Cable TV Services

(i) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.

(ii) The solicitation number is VA241-17-Q-0564 and the solicitation is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ).

(iii) The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-95.

(iv) This requirement is being issued as unrestricted. The associated NAICS code is 517110 Wired Telecommunication Carrier and small business size standard is 500 employees

(v) The Government intends to award a firm-fixed price contract for a Contractor to provide cable television services for the Department of Veterans Affairs, Boston VAMC. Please see the attached Statement of Work and the Price Schedule for full requirement details and pricing submission.



*** Award is subject to the availability of funds.



Item #

Description- Base Year 01/28/2018-01/27/2019

Qty

Unit

Price

Amount

0001

The contractor shall provide all labor, equipment, and materials to provide cable television services in accordance with the attached Statement of Work.



Contractor shall also provide $_______ Per outlet *(678 Outlets)



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Item #

Description Option 1

01/28/2019-01/27/2020

Qty

Unit

Price

Amount

1001

The contractor shall provide all labor, equipment, and materials to provide cable television services in accordance with the attached Statement of Work.



Contractor to provide $____

Per outlet Per outlet *(678 Outlets)





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Item #

Description Option2

01/28/2020-01/27/2021

Qty

Unit

Price

Amount

2001

The contractor shall provide all labor, equipment, and materials to provide cable television services in accordance with the attached Statement of Work.



Contractor to provide $____

Per outlet Per outlet *(678 Outlets)





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Item #

Description Option 3

01/28/2021-01/27/2022

Qty

Unit

Price

Amount

3001

The contractor shall provide all labor, equipment, and materials to provide cable television services in accordance with the attached Statement of Work.



Contractor to provide $____

Per outlet Per outlet *(678 Outlets)





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Item #

Description Option 4

01/28/2022-01/27/2023

Qty

Unit

Price

Amount

4001

The contractor shall provide all labor, equipment, and materials to provide cable television services in accordance with the attached Statement of Work.



Contractor to provide $____

Per outlet Per outlet *(678 Outlets)





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(vi) The contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, supplies, tools, and materials necessary to provide Cable Television Services at the Boston VAMC in accordance with the attached Statement of Work.

(vii) The Place of Performance is the Boston VAMC:

Brockton VAMC 940 Belmont Street, Brockton, MA 02301

West Roxbury VAMC 1400 VFW Parkway, West Roxbury, MA 02132

Jamaica Plain VAMC 150 South Huntington Avenue, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130



The period of performance is one 01/28/2018 01/27/2019 with four option years.

(viii) Provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial, applies to this acquisition in addition to the following addenda s to the provision: 52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference (FEB 1998); 52.204-22 Alternative Line Item Proposal (JAN 2017); 52.209-7 Information Regarding Responsibility Matters (JUL 2013) ; 52.216-1 Type of Contract (APR 1984); 52.217-5 Evaluation of Options (JUL 1990); 52.233-2 Service of Protest (SEPT 2006); 852.215-70 Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned and Veteran-Owned Small Business Evaluation Factors (JUL 2016) (DEVIATION); 852.233-70 Protest Content/Alternative Dispute Resolution (JAN 2008); 852.233-71 Alternate Protest Procedure (JAN 1998); 852.270-1 Representatives of Contracting Officers (JAN 2008);





(ix) 52.212-2 EVALUATION COMMERCIAL ITEMS (Oct 2014)

Submission of Quotes and Evaluation process:

(1) Quotes shall be received on or before the date and time specified in Section (xv) of this solicitation. We will not consider any quote that we receive after the deadline unless we receive it before we issue a purchase order and it is in the best interest of the Government.

(2) Vendors may submit their quotes electronically via email to tammy.davis6@va.gov.

(3) Questions shall be submitted to the Contract Specialist in writing via e-mail. Oral questions are not acceptable due to the possibility of misunderstanding or misinterpretation. The cut-off date and time for receipt of questions is 09/19/2017 at 4:00 PM EST. Questions received after this date and time may not be answered. Questions will be answered in a formal amendment to the solicitation so all interested parties can see the answers.



Evaluation Process:

Award will be made to the best value, as determined to be the most beneficial to the Government. Please read each section below carefully for the submittals and information required as part of the evaluation. Failure to provide the requested information below shall be considered non-compliant and your quote could be removed from the evaluation process.

Quotes shall be evaluated under FAR Part 13.106-2(b) -- Evaluation of Quotations or Offers. After the evaluation of quotes, the Contracting Officer may negotiate final terms with one or more quoters of the Government s choice before issuing a purchase order. The Contracting Officer will not negotiate with any quoters other than those that represent the best value to the Government and will not use the formal source selection procedures described in FAR Part 15. The Contracting Officer may issue a purchase order to other than the lowest priced quoter.

The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible quoter whose quote conforms to the solicitation and will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate quotes: 

Price - Vendor will complete the Price Schedule (attached) with proposed contract line item prices inserted in appropriate spaces and shall also include a price per outlet.  The firm fixed monthly pricing shall be inclusive of any infrastructure requirements and equipment required to provide cable television services.

Past Performance: The Government also shall obtain information for use in the evaluation of past performance from PPIRS and any other source as needed.





A written notice of award, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the quote, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the quote s specified expiration time, the Government may accept a quote whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award.





(x) 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items (JAN 2017). Ensure your representations and certifications are complete in the System for Award Management (SAM) ( https://www.sam.gov). Otherwise, you will need to fill out solicitation Clause 52.212-3 "Offeror Representation and Certifications -Commercial Items", and submit with the quote. Federal Acquisition Regulations require that federal contractors register in the SAM database at http://www.sam.gov and enter all mandatory information into the system. Award cannot be made until the contractor has registered. Offerors are encouraged to ensure that they are registered in SAM prior to submitting their quotation.

(xi) Clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition in addition to the following addenda s to the clause: 52.203-17 Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights and Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights (APR 2014); 52.204-4 Printed or Copied Double-Sided on Postconsumer Fiber Content Paper (MAY 2011); 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (DEC 2013), 52.237-3 Continuity of Services (JAN 1991); 852.203-70 Commercial Advertising (JAN 2008), 852.215-71 Evaluation Factor Commitments (DEC 2009); 852.219-71 VA Mentor-Protégé Program (DEC 2009); 852.219-72 Evaluation Factor for Participation in the VA Mentor-Protégé Program (DEC 2009); 852.232-72 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests (NOV 2012); 852.237-70 Contractor Responsibilities (APR 1984).



52.217-8 -- Option to Extend Services (Nov 1999) The Government may require continued performance of any services within the limits and at the rates specified in the contract. These rates may be adjusted only as a result of revisions to prevailing labor rates provided by the Secretary of Labor. The option provision may be exercised more than once, but the total extension of performance hereunder shall not exceed 6 months. The Contracting Officer may exercise the option by written notice to the Contractor within 10 days of contract expiration. (End of Clause)

52.217-9 -- Option to Extend the Term of the Contract (Mar 2000) (a) The Government may extend the term of this contract by written notice to the Contractor within 30 days; provided that the Government gives the Contractor a preliminary written notice of its intent to extend at least 30 days before the contract expires. The preliminary notice does not commit the Government to an extension.

(b) If the Government exercises this option, the extended contract shall be considered to include this option clause.

(c) The total duration of this contract, including the exercise of any options under this clause, shall not exceed 2 Years. (End of Clause)



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 (FAR) and http://www.va.gov/oal/library/vaar/index.asp (VAAR)



(xii) Clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes Or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition and in addition to the following FAR clauses cited, which are also applicable to the acquisition: 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (SEPT 2006); 52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct (OCT 2015); 52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation & First-Tier Subcontract Awards (OCT 2016); 52.204-14, Service Contract Reporting Requirements (OCT 2016); 52.209-6, Protecting the Government s Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment (OCT 2015); 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (NOV 2016); 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Representation (JUL 2013); 52.222-3, Convict Labor (JUNE 2003); 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (APR 2015); 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (SEPT 2016); 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (OCT 2015); 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (JUL 2014); 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (FEB 2016); 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (DEC 2010); 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (MAR 2015); 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification (OCT 2015); 52.222-59, Compliance with Labor Laws (Executive Order 13673) (OCT 2016); 52.222-60, Paycheck Transparency (Executive Order 13673) (OCT 2016); 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (AUG 2011); 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (JUNE 2008); 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer System for Award Management (JUL 2013); 52.242-5, Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (JAN 2017); 52.222-55, Minimum Wages Under Executive Order 13658 (DEC 2015); 52.222-62, Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706 (JAN 2017);

(xiii) All contract requirement(s) and/or terms and conditions are stated above.

(xiv) The Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) and assigned rating are not applicable to this requirement.

(xv) RFQ responses are due 09/26/2017 at 12:00 PM EST. RFQ responses must be submitted via email to: Tammy.Davis6@va.gov. Hand deliveries will not be accepted.

(xvi) The POC of this solicitation is Tammy Davis (Tammy.Davis6@va.gov).