U006--Elsevier E-Learning Courses for Clinical Skills

Combined Synopsis-Solicitation for Commercial Items

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Description

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

Request for Quote# 36C26222Q1051 solicitation is for Small Business Set-Aside.

The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) codes for this procurement are NAICS: Code: 511120 (Periodical Publishers).

The Department of Veterans Affairs Phoenix VA Healthcare System, Phoenix, Arizona 85012 has a requirement for Elsevier E-Learning Courses for Clinical Skills (or equal) Base Year Plus Two (2) Option Years.

The Contractor shall furnish all required Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) goods/ materials/service at the Veterans Affairs Phoenix VA Healthcare System, 650 East Indian Road, Phoenix, Arizona 85012. Request items listed below.

All interested offerors shall provide quotations for the following:

Supplies/Services

Item

Description

Qty

Unit

Unit Price

Total Price

1

AACN: Essentials of Critical Care Orientation (ECCO)

25

EA

$0.00

$0.00

2

AACN: Essentials of ECG and Dysrhythmia Monitoring

450

EA

$0.00

$0.00

3

Mosby's Medical Surgical Nursing Orientation

1

EA

$0.00

$0.00

4

Mosby's Medical Surgical Nursing Orientation Kit

1

EA

$0.00

$0.00

5

EPM: Core Development

1

EA

$0.00

$0.00

6

ANPD: Frontline Nurse Leader

1

EA

$0.00

$0.00

7

AACN: Critical Care Pharmacology

1

EA

$0.00

$0.00

8

Clinical Skills: Ambulatory Collection

1

EA

$0.00

$0.00

9

Mental and Behavioral Health Skills Collection

1

EA

$0.00

$0.00

10

RN Transition-to-Practice (RNTTP) Residency Program Manager

25

EA

$0.00

$0.00

11

AACN: CCRN Certification Review

1

EA

$0.00

$0.00

Required items must be Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) goods and may require compatibility/integration with existing platform/equipment and/or software.

All Shipping and Handling exceeding $249.00 may require a government bill of laden.

Delivery Terms: FOB Destination

Place of Performance/Place of Delivery

Department of Veterans Affairs

Phoenix VA Healthcare System

650 East Indian School Road

Phoenix, AZ 85012

The following solicitation provisions apply to this acquisition:

FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors Commercial Items

ADDENDUM: Applies to this acquisition and the following addenda to the provision.

The Offeror s quotation shall be submitted electronically on company letterhead stationery to the Points of Contact identified in Contract Opportunities combined synopsis/solicitation announcement by the date and time indicated.

As part of your quote submission, you are required to include price information. DUNS, Cage Code, tax ID, terms and conditions and Buy American Act Certificate required in clause 252.225-7000, as applicable.

Late submissions Offerors are responsible for submitting at the time specified. An offer received after the time specified is late and will not be considered.

All firms must be registered in SAM at https://www.sam.gov at time of quote submittal in order to be considered for award. Please provide quote expiration date and best delivery schedule.

SUBMISSION OF QUESTIONS

Questions: All questions must be received by 06/16/2022 at 11:00 AM Pacific Standard Time (PST). All questions submitted for this solicitation must be electronically sent to the following email address: james.simms@va.gov. Questions received after the stated date and time, may be addressed at the discretion of the Contracting Officer.

The solicitation will be in accordance with FAR Part 12, 13, and 19, Acquisition of Commercial Items, Simplified Acquisition Procedures, Small Business Programs, and Veteran Affairs Acquisition Regulations as supplemented with additional information in this notice. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this requirement is 511120 (Size: 1,000 Employees). The Contractor shall adhere to all federal and state laws and regulations in effect during the term of this contract. The Government intends to award a firm-fixed-price contract. The Contract begins on the date of award. Due to time constraints, responses to the solicitation shall be due on 06/16/2022 at 11:00 AM PT. NO EXTRA TIME WILL BE GIVEN, Offerors are advised that it is your responsibility to review and monitor the website frequently to ensure you have the most up to date information, including amendments. Offeror shall quote all line items under this requirement and the pricing terms of the quotation shall be valid for at least 90 days unless a longer time is stated in the quote.

Correspondence or questions may be directed to James Simms, Contracting Specialist at james.simms@va.gov with RFQ: 36C26222Q1051 - Elsevier E-Learning Courses for Clinical Skills Base Year Plus Two (2) Option Years in the subject line within 48 hours of release of this notice. Telephone inquiries will not be honored. Inquiries after the allotted period may not be responded to due to the time constraints of the procurement. All offerors must be registered in www.sam.gov to do business with the Government. Ensure your registration is correct, current and has not expired. Please include your DUNS number on your quote. Also, for verification of your SDVOSB and VOSB, please insured your business is register with the Office of Small and Disadvantage Business Utilization, here is the link: https://www.vip.vetbiz.va.gov/Search/AdvancedSearchForm .

Provisions that are incorporated by reference (by Citation Number, Title, and Date), have the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available.

FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Nov 2021)

 (a) 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, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:

  1) Price

  2) Past Performance

  3) Technical Evaluation on Statement of Work (SOW) requirementsÂ

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  Technical and past performance, when combined, are less important than price.

 (b) Options. The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s).

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

(End of Provision)

FAR 52.212-3, Offerors Representations and Certifications Commercial Items

Attention: www.sam.gov registration is required to be complete at time of submission of response.

Offerors must complete annual representations and certifications electronically via the System for Award Management (SAM) website located at https://www.sam.gov 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.

The following contract clauses apply to this acquisition:

FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items

FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items

FAR 52.217-6 Option for Increased Quantity

FAR 52.217-8 Option to Extend Services

FAR 52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside

FAR 52.219-13 Notice of Set-Aside of Orders

FAR 52.219-14 Limitations on Subcontracting

FAR 52.219-28 Post Award Small Business Program Representation

FAR 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award Management

FAR 52.232-39 Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations

FAR 52.233-3 Protest After Award

852.212-71Â Gray Market Items

852.219-74 Limitations on Subcontracting-Monitoring and Compliance

852.219-75 Subcontracting Commitments Monitoring and Compliance

852.219-77 VA Notice of Limitations on Subcontracting-Certificate of Compliance for Services and Construction (Deviation)

852.219-78 VA Notice of Limitations on Subcontracting-Certificate of Compliance for Supplies and Products (Deviation)

852.232-72 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests

852.233-70 Protest Content/Alternative Dispute Resolution

852.233-71 Alternate Protest Procedure

VHA Supplemental Contract Requirement for Ensuring Adequate COVID-19 Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors

(a) No gray market or remanufactured items will be acceptable. Gray market items are Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) goods sold through unauthorized channels in direct competition with authorized distributors. This procurement is for new OEM medical equipment only for VA medical facilities.

(b) Vendor shall be an OEM, authorized dealer, authorized distributor or authorized reseller for the proposed equipment/system, verified by an authorization letter or other documents from the OEM. All software licensing, warranty and service associated with the equipment/system shall be in accordance with the OEM terms and conditions.

(End of clause)

All quoters shall submit the following: 1) quotes (with company letterhead) listing all requested line items, quantities, unit, unit price, extended price, delivery and installation, in-service training, warranty information, quote expiration date, salesperson/POC contact information.

All quotes shall be sent to

James Simms, Contract Specialist, NCO 22.

Email: james.simms@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.

Responses should contain your best terms and 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 06/16/2022 at 11:00 AM PST with RFQ: 36C26222Q1051- Elsevier E-Learning Courses for Clinical Skills Base Year Plus Two (2) Option Years in the subject line to james.simms@va.gov. All Shipping and Handling exceeding $249.00 may require a government bill of laden.

Late submissions shall be treated in accordance with the solicitation provision at FAR 52.212-1(f).

Point of Contact:

James Simms, Contract Specialist

James.simms@va.gov