75--Custom Patient Display Posting Boards

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR 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 solicitation RFQ- VA250-17-Q-0955 is issued as a request for proposal (RFP). This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-95/ 01-19-2017. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) number is 339940 and the business size standard is 1,250 Employees. Item 1: Qty. 30 Custom Designed Display Posting Boards 4 -0 x 4 -0 overall in size Visible backboard and exposed sides to be woodgrain laminate (provide color options) Interchangeable single and multi-paper holders with stanchions to allow for ease of changing out paper displays Each board to have space for (10) portrait size 8.5 x 11 frames and (4) landscape size 8.5 x11 frames to house a single piece of paper Five (5) of the portrait size 8.5 x 11 frames must hold multiple pieces of paper for take away. Interchangeable magnetic inserts to be provided for paper title insert Metal Stanchions for mounting board on the wall- finish to be brushed nickel security mounting hardware with anchors Drawing included to show the style of board being sought. If shipping is not included please include as separate line item Items are being ordered by the Ann Arbor VAMC, 2215 Fuller Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48105. Offerors must comply with all instructions contained in provision 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial, applies to this acquisition. The following additional provisions apply: VAAR 852.203-70 Commercial Advertising (JAN2008) The bidder of offeror agrees that if a contract is awarded to him/her, as a result of this solicitation, he/she will not advertise the award of the contract in his/her commercial advertising in such a manner as to state or imply that the Department of Veterans Affairs endorses a product, project or commercial line of endeavor. VAAR 852.215-70 Service Disabled Veteran-Owned and Veteran-Owned Small Business Evaluation Factors (JUL 2016)(Deviation) (a) In an effort to achieve socioeconomic small business goals, depending on the evaluation factors included in the solicitation, VA shall evaluate offerors based on their service-disabled veteran-owned or veteran-owned small business status and their proposed use of eligible service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses and veteran-owned small businesses as subcontractors. (b) Eligible service-disabled veteran-owned offerors will receive full credit, and offerors qualifying as veteran-owned small businesses will receive partial credit for the Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned and Veteran-owned Small Business Status evaluation factor. To receive credit, an offeror must be registered and verified in Vendor Information Pages (VIP) database (https://www.vip.vetbiz.gov). (c) Non-veteran offerors proposing to use service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses or veteran-owned small businesses as subcontractors will receive some consideration under this evaluation factor. Offerors must state in their proposals the names of the SDVOSBs and VOSBs with whom they intend to subcontract and provide a brief description of the proposed subcontracts and the approximate dollar values of the proposed subcontracts. In addition, the proposed subcontractors must be registered and verified in the VetBiz.gov VIP database (https://www.vip.vetbiz.gov). VAAR 852.232-72 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests (NOV 2012) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause (1) Contract financing payment has the meaning given in FAR 32.001. (2) Designated agency office has the meaning given in 5 CFR 1315.2(m). (3) Electronic form means an automated system transmitting information electronically according to the Accepted electronic data transmission methods and formats identified in paragraph (c) of this clause. Facsimile, email, and scanned documents are not acceptable electronic forms for submission of payment requests. (4) Invoice payment has the meaning given in FAR 32.001. (5) Payment request means any request for contract financing payment or invoice payment submitted by the contractor under this contract. (b) Electronic payment requests. Except as provided in paragraph (e) of this clause, the contractor shall submit payment requests in electronic form. Purchases paid with a Government-wide commercial purchase card are considered to be an electronic transaction for purposes of this rule, and therefore no additional electronic invoice submission is required. (c) Data transmission. A contractor must ensure that the data transmission method and format are through one of the following: (1) VA s Electronic Invoice Presentment and Payment System. (See Web site at http://www.fsc.va.gov/einvoice.asp.) (2) Any system that conforms to the X12 electronic data interchange (EDI) formats established by the Accredited Standards Center (ASC) and chartered by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). The X12 EDI Web site (http://www.x12.org) includes additional information on EDI 810 and 811 formats. (d) Invoice requirements. Invoices shall comply with FAR 32.905. (e) Exceptions. If, based on one of the circumstances below, the contracting officer directs that payment requests be made by mail, the contractor shall submit payment requests by mail through the United States Postal Service to the designated agency office. Submission of payment requests by mail may be required for: (1) Awards made to foreign vendors for work performed outside the United States; (2) Classified contracts or purchases when electronic submission and processing of payment requests could compromise the safeguarding of classified or privacy information; (3) Contracts awarded by contracting officers in the conduct of emergency operations, such as responses to national emergencies; (4) Solicitations or contracts in which the designated agency office is a VA entity other than the VA Financial Services Center in Austin, Texas; or (5) Solicitations or contracts in which the VA designated agency office does not have electronic invoicing capability as described above. VAAR 852.246-71 INSPECTION (JAN 2008) Rejected goods will be held subject to contractor s order for not more than 15 days, after which the rejected merchandise will be returned to the contractor's address at his/her risk and expense. Expenses incident to the examination and testing of materials or supplies that have been rejected will be charged to the contractor's account. 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Items, the Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforms to the solicitation and is determined to be the most advantageous to the government, technical, price and past performance considered. To be technically acceptable the offeror shall meet or exceed the Government's specifications. Offers will be evaluated in accordance with the following factors: Factor 1: Technical Capability, Offeror shall demonstrate understanding of the requirements of the Statement of Work (SOW), and produce an offer that will meet those objectives. Factor 2: Past Performance. Please provide three references, if possible, for past award actions for a similar requirement. Include point of contact name, phone number and email address. Factor 3: Price, price analysis will be used to determine that the prices are fair and reasonable in accordance with FAR 15.404-1(b)(2). Factor 4: Socioeconomic Status, Provide VOSB and SDVOSB status if applicable to the offer. The greater the equality of offers within the non-price factors, the more important this status becomes in selecting the best value to the Government. Preference will be given to Service Disabled Veteran Owned Business, Veteran Owned Small Business or other Small Business concern whose offer is equal to or exceeds all other offers in non-price and price factors and provides the best value to the Government. Furthermore, 1st preference will be given to the Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business whose offer is equal to or exceeds the proposals of any Veteran Owned Small Business or Small Business and provides the best value to the Government. All factors are listed in descending order of importance. Technical Capability and Past Performance, when combined, are significantly more important than Price. 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items, a completed copy of this provision shall be submitted with the offer unless SAM registered which must be noted in the proposal. 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items. 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items. Proposals are to be received at Network Contracting Office 10 (NCO10), 8888 Keystone Crossing, Suite 1100, Indianapolis, IN 46240, ATTN: Jordan Carlsen AND Calynda Baines. Hand carried, Fed-x/UPS, or emailed offers will be accepted no later than 3:00 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time on 08 September 2017. No late quotes will be considered. Contact: Jordan Carlsen, Contract Specialist, AND Calynda Baines, Contracting Officer, via e-mail at contact@example.gov /contact@example.gov or FAX +1 (555) 000-0000. No telephone inquiries will be accepted. Only written inquires received directly from the offeror are acceptable.