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Attachment 1: Combined Synopsis-Solicitation for Commercial Items VHAPM Part 813.106 SAP: Soliciting Competition & Evaluation of Quotations SOP Original Date: 10/12/17 Revision 04 Date: 06/10/20 Descr... Attachment 1: Combined Synopsis-Solicitation for Commercial Items VHAPM Part 813.106 SAP: Soliciting Competition & Evaluation of Quotations SOP Original Date: 10/12/17 Revision 04 Date: 06/10/20 Description (i) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 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 document will not be issued. (ii) This solicitation is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2021-04, effective date 01-19-2021. (iii) This solicitation is full and open competition. (iv)The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 811219, with a small business size standard of $20.5 million dollars. The FSC/PSC is J066. (v) The Department of Veterans Affairs, VHA Regional Procurement Office West, Network Contracting Office 22 in Long Beach California is seeking to purchase onsite service & preventative maintenance for equipment BioPlex 2200 Multiplex Testing system. (vi) All interested companies shall provide quotations that demonstrate meeting the Statement of Work (SOW) characteristics specified in this solicitation, otherwise it will be considered non-responsive. The information provided is intended to be descriptive. The interested parties bear full responsibility to ensure their submission demonstrates to the government that they can provide onsite service and maintenance for equipment BioPlex 2200 Multiplex Testing system. See attached SOW for more details. (vii) The period of performance is: Base Year 03/27/2021 03/26/2022 Option 1 03/27/2022 03/26/2023 Option 2 03/27/2023 03/26/2024 Option 3 03/27/2024 03/26/2025 Option 4 03/27/2025 03/26/2026 (viii) Place of Performance/Place of Delivery: Southern Arizona VA Healthcare System 3601 S 6th Ave. Tucson, AZ 85723 (ix) The full text of FAR & VAAR provisions and clauses may be accessed electronically at FAR | Acquisition.GOV and VAAR | Acquisition.GOV. (x) The following solicitation provisions and clauses apply to this acquisition: FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors Commercial Items FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Items FAR 52.212-3, Offerors Representations and Certifications Commercial Items 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. 4. FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items (Oct 2018). 5. FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders (Jan 2021). The following subparagraphs of FAR 52.212-5 are applicable: 52.204-23, Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab and Other Covered Entities (Jul 2018) (Section 1634 of Pub. L. 115-91) 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment. (Aug 2020) (Section 889(a)(1)(A) of Pub. L. 115-232). 52.233-3, Protest After Award (Aug 1996) (31 U.S.C. 3553) 52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (Oct 2004) 52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct (Jun 2020) 52.204-14, Service Contract Reporting Requirements (Oct 2016) 52.209-6, Protecting the Government s Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment. (Jun 2020) 52.209-9, Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility Matters (Oct 2018) 52.222-3, Convict Labor (Jun 2003) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Sep 2016) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Jun 2020) 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (Jun 2020) 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (Dec 2010) 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (Jun 2020) 52.224-3 Privacy Training (Jan 2017) 52.225-1, Buy American-Supplies (Jan2021) 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award Management (Oct2018) 52.232-34, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Other than System for Award Management (Jul 2013) 52.232-36, Payment by Third Party (May 2014) 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards (Aug 2018) 52.222-51, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Maintenance, Calibration, or Repair of Certain Equipment-Requirements (May 2014) 52.222-53, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Certain Services-Requirements (May 2014) 6. FAR 52.217-5 Evaluation of Options (JULY 1990) 7. FAR 52.217-8 Option to Extend Services (NOV 1999) 8. FAR 52.217-9 Option to Extend the Term of the Contract (MAR 2000) 9. VAAR 852.212-71 Gray Market Items (APR 2020) 10. VAAR 852.212-72 Gray Market and Counterfeit Items (MAR 2020) 11. VAAR 852.212-73 Gray Market and Counterfeit Items Information Technology (IT) Maintenance Allowing Other-than-New Parts. 12. VAAR 852.211-70 Equipment Operation and Maintenance Manuals (NOV 2018). 13. VAAR 852.211-72 Technical Industry Standards (NOV 2018). 14. VAAR 852.246-71 Rejected Goods (OCT 2018). 15. VAAR 852.271-74 Inspection (JAN 2008). 16. VAAR 852.271-75 Extension of contract period (APR 1984). 17. VAAR 852.232-72 Electronic submission of payment requests (NOV 2018). 18. VAAR 852.233-70 Protest Content/Alternative Dispute Resolution (OCT 2018). 19. VAAR 852.233-71 Alternate Protest Procedure (OCT 2018). (xi) The Government will issue a purchase order to the responsible quoter whose quotation conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. Award will be based upon a comparative evaluation of quotes in accordance with the Simplified Acquisition Procedures of FAR 13. The Government is not requesting or accepting alternate quotations. Only one quotation per vendor will be accepted. (xii) The following are the decision factors: (1) Price: The Government will evaluate quotations for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. (2) Past Performance. The award will be made to the response most advantageous to the Government. The Government reserves the right to consider a quotation other than the lowest price that provides additional benefit(s). Responses should contain your best terms, conditions. (xiii) 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. (xiv) All offeror quotes for this solicitation must be received electronically through email no later than Monday, February 15, 2021, 4:30 p.m. PST. Ensure to reference solicitation number 36C26221Q0342 in subject line of the email. Any offeror quotes received after the prescribed date and time shall be considered non-responsive and will not be considered for award. Any questions regarding this solicitation must be received electronically through email no later than Thursday February 11, 2021, 4:30 p.m. PST. Offeror quotes shall be sent by email to Anthony.delacruz@va.gov . Pursuant to VAAR 852.273-70 Late Offers (JAN 2003) Offers or modifications of offers received after the time set forth in this RFQ may be considered, at the discretion of the contracting officer, if determined to be in the best interest of the Government. Late offeror quotes will not be considered. 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 Anthony Dela Cruz Contract Specialist, Pathology & Laboratory VHA Regional Procurement Office West Network Contracting Office 22 4811 Airport Plaza Dr., Suite 600|Long Beach, CA 90815 Office: (562) 766-2284 email: Anthony.delacruz@va.gov