6540--534-24-2-783-0126 | urgent | goose creek, SC cboc | open market | unrestricted | brand name or equal |

Solicitation: Ophthalmic Supplies

Notice Type: Combined Synopsis/Solicitation

Contracting Office Address:

NCO 7 Contracting Office

Department of Veterans Affairs

VA Columbia Healthcare System

6439 Garners Ferry Road

Columbia, SC 29029

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 a Request for Quotations (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2024-01 dated January 25, 2024.

This solicitation is hereby issued on an Unrestricted Basis; Brand Name or Equal utilizing procedures outlined in FAR 13.105.

The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 339115; Ophthalmic Goods Manufacturing; Small Business Size Standards; 1,000 employees. The FSC/PSC is 6540

The Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center, 109 Bee Street, Charleston SC 29401 is seeking to procure all ophthalmic equipment contained in an examination room used for the purpose of providing an eye care provider the ability to perform ocular examinations. Offerors are therefore asked to complete PRICE/COST SCHEDULE-Item Information for each period of performance in their response, and to include a Grand Total.

PRICE/COST SCHEDULE

ITEM NUMBER

DESCRIPTION OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES

QUANTITY

UNIT

UNIT PRICE

AMOUNT

0001

8.00

EA

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7900 STAND W/ CONSOLE,WHEELCHAIR UNIT

LOCAL STOCK NUMBER: RE7900ICWC

BRAND NAME: Haag-Streit

0002

8.00

EA

__________________

__________________

CHAIR, FULL POWER DUAL CNTL -CHARCOAL

LOCAL STOCK NUMBER: RE7000LCHARCOAL

BRAND NAME: Haag-Streit

0003

8.00

EA

__________________

__________________

HAAG STREIT BQ LED SLIT UNIT MODEL

LOCAL STOCK NUMBER: HS0900.0011LED

BRAND NAME: Haag-Streit

0004

3.00

EA

__________________

__________________

SHORT OBSERVER TUBEW/EYEPIECE

LOCAL STOCK NUMBER: HS09007.7

BRAND NAME: Haag-Streit

0005

3.00

EA

__________________

__________________

BEAM SPLITTER 50/50

LOCAL STOCK NUMBER: HS09007.10.50/50

BRAND NAME: Haag-Streit

0006

8.00

EA

__________________

__________________

TONOMETER F/ BQ, BP, BX

LOCAL STOCK NUMBER: HS09004.4

BRAND NAME: Haag-Streit

0007

8.00

EA

__________________

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OMEGA 600 - WALL CHARGER SET

LOCAL STOCK NUMBER: HEC-08.33.612

BRAND NAME: Heine

0008

8.00

EA

__________________

__________________

LIGHTED PHOROPTER +CYLINDER

LOCAL STOCK NUMBER: RI11637B

BRAND NAME: Reichert

0009

8.00

EA

__________________

__________________

CLEARCHART 4X CLEARCHART

LOCAL STOCK NUMBER: RI13775

BRAND NAME: Reichert

0010

18.00

EA

__________________

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STOOL, ROUND W/BACK -CHARCOAL

LOCAL STOCK NUMBER: RE5346CHARCOAL

BRAND NAME: Haag-Streit

0011

8.00

EA

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+/- CYL. FULL DIA.TRIAL LENS S

LOCAL STOCK NUMBER: RI15015

BRAND NAME: Reichert

0012

10.00

EA

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TF50 TRIAL FRAME

LOCAL STOCK NUMBER: RI15010

BRAND NAME: Reichert

0013

8.00

EA

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CL-300 LENSMETER W/PRINTER

LOCAL STOCK NUMBER: 420289900

BRAND NAME: Topcon

0014

3.00

EA

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101 LENSOMETER, MANUAL

LOCAL STOCK NUMBER: 10030K1

BRAND NAME: Topcon

0015

6.00

EA

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TONOPEN AVIA

BRAND NAME: Reichert

0016

2.00

EA

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KR-800S AUTO KERATO- REFRACTOMETER

LOCAL STOCK NUMBER: TP15097

BRAND NAME: Topcon

0017

2.00

EA

__________________

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AIT-16 TABLE, WITHOUT TOP

LOCAL STOCK NUMBER: AIT-16A Double or Single?

BRAND NAME: Topcon

0018

1.00

EA

__________________

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KEELER PSL PORTABLE SLIT LAMP CASE INCLUDED

LOCAL STOCK NUMBER: KE3010P2000

BRAND NAME: Keeler

0019

1.00

EA

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RETINOMAX 5 K-PLUS 5 AUTOREFRACTOR/KERATOMETER

LOCAL STOCK NUMBER: AR1NIRDA2152AA

BRAND NAME: Walman

0020

8.00

EA

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RELIANCE,MARCO,REICHERT,SMALL MOVER

LOCAL STOCK NUMBER: 942000

BRAND NAME: Reliance

GRAND TOTAL

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Period of Performance:

45 Days ADO

Place of Delivery:

The Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center, WAREHOUSE, 3130 Pacific Street, North Charleston SC 29401

FAR 52.212-2 EVALUATION OF QUOTATIONS: The Government will award a single contract, resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror, whose offer conforming to the solicitation, will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factor shall be used to evaluate offers:

Technical: Clearly define for each line item whether the Brand Name or an Equal item is being quoted. If/When an Equal item is quoted, does the offeror clearly demonstrate the product (s) quoted will meet or exceed all salient characteristics of the Brand Name item(s)? Does the offeror clearly demonstrate this through submittals of literature, drawings, or other data which the technical evaluator(s) may utilize to independently review to make a technical determination of acceptability?

Past Performance: The offeror is asked to provide redacted copies of invoices to document recent sales histories for any items identified within the Price / Cost Schedule.

Technical and past performance, when combined, are equal.

(End of Evaluation Criteria)

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)

FAR 52.212-3, Offerors Representations and Certifications Commercial Items (NOV 2020)

FAR 52.204-7, System for Award Management (Oct 2018)

FAR 52.204-16, Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting (Aug 2020)

FAR 52.204-29, Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders- Representation and Disclosures (Dec 2023)

FAR 52.211-6, Brand Name or Equal

FAR 52.214-21, Descriptive Literature

FAR 52.229-11, Tax on Certain Foreign Procurements- Notice and Representation (Jun 2020)

FAR 52.233-2, Service of Protest (Sep 2006)

VAAR 852.233-71, Alternate Protest Procedure (Oct 2018)

VAAR 852.239-75, Information and Communication Technology Accessibility Notice (Feb 2023)

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)

The following clauses are incorporated into 52.212-4 as an addendum to this contract:

52.204-18, 52.217-8, 52.217-9, VAAR 852.203-70, VAAR 852.219-10, VAAR 852.232-72, and VAAR 852.237-70.

FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders (NOV 2020). The following subparagraphs of FAR 52.212-5 are applicable: 52.203-6, 52.204-10, 52.204-27, 52.204-30, 52.209-6, 52.219-8, 52.219-27, 52.219-28, 52.219-33, 52.222-19, 52.222-21, 52.222-26, 52.222-35, 52.222-36, 52.222-37, 52.222-40, 52.222-50, 52.223-18, 52.225-1, 52.225-13, 52.229-12, 52.232-33; 52.232-36.

VAAR 819-76 VA Notice of Limitations on Subcontracting- Certificate of Compliance for Supplies and Products (Jan 2023)

VAAR 852.232-72 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests

VAAR 852.247-73 Packing for Domestic Shipment

The Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) is not applicable to this acquisition.

Responses should contain your best terms, 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.

All quoters shall submit the following: Files should be sent via electronic mail; in PDF format and no larger than 10MB or they may be automatically rejected by the server. The Government is not responsible for rejected e-mails that exceed the e-mail capacity.

All quotes shall be submitted via email ONLY to the Contracting Officer (CO), Joseph Locke at joseph.locke@va.gov no later than 2:00 PM EST on February 16, 2021. All quotes/offers submitted must include the Solicitation# 36C24724Q0310 and OPHTHALMIC SUPPLIES in the subject line of the email. Hand deliveries or facsimile will NOT be accepted, telephone responses will NOT be accepted. Late submissions shall be treated in accordance with the solicitation provision at FAR 52.212-1(f).

Point of Contact:

Joseph Locke

Contracting Officer, NCO 7

Logistics (90),

Columbia VA Healthcare System

6439 Garners Ferry Road

Columbia, SC 29029

(803) 979-0338

Joseph.locke@va.gov