(ISBEE) Ultrasound System - Ft Yuma Service Unit

Ultrasound Fort Yuma Service Unit Request for Quote 1. The Department of Health and Human Services, the Phoenix Area Indian Health Service (IHS), is soliciting quotes for an Ultrasound Machine for the Fort Yuma Service Unit in Winterhaven, California. This requirement is a 100% Set-aside for Native American/Alaska Native owned small businesses; Indian Small Business Economic Enterprise (ISBEE). Quote is due no later than April 15, 2022 at 4pm PST and shall be submitted to contact@example.gov. 2. The Government anticipates one (1) firm fixed-price award from this solicitation to the responsive, responsible offeror whose quote is conforming to the specifications and terms and conditions of the solicitation. Quote(s) must be FOB destination, include all applicable discounts, and all required line items must have a price to be considered for award. Not providing prices for all CLINS items shall make your offer non-responsive to the solicitation. Quotes may be in a vendor preferred format (e.g. PDF). Requirement: Brand name: Fujifilm Sonosite L25100 - Sonosite PX Ultrasound System Salient Characteristics: Must have B-Mode Imaging. See Attachment 1 - Technical Specifications for Ultrasound Machine - L25100 - Sonosite PX Ultrasound System - L23119 - Transducer C5-1 - L22916 - Transducer L12-3 - L23972 - Transducer L19-5 - L24087 - Transducer P5-1 - L25110 - Sonosite PX Stand - L28623 - Sonosite PowerPark - L25200 - Printer B W Hybrid Graphic Sony UP-X898MD QUESTIONS and CLARIFICATIONS: If you have questions or clarifications regarding this requirement, please submit your inquiries immediately via email to contact@example.gov no later than April 14, 2022, 4PM Pacific Standard Time. Please be advised that the Government reserves the right to transmit those questions and answers of a common interest to all prospective Offerors. 3. Delivery and Acceptance. All items must be FOB Destination and delivered 30 days after receipt of order (ARO). Delivery Address: Delivery POC: Fort Yuma Health Care Center Edmund Thundercloud, contact@example.gov 401 Picacho Rd Winterhaven CA 92283 4. Evaluation Instructions: a. Technical: Offerors shall provide brief description of the items quoted in response to this solicitation and attached documents, to include technical documentation and/or diagrams, to support products being offered. b. Price: The price shall be specific, complete in every detail, and separate from the technical submission. Submit pricing for all; not submitting pricing for all items will make your quote non-responsive to the solicitation. Contractor shall state in their RFQ that the quote shall remain effective for 90 calendar days after close of solicitation. 5. Basis for Award: This acquisition will utilize Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) source selection procedures where best value is expected to result from selection of the technically acceptable proposal with the lowest evaluated price and overall cost alternative to meet the Government's needs. By submission of its offer, the Offeror accepts all solicitation requirements, including terms and conditions, representations and certifications, and technical requirements. Failure to meet a requirement may result in an offer being determined technically unacceptable. In order for an Offeror to be considered for award, the proposal must receive an - Acceptable rating in every non-price factor. Any proposal receiving a rating of - Unacceptable in any non-price factor will not be further evaluated. Ratings for Technical: Acceptable - Proposal clearly meets the minimum requirements of the solicitation. Unacceptable - Proposal does not clearly meet the minimum requirements of the solicitation. For the purpose of award, the Government shall evaluate offers based on the evaluation factors described below: Factor 1 - Technical: Factor 2 - Price: Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) GRAY MARKET EQUIPMENT a. Gray market items are Original Equipment Manufacturer's (OEM) goods sold through unauthorized channels in direct competition with authorized distributors. This procurement is for new OEM Cisco equipment. No remanufactures or gray market items will be acceptable. b. Vendor shall be an OEM, authorized dealer, authorized distributor or authorized reseller for the proposed Cisco equipment and/or services contracts for maintenance of required equipment (i.e. replacement parts), verified by an authorization letter or other documents from the OEM, such that the OEM's warranty and service are provided and maintained by the OEM. All software licensing, warranty and service associated with the Cisco equipment and/or services contracts for maintenance of Cisco equipment shall be in accordance with the OEM terms and conditions. c. The delivery of gray market items to the IHS in the fulfillment of an order/award constitutes a breach of contract. Accordingly, the IHS reserves the right enforce any of its contractual remedies. This includes termination of the contract or, solely at the IHS's election, allowing the Vendor to replace, at no cost to the Government, any remanufactured or gray market item(s) delivered to an IHS medical facility upon discovery of such items. INVOICING PROCESSING PLATFORM (IPP) (Feb 2022) In compliance with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) M-15-19 memorandum - Improving Government Efficiency and Saving Taxpayer Dollars Through Electronic Invoicing directing Federal agencies to adopt electronic invoicing as the primary means to disburse payment to vendors. Invoices submitted under any award resulting from this solicitation will be required to utilize the Invoice Processing Platform (IPP) in accordance with HHSAR 352.232-71, Electronic Submission and Processing of Payment Requests IPP is a secure, web-based electronic invoicing system provided by the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Bureau of the Fiscal Service, in partnership with the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRSTL). Respondents to this solicitation are encouraged to register an account with IPP if they have not already done so. If your organization is already registered to use IPP, you will not be required to re-register- however, we encourage you make sure your organization and designated IPP user accounts are valid and up to date. The IPP website address is: https://www.ipp.gov If you require assistance registering or IPP account access, please contact the IPP Helpdesk at +1 (555) 000-0000 (M-F 8AM to 6PM ET), or contact@example.gov Note: Should an Offeror feel that use of the IPP would be unduly burdensome, the response to this solicitation should include an explanation of this position for a determination by the contracting officer. FAR 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 address(es): Acquisition.gov 52.212-1 Instruction to Offerors'Commercial Items (Jan 2017) 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications-- (Jan 2017) Commercial Items Solicitation Provisions in by full text. 52.212-2 EVALUATION COMMERICAL ITEMS (OCT 2014) (a) (1) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: Factor 1: Technical Factor 2: Price (2) Technical and past performance, when combined, are significantly more important, when compared to price or cost. (b) Options. The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s). (c) A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer's specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award. HHSAR 332.7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests (Feb 2022) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause Payment request means a bill, voucher, invoice, or request for contract financing payment with associated supporting documentation. The payment request must comply with the requirements identified in FAR 32.905(b), - Content of Invoices and the applicable Payment clause included in this contract. (b) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this clause, the Contractor shall submit payment requests electronically using the Department of Treasury Invoice Processing Platform (IPP) or successor system. Information regarding IPP, including IPP Customer Support contact information, is available at www.ipp.gov or any successor site. (c) The Contractor may submit payment requests using other than IPP only when the Contracting Officer authorizes alternate procedures in writing in accordance with HHS procedures. (d) If alternate payment procedures are authorized, the Contractor shall include a copy of the Contracting Officer's written authorization with each payment request. (End of provisions) The Department of Health and Human Services, Phoenix Indian Medical Center, is Tax Exempt under A.R.S.42-5063(C)(3)(a), A.R.S.42-5067(B)(1), A.R.S.42-5065(B)(2)(a), A.R.S.42-5066(B)(3) (a), A.R.S.42-5074(B)(7), A.R.S.42-5071(B)(2)(a), A.R.S.42-5061(A)(25)(a), and A.R.S.42-5159(A)(13)(a),(b),(c), State of Arizona Department of Revenue. (Copy of Certificate available upon request).