Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

Description: This notice shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to ultimately award a contract, nor does it restrict the Government to a particular acquisition approach. This is a so... Description: This notice shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to ultimately award a contract, nor does it restrict the Government to a particular acquisition approach. This is a solicitation issued as a request for quotation (RFQ) for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, Acquisition of Commercial Items and FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Responses to this Request for Quotation (RFQ) are due to the Contracting Officer no later than noon on 09/13/2019. Responses to this announcement will result in a Firm Fixed Price Contract with FOB Destination. The Government intends to make award under this announcement without discussions. All information submitted in response to this announcement is voluntary and the Government will not pay for information provided nor will it compensate any respondent for any cost incurred in developing information provided for the Government. Offerors are responsible for obtaining any and all amendments or additional information concerning this announcement at https://fbo.gov. Prospective offerors must be registered with the System for Award Management (SAM) website and complete representations and certifications at https://www.sam.gov The applicable North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) codes for this procurement is 336112 and is on the SBA Non-Manufacturer Rule Class Waiver List All Pricing shall be FOB Destination. Description Quantity Unit of Issue Unit Price Extended Price Utility (Cargo) Vehicle, Electric, 2 passenger minimum, enclosed cab (windshield & doors), heating and air-conditioning, headlights, tail lights, brake lights, turn signals, horn, automatic, speedometer, battery meter, adjustable seats No brand name is provided. Vehicle must be able to maneuver in a cemetery environment Delivery to National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona 23029 North Cave Creek Road Phoenix, AZ 85024 01 EA $ $ PROPOSAL FORMAT AND SUBMISSION INFORMATION: The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors Commercial Items applies to this acquisition. Addenda to provision 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors Commercial Items: Technical Package for Evaluation The following shall be included as part of the offeror s submission: Product Description offered in response to the solicitation Compliance with Buy American Act Delivery time from placement of order Added value your firm brings to the contract if you are not the actual supplier. Questions shall be submitted via email to the following address by noon EST on 9/13/2019: Email: mary.accomando@va.gov End of Addenda EVALUATION PROCESS: The Government intends to award a firm fixed price contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation that provides the best benefit to the Government, price and other factors considered. Proposals will be evaluated by performing a comparative evaluation in accordance with FAR 13.106-2(b)(3) to determine which response represents the best as a whole. Proposals will be evaluated by performing a direct comparison of one offer with another in a uniform manner to determine which proposal provides the government with its needs, as identified in the RFQ. The government reserves the right to consider a response that offers more than the minimum and select that response if it provides a benefit to the government. The government has the discretion to accept other than the lowest priced offeror that provides additional benefits. The government also has the has the discretion to make an award based on whether the lowest priced of the quotations having the highest past performance rating possible represents the best benefit to the government. The following factors shall be used to evaluate proposals: Technical Acceptability. Each offeror s technical quotations will be evaluated to determine if the offeror provides acceptable delivery time, product, safety plan, safety record and added value if required. Buy American Act compliance Pricing: The sum of all the CLINs will represent the total evaluated price. Proposed price must be determined to be fair and reasonable to be eligible for award in terms of reasonableness and realism. Comparison of proposed prices received in response to the solicitation. Comparison of previously proposed prices and previous Government and commercial contract prices with current proposed prices for like items. Use of parametric estimating methods/application of rough yardsticks to highlight significant inconsistencies that warrant additional pricing inquiry. Comparison with competitive published price lists, published market prices of commodities, similar indexes, and discount or rebate arrangements. Comparison of proposed prices with independent Government cost estimates. Comparison of proposed prices with prices obtained through market research for the same or similar items. Analysis of pricing information provided by the offeror. Because below-cost prices are not inherently improper, when vendors are competing for award of a fixed-price contract, vendors are given notice that a business decision to submit a low-priced quotation may be considered as reflecting on their understanding of the contract requirements or the risk associated with their approach. Offerors are cautioned against submitting an offer that contains unbalanced pricing. Unbalanced pricing exits when, despite an acceptable total evaluated price, the price of one or more contract line items for the base and or option years is significantly overstated or understated as indicated by the application of analysis techniques. Offers that are determined to be unbalanced may be rejected if the lack of balance poses an unacceptable risk to the Government. The full text of FAR provisions and clauses may be accessed electronically at: http://farsite.hill.af.mil/ and https://www.acquisition.gov/?q=browsefar The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2019-04. The following solicitation provisions apply to this acquisition: FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors Commercial Items FAR 52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated By Reference FAR 52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting Offerors must complete annual representations and certifications on-line at http://orca.bpn.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 solicitation clauses apply to this acquisition: The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items applies to this acquisition. Addenda to FAR clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions 52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE 52.203-3 GRATUITIES APR 1984 52.203-17 CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEE WHISTLEBLOWER RIGHTS AND REQUIREMENT TO INFORM EMPLOYEES OF WHISTLEBLOWER RIGHTS APR 2014 52.204-9 PERSONAL IDENTITY VERIFICATION OF CONTRACTOR PERSONNEL JAN 2011 52.204-13 SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT MAINTENANCE OCT 2018 52.204-18 COMMERCIAL AND GOVERNMENT ENTITY CODE MAINTENANCE JUL 2016 52.232-40 PROVIDING ACCELERATED PAYMENTS TO SMALL BUSINESS SUBCONTRACTORS DEC 2013 852.203-70 COMMERCIAL ADVERTISING MAY 2018 852.219-10 VA NOTICE OF TOTAL SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE (DEVIATION) JUL 2019 852-219-74 LIMITATIONS ON SUBCONTRACTING JUL 2018 852-232-72 ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION OF PAYMENT REQUESTS JAN 2008 852.246-71 REJECTED GOODS OCT 2018 The clause at 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders (AUG 2019) applies to this acquisition. The following subparagraphs of FAR 52.212-5 are applicable: (b)(42); (b)(46); (b)(47); (b)(56) End of Addenda VENDOR PORTAL USAGE INFORMATION Vendors will need to visit the Vendor Portal (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov) to register. Do not wait until the last day especially if you have had issues in the past or are new to the system. Submission of Quotes: All quotes must be submitted through the Department of Veterans Affairs Electronic Management System (eCMS) Vendor Portal website to be considered for Award. In the event an Offeror is unable to register for a user account and/or submit a proposal through the Vendor Portal prior to the proposal closing date, the vendor is to contact the VAAS helpdesk at 1-877-634-3739, or via email at VA.Acquisition.Systems@va.gov. If the deadline hits as you are uploading your documents, the portal will shut without giving notice it is doing so. The upload appears to be happening however, it never finishes. Once registered, vendors will be able to access/edit their profile, view solicitations/awards and submit bids/proposals as instructed. Vendors should not submit questions via the Vendor Portal.