36C25922Q0717.docx

SUBJECT*

36C25922Q0717| INTELLIVUE G7M ANESTHESIA GAS MODULE UPC 884838051492

GENERAL INFORMATION

Network Contracting Office

NCO 19

6162 South Willow Drive, Suite 300 Greenwood Village CO 80111

POINT OF CONTACT*

Contract Specialist Eric Adusei eric.adusei@va.gov 303-712-5782

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

1700 N Wheeling St, Aurora, CO

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

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INTELLIVUE G7M ANESTHESIA GAS MODULE for Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center - 1700 N Wheeling St, Aurora, CO 80045. Due 09/16/2022 at 16:00.

Request for Quote (RFQ) #: 36C25922Q0717

INTELLIVUE G7M ANESTHESIA GAS MODULE

(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 16:00pm MT, September 14, 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 eric.adusei@va.gov no later than 16:00pm MT, September16, 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 36C25922Q0717. 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) 2022-01 effective December 06, 2021.

(iv) The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 334510 with a small business size standard of 1250 Emp. This solicitation is a 100% set-aside for Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB).

(v) List of Line Items;

(vi) Description of Requirements for the items to be acquired: Vendor shall provide the VA with the INTELLIVUE G7M ANESTHESIA GAS MODULE complete with all the needed accessories ready for use at the VA facility. See attached SOW for minimum saliant characteristics.

(vii) Delivery and acceptance are to be F.O.B Destination (FAR 52.247-34) at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center, located at Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center – 1700 N Wheeling St, Aurora, CO 80045.

(viii) 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors--Commercial Items applies to this acquisition

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

(e) 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.

(f) 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.

(g) 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.

(h) 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.

(i) 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.

(j) Submission of quote shall include the following volumes: (I) Technical capability or quality of the item offered to meet the Government requirement; and (II) Price

Volume I - Technical capability or quality of the item offered to meet the Government requirement The offeror shall submit a letter of authorization from the manufacturer proving their status as an authorized distributor of the products requested.

Volume II - Completion of “Attachment - VAAR Clause 852.219-78 VA Notice of Limitations on Subcontracting-Certificate of Compliance for Supplies and Products (DEVIATION)” The offeror shall complete the “Attachment - VAAR Clause 852.219-78 VA Notice of Limitations on Subcontracting-Certificate of Compliance for Supplies and Products (DEVIATION)” and submit as part of the quote

Volume III – Price

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

(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. Technical capability or quality of the item offered to meet the Government requirement Factor 2. Completion of “Attachment - VAAR Clause 852.219-78 VA Notice of Limitations on Subcontracting- Certificate of Compliance for Supplies and Products (DEVIATION)” Factor 3. 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. The evaluation will consider the following:

Factor 1. Technical capability or quality of the item offered to meet the Government requirement: 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.

Factor 2. Completion of “Attachment - VAAR Clause 852.219-78 VA Notice of Limitations on Subcontracting-Certificate of Compliance for Supplies and Products (DEVIATION)”: The Government will evaluate the responses an offeror makes to Attachment - VAAR Clause 852.219-78 VA Notice of Limitations on Subcontracting-Certificate of Compliance for Supplies and Products (DEVIATION)” for completeness. If an offeror fails to complete Attachment - VAAR Clause 852.219-78 VA Notice of Limitations on Subcontracting-Certificate of Compliance for Supplies and Products (DEVIATION)” their quote will be determined ineligible for award.

Factor 3. Price: The Government will evaluate the price by adding the total of all line item prices, including all options. 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.

(End of Addendum to 52.212-2)

(x) 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.

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

(xii) 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.

(xiii) Additional contract requirements or terms and conditions:

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

852.252-70, Solicitation Provisions or Clauses Incorporated by Reference (Jan 2008) The following provisions or clauses incorporated by reference in this solicitation must be completed by the offeror or prospective contractor and submitted with the quotation or offer. Copies of these provisions or clauses are available on the Internet at the web sites provided in the provision at FAR 52.252-1, Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference, or the clause at FAR 52.252-2, Clauses Incorporated by Reference. Copies may also be obtained from the contracting officer.

http://www.acquisition.gov/far/index.html https://www.acquisition.gov/vaar

The following FAR provisions are to be incorporated by reference:

The following VAAR provisions are to be incorporated by reference:

None

The following FAR clauses are incorporated by reference:

The following VAAR clauses 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 eric.adusei@va.gov by 16:00pm MT, September 16, 2022.

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

Eric Adusei Eric.adusei@va.gov

Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Notice Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Notice

Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Notice

Statement of Work EER# 177251 – IntelliVue G7 Gas Modules Eastern Colorado Health Care System Aurora, CO 16 June 2022

1. PURPOSE

1.1. The purpose of this requirement is to deliver and install Philips IntelliVue G7 Gas Modules at VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System, located at 1700 N. Wheeling Street, Aurora, CO 80045.

2. SCOPE

2.1. The Contractor shall deliver all items listed in section 2.5.

2.2. All items must meet all salient characteristics defined in section 2.5.

Quantity: 5

Basis of Design (make/model/Mfr Part No): IntelliVue G7/866173

Dimensions (In as much as one inch):

· Approx.. 2.5” w x 2.5” h x 3.5”d

Construction Materials/Type:

· Molded medical-grade plastic housing

2.6 DELIVERY AND INSTALLATION

2.6.1. DELIVERY

2.6.1.1. Delivery Timeframe: within 30 days of award unless specified differently within scope of contract.

2.6.1.2. Delivery Location: Contractor shall deliver all equipment to the Eastern Colorado Health Care System, 1700 N. Wheeling Street, Aurora, CO 80045

2.6.1.3. Delivery Markings: Contractor shall deliver items in manufacturer's original sealed containers with manufactures’s name marked thereon. Deliveries shall be marked with the PO and contract number.

2.6.1.4. Delivery and Installation will be coordinated through the On-Site Point of Contact (POC). POC for delivery and install is:

Kathi Conner, Lead Anesthesia Tech; Kathleen.conner3@va.gov; 720.723.7997

2.7. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE MANUALS

2.7.1. Binders - Quantity (2) each for items identified in section 2.5

2.7.2. Digital Copies - Quantity (1) each for items identified in section 2.5.

2.7.3. Deliver compilation of all manufacturer recommended maintenance schedule and operation materials packaged in binder(s) to On-Site Point of Contact upon completion of installation.

2.8. PROTECTION OF PROPERTY

2.8.1. Contractor shall protect all items from damage during delivery and installation. The Contractor shall take precaution against damage to the building(s), grounds, and furnishings.

2.8.2. Contractor shall be responsible for providing adequate floor and wall protection to minimize damage to the facility during delivery/installation of the items in section 2.5. It is recommended that all material handling equipment have rubber wheels to minimize potential damage to floors.

2.8.3. The Contractor shall perform an inspection of the building(s) and grounds with the On-Site Point of Contact prior to commencing work. The Contractor shall be responsible for repairing or replacing any items that require simple repair, components, building(s), or grounds damaged due to negligence and/or actions taken by the Contractor or its employees. The source of all repairs beyond simple surface cleaning is the facility construction contractor (or appropriate subcontractor), so that building warranty is maintained. Concurrence from the VA Facilities Management POC and On-Site Point of Contact is required before the Contractor may perform any significant repair work. In all cases, repairs shall utilize materials of the same quality, size, texture, grade, and color to match adjacent existing work.

2.8.4. The Contractor shall be responsible for securing the items identified in section 2.5 and its own work tools and equipment during delivery/installation.

3.1. SECURITY REQUIREMENTS

3.1.1. Security background checks are not required.

3.2. WARRANTY

3.2.1. The contractor shall provide all manufacturer(s) warranties on all parts and labor at time of delivery.

3.2.2. The warranties shall include all travel and shipping costs associated with any warranty repair.

3.3. TRAINING (SELECT ALL THAT ARE APPLICABLE AND REMOVE THOSE THAT DO NOT PERTAIN)

3.3.1. Neither onsite or offsite training is required with this purchase.

3.4. BILLING & INVOICING

3.4.1. The contractor shall provide an invoice that will include:

· Contract Number (PO #)

· Company Name and Address

· Invoice Date

· Invoice Number (Note: Each invoice must have a different Invoice Number).

· Description of items/services provided as well as referencing the appropriate Contract Line Item Number (CLIN). This way the proper CLIN can be billed for the Invoice.

· Terms for any discount for prompt payment.

· Name, title and phone number of company point of contact to notify in case of a defective invoice.

See attached document: Attachment - VAAR 852.219-78 Certificate of Compliance.