7630--Medical Journal Subscriptions
Closed Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 36C26023Q0380
- Agency
- Veterans Integrated Service Network 20 Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 513120 Periodical Publishers
- PSC
- 7630 Newspapers And Periodicals
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
This combined synopsis and solicitation requests firm fixed price quotes to purchase medical journal subscriptions for the Portland VA Health Care System. The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration seeks to award an all-or-nothing contract with a base year and four one-year options to a small business. Quotes are due by April 15, 2023 and will be evaluated based on the vendor's ability to provide all journals listed in Attachment B, pricing for the base and option years, and past performance history. The last day for questions is March 31, 2023.
The solicitation is set aside for small businesses under NAICS code 513120 with a size standard of 1,000 employees. Offerors must be able to provide over 50 medical journal titles to over 4,300 VA employees through IP authentication at the Portland VA Health Care System located in Portland, Oregon. The potential value of the award including all options is over 5 years. Awards will be made on a firm fixed price basis for the journals and period listed in the attachments for the initial base period through December 2023 and four additional optional 12-month renewal periods.
Notice text
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Update #2 · Latest ·
Description
This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products and services prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) subpart 12.6, Streamlined Procedures for Evaluation and Solicitation for Commercial Products and Services, 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 2023-01.
This solicitation is set-aside for small businesses
The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 513120 with a small business size standard of 1,000 employees.
The FSC/PSC is 7630.
The award will be made on an all or nothing basis as a FIRM FIXED PRICE BASE PLUS FOUR (4) Option year contract.
The Portland VA Health Care System is seeking to purchase Medical Journal Subscriptions
All interested companies shall provide quotations for the following:
Supplies
Line Item
Description
Quantity
Unit of Measure
0001
Base Year Subscriptions (IAW With attachment B spreadsheet)
POP: Award Date to 12/31/2023
1
YR
1001
Option Year 1 Subscriptions (IAW)
POP: 01/01/2024 to 12/31/2024
1
YR
2001
Option Year 2 Subscriptions (IAW With attachment B spreadsheet)
POP: 01/01/2025 to 12/31/2025
1
YR
3001
Option Year 3 Subscriptions (IAW With attachment B spreadsheet)
POP: 01/01/2026 to 12/31/2026
1
YR
4001
Option Year 4 Subscriptions (IAW With attachment B spreadsheet)
POP: 01/01/2027 to 12/31/2027
1
YR
See attachment A RFQ 36C26023Q0380 SOW
Place of Performance/Place of Delivery
Address:
Portland VA health care system
3710 US SW Veterans Hospital Rd
Portland, OR
Postal Code:
97239
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 Products and Commercial Services
FAR 52.212-3, Offerors Representations and Certifications Commercial Products and Commercial Services
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 Products and Commercial Services. 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 Products and Commercial Services
FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders
The following subparagraphs of FAR 52.212-5 are applicable:
All quoters shall submit the following:
Quotes on Company letterhead via PDF
All quotes shall be sent to
Nick Price at Nicholas.Price@va.gov Subject: RFQ 36C26023Q0380
Only emailed quotes will be accepted
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.
The following are the decision factors:
Ability to support full list of medical subjects required
Price
Past performance
The award will be made to the response most advantageous to the Government.
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.
Submission of your response shall be received not later than
RFQ 36C26023Q0380 closes on 04/15/2023 at 17:30 pacific Standard Time
The last day for questions in regard to RFQ 36C26023Q0380 is 03/31/2023 at 17:30 Pacific Standard Time. No questions will be taken by phone. All questions must be email by the closing if the Q and A period
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
Nick Price
Nicholas.Price@va.gov
Update #1 ·
Combined Synopsis-Solicitation for Commercial Products and Commercial Services: RFQ 36C26023Q0380
Revision 01
Effective: XX/XX/2023
Description
This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products and services prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) subpart 12.6, Streamlined Procedures for Evaluation and Solicitation for Commercial Products and Services, 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 2023-01.
This solicitation is set-aside for small businesses
The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 513120 with a small business size standard of 1,000 employees.
The FSC/PSC is 7630.
The award will be made on an all or nothing basis as a FIRM FIXED PRICE BASE PLUS FOUR (4) Option year contract.
The Portland VA Health Care System is seeking to purchase Medical Journal Subscriptions
All interested companies shall provide quotations for the following:
Supplies
Line Item
Description
Quantity
Unit of Measure
0001
Base Year Subscriptions (IAW With attachment B spreadsheet)
POP: Award Date to 12/31/2023
1
YR
1001
Option Year 1 Subscriptions (IAW)
POP: 01/01/2024 to 12/31/2024
1
YR
2001
Option Year 2 Subscriptions (IAW With attachment B spreadsheet)
POP: 01/01/2025 to 12/31/2025
1
YR
3001
Option Year 3 Subscriptions (IAW With attachment B spreadsheet)
POP: 01/01/2026 to 12/31/2026
1
YR
4001
Option Year 4 Subscriptions (IAW With attachment B spreadsheet)
POP: 01/01/2027 to 12/31/2027
1
YR
See attachment A RFQ 36C26023Q0380 SOW
Place of Performance/Place of Delivery
Address:
Portland VA health care system
3710 US SW Veterans Hospital Rd
Portland, OR
Postal Code:
97239
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 Products and Commercial Services
FAR 52.212-3, Offerors Representations and Certifications Commercial Products and Commercial Services
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 Products and Commercial Services. 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 Products and Commercial Services
FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders
The following subparagraphs of FAR 52.212-5 are applicable:
All quoters shall submit the following:
Quotes on Company letterhead via PDF
All quotes shall be sent to
Nick Price at Nicholas.Price@va.gov Subject: RFQ 36C26023Q0380
Only emailed quotes will be accepted
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.
The following are the decision factors:
Ability to support full list of medical subjects required
Price
Past performance
The award will be made to the response most advantageous to the Government.
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.
Submission of your response shall be received not later than
RFQ 36C26023Q0380 closes on 04/09/2023 at 17:30 pacific Standard Time
The last day for questions in regard to RFQ 36C26023Q0380 is 03/31/2023 at 17:30 Pacific Standard Time. No questions will be taken by phone. All questions must be email by the closing if the Q and A period
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
Nick Price
Nicholas.Price@va.gov
Attachments
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Amendment 36C26023Q0380 0001_1.pdf | ||
| RFQ 36C26023Q0380 Q and A .pdf | ||
| Copy of List of medical subjects required updated.xls | XLS spreadsheet | |
| 36C26023Q0380 0001.docx | DOCX document | |
| Attachment A SOW RFQ 36C26023Q0380 .pdf | ||
| Attachment C RFQ 36C26023Q0380 .xls | XLS spreadsheet | |
| Attachment B Clauses and provisions RFQ 36C26023Q0380.pdf | ||
| 36C26023Q0380.docx | DOCX document |
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