Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

NOTICE TO CONTRACTOR 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 f... NOTICE TO CONTRACTOR 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 Products and Commercial Services, in conjunction with FAR Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested, and a separate written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number is HT941023Q2069. It is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ). The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code for this acquisition is 334310. The size standard is 750. This solicitation is 100% set aside for small business. It is the responsibility of the contractor to be familiar with the applicable clauses and provisions. This requirement is for Supplies. Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity (DHACA) Western Markets Contracting Division requests responses from qualified sources capable of providing the following: Provide a Floor Mount - One time buy Must be capable of the following: (1) Dual Monitor Holder (1) CPU Holder (1) Retractable Keyboard Tray w/ Mouse Tray (3) Utility Shelf (1) Barcode Scanner Holder 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 quoter whose quote conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate quotes: FACTOR 1: Technical Capability; defined as the ability of the products to meet the salient characteristics needed. FACTOR 2: Delivery Schedule; defined as the lead time necessary to receive the product. FACTOR 3: Price; the government shall conduct a price evaluation of all technically acceptable quotes with acceptable. (b) 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. Addendum to FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation—Commercial Products and Commercial Services The following is inserted as new paragraph (d) of the provision: (d) EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD Contract award shall be made on a tradeoff basis. This process allows for a tradeoff between delivery schedule and price and allows the Government to accept other than the lowest priced quote or other than the highest rated quote to achieve a best-value contract award. This may result in an award to a higher-rated, higher-priced quote if the Government determines that the delivery schedule of the higher-priced quote outweighs the price difference. The selection process is subjective by nature and professional judgment is implicit throughout the tradeoff process. The Quoter’s technical capability will be evaluated to determine if it is acceptable or unacceptable in accordance with the evaluation criteria stated in this RFQ. If a Quoter’s technical capability is determined to be unacceptable, the Quoter will no longer be considered for award. Award will be made to the Quoter providing a quote that is deemed most advantageous to the Government, whose technical capability has been determined to be “Acceptable” and trading off delivery schedule against price. The Government intends to award based on initial quotes. Notwithstanding this intent, the Contracting Officer reserves the right to conduct exchanges if it is within the best interest of the Government, a matter within their discretion. PRICE The Government will evaluate the quoted price for price reasonableness. The following price analysis techniques may be used to ensure a fair and reasonable price: - Comparison of quoted prices received in response to the solicitation. - Comparison of quoted prices with the independent Government estimate. - Comparison of quoted prices with available historical information. The quoted price will be evaluated for the entire effort, inclusive of all options. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s). Price must be determined fair and reasonable in order to be eligible for award. A price is reasonable if, in its nature and amount, it does not exceed that which would be incurred by a prudent person in the conduct of competitive business. A price that is found to be unreasonably high may be indicative of an inherent lack of understanding of the solicitation requirements and may result in the overall quote not being considered for award.