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* = Required Field FedBizOpps Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Notice Rev. March 2010 Storage Cabinet Overall units 52241 36C26319Q0957 09-13-2019 N 339113 Department of Veterans Affairs

NETWORK 23 CONTRACTING OFFICE

1303 5th St, Suite 300 Coralville IA 52241 Central Iowa VA Health Care System Des Moines Campus 3600 30th Street Des Moines, IA 50310

Solicitation Number: 36C26319Q0957

1a. DESCRIPTION OF SOLICITATION

In accordance with FAR Part 13 this 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.

This Solicitation issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for the following Commercial Items:

SPS Sterile Storage Cabinet

Responses shall be on an all or none basis, no partial submission. The Government reserves the right to make no award at all.

Respond by: Please see INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS below.

Small Business Set-Aside:

This solicitation is Set-aside 100% for Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses. Quotations from Large Business offerors will be considered non-responsive, will not be evaluated and will not be eligible for award.

Brand-Name Only solicitation:

This is a Brand-Name Or Equal (BNOE) solicitation.

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Type of Contract/Award:

The type of contract/award the government intends to make/enter into for this solicitation is a single award, firm-fixed price purchase order.

Delivery: FOB Destination, 60 Calendar Days or Less ARO. See Delivery below.

Contract Period: Delivery Date of 60 Calendar Days or Less ARO.

Method of Payment:

Payment will be made electronically to:

Department of Veterans Affairs FMS-VA-2(101), Financial Services Center, PO Box 149971, Austin TX 78714-9971 through the Tungsten Network Client Services. For help call: 1-866-340-4980, E-mail: va.registration@tungsten-network.com.

Provisions and Clauses:

All provisions and clauses applicable to this solicitation can be viewed in full text using the following web addresses: https://www.acquisition.gov/browsefar -or- https://www.va.gov/oal/library/vaar/ 1b. DESCRIPTION OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES being solicited:

Statement of Work

Description: VA-CIHCS has a requirement for ten sterile storage cabinets. The cabinets will have characteristics equal to or better than the Air Innovations SSC 4500 listed below.

Salient Characteristics Must have positive airflow, minimum of four air exchanges per hour Must control temperature, maintain temperatire between 66 and 72 degrees Must control humidity, maintain humidity between 20 and 60% Must have HEPA filtration Must be no larger than 72-80 inches tall, 36 inches wide, and 35 inches deep Must have a minimum of 5 storage shelves Must be portable and have casters for ease of moving Must be 120v power and have hospital grade electrical plug Must have digital display for for monitoring temp and humidity Evaluation Criteria Technically acceptable (meets or exceeds salient characteristics) Small business consideration – Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business; SDVOSB, and Veteran Owned Small Business; VOSB Cost Required Individual Line Items & Quantity of Items

(1 each) Maintenance Manuals (CD, PDF or Word) (1 each) User Manuals (1 each) Cleaning Instructions for all equipment, supplies and accessories End user training Bio-med and Engineering support inservice 1-year pasrts and 90 days labor warranty included in cost Shipping costs included in pricing Optional Items Discount for Volume Purchase is available Expendable Supplies pricing (HEPPA Filters and distilled water)

Deliver to: Locations listed on the SOW

2. INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS

The Provision FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Items (Jan 2017) applies to this acquisition.

Addendum to 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Items:

Respond by:

Offerors are to email complete offers to harry.gramboiii@va.gov, Offers must be received no later than 2:00pm CDT Friday, September 13, 2019.

Please include in the subject line: Solicitation 36C26319Q0957, Storage Cabinet

Letter of Authorization to Distribute for the Original Equipment Manufacturer:

In accordance with the Original Equipment/No Gray Market Goods language under TERMS & CONDITIONS stated below, a letter of Authorization to Distribute shall be included with the offer and received before the closing time and date of this solicitation.

(End of Provision 52.212-1)

3. EVALUATION OF OFFERS

The Provision FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation – Commercial Items (Oct 2014) applies to this acquisition and the following two lines are to be used and inserted into paragraph (a) of the that provision:

(i) LPTA – The basis for award will be Lowest Price Technically Acceptable - evaluated on technical capability of the item offered to meet the Government requirement. The government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror who offers the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable quote. The government shall evaluate the lowest quote first and if found technically acceptable will not evaluate other quotes.

(ii) Past performance IAW 9.104-3(b). The government will consider past performance when making a contractor responsibility determination IAW 9.104-3(b).

(End of Provision 52.212-2)

4. OFFEROR REPRESENTATION AND CERTIFICATIONS

The Provision 52.212-3, Offeror Representation and Certifications – Commercial Items applies to this acquisition. The offeror is required to include a completed copy of this provision with their offer if indicated as instructed by the language of the provision.

(End of Provision 52.212-3)

5. TERMS & CONDITIONS

The Clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions – Commercial Items (Jan 2017), applies to this acquisition.

Addendum to FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items (Jan 2017):

52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference (FEB 1998) 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (DEC 2013) 852.203-70 Commercial advertising (Jan 2008) 852.232-72 Electronic submission of payment requests (NOV 2012).

Addendum to FAR 52.214-4 Contract Terms and Conditions – Commercial Items (Jan 2017) continued:

Original Equipment/No Gray Market Goods

(a) 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 remanufactured, used, expired, outdated (old edition or old model) or gray market items will be acceptable. Gray market items are Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) goods sold through unauthorized channels in direct competition with authorized distributors.

(b) Offeror shall be a distributor that is authorized directly by the manufacturer (OEM) of the proposed medical supplies, medical equipment and/or services contracts for maintenance of medical equipment (i.e. replacement parts), verified by an authorization letter from the manufacturer. The OEM’s warranty and service shall be provided and maintained by the OEM and pass through to the VA. 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 and shall pass through to the VA.

(c) The delivery of remanufactured, used, expired, outdated (old edition or old model) or gray market items to the VA in the fulfillment of an order/award constitutes a breach of contract. Accordingly, the VA reserves the right to 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.

(End of addendum to 52.212-4) (Endo of Clause 52.212-4)

6. CONTRACT TERMS & CONDITIONS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT STATUTES OR EXECUTIVE ORDERS

The Clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders – Commercial Items applies to this acquisition. The FAR clauses listed below are the clauses chosen from paragraph (b) of this provision that apply to this acquisition and are incorporated by reference:

52.209-11 REPRESENTATION BY CORPORATIONS REGARDING DELINQUENT TAX LIABILITY OR A FELONY CONVICTION UNDER ANY FEDERAL LAW (FEB 2016) 52.212-5 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT STATUTES OR EXECUTIVE ORDERS—COMMERCIAL ITEMS (NOV 2017)

VAAR 852.203-70 COMMERCIAL ADVERTISING (JAN 2008

VAAR 852.203-71 DISPLAY OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERAN AFFAIRS HOTLINE POSTER (DEC 1992)

VAAR 852.232-72 ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION OF PAYMENT REQUESTS (NOV 2012)

52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)

(End Clause 52.212-5) ** end solicitation**