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This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products or commercial services prepared in accordance with the format in subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information inclu... This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products or commercial services prepared in accordance with the format in subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Commodities. REQUEST FOR QUOTE (RFQ) VBA # 36C10E22Q0077 The Request for Quote incorporates provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular FAC 2022-04 01/30/2022. This action is being issued as a small business set-aside. NAICS CODE: 337214 Size Standard: 1000 Employees List of line Items: 0001 Contractor shall supply, deliver, and install twenty-four (24 ) guest chairs. Nightingale Collection, designated as Twenty-four _Guest Chair- Cricket Bariatric 533, or equal. Quantity 24 Each $_______Unit Cost Subtotal $_____________ 0002 Contractor shall supply, deliver, and install twenty-two (22) office chairs, Nightingale Collection, EC2 Series 235D or equal. Quantity 22 Each $_______Unit Cost Subtotal $_____________ 0003 Contractor shall supply, deliver, and install three (3) lounge chairs. Nightingale Collection, Danforth II 1221 or equal. Quantity 3 Each $_______Unit Cost Subtotal $_____________ 0004 Contractor shall supply, deliver, and install three (3) bench seats. Nightingale Collection, Bench Joey 1311 or equal. Quantity 3 Each $_______Unit Cost Subtotal $_____________ 0005 Contractor shall supply, deliver and one (1) 1 Sofa, Nightingale Collection, Danforth II 1222 or equal. Quantity 1 Each $_______Unit Cost Subtotal $_____________ 0006 Contractor shall be responsible for unpacking, assembly of furniture (if required) and placement in desired locations designated by project point of contact and includes removal of all packing material/debris. Quantity 1 JB $_______Unit Cost Subtotal $_____________ Total All Items 0001 through 0006 $_______________________________________ (vi) Nightingale Collection. Three Each _ Bench- Joey 1311 Twenty four _Guest Chair- Cricket Bariatric 533 Twenty two Task Chairs _ EC2 Series 235D One Each Sofa- Danforth II 1222 Three Lounge Chairs - Danforth II 1221 (3) Bench-Joey 1311 (1) Danforth II 1222 (24) Cricket Bariatric 533 (3) Danforth II 1221 (22) EC2 Series 235D (vii) Delivery Address: FOB Destination pricing. Estimated Delivery Time_______________ Department of Veteran Affairs Veteran Benefits Administration Support Services Division 345 Perry Hill Road Montgomery AL 36109-4551 USA (viii) A statement that the provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Products and Commercial Services, applies to this acquisition and a statement regarding any addenda to the provision. (ix) 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:    Technical                                                      Past performance                                               Price    Technical and past performance, when combined, are more important than price. (x) Offerors shall include a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3  , Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Products and Commercial Services, with its offer. `(xi) FAR Clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Products and Commercial Services, applies to this acquisition and a statement regarding any addenda to the clause. Addendum to FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Products and Commercial Services. (xii) FAR Clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Products and Commercial Services, applies to this acquisition and a statement regarding which, if any, of the additional FAR clauses cited in the clause are applicable to the acquisition.  (a) The Contractor shall comply with the following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clauses, which are incorporated in this contract by reference, to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items:    (1) 52.203-19, Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements (JAN 2017) (section 743 of Division E, Title VII, of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L. 113-235) and its successor provisions in subsequent appropriations acts (and as extended in continuing resolutions)).     (2) 52.204 23, Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab and Other Covered Entities (Jul 2018) (Section 1634 of Pub. L. 115 91).    (3) 52.204 25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment. (AUG 2020) (Section 889(a)(1)(A) of Pub. L. 115 232).     (4) 52.209-10, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations (NOV 2015).    (5) 52.233-3, Protest After Award (Aug 1996) (31 U.S.C. 3553).    (6) 52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (Oct 2004) (Public Laws 108-77 and 108-78 (19 U.S.C. 3805 note)).  (b) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (b) that the Contracting Officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items: (12)(i) 52.219-4, Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns (MAR 2020) (if the offeror elects to waive the preference, it shall so indicate in its offer) (15 U.S.C. 657a).  (19) 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting (MAR 2020) (15 U.S.C. 637(a)(14)). (28) 52.222 19, Child Labor Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (JUL 2020) (DEVIATION) (E.O. 13126). (29) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (APR 2015). (30)(i) 52.222 26, Equal Opportunity (SEP 2016) (E.O. 11246). (32)(i) 52.222 36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (JUN 2020) (29 U.S.C. 793). (35)(i) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (OCT 2020) (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O. 13627). (44) 52.223 18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (JUN 2020) (E.O. 13513). (48) 52.225-1, Buy American Supplies (JAN 2021) (41 U.S.C. chapter 83). (51) 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (JUN 2008) (E.O.'s, proclamations, and statutes administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury). (58) 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer System for Award Management (Oct 2018) (31 U.S.C. 3332). (xiii) 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer System For Award Management.  INVOICES: Invoices shall be submitted in arrears:  Invoices shall be submitted bae don progress: 1. Ordering 2. Delivery 3. Install Final.  GOVERNMENT INVOICE ADDRESS:  All Invoices from the contractor shall be submitted electronically in accordance with VAAR Clause 852.232-72 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests. INVOICING INSTRUCTIONS: General invoicing instructions are included here. Payment provided under the terms of this contract will be made Monthly in arrears for all services rendered and/or deliverables submitted and approved by the VA. GOVERNMENT INVOICE ADDRESS: TUNGSTEN (OB10) ELECTRONIC INVOICE SUBMISSION FSC e-INVOICE PROGRAM THROUGH AUSTIN PORTAL FSC MANDATORY ELECTRONIC INVOICE SUBMISSION FOR AUSTIN PAYMENTS Please include in all invoices the Contract/Purchase Order Number, or Task/Delivery Order Number. All invoices need to also be submitted using the same line-item format in the contract or order. Vendor Electronic Invoice Submission Methods: Fax, email and scanned documents are not acceptable forms of submission for payment requests. Electronic form means an automated system transmitting information electronically according to the accepted data transmissions below. VA s Electronic Invoice Presentment and Payment System The Financial Services Center (FSC) in Austin, TX uses a third-party contractor, Tungsten, to transition vendors from paper to electronic invoice submission. Please go to this website: http://www.tungsten-network.com/US/en/veterans-affairs/ to begin submitting electronic invoices, free of charge. A system that conforms to the X12 electronic data interchange (EDI) formats established by the Accredited Standards Center (ASC) chartered by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). The X12 EDI Web site is http://www.x12.org. Vendor e-Invoice Set-up Information: Please contact Tungsten at the phone number or email address listed below to begin submitting your electronic invoices to the VA Financial Services Center in Austin, TX for payment processing. If you have questions about the payment status of a properly submitted invoice, the e-invoicing program, or Tungsten, please contact the FSC at the phone number or email address listed below. Tungsten e-Invoice setup information: 1-877-489-6135 Tungsten e-Invoice email: VA.Registration@tungsten-network.com VA TUNGSTEN Number: AAA544240062 FSC e-Invoice contact information: 1-877-353-9791 FSC e-Invoice email: vafsccshd@va.gov FSC Internet: http://www.fsc.va.gov/einvoice.asp 52.252-2  CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998) This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es):   http://www.acquisition.gov/far/index.html    http://www.va.gov/oal/library/vaar/                                                                                                       52.204-18 Commercial & Government Entity Code Maintenance 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors 852.242-71 Administrative Contracting Officer End of Addendum to 52.212-4 VAAR 852.212-70  PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES APPLICABLE TO VA ACQUISITION OF COMMERCIAL ITEMS (APR 2020)  (a) The Contractor agrees to comply with any provision or clause that is incorporated herein by reference to implement agency policy applicable to acquisition of commercial items or components. The following provisions and clauses that have been checked by the Contracting Officer are incorporated by reference. 852.203 70, Commercial Advertising. 852.232 72, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests.         VAAR 852.219-74  LIMITATIONS ON SUBCONTRACTING MONITORING AND COMPLIANCE (JUL 2018) (a) This solicitation includes FAR 52.219-4, Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns                                                                                                                  .   (b) Accordingly, any contract resulting from this solicitation is subject to the limitation on subcontracting requirements in 13 CFR 125.6, or the limitations on subcontracting requirements in the FAR clause, as applicable. The Contractor is advised that in performing contract administration functions, the Contracting Officer may use the services of a support contractor(s) retained by VA to assist in assessing the Contractor's compliance with the limitations on subcontracting or percentage of work performance requirements specified in the clause. To that end, the support contractor(s) may require access to Contractor's offices where the Contractor's business records, or other proprietary data are retained and to review such business records regarding the Contractor's compliance with this requirement.   (c) All support contractors conducting this review on behalf of VA will be required to sign an Information Protection and Non-Disclosure and Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest Agreement to ensure the Contractor's business records or other proprietary data reviewed or obtained in the course of assisting the Contracting Officer in assessing the Contractor for compliance are protected to ensure information or data is not improperly disclosed or other impropriety occurs.   (d) Furthermore, if VA determines any services the support contractor(s) will perform in assessing compliance are advisory and assistance services as defined in FAR 2.101, Definitions, the support contractor(s) must also enter into an agreement with the Contractor to protect proprietary information as required by FAR 9.505-4, Obtaining access to proprietary information, paragraph (b). The Contractor is required to cooperate fully and make available any records as may be required to enable the Contracting Officer to assess the Contractor's compliance with the limitations on subcontracting or percentage of work performance requirement. (xiv) A statement regarding the Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) and assigned rating, if applicable. N/A  (xv) The date, time and place offers are due. 24 May 2022, 4:30 EST. (xvi) The name and email address to contact for information regarding the solicitation. Raymond S. Tracey, Raymond.tracey@va.gov