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Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Notice Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Notice

GENERAL INFORMATION

SET-ASIDE

Network Contracting Office 9 (90C)

NCO 9

1639 Medical Center Parkway, Suite 400 Murfreesboro TN 37129

POINT OF CONTACT*

Contract Specialist Isis McCullough Isis.McCullough@va.gov No Phone Calls Accepted

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

Troy Bowling Campus

1101 Veterans Drive

Lexington KY

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

AGENCY’S URL

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AGENCY CONTACT’S EMAIL ADDRESS

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DESCRIPTION

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 Unrestricted. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2023-01, effective 12/30/2022.

The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 334516, with a small business size standard of 1,000 employees.

The FSC/PSC is 6640.

The Lexington VA Medical Center, Troy Bowling Campus 1101 Veterans Drive Lexington, KY 40502 is seeking to purchase Olympus Microscopes.

All interested vendors shall provide Brand Name quotations for the following:

Supplies/Services

Delivery shall be provided no later than 90 days after receipt of order (ARO).

FOB Destination Place of Performance/Place of Delivery

Troy Bowling Campus 1101 Veterans Drive Lexington, KY

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.

52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)

This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es):

http://www.acquisition.gov/far/index.html http://www.va.gov/oal/library/vaar/

The following contract clauses apply to this acquisition:

FAR 52.212-5 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT STATUES OR EXECUTIVE ORDERS (JAN 2022)

The following subparagraphs of FAR 52.212-5 are applicable: (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.

FAR 52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation & First-Tier Subcontract Awards (JUN 2020) FAR 52.209-6, Protecting the Government’s Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment (NOV 2021) FAR 52.222-3, Convict Labor (JUN 2003) FAR 52.222-19, Child Labor--Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (JAN 2022) FAR 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (APR 2015) FAR 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (SEP 2016) FAR 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (JUN 2020) FAR 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (DEC 2010) FAR 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (NOV 2021) FAR 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (JUN 2020) FAR 52.225-1, Buy American--Supplies (NOV 2021) FAR 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer - System for Award Management (OCT 2018) 852.212-70 Provisions and Clauses Applicable to VA Acquisition of Commercial Items (APR 2020)

852.212-72 Gray Market and Counterfeit Items (MAR 2020) (DEVIATION)

(a) 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.

(b) No counterfeit supplies or equipment/parts shall be provided. Counterfeit items include unlawful or unauthorized reproductions, substitutions, or alterations that have been mismarked, misidentified, or otherwise misrepresented to be an authentic, unmodified item from the original manufacturer, or a source with the express written authority of the original manufacturer or current design activity, including an authorized aftermarket manufacturer. Unlawful or unauthorized substitutions include used items represented as new, or the false identification of grade, serial number, lot number, date code, or performance characteristics.

(c) Vendor shall be an OEM, authorized dealer, authorized distributor or authorized reseller for the proposed equipment/system, verified by an authorization letter or other documents from the OEM or by an intermediary distributor authorized by the OEM. All software licensing, warranty and service associated with the equipment/system shall be in accordance with the OEM terms and conditions.

(End of clause)

Addendum to 52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS – COMMERCIAL ITEMS

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

Instructions for the Preparation of Quotes

Offeror shall provide the following documentation for the quote to be considered:

1. Quote with detailed line items and statement regarding the terms and conditions (modifications, deletion or additions)

· 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:"

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

3. To receive credit as SDVOSB/VOSB must be verified/certified in VetBiz portal.

4. Quoters www.Sam.gov registration is required to be complete at time of submission of response.

5. You must submit a signed authorization letter of proof as a distributor of the OEM.

6. If the following items are not submitted, you can be deemed unsuccessful.

All quotes shall be sent to Isis McCullough at Isis.McCullough@va.gov

Addendum to 52.212-2 EVALUATION – COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES

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.

In accordance with FAR 13.16-2(b)(3), the Government will evaluate quotes based on the comparative evaluation process, by comparing one quote with another in a uniform and fair manner to determine which quote provides the best value to the Government.

The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: Price. The Government will issue an order to the responsible vendor whose quotation conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. Quotes will be evaluated to determine compliance with the requirements of this solicitation as follows:

Price. Offerors shall provide the unit price and extended price for the item listed above. The extended price will be evaluated as the overall price. (Note: Any delivery or freight charges shall be rolled into the item unit price as appropriate, via FOB Destination)

(End of Provision)

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

Responses should contain your best terms, conditions.

Submission of your response shall be received not later than 10:00 am and 2-27-2023 at isis.mccullough@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 Isis McCullough Contract Specialist Network Contracting Office 9 Isis.mccullough@va.gov

See attached document: Brand Name Justification (J&A) See attached document: Brand Name Justification -Olympus Microscopes-Redacted.

Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Notice