Inactive Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Set-Aside (FAR 19.14)

DESCRIPTION The Department of Veterans Affairs East Orange VA Medical Center East Orange, New Jersey located at 385 Tremont Street, East Orange, NJ 07018-1023 has a requirement for Brand name or Equal... DESCRIPTION The Department of Veterans Affairs East Orange VA Medical Center East Orange, New Jersey located at 385 Tremont Street, East Orange, NJ 07018-1023 has a requirement for Brand name or Equal Operating tables for their OR the Brand name for this procurement is Steris 4095 Surgical Table 120V, Stainless Steel Base, Featherweight leg, Velcro top, 2 TLT pads with the ability to interchange and accept all additional components listed in this procurement. The East Orange VA shall award a firm fixed price contract to a Vendor or authorized distributor for this Brand Name or equal procurement of Operating room tables. The period of performance starting on or around September 8th, 2023 through December 30, 2023. The East Orange VA VA Medical Center has a procurement request to purchase new Operating Room Tables. This is a Combined Synopsis Solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6 and 13.5, as supplemented with additional information included in this solicitation. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Interested Contractors that respond to this Combined Synopsis Solicitation must provide evidence that they are able to meet all the requirements identified herein. This requirement is being solicitated as a Total set aside for Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB). The proposed contract action is for supplies for which the Government intends to solicit competitive offers to award a firm fixed price contract. Interested Contractors may submit offers, and all eligible offers received prior to the date listed in SAM.gov shall be considered by the Government. The NAICS code for this requirement is 339113 and the size standard is 750 Employees. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2023-03. Only emailed proposals received directly from the offeror shall be considered. Statement of Work (SOW) The East Orange VA has a need to Replace the existing Operating tables with new tables and this procurement will include a trade in of old tables currently at the East Orange VA Medical center. Statement of Work Operating Room Surgical Table East Orange VA Medical Center Background: The East Orange VA Medical Center Surgical Service Department is requesting (5) new and unused General Surgery Tables (1) Vascular Table (Brand Name or Equal) to be installed in the Operating Room Suites. Scope and Minimum Technical Requirements- Surgical Tables must meet the following salient characteristics and technical Specifications: General Surgery Table 18 range of tabletop slide unobstructed imaging window Dual articulating head rest to assist with difficult airway intubation and patient head placement Patient weight capacity of 1,100 lbs. over center; 1,000lbs. in articulatio; and 600lbs. while slid off center Auto-leveling feature with table floor locks Table floor locks automatically compensate for non-level OR floors Color coded buttons and backlit table controller for ease of use in a darkened OR 24/7 service and repair support Vascular Table 52.4 imaging window unobstructed imaging window with extension. 506lb maximum patient weight 26 minimum table height Table powered drive system to assist staff in moving table Wireless Bluetooth joystick float control to be able to move remote control to any location around the table 30 degrees Trend/reverse Trend 20 degrees lateral tilt Deliverables- The following items are Brand Name or Equal CLIN 1: Steris 4095 Surgical Table Model Part Number: ST013911002 CLIN 2: Trade in 3085SP Table Model Part Number: Discount-Sale CLIN 3: Column Protector Model Part Number BF068 CLIN 4: Inspect and Startup 4085 Table Model Part Number: SE1101100072 CLIN 5: Accessory package with 2 Anesthesia Arm board Model Part Number: BF425 CLIN 6: Fluid Collection System Model Part Number: BF457 CLIN 7: Fluid Collector Bag Sterile Model Part Number: BF458 CLIN 8: Power Lift Stirrups Model Part Number: BF453 CLIN 9: Light weight transfer board Model Part Number: BF588 CLIN 10: Steris CMAX Surgical Table Model Part Number: ST0161000 CLIN 11: 2 TLT Mattress Pad Model Part Number: BF768 CLIN 12: Catheter Extension Model Part Number: BF789 CLIN 13: Carbon Fiber Radial A/V Fistula Board Model Part Number: BF716 CLIN 14: Uncrate, Inspect & Start-Up Model Part Number: SE1102700072 CLIN 15: Trade-In Surgical Support Model Part Number: Discount-Sale Place of Performance/Delivery Operating Room 2nd Floor VA Medical Center East Orange 385 Tremont Ave East Orange, NJ 07018 Delivery Schedule- Equipment shall be delivered/installed NLT 30 days ARO POC for Surgical Service: Dr. Anjaria Devashish.Anjaria@va.gov Phone: 973-676-1000 EXT: 20-1844 AO Jody Schulz Jody.Schulz@va.gov Phone: 973-676-1000 EXT: 20-3949 VA Patient Privacy and Network Infrastructure None of the equipment listed within this procurement package will access the VA Network or store any sensitive patient information. Any contractors that will come on-site for install will not need access to the VA network. All contractors must comply with VA regulation and complete the following training: "VA Privacy Training for Personnel without Access to VA Computer Systems or Direct Access or use to VA Sensitive Information." Reference the attached Handbook 6500.6 Appendix A - Checklist for Information Security in the initiation phase of acquisitions. The system does not transmit or maintain electronic Protected Health Information. A Manufacturer Disclosure Statement for Medical Device Security (MDS2) form is not applicable. 52.212-2 EVALUATION COMMERCIAL ITEMS (November 2021) 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 quotations: Technical or Quality Past Performance Veterans Involvement Price (c) Evaluation Approach. The Government will evaluate quotations using the comparative evaluation process outlined in FAR 13.106-2 (b) (3), where quotations will be compared to one another to determine which provides the best benefit to the Government. The Government reserves the right to consider a quotation other than the lowest price that provides additional benefit(s). Quotations may exceed minimum requirements of the solicitation. The Government reserves the right to select a quotation that provides benefit to the Government that exceeds the minimum requirements of the solicitation but is not required to do so. Each response must meet the minimum requirements of the solicitation. The Government is not requesting or accepting alternate quotations. The evaluation will consider the following: Technical or Quality: The quotation will be evaluated to the extent to which it can meet and/or exceed the Government s requirements as outlined in the solicitation and based on the information requested in the instructions to quoters section of the solicitation. Past Performance: The past performance evaluation will assess the relative risks associated with a quoter s likelihood of success in fulfilling the solicitation requirements as indicated by the quoter s record of past performance. The past performance evaluation may be based on the contracting officer s knowledge of and previous experience with the supply or service being acquired; Customer surveys, and past performance questionnaire replies; Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) at http://www.cpars.gov/; or any other reasonable basis. Veterans Involvement: In accordance with Veterans Affairs Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) 852.215-70 (DEVIATION), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned and Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB) Evaluation Factors, the Government will assign evaluation credit for a Quoter (i.e., prime contractor) which is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) or a VOSB. To receive credit, an offeror must be registered and verified in Vendor Information Pages (VIP) database at time of quotation submission and at time of award (https://www.vip.vetbiz.va.gov/) and must meet federal small business size standards for the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to this solicitation. Non-SDVOSB/VOSB quotations that use SDVOSBs or VOSBs as subcontractors will receive some consideration under this evaluation Factor. Quoters must state in their quotations the names of the SDVOSBs and VOSBs with whom they intend to subcontract and provide a brief description of the proposed subcontracts and the approximate dollar values of the proposed subcontracts. In addition, the proposed subcontractors must be registered and verified in the VetBiz.gov VIP database ( https://www.vip.vetbiz.va.gov/) and must meet federal small business size standards for the NAICS code assigned to this solicitation at time of both quotation submission and at time of award. Price: The Government will evaluate the price by adding the total of all line item prices. The Total Evaluated Price will be that sum. If your proposal does not provide pricing for all of the line items it shall be evaluated as unacceptable and will receive no further consideration for award. This is a combined synopsis solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Quotes are being requested and the Government shall award a contract for the Supply and Installation of new Operating Room tables and trade in of older tables for the East Orange VA Medical Center. This combined synopsis solicitation shall result in the award of a firm fixed price contract. The provisions and clauses incorporated into this solicitation document are those in effect at the time of publication. Provisions and clauses incorporated by reference have the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. The full text of the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) and Veterans Affairs Acquisition Regulations supplement (VAAR) may be accessed on the Internet at https://www.acquisition.gov/content/regulations. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 339113 with a size standard of 750 employees applies to this solicitation. This requirement consists of Delivery and installation of all Operating tables with a period of performance of September 8th, 2023, through December 30, 2023. Delivery of Steris Operating Tables shall be to the East OrangeVA Medical Center, 385 Tremont Street, East Orange, NJ 07018-1023. The following solicitation provisions and contract clauses apply: VAAR 852.211-72 TECHNICAL INDUSTRY STANDARDS (NOV 2018) VAAR 852.219-73 VA NOTICE OF TOTAL SET-ASIDE FOR CERTIFIED SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN- OWNED SMALL BUSINESSES (JAN 2023) (DEVIATION) VAAR 852.219-76 VA NOTICE OF LIMITATIONS ON SUBCONTRACTING CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE FOR SUPPLIES AND PRODUCTS (JAN 2023) (DEVIATION) VAAR 852.242-71 ADMINISTRATIVE CONTRACTING OFFICER (OCT 2020) VAAR 852.247-73 PACKING FOR DOMESTIC SHIPMENT (OCT 2018) 52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998) VAAR 852.232-72 ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION OF PAYMENT REQUESTS (NOV 2018) 52.204-24 REPRESENTATION REGARDING CERTAIN TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SERVICES OR EQUIPMENT (NOV 2021) 52.252-1 SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998) Proposals are due no later than Wednesday September 6th, 2023, 3:00 PM Eastern Standard Time. Use electronic mail to submit proposals to Lorraine.Hussain@va.gov and ensure that your proposal is signed and dated. Telephone inquiries shall not be accepted. Please submit any questions regarding this solicitation via email to Lorraine.Hussain@va.gov by no later than Friday Sept 1st, 2023, 3:00 PM Eastern Standard Time. If necessary, the Contracting Officer shall publish an amendment to SAM.gov to answer all questions received during the time period. Attachment A: Delivery Information and Invoicing Information Individual Orders: Delivery orders and purchase orders shall be issued by a Contracting Officer. No other methodology for ordering is acceptable. Only warranted Contracting Officers have the authority to issue purchase orders. Delivery: All deliveries shall be made to the following address: East Orange VA Medical Center 385 Tremont Street, East Orange, New jersey 07018-1023. Shipping: All Supplies are to be shipped FOB Destination without any exceptions. Invoicing: The obligation of funds shall occur at the delivery order level. Each delivery order number shall have a corresponding purchase order number. To receive payment, the Contractor must invoice against the purchase order number associated with the corresponding delivery order number. Invoices must be submitted electronically through the Tungsten Network against the correct purchase order number. Invoices must include the following: the purchase order number, the order date, the order number or the invoice number.