36C24722Q0833_1.docx

SUBJECT*

Zero Turn Riding Lawn Mowers

GENERAL INFORMATION

VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION

Network Contracting Office (NCO) 7 2957 CLAIRMONT ROAD NE, Suite 1200 Atlanta GA 30329

POINT OF CONTACT*

Contract Specialist Elizabeth Gonzalez elizabeth.gonzalez6@va.gov

Contract Officer: Richard.Bogle@va.gov

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

Tuscaloosa VA Medical Center

3701 Loop Road

Tuscaloosa

Tuscaloosa AL

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

AGENCY’S URL

URL DESCRIPTION

Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Notice Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Notice

DESCRIPTION

Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Notice

ZERO TURN RIDING LAWN MOWERS

General Information

Contracting Office Address NCO 7 / Atlanta Commodity Team U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs LaVista Business Park – Bldg. A 2008 Weems Road Tucker, Georgia 30084 Description This is an open-market combined synopsis/solicitation for five riding lawn mowers as defined herein prepared in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. The Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Network Contracting Office (NCO7) has a requirement to provide five (5) Zero Turn Riding Lawn Mowers for Engineering Service Tuscaloosa Veterans Affairs Medical Center (TVAMC).

This announcement constitutes the only solicitation for proposals, a written solicitation document will not be issued. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular FAC 2022-06 and VAAR Update 2008-32 rev.

The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 333112, with a small business size standard of 1500.

Service: The contractor shall deliver five (5) Zero Turn Riding Lawn Mowers as specified in the SOW.

Contract Type: The award will be firm fixed price.

This action is being executed as a 100% set-aside for Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) concern. Per VAAR clause VAAR 852.219-11(b)(1) VA Notice of Total Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside, and in accordance with 38 USC 8127(d) Veterans First Contracting Program and VAAR 852.215-70 Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned and Veteran-Owned Small Business Evaluation Factors. Offerors must be listed on the VETBIZ website as an SDVOSB or VOSB and System for Award Management System (SAM) and completion of Reps and Certs in the SAM system prior to award at www.sam.gov for consideration.

PLEASE address each salient characteristic as your item must meet or exceed each specification. This RFQ will be Awarded based on Best Value; No Grey Item Retailer(s); must be an authorized dealer at time of the publishing of this RFQ.

Brand Name John Deere or equal to or better.

DESCRIPTION

SALIENT CHARACTERISTICS

· Zero Turn

· Diesel Engine Z997R

· Side Discharge

· 7-Iron 72” mulch deck

· Commercial Grade

· Shipping & handling and delivery to be included. No sales tax as the government is exempt.

*Contractors providing equal products shall provide descriptive literature describing equal characteristics.

BASIS OF AWARD

The basis of award shall be made utilizing "Best Value”- The offer determined to be the most advantageous to the Government.

Acceptable ALL of the minimum acceptable criteria are met by the proposal. The offeror's proposal meets the performance and technical capability requirements defined in the Statement of Work.

NOTE: Once the proposals have been determined to be "technically acceptable," the award will be based on cost/price only.

Unacceptable Not all of the minimum acceptable criteria are met by the proposal. An unacceptable proposal contains one or more deficiencies. The proposal fails to meet specified minimum performance and technical capability requirements defined in the SOW. Offer’s not deemed technically acceptable will be removed from further consideration of the contract award.

Instructions to Offerors–Commercial Items / Evaluation Criteria

All interested companies shall provide a separate Technical Proposal and Pricing Schedule.

The government intends to award a contract as a result of this combined synopsis/solicitation that will include the terms and conditions set forth herein. To facilitate the award process, all proposals 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:"

offeror shall list exception(s) and rationale for the exception(s).

Proposals shall remain valid for 60 days unless otherwise expressly stated on the proposal. Submitted proposals shall list two points of contacts including name, phone number, and email address.

The government will consider technical capability, and price. The government will evaluate information based on the following evaluation criteria: (1) technical capability factor "meeting or exceeding the requirement, and (2) price. FAR 52.212-2, “Evaluation–Commercial Items,” explain the specific evaluation criteria to be included in paragraph (a) of that provision.

Submission shall be received not later than 07/29/2022 at 12:00 PM EST. Late submissions shall be treated in accordance with the solicitation provision at FAR 52.212-1(f). E-mailed offers will be accepted.

Attachments

Attachment A: For the Statement of Work (SOW).

Attachment B: For the FAR provisions and clauses or they may be accessed electronically at http://acquisition.gov/comp/far/index.html.

Point of Contact Elizabeth Gonzalez Contracting Specialist Elizabeth.gonzalez6@va.gov See attached document: Attachment A- SOW for Zero Turn Riding Lawn Mowers.

See attached document: Attachment B- FAR Provisions and Clauses.