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?.## INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS FAR PART 13 SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION PROCEDURES Note that FAR Part 13 Simplified Acquisitions Procedures for Certain Commercial items procedures wi... ?.## INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS FAR PART 13 SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION PROCEDURES Note that FAR Part 13 Simplified Acquisitions Procedures for Certain Commercial items procedures will be used. A contractor may be eliminated from consideration without further exchanges if technical and/or pricing quotes are not among those Offerors considered most advantageous to the Government based on the best value determination. A. Submission of Quotes Quotes shall be based on requirements contained in the Statement of Work (SOW). Quotes shall include: Quote Form (Standard Form 1449) Original Signature and Date, Contract Administration Data, DUNS Number, Acknowledgement of Solicitation Amendments. A completed price/cost schedule and attachments addressing all CLINS Offerors shall submit their quotes via email to LaToya Glover at LaToya.Glover2@va.gov by 10:00 A.M. EST, July 20, 2023. All offerors shall be submitted in electronic format (PDF or Word) Via Email. The subject line should read: 36C24623Q0742 Metal Artifact Reduction Software at the Fayetteville VA Medical Center. Note: Quotes received after the due date and time shall not be considered. B. Amendments: Amendments to this solicitation will be posted on https://www.sam.gov/SAM/. Paper copies of the amendments will NOT be individually mailed. By registering to receive notifications on https://www.sam.gov/SAM/, offerors will be notified by email of any new amendments that have been issued. No other notifications of amendments will be provided. Potential Offerors are advised that they are responsible for obtaining and acknowledging any amendments to the solicitation. Failure to acknowledge an amendment may result in your quote being considered unacceptable. 1.0 INSTRUCTIONS FOR QUOTE SUBMISSION: Quotes shall be assembled by the following Sections; each section shall be easily identified. Section A - Quote Form (Standard Form 1449) Signed and dated, including the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code and small business size standard in Block 10. Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) Number shall be entered with the Offerors name and address in the block. Section B Pricing Pricing shall be submitted as requested in accordance with Section B, Price/Cost Schedule. The Government will evaluate the total price (including all options); proposed prices should reflect a clear understanding of the requirements and be commensurate with the Statement of Work (SOW). Section C Offerors Representations and Certifications A completed copy of the representations and certifications at FAR 52.212-3 (see FAR 52.212-3(b) for those representations and certifications that the offeror shall complete electronically). An offeror shall complete only paragraph (b) of this provision if the offeror has completed the annual representations and certifications electronically at https://www.sam.gov/SAM/. All Offerors shall be registered and current in the System for Award Management (SAM) database at the time of quote submission and at the time of award. Section D VIP Verification All Offerors shall be a verified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) vendor at time of quote submission and prior to receiving award. To be considered an SDVOSB, the company must be listed as verified in the Veteran Small Business Certification (VetCert) https://veterans.certify.sba.gov/ . 2.0 AWARD BASIS FOR EVALUATION METHOD Basis of Award. This procurement is being conducted pursuant to FAR Part 13 procedures. The Government intends to award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose quote, conforming to the solicitation, quotes the lowest price, whose quoted price does not exceed the amount of funding available for the procurement, and whose quoted price is found to be reasonable. Price alone is the sole evaluation factor. In addition to the general standards of responsibility found at FAR § 9.104-1, in accordance with FAR § 9.104-2, the special standards of responsibility described below apply to this procurement. 3.0 TECHNICAL QUESTIONS Offerors should submit all technical questions regarding this solicitation to the Contracting Officer in writing, via email, to LaToya Glover at LaToya.Glover2@va.gov on or before 10:00 A.M. EST July 18, 2023. Address Subject Line: 36C24623Q0742 Metal Artifact Reduction Software at the Duham VA Medical Center. Telephonic (verbal) questions Will Not be addressed. All responses to questions, which may affect quotes, will be incorporated into a written amendment to the Request for Quote. 4.0 DUE DATES All quotes shall be submitted by 10:00 A.M. EST, July 20, 2023, via email to LaToya Glover at LaToya.Glover@va.gov Facsimile responses are not authorized under this announcement.

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36C24623Q0742 Page 1 of Page 3 of 3 Page 1 of Pre-Solicitation Notice The Department of Veterans Affairs, VISN 06, 201 Hay Street Suite 305, Fayetteville NC 28301, intends to solicit proposals from co... 36C24623Q0742 Page 1 of Page 3 of 3 Page 1 of Pre-Solicitation Notice The Department of Veterans Affairs, VISN 06, 201 Hay Street Suite 305, Fayetteville NC 28301, intends to solicit proposals from contractors in the Open-Market to procure Metal Artifact Reduction Software (Brand Name ONLY). (See Below), using a Firm-Fixed Price contract as the procurement method. The Department of Veterans Affairs anticipates issuing an open and continuous solicitation for this requirement on or about July 14, 2023. Quotes will be accepted for a five (5) day period commencing with the issuance date of the solicitation. Interested contractors will be responsible for downloading copies of the solicitation (and any subsequent amendments) from that website, and no hard copies will be made available. The solicitation will provide instructions to contractors about the proposal submission process. In accordance with FAR 52.204-7, System for Award Management, prospective contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) and VetBiz database if applicable (VetCert registration is required for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses or Veteran-Owned Small Businesses) under the applicable NAICS. Contractors may obtain SAM information at https://www.sam.gov and VetCert information at https://veterans.certify.sba.gov/ . The vendor must be registered in the System for Award Management database to be eligible for an award. Registration is free, and potential offerors are encouraged to visit the SAM website as no contract can be awarded to any offeror not registered in SAM. The VA will only consider proposals from contractors registered as mentioned above and not on the Excluded Parties List. NAICS Code is 334517 with a Small Business Size Standard of 1000 Employees. The solicitation will be issued for Open-Market. One award is expected to be made. All responsible sources may submit quotes to be considered by the Department of Veterans Affairs. The supplies are to be delivered to: Department of Veterans Affairs Fayetteville VAMC 2300 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, NC 28301 Product: Metal Artifact Reduction Software (Brand Name ONLY). ITEM INFORMATION ITEM NUMBER DESCRIPTION OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT 0001 1.00 EA __________________ __________________ HI-Pinnacle E Mdl 45 HI-Paradigm E 3-Tier HI-Care E Plus (single drawer) Hi-Care E Lite Plus (2 drawers for RT) HI-Care E (no drawer, no BCMA, no zebra scanner) with Epad consent Miscellaneous HI-Core Laptop cart (rolling cart only, no Laptop) Hi-Paradigm E/X Storage (PEDMNONADD005)-large bottom drawer for Paradigm Keyboard Mouse Battery Zebra Scanners CPU (for example Dell) Power Cords Drawer Bins Drawers with 6 bins (LSCONFIG001) Integration 0001AF 1.00 EA __________________ __________________ A Howard Medical authorized technician will complete the on-site setup and integration of 8 Howard Medical cart MANUFACTURER PART NUMBER (MPN): SALISBURYVA05142021- GRAND TOTAL __________________ In response, please include the following: Company/individual name Address Point of contact with phone number Indicate FSS/GSA contract number or Open Market, if applicable DUNS number Tax ID number Company Socio-Economic SIZE (example large, small, SDVOSB, VOSB, WOSB, etc.) Proof of verification as an SDVOSB/VOSB (if applicable) Proof of authorization to resale/distribute requested products Questions concerning this announcement should be directed to LaToya Glover at LaToya.Glover2@va.gov; please ensure that the subject line includes: 36C24623Q0742 Metal Artifact Reduction Software (Brand Name ONLY). Please provide documentation that your company is an authorized distributor for those items for any items that you provide. Telephone requests for information or questions will NOT be accepted. (End of Document)