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The Engineering Department at VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System (VAGLAHS) for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs located at 11301 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90073 is seeking to purcha... The Engineering Department at VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System (VAGLAHS) for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs located at 11301 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90073 is seeking to purchase 40x Eaton brand battery jars that require replacement in the Uninterrupted Power Supply (UPS) for the Siemens MRI in building 507. Services required include battery replacement, performance verification, inspection of cables, hardware, electronics, housing, and disposal of old batteries in accordance with EPA approved regulations. All interested companies shall provide quotations for the items listed in Section B of the RFQ Attachment, Page 4. Services Background The VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System (VAGLAHCS) requires qualified personnel to perform battery replacement for the Siemens MRI, located in building 507. The services shall comply with this Performance Work Statement (PWS), all VA, local, state, and Federal policies, and regulations. Objective The objective of this service contract is to have a contractor to furnish all labor, materials, supplies, tools, equipment, parts, travel, and qualified personnel to accomplish this requirement outlined in this PWS. Scope Contractor is responsible for all subcontractors required to complete reports. All work shall be performed during normal hours unless otherwise approved by the COR or his/her designee. This requirement request is to replace the UPS MRI batteries, Bldg. 507. 40x Eaton brand (Manufacturer) battery jars. EE# 176155, Model # 9390-100-160, Serial # EE493CBB03 Performance verification. Inspect cables, hardware, electronics, and housing unit. Dispose of old batteries in accordance with EPA approved regulations. This contract/PO incorporates Department of Labor (DOL) Wage Determination (WD) 2015-5613 (Rev23), dated 12/27/2022. The wage determination can be found at https://sam.gov. Place of Performance/Place of Delivery Address: VAGLAHS 11301 Wilshire Blvd. Bldg., 507 Los Angeles, CA Postal Code: 90073 Country: UNITED STATES The full text of FAR provisions or clauses may be accessed electronically at https://www.acquisition.gov The following solicitation provisions apply to this acquisition: FAR 52.212-1, “Instructions to Offerors–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://SAM.gov 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. The following contract clauses apply to this acquisition: FAR 52.212-4, “Contract Terms and Conditions–Commercial Items” DEC 2022. ADDENDUM to FAR 52.212-4, “Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Products and Commercial Services applies to and is included with this acquisition. FAR 52.212-5, “Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders” DEC 2022. All quoters shall submit the following: as described in FAR 52.212-1 addendum. All quotes shall be sent to the Network Contracting Office (NCO) 22 Contract Specialist, Thomas Kozlowski at Thomas.Kozlowski@va.gov. NOTE: Award will be based upon a comparative evaluation of quotes in accordance with the Simplified Acquisition Procedures of FAR 13. Comparative evaluation is the side by side pairwise comparison of quotes based on factors resulting in a Contracting Officer decision for the quote most favorable to the Government. The following are the decision factors: Lowest Price and Past Performance. The award will be made to the response most advantageous to the Government. Responses should contain your best terms, conditions. 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. Submission of your response shall be received not later than 1500 hours MST on 04/07/2023 at Thomas.Kozlowski@va.gov . ALL communication must be in writing only, to this same email address. Late submissions shall be treated in accordance with the solicitation provision at FAR 52.212-1(f). 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 Contract Specialist Thomas Kozlowski Thomas.Kozlowski@va.gov Amended to include the following: The current battery model in the UPS unit. ENERSYS 12HX400 Is there a loading dock on site for battery delivery? No, there is no loading dock. Is a liftgate needed for delivery? Liftgate may be needed. Is the end customer able to store batteries once delivered? There is no space to store batteries once delivered. Any access obstacles getting to the battery room (i.e., steps, narrow doors/corridors, etc).? No. Single door widths to access the MRI room. Approximately how many feet from loading dock to MRI room? From the curbside, approximately 100 ft. Is equivalent battery accepted or is name brand required? Equivalent batteries are accepted. Will the RFQ date be extended? Yes, the RFQ has been extended to Friday, April 7, 2023 at 3:00 PM MST.