6515--replace & upgrade nurse call system brand name only rauland responder 5

The purpose of this amendment is to answer questions submitted and extend the solicitation. All other terms and conditions of this solicitation remains the same.

Can we please request a site visit? We would like to confirm back boxes and adapter plate counts for the 4th and 5th floor areas involved.

Answer: Yes, granted upon request.

The VA is requesting Responder 5 applications. Some locations are upgrading to Responder Enterprise, which is on the VA s TRM. Would Memphis like to see pricing for Rauland Enterprise?

Answer: Not at this time.

If software is desired under this contract, what Responder 5 Applications are desired? The options are Reporting, HL/7 ADT, Wireless Telephone to Vocera.

Answer: No

The VA appears to be referencing integration to Vocera. Does the VA require pricing for Responder software for this requirement?

Answer: No

The 4th and 5th floors are comprised of four areas on each floor D, E, F & G. What areas will be covered under this contract?

Answer: We are only asking for 4E and 5E, which has overnight direct patient care also serves as our overflow COVID wards.

Will this be a prevailing wage project (Davis Bacon Act)?

Answer: No

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 2021-06.

This solicitation is set-aside for SDVOSB.

The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 334290, with a small business size standard of 750 Employees.

The FSC/PSC is 6515.

The Network Contracting Office (NCO) 9, 1639 Medical Center Parkway, Suite 400, Murfreesboro, TN 37129 is seeking to purchase Replace & Upgrade Nurse Call System Brand Name Only Rauland Responder 5.

All interested companies shall provide quotations for the following:

Supplies/Services

Line Item

Description

Quantity

Unit of Measure

Unit Price

Total Price

0001

Rauland Responder 5 System

0002

Responder 5 Applications

0003

Training

0004

Warranty

Statement of Work/Description of Services:

Background:

The VA Memphis has a requirement for continuation of replacing and upgrading Nurse Call System for Ward 4 and 5.

Scope/Performance Expectation: The vendor shall provide all labor, materials and equipment and resources necessary to perform the installation of a complete Rauland Responder 5 system in patient wards 4 and 5, plus the Responder 5 Applications. The system will consist of an enhanced single patient station with staff assist and code blue in each of the patient rooms. The dual patient rooms will get the dual patient station with a separate staff assist/ code blue for each room. The enhanced pillow speaker will provide TV control capabilities (channel control and direct dialing for television channels) and toilet buttons for summoning staff directly. The pillow speaker shall be programmable and compatible with all normal healthcare television brands. The patient station shall be equipped with a quarter inch jack for equipment alarm, in addition provide a 2-jack station for extra alarm inputs. Provide a bath station for every bathroom, and a standard waterproof pull cord for shower locations.

Specific Tasks Supporting Capability:

to upgrade the Nurse Call system for the facility to one uniform system for an enterprise level system. This will allow for the Nurse Call systems to be upgraded to the latest technology and allow for a seamless communication for Nurse Call throughout the facility.

This procurement will be an upgrade of existing systems, which shall reutilize existing infrastructure such as conduit, back boxes, raceways, low voltage lighting power supplies, control relays, cross room television control cable, local paging amplifier and speakers and AC power circuits where possible.

Existing system must remain in place while installing the new system.

UNITS

TOTAL BEDS

SINGLE PATIENT ROOM

DUAL PATIENT ROOM

TV BRAND

TV COUNT

WARD 4

30

8

11

LG

19

WARD 5

30

8

11

LG

19

Delivery shall be provided no later than 10 days after receipt of order (ARO).

FOB Destination

Place of Performance/Place of Delivery

Address:

Memphis VA Medical Center, 1030 Jefferson Avenue

Memphis, TN

Postal Code:

38104

Country:

UNITED STATES

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

FAR 52.212-3, Offerors Representations and Certifications Commercial Items

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.

The following contract clauses apply to this acquisition:

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

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

The following subparagraphs of FAR 52.212-5 are applicable subparagraph (b)(1), etc.:

52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (JUN 2020),

52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation & First-Tier Subcontract Awards (JUN 2020)

52.209-6, Protecting the Government s Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment (JUN 2020)

52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (NOV 2020)

52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (OCT 2018)

52.219-13, Notice of Set-Aside of Orders (MAR 2020)

52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting (MAR 2020)

52.219-27, Notice of Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside (MAR 2020)

52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation (NOV 2020)

52.219-33, Nonmanufacturer Rule (MAR 2020)

52.222-3, Convict Labor (JUN 2003)

52.222-19, Child Labor--Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (JAN 2020)

52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (SEP 2016)

52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (JUN 2020)

52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (JUN 2020)

52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (DEC 2010)

52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (OCT 2020)

52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (JUN 2020)

52.225-5, Trade Agreements (OCT 2019)

52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer - System for Award Management (OCT 2018)

52.203-17 Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights and Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights (JUN 2020)

52.204-4 Printed or Copied Double-Sided on Postconsumer Fiber Content Paper (MAY 2011)

52.204-7 System for Award Management (OCT 2018)

52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance (OCT 2018)

52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting (AUG 2020)

52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance (AUG 2020)

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

852.203-70, Commercial Advertising.

852.211-70, Equipment Operation and Maintenance Manuals.

852.219-10, VA Notice of Total Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside. (NOV 2020

852.232-72, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests.

852.233-70, Protest Content/Alternative Dispute Resolution.

852.233-71, Alternate Protest Procedure.

852.246-71, Rejected Goods.

852.270-1, Representatives of Contracting Officers.

852.212-72 Gray Market and Counterfeit Items.

GRAY MARKET AND COUNTERFEIT ITEMS (MAR 2020) (DEVIATION)

(a) No used, refurbished, or remanufactured supplies or equipment/parts shall be provided. This procurement is for new Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) items only. No gray market items shall be provided. Gray market items are OEM goods intentionally or unintentionally sold outside an authorized sales territory or sold by non-authorized dealers in an authorized sales territory.

(b) No counterfeit supplies or equipment/parts shall be provided. Counterfeit items include unlawful or unauthorized reproductions, substitutions, or alterations that have been mismarked, misidentified, or otherwise misrepresented to be an authentic, unmodified item from the original manufacturer, or a source with the express written authority of the original manufacturer or current design activity, including an authorized aftermarket manufacturer. Unlawful or unauthorized substitutions include used items represented as new, or the false identification of grade, serial number, lot number, date code, or performance characteristics.

(c) Vendor shall be an OEM, authorized dealer, authorized distributor or authorized reseller for the proposed equipment/system, verified by an authorization letter or other documents from the OEM or by an intermediary distributor authorized by the OEM. All software licensing, warranty and service associated with the equipment/system shall be in accordance with the OEM terms and conditions.

Addendum to 52.212-2 EVALUATION SIMPLIEFIED ACQUISTION PROCEDURES

Award will be based upon a comparative evaluation of quotes in accordance with the Simplified Acquisition Procedures of FAR 13. Comparative evaluation is the side by side pairwise comparison of quotes based on factors resulting in a Contracting Officer decision for the quote most favorable to the Government.

Basis for Award. The Government will issue a purchase order to the responsible quoter whose quotation conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered.

The following are the decision factors: price. The Government will evaluate the price by adding the total of all line item prices. The Total Evaluated Price will be that sum.

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 award will be made to the response most advantageous to the Government.

Responses should contain your best terms, conditions.

Instructions to Quoters, See Attachment:

All quotes shall be sent to the NCO 9, LaShanda.Harrington@va.gov.

Quote with priced line items.

If not the OEM, submit authorization letter or supporting documentation from the OEM (required).

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 shall be received not later than 12pm CT, August 2, 2021 at LaShanda.Harrington@va.gov .

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

LaShanda Harrington, Contracting Officer, LaShanda.Harrington@va.gov