Q--Art Therapy Services

DESCRIPTION: This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation VA-250-11-RP-0111 is issued as a Request for Proposal (RFP). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions, clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisitions Circular 05-50.This synopsis is a streamlined solicitation of offers for commercial items for use where appropriate. The intent of these is to simplify the process of preparing and issuing solicitations/synopsis for evaluating offers for commercial items/services consistent with commercial practices. Only written requests received directly from the requester are acceptable. The Louis Stokes Cleveland Department VA Medical Center known as LSCDVAMC, Wade Park Campus, 10701 East Boulevard Cleveland OH 44106; proposes to contract for Professional Art Therapy services for VA Spinal Cord Injury patients who statues are either in-patient or out-patient. The Art Therapist must have a Master's Degree in Art Therapy. It is highly desired, but not mandatory for the Art Therapist to have Art Therapy credentialing through the Art therapy Credentialing Board. Performance period is Date of Award through September 30 2011, with four (4) one-year options. NAICS code assigned to this procurement is 624190 (other individual and family services) with a size standard of $7 million. Offerors should submit proposals based on the work requirements specified herein. Service Disabled Veteran Owned small businesses are encouraged to contact their nearest Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) if assistance is required in preparing a proposal. The web site address for the location of the nearest PTAC is http://www.sellingtothegovernment.nct. Offerors shall thoroughly review the specifications and include a delivery time for specified requirements. Offerors responding to this synopsis shall also provide information included in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (Far 52.212.2 Evaluation - Commercial Items) NOTE: The Government reserves the right to award at BEST VALUE. 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. Please note; the following factors used to evaluate offers: Technical capability of the services offered to meet the Government requirement, Price Past performance, the relative order of importance of the evaluation factors are in ascending order of importance. Technical Capability and Past Performance, when combined, are greater than Price. Evaluations may be made without discussion with the offeror(s). Federal Acquisition Regulations require that all contractors submitting offers/bids to obtain contracts with agencies of the Federal Government; including the Department of Veterans Affairs, shall be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database prior to receiving an award, during performance and through final payment of any contract or award resulting from a solicitation. You may register easily and quickly on-line at https://www.ccr.gov. Invoices shall be submitted in accordance with Federal Regulations 52.212-4(g) and shall be submitted to Financial Services Center, PO Box 149971, Austin, Texas 78714 or register to submit invoices electronically https://www.vis.fsc.va.gov. Remittance address: Payments under this contract shall be made to the address indicated in your quote. PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES The full text of a FAR provision or clause can be accessed electronically at www.acqnet.gov/far. The Veterans Administration (VAAR) clauses and provisions will be accessed on the Internet at http://www.va.gov/oamm/oa/ars/policyreg/vaar/index.cfm The clause at 52.212.4 Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition, along with 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes Or Executive order-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The following FAR and VAAR clauses and provisions shall apply to this acquisition: 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors Commercial Items; Addendum 52.212.-1 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items. 52.204-7 Central Contractor Registration; 52.212-2 Evaluation - Commercial Items 52.237-1 Site Visit 52.237-2 Protection of Government Building, Equipment and Vegetation 852.228-71 Indemnification and Insurance Jan 2008 852.237-70 Contractor Responsibilities APR 1984 852-271-70 Nondiscrimination in Service Provided Beneficiaries APR 1984 52.233-2 Service of Protest AUG 1996 852.233-70 Protest Content JAN 2008 852-233-71 Alternate Protest Procedure JAN 1998 852.270-1 Representative of Contracting Officers JAN 2008 852.271-75 Extension of Contract Period APR 1984 852.273-76 Electronic Invoice Submission Oct 2008 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government, with Alternate I; 52.219-4, Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUB Zone Small Business Concerns (if the offeror elects to waive the preference, it shall so indicate in its offer); 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns; 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan; 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity; 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities; 52.222-41 Service Contract Act of 1965, as Amended 52.225-13 Restriction on Certain Foreign Purchases (E.O. 12722, 12724, 13059, 13067, 13121, and 13129; and 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer--Central Contractor Registration. Department of Commerce Agency-Level Protest Procedures Level above the Contracting Officer is also incorporated. It can be downloaded at www.nist.gov/admin/od/contract/agency.htm Proposals are due no later than March 30 2011, 9:00 a.m., EST local time. Anticipated award date April 1 2011. Questions will be submitted to Maladean E. Hudson via e-mail at contact@example.gov, or by facsimile at +1 (555) 000-0000.