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

Description This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products and commercial services prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) subpart 12.6, Stream... Description This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products and commercial services 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, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested, and a written solicitation document will not be issued. This solicitation is issued as an RFQ. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular [2024-02, Effective Date 01/22/2024]. This solicitation is set-aside for SDVOSB. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 332994, with a small business size standard of 1,000 employees. The FSC/PSC is 1305. The VA New York Harbor Healthcare System (Brooklyn, NY) requires Duty and Training ammunition for VA Police Officers to maintain qualification standards. All interested companies shall provide quotations for the following: Item [Part Number] Description Qty. 1 [SD 9FMJ124G] - 9MM 124 GR FMJ, Brass, Training Ammo 1000rds./cs 70 2 [FA P9HST1] - 9MM 124 GR JHP Federal Premium HST Duty Ammo 1000rds./cs 25 3 [SD 223FMJ55] - .223 Remington FMJ 55 GR Training 1000rds./cs 20 4 [VST 24445SP] - .223 62 GR HP Speer Gold Dot SP Duty Ammo 500rds./cs 25 Objective / Requirements The VA New York Harbor Healthcare System requires Duty and Training ammunition for VA Police Officers to maintain qualification standards. Per VA Handbook 0720/3, Veterans Affairs Police Officers must train with their issued firearm and long-range rifle on a semi-annual and annual basis for qualifications. Each officer is required to fire 800 rounds on the handgun firearm, and 200 rounds on the long-range rifle annually. A minimum of 1000 rounds per Police Service member is required annually. Police service also conducts remedial training which requires the use of additional training ammo and duty ammo. Furthermore, all newly appointed VA Police Officers are expected to complete a minimum of 200 rounds of pre-Basic firearm training prior to attending the VA Law Enforcement Training Center Academy. End-User Department / Point of Contact: VA NY Harbor Healthcare System Police and Security Service POC: Michael Lauria, Chief of Police Delivery Brooklyn VA Medical Center 800 Poly Place Brooklyn, NY 11209 ATTN: Police Service Michael Lauria, Chief of Police The purchase order/contract period of performance is 30 days after receipt of award, delivery terms Destination. 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: FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors Commercial Products and Commercial Services (SEP 2023) FAR 52.212-3, Offerors Representations and Certifications Commercial Products and Commercial Services (NOV 2023) Offerors must complete annual representations and certifications electronically via the System for Award Management (SAM) website located at https://www.sam.gov/portal in accordance with FAR 52.212-3, Offerors Representations and Certifications Commercial Products and Commercial Services. If paragraph (j) of the provision is applicable, a written submission is required. The following contract clauses apply to this acquisition: FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Products and Commercial Services (NOV 2023). FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Commercial Products and Commercial Services (DEC 2023). The following subparagraphs of FAR 52.212-5 are applicable: (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 products and commercial services: (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 Covered Entities (Dec 2023) (Section 1634 of Pub. L. 115-91). (3) 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment. (Nov 2021) (Section 889(a)(1)(A) of Pub. L. 115-232). (4) 52.209-10, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations (Nov 2015). (5) 52.232-40, Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (Mar 2023) ( 31 U.S.C. 3903 and 10 U.S.C. 3801). (6)   52.233-3, Protest After Award (Aug 1996) ( 31 U.S.C. 3553). (7)   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)). (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 products and commercial services: FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Products and Commercial Services (DEC 2022) FAR 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference (FEB 1998) VAAR 852.208-70 Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned and Veteran-Owned Small Business Evaluation Factors Orders or BPAs (JAN 2023) VAAR 852.208-71 Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned and Veteran-Owned Small Business Evaluation Factor Commitments--Orders and BPAs (JAN 2023) VAAR 852.211-70 Equipment Operation and Maintenance Manuals (NOV 2018) VAAR 852.215-71 Evaluation Factor Commitments (OCT 2019) VAAR 852.232-72 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests (NOV 2018) VAAR 852.242-71 Administrative Contracting Officer (OCT 2020) VAAR 852.247-73 Packing for Domestic Shipment (OCT 2018) FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Commercial Products and Commercial Services (DEC 2023) FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors Commercial Products and Commercial Services (SEP 2023) FAR 52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference (FEB 1998) FAR 52.204-24 Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment (NOV 2021) FAR 52.233-2 Service of Protest (SEP 2006) VAAR 852.233-70 Protest Content/Alternative Dispute Resolution (OCT 2018) VAAR 852.233-71 Alternate Protest Procedure [OCT 2018] FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation Commercial Products and Commercial Services (NOV 2021) FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications Commercial Products and Commercial Services (NOV 2023) All quoters shall submit the following: One (1) Copy. All quotes shall be sent to: Jonatan.rondon@va.gov Award will be based upon a comparative evaluation of quotes in accordance with the Simplified Acquisition Procedures of FAR 13. Comparative evaluation is the side by side pairwise comparison of quotes based on factors resulting in a Contracting Officer decision for the quote most favorable to the Government. The following are the decision factors: Award shall be made to the contractor whose quotation offers the best value to the government, considering technical capability, past performance, and price. Comparative Evaluations may be considered for this procurement. The government shall evaluate information based on the following evaluation criteria: (1) technical capability factor meeting or exceeding the requirement, (2) past performance, and (3) price. The award will be made to the response most advantageous to the Government. Responses should contain your best terms, conditions. FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Nov 2021) (a) North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code and small business size standard. The NAICS code(s) and small business size standard(s) for this acquisition appear elsewhere in the Request for Quote (RFQ). However, the small business size standard for a concern that submits a quote, other than on a construction or service acquisition, but proposes to furnish an end item that it did not itself manufacture, process, or produce is 500 employees if the acquisition (1) Is set aside for small business and has a value above the simplified acquisition threshold; or (2) Uses the HUBZone price evaluation preference regardless of dollar value, unless the quoter waives the price evaluation preference; or (3) Is an 8(a), HUBZone, service-disabled veteran-owned, economically disadvantaged women-owned, or women-owned small business set-aside or sole-source award regardless of dollar value. (b) Submission of Quotes. Submit signed and dated quotes to the office specified in this Request for Quote (RFQ) at or before the exact time specified. Quotes may be submitted on letterhead stationery, or as otherwise specified in the RFQ. As a minimum, quotes must show (1) The solicitation number; (2) The time specified in the solicitation for receipt of quotations; (3) The name, address, and telephone number of the quoter; (4) A technical description of the items being quoted in sufficient detail to evaluate compliance with the requirements in the solicitation. This may include product literature, or other documents, if necessary; (5) Terms of any express warranty; (6) Price and any discount terms; (7) "Remit to" address, if different than mailing address; (8) A completed copy of the representations and certifications at Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.212-3 (see FAR 52.212-3(b) for those representations and certifications that the quoter shall complete electronically); (9) Acknowledgment Request for Quotation amendments; (10) Past performance will not be considered in simplified acquisition procurements. (11) Quote should include a statement specifying the extent of agreement with all terms, conditions, and provisions included in the solicitation. Quotes that fail to furnish required representations and certifications, information requested in (1) to (9), and accept the terms and conditions of the solicitation may be excluded from consideration. (c) Period for acceptance of Quotes. The quoter agrees to hold the prices in its quote firm for 30 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of quotes, unless another time period is specified in an addendum to the solicitation. (d) Product samples. When required by the solicitation, product samples shall be submitted at or prior to the time specified for receipt of quotes. Unless otherwise specified in this solicitation, these samples shall be submitted at no expense to the Government, and returned at the sender s request and expense, unless they are destroyed during testing. (e) Multiple Quotes. Quoters are encouraged to submit multiple quotes presenting alternative line items (provided that the alternative line items are consistent with FAR subpart 4.10), or alternative commercial products or commercial services for satisfying the requirements of this solicitation. Each quote submitted will be evaluated separately. (f) Late submissions, revisions, and withdrawals of quotes. (1) Quoters are responsible for submitting quotes so as to reach the Government office designated in the solicitation by the time specified in the solicitation. If no time is specified in the solicitation, the time for receipt is 4:30 p.m., local time, for the designated Government office on the date that quotes are due. (2) Any quotation received at the Government office designated in the solicitation after the exact time specified for receipt of quotes is "late" and may not be considered unless it is received before purchase order issuance and the Contracting Officer (CO) determines that accepting the late quotation would not unduly delay the acquisition. (3) If an emergency or unanticipated event interrupts normal Government processes so that quotations cannot be received at the Government office designated for receipt of quotes by the exact time specified in the solicitation, and urgent Government requirements preclude a notice of an extension of the closing date, the time specified for receipt of quotes will be deemed to be extended to the same time of day specified in the solicitation on the first work day on which normal Government processes resume. (g) Issuance of Purchase Order. The Government may issue a purchase order to one or more quoters as identified in the Request for Quote (RFQ). Therefore, the quoter s initial quote should contain the best terms from a price and technical standpoint. However, the Government may reject any or all quotes if such action is in the public s best interest. The Contracting Officer (CO) may issue a purchase order to other than the quoter with the lowest priced quotation. (h) Multiple awards. The Government may issue a purchase order for any item or group of items of a quotation, unless the quoter qualifies the quotation by specific limitations. Unless otherwise provided in the Schedule, quotations may not be submitted for quantities less than those specified. The Government reserves the right to issue a purchase order for a quantity less than the quantity quoted, at the unit prices quoted, unless the quoter specifies otherwise in the quotation. (1) Availability of requirements documents cited in the solicitation. (i) The GSA Index of Federal Specifications, Standards and Commercial Item Descriptions, FPMR Part 101-29, and copies of specifications, standards, and commercial item descriptions cited in this solicitation may be obtained for a fee by submitting a request to- GSA Federal Supply Service Specifications Section Suite 8100 470 East L Enfant Plaza, SW Washington, DC 20407 Telephone (202) 619-8925, Facsimile (202) 619-8978. (ii) If the General Services Administration, Department of Agriculture, or Department of Veterans Affairs issued this solicitation, a single copy of specifications, standards, and commercial item descriptions cited in this solicitation may be obtained free of charge by submitting a request to the addressee in paragraph (i)(1)(i) of this provision. Additional copies will be issued for a fee. (2) Most unclassified Defense specifications and standards may be downloaded from the following ASSIST websites: (i) ASSIST ( https://assist.dla.mil/online/start/). (ii) Quick Search ( http://quicksearch.dla.mil/). (3) Documents not available from ASSIST may be ordered from the Department of Defense Single Stock Point (DoDSSP) by- (i) Using the ASSIST Shopping Wizard ( https://assist.dla.mil/wizard/index.cfm); (ii) Phoning the DoDSSP Customer Service Desk (215) 697-2179, Mon-Fri, 0730 to 1600 EST; or (iii) Ordering from DoDSSP, Building 4, Section D, 700 Robbins Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19111-5094, Telephone (215) 697-2667/2179, Facsimile (215) 697-1462. (4) Nongovernment (voluntary) standards must be obtained from the organization responsible for their preparation, publication, or maintenance. (j) Unique entity identifier (UEI). Applies to all quotes that exceed the micro-purchase threshold, and quotes at or below the micro-purchase threshold if the solicitation requires the contractor to be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM).) The quoter must enter, in the block with its name and address on the cover page of its quote, the annotation "Unique Entity Identifier" followed by the unique entity identifier that identifies the quoters name and address. The quoter also must enter its Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) indicator, if applicable. The EFT indicator is a four-character suffix to the UEI. The suffix is assigned at the discretion of the quoter to establish additional SAM records for identifying alternative EFT accounts (see FAR subpart 32.11) for the same entity. If the quoter does not have a UEI, it should contact the entity designated at www.sam.gov for UEI establishment directly to obtain one. The quoter should indicate that it is a quoter for a Government contract when contacting the entity designated at www.sam.gov for establishing the UEI. (l) Requests for information. The CO will not notify unsuccessful quoters that responded to this Request for Quotation (RFQ). However, quoters may request information on purchase order(s) resulting from this solicitation with the CO. (End of Provision) 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:" Quoters shall list exception(s) and rationale for the exception(s), if any. Submission of your response shall be received not later than February 8, 2024, 1600 hours EST at Jonatan.Rondon@va.gov. Any questions or concerns regarding this solicitation should be forwarded in writing via e-mail to the Point of Contact listed below. Point of Contact Jonatan Rondon Contracting Officer Network Contracting Office (NCO2) Margaret Cochran Corbin VA Campus 423 East 23rd Street, 14045-W New York, NY 10010 212-686-7500 ex. 5588 Jonatan.rondon@va.gov

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TITLE: 38-Sources Sought Notice SOL: 36C24224Q0286 DUE: 02/01/2024 at 16:00 EST NAICS: 332994 - Small Arms, Ordnance, and Ordnance Accessories Manufacturing. AGENCY: VA New York Harbor Healthcare Syst... TITLE: 38-Sources Sought Notice SOL: 36C24224Q0286 DUE: 02/01/2024 at 16:00 EST NAICS: 332994 - Small Arms, Ordnance, and Ordnance Accessories Manufacturing. AGENCY: VA New York Harbor Healthcare System, Brooklyn Campus, 800 Poly Place, Brooklyn, NY 11209. POC: Jonatan Rondon Email all responses only to: Jonatan.rondon@va.gov Description: This Sources Sought Notice is for informational and planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation or commitment by the Government at this time. This notice is intended strictly for market research. The purpose of this Sources Sought notice is to determine interest and capability of potential qualifications of all businesses relative to the North American Industry Classification Code (NAICS) 332994. The Department of Veteran s Affairs is seeking all qualified business manufacturer or distributors of small business manufacturers to all the following specifications: Requirement: The VA New York Harbor Healthcare System requires Duty and Training ammunition for VA Police Officers to maintain qualification standards. Per VA Handbook 0720/3, Veterans Affairs Police Officers must train with their issued firearm and long-range rifle on a semi-annual and annual basis for qualifications. Each officer is required to fire 800 rounds on the handgun firearm, and 200 rounds on the long-range rifle annually. A minimum of 1000 rounds per Police Service member is required annually. Police service also conducts remedial training which requires the use of additional training ammo and duty ammo. Furthermore, all newly appointed VA Police Officers are expected to complete a minimum of 200 rounds of pre-Basic firearm training prior to attending the VA Law Enforcement Training Center Academy. Please provide brand name items or equal/comparable to meet the VA Police Program requirements listed below. Item [Part Number] Description Qty. 1 [SD 9FMJ124G] - 9MM 124 GR FMJ, Brass, Training Ammo 1000rds./cs 70 2 [FA P9HST1] - 9MM 124 GR JHP Federal Premium HST Duty Ammo 1000rds./cs 25 3 [SD 223FMJ55] - .223 Remington FMJ 55 GR Training 1000rds./cs 20 4 [VST 24445SP] - .223 62 GR HP Speer Gold Dot SP Duty Ammo 500rds./cs 25 Delivery Location: VA New York Harbor Healthcare System Brooklyn Campus 800 Poly Place Brooklyn, NY 11209 THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION AND DOES NOT OBLIGATE THE GOVERNMENT TO ISSUE A SOLICITATION. Please be advised that the Government will not pay for any information submitted under this announcement. The applicable North American Classification System (NAICS) Code for this requirement is 332994 (Small Arms, Ordnance, and Ordnance Accessories Manufacturing). Response Email should contain the following information: Name of firm, Socio-Economic category of the firm, complete address, phone & fax number of contacts.