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Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Notice Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Notice

GENERAL INFORMATION

SET-ASIDE

Network Contracting Office 17

5441 Babcock Road Ste. 302 San Antonio TX 78240

POINT OF CONTACT*

Contracting Officer Delphia Schoenfeld delphia.schoenfeld@va.gov 210-694-6310

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

Amarillo VA Healthcare System (AVAHCS)

Lubbock VA Clinic - Laboratory

3510 4th St.

Lubbock TX

COUNTRY

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

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DESCRIPTION

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number 36C25723Q1389 is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2023-05.

The NAICS Code for this request for quotes is 621511 ($41.5 million). No set-aside is used for this solicitation.

The items being requested are as follows (X represents ordering periods 1-5):

The STAT reference laboratory testing being requested are for the Amarillo Veterans Healthcare System laboratory, located at:

Department of Veterans Affairs Lubbock VA Clinic Laboratory 3510 4th St.

Lubbock, TX 79415-5346

The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial, applies to this acquisition.

The provision at 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The evaluation criteria are technical acceptability and price. Under technical includes the ability to provide all of the requested items in accordance with the Statement of Work and meet the minimum criteria listed under the clause in the attached solicitation. THIS SOLICITATION IS FOR BRAND NAME ONLY.

To be considered, offerors are to complete Section B.3 in the attached solicitation document, provide a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items, provide a letter of authorization (if not the manufacturer) with its offer.

The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. There are no addenda to this clause.

The clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The following clauses cited in this clause are applicable:

1. FAR 52.203-19, Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements (JAN 2017)

2. FAR 52.204–23, Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab and Other Covered Entities (Jul 2018)

3. FAR 52.204–25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment. (AUG 2019)

4. FAR 52.204-27, Prohibition on a ByteDance Covered Application (JUN 2023)

5. FAR 52.209-10, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations (NOV 2015)

6. FAR 52.219-4, Notice of Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns (OCT 2022)

7. FAR 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting (OCT 2022)

8. FAR 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation (MAR 2023)

9. FAR 52.222-3, Convict Labor (JUN 2003)

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

11. FAR 52.222–26, Equal Opportunity (SEP 2016)

12. FAR 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (JUN 2020)

13. FAR 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards (AUG 2018)

14. FAR 52.222-42, Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires (MAY 2014)

15. FAR 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (NOV 2021)

16. FAR 52.222-55, Minimum Wages for Contractor Workers Under Executive Order 14026 (JAN 2022)

17. FAR 52.222-62, Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706 (JAN 2022)

18. FAR 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (JUN 2020)

19. FAR 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (JUN 2008)

20. FAR 52.229-12, Tax on Certain Foreign Procurements (FEB 2021)

21. FAR 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer—System for Award Management (Oct 2018)

22. FAR 52.232-40, Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (MAR 2023)

23. FAR 52.233-3, Protest After Award (Aug 1996)

24. FAR 52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (Oct 2004)

Additional Terms and Conditions:

1. FAR 52.204-13, System for Award Management Maintenance (Oct 2018)

2. FAR 52.204-18, Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance (AUG 2020)

3. FAR 52.237-3, Continuity of Services (JAN 1991)

4. FAR 52.216-18, Ordering (AUG 2020)

5. FAR 52.216-19, Order Limitations (OCT 1995)

6. FAR 52.216-22, Indefinite Quantity (OCT 1995)

7. FAR 52.217-8, Option to Extend Services (NOV 1999)

8. VAAR 852.201-70, Contracting Officer’s Representative (DEC 2022)

9. VAAR 852.203-70, Commercial Advertising (MAY 2018)

10. VAAR 852.212-71, Gray Market and Counterfeit Items (FEB 2023)

11. VAAR 852.232-72, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests (NOV 2018)

12. VAAR 852.242-71, Administrative Contracting Officer (OCT 2020)

Additional Provisions:

1. FAR 52.204-7, System for Award Management (OCT 2018)

2. FAR 52.204-16, Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting (AUG 2020)

3. FAR 52.204-24 Representation Regarding Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment (AUG 2019)

4. FAR 52.229-11, Tax on Certain Foreign Procurements – Notice and Representation (JUN 2020)

5. VAAR 852.273-70, Late Offers (NOV 2021)

Please submit all required documentation to Delphia Schoenfeld at delphia.schoenfeld@va.gov, no later than June 13, 2023, 3 PM ET (2 PM CT).

See attached document: RFQ 36C25723Q1389.

See attached document: WD 2015-5243 Rev 21.

Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Notice