, And Body Fluid Analysis (as Applicable) To Produce Cost Per Reportable Results (cprr) For The Locations Listed Below. Installation And Operational Training Will Be Provided By The Vendor At The Government S Facility. Vendor Will Provide Field Service Support. Vendor Will Also Supply Government With Sufficient Supplies, Reagents, And Training To Execute The Urinalysis Analyzer In The Performance Of The Testing Listed For Each Site Based On Estimated Patient Results Per Month. Equipment Will Be Defined By The Facility. Participating Locations: Alaska Va Healthcare System: 1201 North Muldoon Road, Anchorage, Ak 99504 Boise Va Medical Center: 500 West Fort Street. Boise, Id 83702 Eugene Health Care Center: 3355 Chad Dr., Eugene, Or 97408 Va Portland Health Care System: 3710 Sw U.s. Veterans Hospital Road, Portland, Or 97239 Roseburg Va Health Care System: 913 Nw Garden Valley Blvd., Roseburg, Or 97471 Va Southern Oregon Rehabilitation Center: 8495 Crater Lake Hwy., White City, Or 97503 Va Puget Sound Health Care System - American Lake Division: 9600 Veterans Dr Southwest, Tacoma, Wa 98493 Va Puget Sound Health Care System: 1660 S. Columbian Way, Seattle, Wa 98108 Mann-grandstaff Va Medical Center: 4815 N. Assembly Street, Spokane, Wa 99205 Jonathan M. Wainwright Memorial Va Medical Center: 77 Wainwright Drive, Walla Walla, Wa 99362 Map And Locations For Medical Centers And Clinics Within The Visn 20 Northwest Network Can Be Found At The Following Link: Https://www.va.gov/directory/guide/region.asp?id=1020. General Requirements: Leased (cost Per Reportable Result) Equipment. All Related Consumables And Supplies. All Necessary Service To Keep Equipment In Manufacturer's Operating Conditions, Both Preventive Maintenance And Emergency Repairs. Training For Personnel Operating Equipment. Cost Per Reportable Result Cprr: Cost Per Patient Reportable Result (cprr): As Defined In The Federal Supply Schedule Fsc Group 66, Part Iii, Cost-per-test Clinical Laboratory Analyzers - Contractors Are Required To Provide A Price For A Reportable Patient Result. The Per Patient Reportable Result Price Shall Include Costs Covering: (1) 5-year Equipment Use, (2) All Reagents, Standards, Vendor Provided Quality Controls, Supplies, Consumable/disposable Items, Parts, Accessories, And Any Other Item Required For The Proper Operation Of The Contractor S Equipment And Necessary For The Generation Of A Patient Reportable Result. This Per Patient Reportable Result Price Shall Also Encompass All Costs Associated With Dilution; Repeat And Confirmatory Testing Required To Produce A Single Patient Reportable Result. It Shall Also Include The Material To Perform As Well As All Other Costs Associated With Quality Control, Calibration And Correlation Study Testing That Is Prescribed By The Clinical And Laboratory Standards Institute (clsi). (3) All Necessary Maintenance To Keep The Equipment In Good Operating Condition (this Element Includes Both Preventive Maintenance And Emergency Repairs) And (4) Training For Government Personnel. Contractors Shall Provide Delivery, Installation And Removal Of Equipment At No Additional Charge. Parameters: The Calculation For Price And Quantity Of Reagents In The Annual List Included In The Contract As Based On An Estimated Annual Number Of Reportable Results Provided By The Government. The Annual Quantities Of Supplies Shall Be Sufficient For Testing As Long As The Reportable Results Are Submitted In Compliance With The Following Parameters: Numbers Of Reportable Results Actually Performed By The Government Are Within Ten Percent Of The Annual Estimated Reportable Results As Indicated By The Annual Supply List. Use Of The Instrument(s) Are In Accordance With Instrument Usage Information Provided By Government (primary, Back-up Or Alternate). Test Volumes Are Determined By The Government. No More Than 10 Percent Repeats. Two Levels Of Quality Control To Be Run As Required By The Manufacturer Every Test Day. Calibrators For Periodic Calibration Checks And Demand To Validate Systems Following Major Repair Or Resolution Of Negative Quality Control Trends. Adjustments: The Government And Vendor Will Conduct Ongoing Reviews No Less Than Annually To Monitor Contract Performance Against Agreed Upon Efficiencies, Operational Assumptions, And Product Utilization (cppr Parameters). The Vendor Will Notify The Government When Such Reviews Indicate An Adjustment To The Quarterly Standing Order Shipments May Be Required. The Government Will Cooperate With The Vendor In The Conduct Of The Reviews. Vendor, Their Personnel, And Their Sub Vendors Shall Be Subject To The Federal Laws, Regulations, Standards, And Va Directives And Handbooks Regarding Information And Information System Security As Delineated In This Contract.839.201 Contract Clause For Information And Technology Security. Equipment: Vendor Will Provide Urinalysis Analyzer(s) For Lease To Meet Visn20 Facilities Usage Needs. Installation: The Vendor Shall Deliver And Install All Rented Or Purchased Equipment Under This Contract After An Order Is Placed. Equipment Shall Be Installed Within 30 Business Days After Receipt Of Order. Equipment Shall Not Be Considered Installed Until Va Employee Certifies That The Equipment Is Properly Functioning And Has The Necessary Supplies To Perform Its Required Function. The Vendor Shall Maintain A Record Of Installation To Include: Location, Model Number, Serial Number, And Date Of Installation. Removal: The Vendor Shall Un-install And Remove All Rented Equipment Under This Bpa From The Requesting Facility Upon Request. Equipment Shall Be Removed Within 30 Days Of Request. Equipment Shall Be Considered Removed Upon A Va Employee Certification That The Equipment And All Accessories Have Been Taken By An Employee Of The Vendor And There Is No Disruption And /or Damage To The Surrounding Area. The Vendor Shall Maintain A Record Of Removal To Include: Location, Model Number, Serial Number, And Date Of Removal. Equipment Requirements: Vendor Shall Provide Urinalysis Systems That Meet The Following Requirements: Instrument Shall Include Chemical Analysis Of Urine (to Include Bilirubin, Urobilinogen, Ph, Specific Gravity, Glucose, Protein, Blood, Nitrites, Ketones And Leukoesterase) Without Interference From Urines With Common Abnormal Colors (red, Orange, Etc.). Instrument Shall Also Identify Formed Elements Including But Not Limited To, Red Blood Cells, White Blood Cells, Epithelial Cells (differentiating Transitional, Renal, And Squamous) Crystals, Casts, Bacteria, And Yeast Without The Need To Consistently Verify With Manual Microscopy. There Must Be A Direct, Automated Specimen Pathway Between The Chemistry Urinalysis Specimen Sampling And Testing And The Microscopic Urinalysis Sampling And Testing. Equipment Shall Provide Accurate Test Assay Results For Sample Specimens Up To The Manufacturer's Defined Maximum Tests Per Hour Without Excessive Malfunctions, Breakdowns, Or Service Calls. Instrumentation Shall Have Auto Reflex Testing Capability For Specimens Which Require Sediment Analysis. System Shall Have A Minimum Throughput Of 60 Samples Per Hour On The Microscopic Side. The Instrument Shall Have Customer Defined Rule Criteria To Reduce The Number Of Manual Reviews And Off-line Testing Required By The Operator. The System Shall Have The Ability For Auto-validation, Should The Facility Choose To Auto Validate Results. Instrument Shall Auto-classify Formed Elements With Limited Review By The Operator. Microscopic Analysis Must Be Fully Quantitative. Microscopic Analysis Must Have The Ability For The Instrument To Identify Cellular Microscopic Components And Provide Reviewable Digital Images. Instrument Must Offer Limited To No Carryover From Sample To Sample To Reduce Interference. Instrument Must Have The Ability To Continuously Feed At Least 300 Chemistry Strips Without Operator Re-load. Time From Standby To Operation Processing Samples Is Less Than 3 Minutes. Time Required For Routine Maintenance Activities Shall Take Less Than 30 Minutes Daily And Less Than 30 Minutes Weekly/monthly. All Testing Shall Be Fda Approved, Including Body Fluids If Available. Current Waste Stream Analysis And Sds (safety Data Sheets) Shall Be Provided To All Locations. Editable Electronic Copy In Clsi (clinical And Laboratory Standards Institute) Format Of Operating Procedures Shall Be Furnished With Each Instrument Supplied To All Participating Facilities. Testing Shall Include Current Laboratory Assays, But The Va Reserves The Right To Add Additional Tests To Test Menu. Protocols In Place For Various Degrees Of Urine Turbidity. A Selection Of Instruments Will Be Available Based On Volume, Test Menu Needs And Throughput Requirements Of Each Individual Facility. Instrument Shall Allow Patient Sample To Be Used For Repeats Or Reruns On The Same Or Different Instrument. All Instruments Must Be New (non-refurbished) Equipment. Contractor Shall Provide All Upgrades To The Equipment Hardware And Operating System Software, At No Additional Cost To The Government. (note Current Va Security Regulations Require Windows Based Operating Systems Be Windows 10 Or Higher). Instruments That Have The Ability To Have Access To The Internet Must Follow Va It Security Policies. The Internet Access Must Be Verified And Adhered To Before And During All Internet Access. Contractor S Software Is Required To Be Compatible And Interface Immediately Upon Award With Governmental Systems Which Include Cprs, Vista, And Cerner. Contractor Must Provide Evidence With Their Solicitation Response That Their Software Is Already Accepted For Use By Vha It Systems. All Equipment Shall Come With Any Required Accessories To Perform Normal Duties, To Include But Not Limited To, Properly Programmed Printers And Monitors, And Ups. The Analyzers Will Be Va Laboratory Information System (lis) Interfaceable, And The Vendor Will Supply Lis Specifications And Assist With The Interface Connections. Operation Of Software Uses Minimal Computer Strokes To Move From Testing To Reagent To Data Analysis Or/and Other Screens. Size Of Instrumentation Shall Be No More Than 65 W X 21 D. If Stand Is Required, It Is Included In The Contract At No Additional Cost. Upgrades Shall Be Delivered And Installed Within 60 Days Of Issuance To The Commercial Market. An Operator's Manual Shall Be Furnished With Each Instrument Supplied To Va And Updates To Manual Shall Be Provided In A Timely Manner. Uptime Guarantee/ Performance Penalty: Vendor Agrees That All Equipment Provided Shall Be Operable And Available For Use No Less Than 98% Of Operational Time Per Month. Each Instrument At Site Shall Be Computed Separately. Operational Time Is 24 Hours Per Day 7 Days A Week. Downtime Is Defined As When The Vendor Is Not Able To Produce Clinically Acceptable Results On The System Monitor And Will Be Computed From The Time The Government Notified The Hotline During Normal Working Hours Until The Field Service Engineer Returns The Instrument To The Government And The Government Can Produce Acceptable Clinical Results. Scheduled Maintenance Is Excluded From Downtime. Method Validations: Once The Instrument Has Been Installed According To The Vendor Specifications At The Government Location The Vendor Will Supply A Technical Representative To Perform Method Validation Studies During All Equipment Installations At All Facilities. The Method Validations Will Be Completed To Include The Necessary Studies Required For Clinical Laboratory Information Act (clia), College Of American Pathologist (cap) And Department Of Veterans Affairs (va) Regulatory Agencies And Shall Include Precision, Linearity And Current System To New System Correlations As Well As Establishment Of Normal And Therapeutic Ranges. The Va Will Not Accept Equipment Until It Passes All Validation Testing. Validation Testing Will Be Conducted On The Facilities Primary And Secondary Testing Methods. The Va Will Provide All The Samples Necessary For The Validation Studies. Maintenance And Repairs: Vendor Shall Provide Preventative And Corrective Maintenance Per Manufacturer's Recommendation. This Shall Include Software Upgrades And Parts And Labor, To Maintain All Urinalysis Equipment And Accessories. At A Minimum, Preventative Maintenance Shall Be Twice Annually, Beginning Six (6) Months After Installation. Vendor Will Furnish All Transportation, Equipment, Tools And Labor To Accomplish The Required Maintenance. Emergency Repairs Shall Be Performed After Initial Telephone Notification That The Equipment Is Inoperative. The Field Service Representative Will Call To Schedule Onsite Service Within 2 Hours Of Notification From Technical Assistance Hotline If Necessary. The Vendor Shall Provide The Government With A Designated Point Of Contact And Telephone Number And Shall Make Arrangements To Enable His Maintenance Representative To Receive Such Notification. Telephone Service Support Shall Be Available 24 Hours/day,7days A Week. Onsite Field Service Support Shall Be Available Monday- Friday 8am- 4:30 Pm (local Time). Onsite Repairs Shall Be Initiated Within 24 Hours Of First Notification From Technical Hotline To Field Service Engineer. Efforts Shall Be Made By The Vendor To Minimize Disruption To Governments And Employees (i.e. Reschedule If Work Interferes With Normal Operation, Access Equipment When Convenient To The Needs Of The Va, Etc.) Vendor Shall Maintain Cleanliness Of Work Area And Minimize Dust And Contaminants To Areas Adjacent To The Job Site. Vendor Shall Furnish A Malfunction Incident Report To The Installation Upon Completion Of Repair Call Within 2 Business Days After The Completion Of Work. The Report Shall Include As A Minimum The Following: Date And Time Notified. Date And Time Of Arrival. Serial Number, Type And Model Number(s) Of Equipment. Time Spent For Repair. Description Of Malfunction And Repair. Proof Of Repair That Included Documentation Of A Sample Run Of Quality Control Verifying Acceptable Performance. Each Instrument Provided By The Vendor Shall Maintain An Uptime Of 98% In Each Month Of The Term Of The Agreement. During The Term Of The Contract, Should The Repair Record Of Any Individual Piece Of Laboratory Equipment Reflect A Downtime Of 5% Or Greater Of The Normal Working Days In One Calendar Month, It Is The Responsibility Of The Vendor To Immediately Replace The Broken Laboratory Equipment With New Equipment At No Additional Cost To The Government. The Responsibility For Maintaining The Equipment Furnished In Operating Condition In Accordance To Manufacturer's Instruction, Shall Solely Be The Responsibility Of The Vendor. The Contractor Shall Not Leave A Service Call Open Pending Verification That Repairs Are Completed By The Contractor's Maintenance Personnel. For Each Instrument Provided, The Vendor Shall Treat Each Notification For An Emergency/repair Service Call Form The Government As A Separate And New Service Call. The Following Are Guaranteed Throughout The Life Of This Contract: Priority Scheduling Of Requests For Service. Unlimited Emergency Service. No Charges For Labor, Travel Or Any Other Related Expenses. Unlimited Parts. No Charge For Replacement Parts Which Become Marginal Or Defective Due To Normal Use During Agreement Period. Factory Authorized Product Updates And Modifications. Installed At No Additional Charge For Improved Product Performance And Reliability. Factory Trained And Authorized Service Engineers. Continual Upgrading And Certification Of Engineers In Latest Instrument Technology. Training: With The Exception Of Specific Training Requirements Stated Herein, Which Shall Have Precedence; Vendor Shall Provide "operator" Training In Accordance With The Terms, Conditions, And Provisions Of The Vendor's Existing Federal Supply Service Contract. Listed Below Are The Training Requirements: The Vendor Shall Provide, At No Cost To The Government, On-site Training And Key Operator Training For At Least 2 Operators Per Instrument Per Site. Provide Initial In-depth Training For Two Key Operators At The Facility And For Each Individual Instrument Provided. Provide Annual Training For One Va Equipment Operator, Per Each Instrument, For The Participating Medical Center. Provide On-site Vendor Operator Training For All Personnel Who Will Run Instrument With Training Provided For All Applicable Shifts. The Vendor Shall Have An On-going Training Program For Employees By The Technical Service Representatives On Any New Products Or Updates On The Product Lines. All Materials For Training Will Be Provided At No Additional Cost To The Government. The Vendor Will Provide Competency Assessment Protocols For Use At Each Site Consistent With Federal (clia) And Cap Training Requirements. Reagents, Controls And Supplies: Routine Reagents, Controls And Disposables (supplies) For Chemical And Microscopic Urinalysis Testing Shall Be Provided By The Vendor And Shall Adhere To The Following Requirements. Reagents Including Controls And Disposables Shall Be Identified Prior To Delivery. Reagents Including Controls And Disposables To Be Listed In A Separate Table. The Table Should Include Annual Reagent Volumes, Costs, And Shipping Charges For Each Quarterly Standing Order Delivery. Reagent Manufacturer Shelf Life Shall Be No Less Than 12 Months. Reagents For The Analyzer Are Marked For Easy Recognition By The Operator And Shall Contain The Appropriate Facility Purchase Order Number In The Delivery Address. Vendor Will Supply A List Of Reagents, Controls And Disposables That Will Be Shipped As Part Of The Order. Supplies Will Be Shipped On A Standing Order Schedule, Agreed Upon By The Government And Vendor. All Or Part Of A Future Quarterly Standing Order May Be Advanced Up To 10 Days Ahead Of The Scheduled Ship Date Of The Standing Order. Delivery Shall Be Within Four (4) Business Days Of The Prior Agreed Upon Shipment Date Or It Shall Be Considered Late. Vendor Will Provide Sufficient Reagents And Supplies For Performance Of Patient Results For All Visn 20 Sites. Consumables Will Be Provided On Demand As Needed If The Consumable Allotments Are Insufficient To Meet The Needs Of The Facility. Vendor Shall Supply All Changes To The Maintenance Schedules That Affect Reagent Or Cleaning Reagent Volumes And Shall Be Coordinated With The Va Facility Point Of Contact To Implement The Changes In Accordance With Manufacturer's Recommendations. Space Availability: All Proposed Urinalysis Equipment Must Fit The Existing Space At Each Visn 20 P&lms Facility's, Without The Need For Renovation Work. Small Scale Re-arrangement Of Furniture Is Acceptable. Fitting Existing Space Shall Include Conforming To The Current Structural Parameters Of Each Lab, In Each Facility, In Terms Of Delivery, Installation And Lab Space. (i.e., Equipment Size, Weight, Packaged Size For Delivery, Electrical/voltage). Special Requirements: In Addition To The General Requirements For The Urinalysis Cprr Requirements Stated Above, The Contractor Shall Meet The Following Special Requirements: Equipment Shall Have A Fully Established Va Veterans Health Information Systems And Technology Architecture (vista) Computer System And Cerner Interface Program Via Data Innovations Middleware, With All Downloads/software Necessary To Transfer Data Into Patient Files In Va Vista And Cerner Computer Systems Via Data Innovations Middleware, At No Additional Cost To Va. Provide Bi-directional Interface With Data Innovations And Appropriate Quality Control Analysis System And All Components Necessary To Interface With Va Vista And Cerner Computer System. The Contractor Shall Provide An Auto Verification Package Through Data Innovations For Validation Utilizing The Instrument Manager Which Includes Rules And Technical Support For The Duration Of This Contract. Contractor Shall Assist In The Establishment, Testing, Deployment, And Troubleshooting In The Full Capacity Of The Middleware Before Implementation Date. The Contractor Is Responsible For Verifying Any Software Upgrades With The Instrument During Its Life, Will Be Compatible With Data Innovations Middleware. Contractor Shall Provide Automated, Walk-away Urinalysis Chemistry Analyzer With Peripherals With Direct, Automated Sample Pathway To An Automated, Walk-away Microscopic Urinalysis Analyzer With Peripherals For Sampling And Testing. Shall Provide Data Backup. Systems Shall Provide Ease Of Use (uncomplicated Menus), With Minimal Maintenance Required. Shall Provide Flexibility In Test Volumes. Shall Be Easy To Troubleshoot. Provide Extended Expiration Date Of Supplies. Uninterruptible Power Supply (surge Protection, Battery Backup) Provided By Vendor For All Associated Electrical Instruments And Ancillary Components Excluding Printer. Provide A Water System, If Required. If A Printer Is Required To Produce Patient Or Qc Reports, One Shall Be Provided Per System And Replaced If Broken. Cessation Of Testing: If, For Any Reason, Contractor Ceases Testing Of Any Urinalysis Assays, The Contractor Must Notify The Va Contracting Office And Laboratories, 60 Calendar Days Prior To The Change. Until A New Solicitation Can Be Issued, Or The Problem Resolved, The Contractor Shall Be Held Liable For All Costs If Performance Is Ceased, As The Lab Facility May Have To Resort To Outsourcing The Tests In Order To Continue Patient Care. The Vendor Will Be Responsible For The Following: Cost Per Reportable Result Program Reagents, Controls And Supplies: Routine Reagents And Disposables. Reagents Including Controls And Disposables To Be Listed In Separate Table. Vendor Will Supply A List Of Reagents, Controls And Disposables That Will Be Shipped As Part Of The Agreement. Supplies Will Be Shipped On A Standing Order Schedule, Agreed Upon By Government And Vendor. All Or Part Of A Future Quarterly Standing Order May Be Advanced Up To 10 Days Ahead Of The Scheduled Ship Date Of The Standing Order. Vendor Will Provide Sufficient Reagents And Supplies For Performance Of Patient Results For All Visn 20 Sites. The Quality Of The Products Shall Be High Enough To Satisfy Proficiency Testing Standards Of The College Of American Pathologists (cap) And The Joint Commission (tjc). Changes In Maintenance Schedules That Affect Reagent Or Cleaning Reagent Volumes Will Be Approved By The Vendor In Accordance With Manufacturer's Recommendations. Additional Reagents, If Required, Will Be Provided By The Vendor At No Additional Charge. The Government Will Be Responsible For The Following: Cost Per Reportable Result Program: Cppr Periodic Payments: Refer To Attachment A For Volumes. Test Description Estimated Volume Per Year Price Per Reportable. During The Agreement The Government Will Report By The 10th Of Each Month, To The Vendor In Writing Or Electronically, The Number Of Reportable Results Generated In The Previous Month. The Vendor Will Invoice The Government Based On The Report Of Reportable Tests. Laboratory Manager Or Designee Will Act As Contracting Officer Representative (cotr) For This Contract. Security: Returning Leased Equipment Constitutes A Risk. Va Employees Must Sanitize Va Sensitive Information Residing On Leased Equipment Before Releasing That Equipment From Direct Va Control, Or The Media Will Not Be Returned Upon Termination Of The Contract. Per Visn 20 Va Information Security Policies, No Hard Drives Or Computer Disks Containing Va Patient Information Will Be Removed From Va Facilities. At The Time Of Turn-in Or Removal Due To Failure, The Va Facility Will Remove All Sensitive Data From Information Systems Storage Devices Or Render The Data From These Systems Unreadable. No Federal Information Processing Equipment Will Be Discontinued From Rental/lease Or Exchange Without Compliance With This Require. Contract Personnel Will Not Have Direct Access To A Va System Or Va Sensitive Information. All Work/maintenance Will Be Accomplished By Va Laboratory Personnel As An Intermediary. If Contract Leased/purchased Equipment Contains Sensitive Information (pii/phi) To Be Directly Uploaded To/downloaded From Va Systems, A Mou/isa Shall Be Established Between The Vendor And Va. Unidirectional, Deidentified Data From Contract Leased/purchased Equipment To The Va Network Shall Be Protected In Accordance With Established Va Security Policy. Quality Assurance Monitoring: The Contractor Service Requirements Are Summarized Into Performance Objectives That Relate Directly To Mission Essential Items. The Performance Thresholds Briefly Describe The Minimum Acceptable Levels Of Service Required For Each Requirement. These Thresholds Are Critical To Mission Success. Information And Information System Security/privacy General Contractors, Contractor Personnel, Subcontractors, And Subcontractor Personnel Shall Be Subject To The Same Federal Laws, Regulations, Standards, And Va Directives And Handbooks As Va And Va Personnel Regarding Information And Information System Security. Access To Va Information And Va Information Systems A Contractor/subcontractor Shall Request Logical (technical) Or Physical Access To Va Information And Va Information Systems For Their Employees, Subcontractors, And Affiliates Only To The Extent Necessary To Perform The Services Specified In The Contract, Agreement, Or Task Order. All Contractors, Subcontractors, And Third-party Servicers And Associates Working With Va Information Are Subject To The Same Investigative Requirements As Those Of Va Appointees Or Employees Who Have Access To The Same Types Of Information. The Level And Process Of Background Security Investigations For Contractors Must Be In Accordance With Va Directive And Handbook 0710, Personnel Suitability And Security Program. The Office For Operations, Security, And Preparedness Is Responsible For These Policies And Procedures. Contract Personnel Who Require Access To National Security Programs Must Have A Valid Security Clearance. National Industrial Security Program (nisp) Was Established By Executive Order 12829 To Ensure That Cleared U.s. Defense Industry Contract Personnel Safeguard The Classified Information In Their Possession While Performing Work On Contracts, Programs, Bids, Or Research And Development Efforts. The Department Of Veterans Affairs Does Not Have A Memorandum Of Agreement With Defense Security Service (dss). Verification Of A Security Clearance Must Be Processed Through The Special Security Officer Located In The Planning And National Security Service Within The Office Of Operations, Security, And Preparedness. Custom Software Development And Outsourced Operations Must Be Located In The U.s. To The Maximum Extent Practical. If Such Services Are Proposed To Be Performed Abroad And Are Not Disallowed By Other Va Policy Or Mandates, The Contractor/subcontractor Must State Where All Non-u.s. Services Are Provided And Detail A Security Plan, Deemed To Be Acceptable By Va, Specifically To Address Mitigation Of The Resulting Problems Of Communication, Control, Data Protection, And So Forth. Location Within The U.s. May Be An Evaluation Factor. The Contractor Or Subcontractor Must Notify The Contracting Officer Immediately When An Employee Working On A Va System Or With Access To Va Information Is Reassigned Or Leaves The Contractor Or Subcontractor's Employ. The Contracting Officer Must Also Be Notified Immediately By The Contractor Or Subcontractor Prior To An Unfriendly Termination. Va Information Custodial Language Information Made Available To The Contractor Or Subcontractor By Va For The Performance Or Administration Of This Contract Or Information Developed By The Contractor/subcontractor In Performance Or Administration Of The Contract Shall Be Used Only For Those Purposes And Shall Not Be Used In Any Other Way Without The Prior Written Agreement Of The Va. This Clause Expressly Limits The Contractor/subcontractor's Rights To Use Data As Described In Rights In Data - General, Far 52.227-14(d) (1). Va Information Should Not Be Co-mingled, If Possible, With Any Other Data On The Contractors/subcontractor's Information Systems Or Media Storage Systems In Order To Ensure Va Requirements Related To Data Protection And Media Sanitization Can Be Met. If Co-mingling Must Be Allowed To Meet The Requirements Of The Business Need, The Contractor Must Ensure That Va's Information Is Returned To The Va Or Destroyed In Accordance With Va's Sanitization Requirements. Va Reserves The Right To Conduct On Site Inspections Of Contractor And Subcontractor It Resources To Ensure Data Security Controls, Separation Of Data And Job Duties, And Destruction/media Sanitization Procedures Are In Compliance With Va Directive Requirements. Prior To Termination Or Completion Of This Contract, Contractor/ Subcontractor Must Not Destroy Information Received From Va, Or Gathered/ Created By The Contractor In The Course Of Performing This Contract Without Prior Written Approval By The Va. Any Data Destruction Done On Behalf Of Va By A Contractor/subcontractor Must Be Done In Accordance With National Archives And Records Administration (nara) Requirements As Outlined In Va Directive 6300, Records And Information Management And Its Handbook 6300.1 Records Management Procedures, Applicable Va Records Control Schedules, And Va Handbook 6500.1, Electronic Media Sanitization. Self-certification By The Contractor That The Data Destruction Requirements Above Have Been Met Must Be Sent To The Va Contracting Officer Within 30 Days Of Termination Of The Contract. The Contractor/subcontractor Must Receive, Gather, Store, Back Up, Maintain, Use, Disclose And Dispose Of Va Information Only In Compliance With The Terms Of The Contract And Applicable Federal And Va Information Confidentiality And Security Laws, Regulations, And Policies. If Federal Or Va Information Confidentiality And Security Laws, Regulations And Policies Become Applicable To The Va Information Or Information Systems After Execution Of The Contract, Or If Nist Issues Or Updates Applicable Fips Or Special Publications (sp) After Execution Of This Contract, The Parties Agree To Negotiate In Good Faith To Implement The Information Confidentiality And Security Laws, Regulations, And Policies In This Contract. The Contractor/subcontractor Shall Not Make Copies Of Va Information Except As Authorized And Necessary To Perform The Terms Of The Agreement Or To Preserve Electronic Information Stored On Contractor/subcontractor Electronic Storage Media For Restoration In Case Any Electronic Equipment Or Data Used By The Contractor/subcontractor Needs To Be Restored To An Operating State. If Copies Are Made For Restoration Purposes, After The Restoration Is Complete, The Copies Must Be Appropriately Destroyed. If Va Determines That The Contractor Has Violated Any Of The Information Confidentiality, Privacy, And Security Provisions Of The Contract, It Shall Be Sufficient Grounds For Va To Withhold Payment To The Contractor Or Third Party Or Terminate The Contract For Default Or Terminate For Cause Under Federal Acquisition Regulation (far) Part 12. If A Vha Contract Is Terminated For Cause, The Associated Baa Must Also Be Terminated And Appropriate Actions Taken In Accordance With Vha Handbook 1600.01, Business Associate Agreements. Absent An Agreement To Use Or Disclose Protected Health Information, There Is No Business Associate Relationship. The Contractor/subcontractor Must Store, Transport, Or Transmit Va Sensitive Information In An Encrypted Form, Using Va-approved Encryption Tools That Are, At A Minimum, Fips 140-2 Validated. The Contractor/subcontractor's Firewall And Web Services Security Controls, If Applicable, Shall Meet Or Exceed Va's Minimum Requirements. Va Configuration Guidelines Are Available Upon Request. Except For Uses And Disclosures Of Va Information Authorized By This Contract For Performance Of The Contract, The Contractor/subcontractor May Use And Disclose Va Information Only In Two Other Situations: (i) In Response To A Qualifying Order Of A Court Of Competent Jurisdiction, Or (ii) With Va's Prior Written Approval. The Contractor/subcontractor Must Refer All Requests For, Demands For Production Of, Or Inquiries About, Va Information And Information Systems To The Va Contracting Officer For Response. Notwithstanding The Provision Above, The Contractor/subcontractor Shall Not Release Va Records Protected By Title 38 U.s.c. 5705, Confidentiality Of Medical Quality Assurance Records And/or Title 38 U.s.c. 7332, Confidentiality Of Certain Health Records Pertaining To Drug Addiction, Sickle Cell Anemia, Alcoholism Or Alcohol Abuse, Or Infection With Human Immunodeficiency Virus. If The Contractor/subcontractor Is In Receipt Of A Court Order Or Other Requests For The Above Mentioned Information, That Contractor/subcontractor Shall Immediately Refer Such Court Orders Or Other Requests To The Va Contracting Officer For Response. For Service That Involves The Storage, Generating, Transmitting, Or Exchanging Of Va Sensitive Information But Does Not Require C&a Or An Mou-isa For System Interconnection, The Contractor/subcontractor Must Complete A Contractor Security Control Assessment (csca) On A Yearly Basis And Provide It To The Cor. Information System Design And Development Information Systems That Are Designed Or Developed For Or On Behalf Of Va At Non-va Facilities Shall Comply With All Va Directives Developed In Accordance With Fisma, Hipaa, Nist, And Related Va Security And Privacy Control Requirements For Federal Information Systems. This Includes Standards For The Protection Of Electronic Phi, Outlined In 45 C.f.r. Part 164, Subpart C, Information And System Security Categorization Level Designations In Accordance With Fips 199 And Fips 200 With Implementation Of All Baseline Security Controls Commensurate With The Fips 199 System Security Categorization (reference Appendix D Of Va Handbook 6500, Va Information Security Program). During The Development Cycle A Privacy Impact Assessment (pia) Must Be Completed, Provided To The Cor, And Approved By The Va Privacy Service In Accordance With Directive 6507, Va Privacy Impact Assessment. The Contractor/subcontractor Shall Certify To The Cor That Applications Are Fully Functional And Operate Correctly As Intended On Systems Using The Va Federal Desktop Core Configuration (fdcc), And The Common Security Configuration Guidelines Provided By Nist Or The Va. This Includes Internet Explorer 7 Configured To Operate On Windows Xp And Vista (in Protected Mode On Vista) And Future Versions, As Required. The Standard Installation, Operation, Maintenance, Updating, And Patching Of Software Shall Not Alter The Configuration Settings From The Va Approved And Fdcc Configuration. Information Technology Staff Must Also Use The Windows Installer Service For Installation To The Default "program Files" Directory And Silently Install And Uninstall. Applications Designed For Normal End Users Shall Run In The Standard User Context Without Elevated System Administration Privileges. The Security Controls Must Be Designed, Developed, Approved By Va, And Implemented In Accordance With The Provisions Of Va Security System Development Life Cycle As Outlined In Nist Special Publication 800-37, Guide For Applying The Risk Management Framework To Federal Information Systems, Va Handbook 6500, Information Security Program And Va Handbook 6500.5, Incorporating Security And Privacy In System Development Lifecycle. The Contractor/subcontractor Is Required To Design, Develop, Or Operate A System Of Records Notice (sor) On Individuals To Accomplish An Agency Function Subject To The Privacy Act Of 1974, (as Amended), Public Law 93-579, December 31, 1974 (5 U.s.c. 552a) And Applicable Agency Regulations. Violation Of The Privacy Act May Involve The Imposition Of Criminal And Civil Penalties. The Contractor/subcontractor Agrees To: Comply With The Privacy Act Of 1974 (the Act) And The Agency Rules And Regulations Issued Under The Act In The Design, Development, Or Operation Of Any System Of Records On Individuals To Accomplish An Agency Function When The Contract Specifically Identifies: The Systems Of Records (sor); And The Design, Development, Or Operation Work That The Contractor/ Subcontractor Is To Perform Include The Privacy Act Notification Contained In This Contract In Every Solicitation And Resulting Subcontract And In Every Subcontract Awarded Without A Solicitation, When The Work Statement In The Proposed Subcontract Requires The Redesign, Development, Or Operation Of A Sor On Individuals That Is Subject To The Privacy Act; And Include This Privacy Act Clause, Including This Subparagraph (3), In All Subcontracts Awarded Under This Contract Which Requires The Design, Development, Or Operation Of Such A Sor. In The Event Of Violations Of The Act, A Civil Action May Be Brought Against The Agency Involved When The Violation Concerns The Design, Development, Or Operation Of A Sor On Individuals To Accomplish An Agency Function, And Criminal Penalties May Be Imposed Upon The Officers Or Employees Of The Agency When The Violation Concerns The Operation Of A Sor On Individuals To Accomplish An Agency Function. For Purposes Of The Act, When The Contract Is For The Operation Of A Sor On Individuals To Accomplish An Agency Function, The Contractor/subcontractor Is Considered To Be An Employee Of The Agency. "operation Of A System Of Records" Means Performance Of Any Of The Activities Associated With Maintaining The Sor, Including The Collection, Use, Maintenance, And Dissemination Of Records. "record" Means Any Item, Collection, Or Grouping Of Information About An Individual That Is Maintained By An Agency, Including, But Not Limited To, Education, Financial Transactions, Medical History, And Criminal Or Employment History And Contains The Person's Name, Or Identifying Number, Symbol, Or Any Other Identifying Particular Assigned To The Individual, Such As A Fingerprint Or Voiceprint, Or A Photograph. "system Of Records" Means A Group Of Any Records Under The Control Of Any Agency From Which Information Is Retrieved By The Name Of The Individual Or By Some Identifying Number, Symbol, Or Other Identifying Particular Assigned To The Individual. The Vendor Shall Ensure The Security Of All Procured Or Developed Systems And Technologies, Including Their Subcomponents (hereinafter Referred To As "systems"), Throughout The Life Of This Contract And Any Extension, Warranty, Or Maintenance Periods. This Includes, But Is Not Limited To Workarounds, Patches, Hotfixes, Upgrades, And Any Physical Components (hereafter Referred To As Security Fixes) Which May Be Necessary To Fix All Security Vulnerabilities Published Or Known To The Vendor Anywhere In The Systems, Including Operating Systems And Firmware. The Vendor Shall Ensure That Security Fixes Shall Not Negatively Impact The Systems. The Vendor Shall Notify Va Within 24 Hours Of The Discovery Or Disclosure Of Successful Exploits Of The Vulnerability Which Can Compromise The Security Of The Systems (including The Confidentiality Or Integrity Of Its Data And Operations, Or The Availability Of The System). Such Issues Shall Be Remediated As Quickly As Is Practical, But In No Event Longer Than 10 Days. When The Security Fixes Involve Installing Third Party Patches (such As Microsoft Os Patches Or Adobe Acrobat), The Vendor Will Provide Written Notice To The Va That The Patch Has Been Validated As Not Affecting The Systems Within 10 Working Days. When The Vendor Is Responsible For Operations Or Maintenance Of The Systems, They Shall Apply The Security Fixes Within 10 Days. All Other Vulnerabilities Shall Be Remediated As Specified In This Paragraph In A Timely Manner Based On Risk, But Within 60 Days Of Discovery Or Disclosure. Exceptions To This Paragraph (e.g. For The Convenience Of Va) Shall Only Be Granted With Approval Of The Contracting Officer And The Va Assistant Secretary For Office Of Information And Technology. Information System Hosting, Operation, Maintenance, Or Use For Information Systems That Are Hosted, Operated, Maintained, Or Used On Behalf Of Va At Non-va Facilities, Contractors/subcontractors Are Fully Responsible And Accountable For Ensuring Compliance With All Hipaa, Privacy Act, Fisma, Nist, Fips, And Va Security And Privacy Directives And Handbooks. This Includes Conducting Compliant Risk Assessments, Routine Vulnerablity Scanning, System Patching And Change Management Procedures, And The Completion Of An Acceptable Contingency Plan For Each System. The Contractor's Security Control Procedures Must Be Equivalent, To Those Procedures Used To Secure Va Systems. A Privacy Impact Assessment (pia) Must Also Be Provided To The Cor And Approved By Va Privacy Service Prior To Operational Approval. All External Internet Connections To Va's Network Involving Va Information Must Be Reviewed And Approved By Va Prior To Implementation. Adequate Security Controls For Collecting, Processing, Transmitting, And Storing Of Personally Identifiable Information (pii), As Determined By The Va Privacy Service, Must Be In Place, Tested, And Approved By Va Prior To Hosting, Operation, Maintenance, Or Use Of The Information System, Or Systems By Or On Behalf Of Va. These Security Controls Are To Be Assessed And Stated Within The Pia And If These Controls Are Determined Not To Be In Place, Or Inadequate, A Plan Of Action And Milestones (poa&m) Must Be Submitted And Approved Prior To The Collection Of Pii. Outsourcing (contractor Facility, Contractor Equipment Or Contractor Staff) Of Systems Or Network Operations, Telecommunications Services, Or Other Managed Services Requires Certification And Accreditation (authorization) (c&a) Of The Contractor's Systems In Accordance With Va Handbook 6500.3, Certification And Accreditation And/or The Va Ocs Certification Program Office. Government- Owned (government Facility Or Government Equipment) Contractor-operated Systems, Third Party Or Business Partner Networks Require Memorandums Of Understanding And Interconnection Agreements (mou-isa) Which Detail What Data Types Are Shared, Who Has Access, And The Appropriate Level Of Security Controls For All Systems Connected To Va Networks. The Contractor/subcontractor's System Must Adhere To All Fisma, Fips, And Nist Standards Related To The Annual Fisma Security Controls Assessment And Review And Update The Pia. Any Deficiencies Noted During This Assessment Must Be Provided To The Va Contracting Officer And The Iso For Entry Into Va's Poa&m Management Process. The Contractor/subcontractor Must Use Va's Poa&m Process To Document Planned Remedial Actions To Address Any Deficiencies In Information Security Policies, Procedures, And Practices, And The Completion Of Those Activities. Security Deficiencies Must Be Corrected Within The Timeframes Approved By The Government. Contractor/subcontractor Procedures Are Subject To Periodic, Unannounced Assessments By Va Officials, Including The Va Office Of Inspector General. The Physical Security Aspects Associated With Contractor/ Subcontractor Activities Must Also Be Subject To Such Assessments. If Major Changes To The System Occur That May Affect The Privacy Or Security Of The Data Or The System, The C&a Of The System May Need To Be Reviewed, Retested And Re- Authorized Per Va Handbook 6500.3. This May Require Reviewing And Updating All Of The Documentation (pia, System Security Plan, Contingency Plan). The Certification Program Office Can Provide Guidance On Whether A New C&a Would Be Necessary. The Contractor/subcontractor Must Conduct An Annual Self Assessment On All Systems And Outsourced Services As Required. Both Hard Copy And Electronic Copies Of The Assessment Must Be Provided To The Cor. The Government Reserves The Right To Conduct Such An Assessment Using Government Personnel Or Another Contractor/subcontractor. The Contractor/subcontractor Must Take Appropriate And Timely Action (this Can Be Specified In The Contract) To Correct Or Mitigate Any Weaknesses Discovered During Such Testing, Generally At No Additional Cost. Va Prohibits The Installation And Use Of Personally-owned Or Contractor/ Subcontractor- Owned Equipment Or Software On Va's Network. If Non-va Owned Equipment Must Be Used To Fulfill The Requirements Of A Contract, It Must Be Stated In The Service Agreement, Sow Or Contract. All Of The Security Controls Required For Government Furnished Equipment (gfe) Must Be Utilized In Approved Other Equipment (oe) And Must Be Funded By The Owner Of The Equipment. All Remote Systems Must Be Equipped With, And Use, A Va-approved Antivirus (av) Software And A Personal (host-based Or Enclave Based) Firewall That Is Configured With A Va- Approved Configuration. Software Must Be Kept Current, Including All Critical Updates And Patches. Owners Of Approved Oe Are Responsible For Providing And Maintaining The Anti-viral Software And The Firewall On The Non-va Owned Oe. All Electronic Storage Media Used On Non-va Leased Or Non-va Owned It Equipment That Is Used To Store, Process, Or Access Va Information Must Be Handled In Adherence With Va Handbook 6500.1, Electronic Media Sanitization Upon: (i) Completion Or Termination Of The Contract Or (ii) Disposal Or Return Of The It Equipment By The Contractor/subcontractor Or Any Person Acting On Behalf Of The Contractor/subcontractor, Whichever Is Earlier. Media (hard Drives, Optical Disks, Cds, Back-up Tapes, Etc.) Used By The Contractors/ Subcontractors That Contain Va Information Must Be Returned To The Va For Sanitization Or Destruction Or The Contractor/subcontractor Must Self-certify That The Media Has Been Disposed Of Per 6500.1 Requirements. This Must Be Completed Within 30 Days Of Termination Of The Contract. Bio-medical Devices And Other Equipment Or Systems Containing Media (hard Drives, Optical Disks, Etc.) With Va Sensitive Information Must Not Be Returned To The Vendor At The End Of Lease, For Trade-in, Or Other Purposes. The Options Are: Vendor Must Accept The System Without The Drive; Va's Initial Medical Device Purchase Includes A Spare Drive Which Must Be Installed In Place Of The Original Drive At Time Of Turn-in; Or Va Must Reimburse The Company For Media At A Reasonable Open Market Replacement Cost At Time Of Purchase. Due To The Highly Specialized And Sometimes Proprietary Hardware And Software Associated With Medical Equipment/systems, If It Is Not Possible For The Va To Retain The Hard Drive, Then; The Equipment Vendor Must Have An Existing Baa If The Device Being Traded In Has Sensitive Information Stored On It And Hard Drive(s) From The System Are Being Returned Physically Intact; And Any Fixed Hard Drive On The Device Must Be Non-destructively Sanitized To The Greatest Extent Possible Without Negatively Impacting System Operation. Selective Clearing Down To Patient Data Folder Level Is Recommended Using Va Approved And Validated Overwriting Technologies/methods/tools. Applicable Media Sanitization Specifications Need To Be Pre- Approved And Described In The Purchase Order Or Contract. A Statement Needs To Be Signed By The Director (system Owner) That States That The Drive Could Not Be Removed And That (a) And (b) Controls Above Are In Place And Completed. The Iso Needs To Maintain The Documentation. Security Incident Investigation The Term "security Incident" Means An Event That Has, Or Could Have, Resulted In Unauthorized Access To, Loss Or Damage To Va Assets, Or Sensitive Information, Or An Action That Breaches Va Security Procedures. The Contractor/ Subcontractor Shall Immediately Notify The Cor And Simultaneously, The Designated Iso And Privacy Officer For The Contract Of Any Known Or Suspected Security/privacy Incidents, Or Any Unauthorized Disclosure Of Sensitive Information, Including That Contained In System(s) To Which The Contractor/ Subcontractor Has Access. To The Extent Known By The Contractor/subcontractor, The Contractor/ Subcontractor's Notice To Va Shall Identify The Information Involved, The Circumstances Surrounding The Incident (including To Whom, How, When, And Where The Va Information Or Assets Were Placed At Risk Or Compromised), And Any Other Information That The Contractor/subcontractor Considers Relevant. With Respect To Unsecured Protected Health Information, The Business Associate Is Deemed To Have Discovered A Data Breach When The Business Associate Knew Or Should Have Known Of A Breach Of Such Information. Upon Discovery, The Business Associate Must Notify The Covered Entity Of The Breach. Notifications Need To Be Made In Accordance With The Executed Business Associate Agreement. In Instances Of Theft Or Break-in Or Other Criminal Activity, The Contractor/subcontractor Must Concurrently Report The Incident To The Appropriate Law Enforcement Entity (or Entities) Of Jurisdiction, Including The Va Oig And Security And Law Enforcement. The Contractor, Its Employees, And Its Subcontractors And Their Employees Shall Cooperate With Va And Any Law Enforcement Authority Responsible For The Investigation And Prosecution Of Any Possible Criminal Law Violation(s) Associated With Any Incident. The Contractor/subcontractor Shall Cooperate With Va In Any Civil Litigation To Recover Va Information, Obtain Monetary Or Other Compensation From A Third Party For Damages Arising From Any Incident, Or Obtain Injunctive Relief Against Any Third Party Arising From, Or Related To, The Incident. Liquidated Damages For Data Breach Consistent With The Requirements Of 38 U.s.c. 5725, A Contract May Require Access To Sensitive Personal Information. If So, The Contractor Is Liable To Va For Liquidated Damages In The Event Of A Data Breach Or Privacy Incident Involving Any Spi The Contractor/subcontractor Processes Or Maintains Under This Contract. The Contractor/subcontractor Shall Provide Notice To Va Of A "security Incident" As Set Forth In The Security Incident Investigation Section Above. Upon Such Notification, Va Must Secure From A Non-department Entity Or The Va Office Of Inspector General An Independent Risk Analysis Of The Data Breach To Determine The Level Of Risk Associated With The Data Breach For The Potential Misuse Of Any Sensitive Personal Information Involved In The Data Breach. The Term 'data Breach' Means The Loss, Theft, Or Other Unauthorized Access, Or Any Access Other Than That Incidental To The Scope Of Employment, To Data Containing Sensitive Personal Information, In Electronic Or Printed Form, That Results In The Potential Compromise Of The Confidentiality Or Integrity Of The Data. Contractor Shall Fully Cooperate With The Entity Performing The Risk Analysis. Failure To Cooperate May Be Deemed A Material Breach And Grounds For Contract Termination. Each Risk Analysis Shall Address All Relevant Information Concerning The Data Breach, Including The Following: Nature Of The Event (loss, Theft, Unauthorized Access); Description Of The Event, Including: Date Of Occurrence; Data Elements Involved, Including Any Pii, Such As Full Name, Social Security Number, Date Of Birth, Home Address, Account Number, Disability Code; Number Of Individuals Affected Or Potentially Affected; Names Of Individuals Or Groups Affected Or Potentially Affected; Ease Of Logical Data Access To The Lost, Stolen Or Improperly Accessed Data In Light Of The Degree Of Protection For The Data, E.g., Unencrypted, Plain Text; Amount Of Time The Data Has Been Out Of Va Control; The Likelihood That The Sensitive Personal Information Will Or Has Been Compromised (made Accessible To And Usable By Unauthorized Persons); Known Misuses Of Data Containing Sensitive Personal Information, If Any; Assessment Of The Potential Harm To The Affected Individuals; Data Breach Analysis As Outlined In 6500.2 Handbook, Management Of Security And Privacy Incidents, As Appropriate; And Whether Credit Protection Services May Assist Record Subjects In Avoiding Or Mitigating The Results Of Identity Theft Based On The Sensitive Personal Information That May Have Been Compromised. Based On The Determinations Of The Independent Risk Analysis, The Contractor Shall Be Responsible For Paying To The Va Liquidated Damages In The Amount Of $42.00 Per Affected Individual To Cover The Cost Of Providing Credit Protection Services To Affected Individuals Consisting Of The Following: Notification; One Year Of Credit Monitoring Services Consisting Of Automatic Daily Monitoring Of At Least 3 Relevant Credit Bureau Reports; Data Breach Analysis; Fraud Resolution Services, Including Writing Dispute Letters, Initiating Fraud Alerts And Credit Freezes, To Assist Affected Individuals To Bring Matters To Resolution; One Year Of Identity Theft Insurance With $20,000.00 Coverage At $0 Deductible; And Necessary Legal Expenses The Subjects May Incur To Repair Falsified Or Damaged Credit Records, Histories, Or Financial Affairs. Security Controls Compliance Testing On A Periodic Basis, Va, Including The Office Of Inspector General, Reserves The Right To Evaluate Any Or All Of The Security Controls And Privacy Practices Implemented By The Contractor Under The Clauses Contained Within The Contract. With 10 Working-day's Notice, At The Request Of The Government, The Contractor Must Fully Cooperate And Assist In A Government-sponsored Security Controls Assessment At Each Location Wherein Va Information Is Processed Or Stored, Or Information Systems Are Developed, Operated, Maintained, Or Used On Behalf Of Va, Including Those Initiated By The Office Of Inspector General. The Government May Conduct A Security Control Assessment On Shorter Notice (to Include Unannounced Assessments) As Determined By Va In The Event Of A Security Incident Or At Any Other Time. Training All Contractor Employees And Subcontractor Employees Requiring Access To Va Information And Va Information Systems Shall Complete The Following Before Being Granted Access To Va Information And Its Systems: Sign And Acknowledge (either Manually Or Electronically) Understanding Of And Responsibilities For Compliance With The Contractor Rules Of Behavior, Appendix E Relating To Access To Va Information And Information Systems; Successfully Complete The Va Cyber Security Awareness And Rules Of Behavior Training And Annually Complete Required Security Training; Successfully Complete The Appropriate Va Privacy Training And Annually Complete Required Privacy Training; And Successfully Complete Any Additional Cyber Security Or Privacy Training, As Required For Va Personnel With Equivalent Information System Access [to Be Defined By The Va Program Official And Provided To The Contracting Officer For Inclusion In The Solicitation Document - E.g., Any Role-based Information Security Training Required In Accordance With Nist Special Publication 800-16, Information Technology Security Training Requirements.] The Contractor Shall Provide To The Contracting Officer And/or The Cor A Copy Of The Training Certificates And Certification Of Signing The Contractor Rules Of Behavior For Each Applicable Employee Within 1 Week Of The Initiation Of The Contract And Annually Thereafter, As Required. Failure To Complete The Mandatory Annual Training And Sign The Rules Of Behavior Annually, Within The Timeframe Required, Is Grounds For Suspension Or Termination Of All Physical Or Electronic Access Privileges And Removal From Work On The Contract Until Such Time As The Training And Documents Are Complete.