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INTRODUCTION The Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Program Contracting Activity Central (PCAC) anticipates soliciting quotations and subsequently awarding a Firm-Fixed-Price contract for Smartboar... INTRODUCTION The Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Program Contracting Activity Central (PCAC) anticipates soliciting quotations and subsequently awarding a Firm-Fixed-Price contract for Smartboards including delivery, installation and training for VA Connecticut Healthcare System (VACHS). Acquisition of these items are to be delivered and installed at VACHS Annex (ECCC) West Entrance 200 Edison Drive, Orange, CT 06477. DESCRIPTION A contract is needed for VACHS for below listed brand name or equal items including delivery, installation and training. SALIENT CHARACTERISTICS/MANUFACTURERS CUTSHEETS The contractor will be required to include manufacturer cut-sheets/specifications for items quoted. JSN Item Description QTY M1875 Board, Copy, Electronic, Facsimile 3 **See attached STATEMENT OF WORK (SOW) and SOW Att A Datasheet NON-MANUFACTURING RULE (NMR) The requirement that a non-manufacturer supply the product of a small business concern is referred to as the Non-Manufacturer Rule (NMR) [13 C.F.R. § 121.406]. In order to qualify as a small business concern for a small business set-aside, an offeror must either manufacture the item in accordance with the Limitations on Subcontracting (see FAR section 52.219-14, 52.219-27 and 13 C.F.R. § 125.6) or supply the product of a small business made in the United States. There is no existing NMR class waiver for NAICS 334310 and PSC 7035. The current list of NMR Class Waivers is maintained by the SBA and can be found at https://www.sba.gov/contracting/contracting-officials/non-manufacturer-rule/class-waivers. The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) has held (Manus Medical, B-412331, January 21, 2016) the VA s Rule of Two is satisfied only when two (2) or more small business manufacturers exist and it is not enough that two (2) or more small business distributors of manufactured products exist. Further, the GAO held the Contracting Officer (CO) is not obligated to seek a waiver to the NMR. An NMR Waiver Request per VA Class Deviation (VAID 7762400), will not be submitted. This does not preclude any SDVOSB or VOSB business from submitting a quote in response to the solicitation, however. ADMINISTRATIVE The solicitation will be issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ) conducted in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Parts 12 and 13. The solicitation will be advertised as set-aside for Small Business. The applicable NAICS code is 334310. The solicitation will be issued on or about December 2, 2019 for approximately seven (7) calendar days. Offerors will be required to submit their quotes electronically via email. Products that are purchased outside of our authorized distributor network on the gray market generate a number of concerns such as: counterfeit or adulterated devices, inadequate storage conditions, tracking issues in case of a recall, loss of warrantee, and most importantly patient safety. In some instances unauthorized distributors procure products from an authorized distributor for resale. However, authorized distributors purchase products at list price, and the unauthorized distributors are reselling the product at a price point below list price, which raises questions about product sourcing. The solicitation will include the requirement that responders provide an authorized distributor letter that states the responder is an authorized dealer/distributor of the OEM for the items being procured such that all product warranties and service and/or preventative maintenance agreements transfer to the VA and will be honored by the OEM or guarantees that the OEM gives authorization to the responder to fulfill all warranty, service, and/or preventative maintenance obligations for the equipment. Vendors who are unable to supply proof of authorized dealer or distributorship will not be considered for award. This notice is not a request for competitive offers. Questions of a technical nature will not be answered as part of this notice; however, all general questions may be submitted in writing to the issuing office via email at jacquelyn.wise@va.gov AND michelle.rhodes@va.gov. Telephone calls will not be accepted. The VA reserves the right to use only Federal Business Opportunities (FBO), via the internet, to provide notification of any amendments to this notice and the subsequent issuance of the solicitation. It is the contractor s responsibility to view FBO daily for any amendments to this notice and the subsequent issuance of the solicitation.

Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

INTRODUCTION The Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Program Contracting Activity Central (PCAC) anticipates soliciting quotations and subsequently awarding a Firm-Fixed-Price contract for Smartboar... INTRODUCTION The Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Program Contracting Activity Central (PCAC) anticipates soliciting quotations and subsequently awarding a Firm-Fixed-Price contract for Smartboards including delivery, installation and training for VA Connecticut Healthcare System (VACHS). Acquisition of these items are to be delivered and installed at VACHS Annex (ECCC) West Entrance 200 Edison Drive, Orange, CT 06477. DESCRIPTION A contract is needed for VACHS for below listed brand name or equal items including delivery, installation and training. SALIENT CHARACTERISTICS/MANUFACTURERS CUTSHEETS The contractor will be required to include manufacturer cut-sheets/specifications for items quoted. JSN Item Description QTY M1875 Board, Copy, Electronic, Facsimile 3 **See attached STATEMENT OF WORK (SOW) and SOW Att A Datasheet NON-MANUFACTURING RULE (NMR) The requirement that a non-manufacturer supply the product of a small business concern is referred to as the Non-Manufacturer Rule (NMR) [13 C.F.R. § 121.406]. In order to qualify as a small business concern for a small business set-aside, an offeror must either manufacture the item in accordance with the Limitations on Subcontracting (see FAR section 52.219-14, 52.219-27 and 13 C.F.R. § 125.6) or supply the product of a small business made in the United States. There is no existing NMR class waiver for NAICS 334310 and PSC 7035. The current list of NMR Class Waivers is maintained by the SBA and can be found at https://www.sba.gov/contracting/contracting-officials/non-manufacturer-rule/class-waivers. The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) has held (Manus Medical, B-412331, January 21, 2016) the VA s Rule of Two is satisfied only when two (2) or more small business manufacturers exist and it is not enough that two (2) or more small business distributors of manufactured products exist. Further, the GAO held the Contracting Officer (CO) is not obligated to seek a waiver to the NMR. An NMR Waiver Request per VA Class Deviation (VAID 7762400), will not be submitted. This does not preclude any SDVOSB or VOSB business from submitting a quote in response to the solicitation, however. ADMINISTRATIVE The solicitation will be issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ) conducted in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Parts 12 and 13. The solicitation will be advertised as set-aside for Small Business. The applicable NAICS code is 334310. The solicitation will be issued on or about December 2, 2019 for approximately seven (7) calendar days. Offerors will be required to submit their quotes electronically via email. Products that are purchased outside of our authorized distributor network on the gray market generate a number of concerns such as: counterfeit or adulterated devices, inadequate storage conditions, tracking issues in case of a recall, loss of warrantee, and most importantly patient safety. In some instances unauthorized distributors procure products from an authorized distributor for resale. However, authorized distributors purchase products at list price, and the unauthorized distributors are reselling the product at a price point below list price, which raises questions about product sourcing. The solicitation will include the requirement that responders provide an authorized distributor letter that states the responder is an authorized dealer/distributor of the OEM for the items being procured such that all product warranties and service and/or preventative maintenance agreements transfer to the VA and will be honored by the OEM or guarantees that the OEM gives authorization to the responder to fulfill all warranty, service, and/or preventative maintenance obligations for the equipment. Vendors who are unable to supply proof of authorized dealer or distributorship will not be considered for award. This notice is not a request for competitive offers. Questions of a technical nature will not be answered as part of this notice; however, all general questions may be submitted in writing to the issuing office via email at jacquelyn.wise@va.gov AND michelle.rhodes@va.gov. Telephone calls will not be accepted. The VA reserves the right to use only Federal Business Opportunities (FBO), via the internet, to provide notification of any amendments to this notice and the subsequent issuance of the solicitation. It is the contractor s responsibility to view FBO daily for any amendments to this notice and the subsequent issuance of the solicitation.