6640--Stem Cell Processing Equipment-TVHS-626

Page 2 of 2 This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) subpart 12.6, Streamlined Procedures for Evaluation and Solicitation for Commercial Items, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested, and a written solicitation document will not be issued. This solicitation is issued as a 100% Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2022-06, effective 05/26/2022. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 334516 Medical Laboratories, with a small business size standard of 41.5 Mil employees. The FSC/PSC is 6640 analysis instruments. The Nashville VA Medical Center located at 1310 24th Avenue South, Nashville, TN 37212, is seeking to purchase Nitrogen Cryo equipment system. All interested vendors shall provide quotations for the following Description Quan unit Isotemp General Purpose Deluxe Water Baths, 10 L 2 Ea High-Performance Undercounter Lab Refrigerators, Solid Door, Capacity: 5.5 cu. Ft, must fit undercounter 2 Ea Class II, Type A2 Biological Safety Cabinet Package, 6 ft. width, Chamber Material: Stainless Steel 2 Ea Blood Banking Centrifuge, 6x550mL and 8x550mL blood bags, Capacity: 6 x 550mL and 8 x 550mL blood bags 1 Ea Swinging Bucket Rotor to fit above centrifuge, 6 x 550mL blood bags, 5,000 rpm, Rotor, Capacity: 6 x 550mL Blood Bags 1 Ea 450-550mL Quad or Quint Blood Bag Adapter for Oval Single Blood Bag Buckets, 450-550mL Quad or Quint Blood Bag Adapter (set of 2), Capacity: 6/8 x 550mL, For Use With: Oval single blood bag buckets, inserts to hold 250 mL, 50 mL & 15 mL centrifuge tubes. 3 Ea Single blood bag round bucket for swing bucket rotor (set of 2) 3 Ea Bucket adapter to hold 6x250 mL bottles 6 Ea Bucket adapter 250 mL to 174-225 mL 6 Ea Bucket adapter 30x50 mL tubes 6 Ea Bucket adapter 48x15 mL conical blood collection tubes 6 Ea Sorvall ST4 or compatible centrifuge cell culture package with rotor 1 Ea Sorvall ST1 Plus or compatible, TX-400 Cell Culture Package, includes: centrifuge, rotor, set of buckets, lids, and set of adapters 1 Ea Micro hematocrit centrifuge, Micro-Centrifuge, Rotor Included 1 Ea Controlled-Rate Freezer, 48L, with Printer, Model: Medical Device with Printer, Capacity: 48L, 1.2 cu. ft., Cabinet Material: Stainless Steel 2 Ea Cryo rack to hold 1.2 and 2 mL vials to hold 161 ampules 1 Ea Cryo rack to hold 1.2 and 2 mL vials to hold 76 ampules 1 Ea Cryo rack holder large, to hold 5 racks 1 Ea Cryo rack holder small, to hold 5 racks 1 Ea Cryo bag freezing press for use with Fenwal 4R5461 #4000314 1 Ea Cryo bag freezing press for use with Fenwal 4R5461 #4000318 1 Ea Cryo sensors for 1.2 and 2.0 mL cryo tubes 1 Ea Cryo Thermocouple sensors, ribbon type 1 Ea Cryo Service Validation 2 Ea Adjustable Height Heavy Duty Steel Table with Leveling Glides, Phenolic Work Surface, Depth: 24 in., 61 cm, Width: 60 in. Capacity: 2000 lbs. 3 Ea Heavy Duty Portable Sealer; For Use With: Sealing blood bag tubing 2 Ea Incubator: 20L General Purpose Water Bath, Capacity: 20 L, Temperature Range: Ambient to 100 deg.C, 1 Ea Sterile Tubing Welder, Tubing Size in mm (in): 5.5 (0.215) outer diameter (OD) 0.8 (0.033) wall thickness Tubing Type: Polyvinyl chloride (PVC), C-FLEX Tubing Use: Biotech 1 Ea Delivery of all quantities to the following location: Nashville VA Medical Center Stem Cell Lab 1310 24th Avenue South Nashville, TN 37212 Quote shall specify a specific delivery date or number of days after receipt of order (ARO). The following Commercial Items clauses apply to this acquisition: 52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998) 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. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es): http://www.acquisition.gov/far/index.html http://www.va.gov/oal/library/vaar/ FAR Title Date 52.204-10 REPORTING EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION AND FIRST-TIER SUBCONTRACT AWARDS Jun 2020 52.204-13 SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT MAINTENANCE Oct 2018 52.204-18 COMMERCIAL AND GOVERNMENT ENTITY CODE MAINTENANCE Aug 2020 52.209-6 PROTECTING THE GOVERNMENT'S INTEREST WHEN SUBCONTRACTING WITH CONTRACTORS DEBARRED, SUSPENDED, OR PROPOSED FOR DEBARMENT Nov 2021 52.212-4 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS-COMMERCIAL ITEMS Nov 2021 52.212-5 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT STATUES OR EXECUTIVE ORDERS May 2022 52.222-3 CONVICT LABOR Jun 2003 52.222-19 CHILD LABOR COOPERATION WITH AUTHORITIES AND REMIDIES Jan 2022 52.222-26 EQUAL OPPORTUNITY Sep 2016 52.222-35 EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR VETERANS Jun 2020 52.222-36 EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR WORKERS WITH DISABILITIES Jun 2020 52.222-50 COMBATING TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS Nov 2021 52.223-18 ENCOURAGING CONTRACTOR POLICIES TO BAN TEXT MESSAGING WHILE DRIVING Jun 2020 52.225-1 BUY AMERICAN-SUPPLIES Nov 2021 52.225-2 BUY AMERICAN CERTIFICATE Feb 2021 52.225-13 RESTRICTIONS ON CERTAIN FOREIGN PURCHASES Feb 2021 52.232-33 PAYMENT BY ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER-SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT Oct 2018 52.232-40 PROVIDING ACCELERATED PAYMENTS TO SMALL BUSINESS SUBCONTRACTORS Nov 2021 852.203-70 COMMERCIAL ADVERTISING May 2018 852.211-70 EQUIPMENT OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE MANUALS Nov 2018 852.212-72 GRAY MARKET AND COUNTERFEIT ITEMS (DEVIATION) Mar 2020 852.219-10 VA NOTICE OF TOTAL SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS SET ASIDE (DEVIATION) Nov 2020 852.232-72 ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION OF PAYMENT REQUESTS Nov 2018 852.246-71 REJECTED GOODS Oct 2018 The following provisions apply to this solicitation: 52.252-1 SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998) This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions 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. The offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at this/these addresses: http://www.acquisition.gov/far/index.html http://www.va.gov/oal/library/vaar/ FAR Title Date 52.204-7 SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT Oct 2018 52.204-16 COMMERCIAL AND GOVERNMENT ENTITY CODE REPORTING Aug 2020 52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS COMMERCIAL ITEMS Mar 2023 52.212-2 EVALUATION COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES Nov 2021 Addendum to 52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS COMMERCIAL ITEMS The following provisions are incorporated into 52.212-1 as an addendum to this combined synopsis/solicitation: Instructions for the Preparation of Quotes Offeror shall provide the following documentation for the quote to be considered: A completed Price Schedule (to include pricing for all Line Items), located on pages 1 of this document. Delivery Date of quoted products. A letter from the OEM, confirming the quoted items are in stock and the delivery date included in the Offeror s quote is accurate. Evidence of being a Vendor Information Pages (VIP) verified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (VIP Home - · VetBiz Portal (va.gov)). Addendum to 52.212-2 EVALUATION COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: Past Performance and Price. The Government will issue an order to the responsible vendor whose quotation conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. Quotes will be evaluated to determine compliance with the requirements of this solicitation as follows: Date of Delivery. An evaluation will assess quotes depicting a firm delivery date that is most advantageous to the Government. Past Performance. The past performance evaluation will be based on the Contracting Officer s knowledge of and previous experience with the supply being acquired and a review of the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting (CPARS) and/or other available information. Price. Offerors shall provide the unit price and extended price for the item listed above. The extended price will be evaluated as the overall price. (Note: Any delivery or freight charges shall be rolled into the item unit price as appropriate, via FOB Destination) (End of Provision) 52.212-3 OFFEROR REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS COMMERICAL ITEMS (NOV 2021) The Offeror shall complete only paragraph (b) of this provision if the Offeror has completed the annual representations and certification electronically in the System for Award Management (SAM) accessed through https://www.sam.gov. If the Offeror has not completed the annual representations and certifications electronically, the Offeror shall complete only paragraphs (c) through (v)) of this provision. (b)(1) Annual Representations and Certifications. Any changes provided by the Offeror in paragraph (b)(2) of this provision do not automatically change the representations and certifications in SAM. (2) The offeror has completed the annual representations and certifications electronically in SAM accessed through http://www.sam.gov. After reviewing SAM information, the Offeror verifies by submission of this offer that the representations and certifications currently posted electronically at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications--Commercial Products and Commercial Services, have been entered or updated in the last 12 months, are current, accurate, complete, and applicable to this solicitation (including the business size standard applicable to the NAICS code referenced for this solicitation), at the time this offer is submitted and are incorporated in this offer by reference (see FAR 4.1201), except for paragraphs __. [Offeror to identify the applicable paragraphs at (c) through (v) of this provision that the offeror has completed for the purposes of this solicitation only, if any. These amended representation(s) and/or certification(s) are also incorporated in this offer and are current, accurate, and complete as of the date of this offer. Any changes provided by the offeror are applicable to this solicitation only, and do not result in an update to the representations and certifications posted electronically on SAM.] (End of Provision) Submission of your response shall be received not later than 16:00PM CT, on June 6, 2023, via email to Cinnamon.Washington@va.gov and John.Mccomas@va.gov Late submissions shall be treated in accordance with the solicitation provision at FAR 52.212-1(f). Any questions or concerns regarding this solicitation should be forwarded in writing via e-mail not later than 10:00AM CT on June 5, 2023, via the same email address. Questions received later than this time/date may not receive a response. Point of Contact Cinnamon Washington Contract Specialist Network Contracting Office 9 Cinnamon.Washington@va.gov John McComas Contract Officer Network Contracting Office 9 John.McComas@va.gov