36C24224Q0349_1.docx

Attachment 1: Template for Combined Synopsis-Solicitation for Commercial Products and Commercial Services

GENERAL INFORMATION

SET-ASIDE

Network Contracting Office 2 James J. Peters VA Medical Center 130 West Kingsbridge Road Bronx NY 10468-3904

POINT OF CONTACT*

CONTRACT SPECIALIST

CHAD M. JOHNSON

chad.johnson4@va.gov

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

UPSTATE LOCATIONS ALBANY, BUFFALO, BATH,

CANDIDAIGUA, AND SYRACUSE

SEE ABOVE NY

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Notice Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Notice

DESCRIPTION

Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Notice

Description This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products and commercial services prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) subpart 12.6, “Streamlined Procedures for Evaluation and Solicitation for Commercial Products and Commercial Services,” and FAR 13.5 “Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Items” as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested, and a written solicitation document will not be issued.

This solicitation is issued as an RFQ. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular FAC 2024-03 & VAAR Update 2008-37.

This solicitation is unrestricted and allows for full and open competition.

The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing, with a small business size standard of 1000 Employees.

The FSC/PSC is 6630.

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contacting Office, on behalf of the VISN 2 sites is seeking to purchase Quality Assurance and Quality Control (QA/QC) materials and software as defined below.

All interested companies shall provide quotations for the following:

Supplies/Services The offeror will be responsible to provide the product(s) (Controls) that will allow for all QA/QC testing to be provided for all the above laboratory test and the format shall be as follows:

Clin item (starting with 0001) test name, what test(s) that the control covers, and price.

Example:

Clin item 0001, Test ABC, this control covers test(s), and price is $xxx per (control, box, case, ect). See below for example table.

PROVIDE TABLE OF PRICE GROUPINGS AND IMMUNOASSAY KIT PRICING BELOW:

EXHIBIT A: Laboratory Tests for Fiscal Year 2022

The Statement of Work (SOW)

1.SCOPE:

It is the intent of VISN 2 North to establish a contract that will provide Quality Control Materials and software for testing performed by VISN 2 North laboratories that includes but is not limited to the test list in the Price Schedule below.

2. DESCRIPTION

The VA agrees to:

ALBANY: Use of real time software compatible with Data Innovations Instrument Manager, quality control materials for all tests.

BUFFALO: Use of real time software compatible with Data Innovations Instrument Manager, quality control materials for all tests.

SYRACUSE: Use of real time software compatible with Data Innovations Instrument Manager, quality control materials for all tests.

BATH: Use of real time software compatible with Data Innovations Instrument Manager, quality control materials for all tests.

CANANDAIGUA: Use of real time software compatible with Data Innovations Instrument Manager, quality control materials for all tests.

3. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

The contractor shall provide in a narrative format how they will provide the following technical aspects for the Statement of Work (SOW). The contractor will be responsible to provide the requirements below in accordance with this Statement of Work (SOW) which includes at a minimum the following:

3.1 Provide Quality Control Software that shall have the following characteristics:

2.

3.

3.1.

3.1.1. Compatible with Data Innovations Instrument Manager.

3.1.2. Ability to provide real time, online peer group statistics with peer review and qc report capability for national and VISN 2 North peer groups.

3.1.3. Levy Jennings graphing and Westgard rules capability.

3.1.4. Six Sigma graphing and analysis

3.1.5. User defined parameters to assist with auto-verification of test results.

3.1.6. Moving averages.

3.1.7. Ability to incorporate third party controls such as analyzer reagent kit controls.

3.1.8. Customizable to each site.

3.1.9. Ability to hold patient test results if quality controls are unacceptable or haven’t been run in the last 24 hours.

3.1.10. W7 compatibility and hardware/software functionality for direct network connectivity.

3.1.11. Vendor responsible for any licensing or hardware used to connect to Data Innovations/network.

3.1.12. Any connections from the software back to the vendor will follow VA guidelines and must be FIPS 140-2 and CRISP compliant.

3.1.13. State the ability of proposed software to hold results if Quality Controls have not been run in more than 24 hours or results are unacceptable.

3.1.14 Capabilities of the Quality Control Software. Compatible with Data Innovations Instrument Manager, Levy Jennings graphing capability, Westgard rules capability, Sigma analysis capability. Moving averages, Ability to incorporate third party controls such as analyzer reagent kit controls.

3.1.15 The software capabilities must be automated. The data needs to transferable from the analyzer or the middleware software.

3.1.16 The ability to accept third party control data for statistic and peer group analysis is preferred but not required.

3.2. Provide QC Material for the tests listed below with lot outdates of at least one year.

3.3. Capability of providing quality control material for the list of required tests provided in Exhibit A. Clearly identify any test NOT able to be included.

3.4. Clearly identify the number and types of quality control material available, to include serum/plasma, urine, body fluids, and cerebrospinal fluid.

3.5. Provide QC Material with a minimum open bottle stability of five days. Include a list of QC Material with listed analytes and outdates of the QC material for each analyte if different from the open bottle stability.

3.6. Provide QC Material lot sequestering with the ability for VISN 2 North sites to be on the same lots of QC Material.

3.7. Ability for VISN 2 North sites to form their own peer group and receive peer group statistics and qc reports in addition to national/international peer groups statistics and reports.

3.8. Ability to automatically sequester new lot numbers with the longest outdates when the current sequesters run out without intervention from the VISN.

3.9. All Software upgrades shall be provided at no additional cost to VA and as they become available.

3.10. Any hardware components, if applicable, shall be provided at no additional cost to VA

3.11. All hardware upgrades shall be provided at no additional cos to VA as they become available.

3.12. Hard drives, if necessary, shall be removed and turned over to VA for destruction at the completion of the contract or replacement of a hard drive.

3.13. Online ordering capabilities via email or website.

3.14. Vendor shall replace any QC material damaged in shipping or that arrives outside the appropriate temperature range within 24 hours at no additional cost to the VA.

3.15. Provide electronic copies of operators’ manuals, procedures, and chemical safety data sheets.

3.16. Vendor must have an ISO/MOU security agreement and current Business agreement with the VA.

3.17. Vendor must provide training for all applicable staff on the use of the software.

3.18. In a narrative format the contractor must provide how they will assist with the installation and set-up of the Quality Control Software including connectivity to each applicable assay system at each site.

3.19. In a narrative format the contractor must describe how they will ensure that the turnaround time for orders will be processed within 48 hours and shipped.

3.20. In a narrative format the contractor must describe how they can sequester the same lots for all VISN 2 North sites. As well as how the contractor will establish a mini-peer group for the VISN including automatic sequester of new lots of control material for the VISN based on the usage of the individual site.

3.21. In a narrative format the contractor must describe how they can provide real time, online peer group statistics with peer review and QC report capability for national and VISN 2 North peer groups. The contractor shall provide sample reports.

3.22. In a narrative format the contractor must describe how they can provide online ordering and how the sequestered lots will be specified during the ordering process

4. ORDERS

All products ordered under the contract are subject to the terms and conditions of the awarded IDIQ0 Contract. The awarded contract does not obligate any funds. The Government is obligated only to the extent of authorized orders issued under the Delivery Orders and Purchase Orders by the Contracting Officer Representatives (COR’s) as assigned. The minimum guaranteed amount for this requirement is $20,000.00 in the base year only. There is no guaranteed minimum in the option periods.

5. PRICING

Please use the data provided below in Exhibits A to determine Cost Per Test (CPT) pricing.

PROVIDE TABLE OF PRICE GROUPINGS AND IMMUNOASSAY KIT PRICING BELOW:

EXHIBIT A: Laboratory Tests for Fiscal Year 2022

The table above provides the tests performed within VISN 2 Facilities. Every test is not performed at each facility.

6. ORDERING INFORMATION

The following information specifies authorized ordering personnel, order format, and delivery.

6.1. The following VA employees are hereby authorized to place orders under this BPA:

Albany: Lisa Hewson, 518-626-5766 Eltaib Abdellah 518-626-5765

6.2 Orders will be placed against the contract using E-mail, Electronic Data Interchange (EDI), FAX, paper, or oral communications.

6.3 Deliver all items ordered under this contract to:

Albany, NY 12208

Bath: Bath VA Medical Center Attn: Pathology & Laboratory Medicine 76 Veteran’s Ave.

c/o Warehouse Bldg. 103 Bath, NY 14810

3495 Bailey Avenue Buffalo, NY 14215

Canandaigua: Canandaigua VA Medical Center Attn: Pathology & Laboratory Medicine

Syracuse, NY 13210

7. INVOICING

Unless otherwise agreed to, all deliveries under this contract must be accomplished by delivery tickets or sales slips that contain the following information at a minimum:

- Contractor name;

- IDIQ number and any delivery/task order number assigned under the IDIQ;

- Purchase Order Number;

- Date of purchase;

- Date of shipment;

- Description of each item, including (when applicable) model number and Special Item Number (SIN);

- Quantity for each item in the order;

- Unit price and extended (quantity x unit price) price for each item.

Invoices should be submitted electronically through Tungsten.

8. REPORTS

The Contractor shall submit to Contracting Officer total combined purchase of reagents on a quarterly basis. The report shall be submitted by email no later than the 21st calendar day of each quarter.

A summary report shall be submitted to the Contracting Officer Representative at least monthly or upon expiration of this contract, whichever occurs first, of all deliveries made during that period, identifying the delivery tickets covered therein and supported by receipt copies of the delivery tickets. This report is solely for the purpose of confirming reagent inventory and receiving records. The Contractor shall submit after each order a sequester report regarding the amount used and the amount remaining.

9. CONTRACT AWARD MEETING

The Contractor shall not commence performance on the tasks in this PWS until the CO has conducted a “kickoff” meeting or has advised the contractor that a “kickoff” meeting is waived.

--End Of SOW

The contract period of performance is date 12 award plus 12 months with (4) one year options, not to exceed 60 months.

Place of Performance/Place of Delivery

The full text of FAR provisions or clauses may be accessed electronically at http://acquisition.gov/comp/far/index.html.

The following solicitation provisions apply to this acquisition:

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

1) Solicitation number for this requirement as 36C24224Q0349;

2) The time specified in the solicitation for receipt of offers;

3) Name, address and telephone number of offeror;

4) Technical description of services to be performed in accordance with the Statement of Work. This Technical description should address the requirement specifically. Capability statements that are merely an overview of what the contractor offers will be determined incomplete. Please address all the technical evaluation sub-factors. Failure to address all the sub-factors will result in your package being determined incomplete;

5) Terms of any express warranty;

6) Price should be for all requirements as detailed in Pricing Schedule of this document. The pricing must be broken down in a manner that allows for price reasonableness to be determined. Failure to provide complete pricing will result in contractors package being determined to be incomplete;

7) “Remit to” address, if different than mailing address;

8) A completed copy of the representations and certifications at FAR 52.212-3 (see FAR 52.212-3(b) for those representations and certifications that the offeror shall complete electronically);

9) Acknowledgement of any solicitation amendments;

10) Past performance information;

11) A statement specifying the extent of agreement with all terms, conditions, and provisions included in the solicitation.

ADDENDUM to FAR 52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS—COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES (NOV 2021) Provisions that are incorporated by reference (by Citation Number, Title, and Date), have the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. The version of FAR 52.212-1 in the addendum is tailored for Simplified Acquisition Procedures and supersedes the current version of FAR 52.212-1 contained in the FAR.

The following provisions are incorporated into 52.212-1 as an addendum to this solicitation:

FAR 52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference (FEB 1998) FAR52.204-7 System for Award Management (OCT 2018) FAR52.204-24 Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment (NOV 2021) FAR 52.204-29 Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders-Representation and Disclosures (DEC 2023) FAR 52.207-6 Solicitation of Offers from Small Business Concerns and Small Business Teaming Arrangements or Joint Ventures (Multiple-Award Contracts) (DEC 2022) FAR 52.209-7 Information Regarding Responsibility Matters (OCT 2018) VAAR 852.215-72 Notice of Intent to Re-solicit (OCT 2019) VAAR 852.233-70 Protest Content/Alternative Dispute Resolution (OCT 2018) VAAR 852.233-71 Alternate Protest Procedure (OCT 2018) VAAR 852.22-70 Solicitation Provisions or Clauses Incorporated by Reference (JAN 2008)

Offeror must provide the following responses in the quote:

1. If there is a corporate name in addition to facility name or a "Doing Business As" Name, please include.

2. Complete Contract’s Administration Information:

- Contractor’s name:

- Contractor’s POC -Contractor’s POC email -Contractor’s POC phone number -Contractor’s Address -Contractor’s UEI

All quoters shall submit the following:

QUOTE DELIVERY: Late submissions, modifications and withdrawals will be handled as described in 52.212-1 “Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Items.” Faxed offers will not be accepted. Offerors are cautioned to review these instructions carefully. Offeror is responsible to ensure their quote submission is complete.

To be considered for award, the Offeror must fill out/answer all applicable areas of the additional instruction to offerors and submit a complete quote package, ensuring all requirements outlined herein have been satisfied. The quote must provide sufficient information to demonstrate the Offeror’s capabilities to satisfactorily perform the work detailed in the statement of work (SOW). The VA will not pay any costs incurred in preparation and submission of proposals. All offers are subject to terms and conditions of this document.

Quotes are to be submitted electronically via e-mail in Portable Document Format (PDF) to the Contract Specialist, Chad M. Johnson at chad.johnson4@va.gov, as outlined below in Quote SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS, below. All files should be named as follows: Vendor Name – Part No. – 36C24224Q0349. If file size necessitates breaking a part into more than one file, please append File X of X to the end of the file name. Note that there is a 10 MB file size limit per e-mail message. If multiple messages are required, please send a summary message to the above email address stating how many messages there should be in total.

The following are the decision factors:

Factor 1: Technical per the Statement of Work Factor 2: Past Performance Factor 3: Veterans Preference Factor 4: Price

Factor 1: Technical Capability Under Section 3 General Requirements:

All offerors shall provide how they will meet all requirements in section 3.

(End of Provision)

FAR 52.212-2 EVALUATION-COMMERCIAL ITEMS (NOV 2021)

(a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:

Factor 1: Technical per the Statement of Work Factor 2: Past Performance Factor 3: Veterans Preference Factor 4: Price

Award may be based upon a comparative evaluation of quotes in accordance with the Simplified Acquisition Procedures of FAR 13. Comparative evaluation is the side by side pairwise comparison of quotes based on factors resulting in a Contracting Officer decision for the quote most favorable to the Government. Options will be evaluated at time of award.

Evaluation Approach. The Government will evaluate quotations using the comparative evaluation process outlined in FAR 13.106-2 (b) (3), where quotations will be compared to one another to determine which provides the best benefit to the Government. The Government reserves the right to consider a quotation other than the lowest price that provides additional benefit(s). Quotations may exceed minimum requirements of the solicitation. The Government reserves the right to select a quotation that provides benefit to the Government that exceeds the minimum requirements of the solicitation but is not required to do so. Each response must meet the minimum requirements of the solicitation. The Government is not requesting or accepting alternate quotations. The evaluation will consider the following:

(1) Technical Compliance: The quotation will be evaluated to the extent to which it can meet and/or exceed the Government’s requirements as outlined in the solicitation and based on the information requested in the instructions to quoters section of the solicitation.

(2) Past Performance: The past performance evaluation will assess the relative risks associated with a quoter’s likelihood of success in fulfilling the solicitation’s requirements as indicated by the quoter’s record of past performance. The past performance evaluation may be based on the contracting officer’s knowledge of and previous experience with the supply or service being acquired; Customer surveys, and past performance questionnaire replies; Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) at http://www.cpars.gov/; or any other reasonable basis.

(3) Veterans Preference: In accordance with Veterans Affairs Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) 852.215-70 (DEVIATION), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned and Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB) Evaluation Factors, the Government will assign evaluation credit for a Quoter (i.e., prime contractor) which is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) or a VOSB. To receive credit, an offeror must be registered and verified in Vendor Information Pages (VIP) database at time of quotation submission and at time of award (https://www.vip.vetbiz.va.gov/) and must meet federal small business size standards for the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to this solicitation. Non-SDVOSB/VOSB quotations that use SDVOSBs or VOSBs as subcontractors will receive some consideration under this evaluation Factor. Quoters must state in their quotations the names of the SDVOSBs and VOSBs with whom they intend to subcontract and provide a brief description of the proposed subcontracts and the approximate dollar values of the proposed subcontracts. In addition, the proposed subcontractors must be registered and verified in the VetBiz.gov VIP database ( https://www.vip.vetbiz.va.gov/) and must meet federal small business size standards for the NAICS code assigned to this solicitation at time of both quotation submission and at time of award.

(4) Price: The Government will evaluate the price by adding the total of all line item prices, including all options. The Total Evaluated Price will be that sum. Options. The Government will evaluate quotations for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. This includes options under FAR 52.217-8, Option to Extend Services, which applies to this solicitation. Evaluation of options under FAR 52.217-8 will be accomplished by adding six months of the quoter's price for the last potential period of performance under this contract to the quoter's total price. For example, if the contract includes option periods that are exercisable under FAR 52.217-9, the quoter's total price for the purpose of evaluation will include the base period, all option periods, and an additional six months of the last option period. Quoters must price only the base and option periods specified in the contract line item numbers (CLINs), and shall not submit a price for the potential six-month extension of services under FAR 52.217-8. The Government reserves the right to exercise the option under FAR 52.217-8 before the end of any of the contractor's performance periods and will be exercised at the price and/or rates in effect at the time the clause is exercised. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s).

The award will be made to the response most advantageous to the Government.

Responses should contain your best terms, conditions.

As part of the evaluation process, all candidate’s packets will be reviewed by VISN 2 Upstate Laboratory Departments to ensure the top-rated candidates are selected to continue through the vetting process.

Under FAR Part 13 procedures, the FAR states that “Solicitations are not required to state the relative importance assigned to each evaluation factor and subfactor, nor are they required to include subfactors.” Offerors that submit clarifications regarding the government’s evaluation process will not receive a written explanation.

(b) Options. The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s).

(c) A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer's specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award.

(End of provision)

· FAR 52.212-3, “Offerors Representations and Certifications–Commercial Products and Commercial Services”

Offerors must complete annual representations and certifications electronically via the System for Award Management (SAM) website located at https://www.sam.gov/portal in accordance with FAR 52.212-3, “Offerors Representations and Certifications–Commercial Products and Commercial Services.” If paragraph (j) 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” (NOV 2023)

Addendum to FAR 52.212-4 All cluases incorporated by reference have the same weight as their full text version.

FAR 52.204-4 Printed or Copied Double-Sided on Postconsumer Fiber Content Paper (MAY 2011) FAR 52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance (OCT 2018) FAR 52.216-18 Ordering (AUG 2020)

(a) Date of Award, (b) 12 months after Date of Award FAR 52.216-19 Order Limitations (OCT 1995)

(a) $100,000 (b) $1,000,000 (c) 3 days (d) 7 days.

FAR 52.216-22 Indefinite Quantity (OCT 1995)

(a) 12 months from Date of Award FAR 52.217-9 Option to Extend the Term of the Contract (MAR 2000)

(a) 30 days (b) 60 days (c) 60 months

FAR 52.333-2 (SEPT 2006)

(a), Chad Johnson 852.201-70 Contracting Officer’s Representative (DEC 2022) 852.203-70 Commercial Advertising (MAY 2018) 852.208-70 Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned and Veteran-Owned Small Business Evaluation Factors – Orders or BPAs (JAN 2023) 852.208-71 Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned and Veteran-Owned Small Business Evaluation Factor Commitments – Orders and BPAs (JAN 2023) 852.215-70 Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned and Veteran-Owned Small Business Evaluation Factors (JAN 2023) 852.215-71 Evaluation Factor Commitments (OCT 2019) 852.219-70 VA Small Business Subcontracting Plan Minimum Requirements (JAN 2023) 852.232-72 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests (NOV 2018) 852.242-71 Administrative Contracting Officer (OCT 2020) 852.246-71 Rejected Goods (OCT 2018) 852.247-71 Delivery Location (OCT 2018)

(End of clause)

· FAR 52.212-5, “Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders – Commercial Products and Commercial Services” (FEB 2024)

The following subparagraphs of FAR 52.212-5 are applicable:

(a) The Contractor shall comply with the following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clauses, which are incorporated in this contract by reference, to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial products and commercial services:

(1) 52.203-19, Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements (JAN 2017) (section 743 of Division E. Title VII, of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L. 113-235) and its successor provisions in subsequent appropriations acts (and as extended in continuing resolutions)).

(2) 52.204-23, Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or Provided by Kapersky Lab Covered Entities (DEC 2023) (Section 1634 of Pub. L. 115-91).

(3) 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment (NOV 2021) Section 889(a)(1)(A) of Pub. L. 115-232).

(4) 52.209-10, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations (NOV 2015).

(5) 52.232-40, Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (Mar 2023) (31 U.S.C. 3903 and 10 U.S.C. 3801).

(6) 52.233-3, Protest After Award (AUG 1996) (31 U.S.C. 3553).

(7) 52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (OCT 2004) (Public Laws 108-77 and 108-78) (19 U.S.C. 3805 note)).

(b) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (b) that the Contracting Officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial products and commercial services:

52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (JUN 2020) 52.203-17, Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights (Nov 2023) 52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation & First-Tier Subcontract Awards (JUN 2020) 52.204-27, Prohibition on a ByteDance Covered Application (JUN 2023) 52.209-6, Protecting the Government’s Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment (NOV 2021) 52.209-9, Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility Matters (OCT 2018) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (FEB 2024) 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation (FEB 2024) 52.222-3, Convict Labor (JUN 2003) 52.222-19, Child Labor--Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (FEB 2024) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (APR 2015) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (SEP 2016) 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification (MAY 2022) 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (JUN 2020) 52.225-1, Buy American--Supplies (OCT 2022) 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (FEB 2021) 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer - System for Award Management (OCT 2018)

(d) Comptroller General Examination of Record. The Contractor shall comply with the provisions of this paragraph (d) if this contract was awarded using other than sealed bid, is in excess of the simplified acquisition threshold, and does not contain the clause at 52.215-2, Audit and Records - Negotiation.

(e) (1) Notwithstanding the requirements of the clauses in paragraphs (a), (b), (c), and (d) of this clause, the Contractor is not required to flow down any FAR clause, other than those in this paragraph (e)(1) in a subcontract for commercial products and commercial services. Unless otherwise indicated below, the extent of the flow down shall be as required by the clause—

(End of clause)

All quoters shall submit the following:

QUOTE DELIVERY: Late submissions, modifications and withdrawals will be handled as described in 52.212-1 “Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Items.” Faxed offers will not be accepted. Offerors are cautioned to review these instructions carefully. Offeror is responsible to ensure their quote submission is complete.

To be considered for award, the Offeror must fill out/answer all applicable areas of the additional instruction to offerors and submit a complete quote package, ensuring all requirements outlined herein have been satisfied. The quote must provide sufficient information to demonstrate the Offeror’s capabilities to satisfactorily perform the work detailed in the statement of work (SOW). The VA will not pay any costs incurred in preparation and submission of proposals. All offers are subject to terms and conditions of this document.

Quotes are to be submitted electronically via e-mail in Portable Document Format (PDF) to the Contract Specialist, Chad M. Johnson at chad.johnson4@va.gov, as outlined below in Quote SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS, below. All files should be named as follows: Vendor Name – Part No. – 36C24224Q0349. If file size necessitates breaking a part into more than one file, please append File X of X to the end of the file name. Note that there is a 10 MB file size limit per e-mail message. If multiple messages are required, please send a summary message to the above email address stating how many messages there should be in total.

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:"

Quoters shall list exception(s) and rationale for the exception(s), if any.

All quotes shall be sent to:

Responses to this notice must be submitted in writing via email to chad.johnson4@va.gov and Anthony.murray2@va.gov. Quotes must be received not later than Thursday May 23, 2024, at 12:00 PM. Requests for information must be received in writing via email no later than Thursday May 16, 2024. No telephone inquiries will be accepted.

Effective Date: 03/15/2023 Revision: 01