4110--Ice and Water Dispensers

E.1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS

INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS

FAR PART 13 SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION PROCEDURES

Note that FAR Part 13 Simplified Acquisitions Procedures for Certain Commercial items procedures will be used. A contractor may be eliminated from consideration without further exchanges if technical and/or pricing quotes are not among those Offerors considered most advantageous to the Government based on the best value determination.

A. Submission of Quotes

Quotes shall be based on requirements contained in Section B.

Quotes shall include:

Quote Form (Standard Form 1449) Original Signature and Date, Contract Administration Data, SAMs UEI, Acknowledgement of Solicitation Amendments.

A completed price/cost schedule and attachments addressing all CLINS

Offerors shall submit their quotes via email to LaToya Glover at LaToya.Glover2@va.gov by 11:00 A.M. EST, September 1, 2023. All offerors shall be submitted in electronic format (PDF or Word) Via Email.

The subject line should read: 36C24623Q1027 Ice and Water Dispensers at the Durham VA Medical Center.

Note: Quotes received after the due date and time shall not be considered.

B. Amendments:

Amendments to this solicitation will be posted on https://www.sam.gov/SAM/. Paper copies of the amendments will NOT be individually mailed. By registering to receive notifications on https://www.sam.gov/SAM/, offerors will be notified by email of any new amendments that have been issued. No other notifications of amendments will be provided. Potential Offerors are advised that they are responsible for obtaining and acknowledging any amendments to the solicitation. Failure to acknowledge an amendment may result in your quote being considered unacceptable.

1.0 INSTRUCTIONS FOR QUOTE SUBMISSION:

Quotes shall be assembled by the following Sections: each section shall be easily identified.

Section A - Quote Form (Standard Form 1449)

Signed and dated, including the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code and small business size standard in Block 10. Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) Number shall be entered with the Offerors name and address in the block.

Section B Pricing

Pricing shall be submitted as requested in accordance with Section B, Price/Cost Schedule. The Government will evaluate the total price (including all options); proposed prices should reflect a clear understanding of the requirements and be commensurate with Section B.

Section C Offerors Representations and Certifications

A completed copy of the representations and certifications at FAR 52.212-3 (see FAR 52.212-3(b) for those representations and certifications that the offeror shall complete electronically). An offeror shall complete only paragraph (b) of this provision if the offeror has completed the annual representations and certifications electronically at https://www.sam.gov/SAM/.

All Offerors shall be registered and current in the System for Award Management (SAM) database at the time of quote submission and at the time of award.

All Offerors shall complete VAAR 852.219-76.

All Offerors shall be a verified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) vendor at time of quote submission and prior to receiving award. To be considered an SDVOSB, the company must be listed as verified in the Veteran Small Business Certification (VetCert) https://veterans.certify.sba.gov/ .

2.0 AWARD BASIS FOR EVALUATION METHOD

Basis of Award. This procurement is being conducted pursuant to FAR Part 13 procedures. The Government intends to award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose quote, conforming to the solicitation, quotes the lowest price, whose quoted price does not exceed the amount of funding available for the procurement, and whose quoted price is found to be reasonable. Price alone is the sole evaluation factor.

3.0 TECHNICAL QUESTIONS

Offerors should submit all technical questions regarding this solicitation to the Contracting Officer in writing, via email, to LaToya Glover at LaToya.Glover2@va.gov on or before 11:00 A.M. EST August 31, 2023.

Address Subject Line: 36C24623Q1027 Ice and Water Dispensers at the Durham VA Medical Center.

Telephonic (verbal) questions Will Not be addressed.

All responses to questions, which may affect quotes, will be incorporated into a written amendment to the Request for Quote.

4.0 DUE DATES

All quotes shall be submitted by 11:00 A.M. EST, September 1, 2023, via email to LaToya Glover at LaToya.Glover@va.gov

Facsimile responses are not authorized under this announcement.