R499--Facilitation and Training for Veteran Engagement - 554

Request for Quote (RFQ) #: 36C25923Q0614

Facilitation and Training for Veteran Engagement

Small Businesses

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The Government reserves the right to make no award from this solicitation.

* The deadline for all questions is 1:00pm MT, 06/30/2023

All questions must be submitted in writing no later than the question cut-off date marked above. All questions will be answered officially through an amendment to the solicitation.

** Quotes are to be provided to Noaa.Lanotte@va.gov no later than 9:00am MT, 07/10/2023

Quotes shall not be hand carried. Faxed quotes shall not be accepted. Emailed quotes are the only method of submitted quotes (4MB email limit). The Government reserves the right to make award solely on initial Quotes received. Offerors bear the burden of ensuring that all portions of the offer (and any authorized amendments) reach the designated office before the deadline specified in the solicitation. This RFQ shall be completed in its entirety, and signed and dated, failure shall not be considered for award.

This is a Request for Quote (RFQ) and the solicitation number is 36C25923Q0614. The government anticipates awarding a firm-fixed price contract resulting from this solicitation.

This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2023-04 effective June 2, 2023

The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 541611 with a small business size standard of $24.5 Million. This solicitation is a 100% set-aside for Small Businesses.

List of Line Items;

CLIN

DESCRIPTION

QTY

UNIT

UNIT COST

TOTAL

COST

0001

Facilitate Veteran Engagement Group Meetings in accordance with Statement of Work Section 1.1

6

EA

0002

Onboarding/Orientation Facilitation in accordance with Statement of Work Section 1.2.1

1

EA

0003

Model Veteran Engagement Facilitation Techniques in accordance with Statement of Work Section 1.2.2

2

EA

0004

Coaching and Support in accordance with Statement of Work Section 1.2.3

1

EA

0005

Self-Paced Online Training The Ten Liberating Practices of Facilitating Authentic Community Engagement in accordance with Statement of Work Section 1.4.1.1

10

EA

0006

Self-Paced Online Training Facilitating Veteran Engagement Part 1 in accordance with Statement of Work Section 1.4.1.2

10

EA

0007

Self-Paced Online Training Facilitating Veteran Engagement Part 2 in accordance with Statement of Work Section 1.4.1.3

10

EA

0008

Host 1 Live Online or In-Person Training Session in accordance with Statement of Work Section 1.4.2

1

EA

0009

Skill Development Session in accordance with Statement of Work Section 1.4.3

1

EA

0010

Office Hour Coaching Sessions and Support for New Veteran Engagement Facilitators in accordance with Statement of Work Section 1.4.4

6

EA

0011

Consultation Sessions with GROVE Center in accordance with Statement of Work Section 1.5

3

EA

TOTAL COST, ALL ITEMS BASE YEAR: $________

1001

Facilitate Veteran Engagement Group Meetings in accordance with Statement of Work Section 1.1

6

EA

1002

Onboarding/Orientation Facilitation in accordance with Statement of Work Section 1.2.1

1

EA

1003

Model Veteran Engagement Facilitation Techniques in accordance with Statement of Work Section 1.2.2

2

EA

1004

Coaching and Support in accordance with Statement of Work Section 1.2.3

1

EA

1005

Self-Paced Online Training The Ten Liberating Practices of Facilitating Authentic Community Engagement in accordance with Statement of Work Section 1.4.1.1

10

EA

1006

Self-Paced Online Training Facilitating Veteran Engagement Part 1 in accordance with Statement of Work Section 1.4.1.2

10

EA

1007

Self-Paced Online Training Facilitating Veteran Engagement Part 2 in accordance with Statement of Work Section 1.4.1.3

10

EA

1008

Host 1 Live Online or In-Person Training Session in accordance with Statement of Work Section 1.4.2

1

EA

1009

Skill Development Session in accordance with Statement of Work Section 1.4.3

1

EA

1010

Office Hour Coaching Sessions and Support for New Veteran Engagement Facilitators in accordance with Statement of Work Section 1.4.4

6

EA

1011

Consultation Sessions with GROVE Center in accordance with Statement of Work Section 1.5

3

EA

1012

Annual Multi-Day Meeting Facilitation & Planning in accordance with Statement of Work Section 1.3.1

1

EA

1013

Topic-Specific Training Session during Multi-Day Retreats in accordance with Statement of Work Section 1.3.2

1

EA

TOTAL COST, ALL ITEMS OPTION YEAR 1: $_______

2001

Facilitate Veteran Engagement Group Meetings in accordance with Statement of Work Section 1.1

6

EA

2002

Onboarding/Orientation Facilitation in accordance with Statement of Work Section 1.2.1

1

EA

2003

Model Veteran Engagement Facilitation Techniques in accordance with Statement of Work Section 1.2.2

2

EA

2004

Coaching and Support in accordance with Statement of Work Section 1.2.3

1

EA

2005

Self-Paced Online Training The Ten Liberating Practices of Facilitating Authentic Community Engagement in accordance with Statement of Work Section 1.4.1.1

10

EA

2006

Self-Paced Online Training Facilitating Veteran Engagement Part 1 in accordance with Statement of Work Section 1.4.1.2

10

EA

2007

Self-Paced Online Training Facilitating Veteran Engagement Part 2 in accordance with Statement of Work Section 1.4.1.3

10

EA

2008

Host 1 Live Online or In-Person Training Session in accordance with Statement of Work Section 1.4.2

1

EA

2009

Skill Development Session in accordance with Statement of Work Section 1.4.3

1

EA

2010

Office Hour Coaching Sessions and Support for New Veteran Engagement Facilitators in accordance with Statement of Work Section 1.4.4

6

EA

2011

Consultation Sessions with GROVE Center in accordance with Statement of Work Section 1.5

3

EA

2012

Annual Multi-Day Meeting Facilitation & Planning in accordance with Statement of Work Section 1.3.1

1

EA

2013

Topic-Specific Training Session during Multi-Day Retreats in accordance with Statement of Work Section 1.3.2

1

EA

TOTAL COST, ALL ITEMS OPTION YEAR 2: $______

3001

Facilitate Veteran Engagement Group Meetings in accordance with Statement of Work Section 1.1

6

EA

3002

Onboarding/Orientation Facilitation in accordance with Statement of Work Section 1.2.1

1

EA

3003

Model Veteran Engagement Facilitation Techniques in accordance with Statement of Work Section 1.2.2

2

EA

3004

Coaching and Support in accordance with Statement of Work Section 1.2.3

1

EA

3005

Self-Paced Online Training The Ten Liberating Practices of Facilitating Authentic Community Engagement in accordance with Statement of Work Section 1.4.1.1

10

EA

3006

Self-Paced Online Training Facilitating Veteran Engagement Part 1 in accordance with Statement of Work Section 1.4.1.2

10

EA

3007

Self-Paced Online Training Facilitating Veteran Engagement Part 2 in accordance with Statement of Work Section 1.4.1.3

10

EA

3008

Host 1 Live Online or In-Person Training Session in accordance with Statement of Work Section 1.4.2

1

EA

3009

Skill Development Session in accordance with Statement of Work Section 1.4.3

1

EA

3010

Office Hour Coaching Sessions and Support for New Veteran Engagement Facilitators in accordance with Statement of Work Section 1.4.4

6

EA

3011

Consultation Sessions with GROVE Center in accordance with Statement of Work Section 1.5

3

EA

3012

Annual Multi-Day Meeting Facilitation & Planning in accordance with Statement of Work Section 1.3.1

1

EA

3013

Topic-Specific Training Session during Multi-Day Retreats in accordance with Statement of Work Section 1.3.2

1

EA

TOTAL COST, ALL ITEMS OPTION YEAR 3: $________

4001

Facilitate Veteran Engagement Group Meetings in accordance with Statement of Work Section 1.1

6

EA

4002

Onboarding/Orientation Facilitation in accordance with Statement of Work Section 1.2.1

1

EA

4003

Model Veteran Engagement Facilitation Techniques in accordance with Statement of Work Section 1.2.2

2

EA

4004

Coaching and Support in accordance with Statement of Work Section 1.2.3

1

EA

4005

Self-Paced Online Training The Ten Liberating Practices of Facilitating Authentic Community Engagement in accordance with Statement of Work Section 1.4.1.1

10

EA

4006

Self-Paced Online Training Facilitating Veteran Engagement Part 1 in accordance with Statement of Work Section 1.4.1.2

10

EA

4007

Self-Paced Online Training Facilitating Veteran Engagement Part 2 in accordance with Statement of Work Section 1.4.1.3

10

EA

4008

Host 1 Live Online or In-Person Training Session in accordance with Statement of Work Section 1.4.2

1

EA

4009

Skill Development Session in accordance with Statement of Work Section 1.4.3

1

EA

4010

Office Hour Coaching Sessions and Support for New Veteran Engagement Facilitators in accordance with Statement of Work Section 1.4.4

6

EA

4011

Consultation Sessions with GROVE Center in accordance with Statement of Work Section 1.5

3

EA

4012

Annual Multi-Day Meeting Facilitation & Planning in accordance with Statement of Work Section 1.3.1

1

EA

4013

Topic-Specific Training Session during Multi-Day Retreats in accordance with Statement of Work Section 1.3.2

1

EA

TOTAL COST, ALL ITEMS OPTION YEAR 4: $_________

TOTAL COST, ALL CLINS

BASE PLUS FOUR OPTION YEARS $__________

Description of Requirements for services to be performed

STATEMENT OF WORK (SOW)

1. Contract Title. Veteran Engagement Facilitation for GROVE Center

2. Background.

With the release of Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) funding, which incentivized patient engagement in research planning and implementation, the Veteran s Administration increased its investment of time and resources into expanding its ability to engage its patients, Veterans, in research and decision-making activities. Many researchers began including patient/Veteran engagement in their work, and this drove an increased need to create systems and structures for the involvement of Veterans at research teams decision-making tables.

While for decades Veterans had served in formal advisory and quasi-advisory roles with the VA, and some individual researchers engaged veterans as partners and not just patients in their research activities, efforts for wide-spread or systemic veteran engagement in research were limited. In 2014, the VISN19-based COIN and MIRECC research centers embarked on the process of developing the structure for the Denver-based Veteran Research Engagement Board (VREB). The conceptualization of this board was guided by community engaged research science, the emerging guidance from PCORI, and the researchers desire to authentically engage with Veterans as experts in the decision making about what research would matter to Veterans and be effective. The interest in Veteran Engagement Groups (VEGs) grew quickly and no less than a year later, other VEGs began in other VA research centers, using the Denver board as a framework and model.

The GROVE center is a leader in Veteran Engagement (VE) in research that is housed in the COIN Research Center under Research Service in Rocky Mountain Regional Medical Center. With over a decade of VE implementation experience, the center can serve as a strategic advisor, model, and guide to the Veterans Administration in the mindsets, practices, and approaches associated with engaging Veterans in research. This center needs the expertise of consultancy in community-based research practices outside of the VA environment and third-party facilitation from those experienced in facilitation of VE practices between VA research and the Veteran community.

3. Scope.

This consultancy will have experience in VA Veteran Engagement models and facilitation; will provide research center leadership and teams with access to an extensive toolbox of skills and approaches from participatory and engaged research; facilitation training and coaching, and support for strengthening the programmatic infrastructure of VE in research centers.

The overall scope of this SOW is to work directly with the client to analyze needs and current obstacles to embedding and performing veteran engagement. This includes identifying projects, scoping potential solutions and increasing the capacity of the VA researchers to engage community through training, project oversight and support.

4. Specific Tasks.

Increase capacity of VA research centers and programs to utilize evidence-based and -informed Veteran Engagement approaches and practices through the following core activities.

Facilitate VEGs meetings with specific expertise in skills that exemplify VE values and practices and include incorporation of knowledge of associated VA infrastructure and limitations.

Facilitate 6 VE meetings. The meetings could be for any VEGs associated with the GROVE Center. Meetings are longer than 1 hour long, but will all be shorter than 3 hours.

Individualized coaching and support of 1 team. This will include support activities with launching new VEGs or update practices for existing boards. This will include:

Contractor led facilitation for 6 hours during onboarding or orientation meetings with board members (not to exceed 18 hours for facilitation, team meetings and preparation)

Model Veteran Engagement facilitation techniques for two, 1- 2.5-hour meetings

Provision of ongoing coaching and support for teams for up to 3 hours within 6 months in VEG development. These activities will include:

Observation of meetings

Troubleshooting facilitation challenges

Coaching team and reporting back on VEG development

Contractor will provide once a year multi-day meeting facilitation and planning. This will include:

Co-develop and be the lead facilitator for three, 3-hour days of strategic planning and team retreats for research teams (GROVE, COIN) (not to exceed 9 hours a day for team meetings, facilitation, and preparation)

Topic-specific training sessions during multi-day retreats (COIN/GROVE,) not to exceed 3 hours

Veteran Engagement Facilitation training for VA staff and partners.

Provide access to self-paced online training. This training will provide VE facilitation training to 10 individuals on:

The Ten Liberating Practices of Facilitating Authentic Community Engagement

Facilitating Veteran Engagement Part 1

Facilitating Veteran Engagement Part 2

Host 1 live online or in-person training sessions (includes training and prep time).

Provide 2 hours of skills development annually for online VA learning community.

Provide 3 months of office hour coaching sessions and support of new VE facilitators (6 hours over 3 months time)

Participate in 3 consultations sessions hosted by the GROVE center. Sessions are anticipated to last for 1 hour but not more than 2 hours.

Performance monitoring time will be incorporated into the above deliverables and will include either a post task summary meeting or incorporation of review in an already existing meeting time. If appropriate a summary document may be requested from GROVE/COIN staff. Any documents needed and format will be agreed upon with contractor prior to task completion, if documentation is requested after task completion the formality and format of this documentation will be completed at contractors discretion.

5. Performance Monitoring (if applicable).

Performance will be monitored through having GROVE staff present at or reviewing specific tasks required in this scope of work. Review and requests for changes in services will be discussed and documented between the contractor and GROVE staff.

6. Security Requirements.

The contractor employees will not have access to VA sensitive or computer information and will not require routine access to VA Facilities. The contractor employees shall require intermittent access only and will be escorted by VA employees while at VA Facilities. No background investigation is required.

7. Government-Furnished Equipment (GFE)/Government-Furnished Information (GFI).

No GFE or GFI will be required for the completion of the contract.

8. Other Pertinent Information or Special Considerations.

a. Identification of Possible Follow-on Work. This contract will be base year with four option years with funding dependent on need and GROVE center funding.

b. Identification of Potential Conflicts of Interest (COI). There are no identified COIs.

e. Inspection and Acceptance Criteria. The COR will be responsible for inspection and acceptance of all work under this contract. Any issues will be discussed, documented and resolved between the contractor, COR/CO, and GROVE center staff.

9. Risk Control

No identified risks identified. Work with Veterans on research projects of sensitive topics such as pain management, suicide prevention, end of life may elicit emotional responses from individuals. Contractor, Staff, and Veterans will discuss and seek assistance from their personal providers or through VA and employment provided resources as appropriate.

10. Place of Performance.

Work for this contract will primarily occur at the contractor s site, In the event that a meeting or service is required at the Rocky Mountain Regional Medical Center or any other VA facility the contractor will be allowed access to public areas or escorted. Travel for contractor work will be provided by the contractor unless air travel is involved. In such situation travel funds would be provided for VA travel by grant funding through the GROVE center or Research Service and be detailed and documented with proper approvals.

11. Delivery Schedule.

Delivery Schedule refers to the Specific Task section, designates anticipated service date:

SOW Task#

Deliverable Title

Contract year

1.1

Facilitate VE Meetings

Base and Option Years

1.2

New VE Onboarding

Base and Option Years

1.3

Multi-day meetings

Option Years

1.4

VE Facilitation Training

Base and Option Years

1.5

Consultation

Base and Option Years

1.6

Performance Monitoring

Base and Option Years

52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors--Commercial Products and Commercial Services applies to this acquisition

ADDENDUM to FAR 52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES

Any award made as a result of this solicitation will be made on an All or Nothing Basis.

State if quoted services are available and priced through offerors existing Government-wide Acquisition Contract (GWAC), GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) contract, or VA-wide Acquisition Contract.

If the acquisition is set-aside for SDVOSBs/VOSBs, their socioeconomic status must be SBA verified and visible in the SBA VetCert Database: https://veterans.certify.sba.gov/ at the time of quote submission AND award, or will be considered non-responsive, and will NOT be considered for award.

Offerors are warned against contacting any VA personnel other than the Contracting Officer and Contract Specialist prior to placement of any award made resulting from this RFQ. If such contact occurs and found to be prejudicial to competing contactors, the offeror making such contact may be excluded from award considerations.

All proprietary information shall be clearly and properly marked. If the Offeror submits annexes, documentation, attachments or the like, not specifically required by this solicitation, such will count against the Offeror s page limitations unless otherwise indicated in the specific volume instructions below.

All information shall be confined to the appropriate file. The offeror shall confine submissions to essential matters, sufficient to define the quote and provide an adequate basis for evaluation. Offerors are responsible for including sufficient details, in a concise manner, to permit a complete and accurate evaluation of each quote.

Submission of quote shall include the following volumes: (I) - Technical Proposal and (II) Price

Volume I - Technical Proposal

The offeror shall submit a technical proposal, that describes the means and methods of successfully performing all work detailed in the SOW to include the personnel being proposed to perform the work.

Volume II Price

Price - The offeror shall complete the pricing schedule provided in Section (v) above: Price/Cost Schedule.

(End of Addendum to 52.212-1)

52.212-2, Evaluation--Commercial Products and Commercial Services

ADDENDUM to FAR 52.212-2 EVALUATION COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES:

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 considering price and other factors.

The following factors shall be used to evaluate quotations:

Factor 1. Technical Proposal

Factor 2. Price

Evaluation Approach. The Government will evaluate quotations using the comparative evaluation process outlined in FAR 13.106-2(b)(3), where quotations will be compared to one another to determine which provides the best benefit to the Government. The Government reserves the right to consider a quotation other than the lowest price that provides additional benefit(s). Quotations may exceed minimum requirements of the solicitation. The Government reserves the right to select a quotation that provides benefit to the Government that exceeds the minimum requirements of the solicitation, but is not required to do so. Each response must meet the minimum requirements of the solicitation. The Government is not requesting or accepting alternate quotations. The evaluation will consider the following:

Factor 1: Technical Proposal

The offer shall be evaluated on the conformance to the requirements listed in the Statement of Work. The offeror shall submit a technical proposal, that describes the means and methods of successfully performing all work detailed in the SOW to include the personnel being proposed to perform the work.

Factor 2. Price: The Government will evaluate the price by adding the total of all line item prices. The Government may use various price analysis techniques and procedures to make a price reasonableness determination. Offers that do not meet or exceed the technical capability or quality of the item offered to the Government requirement shall not be selected regardless of price.

(d) Options. The Government will evaluate quotations for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement.

(End of Addendum to 52.212-2)

52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications Commercial Products and Commercial Services, applies to this acquisition. 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. Offerors must be registered in SAM at time of offer submission.

52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Products and Commercial Services, applies to this acquisition

52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Products and Services (Mar 2023), applies to this acquisition

FAR 52.212-5 applies to this acquisition with the following FAR clauses incorporated by reference;

FAR 52.204-10

Reporting Executive Compensation & First-Tier Subcontract Awards (JUN 2020)

FAR 52.204-16

Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting (AUG 2020)

FAR 52.204-24

Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment (OCT 2020)

FAR 52.209-6

Protecting the Government s Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment (JUN 2020)

FAR 52.219-6

Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (NOV 2020)

FAR 52.219-28

Post Award Small Business Program Representation (NOV 2020)

FAR 52.219-32

Orders Issued Directly Under Small Business Reserves (MAR 2020)

FAR 52.222-3

Convict Labor (JUN 2003)

FAR 52.222-21

Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (APR 2015)

FAR 52.222-26

Equal Opportunity (SEP 2016)

FAR 52.222-36

Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (JUN 2020)

FAR 52.222-41

Service Contract Labor Standards (AUG 2018)

FAR 52.222-42

Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires (MAY 2014)

FAR 52.222-55

Minimum Wages for Contractor Workers Under Executive Order 14026 (JAN 2022)

FAR 52.222-62

Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706 (JAN 2022)

FAR 52.222-50

Combating Trafficking in Persons (OCT 2020)

FAR 52.223-18

Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (JUN 2020)

FAR 52.225-13

Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (JUN 2008)

FAR 52.232-33

Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer System for Award Management (Oct 2018)

Additional contract requirements or terms and conditions:

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 fifteen (15) days of the expiration date of the current contract period.

For the purposes of the award of this Contract, the Government intends to evaluate the option to extend services under FAR 52.217-8 as follows:

The evaluation will consider the possibility that the option can be exercised at any time,and can be exercised in increments of one to six months, but not for more than a total of six months during the life of the contract. The evaluation will assume that the prices for any option exercised under FAR 52.217-8 will be at the same rates as those in effect under the contract at the time the option is exercised. The evaluation will therefore assume that the addition of the price or prices of any possible extension or extensions under FAR 52.217-8 to the total price for the basic requirement and the total price for the priced options has the same effect on the total price of all proposals relative to each other, and will not affect the ranking of proposals based on price, unless, after reviewing the proposals, the Government determines that there is a basis for finding otherwise. This evaluation will not obligate the Government to exercise any option under FAR 52.217-8. The `specified' rates under this clause will be those rates in effect under the contract each time an option is exercised under this 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 60 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 5 Years

52.232-19 Availability of Funds for The Next Fiscal Year (APR 1984)

Funds are not presently available for performance under this contract beyond SEPTEMBER 30TH OF ANY FISCAL YEAR. The Government s obligation for performance of this contract beyond that date is contingent upon the availability of appropriated funds from which payment for contract purposes can be made. No legal liability on the part of the Government for any payment may arise for performance under this contract beyond SEPTEMBER 30TH OF ANY FISCAL YEAR, until funds are made available to the Contracting Officer for performance and until the Contractor receives notice of availability, to be confirmed in writing by the Contracting Officer

852.212-70, Provisions and Clauses Applicable to VA Acquisition of Commercial Items (Apr 2020)

VAAR 852.203-70

Commercial Advertising (MAY 2018)

VAAR 852.232-72

Electronic Submission of Payment Requests (NOV 2018)

852.252-70, Solicitation Provisions or Clauses Incorporated by Reference (Jan 2008)

The following provisions or clauses incorporated by reference in this solicitation must be completed by the offeror or prospective contractor and submitted with the quotation or offer. Copies of these provisions or clauses are available on the Internet at the web sites provided in the provision at FAR 52.252-1, Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference, or the clause at FAR 52.252-2, Clauses Incorporated by Reference. Copies may also be obtained from the contracting officer.

http://www.acquisition.gov/far/index.html

https://www.acquisition.gov/vaar

The following FAR provisions are to be incorporated by reference:

FAR 52.204-7

System for Award Management (OCT 2018)

FAR 52.204-16

Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting (AUG 2020)

The following VAAR provisions are to be incorporated by reference:

None

The following FAR clauses are incorporated by reference:

FAR 52.204-13

System for Award Management Maintenance (OCT 2018)

FAR 52.204-18

Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance (AUG 2020)

FAR 52.223-6

Drug-Free Workplace (MAY 2001)

FAR 52.232-40

Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (MAR 2023)

The following VAAR clauses are to be incorporated by reference:

None

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR WAGE DETERMINATIONS: Department of Labor Wage Determinations 2015-5419 Revision Number 23 dated December 27, 2022 apply to this acquisition.

Date and Time offers are due to Noaa.Lanotte@va.gov by 9:00am MT, 07/10/2023.

Name and email of the individual to contact for information regarding the solicitation:

Noaa Lanotte, Contract Specialist

Noaa.Lanotte@va.gov