36C25922Q0267.docx

Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Notice Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Notice See attached document: P03 Brand Name Justification - Planmeca X-Ray Dental Imaging - 36C259-22-AP-1652 Redacted.

Request for Quote (RFQ) #: 36C259-22-Q-0267 Planmeca X-Ray Dental Imaging

(i) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The Government reserves the right to make no award from this solicitation.

* The deadline for all questions is 5:00pm MST, 04/05/2022 All questions must be submitted in writing no later than the question cut-off date marked above. All questions will be answered officially through an amendment to the solicitation.

** Quotes are to be provided to Luther.Dickens@va.gov no later than 3:00pm MST, 04/07/2022.

Quotes shall not be hand carried. Faxed quotes shall not be accepted. Emailed quotes are the only method of submitted quotes (4MB email limit). The Government reserves the right to make award solely on initial Quotes received. Offerors bear the burden of ensuring that all portions of the offer (and any authorized amendments) reach the designated office before the deadline specified in the solicitation. This RFQ shall be completed in its entirety, and signed and dated, failure shall not be considered for award.

(ii) This is a Request for Quote (RFQ), and the solicitation number is 36C259-22-Q-0267. The government anticipates awarding a firm-fixed price contract resulting from this solicitation.

(iii) This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2022-04 effective January 30, 2022.

(iv) The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 339114 with a small business size standard of 1000 Employees. This solicitation is a 100% set-aside for small business.

(v) List of Line Items:

ProMax MID 2D/3D Imaging Platform (ECAT # UGSPMMID-SP)

CALM®, Endo Module and Implant Module/Library (INCLUDED AT N/C)

PLANMECA 3D ASE Installation (ECAT # UGSINSTALL3D)

Full Day Onsite 2D/3D/Romexis Training w/CE Credits (ECAT # UGSTRAINING)

PLANMECA ProSensor HD Set with Sensor Size 2 w/6' USB and Sensor cables

PLANMECA ProSensor HD Size 1 with 6ft Cable

PLANMECA Intra Oral X-Ray Sensor Installation

DICOM Full License Romexis w/Archival capabilities (ECAT # UGSFE001393)

(vi) Description of Requirements for the items to be acquired:

The Cheyenne Veterans Medical Center is requesting the Planmeca X-Ray Dental Imaging for the Northern Colorado Community Based Outpatient Clinic.

(vii) Delivery and acceptance are to be F.O.B Destination (FAR 52.247-34) at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center, located at ATTN: Northern Colorado Clinic 4575 Byrd Drive Loveland, CO 80538

(viii) 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors--Commercial ADDENDUM to FAR 52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS—COMMERCIAL

(a) Gray market items are Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) goods sold through unauthorized channels in direct competition with authorized distributors. This procurement is for new OEM medical supplies, medical equipment and/or services contracts for maintenance of medical equipment (i.e., replacement parts) for VA Medical Centers. No remanufactures or gray market items will be acceptable.

(b) Offeror shall be an OEM, authorized dealer, authorized distributor or authorized reseller for the proposed medical supplies, medical equipment and/or services contracts for maintenance of medical equipment (i.e., replacement parts), verified by an authorization letter or other documents from the OEM, such that the OEM’s warranty and service are provided and maintained by the OEM. All software licensing, warranty and service associated with the medical supplies, medical equipment and/or services contracts for maintenance of medical equipment shall be in accordance with the OEM terms and conditions.

(c) The delivery of gray market items to the VA in the fulfillment of an order/award constitutes a breach of contract. Accordingly, the VA reserves the right enforce any of its contractual remedies. This includes termination of the contract or, solely at the VA’s election, allowing the Vendor to replace, at no cost to the Government, any remanufactured or gray market item(s) delivered to a VA medical facility upon discovery of such items.

(d) Offerors providing an “brand name only” product(s) must adhere to the terms in FAR 52.211-6. If an item in this solicitation is identified as “brand name only,” the purchase description reflects the characteristics and level of quality that will satisfy the Government’s needs. The salient physical, functional, or performance characteristics that “brand name only” products must meet are specified in the solicitation. To be considered for award, offers of “brand name only” products, including products of the brand name manufacturer, must—

i. Meet the salient physical, functional, or performance characteristic specified in this solicitation;

ii. Clearly identify the item by-

1. Brand name if any and

2. Make or model number,

iii. Include descriptive literature such as illustrations, drawings, or a clear reference to previously furnished descriptive data or information available to the Contracting Officer; and

iv. Clearly describe any modification the offeror plans to make in a product to make it conform to the solicitation requirements. Mark any descriptive material to clearly show the modification.

The contracting officer will evaluate “brand name only” products on the basis of information furnished by the offeror or identified in the offer and reasonably available to the contracting officer. The Contracting Officer is not responsible for locating or obtaining any information not identified in the offer. Unless the offeror clearly indicates in its offer that the product being offered is an “brand name only” product, the offeror shall provide the brand name product referenced in the solicitation.

(e) Any award made as a result of this solicitation will be made on an All or Nothing Basis.

(f) State if quoted items are available and priced through offerors existing Government-wide Acquisition Contract (GWAC), GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) contract, or VA-wide Acquisition Contract.

(g) If the acquisition is set-aside for SDVOSBs/VOSBs, their socioeconomic status must be VIP verified and visible in the VA Vendor Information Pages (VIP): https://www.vip.vetbiz.gov/ at the time of quote submission AND award, or will be considered non-responsive, and will NOT be considered for award.

(h) Offerors are warned against contacting any VA personnel other than the Contracting Officer and Contract Specialist prior to placement of any award made resulting from this RFQ. If such contact occurs and found to be prejudicial to competing contactors, the offeror making such contact may be excluded from award considerations.

(i) All proprietary information shall be clearly and properly marked. If the Offeror submits annexes, documentation, attachments, or the like, not specifically required by this solicitation, such will count against the Offeror’s page limitations unless otherwise indicated in the specific volume instructions below.

(j) All information shall be confined to the appropriate file. The offeror shall confine submissions to essential matters, sufficient to define the quote and provide an adequate basis for evaluation. Offerors are responsible for including sufficient details, in a concise manner, to permit a complete and accurate evaluation of each quote.

(k) Submission of quote shall include the following volumes(I) Price and Delivery

Volume I – Price and Delivery Price - The offeror shall complete the pricing schedule provided in Section (v) above: Price/Cost Schedule.

Delivery - The offeror shall include a delivery time-frame in their quote (e.g., 30 days ARO).

(End of Addendum to 52.212-1)

(ix) 52.212-2, Evaluation--Commercial Items applies to this acquisition

ADDENDUM to FAR 52.212-2 EVALUATION—COMMERCIAL ITEMS:

(a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government considering price and other factors.

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

Factor 1. Price Factor 2. Delivery

(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. The evaluation will consider the following:

Factor 1. Price: The Government will evaluate the price by adding the total of all line item prices. The Government may use various price analysis techniques and procedures to make a price reasonableness determination. Offers that do not meet or exceed the technical capability or quality of the item offered to the Government requirement, as stated in Factor 1, shall not be selected regardless of price.

Factor 2. Delivery: The Government will prioritize faster delivery if there are significant lead times between quotes received.

(End of Addendum to 52.212-2)

52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications – Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. 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. Offerors must be registered in SAM at time of offer submission.

(x) 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions--Commercial Items – applies to this acquisition

(xi) 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders--Commercial Items (JUL 2020) applies to this acquisition

FAR 52.212-5 applies to this acquisition with the following FAR clauses incorporated by reference:

(xii) Additional contract requirements or terms and conditions:

852.212-70, Provisions and Clauses Applicable to VA Acquisition of Commercial Items (Apr 2020)

FAR 52.212-5 applies to this acquisition with the following FAR clauses incorporated by reference:

(xiii) Additional contract requirements or terms and conditions:

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 FAR clauses are incorporated by reference:

The following VAAR clauses are to be incorporated by reference:

52.252-1, Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998)

This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions 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. The offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es):

http://www.acquisition.gov/far/index.html (FAR) http://www.va.gov/oal/library/vaar/index.asp (VAAR)

The following FAR provisions are to be incorporated by reference:

FAR 52.219-6 - Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside

The following VAAR provisions are to be incorporated by reference:

(xiv) The Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) does not apply.

(xv) Date and Time offers are due to Luther.Dickens@va.gov by 3:00pm MST, 04/07/2022.

(xvi) Name and email of the individual to contact for information regarding the solicitation:

Luther Dickens Luther.Dickens@va.gov

Attachment:

Brand Name Justifications (J&A)

GENERAL INFORMATION

SET-ASIDE

Network Contracting Office

NCO 19

6162 South Willow Drive, Suite 300 Greenwood Village CO 80111

POINT OF CONTACT*

Contract Specialist Luther Dickens luther.dickens@va.gov 303-829-1559

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

4575 Byrd Drive

Loveland, Colorado

COUNTRY

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

AGENCY’S URL

URL DESCRIPTION

AGENCY CONTACT’S EMAIL ADDRESS

EMAIL DESCRIPTION

DESCRIPTION

Planmeca X-Ray Dental Imaging

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