Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

Request for Quote (RFQ) #: 36C25922Q0545 554 (C) ACT - PTSD - TABLETS LEASE AND DATA PLAN | Brand Name or Equal | Small Business Set Aside This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items... Request for Quote (RFQ) #: 36C25922Q0545 554 (C) ACT - PTSD - TABLETS LEASE AND DATA PLAN | Brand Name or Equal | Small Business Set Aside This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for 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. * The deadline for all questions is 4:00pm ET, 07/28/2022 All questions must be submitted in writing no later than the question cut-off date marked above. All questions will be answered officially through an amendment to the solicitation. ** Quotes are to be provided to natasha.holland@va.gov no later than 4:00pm ET, 08/02/2022. 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 36C25922Q0545. 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) 2022-06 effective May 26, 2022. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 541519 with a small business size standard of 150 employees. This solicitation is a 100% set-aside for SMALL BUSINESSES. List of Line Items; Line Item Description Quantity Unit of Measure Unit Price Total Price 0001 Lease of Tablets 12 Each $ $ 0002 Data Plan 1 Year 0003 Mobile Device Management 1 Year 0004 Optional Quantity Increase of up to 6 additional tablets not to exceed 18 units per year 6 Each 1001 OY 1 Lease of Tablets 12 Each 1002 OY 1 Data Plan 1 Year 1003 OY 1 Mobile Device Management 1 Year 1004 Optional Quantity Increase of up to 6 additional tablets not to exceed 18 units per year 6 Each 2001 OY 2 Lease of Tablets 12 Each 2002 OY 2 Data Plan 1 Year 2003 OY 2 Mobile Device Management 1 Year 2004 Optional Quantity Increase of up to 6 additional tablets not to exceed 18 units per year 6 Each 3001 OY 3 Lease of Tablets 12 Each 3002 OY 3 Data Plan 1 Year 3003 OY 3 Mobile Device Management 1 Year 3004 Optional Quantity Increase of up to 6 additional tablets not to exceed 18 units per year 6 Each 4001 OY 4 Lease of Tablets 12 Each 4002 OY 4 Data Plan 1 Year 4003 OY 4 Mobile Device Management 1 Year 4004 Optional Quantity Increase of up to 6 additional tablets not to exceed 18 units per year 6 Each Grand Total $ Description of Requirements for the items to be acquired; The purpose of this requirement is to provide leased tablets with cellular connectivity and data plan to the PTSD Residential Treatment Program that will be opening in the Fall of 2022. The residential treatment program will be on the North end of the RMRVAMC Campus at 1700 N. Wheeling Street, Aurora, Colorado 80045. Base: Contractor shall provide 12 units to VA with an option to increase quantity up to 6 additional units if requested per year not to exceed 18 units each year. Activation of data plans and mobile device management POP will begin at time of PTSD Facility activation/opening and will continue for a period of 1 year with the option to extend an additional 4 years. Contractor will bill per unit. Contractor will maintain database of units available to VA upon request. Database will contain name of responsible employee and location. Units must be able to connect to the internet without using any existing VA connections or wifi. Units require 128 GB storage Unit must be touch screen Unit must have the following approximate dimensions/weight: 9.4 H x 6.6 W x 0.29 D; weight: 1 lb Unit must have retina display Unit must have the following features: camera, video, built-in microphone, 3.5 mm stereo headphone minijack, lightning connector, built-in speakers, built-in rechargeable battery with up to 9-10 hours of use between charges Units must have iOS operating system or equivalent and include all built-in apps. Unit must have cases and be ruggedized Unit must clear temporary data between uses, to include browsing data and history Contractor shall provide cellular connectivity and data plan Contractor shall maintain baseline security and software updates as appropriate for the tablet Contractor shall configure the unit to either whitelist or blacklist websites as directed by the COR Contractor shall replace units as they reach end-of-life Contractor shall repair or replace broken units New unit must ship within 1 business day of notification Contractor shall repair or replace non-functioning units due to wear and tear Option Year 1-4: Continued maintenance Option to increase up to an additional 6 units not to exceed 18 units. Contractor shall provide cellular connectivity and data plan Contractor shall maintain baseline security and software updates as appropriate for the tablet Contractor shall configure the unit to either whitelist or blacklist websites as directed by the COR Contractor shall replace units as they reach end-of-life Contractor shall repair or replace broken units New unit must ship within 1 business day of notification Contractor shall repair or replace non-functioning units due to wear and tear DELIVERY Delivery Markings: Contractor shall deliver items in manufacturer's original sealed containers with manufactures s name marked thereon. Deliveries shall be marked with the PO and contract number. Delivery of units will be on or before November 1, 2020 and activation of data plans and mobile device management POP will begin at time of PTSD Facility activation/opening. Delivery will be for the base amount of 12 tablets no including the option of additional units. Delivery and acceptance is to be F.O.B Destination (FAR 52.247-34) at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center, located at Contractor shall deliver all equipment to the PTSD Residential Treatment Building on the North end of the RMRVAMC Campus at 1700 N. Wheeling Street, Aurora, Colorado 80045 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors--Commercial Items applies to this acquisition ADDENDUM to FAR 52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS COMMERCIAL Gray market items are Original Equipment Manufacturer s (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 or exceed 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. State if quoted items are available and priced through offerors existing Government-wide Acquisition Contract (GWAC), GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) contract, or VA-wide Acquisition Contract. If the acquisition is set-aside for SDVOSBs/VOSBs, their socioeconomic status must be VIP verified and visible in the VA Vendor Information Pages (VIP): https://www.vip.vetbiz.gov/ at the time of quote submission AND award, or will be considered non-responsive, and will NOT be considered for award. 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 or quality of the item offered to meet the Government requirement; (II) Delivery Lead Time; and (III) Price Volume I - Technical capability or quality of the item offered to meet the Government requirement The offeror shall submit specifications, cut sheets, or brochures confirming the equal products, including equal products of the brand name manufacturer submitted, meets or exceeds 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 Delivery Lead Time The offeror shall state the required number of calendar days to deliver the item, to include installation, if applicable. Volume III 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 applies to this acquisition ADDENDUM to FAR 52.212-2 EVALUATION COMMERCIAL ITEMS: 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 quotations: Factor 1. Technical capability or quality of the item offered to meet the Government requirement Factor 2. Delivery Lead Time Factor 4. Price 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: Factor 1. Technical capability or quality of the item offered to meet the Government requirement: 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. Factor 2. Delivery Lead Time - The Government will evaluate delivery lead time and select the quoter/offer whose delivery lead time is most advantageous to the Government. The Government may consider an award to other than the lowest priced quoter/offeror if it s in the best interest of the Government. Factor 4. Price: The Government will evaluate the price by adding the total of all line item prices, including all options. The Government may use various price analysis techniques and procedures to make a price reasonableness determination. Offers that do not meet or exceed the technical capability or quality of the item offered to the Government requirement shall not be selected regardless of price. Options. The Government will evaluate quotations for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. {Contracting Officer shall insert the following if the solicitation will include options that are exercisable under FAR 52.217-8}This includes options under FAR 52.217-6, Option for increased quantity, which applies to this solicitation. Evaluation of options under FAR 52.217-6 will be accomplished by price per additional unit. FAR 52.217-8, Option to Extend Services, which applies to this solicitation. Evaluation of options under FAR 52.217-8 will be accomplished by adding six months of the quoter's price for the last potential period of performance under this contract to the quoter's total price. For example, if the contract includes option periods that are exercisable under FAR 52.217-9, the quoter's total price for the purpose of evaluation will include the base period, all option periods, and an additional six months of the last option period. Quoters must price only the base, optional units and option periods specified in the contract line item numbers (CLINs),and shall not submit a price for the potential six-month extension of services under FAR 52.217-8. The Government reserves the right to exercise the option under FAR 52.217-8 before the end of any of the contractor's performance periods and will be exercised at the price and/or rates in effect at the time the clause is exercised. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s).> (End of Addendum to 52.212-2) 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. 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 Items. If paragraph (j) of the provision is applicable, a written submission is required. Offerors must be registered in SAM at time of offer submission. 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 (JUL 2020) applies to this acquisition FAR 52.212-5 applies to this acquisition with the following FAR clauses incorporated by reference; FAR 52.204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation & First-Tier Subcontract Awards (JUN 2020) FAR 52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting (AUG 2020) FAR 52.204-24 Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment (OCT 2020) FAR 52.209-6 Protecting the Government s Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment (JUN 2020) FAR 52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (NOV 2020) FAR 52.219-28 Post Award Small Business Program Representation (NOV 2020) FAR 52.219-33 Nonmanufacturer Rule (MAR 2020) FAR 52.222-3 Convict Labor (JUN 2003) FAR 52.222-19 Child Labor Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (JUL 2020) FAR 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (APR 2015) FAR 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity (SEP 2016) FAR 52.222-35 Equal Opportunity for Veterans (JUN 2020) FAR 52.222-36 Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (JUN 2020) FAR 52.222-37 Employment Reports on Veterans (JUN 2020) FAR 52.222-40 Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (DEC 2010) FAR 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons (OCT 2020) FAR 52.223-18 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (JUN 2020) FAR 52.225-1 Buy American Supplies (JAN 2021) FAR 52.225-3 Buy American--Free Trade Agreements--Israeli Trade Act (JUL 2020) FAR 52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (JUN 2008) FAR 52.229-12 Tax on Certain Foreign Procurements (JUN 2020) FAR 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer System for Award Management (Oct 2018) Additional contract requirements or terms and conditions: 52.217-6 Option for Increased Quantity The Government may increase the quantity of supplies called for in the Schedule at the unit price specified. The Contracting Officer may exercise the option by written notice to the Contractor within ____15 days______. Delivery of the added items shall continue at the same rate as the like items called for under the contract, unless the parties otherwise agree. 52.217-8 Option to Extend Services (NOV 1999) The Government may require continued performance of any services within the limits and at the rates specified in the contract. These rates may be adjusted only as a result of revisions to prevailing labor rates provided by the Secretary of Labor. The option provision may be exercised more than once, but the total extension of performance hereunder shall not exceed 6 months. The Contracting Officer may exercise the option by written notice to the Contractor within __5 days___ 52.217-9 Option to Extend the Term of the Contract (MAR 2000) (a) The Government may extend the term of this contract by written notice to the Contractor within ___5 days__; provided that the Government gives the Contractor a preliminary written notice of its intent to extend at least __15 days___ days before the contract expires. The preliminary notice does not commit the Government to an extension. (b) If the Government exercises this option, the extended contract shall be considered to include this option clause. (c) The total duration of this contract, including the exercise of any options under this clause, shall not exceed ___5 years___ (months) (years). 852.212-70, Provisions and Clauses Applicable to VA Acquisition of Commercial Items (Apr 2020) VAAR 852.203-70 Commercial Advertising (MAY 2018) VAAR 852.232-72 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests (NOV 2018) VAAR 852.233-70 Protest Content/Alternative Dispute Resolution (OCT 2018) VAAR 852.233-71 Alternate Protest Procedure (OCT 2018) VAAR 852.246-71 Rejected Goods (OCT 2018) 852.252-70, Solicitation Provisions or Clauses Incorporated by Reference (Jan 2008) The following provisions or clauses incorporated by reference in this solicitation must be completed by the offeror or prospective contractor and submitted with the quotation or offer. Copies of these provisions or clauses are available on the Internet at the web sites provided in the provision at FAR 52.252-1, Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference, or the clause at FAR 52.252-2, Clauses Incorporated by Reference. Copies may also be obtained from the contracting officer. http://www.acquisition.gov/far/index.html https://www.acquisition.gov/vaar The following FAR provisions are to be incorporated by reference: FAR 52.204-7 System for Award Management (OCT 2018) FAR 52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting (AUG 2020) FAR 52.211-6 Brand Name or Equal (AUG 1999) FAR 52.229-11 Tax on Certain Foreign Procurements Notice and Representation (JUN 2020) The following VAAR provisions are to be incorporated by reference: None The following FAR clauses are incorporated by reference: FAR 52.203-17 Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights and Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights (JUN 2020) FAR 52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance (OCT 2018) FAR 52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance (AUG 2020) FAR 52.227-19 Commercial Computer Software-Restricted Rights (DEC 2007) FAR 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (NOV 2021) The following VAAR clauses are to be incorporated by reference: VAAR 852.212-71 Gray Market Items (APR 2020) The Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) does not apply. Date and Time offers are due to natasha.holland@va.gov by 4:00pm ET, 08/02/2022. Name and email of the individual to contact for information regarding the solicitation: Natasha Holland Natasha.holland@va.gov