6640-- palms BX microscopes

This solicitation is issued as an RFQ. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular FAC 2023-01 published in the Federal register December 30, 2022.

This solicitation is set-aside for Small Business

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 1000 Employees. The FSC/PSC is 6640 (Laboratory Equipment and Supplies).

The Network Contracting Office (NCO) 6 Regional Procurement Office (RPO) EAST Salem VA Medical Center, 1970 Roanoke Blvd Salem VA 24153 is seeking to purchase Brand Name BX Microscope.

The purchase order period of performance: N/A

Delivery shall be provided on or before 05/30/2023 or no later than 90 days after receipt of order (ARO).

FOB: Destination

Place of Performance/Place of Delivery: Salem Veterans Affairs Medical Center

Address: 1970 Roanoke Blvd

Salem VA

Postal Code: 24153

Country: United States

Vendors with a GSA schedule shall provide the contract number of that schedule and the expiration date as well as product NAICS codes. All items should be clearly identified if they are scheduled items or open market items.

All quoters shall submit responses no later than 11:00 am Eastern Standard Time (EST) Thursday: January 19, 2023. Respondents to this RFQ shall provide the following information:

Company/Individual Name

Address

Point of Contact with phone number

Information describing interest

Indicate FSS/GSA contract number or Open Market, as applicable

FSS Category qualify for

Tax ID/DUN Number

Unique Entity ID (UEI)

Capabilities Statement

Company Socio-Economic Size (large, small, SDVOSB, VOSB, WOSB etc.)

All quotes shall be sent in writing via Email to ruth.morris@va.gov. No telephone inquiries will be accepted.

The Government will award a 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 factors will be considered:

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

ADDENDUM to FAR 52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Provisions that are incorporated by reference (by Citation Number, Title, and Date), have 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 following provisions are incorporated into 52.212-1 as an addendum to this solicitation:

E.1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS

Pricing

Pricing shall be submitted on the Attachment A. Price/Cost Schedule. The following fields require completion on the attachment. Do not change the format or add/delete any columns in the Excel Spreadsheet.

Colum

Element Name

Line Item Template Name

Selection/Input

K

Unit of Measure:

Unit of Measure

Select the applicable 'Unit of Measure' from the dropdown. The 'Unit of Measure' EA should always have a 'Packaging Multiple' of 1

L

Packaging Multiple

Packaging Multiple

Enter the total quantity that comes in each 'Unit of Measure' i.e., How many come in each CS, CT, PG, etc. The 'Unit of Measure' EA should always have a 'Packaging Multiple' of 1

M

LIN is:

Line Item Is

Select 'Priced', 'NSP' (Not Separately Priced), or 'N/C' (No Charge) from the dropdown

N

Unit Price ($):

Unit Price

Enter the price for each 'Unit of Measure' i.e., What is the cost of each CS, CT, PG, etc.

AM

MANUFACTURER PART NUMBER (MPN):

MANUFACTURER PART NUMBER (MPN)

The MPN identifies the manufacturer from which an item originated. Its purpose is to identify the company that made the part, as opposed to a SKU number that is used for inventory record keeping by the Vendor. Each MPN is unique and can be composed of letters, numbers, or both.

BY

ITEM PART NUMBER

ITEM PART NUMBER

Enter the distributor/vendor part number if different than the mfg. part number.

CG

OEM NAME:

OEM NAME

Enter the Name of the OEM. Do not enter the Distributor/Vendor Name unless the Distributor/Vendor is the Manufacturer.

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 via Email in Microsoft Office format no later than 11:00 AM (EST) Thursday: January 19, 2023. Please include RFQ# 36C24623Q0278-1 in subject title.

NOTE: Responses to this announcement will not be returned, nor will there be any ensuing discussions or debriefings of any responses. However, information obtained as a result of this announcement may be reflected in any subsequent solicitation. This announcement is Government market research purposes ONLY.

Late submissions shall be treated in accordance with the solicitation provision at FAR 52.212-1(f).

Any questions or concerns regarding this RFQ-solicitation are due by 11:00 AM EST on Tuesday, January 17, 2023; and should be forwarded in writing via e-mail to the Point of Contact listed below.

Point of Contact

Ruth A. Morris

Ruth.morris@va.gov