H246--Wastewater Sampling & Testing Services

?.## SOLICITATION DESCRIPTION This solicitation is issued as an RFQ. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2022-04. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 541380, with a small business size standard of $19 Million. The FSC/PSC is H246. The Greater Los Angeles VA Healthcare System (GLAVAHCS) is seeking to contract with an analytical laboratory to perform Wastewater Sampling for VA West Los Angeles to comply with Los Angeles City Sanitation Permit for Greater Los Angeles VA Healthcare System (VA West Los Angeles). Request is for a base plus 4 option years. The services shall comply with this Statement of Work (SOW), all VA, local, state, and Federal policies, and regulations. All interested companies shall provide quotations for the items listed in Section B of the RFQ Attachment, Page 4-5. Services Statement of Work (SOW) is included in the RFQ Attachment, pages 24-29. Place of Performance/Place of Delivery Address: Greater Los Angeles VA Healthcare System 11301 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles, CA Postal Code: 90073 Country: UNITED STATES The full text of FAR provisions or clauses may be accessed electronically at http://acquisition.gov/comp/far/index.html. The following solicitation provisions apply to this acquisition: 1. FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors Commercial Items 2. FAR 52.212-3, Offerors Representations and Certifications Commercial Items Offerors must complete annual representations and certifications electronically via the System for Award Management (SAM) website located at https://www.sam.gov/portal in accordance with FAR 52.212-3, Offerors Representations and Certifications Commercial Items. If paragraph (j) of the provision is applicable, a written submission is required. The following contract clauses apply to this acquisition: FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items NOV 2021. ADDENDUM to FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Products and Commercial Services applies to and is included with this acquisition. FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders JAN 2022. The following subparagraphs of FAR 52.212-5 are applicable: (b)(1), (4), (8), (14)(i), (16), (21), (22), (27), (29), (30)(i), (31)(i), (32)(i), (33), (34), (35)(i), (36), (44), (58); (c)(1), (2), (4), (7), and (8). All quoters shall submit the following: as described in FAR 52.212-1 addendum. All quotes shall be sent to the Network Contracting Office (NCO) 22 Contract Specialist, Jamie ElBedawi at contact@example.gov. Award will be based upon a comparative evaluation of quotes in accordance with the Simplified Acquisition Procedures of FAR 13. Comparative evaluation is the side by side pairwise comparison of quotes based on factors resulting in a Contracting Officer decision for the quote most favorable to the Government. The following are the decision factors: Price, Past Performance, and Technical. The award will be made to the response most advantageous to the Government. Responses should contain your best terms, conditions. To facilitate the award process, all quotes must include a statement regarding the terms and conditions herein as follows: "The terms and conditions in the solicitation are acceptable to be included in the award document without modification, deletion, or addition." OR "The terms and conditions in the solicitation are acceptable to be included in the award document with the exception, deletion, or addition of the following:" Quoters shall list exception(s) and rationale for the exception(s), if any. Submission of your response shall be received not later than 17:00 MST on 09/07/2023 at contact@example.gov. ALL communication must be in writing ONLY, to this same email address. 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 to the Point of Contact listed below. Point of Contact Contract Specialist Jamie ElBedawi contact@example.gov