Inactive Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside (specific to Department of Veterans Affairs)

36C24122Q0155 Opthalmic Solution Contracting Office Address Department of Veterans Affairs VA Medical Center, West Haven Campus, 950 Campbell Ave, West Haven, CT 06516. Description This is a combined ... 36C24122Q0155 Opthalmic Solution Contracting Office Address Department of Veterans Affairs VA Medical Center, West Haven Campus, 950 Campbell Ave, West Haven, CT 06516. 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 quotations are being requested, and a written solicitation document will not be issued. The solicitation 36C24122Q0128 is a request for quotations (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2022-01. This is an SDVOSB/VOSB small business set-aside full and open market (unrestricted) acquisition and the associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 325412, with a small business size standard of 1250 Emp. The VA Medical Center Boston HCS at 150 South Huntington Ave, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130 is seeking to purchase Opthalmic Solution. Services PRICE/COST SCHEDULE ITEM INFORMATION ITEM NUMBER DESCRIPTION OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT 0001 900.00 UN __________________ __________________ 5 COMBO DROP" Tropicamide 1%/ cyclopentolate 1%/ phenylephrine 2.5%/ ketorolac 0.4%/proparacaine 0.1%, Topical Ophthalmic Solution, 0.5 mL Single-Use Syringe UNIT=SYRINGE (Sold in 10 Pack) LOCAL STOCK NUMBER: 0002 120.00 UN __________________ __________________ 3 COMBO DROP" Tropicamide 1%/ cyclopentolate 1%/ phenylephrine 2.5% Topical Ophthalmic Solution, 0.5 mL UNIT=Single-Use Syringe (Sold in 10 Pack) FAGRON STK#: LOCAL STOCK NUMBER: 0003 800.00 UN __________________ __________________ Cefuroxime Ophthalmic Injection PF 10mg/mL Volume:0.3 mL UNIT=Single-Use Syringe LOCAL STOCK NUMBER: 0004 2.00 UN __________________ __________________ DISODIUM EDTA 3%; (10ml Vial/15cc droptainer) Single Use Droptainer; LOCAL STOCK NUMBER: GRAND TOTAL __________________ PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT Introduction The Boston HCS, Jamaica Plain VAMC Pharmacy requires specific medications for the continued care of Veteran Patients. Scope The intent of this acquisition is to acquire specific ophthalmic solutions prepared by a Vendor and shipped to the facility as needed by the Jamaica Plain VAMC Pharmacy. This is a firm-fixed price contract for one year. Quantities can be found in section 5 Deliverables of the PWS. General Requirements Vendor shall prepare and ship Ophthalmic Solution Syringes and droptainers to the facility and/or patients as directed by the Pharmacy representative. Non-Personal Services The Government shall neither supervise contractor employees nor control the method by which the contractor performs the required tasks. Under no circumstances shall the Government assign tasks to, or prepare work schedules for, individual contractor employees. It shall be the responsibility of the contractor to manage its employees and to guard against any actions that are of the nature of personal services, or give the perception of personal services. If the contractor believes that any actions constitute, or are perceived to constitute personal services, it shall be the contractor's responsibility to notify the Procuring Contracting Officer (PCO) immediately. Location and Hours of Work Accomplishment of the results contained in this PWS requires work to be performed at the Contractor s facility. Deliverables The contractor shall provide medications as described below. Deliverables shall be ordered by a designated staff representative from the Jamaica Plain VAMC Pharmacy. Identifier Name Description Quantity 0001 5 COMBO DROP Tropicamide 1%/ cyclopentolate 1%/ phenylephrine 2.5%/ ketorolac 0.4%/proparacaine 0.1%, Topical Ophthalmic Solution, 0.5 mL Single-Use Syringe 900 Units 0002 3 COMBO DROP Tropicamide 1%/ cyclopentolate 1%/ phenylephrine 2.5% Topical Ophthalmic Solution, 0.5 mL UNIT=Single-Use Syringe 120 Units 0003 Cefuroxime Ophthalmic Injection PF 10mg/mL Volume:0.3 mL, Single-Use Syringe 800 Units 0004 DISODIUM EDTA 3% 10ml Vial/15cc droptainer, Single- Use Droptainer 2 Units Process The period of performance is 12/23/2021-12/22/2022. DOL WD 15-4047 (Rev 17) Boston is in effect. Award will be made to the best value, as determined to be the most beneficial to the government. Please read each section below carefully for the submittals and information required as part of the evaluation. Failure to provide the requested information below may be considered non-compliant and your quote could be removed from the evaluation process. Quotes shall be evaluated under FAR Part 13.106-2(b) -- Evaluation of Quotations or Offers. Therefore, the Government will not determine a competitive range, conduct discussions with contractors, solicit final revised quotes, and use other techniques associated with FAR Part 15. Comparative evaluations of quotes will be conducted. 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 offers: The full text of FAR provisions or clauses may be accessed electronically at http://acquisition.gov/comp/far/index.html. FAR 52.212-2 Award will be made to the best value, as determined to be the most beneficial to the Government. Please read each section below carefully for the submittals and information required as part of the evaluation. Failure to provide the requested information below may be considered non-compliant and your quote could be removed from the evaluation process. Quotes shall be evaluated under FAR Part 13.106-2(b) -- Evaluation of Quotations or Offers. Therefore, the Government will not determine a competitive range, conduct discussions with contractors, solicit final revised quotes, and use other techniques associated with FAR Part 15. Comparative evaluations of quotes will be conducted. 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 offers: 1. Submit the following documents (Follow these instructions): Price: a.      Vendor will complete the Price Schedule in Section (v), with vendors proposed contract line-item prices inserted in appropriate spaces. b.     Ensure your representations and certifications are complete in the System for Award Management (SAM) (https://www.sam.gov). Otherwise, you will need to fill out solicitation Clause 52.212-3 "Offeror Representation and Certifications -Commercial Items and submit with the quote. Federal Acquisition Regulations require that federal contractors register in the SAM database at http://www.sam.gov and enter all mandatory information into the system. Award cannot be made until the contractor has registered. Offerors are encouraged to ensure that they are registered in SAM prior to submitting their quotation. Past Performance: a.      Provide (3) references of work, similar in scope and size with the requirement detailed in the PWS. References must include contact information; brief description of the work completed, and contract # (if relevant). References may be checked by the Contracting Officer to ensure your company is capable of performing the PWS. The Government also reserves the right to obtain information for use in the evaluation of past performance from any and all sources. Technical: a.      Contractor shall demonstrate their corporate experience and approach to meet all requirements stated in the Performance Work Statement. Contractor shall include all training certificates associated with the services prescribed in the PWS. Subcontractors As a part of the Technical Quote, vendor will identify all subcontractors (including a list of all elements applicable to the utilization of subcontractors) to be involved in providing services to the VAMC. Subcontractor(s) identified in the vendor s technical quote will be the same subcontractor(s) who will actually perform on the project. If, during performance of the contract, it becomes necessary for the vendor to substitute subcontractor(s) for one of those whose qualifications were the basis for evaluation of the offer and award of the contract, the vendor shall submit to the Contracting Officer the same information that was required in the initial quote regarding the proposed substitute subcontractor(s). The Contracting Officer shall have the right to review the qualifications of the proposed substitute subcontractor(s) and to approve or disapprove the substitute subcontractor(s) qualifications. If the proposed substitute subcontractor(s) qualifications are disapproved by the Contracting Officer, the vendor will propose other subcontractor(s) who does possess equivalent qualifications. 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial, applies to this acquisition and any addenda to the provision. The full text of FAR provisions or clauses may be accessed electronically at http://acquisition.gov/comp/far/index.html. The following solicitation provisions apply to this acquisition: ·        52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS-COMMERCIAL ITEMS (SEP 2021) ·        52.204-7 System for Award Management (OCT 2018) ·        52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting (JUL 2016) ·        52.215-70 Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned and Veteran-Owned Small Business Evaluation Factors ·        52.216-1 Type of Contract (APR 1984) ·        52.217-5 Evaluation of Options (JUL 1990) ·        852.233-70 Protest Content/Alternative Dispute Resolution (OCT 2018) ·        852.233-71 Alternate Protest Procedure (OCT 2018) ·        852.252-70 Solicitation Provisions or Clauses Incorporated by Reference (JAN 2008) ·        852.270-1 Representatives of Contracting Officers (JAN 2008) ·        52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items (FEB 2021) Offerors must complete annual representations and certifications on-line at http://orca.bpn.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: ·        52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items ·        Addendum to FAR 52.212-4 ·        52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference (FEB 1998) http://www.acquisition.gov/far/index.html (FAR) and http://www.va.gov/oal/library/vaar/index.asp (VAAR) ·        52.203-16 Preventing Personal Conflicts of Interest (DEC 2011) ·        52.203-17 Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights and Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights (APR 2014) ·        52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance (OCT 2018) ·        52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance (JUL 2016) ·        52.217-8 OPTION TO EXTEND SERVICES (NOV 1999) ·        52.222-19 Child Labor Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (JUL 2020) The Government may require continued performance of any services within the limits and at the rates specified in the contract. These rates may be adjusted only as a result of revisions to prevailing labor rates provided by the Secretary of Labor. The option provision may be exercised more than once, but the total extension of performance hereunder shall not exceed 6 months. The Contracting Officer may exercise the option by written notice to the Contractor within 10 Days. ·        52.222-19, Child Labor - Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (JUL 2020). ·     VAAR 852.203-70 - Commercial Advertising (May 2018) ·        VAAR 852.219-11 VA NOTICE OF TOTAL VETERAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE (NOV 2020)(DEVIATION) ·     VAAR 852.232-72 ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION OF PAYMENT REQUESTS (NOV 2012) ·    VAAR 852.237-70 CONTRACTOR RESPONSIBILITIES (April 1984) ·    VAAR 852.270-1 REPRESENTATIVES OF CONTRACTING OFFICERS ·    VAAR 852.273-70 LATE OFFERS ·        52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders The following subparagraphs of FAR 52.212-5 are applicable: ·        52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (OCT 2018) ·        52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Representation (Jul 2013) (15 U.S.C 632(a)(2)). ·        52.222-3, Convict Labor (June 2003) (E.O. 11755). ·        52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (APR 2015). ·        52.222 26, Equal Opportunity (SEP 2016) (E.O. 11246). ·        52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (OCT 2015) ·        52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (JUL 2014) (29 U.S.C. 793). ·        52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (FEB 2016) ·        52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (DEC 2010) (E.O. 13496) ·        52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards (AUG 2018) ·        52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (MAR 2015) (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O. 13627). ·        52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification (OCT 2015)52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (AUG 2011) ·        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). ·        52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer System for Award Management (Jul 2013) (31 U.S.C. 3332). ·        52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification (OCT 2015). ·        52.242-71, Administrative Contracting Officer (OCT 2020). All quotes shall be sent to carlton.lunsford@VA.gov This is an SDVOSB/VOSB Small Business Set-aside full and open market acquisition open-market combined synopsis/solicitation for Opthalmic Solution services as defined herein.  The government intends to award a Firm Fixed Price contract as a result of this combined synopsis/solicitation that will include the terms and conditions set forth herein. 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:" quotes shall list exception(s) and rationale for the exception(s). Quotes shall be received not later than 10:00AM EST Dec 21, 2021. All quotes will be emailed to carlton.lunsford@va.gov with the subject line to include 36C24119Q0293. Late submissions shall be treated in accordance with the solicitation provision at FAR 52.212-1(f). Any questions or concerns regarding this solicitation shall be forwarded in writing via e-mail to the contract specialist Carlton Lunsford @ carlton.lunsford@va.gov No later than Dec 20, 2021 by 10AM EST. Point of Contact Carlton Lunsford, Contract Specialist, carlton.lunsford@va.gov