6515-- BioAssemblyBot 400 Series 3D Bio-Printer

E.1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Note that FAR PART 13 Procedures will be used.

1. OFFER SUBMISSION

Offerors shall submit their offer via email to Jo Ann Harris at Jo.Harris@va.gov by 3:00 p.m. EST on December 4, 2023. Offers shall be assembled by the following Sections: each section shall be easily identified.

Section A - Offer Form (Standard Form 1449)

Signed and dated, include the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code and small business size standard in Block 10. Unique Entity ID (UEI) Number shall be entered in the block with the Offerors name and address. Estimation of completion date.

Section B Pricing

Pricing shall be submitted on Attachment A, Price/Cost Schedule. The following fields require for completion on the attachment. Do not change the format or add/delete any columns in the Excel Spreadsheet.

Column.

Element Name

Line-Item Template Name

Selection/Input

K

Unit of Measure:

Unit of Measure

Select the applicable 'Unit of Measure' from the dropdown. The 'Unit of Measure' EA should always have a 'Packaging Multiple' of 1

L

Packaging Multiple

Packaging Multiple

Enter the total quantity that comes in each 'Unit of Measure' i.e., How many come in each CS, CT, PG, etc. The 'Unit of Measure'

EA should always have a 'Packaging Multiple' of 1

N

LIN is:

Line Item Is

Select 'Priced', 'NSP' (Not Separately Priced), or 'N/C' (No Charge) from the dropdown

O

Unit Price ($):

Unit Price

Enter the price for each 'Unit of Measure' i.e., What is the cost of each CS, CT, PG, etc.

AM

MANUFACTURER PART NUMBER (MPN):

MANUFACTURER PART NUMBER (MPN)

The MPN identifies the manufacturer from which an item originated. Its purpose is to identify the company that made the part, as opposed to a SKU number that is used for inventory record keeping by the Vendor. Each MPN is unique and can be composed of letters, numbers, or both.

BY

ITEM PART NUMBER

ITEM PART NUMBER

Enter the distributor/vendor part number if different than the mfg. part number.

CG

OEM NAME:

OEM NAME

Enter the Name of the OEM. Do not enter the Distributor/Vendor Name unless the Distributor/Vendor is the Manufacturer.

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 www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/.

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

All Offerors shall be registered and current in the Vendor Information Pages (VIP) database at time of award.

Failure to submit a complete proposal may result in a technically unacceptable determination.

2. AMENDMENTS

Amendments to this solicitation will be emailed to offerors. Paper copies of the amendments will NOT be individually mailed. Offerors will be notified by email of any new amendments that have been issued. No other notification 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.

3. AWARD BASIS

Note that FAR Part 13 Procedures will be used. 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 and technical evaluation (in accordance with the MTR s referenced in the statement of work) are the sole evaluation factor.

4. TECHNICAL QUESTIONS

Offerors should submit all technical questions regarding this solicitation to the Contracting Officer in writing, via email, to Jo.Harris@va.gov on or before 3:00pm, EST on December 1, 2023.

Address Subject Line: RFQ 36C24624Q0077_2 3D Bio-Printer

Telephonic (verbal) questions Will Not be addressed.

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

5. DUE DATES

All offers shall be submitted by 3:00pm EST on December 4, 2023, via email to Jo.Harris@va.gov

Facsimiles are not authorized under this announcement.