4110--678 Medical Refrigerator

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation is set aside for SDVOSBs for commercial supplies prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with the 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: 36C26225Q0898

The Department of Veterans Affairs Tucson Healthcare System, Tucson, AZ 85723 has a requirement for Medical Grade Refrigerators. The Contractor shall furnish all supplies/services at The VA Tucson Healthcare System located at 3601 S 6th Avenue, Tucson, AZ 85723. Shipping term is FOB Destination; all shipping cost must be included on each unit cost.

NOTE: Potential offers must be aware that the items being acquired are procured as Brand Name or Equal. For those items that are or equal , a description of the salient characteristics is outlined below. The FAR Clause 52.211-6 Brand Name or Equal applies to this acquisition. It is offeror s responsibility to demonstrate its offer meeting the salient physical, and functional characteristics included in this solicitation. If the offer does NOT demonstrate, the offer will be considered non-responsive. The interested parties bear full responsibility to ensure their submission demonstrates to the government that they can satisfy the requirement by providing the brand name or equal to the supplies being requested.

VAAR 852.212-71 Gray Market and Counterfeit Items applies on this acquisition. No remanufactures or gray market items will be acceptable. Vendor shall be an Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), authorized dealer, authorized distributor or authorized reseller verified by an authorization letter or other documents from the OEM signed. The letter must either state specific product(s) quoted or that the quoter is an authorized distributor for all the manufacturer s products. This letter must be on the manufacturer s letterhead and contain the signature of an authorized official for the manufacturer.

CLIN

Description

Qty

UOM

0001

Infinity Series 24.6 cu ft capacity full size medical grade refrigerator, Follett Part# REFOMN25i-4S-R0000G or equal to medical grade refrigerator

12

EA

0002

Additional shelves for CLIN 0001 (if applicable)

24

EA

The solicitation will be in accordance with FAR Part 12, 13, and 19, Acquisition of Commercial Items, Simplified Acquisition Procedures, Small Business Programs, and Veteran Affairs Acquisition Regulations as supplemented with additional information in this notice. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this requirement is 333415, Size Standard 1,250 Employees. The Contractor shall adhere to all federal and state laws and regulations in effect during the term of this contract. The Government intends to award a firm-fixed-price contract. The Contract begins on the date of award.

System updates may lag policy updates. The System for Award Management (SAM) may continue to require entities to complete representations based on provisions that are not included in agency solicitations. Examples include 52.222-25, Affirmative Action Compliance, and paragraph (d) of 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications Commercial Products and Commercial Services. Contracting officers will not consider these representations when making award decisions or enforce requirements. Entities are not required to, nor are they able to, update their entity registration to remove these representations in SAM.

In advancement of Section 2 of Executive Order 14208, the removal of requirements related to Executive Order 14057 eliminates all non-statutory sustainability requirements or preferences in purchases of food service wares, including paper straws. In addition to removing requirements related to Executive Order 14057, the attachment also reflects recent updates to Code of Federal Regulation citations for the U.S. Department of Agriculture s BioPreferred® Program, a statutory purchasing preference program.

There is a Nonmanufacturer Rule (NMR) class waiver for NAICS code 333415 Commercial Refrigerator Equipment Manufacturing based on NMR Class Waiver Database published June 2022.

Key solicitation milestones are: Submit any questions regarding this procurement via email to Hestia.Sim@va.gov no later than 10am Pacific Local Time Thursday, May 22, 2025. No questions will be answered after this date/time unless determined to be in the best interest of the Government as determined by the Contracting Officer. Telephonic questions will not be accepted or returned. RFI responses will be responded to as necessary in amendment format which will be posted to contract opportunities at http://SAM.gov.

Due to time constraints, responses to the solicitation shall be due on Tuesday, May 27, 2025 at 10:00 Pacific Time. Offerors are advised that it is your responsibility to review and monitor the website frequently to ensure you have the most up to date information, including amendments. Correspondence or questions may be directed to Hestia Sim, Contracting Specialist at Hestia.Sim@va.gov with " 36C26225Q0898, 678 Medical Grade Refrigerator in the subject line within 48 hours of release of this notice. Telephone inquiries will not be honored. Inquiries after the allotted period may not be responded to due to the time constraints of the procurement. All offerors must be registered in www.sam.gov to do business with the Government. Ensure your registration is correct, current and has not expired.

The Limitation of Subcontracting VAAR 852.219-76 certification must be completed and returned in its entirety with the offer. VA Notice of Limitations on Subcontracting - Certificate of Compliance: To be eligible for evaluation and consideration for award, offerors must return the entire Limitations on Subcontracting Certificate of Compliance clause containing a fully completed certification at the time offers are due or the offer will be rejected and not forwarded for evaluation. In addition to completing the offeror fill-in requirements for this clause, offerors must insert the offeror s name in the brackets containing the following verbiage [Insert Name of Offeror] to have a fully completed certification. Failure to submit a completed and signed certification with the offer will render the offer ineligible for award and will result in the offer not being considered. No exceptions will be made.