6550--In-vitro diagnostic products

(i) 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; offers are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. (ii) The solicitation number 36C26221Q0979 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) in conjunction with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) -- Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures and constitutes the only solicitation. The Government intends to award a single Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract. (iii) The provisions and clauses in this document are in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular 2021-06, effective date 07-12-2021. (iv) This solicitation intends to award an IDIQ, IAW FAR 16.5, contract through full and open competition to a business associated with NAICS North American Industrial Classification System Code 325413 with a size standard of 1,250 number of employees. (v) See Attachment A - Schedule for a list of line items and estimate quantities. Exact line item quantities, and delivery requirements are not known in advance and may vary. (vi) The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) seeks to make a procurement for In-Vitro Diagnostic products for the following Veterans Integrated Service Network 22 (VISN 22) Healthcare facilities: See participating facilities listed in Section vii Places of Delivery. See Attachment B Statement of Work (SOW) for a listing of requirements. Offeror quotations must demonstrate meeting the physical, functional, and performance requirements specified in this solicitation, otherwise it will be considered unacceptable. Price is the basis on which award will be made considered under FAR 13. The information identified / provided is intended to be descriptive, not restrictive and to indicate the quality that will be satisfactory. The interested parties bear full responsibility to ensure their submission demonstrates to the government that they can provide the requirements to the product being requested. (vii) Places of Delivery: VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System | 11301 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90073 VA Loma Linda Healthcare System | 11201 Benton Street Loma Linda, CA 9235 VA San Diego Healthcare System | 3350 La Jolla Village Dr, San Diego, CA 92161 VA Long Beach Healthcare System | 5901 E. 7th Street, Long Beach, CA 90822 VA Phoenix Healthcare System | 650 E Indian School Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85012 VA Prescott Healthcare System | 500 North Hwy 89, Prescott, AZ 86313 VA Tucson Healthcare System | 3601 S 6th Ave, Tucson, AZ 85723 VA Albuquerque Healthcare System | 1501 San Pedro Dr SE, Albuquerque, NM 87108 Period of Performance/Delivery Timeframe: The period of performance shall begin shortly after award for a one (1) Year Base Period with the Government having the option to exercise four (4) 1-year renewal periods in conjunction with FAR 52.217-9. Total five (5) years. (viii) The provision at FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors Commercial Items, applies to this solicitation. Instructions and Evaluation Criteria (FAR 52.212-1 Addendum) All offeror proposals for this solicitation must be received electronically through email no later than [Friday, August 13, 2021, 4:30 PM PST]. Ensure to reference solicitation number [36C26221Q0979] within subject line of the email. Any offeror proposals received after the prescribed date/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 [Tuesday, August 10, 2021, 4:30 PM PST]. Offers shall be sent by email to [Anthony Dela Cruz at contact@example.gov]. For additional support, contact [Daniel Ruiz at contact@example.gov]. Submissions Offerors must provide the below documentation with their offer/submission. Offeror shall also clearly mark and identify all information provided within the submission with notations referring to the solicitation section and subsections they reference. Failure to identify sections and subsections as notations could result in less than full consideration in evaluation proceedings. Failure to provide the below documentation may result in your offer deemed as non-responsive. Offerors shall submit the documentation addressing the following via email: Completed Solicitation - throughout the Solicitation, there are several green boxes that must be completed. Offeror shall acknowledge and state meet the minimum requirements or exceed the minimum requirements in the green box located at the end of a numbered section. Offerors may make references in the green boxes to other documentation that supports offeror assertions. We recommend that the entire solicitation be read completely prior to filling out the solicitation. Price 2.1 Quote for all items listed on Attachment. A, brand-name or equal to brand-name. Completed Attachment C - Schedule of Pricing. Offerors shall fill out all unlocked fill-ins/tabs of Attachment C conforming to requirements stated by the Statement of Work (SOW) and the instructions below. Complete Attachment C Schedule of Pricing, Items tab. Offeror shall complete columns A, C, K, L, O, AM, BB, BC and CG. Brand name or equal to brand name conforming to the requirements stated in the SOW. Upon award, additional items may be added to this section via supplemental agreement between Contractor and the Government through bilateral modification signed by both parties. (ix) The provision at FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Items (Oct 2014), applies to this solicitation. FAR 52.212-2 Addendum / Replacement: (a) 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 alone considered. BASIS OF AWARD - The Government shall award a IDIQ contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price considered. The Government reserves the right to award without further contact with the offeror. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: Factor 1 Price The Government shall evaluate the price by adding the total of all line item prices, including all options. The Total Evaluated Price will be that sum for award purposes. (b) 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). (c) A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer (mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance with a minimum of at least sixty days) 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. (End of Provision) 52.216-18 Ordering (Aug 2020) (a) Any supplies and services to be furnished under this contract shall be ordered by issuance of delivery orders or task orders by the individuals or activities designated in the Schedule. Such orders may be issued from ____TBD______ through _____TBD_______ [insert dates]. (b) All delivery orders or task orders are subject to the terms and conditions of this contract. In the event of conflict between a delivery order or task order and this contract, the contract shall control. (c) A delivery order or task order is considered issued when (1) If sent by mail (includes transmittal by U.S. mail or private delivery service), the Government deposits the order in the mail; (2) If sent by fax, the Government transmits the order to the Contractor's fax number; or (3) If sent electronically, the Government either (i) Posts a copy of the delivery order or task order to a Government document access system, and notice is sent to the Contractor; or (ii) Distributes the delivery order or task order via email to the Contractor's email address. (d) Orders may be issued by methods other than those enumerated in this clause only if authorized in the contract. (End of clause) 52.216-19 - Order Limitations (OCT 1995) (a) Minimum order. When the Government requires supplies or services covered by this contract in an amount of less than ___$1.00 , the Government is not obligated to purchase, nor is the Contractor obligated to furnish, those supplies or services under the contract. (b) Maximum order. The Contractor is not obligated to honor- (1) Any order for a single item in excess of ___$100,000 ; (2) Any order for a combination of items in excess of ___$250,000 ; or (3) A series of orders from the same ordering office within _____1____ day(s) that together call for quantities exceeding the limitation in paragraph (b)(1) or (2) of this section. (c) If this is a requirements contract (i.e., includes the Requirements clause at subsection 52.216-21 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)), the Government is not required to order a part of any one requirement from the Contractor if that requirement exceeds the maximum-order limitations in paragraph (b) of this section. (d) Notwithstanding paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section, the Contractor shall honor any order exceeding the maximum order limitations in paragraph (b), unless that order (or orders) is returned to the ordering office within __5__ days after issuance, with written notice stating the Contractor s intent not to ship the item (or items) called for and the reasons. Upon receiving this notice, the Government may acquire the supplies or services from another source. (End of clause) 52.216-22 - Indefinite Quantity (OCT 1995) (a) This is an indefinite-quantity contract for the supplies or services specified, and effective for the period stated, in the Schedule. The quantities of supplies and services specified in the Schedule are estimates only and are not purchased by this contract. (b) Delivery or performance shall be made only as authorized by orders issued in accordance with the Ordering clause. The Contractor shall furnish to the Government, when and if ordered, the supplies or services specified in the Schedule up to and including the quantity designated in the Schedule as the maximum. The Government shall order at least the quantity of supplies or services designated in the Schedule as the minimum. (c) Except for any limitations on quantities in the Order Limitations clause or in the Schedule, there is no limit on the number of orders that may be issued. The Government may issue orders requiring delivery to multiple destinations or performance at multiple locations. (d) Any order issued during the effective period of this contract and not completed within that period shall be completed by the Contractor within the time specified in the order. The contract shall govern the Contractor s and Government s rights and obligations with respect to that order to the same extent as if the order were completed during the contract s effective period; provided, that the Contractor shall not be required to make any deliveries under this contract after _______TBD________. (End of clause) 52.217-8 - Option to Extend Services (Nov 1999) The Government may require continued performance of any services within the limits and at the rates specified in the contract. These rates may be adjusted only as a result of revisions to prevailing labor rates provided by the Secretary of Labor. The option provision may be exercised more than once, but the total extension of performance hereunder shall not exceed 6 months. The Contracting Officer may exercise the option by written notice to the Contractor within 60 days before the contract expires. (End of clause) 52.217-9 - Option to Extend the Term of the Contract. (Mar 2000) - - - (a) The Government may extend the term of this contract by written notice to the Contractor within 30 days before the contract expires; provided that the Government gives the Contractor a preliminary written notice of its intent to extend at least 60 days before the contract expires. The preliminary notice does not commit the Government to an extension. - - - (b)If the Government exercises this option, the extended contract shall be considered to include this option clause. - - - (c) The total duration of this contract, including the exercise of any options under this clause, shall not exceed 60 months. (End of clause) 52.232-19 - Availability of Funds for the Next Fiscal Year (Apr 1984) Funds are not presently available for performance under this contract beyond 09/30/2021. The Government s obligation for performance of this contract beyond that date is contingent upon the availability of appropriated funds from which payment for contract purposes can be made. No legal liability on the part of the Government for any payment may arise for performance under this contract beyond 09/30/2021, until funds are made available to the Contracting Officer for performance and until the Contractor receives notice of availability, to be confirmed in writing by the Contracting Officer. (End of clause) Grey Market Items (a) Gray market items are Original Equipment Manufacturer s (OEM) goods sold through unauthorized channels in direct competition with authorized distributors. This procurement is for new OEM medical supplies, medical equipment and/or services contracts for maintenance of medical equipment (i.e. replacement parts) for VA Medical Centers. No remanufactures or gray market items will be acceptable. (b) Vendor shall be an OEM, authorized dealer, authorized distributor or authorized reseller for the proposed medical supplies, medical equipment and/or services contracts for maintenance of medical equipment (i.e. replacement parts), 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 medical supplies, medical equipment and/or services contracts for maintenance of medical equipment shall be in accordance with the OEM terms and conditions. (c) The delivery of gray market items to the VA in the fulfillment of an order/award constitutes a breach of contract. Accordingly, the VA reserves the right to enforce any of its contractual remedies. This includes termination of the contract or, solely at the VA s election, allowing the Vendor to replace, at no cost to the Government, any remanufactured or gray market item(s) delivered to a VA medical facility upon discovery of such items. (End of clause) (x) The following clauses shall also apply: 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items Oct 2018 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Commercial Items. Jul 2021 52.209-6 Protecting the government s interest when subcontracting with contractors debarred, suspended, or proposed for debarment Aug 2013 52.232-18 Availability of Funds Apr 1984 52.232-33 Payment by electronic funds transfer system for award management Jul 2013 52.232-40 Providing accelerated payments to small business subcontractors Dec 2013 52.233-1 Disputes May 2014 52.233-3 Protest after award Aug 1996 52.203-17 Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights and Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights Jun 2020 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 52.252-2 Clauses incorporated by reference Feb 1998 852.203-70 Commercial advertising Jan 2008 852.204-70 Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel May 2020 852.232-72 Electronic submission of payment requests Nov 2012 852.237-70 Contractor responsibilities Apr 1984 (xi) The following provision shall also apply: 52.204-7 System for Award Management Oct 2018 52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting Oct 2016 52.204-24 Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment Aug 2020 52.209-7 Information Regarding Responsibility Matters Oct 2018 52.217-5 Evaluation of Options Jul 1990 52.233-2 Service of Protest Sep 2006 852.233-70 Protest Content/Alternative Dispute Resolution Oct 2018 852.252-70 Solicitation Provisions or Clauses Incorporated by Reference Jan 2008 (xii) The full text of a clause or provision may be accessed electronically at the following: http://www.acquisition.gov/comp/far/index.html http://www.va.gov/oal/library/vaar/index.asp