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Attachment 1: Combined Synopsis-Solicitation for Commercial Items Contract Opportunity Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Notice

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* = Required Field Contract Opportunity Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Notice non-radioactive irradiator and bioluminescent imager 44131 36C25021Q0469 03-31-2021 15:00

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334517 Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office (NCO) 10 6150 Oak Tree Blvd., Suite 300 Independence OH 44131 Contracting Officer Christopher A. Callihan christopher.callihan@va.gov 216-447-8300

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Department of Veterans Affairs Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center 10701 East Boulevard Cleveland OH 44106-1702

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https://www.va.gov/ Department of Veterans Affairs christopher.callihan@va.gov Contracting Officer 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 FAC 2021-05.

This solicitation is set-aside for small business.

The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 334517, with a small business size standard of 1000 employees.

The FSC/PSC is 6525.

The Network Contracting Office (NCO) 10 is seeking to purchase a non-radioactive irradiator and bioluminescent imager.

All interested companies shall provide quotations for the following:

X-RAD 320 (or Equal)

TouchRAD DOSE MEASUREMENT & CONTROL (or Equal)

LOCAL STOCK NUMBER: XD1609-0000

Adjustable VARIABLE COLLIMATOR (320)

LOCAL STOCK NUMBER: XD1601-0000

OptiMAX OPTICAL & X-RAY IMAGING (320)

LOCAL STOCK NUMBER: XD2000-0320

X-RAD Anesthesia Delivery, Advanced

LOCAL STOCK NUMBER: XD1950-3300

One Year Service Contract (X-RAD 320)

Initial Installation and One Day Applications Training

RIGGING

Delivery shall be provided no later than 120 days after receipt of order (ARO).] FOB destination— Contractor will be responsible for loss or damage while in transport or in storage.

Delivery Destination:

Department of Veterans Affairs Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center Research 10701 East Blvd Cleveland Ohio 44106-1702

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”

52.212-2 EVALUATION—SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION PROCEDURES

(a) 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.

(b) The following factors shall be used to evaluate quotations:

(1) <Technical > to include warranty/extended warranty Shall be non-radioactive Shall provide irradiator functionalities with bioluminescence imaging capabilities Shall have a rotating specimen turntable Shall have an anesthesia system to deliver isoflurane to anesthetize mice for imaging Shall have a variable collimator Shall be capable of performing bioluminescence imaging on at least 3 mice but preferably more at the same time.

(2) <Price>

(c) Evaluation Approach. The Government will evaluate quotations using the comparative evaluation process outlined in FAR 13.106-2 (b) (3), where quotations will be compared to one another to determine which provides the best benefit 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 Government is not requesting or accepting alternate quotations.

(1) <Technical: The quotation will be evaluated to the extent to which it can meet and/or exceed the Government’s requirements as outlined in the solicitation and based on the information requested in the instructions to quoters section of the solicitation.>

(2) <Price: The Government will evaluate the price by adding the total of all line item prices. The Total Evaluated Price will be that sum.

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 ADDENDUM to FAR 52.212-4 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS—COMMERCIAL ITEMS Clauses that are incorporated by reference (by Citation Number, Title, and Date), have the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available.

The following clauses are incorporated into 52.212-4 as an addendum to this contract:

852.215–70, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned and Veteran-Owned Small Business Evaluation Factors.

852.215–71, Evaluation Factor Commitments.

852.232–72, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests.

GRAY MARKET LANGUAGE (MAY 2016)

FAR 52.212-5, “Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders” Jan 2021

The following subparagraphs of FAR 52.212-5 are applicable:

[52.203-6, 52.204-10, 52.209-6, 52.219-6, 52.222-3, 52.222-19, 52.222-21, 52.222-26, 52.222-35, 52.222-36, 52.222-37, 52.222-40, 52.222-50, 52.223-18, 52.225-1, 52.225-13, and 52.232-33.]

All quoters shall submit the following: A completed schedule with pricing, adequate documentation detailing the capabilities of the product and Training Plan with topics to be covered.

All quotes shall be sent to the electronically via email to Christopher A. Callihan @ Christopher.callihan@va.gov.

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 following are the decision factors:

Technical and price.

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

Responses should contain your best terms, conditions.

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:"

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

Submission of your response shall be received not later than 03/31/2021 1500 Eastern Time at christopher.callihan@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 Christopher A. Callihan Contract Specialist Network Contract Office (NCO) 10 Office: 216-447-8300 x49579 Email: christopher.callihan@va.gov

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