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Request for Quote (RFQ) #: 36C25920Q0816 Patient Wi-Fi Firewall This is a combined synopsis/solicitation is for Patient Wi-Fi Firewall, commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR S... Request for Quote (RFQ) #: 36C25920Q0816 Patient Wi-Fi Firewall This is a combined synopsis/solicitation is for Patient Wi-Fi Firewall, commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, 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. The Government reserves the right to make no award from this solicitation. ** Quotes are to be provided to valaria.juarez@va.gov no later than 1:00pm MST, 09/29/2020. Quotes shall not be hand carried. Faxed quotes shall not be accepted. Emailed quotes are the only method of submitted quotes (4MB email limit). The Government reserves the right to make award solely on initial Quotes received. Offerors bear the burden of ensuring that all portions of the offer (and any authorized amendments) reach the designated office before the deadline specified in the solicitation. This RFQ shall be completed in its entirety, and signed and dated, failure shall not be considered for award. This is a Request for Quote (RFQ) and the solicitation number is 36C25920Q0816. The government anticipates awarding a firm-fixed price contract resulting from this solicitation. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-100 effective August 22, 2018. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 334111 with a small business size standard of 1250. This solicitation is a 100% set-aside for Small Business. Description of Requirements for the items to be acquired (salient characteristics); The contractor shall provide: Programing Licenses Summary reports On-site setup and programing of new or replacement Firewall routers for the entire contract period. Response time of no more than 4 hours, Monday through Friday. If service call for failed equipment happens after 1:00 pm MST on Friday, expectation would be to have someone on site first thing Monday morning. 24/7/365 telephone support and remote services. Install all manufacturer software updates as they become available. Repair or replacement of a firewall appliance as follows: One each appliance for up to 100 users for Building 86 at Sheridan VAMC One each appliance for up to 60 users for Building 64 at Sheridan VAMC One each appliance for up to 60 users for Building 87 at Sheridan VAMC One each appliance for up to 20 users For Building 7 at Sheridan VAMC One each appliance for up to 20 users For Building 61 at Sheridan VAMC Email activity reports in a PDF, Word, or Excel format to two (2) Sheridan VAMC personal daily (Point of Contact will be determined before award) and the reports will include: Blocked Botnet sites Clients Domains Applications Application Categories Blocked Applications Blocked Application Categories Any service person preforming any of the tasks listed must have all certifications required by the manufacture of the firewall appliance to perform the task. Statement of Work General Information Title of Project: Patient Wi-Fi Firewall at the Sheridan VAMC Scope of Work The contractor shall provide programming, licenses, summary reports, on-site setup, repair or replacement of a firewall appliance as follows: One each appliance for up to 100 users for Building 86 at Sheridan VAMC One each appliance for up to 60 users for Building 64 at Sheridan VAMC One each appliance for up to 60 users for Building 87 at Sheridan VAMC One each appliance for up to 20 users For Building 7 at Sheridan VAMC One each appliance for up to 20 users For Building 61 at Sheridan VAMC Background This facility currently has Patient Wi-Fi available in building 7 and 61, the access is currently being monitored by a WatchGuard Firebox T30. The firewall routers in building 61 and 7 will need to be replaced no later than 12/31/2022 due to no longer being supported by the manufacturer. The facility currently has Patient Wi-Fi available in buildings 64 and 87, the access is being monitored by WatchGuard Firebox T70. Building 86 is being monitored by WatchGuard Firebox M270. If the vendor is not providing WatchGuard, they will need to replace all routers. Performance Period: Base Year: 09/30/2020 to 09/29/2021 Option Year 1: 09/30/2021 to 09/29/2022 Option Year 2: 09/30/2022 to 09/29/2023 Option Year 3: 09/30/2023 to 09/29/2024 Option Year 4: 09/30/2024 to 09/29/2025 Contract Award Meeting No kick-off meeting required General Requirement Firewall services for Patient Wi-Fi in building 7, 61, 64, 86, 87 Specific Mandatory Tasks and Associated Deliverables Onsite replacement of current Firewall routers should they fail. Onsite setup and programing of new or replacement Firewall routers for the entire contract period. Response time of no more than 4 hours, Monday through Friday to replace failed equipment. If service call for failed equipment happens after 1:00 PM MST on Friday, expectation would be to have someone on site first thing Monday morning. 24/7/365 telephone support and remote services. Install all manufacture software updates as they become available. E-mail activity reports in a PDF, Word or Excel format to two Sheridan VA personal daily and the reports will include: Blocked Botnet sites Clients Domains Applications Application Categories Blocked Applications Blocked Application Categories Any service person preforming any of the tasks listed must have all certifications required by the manufacture of the firewall appliance to perform the task. Government Responsibilities: Provide the WIFI access points, network switches, electricity and space for the Firewall appliance as well as a listing of the type of sites to be blocked. Delivery and acceptance are to be F.O.B Destination (FAR 52.247-34) at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center, located at 1898 Fort Road Sheridan, WY 82801-8320. 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors--Commercial ADDENDUM to FAR 52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS COMMERCIAL Gray market items are Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) goods sold through unauthorized channels in direct competition with authorized distributors. This procurement is for new OEM medical supplies, medical equipment and/or services contracts for maintenance of medical equipment (i.e. replacement parts) for VA Medical Centers. No remanufactures or gray market items will be acceptable. Offeror shall be an OEM, authorized dealer, authorized distributor or authorized reseller for the proposed medical supplies, medical equipment and/or services contracts for maintenance of medical equipment (i.e. replacement parts), verified by an authorization letter or other documents from the OEM, such that the OEM s warranty and service are provided and maintained by the OEM. All software licensing, warranty and service associated with the medical supplies, medical equipment and/or services contracts for maintenance of medical equipment shall be in accordance with the OEM terms and conditions. The delivery of gray market items to the VA in the fulfillment of an order/award constitutes a breach of contract. Accordingly, the VA reserves the right enforce any of its contractual remedies. This includes termination of the contract or, solely at the VA s election, allowing the Vendor to replace, at no cost to the Government, any remanufactured or gray market item(s) delivered to a VA medical facility upon discovery of such items. Offerors providing an or equal product(s) must adhere to the terms in FAR 52.211-6. If an item in this solicitation is identified as brand name or equal, the purchase description reflects the characteristics and level of quality that will satisfy the Government s needs. The salient physical, functional, or performance characteristics that equal products must meet are specified in the solicitation. To be considered for award, offers of equal products, including equal products of the brand name manufacturer, must Meet the salient physical, functional, or performance characteristic specified in this solicitation; Clearly identify the item by- Brand name, if any and Make or model number, Include descriptive literature such as illustrations, drawings, or a clear reference to previously furnished descriptive data or information available to the Contracting Officer; and Clearly describe any modification the offeror plans to make in a product to make it conform to the solicitation requirements. Mark any descriptive material to clearly show the modification. The contracting officer will evaluate equal products on the basis of information furnished by the offeror or identified in the offer and reasonably available to the contracting officer. The Contracting Officer is not responsible for locating or obtaining any information not identified in the offer. Unless the offeror clearly indicates in its offer that the product being offered is an equal product, the offeror shall provide the brand name product referenced in the solicitation Any award made as a result of this solicitation will be made on an All or Nothing Basis. Offerors are warned against contacting any VA personnel other than the Contracting Officer and Contract Specialist prior to placement of any award made resulting from this RFQ. If such contact occurs and found to be prejudicial to competing contactors, the offeror making such contact may be excluded from award considerations. All proprietary information shall be clearly and properly marked. If the Offeror submits annexes, documentation, attachments or the like, not specifically required by this solicitation, such will count against the Offeror s page limitations unless otherwise indicated in the specific volume instructions below. All information shall be confined to the appropriate file. The offeror shall confine submissions to essential matters, sufficient to define the quote and provide an adequate basis for evaluation. Offerors are responsible for including sufficient details, in a concise manner, to permit a complete and accurate evaluation of each quote. Submission of quote shall include the following volumes: (I) Technical Capability and (II) Price Volume I - Technical Capability The offeror shall submit specifications, cut sheets, or brochures confirming the equal products, including equal products of the brand name manufacturer submitted, meets the salient physical, functional, or performance characteristic specified in this solicitation. The product(s) quoted must be identified by brand name, if any, and make or model number. Volume II Price Price - The offeror shall complete the pricing schedule provided in Section (v) above: Price/Cost Schedule. (End of Addendum to 52.212-1) 52.212-2, Evaluation--Commercial Items ADDENDUM to FAR 52.212-2 EVALUATION COMMERCIAL ITEMS: This is FAR Part 13 acquisition utilizing Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) procedures. 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 considering price and other factors. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: Technical Capability The Government will evaluate equal products on the basis of information furnished by the offeror or identified in the offer. The Government is not responsible for locating or obtaining any information not identified in the offer. The product(s) quoted is determined technically acceptable provided it meets the salient physical, functional, or performance characteristic of the product(s) specified in this solicitation. Price The Government will evaluate offers by adding all line item prices - the Total of All CLINS will be that sum. The Government may use various price analysis techniques and procedures to make a price reasonableness determination. Offers that do not meet the technical capability requirements of the Statement of Work shall not be selected regardless of price. (c) A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer s specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award. (End of Addendum to 52.212-2) Offerors are advised to include a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications Commercial Items, with the offer. 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions--Commercial Items applies to this acquisition 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders--Commercial Items FAR 52.212-5 applies to this acquisition with the following FAR clauses incorporated by reference; FAR 52.203-6 Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (SEPT 2006), with Alternate I (OCT 1995) (41 U.S.C. 4704 and 10 U.S.C. 2402) FAR 52.204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation & First-Tier Subcontract Awards (OCT 2016) (Pub. L. 109-282) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note) FAR 52.209-6 Protecting the Government s Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment (OCT 2015) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note) FAR 52.219-8 Utilization of Small Business Concerns (NOV 2016) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(2) and (3)); FAR 52.219-28 Post Award Small Business Program Representation (Jul 2013) (15 U.S.C 632(a)(2)) FAR 52.222-3 Convict Labor (June 2003) (E.O. 11755) FAR 52.222-19 Child Labor Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (OCT 2016) (E.O. 13126) FAR 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (APR 2015) FAR 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity (SEP 2016) (E.O. 11246) FAR 52.222-35 Equal Opportunity for Veterans (OCT 2015) (38 U.S.C. 4212) FAR 52.222-36 Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (JUL 2014) (29 U.S.C. 793) FAR 52.222-37 Employment Reports on Veterans (FEB 2016) (38 U.S.C. 4212) FAR 52.222-40 Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (DEC 2010) (E.O. 13496) FAR 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons (MAR 2015) (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O. 13627) FAR 52.223-18 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (AUG 2011) FAR 52.225 5 Trade Agreements (OCT 2016) (19 U.S.C. 2501, et seq., 19 U.S.C. 3301 note) FAR 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) FAR 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer System for Award Management (Jul 2013) (31 U.S.C. 3332) Additional contract requirements or terms and conditions: 52.252-2, Clauses Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998) This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es): http://www.acquisition.gov/far/index.html http://www.va.gov/oal/library/vaar/ The following FAR clauses are incorporated by reference: The following VAAR clauses are to be incorporated by reference: 52.252-1, Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998) This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. The offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es): http://www.acquisition.gov/far/index.html (FAR) http://www.va.gov/oal/library/vaar/index.asp (VAAR) The following FAR provisions are to be incorporated by reference: The following VAAR provisions are to be incorporated by reference: The Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) does not apply. Date and Time offers are due to valaria.juarez@va.gov by 1:00pm MST, 09/29/2020. Name and email of the individual to contact for information regarding the solicitation: Val Juarez Valaria.juarez@va.gov