36C24818Q0863-005.docx

Attachment 5- Basis For Award Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Solicitation 36C24818Q0863

Basis for Award This requirement is a 100% Service Disabled Veterans Small Business (SDVOSB). For a quote to be eligible for award, the quoters submitting a quote shall be Service Disabled Veterans Small Business (SDVOSB) under the NAICS Code 238220 Plumbing, Heater and Air Conditioning Contractor (15.0 Million– SBA Size Standard) and has a current registration in the System for Award Management (SAM): https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM at submission of quote. SAM will be checked to verify the quoter’s status before any evaluation is conducted.

Quoters must be registered and certified in the Vendor Information Pages (VIP):

Quoters must submit a letter from OEM that you are an Authorized Distributor/Service Provider.

https://www.vip.vetbiz.gov/Public/Logon.aspx at submission of quote. VIP will be checked to verify the quoter’s status before any evaluation is conducted.

The Government will award a Firm-Fixed Price contract to the responsible quoter using a comparative evaluation. The Gov't reserves the right to award to other than the lowest price. The comparative evaluation will be performed in accordance with FAR 13.106-2(b)(3). The government reserves the right to select a quotation that provides benefit to the government that exceeds the minimum but is not required to do so. Quoters are advised that quotation may exceed the requirements but the government is not requesting or accepting alternate quotes; each response must respond to the solicitation requirement, stated in the RFQ.

The government will apply the following comparative evaluation process as the basis for award:

Assess the direct comparison of one quote with another using a uniform and fair approach to determine which quote provides the government what it needs, where and when in accordance with the PWS and RFQ.

Once one quotation is found acceptable, it is compared to the remaining ones, and the “best” one is chosen for the best value to the government.

The Government may rely on internal documentation including the Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS) Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS) and contracting officer’s knowledge of and previous experience with supply or service being acquired for determining Past Performance. If no record of past performance is found in FAPIS or PPIRS, the contract shall not receive a favorable or unfavorable rating, but shall receive a rating of neutral.

Price shall be submitted using the attached Price Schedule.

The government will evaluate prices for the option under FAR 52.217-8 by using the final year’s option prices to calculate the price for six months of effort, and adding that amount to the base and other option years to arrive at the total price.

Information not contained in a vendor’s quote will not be considered during the evaluation. The Government intends to make award selection without clarification, but may determine after evaluating submitted quotes that the elements stated in FAR 13.106-2(b) for evaluation procedures are necessary, and conduct them as appropriate. The Government reserves the right to make no award if no quotes meet the requirements of this solicitation

Gray Market Prevention Language

(a) Gray market items are Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) goods sold through unauthorized channels in direct competition with authorized distributors. This procurement is for new OEM medical supplies, medical equipment and/or services contracts for maintenance of medical equipment (i.e. replacement parts) for VA Medical Centers. No remanufactures or gray market items will be acceptable.

(b) Vendor shall be an OEM, authorized dealer, authorized distributor or authorized reseller for the proposed medical supplies, medical equipment and/or services contracts for maintenance of medical equipment (i.e. replacement parts), verified by an authorization letter or other documents from the OEM, such that the OEM’s warranty and service are provided and maintained by the OEM. All software licensing, warranty and service associated with the medical supplies, medical equipment and/or services contracts for maintenance of medical equipment shall be in accordance with the OEM terms and conditions.

(c) The delivery of gray market items to the VA in the fulfillment of an order/award constitutes a breach of contract. Accordingly, the VA reserves the right enforce any of its contractual remedies. This includes termination of the contract or, solely at the VA’s election, allowing the Vendor to replace, at no cost to the Government, any remanufactured or gray market item(s) delivered to a VA medical facility upon discovery of such items.