36C25922Q0753.docx

SUBJECT*

Sterile Processing Sink for Cheyenne VAMC

GENERAL INFORMATION

Network Contracting Office

NCO 19

6162 South Willow Drive, Suite 300 Greenwood Village CO 80111

POINT OF CONTACT*

Contract Specialist Rayshun Jennings rayshun.jennings@va.gov 303-712-5781

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

2360 E. Pershing Blvd.

Cheyenne WY

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Notice Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Notice

DESCRIPTION

Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Notice

RequestforQuote(RFQ)#:36C25922Q0753 442SterileProcessingSink

(i) Thisisacombinedsynopsis/solicitationforcommercialitemspreparedinaccordancewiththeformatinFARSubpart12.6,as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes arebeingrequestedandawrittensolicitationwillnotbeissued.TheGovernmentreservestherighttomakenoawardfromthissolicitation.

*Thedeadlineforallquestionsis1:00pmMST,September9th,2022.

Allquestionsmustbesubmittedinwritingnolaterthanthequestioncut-offdatemarkedabove.Allquestionswillbeanswered officially through an amendment to the solicitation.

**Quotesaretobeprovidedtorayshun.jennings@va.govnolaterthan3:00pmMST,September12th,2021.Quotes shall not be hand carried. Faxed quotes shall not be accepted. Emailed quotes are the only method of submittedquotes (4MBemaillimit).TheGovernmentreservestherighttomakeawardsolelyoninitialQuotesreceived.Offerers bearthe burdenofensuringthatallportionsoftheoffer(andanyauthorizedamendments)reachthedesignatedofficebefore thedeadline specified in the solicitation. This RFQ shall be completed in its entirety, and signed and dated, failure shall not be considered for award.

(ii) ThisisaRequestforQuote(RFQ).andthesolicitationnumberis36C25922Q0753.Thegovernmentanticipates awardingafirm-fixedpricecontractresultingfromthis solicitation.

(iii) This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal AcquisitionCircular (FAC) 2022-07 effective August 10, 2022.

(iv) TheNorthAmericanIndustrialClassificationSystem(NAICS)codeforthisprocurementis339113withasmallbusinesssize standard of750 employees. This solicitation is a 100% set-aside forSDVOSB.

(v) List of LineItems;

Mfr:TBJInc;

Mfr.PartNo.:TMJModel30-96-3B-CWS-AH-PP

*BRANDNAMEOREQUAL*

(vi) DescriptionofRequirementsfortheitemstobeacquired.

SterileProcessingSink:TMJModel30-96-3B-CWS-AH-PPorequal

SalientCharacteristics:

Characteristicsofthesink:

· Shallbeusedforareprocessingsink

· ShallbeStainlessSteeleconstruction

· ShallhaveHeliarcweldedconstruction

· Shallhaveallexposedweldsgroundandpolishedtoa#4finish

· Shallhaveraised1/8”marineedgeforretainingwateronworksurface

· Shallhave(3)24”x18”x10”deepsinkbowlsw/etchedgallonindicatormarkings

· Shallhave(1)hot/coldwaterfaucet/sprayrinsecombination

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· Shallhave(1)hot/coldwaterfaucet

· Shallhave(1)DI/ROpurewaterfaucet

· Shallhavea4”highbacksplashwith1½”slopedtop

· Shallhave(3)leverhandledraincontrols

· Shallhavepush-buttonworksurfaceheightadjustmentfrom32”to43”

· Shallhave(3)flexibledrainbellowsforheightadjustment

· Shallhaveoverheadcanopywith(2)LEDlightfixturestoilluminatetheworksurface

· ShallhaveStainlesssteelpegboardformountingstorageaccessories

· Shallhaveanassortmentbinsandbasketsforconvenientstorageofmiscellaneousitematthesink

· Shallhave(4)1½”x16gagewallstainlesssteeltubularlegswithadjustablelevelingfeet

· Shallhaveoveralldimensions:30”Wx96”L

· Shallincludecratinganddeliveringtoloadingdock

(vii) DeliveryandacceptanceistobeF.O.BDestination(FAR52.247-34)attheVeteransAffairsMedicalCenter,locatedat CheyenneVAMedicalCenter2360 E. Pershing Blvd.

Cheyenne,WY82001-5356

(viii) 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors--Commercial Items applies to this acquisition ADDENDUMtoFAR52.212-1INSTRUCTIONSTOOFFERORS—COMMERCIAL

(a) Gray market items are Original Equipment Manufacturer’s (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) OfferorshallbeanOEM,authorizeddealer,authorizeddistributororauthorizedresellerfortheproposedmedicalsupplies, medicalequipmentand/orservicescontractsformaintenanceofmedicalequipment(i.e.replacementparts),verifiedbyan 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) ThedeliveryofgraymarketitemstotheVAinthefulfillmentofanorder/awardconstitutesabreachofcontract.Accordingly,theVAreservestherightenforceanyofitscontractualremedies.Thisincludesterminationofthe contractor,solelyattheVA’selection,allowingtheVendortoreplace,atnocosttotheGovernment,anyremanufactured or gray market item(s) delivered to a VA medical facility upon discovery of such items.

(d) Offerors providing an “or equal” product(s) must adhere to the terms in FAR 52.211-6.If an item in this solicitation is identifiedas“brandnameorequal,”thepurchasedescriptionreflectsthecharacteristicsandlevelofqualitythatwillsatisfy theGovernment’sneeds.Thesalientphysical,functional,orperformancecharacteristicsthat“equal”productsmustmeet or exceed are specified in the solicitation. To be considered for award, offers of “equal” products, including “equal” products of the brand name manufacturer, must—

i. Meetthesalientphysical,functional,orperformancecharacteristicspecifiedinthissolicitation;

ii. Clearlyidentifytheitemby-

1. Brandname,ifanyand

2. Makeormodelnumber,

iii. Includedescriptiveliteraturesuchasillustrations,drawings,oraclearreferencetopreviouslyfurnished 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.

Thecontractingofficerwillevaluate“equal”productsonthebasisofinformationfurnishedbytheofferororidentifiedin the offer and reasonably available to the contracting officer. The Contracting Officer is not responsible for locating or obtaininganyinformationnotidentifiedintheoffer.Unlesstheofferorclearlyindicatesinitsofferthattheproductbeing offered is an “equal” product, the offeror shall provide the brand name product referenced in the solicitation

(e) AnyawardmadeasaresultofthissolicitationwillbemadeonanAllorNothingBasis.

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(f) StateifquoteditemsareavailableandpricedthroughofferorsexistingGovernment-wideAcquisitionContract(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 VAVendorInformationPages(VIP):https://www.vip.vetbiz.gov/atthetimeofquotesubmissionANDaward,orwillbe considered non-responsive, and will NOT be considered for award.

(h) OfferorsarewarnedagainstcontactinganyVApersonnelotherthantheContractingOfficerandContractSpecialistprior toplacementofanyawardmaderesultingfromthisRFQ.Ifsuchcontactoccursandfoundtobeprejudicialtocompeting 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, attachmentsorthelike,notspecificallyrequiredbythissolicitation,suchwillcountagainsttheOfferor’spagelimitations 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, sufficienttodefinethequoteandprovideanadequatebasisforevaluation.Offerorsareresponsibleforincludingsufficient details, in a concise manner, to permit a complete and accurate evaluation of each quote.

(k) Submissionofquoteshallincludethefollowingvolumes:(I)Technicalcapabilityorqualityoftheitemofferedtomeet the Government requirement; and (II) Price

VolumeI-TechnicalcapabilityorqualityoftheitemofferedtomeettheGovernmentrequirement The offeror shall submit specifications, cut sheets, or brochures confirming the “equal” products, including “equal” products of the brand name manufacturer submitted, meets or exceeds the salient physical, functional, or performance characteristic specified in this solicitation.The product(s) quoted must be identified by brand name, if any, and make or model number.

VolumeII–Price

Price-TheofferorshallcompletethepricingscheduleprovidedinSection(v)above:Price/CostSchedule.

(EndofAddendumto52.212-1)

(ix) 52.212-2, Evaluation--Commercial Items applies to this acquisition ADDENDUMtoFAR52.212-2EVALUATION—COMMERCIALITEMS:

(a) TheGovernmentwillawardacontractresultingfromthissolicitationtotheresponsibleofferorwhoseofferconformingtothe solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government consideringprice and other factors.

(b) Thefollowingfactorsshallbeusedtoevaluatequotations:

Factor1.TechnicalcapabilityorqualityoftheitemofferedtomeettheGovernmentrequirement Factor 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 quotationthatprovidesbenefittotheGovernmentthatexceedstheminimumrequirementsofthesolicitation,butisnotrequired todoso.Eachresponsemustmeettheminimumrequirementsofthesolicitation.TheGovernmentisnotrequestingoraccepting alternate quotations. The evaluation will consider the following:

Factor1.TechnicalcapabilityorqualityoftheitemofferedtomeettheGovernmentrequirement:Thequotationwillbe 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.

Factor2. Price:The Governmentwill evaluate the price by addingthe total of all line item prices. The Governmentmay usevariouspriceanalysistechniquesandprocedurestomakeapricereasonablenessdetermination.Offersthatdonotmeetorexceedthe technical capability or quality of the item offered to the Government requirement, as stated in

Page 1 of Factor1,shallnotbeselectedregardlessofprice. (End of Addendum to 52.212-2)

(x) 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications – Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition.Offerors mustcomplete annual representations and certifications electronically via the System for Award Management (SAM) website locatedat https://www.sam.gov/portalin accordance with FAR 52.212-3, “Offerors Representations and Certifications–Commercial Items.”Ifparagraph(j)oftheprovisionisapplicable,awrittensubmissionisrequired. OfferorsmustberegisteredinSAMat time of offer submission.

(xi) 52.212-4,ContractTermsandConditions--CommercialItems–appliestothisacquisition

(xii) 52.212-5,ContractTermsandConditionsRequiredtoImplementStatutesorExecutiveOrders--CommercialItems(JUL2020) applies to this acquisition

FAR52.212-5appliestothisacquisitionwiththefollowingFARclausesincorporatedbyreference;

ProposedforDebarment(JUN2020)(31U.S.C.6101note)

administeredbytheOfficeofForeignAssetsControloftheDepartment oftheTreasury)

(xiii) Additionalcontractrequirementsortermsandconditions:

FAR52.217-6OPTIONFORINCREASEDQUANTITY(MAR1989)

TheGovernmentmayincreasethequantityofsuppliescalledforintheScheduleattheunitpricespecified.TheContracting OfficermayexercisetheoptionbywrittennoticetotheContractorpriortoreceiptofallitems.Deliveryoftheaddeditems shall continue at the same rate as the like items called for under the contract unless the parties otherwise agree.

852.212-70,ProvisionsandClausesApplicabletoVAAcquisitionofCommercialItems(Apr2020)

(Deviation)–ifSDVOSBset-aside

Page 1 of 852.252-70,SolicitationProvisionsorClausesIncorporatedbyReference(Jan2008) The following provisions or clauses incorporated by reference in this solicitation must be completed by the offeror or prospectivecontractorandsubmittedwiththequotationoroffer.Copiesoftheseprovisionsorclausesareavailableonthe Internet at the web sites provided in the provision at FAR 52.252-1, Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference, or theclauseatFAR52.252-2,ClausesIncorporatedbyReference.Copiesmayalsobeobtainedfromthecontractingofficer.

http://www.acquisition.gov/far/index.htmlhttps://www.acquisition.gov/vaar

ThefollowingFARprovisionsaretobeincorporatedbyreference:

ThefollowingVAARprovisionsaretobeincorporatedbyreference:

None

ThefollowingFARclausesareincorporatedbyreference:

Rights(JUN2020)

ThefollowingVAARclausesaretobeincorporatedbyreference:

(xiv) The DefensePrioritiesandAllocations System(DPAS) doesnotapply.

(xv) DateandTimeoffers aredue torayshun.jennings@va.govby3:00pmET, September 12th,2022.

(xvi) Nameandemailoftheindividualtocontactforinformationregardingthesolicitation: Rayshun Jennings Rayshun.jennings@va.gov VA NOTICE OF LIMITATIONS ON SUBCONTRACTING—CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE FOR SUPPLIES AND PRODUCTS (SEP 2021) (DEVIATION)

0. Pursuant to 38 U.S.C. 8127(k)(2), the offeror certifies that—

(1) If awarded a contract (see FAR 2.101 definition), it will comply with the limitations on subcontracting requirement as provided in the solicitation and the resultant contract, as follows: [Offeror check the appropriate box]

(i) [ ] In the case of a contract for supplies or products (other than from a non-manufacturer of such supplies), it will not pay more than 50% of the amount paid by the government to it to firms that are not VIP- listed SDVOSBs as set forth in 852.219-10 or VOSBs as set forth in 852.219-11. Any work that a similarly situated VIP-listed subcontractor further subcontracts will count towards the 50% subcontract amount that cannot be exceeded. Cost of materials are excluded and not considered to be subcontracted.

(ii) [ ] In the case of a contract for supplies from a nonmanufacturer, it will supply the product of a domestic small business manufacturer or processor, unless a waiver as described in 13 CFR 121.406(b)(5) is granted. The offeror understands that, as provided in 13 CFR 121.406(b)(7), such a waiver has no effect on requirements external to the Small Business Act, such as the Buy American Act or the Trade Agreements Act.

(2) Manufacturer or nonmanufacturer representation and certification. [Offeror fill-in—check each applicable box below. The offeror must select the applicable provision below, identifying itself as either a manufacturer or nonmanufacturer]:

(i) [ ] Manufacturer or producer. The offeror certifies that it is the manufacturer or producer of the end item being procured, and the end item is manufactured or produced in the United States, in accordance with paragraph (a)(1)(i).

(ii) [ ] Nonmanufacturer. The offeror certifies that it qualifies as a nonmanufacturer in accordance with the requirements of 13 CFR 121.406(b) and paragraph (a)(1)(ii). The offeror further certifies it meets each element below as required to qualify as a nonmanufacturer. [Offeror fill-in—check each box below.] [ ] The offeror certifies that it does not exceed 500 employees (or 150 employees for the Information Technology Value Added Reseller exception to NAICS code 541519, which is found at 13 CFR 121.201, footnote 18).

[ ] The offeror certifies that it is primarily engaged in the retail or wholesale trade and normally sells the type of item being supplied.

[ ] The offeror certifies that it will take ownership or possession of the item(s) with its personnel, equipment, or facilities in a manner consistent with industry practice.

(iii) [ ] If this is a multiple item acquisition, the offeror certifies that at least 50% of the estimated contract value is composed of items that are manufactured by small business concerns.

(3) The offeror acknowledges that this certification concerns a matter within the jurisdiction of an Agency of the United States. The offeror further acknowledges that this certification is subject to Title 18, United States Code, Section 1001, and, as such, a false, fictitious, or fraudulent certification may render the offeror subject to criminal, civil, or administrative penalties, including prosecution.

(4) If VA determines that an SDVOSB/VOSB awarded a contract pursuant to 38 U.S.C. 8127 did not act in good faith, such SDVOSB/VOSB shall be subject to any or all of the following:

(i) Referral to the VA Suspension and Debarment Committee;

(ii) A fine under section 16(g)(1) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 645(g)(1)); and

(iii) Prosecution for violating section 1001 of title 18.

(b) The offeror represents and understands that by submission of its offer and award of a contract it may be required to provide copies of documents or records to VA that VA may review to determine whether the offeror complied with the limitations on subcontracting requirement specified in the contract or to determine whether the offeror qualifies as a manufacturer or nonmanufacturer in compliance with the limitations on subcontracting requirement. Contracting Officer may, at their discretion, require the Contractor to demonstrate its compliance with the limitations on subcontracting at any time during performance and upon completion of a contract if the information regarding such compliance is not already available to the Contracting Officer. Evidence of compliance includes, but is not limited to, invoices, copies of subcontracts, or a list of the value of tasks performed.

(c) The offeror further agrees to cooperate fully and make available any documents or records as may be required to enable VA to determine compliance. The offeror understands that failure to provide documents as requested by VA may result in remedial action as the Government deems appropriate.

(d) Offeror completed certification/fill-in required. The formal certification must be completed, signed, and returned with the offeror’s bid, quotation, or proposal. The Government will not consider offers for award from offerors that do not provide the certification, and all such responses will be deemed ineligible for evaluation and award.

Certification:

I hereby certify that if awarded the contract, [insert name of offeror] qualifies as a manufacturer or nonmanufacturer as stated herein and that if awarded the contract, [insert name of offeror] will comply with the limitations on subcontracting requirement specified in the resultant contract, unless a waiver as described in 13 CFR 121.406(b)(5) is granted. I further certify that I am authorized to execute this certification on behalf of [insert name of offeror].

Printed Name of Signee: _________________________________

Printed Title of Signee: ________________________________

Signature: ______________________________________________

Date: ___________________________________________________

Company Name and Address: _______________________________

(End of clause)

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