6515--Phoenix VA Health Care System Brand Name Fluke and Pronk Biomedical Testing Equipment

Description

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) subpart 12.6, Streamlined Procedures for Evaluation and Solicitation for Commercial Items, 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. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2021-07 (eff. 8/10/2021).

This solicitation is set-aside for Small Business Concerns only.

The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 334516, Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing, with a small business size standard of 1,000 employees.

The FSC/PSC is 6515, Medical and Surgical Instruments, Equipment and Supplies.

The Phoenix VA Health Care System is seeking to purchase BRAND NAME Fluke and Pronk Technologies Testing equipment.

Interested Small Business concerns must have a signed Letter of Authorization from Fluke Biomedical, Inc., and Pronk Technologies, Inc., specifying that your company is an authorized distributor of their equipment.

All interested companies shall provide quotations for all items included in Attachment C, Price and Cost Schedule / Item Information.

Delivery shall be provided no later than 45 days after receipt of order (ARO); FOB Destination.

Place of Performance/Place of Delivery:

Address: Department of Veteran Affairs

ATTN: Jennifer Wong

Phoenix Arizona VA Health Care System

650 E. Indian School Road

Phoenix, AZ

Postal Code: 85012

Country: USA

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 Items [June 2020]

[Please see Attachment A (Clauses and Provisions) for addenda information pertaining to

FAR 52.212-1]

FAR 52.212-3, Offerors Representations and Certifications Commercial Items [Aug 2020]

Offerors must complete annual representations and certifications electronically via the System for Award Management (SAM) website located at https://www.sam.gov/content/home 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.

The following contract clauses apply to this acquisition:

FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items (Oct 2018)

[Please see Attachment A (Clauses and Provisions) for addenda information pertaining to

FAR 52.212-4]

FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders (Jan 2021)

[Please see Attachment A (Clauses and Provisions) for addenda information pertaining to

FAR 52.212-5]

All quoters shall submit their quotes on company letterhead to include the delivery schedule with their pricing.

All quotes shall be sent to Timothy Garrity @ timothy.garrity@va.gov.

Award will be based upon a price-only comparison of all quotes in accordance with the Simplified Acquisition Procedures of FAR Part 13.

The award will be made to the response that is most advantageous to the Government. Responses should contain your best terms and conditions.

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 to this solicitation shall be received not later than 31 August 2021 @ 11:00 PST time at timothy.garrity@va.gov. No other means of communication will be

accepted.

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:

Timothy Garrity

Timothy.garrity@va.gov

Please see attachments:

Attachment A Clauses and Provisions

Attachment B Vendor FMS Form

Attachment C Price and Cost Schedule / Item Information

Attachment D J&A for Brand Name Only

Instructions for registering for a new Customer Engagement Portal (CEP) user account are now located on the VA Customer Engagement Portal:

How to Access CEP

Access the CEP using this link: https://www.cep.fsc.va.gov

The new Customer Engagement Portal meets AccessVA Security Protocol that requires Two-Factor Authentication/Verification (2-FA) for all users. AccessVA has partnered with ID.ME to provide the required 2-FA for all non-government users. Please register a new Customer Engagement Portal (CEP) user account. Once ID.Me has completed the 2-FS, you will be redirected to Customer Engagement Portal (CEP) us the 10091 webform link found on the welcome page.

If a Contractor is required to complete the Vendor FMS Form, it is uploaded on this website.