36C24W25Q0044.docx

SUBJECT*

3D Printer for SCI/CLC

GENERAL INFORMATION

SET-ASIDE

3237 Peacekeeper Way Building 200 Suite 204 McClellan Park CA 95652

POINT OF CONTACT*

Contract Specialist Alexandra Arzola alexandra.arzola@va.gov 210-617-5300

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

Community Living Center

3350 La Jolla Villa Drive

San Diego CA

COUNTRY

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

AGENCY’S URL

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AGENCY CONTACT’S EMAIL ADDRESS

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DESCRIPTION

This combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products or commercial services prepared in accordance with the format in subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This commercial item is being conducted under FAR Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures. VA will conduct the procurement according of FAR Part 12 Acquisition of Commercial Items and FAR Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures.

(ii) Solicitation Number 36C24W25Q0044. This solicitation is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ). The government requires that all contractors doing business with this office be registered with the System for Award Management (SAM). No award can be made to a company that is not registered in SAM. For additional information and to register in SAM, access the website at https://ww.sam.gov/. Please ensure representations and certifications are complete to allow Contracting Officers to determine your business size and any additional socio-economic categories, if applicable.

(iii) The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular: 2025-02, January 03, 2025

(iv) This is unrestricted. NAICS Code 323111. Business size: 750

(v)

(vi) Description of requirement: Brand Name or Equal: 3D Printer

The VA North Texas Health Care System (VANTHCS) has a requirement to purchase Dental Equipment with an authorized vendor to supply and deliver the item(s) identified in part v. See attachments for salient characteristics. This requirement is in support of the activation of the Garland Dental Expansion.

(vii) Date and Place of Delivery: Items needs to be delivered and or installed after receipt of purchase order and no earlier than April 18, 2025 but no later than May 18, 2025 to:

VA San Diego Spinal Cord Injury and CLC 3350 La Jolla Village Drive San Diego, CA 92161

a) Delivery shall be freight on board (FOB)- Destination. The vendor is required to define the need for a staging area to accommodate item delivery, if needed. Post-award, this information will be confirmed with the vendor. The delivery of items identified in this document shall take place during normal business hours which are defined as: 0800 to 1600 (i.e.: 8:00am to 4:00pm Central Standard Time), Monday through Friday, and excluding Federal Holidays. Labeling of delivered items shall include the VA facilities contract number and VA purchase order number for identification and reference upon receipt of product.

b) If the vendor requires the use of the Government’s activation contractor’s warehouse to meet the requirements of this contract the vendor must provide a certificate of insurance prior to the delivery and offloading of the item(s). This insurance certificate must be completed and presented to the activation contractor prior to delivery. The vendor shall communicate through the VA POC any required coordination requirements. The vendor shall provide a completed VA Form 6550 with submittal documents for any and all item(s) that may connect to the VA network and medical devices that store sensitive patient information.

(viii) FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors–Commercial Items (SEP 2023), applies to this acquisition. ADDENDUM to FAR 52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS – COMMERCIAL.

Please provide the following to Alexandra Arzola at alexandra.arzola@va.gov

a) Contractor’s Administration Data

1) Company Name

2) Contact Person

3) Title

4) Address

5) City/State/Zip

6) Phone

7) Fax

8) E-Mail

9) Tax ID No

10) Unique Entity Identifier (EUI)

b) Provide a complete quote per line items (v) and (vi) listed above.

c) Acknowledge any and all amendments to solicitations.

d) Complete and return provision 52.212-3 with quote.

e) Provide illustration(s) of the product.

f) Complete 52.225-2 Buy American Certificate.

Offerors may either (1) complete all relevant portions of the provision or (2) complete paragraph (b) of the provision and indicate that it has completed official representations and certifications online through www.sam.gov

(ix) FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation – Simplified Acquisition Procedures (NOV 2021), applies to this acquisition.

The Government will select the quote that represents the best benefit to the Government at a price that can be determined fair and reasonable. The past performance evaluation will assess the relative risks associated with a quoter’s likelihood of success in fulfilling the solicitation’s requirements as indicated by the quoter’s record of past performance.

BASIS FOR AWARD: The Government will select the offeror that represents the best benefit to the Government at a price that can be determined fair and reasonable. Following receipt of offers, the Government will perform a comparative evaluation, in accordance with FAR 13.106-2(4)(ii) of the proposed services. The Government will compare offers to one another to select the service that best benefits the Government by fulfilling the requirement. The evaluation of Government requirements outlined in this request for quote will determine suitability.

(x) 52.212-3, Offerors are to include a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Products and Commercial Services, with its offer.

(xi) FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition, as well as the following addenda:

a) 52.203-17 CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEE WHISTLEBLOWER RIGHTS

b) 52.204-13 SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT MAINTENANCE

c) 52.204-18 COMMERCIAL AND GOVERNMENT ENTITY CODE MAINTENANCE

d) 852.203-70 COMMERCIAL ADVERTISING

e) 852.215-70 SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN-OWNED AND VETERAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS EVALUATION FACTORS (DEVIATION)

f) 852.215-71 EVALUATION FACTOR COMMITMENTS

g) 852.246-71 REJECTED GOODS

(xii) FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes Or Executive Order-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition.

a) 52.204–10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (JUN 2020)

b) 52.204–27, Prohibition on a ByteDance Covered Application (JUN 2023)

c) 52.204–30, Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders— Prohibition. (DEC 2023)

d) 52.209–6, Protecting the Government’s Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment. (NOV 2021)

e) 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (NOV 2020)

f) 52.219–28, Post-Award Small Business Program Representation (SEP 2023)

g) 52.222–19, Child Labor—Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (NOV 2023)

h) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (APR 2015).

i) 52.222–26, Equal Opportunity (SEP 2016)

j) 52.222–36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (JUN 2020)

k) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (NOV 2021)

l) 52.223–18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (JUN 2020)

m) 52.225-1 Buy American Supplies (OCT 2022)

n) 52.225-2 Buy American Certificate (OCT 2022)

o) 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (FEB 2021)

p) 52.229–12, Tax on Certain Foreign Procurements (FEB 2021)

q) 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer—System for Award Management (OCT 2018)

(xiii) The submission date and time of proposals are as follows:

a) February 18, 2025

b) 4:00pm Central Standard Time (CST) Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Notice Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Notice

c) EMAIL ONLY: alexandra.arzola@va.gov

Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Notice

STATEMENT OF WORK

GENERAL: VA San Diego Spinal Cord Injury and Community Living Center has executed a new build that will meet the VA seismic criteria and meet VHA standard for long term care, 3350 La Jolla Village Drive, San Diego, CA 92161, has a requirement for an industrial grade 3D printer in the care of its patients.

BACKGROUND: The VA San Diego Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) and Community Living Center (CLC) has a requirement for a 3D printer for long term SCI patients utilizing physical therapy.

PURPOSE: The 3D printer will allow staff to print end use parts used in physical, occupational, and daily living therapy sessions.

SCOPE: VA San Diego Spinal Cord Injury and Community Living Center is requesting contractors to provide brand name or equal equipment that meets or exceed the physical, functional, and performance of the listed salient characteristics in this section. The equipment feature is essential to the technical requirements to meet the needs of the department.

PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS: Equipment must have the physical characteristics to enable the government to perform the capabilities:

3D Printer- Markforged Carbon Fiber 3D Printer-X7

· 3D printer that prints industrial-grade manufacturing jigs, jaws, tools, fixtures, and end-use parts.

· Process Fused Filament Fabrication, Continuous Filament Fabrication

· Build Volume 330 x 270 x 200 mm (13 x 10.6 x 7.9 in)

· Print Bed Kinematic coupling — flat to within 80 μm

· Laser In-process inspection, active print calibration, bed leveling

· Extrusion System Second-generation extruder, out-of-plastic and out-of-fiber detection

· Power 100–240 VAC, 150 W (2 A peak)

· RF Module Operating Band 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi Standards 802.11 b/g/n

· Plastics Available Onyx, Onyx FR, Onyx ESD, Nylon White, P-PLA, S-TPU

· Fibers Available Carbon Fiber, Carbon Fiber FR, Fiberglass, Aramid Fiber (Kevlar®),

· HSHT Fiberglass

· Tensile Strength 800 MPa (25.8x ABS, 2.6x 6061-T6 Aluminum) *

· Tensile Modulus 60 GPa (26.9x ABS, 0.87x 6061-T6 Aluminum) *

· Layer Height 100 μm default, 50 μm minimum, 250 μm maximum

· Infill Closed cell infill

· Quantity: 1

FUNCTIONAL AND PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS: Equipment must provide the functional and performance capability as listed above in section in above.

SOFTWARE: Essential and On Premium subscription.

INSTALLATION AND TRAINING: The Contractor shall provide all management, tools, parts, materials, equipment, travel, and labor necessary to provide and install the instrumentation described above. Contractor will be required to provide an on-station in-service on the proper use and setup of the equipment and training to the end user. Training sessions will be coordinated with VA POC.

WARRANTY OF EQUIPMENT: Government requirement for standard manufacturer industry warranty term. Government does not accept extended warranty, which requires advance payment.

PERFORMANCE:

· All items to be delivered and installed after receipt of purchase order no earlier than 4/18/25 but not later than 5/18/25

· Delivery and receipt of the proposed items is anticipated to be directed to the location identified below. Confirmation of delivery location will be provided by the VA POC post-award. Delivery must be coordinated with VA COR POC Ismaila Ndiaye (Cell): 858-228-6138 prior to any attempts at delivery. Any item that has not been coordinated will be turned away and any additional charges will be the responsibility of the sender/transportation company.

· Vendor`s responsibility will include finalizing setup of the equipment in the room to be designated by the VA POC for this order. Remove all trash/debris from the space. Provide training to the end using staff. Provide copies of all manuals and warranty documentation to the approved government contact onsite.

· Vendor shall abide by all rules and regulations set forth by VA San Diego due to Coronavirus (COVID-19) and have their own personal protective equipment (PPE) in use for the time they are on VA San Diego campus grounds.

· Hours: Normal duty hours are 8:00 a.m. through 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, not including federal holidays. Whenever contact with a facility is required outside of normal duty hours, the Contractor shall coordinate these times with the designated COR, POC or designee.

· In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 6103, Executive Order 11582 and Public Law 94-97 the following national holidays are observed and for the purpose of this contract are defined as “Legal Federal official holidays”

· Noncontract Charges: The contractor shall not perform any service that will result in additional charges without prior approval from the Contracting Officer.

· Payment: Payment will be made upon receipt of a properly prepared invoice which references the period for which payment is due, the contract number and/or assigned purchase order number. The invoice must include the correct payment address.

· Failure to carry out the above procedures will be considered as a failure to document the service visit and will constitute a failure to perform.

· All shipping for parts will be included in the cost of the contract.

PLACE OF DELIVERY: VA San Diego Spinal Cord Injury and Community Living Center – 3350 La Jolla Village Drive, San Diego, CA 92161

SECURITY

Information Security

· The vendor shall ensure adequate LAN/Internet, data, information, and system security in accordance with VA standard operating procedures and standard contract language, conditions laws, and regulations. The vendor’s firewall and web server shall meet or exceed the government minimum requirements for security. All government data shall be protected behind an approved firewall. Any security violations or attempted violations shall be reported to the VA Project Manager and the VBA Headquarters Information Security Officer as soon as possible. The vendor shall follow all applicable VA policies and procedures governing information security, especially those that pertain to certification accreditation.

· The contractor shall follow The Veterans Affair Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) security clause VAAR- 852.273-75 “SECURITY REQUIREMENTS FOR UNCLASSIFIED INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES” sited in section C. Contract Clauses

(a) The contractor and their personnel shall be subject to the same Federal laws, regulations, standards, and VA policies as VA personnel, regarding information and information system security. These include but are not limited to the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA), Appendix III of OMB Circular A-130, and guidance and standards, available from the Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). This also includes the use of common security configurations available from NIST's Web site at: http://checklists.nist.gov

(b) To ensure that appropriate security controls are in place, Contractors must follow the procedures set forth in "VA Information and Information System Security/Privacy Requirements for IT Contracts" located at the following Web site: http://www.iprm.oit.va.gov

Contract Personnel Security All contractor employees who require access to the Department of Veterans Affairs' computer systems shall be the subject of a background investigation and must receive a favorable adjudication from the VA Security and Investigations Center (07C). The level of background security investigation will be in accordance with VA Directive 0710 dated September 10, 2004, and is available at: http://www.va.gov/pubs/asp/edsdirec.asp (VA Handbook 0710, Appendix A, Tables 1 - 3). Appropriate Background Investigation (BI) forms will be provided upon contract (or task order) award and are to be completed and returned to the VA Security and Investigations Center (07C) within 30 days for processing. Contractors will be notified by 07C when the BI has been completed and adjudicated. These requirements are applicable to all subcontractor personnel requiring the same access. If the security clearance investigation is not completed prior to the start date of the contract, the employee may work on the contract while the security clearance is being processed, but the contractor will be responsible for the actions of those individuals they provide to perform work for the VA. In the event that damage arises from work performed by contractor personnel, under the auspices of the contract, the contractor will be responsible for the resources necessary to remedy the incident.

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