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Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Notice Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Notice

GENERAL INFORMATION

VAMC Bedford

200 Springs Road Bedford MA 01730

POINT OF CONTACT*

Contracting Specialist Manases Cabrera manases.cabrera@va.gov

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

Togus VAMC

1 VA Center

Augusta ME

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

AGENCY’S URL

URL DESCRIPTION

DESCRIPTION

COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION FOR

COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND SERVICES

General Information

Contracting Office Address Veterans Health Administration Regional Procurement Office East Network Contracting Office 1 (New England) 200 Springs Road Bedford, MA 01730 Description This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 12.6 as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotations are being requested, and a written solicitation will not be issued.

This solicitation is a request for quotations (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2023-02.

The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 339115, with a small business size standard of 1000. The product or service code is 6540. The Government will award firm-fixed price (FFP) contract resulting from this combined synopsis/solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer, conforming to the synopsis/solicitation, will be most advantageous to the Government (as determined by the solicitation evaluation criteria).

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 1, located at Bedford MA, in support of VISN 01, VA Health Care System at Togus Medical Center is seeking to purchase Haag-Streit Reliance Eye Exam Lanes

All interested companies must provide quotation for the following:

Supplies

Delivery shall be provided 60 days after receipt of order/award of contract. FOB Destination. The contractor must deliver line items to:

Place of Performance

1 VA Center Augusta, ME

Award will be made to the quoter whose quotation, offers best price. The government will evaluate information based on the following evaluation criteria: Price Alone.

The full text of FAR provisions or clauses may be accessed electronically at acquisition.gov.

The following solicitation provisions apply to this acquisition:

1. FAR 52.212-1, “Instructions to Offerors–Commercial Products and Commercial Services”(MAR 2023)12

2. FAR 52.212-3, “Offeror Representations and Certifications–Commercial Products and Commercial Services” (DEC 2022)

Offerors must complete annual representations and certifications online in the System for Award Management (SAM) in accordance with FAR 52.212-3. If paragraph (b)(2) of the provision is applicable, a written submission is required.

The following contract clauses apply to this acquisition:

· FAR 52.212-4, “Contract Terms and Conditions–Commercial Products and Commercial Services” (DEC 2022)

· FAR 52.212-5, “Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders – Commercial Products and Commercial Services” (MAR 2023)

The following subparagraphs of FAR 52.212-5 are applicable:

All quoters must submit the following: Quote, Authorized Distributor Letter, Estimated Delivery Date.

All quotation must be sent to manases.cabrera@va.gov.

This is an open-market combined synopsis/solicitation for products as defined herein. The government intends to award a purchase order as a result of this combined synopsis/solicitation that will include the terms and conditions set forth herein. To facilitate the award process, all quotes must include a statement regarding the terms and conditions herein as follows:

“The terms and conditions in the solicitation are acceptable to be included in the award document without modification, deletion, or addition.”

OR

“The terms and conditions in the solicitation are acceptable to be included in the award document with the exception, deletion, or addition of the following:”

Quoter must list exception(s) and rationale for the exception(s)>. Quotations that reject the terms and conditions of the solicitation may be excluded from consideration.

Submission must be received not later than April 3, 2023 at 4:30PM at manases.cabrera@va.gov. Late submissions will be treated in accordance with the solicitation provision at FAR 52.212-1(f). Only emailed quotes will be accepted.

Any questions or concerns regarding this solicitation should be forwarded in writing via e-mail to the contract specialist Manases Cabrera at manases.cabrera@va.gov.

Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Notice