24--(C) VENTRAC TRACTOR LH, 3400Y KUBOTA D902 Closes at 11:00 AM MT/1:00 PM ET

RFQ 36C25918Q0122: Ventrac Tractor This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, 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. Any award made as a result of this solicitation will be made on an All or Nothing Basis. The solicitation number is: 36C25918Q0122, and it is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ) The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular, 2005-95, effective January 13, 2017. This solicitation is 100% set-aside for Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business or Veteran Owned Small Business. NAICS: 333112 Contract Line Items are as follows: *Note, this combined synopsis/solicitation is for brand name or equal, for items listed in the table below. Line Part number Description Qty Price - - - 1 39.31505 Ventrac Tractor LH, 3400Y Kubota D902 1 - 2 70.3036 Accessory: 12V Switch & Plug Front Kit, 12V Front 3400 1 - 3 70.2015 Accessory: Cab, LW452 for 3400 1 - 4 70.8148 Accessory: Kit, Cab Windshield Washer 1 - 5 70.2006-6 Accessory: Kit, Defrost Fan 1 - 6 70.2015-51 Accessory: Kit, LW452 Kub Heater Install 1 - 7 39.35402 Attachment: LB, LB540 Power Broom 1 - 8 39.55271 Attachment: KV, KV552 V-Blade 1 9 70.2013 Accessory: Spreader, Drop SA250 1 10 70.3050 Accessory: 12V Power Outlet Rear Kit, 12V Rear 3400 1 11 70.8141 Accessory: Kit, SA250 Install 3400 1 12 Set up charges 1 Salient Characteristics (SEE attached Specifications): Date and place of delivery (FOB Destination): 1/5/2018 Grand Junction VA Medical System 2121 North Avenue Grand Junction, CO 81501-6428 The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors Commercial Items (Jan. 2017), applies to this acquisition. Gray market items are Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) goods sold through unauthorized channels in direct competition with authorized distributors. This procurement is for new OEM medical equipment only for VA Medical Centers. - No remanufactures or gray market items will be acceptable. Vendor shall be an OEM, authorized dealer, authorized distributor or authorized reseller for the proposed equipment/system, 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 equipment/system shall be in accordance with the OEM terms and conditions. Offerors are warned against contacting any VA personnel other than the Contracting Officer and Contract Specialist prior to award of the Contract resulting from this RFQ. If such a contact occurs and found to be prejudicial to competing offerors, the offeror making such a contact may be excluded from award consideration. The provision at 52.212-2, Evaluation Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. 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, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: Technical capability of the item offered to meet the Government requirement Price Note: This is an open market acquisition, but FSS pricing is acceptable and encouraged, if available. Options. The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable, if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s). A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror, within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer s specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award. FAR 52.211-6 Brand Name or Equal. As prescribed in 11.107(a), insert the following provision: Brand Name or Equal (Aug 1999) (a) 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 are specified in the solicitation. (b) To be considered for award, offers of equal products, including equal products of the brand name manufacturer, must (1) Meet the salient physical, functional, or performance characteristic specified in this solicitation; (2) Clearly identify the item by (i) Brand name, if any; and (ii) Make or model number; (3) Include descriptive literature such as illustrations, drawings, or a clear reference to previously furnished descriptive data or information available to the Contracting Officer; and (4) Clearly describe any modifications the offeror plans to make in a product to make it conform to the solicitation requirements. Mark any descriptive material to clearly show the modifications. (c) 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. (d) 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. The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. Any additional contract requirements or terms and conditions: None. The Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) does not apply. Date and Time offers are due: December 29, 2017- 1:00 PM (EST) Name and telephone number of the individual to contact for information regarding the solicitation: Tammera Cardinal, Contract Specialist, contact@example.gov