36C24526Q0082.docx

Combined Synopsis-Solicitation for Commercial Products and Commercial Services

GENERAL INFORMATION

SET-ASIDE

VA Maryland Health Care System

P.O. Box 1000 Perry Point MD 21902

POINT OF CONTACT*

Rebecca Gobble Contracting Officer rebecca.gobble@va.gov 410-642-2411 x26534

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

Baltimore MD

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

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Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Notice Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Notice

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Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Notice

See attached RFQ 36C24525Q0082.

This is a Request for Quotation Full and Open Competition

Questions are due by 10/28/2025 at 10:00 AM EST Responses are due by 10/31/2025 at 10:00 AM EST

Email responses to Rebecca.Gobble@va.gov 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,” 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 2025-04.

Note to CO: Obtain the most recent Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) from ACQUISITION.GOV Federal Acquisition Regulation

This solicitation is set-aside for Full and Open competition.

The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 325413 with a small business size standard of 1250.

The FSC/PSC is 6550.

The VA Maryland Health Care System, 10 N Greene St, Baltimore, MD 21201 is seeking to procure a one-year contract for the purchase of Cepheid Reagents, solutions and supplies to use on a VA owned Cepheid Genexpert instrument. The items quoted must be the exact items listed below. The items will be delivered monthly based on a delivery schedule

All interested companies shall provide quotations for the following:

Supplies/Services

GENEXPERT MRSA, GXMRSA-NXG-10

GENEXPERT KIT, CARBA-R,IVD,GX

GXCARBAR-10

KIT,IVD,XPRESS,COV-2/FLU/RSV

XPRS4PLEX-10

GENEXPERT C. DIFF, GX IVD GXCDIFF/EPI-10

XPERT MTB/RIF (US-IVD) GXMTB/RIF-US

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Statement of Work

The VA Maryland Healthcare System (VAMHCS) Path & Lab Service requires supplies and reagents for running PCR testing on a VA owned Cepheid Genexpert instrument. The items will need to be delivered on designated dates. Items should be shipped FOB – Destination.

The period of performance is 12-01-25 to 11-30-26 Place of Performance/Place of Delivery

10 N Greene St Batlimore, MD

The full text of FAR provisions or clauses may be accessed electronically at https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far.

The following solicitation provisions apply to this acquisition:

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

2. 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://sam.gov/ 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.

3. FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation-Commercial Products and Commercial Services [In accordance with FAR 12.301(c) when the use of evaluation factors is appropriate, the contracting officer may (1) Insert the provision at 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Products and Commercial Services, in solicitations for commercial products or commercial services (see 12.602); or (2) Include a similar provision containing all evaluation factors required by 13.106, subpart 14.2 or subpart 15.3, as an addendum (see 12.302(d)).]

The following contract clauses apply to this acquisition:

· FAR 52.212-4, “Contract Terms and Conditions–Commercial Products and Commercial Services” (NOV 2023)

· FAR 52.212-5, “Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders – Commercial Products and Commercial Services” (OCT 2025)

The following subparagraphs of FAR 52.212-5 are applicable:

52.209-6, Protecting the Government’s Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, Proposed for Debarment, or Voluntarily Excluded (JAN 2025)

(16) 52.219-4, Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns (OCT 2022) 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation (JAN 2025) 52.222-19, Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (JAN 2025) 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (JUN 2020) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (OCT 2025) 52.223-23, Sustainable Products and Services (May 2024) 52.225-1, Buy American--Supplies (OCT 2022) 52.225-5, Trade Agreements (NOV 2023) 52.226-8, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (May 2024) System updates may lag policy updates. The System for Award Management (SAM) may continue to require entities to complete representations based on provisions that are not included in agency solicitations. Examples include 52.222-25, Affirmative Action Compliance, and paragraph (d) of 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services. Contracting officers will not consider these representations when making award decisions or enforce requirements. Entities are not required to, nor are they able to, update their entity registration to remove these representations in SAM.

All quoters shall submit the following:

All quotes shall be sent to: Rebecca Gobble Contracting Officer Rebecca.Gobble@va.gov

Award will 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.

The following are the decision factors:

· The vendor must provide all reagents requested in this solicitation.

· The vendor must be able to follow a delivery schedule.

· The reagents offered must be compatible with the existing equipment (GeneXpert) that is in use at the medical center.

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

Responses should contain your best terms, conditions and shipping costs.

(b) Submission of offers. Submit signed and dated offers to the office specified in this solicitation at or before the exact time specified in this solicitation. Offers may be submitted on the SF 1449, letterhead stationery, or as otherwise specified in the solicitation. As a minimum, offers must show—

(1) The solicitation number;

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

(3) The name, address, and telephone number of the offeror;

(4) A technical description of the items being offered in sufficient detail to evaluate compliance with the requirements in the solicitation. This may include product literature, or other documents, if necessary;

(5) Terms of any express warranty;

(6) Price and any discount terms;

(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) Acknowledgment of Solicitation Amendments;

(10) Past performance information, when included as an evaluation factor, to include recent and relevant contracts for the same or similar items and other references (including contract numbers, points of contact with telephone numbers and other relevant information); and

(11) If the offer is not submitted on the SF 1449, include a statement specifying the extent of agreement with all terms, conditions, and provisions included in the solicitation. Offers that fail to furnish required representations or information or reject the terms and conditions of the solicitation may be excluded from consideration.

(c) Period for acceptance of offers. The offeror agrees to hold the prices in its offer firm for 30 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of offers, unless another time period is specified in an addendum to the solicitation.

(d) Product samples. When required by the solicitation, product samples shall be submitted at or prior to the time specified for receipt of offers. Unless otherwise specified in this solicitation, these samples shall be submitted at no expense to the Government, and returned at the sender’s request and expense, unless they are destroyed during pre-award testing.

(e) Multiple offers. Offerors are encouraged to submit multiple offers presenting alternative terms and conditions, including alternative line items (provided that the alternative line items are consistent with subpart 4.10 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation), or alternative commercial items for satisfying the requirements of this solicitation. Each offer submitted will be evaluated separately.

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.

Submission of your response shall be received not later than 10:am EST 10-31-25 at Rebecca.Gobble@va.gov

Late submissions shall be treated in accordance with the solicitation provision at FAR 52.212-1(f).

Any questions or concerns regarding this solicitation should be forwarded in writing via e-mail to the Point of Contact listed below.

Point of Contact Rebecca Gobble, Contracting Officer, 410-642-2411 x26534, Rebecca.Gobble@va.gov

See attached document: P03 Attachment 1 Single Source Justification MPT to SAT Cepheid Reagents.

Effective Date: 04/18/2025 Revision: 02