66--Dry Ice

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for a commercial item prepared in accordance with all parts of and format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice in conjunction with procedures in FAR Part 13. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotations are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This solicitation is 100 % set-aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB). However, Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB) and Other Small Businesses (OSB) are also encouraged to provide quotes in response to this solicitation. In order for a company to be considered a SDVOB or VOSB the company must be listed in https://www.vip.vetbiz.gov/ . Quotes will be considered in the following manner: a. If quotes are received from two or more independently competing SDVOSBs, award will be made independently to the lowest-priced responsible SDVOSB offeror, who is responsive to the solicitation and who is offering a fair and reasonable price. b. If two such SDVOSB quotes are received, then the Government will review quotes from VOSBs using the same criteria as in paragraph a, above. c. If no such SDVOB or VOSB quotes are received, then the Government will review quotes from OSBs using the same criteria as in paragraph a, above. d. If no acceptable quotes are received, the Government retains the right to cancel this solicitation and resolicit as full and open competition. e. Any order issued as a result of this solicitation will include the clause at FAR 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside, VAAR 852.219-10, VA Notice of Total Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside, or VAAR 852.219-11, VA Notice of Total Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside, as appropriate. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-9091. Responses are due by Tuesday, November 15, 2016 at 3:00 PM Pacific time. Only emailed requests received directly from the requester are acceptable. Email quotes to contact@example.gov. Receipt must be acknowledged on my desktop computer to be recognized as received. This is the only acceptable method for delivery of quotes. NAICS code 312113/750 employees applies. Please provide your contract number, terms and conditions; SIN the products fall under (if any), delivery schedule and contract expiration date. Products shall be supplied in accordance with the specifications, terms and conditions contained herein. In addition, the following FAR and VAAR clauses will also apply. Thank you. All or None All line items must be quoted, no partial system quotes will be accepted. Any firm quoting incomplete configurations or only part of the line items will be considered non-responsive to the solicitation and their offer will not be considered. VA Las Vegas Health Care System requires the following item, Salient characteristics: A.1 PRICE/COST SCHEDULE ITEM NUMBER DESCRIPTION OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT 0001 DRY ICE 10 LB BRICKS, 5 PER BOX, FROZEN. 300 LBS PER WEEK. 150 LBS DELIVERED ON MONDAY AND 150 LBS ON THURSDAY. LOCAL STOCK NUMBER: dry ice 15,600.00 LB $_______ $__________ FOB Point: Destination Delivery shall be to: VA Las Vegas Lab Room #2D326 6900 North Pecos Road North Las Vegas, NV 89086 Government Requested Delivery: Twice, 150 Lbs on Monday and another 150 Lbs on Thursday. Delivery shall occur between 8:00 am to 4:00 pm Monday through Friday, excluding Federal holidays. Period of performance is through 9/30/2017. Proposed Delivery:_______________________ Offers must be valid for 60 days after close of solicitation Offerors shall be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) prior to award. Registration information is located at www.sam.gov. CONTRACTOR PERSONNEL BADGES AND PARKING While on VA premises, all contractor personnel shall comply with the rules, regulations, and procedures governing the conduct of personnel and the operation of the facility. Access badges will be assigned, as needed, to the contractor s staff upon entry into the VA facility. The contractor s staff must safeguard the access badge and immediately report any lost, stolen, or destroyed badges to the COR. All contract personnel must properly display their access badges. Access badges must be worn above the waist, facing forward. The contractor s staff will return the access badge(s) to the Point of Contact or designee at the end of each shift. The contractor shall be required to comply with all security policies and requirements of all of the facilities. Staff must be cleared through security clearance policies prior to the contractor performing work under this contract. Staff that cannot meet the security and clearance requirements shall not be allowed to perform work under this contract. It is the responsibility of the contractor s personnel to park in the appropriate designated parking areas. Parking INTERFERENCE TO NORMAL FUNCTION In the event of an emergency, contractor services may be stopped and rescheduled at no additional cost to the government. GENERAL PURPOSE: Dry ice used for specimens and transporting them. SALIENT CHARACTERISTICS: DRY Ice in 10 lb blocks, 5 per box for a 50 LB box Other product information and other salient characteristics are located on the Internet and company brochures. Alternate Item submission: Offerors submitting alternate items must provide technical information sufficient for a lay person to determine acceptability. Information will not be paid for by the government nor returned to the supplying party. The information will be used to determine product acceptability. Lack of sufficient information for our staff to determine product acceptability will result in a negative determination. - Any quote will then be found non-responsiveness to the solicitation and the quote will not be considered. - New Equipment ONLY; NO remanufactured, used/refurbished or "gray market" items. All items must be covered by the manufacturer's warranty. No product in development shall be considered. Authorized dealers: Experienced firms only who are authorized dealers will be considered in addition to the original equipment manufacturer. A letter from the manufacturer stating your company is an authorized dealer for the line items must be in possession by the due date and be available for submission, if requested. - SOLICTATION PROVISIONS/CONTRACT CLAUSES: FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors Commercial Items (OCT 2015) FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation - Commercial Items (Oct 2014) paragraph (a) is completed as follows:. Award will be made to the lowest priced responsible offeror quoting a technically acceptable item. All line items must be quoted, no partial system quotes will be accepted. Any firm quoting incomplete configurations or only part of the line items may be considered non-responsive to the solicitation and their offer may not be considered. FAR 52.212-3, Offerors Representations and Certifications Commercial Items (July 2016). The selected offeror must submit a completed copy of the listed representations and certifications with its offer or fill out online representations and certifications at www.sam.gov FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items (May 2015) FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items (Oct 2016), paragraph (a) and the following clauses in paragraph (b): 14 (will apply if Small Business set-aside), 21 (will apply if Service-Disabled Vetern0Owned Small Business Set-Aside), 1, 4, 8, 16, 19, 22, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 42, 45, 48, 55. FAR 52.252-1, Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998); for the purpose of this provision, the fill-in s are http://www.acquisition.gov/far/index.html and http://www.va.gov/oal/library/vaar/ FAR Number Title Date 52.211-6 BRAND NAME OR EQUAL AUG 1999 VAAR Number Title Date VAAR 852.203-70 COMMERICAL ADVERTISING JAN 2008 VAAR 852.246-71 INSPECTION JAN 2008 VAAR 852-273-76 ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION OF PAYMENT REQUESTS NOV 2012