66--Cage and Rack Washer- Brand Name or Equal

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; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This is a Request for Quote (RFQ) and the solicitation number is VA240-16-Q-0131. The government anticipated awarding a firm-fixed price contract resulting from this combined synopsis/solicitation. This solicitation is issued as a 100% set aside for veteran owned small business concerns (To receive credit, an Offeror must be registered and verified in VetBiz.gov Vendor Information Pages (http://www.VetBiz.gov). This solicitation and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-89. It is the responsibility of the contractor to be familiar with the applicable clauses and provisions. The clauses may be accessed in full text at www.acquisition.gov. STATEMENT OF NEED (SON) 1.0 CONTRACT DESCRIPTION AND REQUIREMENTS The VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System has a requirement to purchase a new Lynx Model 410LX Cage & Rack Washer or equal equipment for the existing Animal Research Laboratory. A Firm Fixed Price contract will be awarded for the purchase of Brand Name or Equal equipment in accordance with all terms, conditions, provisions, specifications and schedule of this solicitation herein. Quotes shall contain the Offeror's best terms for cost/price and technical capabilities of the required Lynx Model 410LX Cage & Rack Washer cage and rack washer or equivalent equipment. The government reserves the right to award without discussions. 1.1 PRICING The Offeror shall submit price quotes for the required brand name or equal equipment, to the specifications listed in Section 1.2 below. Please enclose the established price list and description of capabilities and product specifications for the required equipment. The Offeror shall submit a separate price sheet for equal items to include Manufacturer Name, Stock/Part #, Unit of Issue and Price. Items offered that are brand name or equal shall identify items as being on GSA schedule and reference the contract number for each item. Note: The Offeror should include a description of any support services or warranty information in the technical quote. 1.2 REQUIRED PRODUCTS & SPECIFICATIONS The Lynx Model 410LX Cage & Rack Washer or equal equipment to maintain continuity of ongoing research within the animal laboratory. LYNX Model 410LX Cage & Rack Washer 1EA Reusable Throwaway Alkaline Detergent System 1EA LYNX OPTI-Wash System 1EA Strip Chart Printer 1EA Feed Bottle Wash Cart 2EA Cage Wash Rack 5EA 1.3 Product Capabilities & Salient Characteristics or equal " Equipment must have a compartment size of : 46? wide x 85? high x 92? long " The overall unit must be : 86? wide x 104? high x 100? long " Equipment must be pit mounted (Designed to fit existing pit) The pit has a curb so a straight drop in will not be acceptable. " Double Door for Pass Through Operation " Stainless Steel Insulated Construction " Stainless Steel Recirculating Components and Piping " Stainless Steel Steam Coil Heating " Must have one (1) 10HP Stainless Steel Treatment Pump " Must have an oscillating Jet System or equal " Automatic Self Cleaning Screen or equal " Temperature Guarantees " Must have incoming utility gauges " Must have an illuminated wash compartment " Equipment must come with safety features " Have color graphic touch screen micro-computer control system or equal " Must have programmable automatic multi-phase treatment cycles " Must have an automatic damper " Must have a cool-down system " The System should have the ability to monitor the re-circulated water and dispense to drain at the set temperature requirement. " It must be able to hook up to our current utilities. " It must be a heavy duty, large capacity washer that is able to accommodate a large volume of cages, racks, bottles, and other animal husbandry items that are run through it daily. " It must be able to clean animal caging in a way that meets the standards set forth by our regulatory agencies (PHS policy, The Guide, AWA). " The cage washer must have a temperature guarantee meaning it must be able to reach temperatures of 180 degrees to clean the caging properly. " The cage washer will arrive at the VA partially assembled. The Lynx staff will remove the existing cage washer unit and assemble and install the new cage washer. The product capabilities and salient characteristics identified above by a "brand name or equal" description are intended to be descriptive, not restrictive, and to indicate the quality and characteristics of the product that will be satisfactory. Quotes offering "equal" products (including products of the brand name manufacturer other than the one described by the brand name) will be considered if such product is clearly identified in the quote and is determined by the VA to meet fully the salient characteristics on above products. If offering an equivalent product, the brand name of the equivalent product shall be clearly identified in the quote. Unless visibly identified as an equivalent product, offered items shall be considered as the brand name product referenced in this announcement. The evaluation of quotes and the determination as to the equality of the products shall be the responsibility of the Government and shall be based on information provided by the Offeror. The Government is not responsible for locating or securing any information not provided in the quotation by the Offeror. To ensure that sufficient information is available, the Offeror must furnish, as a part of the quote, all descriptive material necessary for the purchasing activity to determine whether the products meet the salient characteristics of this requirement. Vendors proposing to modify a product to make it conform to the requirements of this announcement shall include a clear description of the proposed modification and clearly mark any descriptive material to show the proposed modification. Offers that do not have descriptive material will not be considered for award. Instructions to the Offeror Basis for award resulting from this RFQ will made to the Best Value Offer that provides a complete package pursuant to the preparation requirements set forth in 52.212-1. FAR 52.212-2 (Evaluation- Commercial Items) will be incorporated in full text into the RFQ and will be evaluated on the following factors. Evaluations will be in accordance with FAR 13 Simplified procedures. Evaluation Factors for Award: Factor 1- Technical Capabilities All offerors must meet or exceed all requirements and salient features as listed in the Statement of Need. Factor 2- Past Performance Past Performance will be based on the most current PPIPRS report. Factor 3- Price The following FAR provision and clauses apply to this solicitation and are incorporated by reference. The solicitation document, incorporated provision and clauses are those in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-89, Effective July 2, 2015. It is the responsibility of the contractor to be familiar with the applicable clauses and provisions. The clauses may be accessed in full text at www.acquistion.gov. This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation- Commercial Items FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes Or Executive Orders-Commercial Item " 852.219-11 VA Notice of Total Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside " 52.219-8 Utilization of Small Business Concerns (Oct 2014) " 52.233-3 Protest After Award (Aug 1996) FAR 52.211-6 Brand Name or Equal FAR 52.233-2 Service of Protest Quotes shall be submitted via email to contact@example.gov and Offerors must reference Solicitation# VA240-16-Q-0131 in the subject line of the email. No telephone request for information will be considered. Incomplete packages will be considered nonresponsive. All offers must be received by the closing date September 30, 2016 NLT Noon EST.