36C77620Q0114.docx

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Veterans Health Administration Regional Procurement Office (RPO) Central, PCAC 212 3rd Ave South, Suite 29 Minneapolis, MN 55401

Contract Opportunity Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Notice

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* = Required Field Contract Opportunity Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Notice MidCon Ballistic Vests VISNS 10, 12, 15 and 23 55401 36C77620Q0114 07-27-2020

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339113 Department of Veterans Affairs Program Contracting Activity Central 212 3rd Ave. South, Suite 29 Minneapolis MN 55401 Shardae Webb shardae.webb@va.gov Shardae.Webb@va.gov Multiple locations See Attachment 2 -VISN POCs listing for details VISNs 10,12,15 and 23

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https://www.va.gov Veterans Affairs Shardae.Webb@va.gov Contract Specialist's Email

Combined Synopsis-Solicitation for Ballistic Vests

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for the commercial items prepared in accordance with the formant in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) subpart 12.6 “Streamlined Procedures for Evaluations and Solicitation for Commercial Items,” as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested, and a written solicitation document with not be issued.

This solicitation is issued as an RFQ. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2020-06.

This solicitation is set-aside for Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) concerns.

The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 339113 – Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing, with a Small Business Administration (SBA) of 750 employees. The FSC/PCS is 8470 – Armor, Personal.

See Below for further details.

General Information Action Code: Combined Synopsis Solicitation Document Type: RFQ RFQ Number: 36C77620Q0114 Posted Date: July 1, 2020 Response Date: July 27, 2020 1:00 PM EST Set Aside: SDVOSB NAICS Code: 339113 – Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing

The ordering period for this requirement shall be five (5) year base agreement.

Contracting Office Program Contracting Activity Central (PCAC) 212 3rd Ave South, Suite 29 Minneapolis, MN 55401 Attn: Shardae Webb Email: Shardae.webb@va.gov

Description This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for the commercial items prepared in accordance with the formant in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) subpart 12.6 “Streamlined Procedures for Evaluations and Solicitation for Commercial Items,” 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 is a request for quotes under solicitation number: 36C77620Q0114. This solicitation is issued as an RFQ.

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Program Contracting Activity Central (PCAC) for VA Police Services in VISNs 10, 12, 15 and 23 (locations of facilities are in (Attachment 2 – Delivery Locations) in need of External/Internal Carrier vests and accessories. PCAC contracting office intends to award as Firm-Fixed Price Blanket Purchase Agreement(s) (BPA).

This solicitation is set-aside for Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) concerns.

The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 339113 with a small business size standard of 750 employees.

The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2020-06. Offerors must be registered in System for Award Management (SAM) at http://www.sam.gov to be considered for an award of a federal contract, registration in the record must be complete and not missing elements such as representations and certifications. Also, if you are a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Business (SDVOSB) ensure your business is registered in VIP (Vendor Information Pages) at https://www.vip.vetbiz.va.gov . Unregistered SDVOSB vendors in VIP at time of RFQ due date and time will then be considered small business if appropriately registered in SAM. Ensure your registration is correct, current and has not expired.

All questions regarding this RFQ must be sent in writing by email ONLY to shardae.webb@va.gov by July 16 at 1:00 PM EST. No further questions will be accepted after that date and time.

Late submissions shall be treated in accordance with the solicitation provision at FAR 52.212-1(f).

Quotes are due by July 27th at 1:00 PM EST. Quotes received after this date and time will be considered late. Quotes shall be submitted via email ONLY to shardae.webb@va.gov .

A list of line items, quantities and units of measures can be found in Attachment 3 – Schedule of Items and shall provide quotes.

DELIVERY

All measurements and deliveries shall be at locations indicated in Attachment 2 – Delivery Locations. All deliveries shall be clearly labeled in detail with contract number placed on or adjacent exterior mailing or shipping labels of deliverable items called for by the contract and “VISN _ POLICE SERVICES” with full addresses.

SUPPLIES/SERVICES:

Attachment 1: External – Internal Carrier Vest SOW Final Attachment 2: Delivery Locations Attachment 3: Schedule of Items

The full text of FAR Provisions and/or clauses may be accessed electronically at http://acquisition.gov/comp/far/index.html.

The following solicitation provisions apply to this acquisition:

1. FAR 52.212-1, “Instructions to Offerors–Commercial Items”

2. FAR 52.212-3, “Offerors Representations and Certifications–Commercial Items”

3. 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.

4. The following contract clauses apply to this acquisition:

FAR 52.212-4, “Contract Terms and Conditions–Commercial Items” [OCT. 2018]

FAR 52.212-5, “Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders” [AUG 2019]

The following subparagraphs of FAR 52.212-5 are applicable:

52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (Sept 2006) 52.204–10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (Oct 2018) 52.209-6, Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment. (OCT 2015) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (Oct 2018) 52.219-27, Notice of Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside (MAR 2020) 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation (MAR 2020) 52.222–19, Child Labor—Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (JAN 2020) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (APR 2015) 52.222–26, Equal Opportunity (SEP 2016) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (OCT 2015) 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (JUL 2014) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (FEB 2016) 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (JAN 2019) 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification (OCT 2015) 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (AUG 2011) 52.225-1, Buy American—Supplies (MAY 2014) 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (JUN 2008) 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer—System for Award Management (Oct 2018)

The following FAR/VAAR Clauses and Provisions are applicable:

52.217-7 Option for increased quantity—separately priced line item (mar 1989) 52.252-2 clauses incorporated by reference (feb 1998) 52.204-13 systom for award management maintenance (oct 2018) 52.204-18 commercial and government entity code maintenance (jul 2016) 52.232-40 providing accelerated payments to small business subcontractors (dec 2013) 852.212-70 provisions and clauses applicable to va acquisition of commercial items (apr 2020) VAAR 852.212-71 gray market items (apr 2020) VAAR 852.212-72 gray market and counterfeit items (mar 2020) VAAR 852.247-71 delivery location (oct 2018) VAAR 852.247-72 marking deliverables (oct 2018) VAAR 852.219-74 limitations on subcontracting—monitoring and compliance (jul 2018) 52.233-2 service of protest (sep 2006) VAAR 852.211-72 technical industry standards (nov 2018) VAAR 852.215-70 service-disabled veteran-owned and veteran-owned small business evaluation factors (oct 2019) VAAR 852.233-70 protest content/alternative dispute resolution (oct 2018) VAAR 852.233-71 alternate protest procedure (oct 2018)

QUOTERS SHALL SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING:

0. Signed SF-1449.

0. Signed Amendment(s) SF-30, if any.

0. Written response to all non-price evaluation factors in accordance with the written instructions stated herein.

0. Solicitation provided Schedule of Items that contains pricing for the entire requirement.

0. RFQ response

0. Verification in VetBiz.Gov

Award will be based upon a comparative evaluation of quotes in accordance with the Simplified Acquisition Procedures of FAR 13. Comparative evaluation is the side by side pairwise comparison of quotes based on factors resulting in a Contracting Officer decision for the quote most favorable to the Government.

THE FOLLOWING ARE THE DECISION FACTORS:

The Government will award a contract(s) resulting from this solicitation to the responsible quoter whose quote conforming to the solicitation represents the best value to the Government with the lowest priced technically acceptable (LPTA) quote. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:

Technical Small Business Participation Past Performance Price

***The award will be made to the response most advantageous to the Government.

Responses should contain your best terms, conditions.

Quotation Instructions

This section provides general guidance for preparing quotations as well as specific instructions on format and content of the quotation. The Quoter’s quotation must include all data and information requested herein, and must be submitted in accordance with these instructions. Nonconformance with the instructions provided herein may result in an unfavorable quotation evaluation. Quotations shall be clear, concise, and shall include sufficient detail for effective evaluation and for substantiating the validity of the stated claims. The quotation should not simply rephrase or restate the Governments’ requirements but shall address how the Quoter intends to meet these requirements. Quoters shall assume that the Government has no prior knowledge of their abilities and experience and will base its evaluation on the information presented in the Quoter’s quotation. Elaborate brochures or documentation, binding, detailed art work, or other embellishments are unnecessary and are not desired. Quoters are required to meet all solicitation requirements, including terms and conditions, representations and certifications, and technical requirements.

The technical response shall consist of four (4) separate sections:

Section 1: Technical Response Section 2: Small Business Participation Section 3: Past Performance Section 4: Price

1. Section 1 –Technical Response:

0. Capabilities: Quoter shall describe in detail firms capabilities to provide internal/external carrier vests and accessories as identified in the Statement of Work and in accordance with the schedule of items. This section should not exceed two (2) pages—attachments will not be included towards the two (2) page limit). The capability statement shall provide and/or address:

· The process of the quoter obtaining measurements

· Attachment--Provide a list of uniform shops that the quoter currently partners with to obtain measurements as well as the distance between the facilities in Attachment (2) Delivery Locations

· Describe timeframe needed after measurements are complete to manufacture vests and have them delivered in accordance with the Statement of Work.

1. Section 2 – Small Business Participation: Quoter shall provide their socio-economic status such as Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) or Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB), in order to receive credit in accordance with VAAR 852.215-70, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned and Veteran-Owned Small Business Evaluation Factors. To receive credit as an SDVOSB or VOSB, Offeror must be registered and verified in the VetBiz.gov Vendor Information Pages (VIP) database (http://www.VetBiz.gov) at the time of proposal submission.

1. Section 3 – Past Performance: Quoter shall provide three (3) evaluations/ratings similar to the scope of this contract over the past five (5) years. Quoter confirms that he/she has a regularly established firm in the business called for and who based upon information provided, is financially responsible. The Quoter must show evidence of their firm’s reliability, ability, experience, equipment, facilities and personnel directly.

0. Signed SF-1449.

0. Signed Amendment(s) SF-30, if any.

0. Written response to all non-price evaluation factors in accordance with the written instructions stated herein.

0. Solicitation provided Schedule of Items that contains pricing for the entire requirement.

0. RFQ response

0. Verification in VetBiz.Gov

NOTE: Faxed proposals will NOT be accepted

Attn:

Shardae Webb Contract Specialist Shardae.webb@va.gov

NOTE: **To facilitate the award process, all quotes must include a statement regarding the terms and conditions herein as follows:

"The terms and conditions in the solicitation are acceptable to be included in the award document without modification, deletion, or addition."

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"The terms and conditions in the solicitation are acceptable to be included in the award document with the exception, deletion, or addition of the following:"

***Quoters shall list exception(s) and rationale for the exception(s), if any.

End of Document

See attached document: ATTACHMENT 1 - External - Internal Carrier Vests SOW FINAL.

See attached document: ATTACHMENT 2 _ Delivery Locations.

See attached document: ATTACHMENT 3 - Price Schedule.

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