3590--Caterpillar 930m Wheel Loader

Effective Date: 03/15/2023

Revision: 01

Description

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products and commercial services prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) subpart 12.6, Streamlined Procedures for Evaluation and Solicitation for Commercial Products and Commercial Services, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested, and a written solicitation document will not be issued.

This solicitation is issued as an RFQ. Solicitation Number: 36C24223Q0924. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2023-04.

This solicitation is set-aside for: SDVOSB.

The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 333924, with a small business size standard of 750 Employees.

The FSC/PSC is 3590.

The VA Hudson Valley Healthcare System s Castle Point VA Medical Center located at 41 Castle Point Road, Wappingers Falls, NY 12590 is seeking to purchase a new Caterpillar 930m Wheel Loader with accessories.

All interested companies shall provide quotations for the following Caterpillar brand name products:

Supplies/Services

Line Item

Description

Quantity

Unit of Measure

Unit Price

Total Price

0001

541-2671 930M WHEEL LOADER

1

EA

0002

0P-9003 LANE 3 ORDER

1

EA

0003

430-2943 PREP PACK, UNITED STATES

1

EA

0004

565-0933 HYDRAULICS, 3V, CPLR READY, SL

1

EA

0005

536-5283 HYDRAULICS, STANDARD

1

EA

0006

333-6850 STEERING, STANDARD

1

EA

0007

333-6527 DIFFERENTIAL, LIMITED SLIP REAR

1

EA

0008

536-5320 ENVIRONMENT, STANDARD

1

EA

0009

525-5964 WEATHER, COLD START 120V Adds ether starting aid, 120V block heater and two additional batteries on the machine right (in place of standard toolbox) for better cold starting

1

EA

0010

549-0451 CAB, DELUXE

ROPS cab includes automatic blower control, seat mounted implement

controls, two heated electrically adjusted external mirrors, two

internal mirrors, enhanced in cab LED lighting, front and rear sun

visor, tilt, telescopic steering wheel, windshield washing access

steps and storage. Also includes the secondary touch screen display

which allows real time adjustments to: rimpull; creeper speed; 3rd &

4th maximum flow; throttle lock; fork fine mode; lift & tilt response;

hystat modes; directional shift response; ride control activation

speed; autolube intervals; bucket float; feather catch; rack snubbing;

perfect parallelism, and duals as integrated rear view camera display,

rear view camera included

1

EA

0011

527-0422 ENGINE

1

EA

0012

563-5967 SEAT, DELUXE

Fully adjustable fabric covered AIR suspension seat with mid backrest,

headrest, mechanical lumbar support, armrests, cushion tilt and extend along with 3 inch (75 mm) retractable high visibility orange seat belt

1

EA

0013

488-1112 LIGHTS, STD HALOGEN

1

EA

0014

541-3066 LIGHTS, ROADING, HALOGEN, RH

1

EA

0015

372-1868 STANDARD RADIO (12V)

1

EA

0016

565-0908 PRODUCT LINK, CELLULAR PL641

1

EA

0017

366-6880 TIRES,20.5R25 MX XHA2 * L3

1

EA

0018

366-8148 FENDERS, STANDARD

EA

0019

366-8148 CTWT, HEAVY, 2668LBS, 5PCS

1

EA

0020

519-8081 TOOLBOX AUX, NONE

1

EA

0021

619-8443 HYDRAULIC OIL, STANDARD

1

EA

0022

421-8926 SERIALIZED TECHNICAL MEDIA KIT

1

EA

0023

530-1623 LINES, AUX 3RD, STD LIFT

1

EA

0024

430-2860 RIDE CONTROL

1

EA

0025

482-5167 SIDE MIRROR, RH

1

EA

0026

0P-0210 PACK, DOMESTIC TRUCK

1

EA

0027

0P-2266 SHIPPING/STORAGE PROTECTION

1

EA

0028

536-5313 QUICK COUPLER, FUSION

1

EA

0029

445-4725 JUMPER LINES, AUX 3RD, FUSION

1

EA

0030

360-3323 BUCKET-GP, 3.0 YD3, FUS, BOCE

1

EA

0031

0P-0082 SMALL WHEEL LOADER WORK TOOLS

1

EA

0032

532-8222 CARRIAGE, PAL C3/4, 62", FUS Improved visibility carriage with better view on the forks/tines

Class 4 carriage, Overall width / height: 1566mm (62") / 925mm (36.4") Tines/forks: adjustable 8 steps of 75mm (3") left & right from Centre

1

EA

0033

371-2348 FORK TINE, 2.25" X 6" X 48" Qty 2 @ $1,111 Each

1

EA

0034

362-0902 BUCKET-MP, 2.7 YD3, FUS

Multi-Purpose Bucket, Width 2605mm (103"). Capacity: 2.1 m3 (2.7 yd3) fill factor 100% INLCUDES: 4-piece BOCE on clamp base edge and 4-piece BOCE on Dozer base edge, connecting lines with "Turn to connect" QDs

1

EA

0035

477-9891 SNOW PUSH, 12', FUSION

3828 mm (150") overall width, 3676 mm (144") working width.

2 section trip edge, each with: 4 adjust springs, a bolt-on steel.

cutting edge 137mm (5.4") height + a heavy duty adjustable skid

1

EA

Delivery shall be provided within 300 days after receipt of award (ARA).

Place of Performance/Place of Delivery

Address:

VA Hudson Valley Healthcare System

Castle Point VA Medical Center

41 Castle Point Road

Wappingers Falls, NY

Postal Code:

12590-7004

Country:

UNITED STATES

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

The following solicitation provisions apply to this acquisition:

FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors Commercial Products and Commercial Services

FAR 52.212-3, Offerors Representations and Certifications Commercial Products and Commercial Services

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 Products and Commercial Services. If paragraph (j) of the provision is applicable, a written submission is required.

The following contract clauses apply to this acquisition:

FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Products and Commercial Services [DEC 2022]

FAR 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference [FEB 1998]

VAAR 852.208-70 Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned and Veteran-Owned Small Business Evaluation Factors Orders or BPAs [NOV 2022]

VAAR 852.208-71 Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned and Veteran-Owned Small Business Evaluation Factor Commitments--Orders and BPAs [NOV 2022]

VAAR 852.211-70 Equipment Operation and Maintenance Manuals [NOV 2018]

VAAR 852.215-71 Evaluation Factor Commitments [OCT 2019]

VAAR 852.232-72 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests [NOV 2018]

VAAR 852.247-73 Packing for Domestic Shipment [OCT 2018]

VAAR 852.242-71 Administrative Contracting Officer [OCT 2020]

FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Commercial Products and Commercial Services [MAR 2023]

FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors Commercial Products and Commercial Services (MAR 2023)

FAR 52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference [FEB 1998]

FAR 52.204-24 Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment [NOV 2021]

FAR 52.233-2 Service of Protest [SEP 2006]

VAAR 852.233-70 Protest Content/Alternative Dispute Resolution [OCT 2018]

VAAR 852.233-71 Alternate Protest Procedure [OCT 2018]

FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation Commercial Products and Commercial Services [NOV 2021]

FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications Commercial Products and Commercial Services [DEC 2022]

The following subparagraphs of FAR 52.212-5 are applicable:

The Contractor shall comply with the following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clauses, which are incorporated in this contract by reference, to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial products and commercial services:

52.203-19, Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements [JAN 2017] (section 743 of Division E, Title VII, of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L. 113-235) and its successor provisions in subsequent appropriations acts (and as extended in continuing resolutions)).

52.204 23, Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab and Other Covered Entities [NOV 2021] (Section 1634 of Pub. L. 115 91).

52.204 25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment. [NOV 2021] (Section 889(a)(1)(A) of Pub. L. 115 232).

52.209-10, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations [NOV 2015].

52.232 40, Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors [MAR 2023] (31 U.S.C. 3903 and 10 U.S.C. 3801).

52.233-3, Protest After Award [AUG 1996] (31 U.S.C. 3553).

52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim [OCT 2004] (Public Laws 108-77 and 108-78 (19 U.S.C. 3805 note)).

52.219 27, Notice of Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside [OCT 2022] (15 U.S.C. 657f).

All quoters shall submit the following:

One (1) copy of their offer.

A completed copy of the 36C24223Q0924 Line Items Excel form.

All quotes shall be sent to Contract Specialist: Steven Abbey at Steven.Abbey@va.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:

Basis for Award. The Government will issue a delivery order to the responsible quoter whose quotation conforming to the brand name solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government. Quotes that meet this requirement will be evaluated on price alone.

(b) A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer's specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award.

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

Responses should contain your best terms, conditions.

Commercial Items, the following instructions to offerors apply:

1.0 OFFER SUBMISSION

Offerors shall submit their offer via email to Steven Abbey at Steven.Abbey@va.gov by 4 pm, eastern time (et), August 18, 2023. Offers shall include the following:

Pricing:

Total price will be evaluated by the Government. Proposed price should reflect a clear understanding of the requirements and is consistent with the various elements of the offer.

Contract Documents. Exhibits, or Attachments:

A completed copy of the Item tab in the attached Excel 36C24223Q0924 line items file must be submitted with all offers. Offerors are required to fill in Unit Price, Manufacturer Part Number., Item Part Number., and Original Equipment Manufacturer s Name.

2.0 DUE DATES:

Questions All questions shall be submitted by 3:00 pm eastern time (et), August 16, 2023 via email to Steven Abbey at Steven.Abbey@va.gov.

Offers - All offers shall be submitted by 4:00 pm eastern time (et), August 18, 2023

via email to Steven Abbey at Steven.Abbey@va.gov.

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."

OR

"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.

Submission of your response shall be received not later than August 18, 2023 at Steven.Abbey@va.gov.

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

Any questions or concerns regarding this solicitation should be forwarded in writing via e-mail to the Point of Contact listed below.

Point of Contact

Steven P Abbey II

Contract Specialist

Network Contracting Office (NC02)

76 Veterans Avenue

Bldg 30 Room 317

Bath, NYÂ 14810

Phone: 607-664-4969

Fax: 607-664-4482

Steven.Abbey@va.gov