S222--Amendment to RFQ Regulated Medical Waste

Amendment 0001 of Solicitation 36C25622Q0263

Any questions or concerns regarding this solicitation should be forwarded in writing via e-mail to the Point of Contact listed below. All quotes shall be sent to the Point of Contact.

Point of Contact

Contract Specialist, Orita A. Jarvis. Orita.Jarvis@va.gov

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. All quotes shall remain valid for 120 calendar days.

Submission of your response shall be received not later than 12:00 noon CST, Friday June 24, 2022, at Orita.Jarvis@va.gov. Hand delivery will not be accepted. Questions shall be submitted no later than 12:00 noon CST, Tuesday, June 21, 2022.

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial services prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) subpart 12.6, Streamlined Procedures for Evaluation and Solicitation for Commercial Items, and FAR 13.5, Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Products and Commercial 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.

The combined synopsis/solicitation number is 36C25622Q0263. This solicitation is issued as a Request for Quotes. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2022-03 published in Federal Register on December 30, 2021.

This solicitation is set-aside for Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) as prescribed by Public Law, P.L. 109-461.

The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 562211, with a small business size standard in millions of $41.5 million dollars. The PSC is S222.

The contractor will not require access to VA sensitive information, therefore the Certification and

Accreditation (C&A) requirement in accordance with (IAW) VA Handbook 6500.6 Contract Security

does not apply.

Place of Performance:

Address: Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center

2002 Holcombe Blvd.

Houston, TX

Postal Code: 77030

Country: United States

Facilities: Affiliated facilities listed in the Performance Work Statement (PWS)

Any questions or concerns regarding this solicitation should be forwarded in writing via e-mail to the Point of Contact listed below. All quotes shall be sent to the Point of Contact.

Period of Performance: Anticipated dates

Base Year: July 01, 2022 June 30, 2023

Option Year 1: July 01, 2023 June 30, 2024

Option Year 2: July 01, 2024 June 30, 2025

Option Year 3: July 01, 2025 June 30, 2026

Option Year 4: July 01, 2026 June 30, 2027

Point of Contact

Contract Specialist, Orita A. Jarvis. Orita.Jarvis@va.gov

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. All quotes shall remain valid for 120 calendar days.

Submission of your response shall be received not later than 12:00 noon CST, Tuesday June 21, 2022, at Orita.Jarvis@va.gov. Hand delivery will not be accepted. Questions shall be submitted no later than 12:00 noon CST, Tuesday, June 14, 2022.

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."

The following solicitation provisions and clauses apply to this acquisition:

The provision at FAR 52.212-1, Addendum to Instructions to Offerors Commercial Products and Commercial Services

Show full text FAR provisions followed by VAAR provisions in numeric order. List all provisions incorporated by reference in numeric order under 52.252-1 (see below), starting first with FAR and followed by VAAR.

The provision at 52.212-2, Addendum Evaluation Commercial Products and Commercial Services applies to this acquisition.

All offers shall include a completed copy of the provision at FAR 52.212-3, Offerors Representations and Certifications Commercial Items

The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition and a statement. The addendum to FAR 52.212-4 also applies to this acquisition.

The clause at 52.212-5DEV, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Commercial Items (Jan 2021) (Jul 2020) (Deviation), applies to this acquisition and all additional FAR clauses cited in the clause are applicable to the acquisition.

Addendum to FAR 52.212-4 Show FAR clauses followed by VAAR clauses in numeric order.

Solicitation contains a list of all clauses incorporated by reference in numeric order under 52.252-2 (see below), starting first with FAR and followed by VAAR.

Attachments:

Attachment 1: FAR 52.217-8 Six Month Option Pricing

Attachment 2: Wage Determinations

Attachment 3: Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP)

Attachment 4: Past Performance Questionnaire