6515--Pharmacy Pyxis Equipment

Request for Quote (RFQ) #: 36C25925Q0802

Automated Medication Dispenser System

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, 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. The Government reserves the right to make no award from this solicitation.

* The deadline for all questions is 2:00pm ET, 9/17/2025

All questions must be submitted in writing no later than the question cut-off date marked above. All questions will be answered officially through an amendment to the solicitation.

** Quotes are to be provided to joseph.wurmstein@va.gov no later than 2:00pm ET, 9/19/2025

Quotes shall not be hand carried. Faxed quotes shall not be accepted. Emailed quotes are the only method of submitted quotes (4MB email limit). The Government reserves the right to make award solely on initial Quotes received. Offerors bear the burden of ensuring that all portions of the offer (and any authorized amendments) reach the designated office before the deadline specified in the solicitation. This RFQ shall be completed in its entirety, and signed and dated, failure shall not be considered for award.

This is a Request for Quote (RFQ) and the solicitation number is 36C25925Q0802. The government anticipates awarding a firm-fixed price contract resulting from this solicitation.

This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2025-05 effective August 07, 2025.

The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 541519 with a small business size standard of 150. This solicitation is 100% set-aside for small businesses (total small business set-aside).

List of Line Items;

Line Item

Description

Quantity

Unit of Measure

Unit Price

Total Price

0001

MESRS 1B MEDSTATION ES TOWER,1HH,1FH P/N 352-1

1

EA

$

$

0002

Pyxis ES Refrigerator 13 CF, RHG-15 P/N RHG-15

1

EA

$

$

0003

Installation (Use NSP or $0 if included in other line items)

1

EA

$

$

Grand Total

$

Description of Requirements for the items to be acquired:

STATEMENT OF WORK (SOW)

Automated Medication Dispenser System

Background:

The VHA Salt Lake City Healthcare System pharmacy has a need for Pyxis Automated Medication Dispenser System equipment.

Scope:

The contractor will have the following products delivered and installed at the VHA Salt Lake City Health Care System/Bldg 7 at 500 Foothill Drive, Salt Lake City, UT 84148:

Description

Quantity

Unit of Measure

MESRS 1B MEDSTATION ES TOWER,1HH,1FH P/N 352-1

1

EA

Pyxis ES Refrigerator 13 CF, RHG-15 P/N RHG-15

1

EA

Description:

The automated cabinets will communicate with existing Pyxis ES systems for the security of medications and comprehensive dispensing including CII Safe, Med Stations for point of care dispensing, anesthesia stations, secure cabinets for storage of medication and supplies, and all servers, ancillary equipment, and software to provide a comprehensive system of medication accountability and as follows:

Must securely store and dispense medications.

Must be compatible with current Pyxis ES meditations.

Must be most current version available.

ES tower must have two lockable cabinet doors and 2 drawers of Pyxis cubies

ES refrigerator must be 13 cubic feet with locking medications bins.

Security Requirements:

The Contractor shall comply with the VA Personal Identity Verification procedures identified in the contract that implement Homeland Security Directive-12 (HSPD-12), Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Guidance M-05-24, and Federal Information Processing Standards Publication (FIPS PUB) Number 201.

Government-Furnished Equipment (GFE)/Government-Furnished Information (GFI):

None.

Other Pertinent Information or Special Considerations:

Contractor shall follow the guidelines below for their work schedule except by prior arrangement approved by the COR or CO:

A list of current Federal Holidays can be found at OPM.gov Federal Holidays.

Place of Performance:

VHA Salt Lake City Health care System

500 Foothill Drive

Salt Lake City, UT 84148

END OF STATEMENT OF WORK

Delivery and acceptance is to be F.O.B Destination (FAR 52.247-34) at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center, located at VHA Salt Lake City Health Care System/Bldg 7, 500 Foothill Drive, Salt Lake City, UT 84148.

52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors--Commercial Items applies to this acquisition

ADDENDUM to FAR 52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS COMMERCIAL

Gray market items are Original Equipment Manufacturer s (OEM) goods sold through unauthorized channels in direct competition with authorized distributors. This procurement is for new OEM medical supplies, medical equipment and/or services contracts for maintenance of medical equipment (i.e. replacement parts) for VA Medical Centers. No remanufactures or gray market items will be acceptable.

Offeror shall be an OEM, authorized dealer, authorized distributor or authorized reseller for the proposed medical supplies, medical equipment and/or services contracts for maintenance of medical equipment (i.e. replacement parts), verified by an authorization letter or other documents from the OEM, such that the OEM s warranty and service are provided and maintained by the OEM. All software licensing, warranty and service associated with the medical supplies, medical equipment and/or services contracts for maintenance of medical equipment shall be in accordance with the OEM terms and conditions.

The delivery of gray market items to the VA in the fulfillment of an order/award constitutes a breach of contract. Accordingly, the VA reserves the right enforce any of its contractual remedies. This includes termination of the contract or, solely at the VA s election, allowing the Vendor to replace, at no cost to the Government, any remanufactured or gray market item(s) delivered to a VA medical facility upon discovery of such items.

Any award made as a result of this solicitation will be made on an All or Nothing Basis.

Offerors are warned against contacting any VA personnel other than the Contracting Officer and Contract Specialist prior to placement of any award made resulting from this RFQ. If such contact occurs and found to be prejudicial to competing contactors, the offeror making such contact may be excluded from award considerations.

All proprietary information shall be clearly and properly marked. If the Offeror submits annexes, documentation, attachments or the like, not specifically required by this solicitation, such will count against the Offeror s page limitations unless otherwise indicated in the specific volume instructions below.

All information shall be confined to the appropriate file. The offeror shall confine submissions to essential matters, sufficient to define the quote and provide an adequate basis for evaluation. Offerors are responsible for including sufficient details, in a concise manner, to permit a complete and accurate evaluation of each quote.

Submission of quote shall include the following volumes: (I) Technical capability or quality of the item offered to meet the Government requirement; (II) Price

Volume I - Technical capability or quality of the item offered to meet the Government requirement

The offeror shall submit specifications, cut sheets, or brochures confirming the equal products, including equal products of the brand name manufacturer submitted, meets or exceeds the salient physical, functional, or performance characteristic specified in this solicitation. The product(s) quoted must be identified by brand name, if any, and make or model number.

Volume II Price

Price - The offeror shall complete the pricing schedule provided in Section (v) above: Price/Cost Schedule.

(End of Addendum to 52.212-1)

52.212-2, Evaluation--Commercial Items applies to this acquisition

ADDENDUM to FAR 52.212-2 EVALUATION COMMERCIAL ITEMS:

The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government considering price and other factors.

The following factors shall be used to evaluate quotations:

Factor 1. Technical capability or quality of the item offered to meet the Government requirement

Factor 2. Price

Evaluation Approach. The Government will evaluate quotations using the comparative evaluation process outlined in FAR 13.106-2(b)(3), where quotations will be compared to one another to determine which provides the best benefit to the Government. The Government reserves the right to consider a quotation other than the lowest price that provides additional benefit(s). Quotations may exceed minimum requirements of the solicitation. The Government reserves the right to select a quotation that provides benefit to the Government that exceeds the minimum requirements of the solicitation, but is not required to do so. Each response must meet the minimum requirements of the solicitation. The Government is not requesting or accepting alternate quotations. The evaluation will consider the following:

Factor 1. Technical capability or quality of the item offered to meet the Government requirement: The quotation will be evaluated to the extent to which it can meet and/or exceed the Government s requirements as outlined in the solicitation and based on the information requested in the instructions to quoters section of the solicitation.

Factor 2. Price: The Government will evaluate the price by adding the total of all line item prices. The Government may use various price analysis techniques and procedures to make a price reasonableness determination. Offers that do not meet or exceed the technical capability or quality of the item offered to the Government requirement shall not be selected regardless of price.

(End of Addendum to 52.212-2)

52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications Commercial Products and Commercial Services (MAY 2024) (DEVIATION FEB 2025) applies to this acquisition. 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. Offerors must be registered in SAM at time of offer submission.

52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions--Commercial Items applies to this acquisition Any inconsistencies in this solicitation or contract shall be resolved by giving precedence IAW 52.212-4(s). By submitting a quote, the offeror understands that quotes will not be referenced in 1449 and clauses incorporated in the solicitation will dictate the contract. All offerors shall comply with all applicable Federal, State and local laws, executive orders, rules and regulations applicable to its performance under the contract IAW FAR 52.212-4(q). The Government reserves the right to deny requests for clause changes that are not included in this solicitation should the request be inconsistent with the FAR or VAAR.

52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Commercial Products and Commercial Services (JAN 2025) (DEVIATION FEB 2025)

FAR 52.212-5 applies to this acquisition with the following FAR clauses incorporated by reference:

FAR 52.204-10

Reporting Executive Compensation & First-Tier Subcontract Awards (JUN 2020)

FAR 52.204-16

Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting (AUG 2020)

FAR 52.204-24

Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment (OCT 2020)

FAR 52.209-6

Protecting the Government s Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment (JUN 2020)

FAR 52.219-6

Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (NOV 2020)

FAR 52.219-28

Post Award Small Business Program Representation (NOV 2020)

FAR 52.222-3

Convict Labor (JUN 2003)

FAR 52.222-19

Child Labor Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (JUL 2020)

FAR 52.222-35

Equal Opportunity for Veterans (JUN 2020)

FAR 52.222-36

Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (JUN 2020)

FAR 52.222-37

Employment Reports on Veterans (JUN 2020)

FAR 52.222-40

Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (DEC 2010)

FAR 52.222-50

Combating Trafficking in Persons (OCT 2020)

FAR 52.223-18

Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (JUN 2020)

FAR 52.225-13

Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (JUN 2008)

FAR 52.232-33

Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer System for Award Management (Oct 2018)

852.212-70, Provisions and Clauses Applicable to VA Acquisition of Commercial Items (Apr 2020)

VAAR 852.203-70

Commercial Advertising (MAY 2018)

VAAR 852.232-72

Electronic Submission of Payment Requests (NOV 2018)

VAAR 852.233-70

Protest Content/Alternative Dispute Resolution (OCT 2018)

VAAR 852.233-71

Alternate Protest Procedure (OCT 2018)

VAAR 852.246-71

Rejected Goods (OCT 2018)

852.252-70, Solicitation Provisions or Clauses Incorporated by Reference (Jan 2008)

The following provisions or clauses incorporated by reference in this solicitation must be completed by the offeror or prospective contractor and submitted with the quotation or offer. Copies of these provisions or clauses are available on the Internet at the web sites provided in the provision at FAR 52.252-1, Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference, or the clause at FAR 52.252-2, Clauses Incorporated by Reference. Copies may also be obtained from the contracting officer.

http://www.acquisition.gov/far/index.html

https://www.acquisition.gov/vaar

The following FAR provisions are to be incorporated by reference:

FAR 52.204-7

System for Award Management (OCT 2018)

FAR 52.204-16

Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting (AUG 2020)

The following VAAR provisions are to be incorporated by reference:

None

The following FAR clauses are incorporated by reference:

FAR 52.203-17

Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights and Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights (JUN 2020)

FAR 52.204-13

System for Award Management Maintenance (OCT 2018)

FAR 52.204-18

Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance (AUG 2020)

FAR 52.232-40

Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (NOV 2021)

The following VAAR clauses are to be incorporated by reference:

VAAR 852.212-71

Gray Market Items (APR 2020)

The Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) does not apply.

Date and Time offers are due by 2:00pm ET, 9/19/2025.

Name and email of the individual to contact for information regarding the solicitation:

Joseph B. Wurmstein

joseph.wurmstein@va.gov