6520--Copy of RFQ-Dental Laboratory- Knoxville-621

The purpose of this amendment is to answer the following questions:

Are you looking for steel cabinetry, or some other material?

What type of worksurface is needed?

The Response to the above questions is as follows, The National Office of Dentistry provides the standards for dental cabinetry and worksurface as follows, stainless or a solid non-porous countertop with smooth seamless appearance/acrylic-based surface product.

The purpose of this amendment is to:

A. Delete all references to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR )52.211-6 Brand Name and Equal in its entirety.

B. Extend the Request for Information (RFI)/Questions date to January 13th 2023

C. Provide an organized site visit scheduled for January 11th 2023 at 10:00 AM eastern standard time. Please contact Casey Sutherland via email Casey.Sutherland@va.gov and Cinnamon Washington via email Cinnamon.Washington@va.gov to confirm your attendance of site visit no later than January 5th 2023.

D. Extend the closing date/response time for RFQ 36C24923Q0060 to January 19, 2023 @10:00 AM eastern standard time.

Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Notice

Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Notice

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Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Notice

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SUBJECT*

RFQ-Dental Laboratory- Knoxville-621

GENERAL INFORMATION

CONTRACTING OFFICE S ZIP CODE*

37129

SOLICITATION NUMBER*

36C24923Q0060

RESPONSE DATE/TIME/ZONE

12-28-2022 10:00AM CENTRAL TIME, CHICAGO, USA

ARCHIVE

30 DAYS AFTER THE RESPONSE DATE

RECOVERY ACT FUNDS

N

SET-ASIDE

PRODUCT SERVICE CODE*

6520

NAICS CODE*

339116

CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS

Department of Veterans Affairs

Network Contracting Office 9 (90C)

NCO 9

1639 Medical Center Parkway, Suite 400

Murfreesboro TN 37129

POINT OF CONTACT*

Contract Specialist

Cinnamon Washington

Cinnaon.Washignton@va.gov

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

ADDRESS

Knoxville Dental Clinic

8401 Kinston Pike

Knoxville TN

POSTAL CODE

37919

COUNTRY

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

AGENCY S URL

URL DESCRIPTION

AGENCY CONTACT S EMAIL ADDRESS

EMAIL DESCRIPTION

DESCRIPTION

36C24922Q0060

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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 a 100% Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2022-07, effective 08/10/2022.

The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 339116 Dental Laboratories, with a small business size standard of 500 employees. The FSC/PSC is 6520 Hospital Furniture, Equipment, Utensils, and Supplies.

The James H. Quillen VA Medical Center is seeking to purchase and installation of a Dental Laboratory cabinetry and workstations for the new Knoxville VA Clinic site.

All interested vendors shall provide Brand Name or Equal quotations for the Schedule. See Attachment 1 Schedule .

Delivery and installation shall occur at the following location:

Knoxville VA Clinic

8401 Kinston Pike

Knoxville, TN 37919

The following Commercial Items clauses apply to this acquisition:

52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)

This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es):

http://www.acquisition.gov/far/index.html http://www.va.gov/oal/library/vaar/

FAR

Title

Date

52.204-10

REPORTING EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION AND FIRST-TIER SUBCONTRACT AWARDS

Jun 2020

52.204-13

SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT MAINTENANCE

Oct 2018

52.204-18

COMMERCIAL AND GOVERNMENT ENTITY CODE MAINTENANCE

Aug 2020

52.209-6

PROTECTING THE GOVERNMENT'S INTEREST WHEN SUBCONTRACTING WITH CONTRACTORS DEBARRED, SUSPENDED, OR PROPOSED FOR DEBARMENT

Nov 2021

52.212-4

CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS-COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Nov 2021

52.212-5

CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT STATUES OR EXECUTIVE ORDERS

May 2022

52.222-3

CONVICT LABOR

Jun 2003

52.222-19

CHILD LABOR COOPERATION WITH AUTHORITIES AND REMIDIES

Jan 2022

52.222-26

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY

Sep 2016

52.222-35

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR VETERANS

Jun 2020

52.222-36

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR WORKERS WITH DISABILITIES

Jun 2020

52.222-50

COMBATING TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS

Nov 2021

52.223-18

ENCOURAGING CONTRACTOR POLICIES TO BAN TEXT MESSAGING WHILE DRIVING

Jun 2020

52.225-1

BUY AMERICAN-SUPPLIES

Nov 2021

52.225-2

BUY AMERICAN CERTIFICATE

Feb 2021

52.225-13

RESTRICTIONS ON CERTAIN FOREIGN PURCHASES

Feb 2021

52.232-33

PAYMENT BY ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER-SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT

Oct 2018

52.232-40

PROVIDING ACCELERATED PAYMENTS TO SMALL BUSINESS SUBCONTRACTORS

Nov 2021

852.203-70

COMMERCIAL ADVERTISING

May 2018

852.211-70

EQUIPMENT OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE MANUALS

Nov 2018

852.212-72

GRAY MARKET AND COUNTERFEIT ITEMS (DEVIATION)

Mar 2020

852.219-10

VA NOTICE OF TOTAL SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS SET ASIDE (DEVIATION)

Nov 2020

852.232-72

ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION OF PAYMENT REQUESTS

Nov 2018

852.246-71

REJECTED GOODS

Oct 2018

The following provisions apply to this solicitation:

52.252-1 SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)

This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. The offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at this/these addresses:

http://www.acquisition.gov/far/index.html http://www.va.gov/oal/library/vaar/

FAR

Title

Date

52.204-7

SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT

Oct 2018

52.204-16

COMMERCIAL AND GOVERNMENT ENTITY CODE REPORTING

Aug 2020

52.211-6

BRAND NAME OR EQUAL

Aug 1999

52.212-1

INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Nov 2021

52.212-2

EVALUATION COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES

Nov 2021

Addendum to 52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS COMMERCIAL ITEMS

The following provisions are incorporated into 52.212-1 as an addendum to this combined synopsis/solicitation:

Instructions for the Preparation of Quotes

Offeror shall provide the following documentation for the quote to be considered:

A completed Price Schedule (to include pricing for all Line Items), located as Attachment 1.

Completion of all highlighted columns in Attachment 1. Do not delete or add columns.

An Authorized Distributor Letter from OEM, which shows evidence of being an authorized OEM Distributor or Reseller for the quoted products.

A letter from the OEM, confirming the quoted items are in stock and the delivery date included in the Offeror s quote is accurate.

Evidence of being a Vendor Information Pages (VIP) verified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (VIP Home  · VetBiz Portal (va.gov)).

Addendum to 52.212-2 EVALUATION COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES

In accordance with FAR 13.106-2(b)(3), the Government will evaluate quotes based on Past Performance, Price and comparative evaluation process, by comparing one quote with another in a uniform and fair manner to determine which quote provides the best value to the Government.

Past Performance. The past performance evaluation will be based on the review of the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting (CPARS) and/or other available information.

Price. Offerors shall provide the unit price and extended price for the item listed above. The extended price will be evaluated as the overall price. (Note: Any delivery or freight charges shall be rolled into the item unit price as appropriate, via FOB Destination)

Salient Characteristics labeled Attachment 2 of this document. The salient characteristics associated with each/every item listed herein will be used as go/no-go criteria to determine technical acceptability of the equipment. Vendors offering items considered equal, shall include descriptive detail and product literature that fully demonstrates product equality. The government will evaluate only that information that is provided with the quotes; any vendor that fails to provide sufficient technical detail regarding products considered equal runs the risk of having the quote rejected. See FAR Clause 52.211-6 Brand Name or Equal for further details.

The Government will issue an order to the responsible vendor whose quotation conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. Quotes will be evaluated to determine compliance with the requirements of this solicitation as follows.

(End of Provision)

52.212-3 OFFEROR REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS COMMERICAL ITEMS (NOV 2021)

The Offeror shall complete only paragraph (b) of this provision if the Offeror has completed the annual representations and certification electronically in the System for Award Management (SAM) accessed through https://www.sam.gov. If the Offeror has not completed the annual representations and certifications electronically, the Offeror shall complete only paragraphs (c) through (v)) of this provision.

(b)(1) Annual Representations and Certifications. Any changes provided by the Offeror in paragraph (b)(2) of this provision do not automatically change the representations and certifications in SAM.

(2) The offeror has completed the annual representations and certifications electronically in SAM accessed through http://www.sam.gov. After reviewing SAM information, the Offeror verifies by submission of this offer that the representations and certifications currently posted electronically at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications--Commercial Products and Commercial Services, have been entered or updated in the last 12 months, are current, accurate, complete, and applicable to this solicitation (including the business size standard applicable to the NAICS code referenced for this solicitation), at the time this offer is submitted and are incorporated in this offer by reference (see FAR 4.1201), except for paragraphs __. [Offeror to identify the applicable paragraphs at (c) through (v) of this provision that the offeror has completed for the purposes of this solicitation only, if any. These amended representation(s) and/or certification(s) are also incorporated in this offer and are current, accurate, and complete as of the date of this offer. Any changes provided by the offeror are applicable to this solicitation only, and do not result in an update to the representations and certifications posted electronically on SAM.]

(End of Provision)

Submission of your response shall be received not later than 10:00AM CT, on Dec 28, 2022, via email to Cinnamon.Washington@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 not later than 10:00AM CT on Dec 19, 2022, via the same email address. Questions received later than this time/date may not receive a response.

Point of Contact

Cinnamon Washington

Contract Specialist

Network Contracting Office 9

Cinnamon.Washington@va.gov

See attached document: Attachment 1 Price Schedual.

See attached document: Attachment 2 Salient Charecteristics.

See attached document: Attachment 3 Statement of Work revised.