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* = Required Field Contract Opportunity Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Notice Brand Name Requirement for Planmeca Dental Equipment, Installation & Training 37129 36C24920Q0221 06-02-2020 9:00

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339114 Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 9 1639 Medical Center Parkway Suite 400 Murfreesboro TN 37129 LaShanda Harrington Chattanooga OPC 6401 Shallowford Road Chattanooga, TN 37421

LaShanda.Harrington@va.gov Description This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) subpart 12.6, “Streamlined Procedures for Evaluation and Solicitation for 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 2020-05.

This solicitation is set-aside for SDVOSB.

The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 339114 - Dental Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing, with a small business size standard of 750 Employees. The FSC is 6520 - Dental Instruments, Equipment and Supplies.

The Network Contracting Office (NCO) 9, 1639 Medical Center Parkway, Suite 400, Murfreesboro, TN 37129 is seeking to purchase Planmeca ProMax dental system and romexis software, installation and training.

All interested companies shall provide quotations for the following:

Supplies/Services

ProX with Single Stud Mount and 80" arm

Delivery shall be provided by September 1, 2020. FOB - Destination Place of Performance/Place of Delivery

6401 Shallowford Road Chattanooga, TN

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 Items”

2. FAR 52.212-3, “Offerors Representations and Certifications–Commercial Items”

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 Items.” 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 Items” [Oct 2018]

· FAR 52.212-5, “Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders” [Mar 2020]

The following subparagraphs of FAR 52.212-5 are applicable:

52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation & First-Tier Subcontract Awards (Oct 2018) 52.209-6, Protecting the Government’s Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment (Oct 2015) 52.219-13, Notice of Set-Aside of Orders (Mar 2020) 52.219-27, Notice of Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside (Mar 2020) 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation (Mar 2020) 52.222-19, Child Labor--Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (JAN 2020) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 2015) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Sept 2016) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Jan 2019) 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (Aug 2011) 52.225-3, Buy American--Free Trade Agreements--Israeli Trade Act (May 2014) 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (June 2008) 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer—System for Award Management (OCT 2018)

· FAR 52.232-40, “Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors” (DEC 2013)

· VAAR 852.203-70, “Commercial Advertising” (May 2018)

· VAAR 852.211.70, “Equipment Operation and Maintenance Manuals” (Nov 2018)

· VAAR 852.212-71, “Gary Market Items” (Apr 2020)

· VAAR 852.219-74, “Limitations on Subcontracting – Monitoring and Compliance” (Jul 2018)

· VAAR 852.232-72, “Electronic Submission of Payment Requests” (Nov 2018)

· VAAR 852.246-71, “Rejected Goods” (Oct 2018)

· VAAR 852.273-70, “Late Offers” (Jan 2003)

Grey Market Prevention: No used, refurbished, or remanufactured supplies or equipment/parts shall be provided. This procurement is for new Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) items only. No gray market items shall be provided. Gray market items are OEM goods intentionally or unintentionally sold outside an authorized sales territory or sold by non-authorized dealers in an authorized sales territory.

Basis for Award. The Government will issue a purchase order to the responsible quoter whose quotation conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered.

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 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 following are the decision factors:

(1) Price

(2) Technical

Responses should contain your best terms, conditions.

INSTRUCTIONS TO QUOTERS:

1. All questions must be submitted by email to LaShanda.Harrington@va.gov no later than 9:00 a.m. CT, June 5, 2020. Questions received after this date will not be accepted. All responses to questions will be incorporated into a written amendment posted to the Contract Opportunities website (beta.SAM.gov). Telephone calls or faxed questions will not be accepted.

2. Quoters must provide verified SDVOSB certification.

3. Must be registered in SAM.gov prior to contract award.

4. Quoters shall include verification if not the manufacturer that they are authorized distributor or vendor of the proposed manufacturers instrumentation and supplies.

5. 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."

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"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:"

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

7. Submission of your response shall be received not later than 9:00 a.m. CT, June, 9, 2020 at LaShanda.Harrington@va.gov: Subject Line address: Planmeca Dental Equipment, Installation & Training.

8. 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 LaShanda Harrington, Contracting Officer, e-mail address: LaShanda.Harrington@va.gov.

See attached document: SingleSourceJustification_MPT-SAT.