Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

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 Quotations (hereafter RFQ). This document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2021-05, effective date 03-10-2021. (iii) This solicitation is Total Small Business Set-aside in the open market. (iv) The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 334516, with a small business size standard of 1000 employees. The FSC/PSC is 6630. (v) The Department of Veterans Affairs, VHA Regional Procurement Office West, Network Contracting Office 22 in Long Beach California is seeking to purchase quality control reagents & supplies for the Bio-Rad BioPlex 2200 Multiplex system and D-100 hemoglobin testing system. (vi) All interested companies shall provide a quote for all items listed on Attachment A, otherwise it will be considered non-responsive. See Attachment A for more details. 1) On Attachment A. tab 1. BioPlex, please provide extended price of all line items. 2) On Attachment A. tab 2. D-100, please provide extended price for 54, 000 estimated annual volume. SAVAHCS will provide monthly test volume by the 5th working day of each month based on LIS printout of patient volumes, QC runs and proficiency testing. (vii) The anticipated contract period of performance is 04/16/2021 to 04/15/2022. (viii) Place of Performance/Place of Delivery: Southern Arizona VA Healthcare System (hereafter SAVAHCS) 3601 S 6th Ave. Tucson, AZ 85723 United States (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) 52.233-3, 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) 52.209-6, 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) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Sep 2016) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Jun 2020) 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) 6. FAR 52.217-8 Option to Extend Services (NOV 1999) 7. VAAR 852.212-71 Gray Market Items (APR 2020) 8. VAAR 852.212-72 Gray Market and Counterfeit Items (MAR 2020) 9. VAAR 852.211-72 Technical Industry Standards (NOV 2018) 10. VAAR 852.246-71 Rejected Goods (OCT 2018) 11. VAAR 852.271-74 Inspection (JAN 2008) 12. VAAR 852.271-75 Extension of contract period (APR 1984) 13. VAAR 852.232-72 Electronic submission of payment requests (NOV 2018) 14. VAAR 852.233-70 Protest Content/Alternative Dispute Resolution (OCT 2018) 15. VAAR 852.233-71 Alternate Protest Procedure (OCT 2018). (xi) The Government will issue an order number and obligation number to the responsible quoter whose quotation conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other decision factors considered. Award will be based upon a comparative evaluation of quotes in accordance with the Simplified Acquisition Procedures of FAR 13. Price reasonableness will be based on competitive quotations or offers. 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 determine price reasonableness based on competitive quotations/offers received. Quotations/offers will be evaluated side-by-side comparison of vendors proposed prices. 2. Past Performance. * Note: 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, April 12, 2021, 4:30 p.m. PST. Ensure to reference solicitation number 36C26221Q0560 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 Wednesday April 8, 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 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