Medical Surgical Consumables IDIQ Amendment 000001

Amendment 000001 is to address the questions and answers and extend the closing date form 3 April 2017 at 08:00 AM to 10 April 2017 at 08:00 AM.

Solicitation RFP Notice, March 23, 2017
Solicitation Number: 17-100-SOL-00012

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Assistant Secretary for Preparedness & Response, Office of Acquisitions Management Contract and Grants (AMCG), Washington, D.C., has a requirement for Medical Supplies. The items on each task order will be shipped from the contractor's site and shipped to the destination named on each task order.

The applicable NAICS Code for this requirement is 423450 for commercial medical supplies. The business size standard is 200 (Size standards in number of employees). The product code is 6515. This RFP is solicited an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) award for a multiple IDIQ(s) Task Order Contract(s) for a base period of twelve (12) months with four (4) twelve (12) month option periods. The IDIQ will be awarded as Firm Fixed Price (FFP) with Economic Adjustment. There will be two (2) award tiers: (1) Unrestricted and (2) Small Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB). One award will be made per tier. Fair opportunity for task orders IAW FAR 16.505(b)(2)(i)(F) will be as follows: The delivery order will be awarded to the tier 1 (SDVOSB) concern . Any items the SDVOSB cannot supply from the list of items they were awarded, a delivery order with these items will be awarded to the tier 2 (Unrestricted) business concern. The solicitation issued as a Request for Proposal (RFP) utilizing Federal Acquisition Regulation, Part 15, Contracting by Negotiation. Award will be made based on the Government's determination of best-value, using tradeoffs, in accordance with FAR Part 15.101-1. Evaluation Factors other than Price, when combined, are significantly more important than Price. Each non-priced evaluation factor listed is of equal importance. Although the non-cost factors are each more important than price, the importance of price as a factor will increase as the non-cost factors of the proposal become closer in merit. The government reserves the right to award without discussions. Orders under $3,500 may be placed via Government purchase card or via Delivery Order (DO). A DO will be issued for orders over $3,500.00.

Offerors wishing to submit a proposal are responsible for downloading their own copy of the RFP and for frequently monitoring the site for any amendments. Offerors must be currently registered in the System for Award Management (SAM). Offerors not submitting a fully completed proposal will be considered non-responsive and will not be considered for award. The solicitation number for this requirement is 17-100-SOL-00012.

The closing date of the solicitation will be April 3, 2017 at 0800 AM Eastern Standard Time (EST). Any questions must be submitted no later than March 29, 2017 at 0800 AM. No telephone or fax requests for the RFP package will be accepted. Failure to respond to the electronically posted RFP and associated amendments prior to the date and time set for receipt of proposals may render the offeror non-responsive. Solicitation submittals and any questions must be submitted in writing via e-mail to: Carol Allen, Contracting Officer at Carol.allen@hhs.gov and Cheryl Perdue, Contract Specialist at Cheryl.perdue@hhs.gov.

Attachments:
Attachment 1- Statement of Work (SOW)
Attachment 2- Pricing Schedule-Supply List
Attachment 3- SBA Subcontract Plan
Attachment 4- Past Performance Questionnaire