6525--Philips Monitoring - Tucson

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 (eff. 07/12/2021).

This solicitation is set-aside for Service-disabled, Veteran-Owned Small Businesses for BRAND NAME ONLY equipment.

The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 334510 Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing, with a small business size standard of 1,250 Employees.

The FSC/PSC is 6525 Imaging Equipment and Supplies: Medical, Dental, Veterinary.

The Southern Arizona VA Medical Center is seeking to purchase BRAND NAME ONLY Philips Intellivue MX400 Bedside Patients Monitors.

All interested companies shall provide quotations for the Price/Cost Item Information found in Attachment B.

Place of Performance/Place of Delivery

Address:

Department of Veterans Affairs

Southern Arizona VA Health Care System

3601 S. 6th Avenue

Tucson, AZ

Postal Code:

85723

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 [June 2020]

Please see Attachment A Clauses and Provisions for addenda information pertaining to FAR 52.2121-1.

FAR 52.212-3, Offerors Representations and Certifications Commercial Items [Feb 2021]

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]

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]

The following subparagraphs of FAR 52.212-5 are applicable:

All quoters shall submit their quotes along with their authorized distribution letter from the manufacturer to verify they are an authorized distributor of the products provided.

Any quotes received without an authorized distribution letter will be considered non-responsive.

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

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

The award will be made to the response 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 quotes shall be received not later than 11AM PST on August 23, 2021. Please submit all quotes via email to 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

Tim Garrity

timothy.garrity@va.gov.

Attachments:

Attachment A: Clauses and Provisions

Attachment B: Price /Cost Schedule Item Information

Attachment C: Delivery Schedule

Attachment D: Vendor FMS Form