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1. Introduction: A. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, Streamlined Procedures for Evaluation and Solicitation for Com... 1. Introduction: A. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in 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; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. B. This solicitation is not restricted to any particular business size limitation it is open for competition among all business sizes. C. This solicitation incorporates provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2023-04 and VAAR Update 2008-36. The full text of the provisions and clauses can be obtained from the following websites: https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far and http://www.va.gov/oal/library/vaar/. 2. Responding to this solicitation. Offeror must submit its quote via Email to James.Whisner@va.gov. Offeror must provide the following information with its quote: A. Offeror s legal entity name, address, SAM Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) number; B. Information that demonstrates your company s technical capability: (1) It is primarily in the business of providing & installing vinyl floor coverings. (2) It has 5 years experience installing vinyl floor coverings. (3) It has experience installing vinyl flooring in a healthcare facility (e.g., hospital or other similar healthcare facility) adhering to infection control/safety guidelines. C. Information that demonstrates your company s past performance performing similar, relevant services. D. Completed Price Schedule - Offeror must enter its unit & total prices in the Price Schedule attachment for Line Item 0001 (see solicitation attachments). 3. Date & time quotes are due: July 24, 2023 at 11:00 AM Eastern. 4. Evaluation-Commercial Items. The Government intends to perform a comparative evaluation of offers in accordance with FAR 13.106-2(b)(3) to determine which offer provides the best benefit to the Government. 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. Alternate quotations may be submitted. Each response must meet the minimum requirements of the solicitation. The Government will award a contract to the responsible quoter whose quotation conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The evaluation will consider the following: technical capability, past performance, Veterans involvement (in accordance with VAAR 852.215-70), and price. 5. Description of Work: A. Contractor will provide all resources necessary to remove & discard the existing flooring, which consists of both carpeting and VCT (vinyl composition tile), and install new LVT (luxury vinyl tile) flooring and cove base in three rooms in the Nursing Education Classroom Suite at the Hershel Woody Williams VAMC located in Huntington, WV. (See the accompanying Work Statement for details.) B. Contract Line-Item Numbers, quantities, unit of measure: (see the Price Schedule attachment). 6. The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors Commercial Services (MAR 2023), applies to this acquisition, including the following addenda: A. 52.204-7, System for Award Management (OCT 2018); B. 52.204-16, Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting (AUG 2020); and C. 52.204-24, Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment (NOV 2021) 7. Offeror Representations and Certifications. Offeror must include a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3. The offeror shall complete only paragraph (b) of this provision if the offeror has completed the annual representations and certification electronically in the System for Award Management (SAM) accessed through https://www.sam.gov. If the offeror has not completed the annual representations and certifications electronically, the offeror shall complete only paragraphs (c) through (u) of this provision. 8. The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Products and Services (DEC 2022), applies to this acquisition, including the following addenda: A. 52.204-13, System for Award Management Maintenance (OCT 2018); B. 52.204-18, Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance (AUG 2020); C. 52.232-40, Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (NOV 2021); D. 852.201-70, Contracting Officer s Representative (DEC 2022); E. 852.203-70, Commercial Advertising (MAY 2018); F. 852.215-70, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned and Veteran-Owned Small Business Evaluation Factors (JAN 2023) (DEVIATION); G. 852.215-71, Evaluation Factor Commitments (OCT 2019); H. 852.232-72, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests (NOV 2018); and I. 852.242-71, Administrative Contracting Officer (OCT 2020). 9. The clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders--Commercial Products and Commercial Services (JUN 2023), applies to this acquisition, including the additional FAR clauses cited in the clause: A. 52.204-27, Prohibition on a ByteDance Covered Application (JUN 2023); B. 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation (MAR 2023); C. 52.222-3, Convict Labor (JUNE 2003); D. 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (APR 2015); E. 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (SEPT 2016); F. 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (JUN 2020); G. 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (NOV 2021); H. 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (JUN 2020); I. 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (FEB 2021); J. 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer System for Award Management (OCT 2018); K. 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards (AUG 2018); L. 52.222-42, Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires (MAY 2014). Fill-in information: General Maintenance Worker: WG-8; M. 52.222-55, Minimum Wages for Contractor Workers Under Executive Order 14026 (JAN 2022); N. 52.222-62, Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706 (JAN 2022). 10. 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.)