SOLICITATION NOTICE
65 -- CUSTOM SURGICAL PACKS
- Notice Date
- 12/5/2013
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- Contracting Office
- 3900 Woodland Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19104
- ZIP Code
- 19104
- Solicitation Number
- VA244-14-Q-0214
- Response Due
- 12/11/2013
- Archive Date
- 6/9/2014
- Point of Contact
- Name: Keith Duke, Title: Contract Specialist, Phone: 2158234659, Fax:
- E-Mail Address
-
harold.duke@va.gov;
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- 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.The solicitation number is VA244-14-Q-0214 and is issued as an invitation for bids (IFB), unless otherwise indicated herein.The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular FAC 2005-71. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 423450 with a small business size standard of 100.00 employees.This requirement is a [ Small Business ] set-aside and only qualified offerors may submit bids.The solicitation pricing on www.FedBid.com will start on the date this solicitation is posted and will end on 2013-12-11 11:00:00.0 Eastern Time or as otherwise displayed at www.FedBid.com.FOB Destination shall be PHILADELPHIA, PA 19104 The VHA NCO 04 - 642 - Philadelphia, PA requires the following items, Exact Match Only, to the following: LI 001: HYSTEROSCOPY CUSTOM SURGICAL PACK. THIS WILL BE A ?BLANKET ORDER? FOR ONE (1) YEAR COMMENCING FROM THE DATE OF AWARD. IT?S PROJECTED/ESTIMATED THAT THE PVAMC WILL PROCURE 204 CUSTOM HYSTEROSCOPY SURGICAL PACKS OVER THE COURSE OF THS AWARD. *THESE ARE NOT FIRM QUANTITIES*. THE PROJECTED USAGE IS ESTIMATED BASED ON PRIOR YEARS USAGE. THE ACTUAL NEED COULD BE MORE OR LESS. NOTE: VENDOR MUST PROVIDE UNIT PRICING ON THE ATTACHED HYSTEROSCOPY LIST AND MUST ALSO INDICATE IF THE PVAMC CAN PROCURE INDIVIDUAL PIECES OF THE CUSTOM PACK IN ORDER TO COMPLETE EXISTING PACK(S) THAT MAY HAVE BEEN DAMAGED OR DEEMED UNUSABLE DUE TO CONTAMINATION. THIS IS?EXACT MATCH? PROCUREMENT. NO SUBSTITUTIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED OR ALLOWED. THE BID THAT YOU?RE PROVIDING IS FOR ONE (1) CUSTOM PACK. THE PURCHASE ORDER ISSUED TO THE AWARDED VENDOR WILL BE FOR THE PROJECTED USAGE. FOB = DESTINATION. ANY/ALL FREIGHT/HANDLING CHARGES MUST BE INCLUDED IN YOUR CUSTOM PACK CHARGES., 1, EA; LI 002: MAJOR SURGERY-PQ CUSTOM SURGICAL PACK. THIS WILL BE A ?BLANKET ORDER? FOR ONE (1) YEAR COMMENCING FROM THE DATE OF AWARD. IT?S PROJECTED/ESTIMATED THAT THE PVAMC WILL PROCURE 420 CUSTOM HYSTEROSCOPY SURGICAL PACKS OVER THE COURSE OF THS AWARD. *THESE ARE NOT FIRM QUANTITIES*. THE PROJECTED USAGE IS ESTIMATED BASED ON PRIOR YEARS USAGE. THE ACTUAL NEED COULD BE MORE OR LESS. NOTE: VENDOR MUST PROVIDE UNIT PRICING ON THE ATTACHED HYSTEROSCOPY LIST AND MUST ALSO INDICATE IF THE PVAMC CAN PROCURE INDIVIDUAL PIECES OF THE CUSTOM PACK IN ORDER TO COMPLETE EXISTING PACK(S) THAT MAY HAVE BEEN DAMAGED OR DEEMED UNUSABLE DUE TO CONTAMINATION. THIS IS?EXACT MATCH? PROCUREMENT. NO SUBSTITUTIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED OR ALLOWED. THE BID THAT YOU?RE PROVIDING IS FOR ONE (1) CUSTOM PACK. THE PURCHASE ORDER ISSUED TO THE AWARDED VENDOR WILL BE FOR THE PROJECTED USAGE. FOB = DESTINATION. ANY/ALL FREIGHT/HANDLING CHARGES MUST BE INCLUDED IN YOUR CUSTOM PACK CHARGES., 1, EA; LI 003: TOTAL HIP PACK-PQ CUSTOM SURGICAL PACK. THIS WILL BE A ?BLANKET ORDER? FOR ONE (1) YEAR COMMENCING FROM THE DATE OF AWARD. IT?S PROJECTED/ESTIMATED THAT THE PVAMC WILL PROCURE 96 CUSTOM HYSTEROSCOPY SURGICAL PACKS OVER THE COURSE OF THS AWARD. *THESE ARE NOT FIRM QUANTITIES*. THE PROJECTED USAGE IS ESTIMATED BASED ON PRIOR YEARS USAGE. THE ACTUAL NEED COULD BE MORE OR LESS. NOTE: VENDOR MUST PROVIDE UNIT PRICING ON THE ATTACHED HYSTEROSCOPY LIST AND MUST ALSO INDICATE IF THE PVAMC CAN PROCURE INDIVIDUAL PIECES OF THE CUSTOM PACK IN ORDER TO COMPLETE EXISTING PACK(S) THAT MAY HAVE BEEN DAMAGED OR DEEMED UNUSABLE DUE TO CONTAMINATION. THIS IS?EXACT MATCH? PROCUREMENT. NO SUBSTITUTIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED OR ALLOWED. THE BID THAT YOU?RE PROVIDING IS FOR ONE (1) CUSTOM PACK. THE PURCHASE ORDER ISSUED TO THE AWARDED VENDOR WILL BE FOR THE PROJECTED USAGE. FOB = DESTINATION. ANY/ALL FREIGHT/HANDLING CHARGES MUST BE INCLUDED IN YOUR CUSTOM PACK CHARGES., 1, EA; LI 004: TOTAL KNEE PACK-PQ CUSTOM SURGICAL PACK. THIS WILL BE A ?BLANKET ORDER? FOR ONE (1) YEAR COMMENCING FROM THE DATE OF AWARD. IT?S PROJECTED/ESTIMATED THAT THE PVAMC WILL PROCURE 96 CUSTOM HYSTEROSCOPY SURGICAL PACKS OVER THE COURSE OF THS AWARD. *THESE ARE NOT FIRM QUANTITIES*. THE PROJECTED USAGE IS ESTIMATED BASED ON PRIOR YEARS USAGE. THE ACTUAL NEED COULD BE MORE OR LESS. NOTE: VENDOR MUST PROVIDE UNIT PRICING ON THE ATTACHED HYSTEROSCOPY LIST AND MUST ALSO INDICATE IF THE PVAMC CAN PROCURE INDIVIDUAL PIECES OF THE CUSTOM PACK IN ORDER TO COMPLETE EXISTING PACK(S) THAT MAY HAVE BEEN DAMAGED OR DEEMED UNUSABLE DUE TO CONTAMINATION. THIS IS?EXACT MATCH? PROCUREMENT. NO SUBSTITUTIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED OR ALLOWED. THE BID THAT YOU?RE PROVIDING IS FOR ONE (1) CUSTOM PACK. THE PURCHASE ORDER ISSUED TO THE AWARDED VENDOR WILL BE FOR THE PROJECTED USAGE. FOB = DESTINATION. ANY/ALL FREIGHT/HANDLING CHARGES MUST BE INCLUDED IN YOUR CUSTOM PACK CHARGES., 1, EA; LI 005: VAAR CLAUSE 852.215-70 (SDVOSB,VOSB PREFERENCE) IS INCORPORATED INTO THIS PROCUREMENT. MAKE NO ENTRY ON THIS LINE., 1, N/C; LI 006: FOB = DESTINATION. ANY/ALL FREIGHT/HANDLING CHARGES MUST BE INCORPORATED INTO YOUR LINE ITEMS. MAKE NO ENTRY ON THIS LINE., 1, N/C; Solicitation and Buy Attachments ***Question Submission: Interested offerors must submit any questions concerning the solicitation at the earliest time possible to enable the Buyer to respond. Questions must be submitted by using the 'Submit a Question' feature at www.fedbid.com. Questions not received within a reasonable time prior to close of the solicitation may not be considered.*** For this solicitation, VHA NCO 04 - 642 - Philadelphia, PA intends to conduct an online competitive reverse auction to be facilitated by the third-party reverse auction provider, FedBid, Inc. FedBid has developed an online, anonymous, browser based application to conduct the reverse auction. An Offeror may submit a series of pricing bids, which descend in price during the specified period of time for the aforementioned reverse auction. VHA NCO 04 - 642 - Philadelphia, PA is taking this action in an effort to improve both vendor access and awareness of requests and the agency's ability to gather multiple, competed, real-time bids.All responsible Offerors that respond to this solicitation MUST submit the pricing portion of their bid using the online exchange located at www.FedBid.com. There is no cost to register, review procurement data or make a bid on www.FedBid.com.Offerors that are not currently registered to use www.FedBid.com should proceed to www.FedBid.com to complete their free registration. Offerors that require special considerations or assistance may contact the FedBid Helpdesk at 877-9FEDBID (877-933-3243) or via email at clientservices@fedbid.com. Offerors may not artificially manipulate the price of a transaction on www.FedBid.com by any means. It is unacceptable to place bad faith bids, to use decoys in the www.FedBid.com process or to collude with the intent or effect of hampering the competitive www.FedBid.com process.Should offerors require additional clarification, notify the point of contact or FedBid at 877-9FEDBID (877-933-3243) or clientservices@fedbid.com.Use of FedBid: Buyers and Sellers agree to conduct this transaction through FedBid in compliance with the FedBid Terms of Use. Failure to comply with the below terms and conditions may result in offer being determined as non-responsive. New Equipment ONLY; NO remanufactured or "gray market" items. All items must be covered by the manufacturer's warranty. Bid MUST be good for 30 calendar days after close of Buy. This solicitation requires registration with the System for Award Management (SAM) prior to award, pursuant to applicable regulations and guidelines. Registration information can be found at www.sam.gov. The selected Offeror must comply with the following commercial item terms and conditions, which are incorporated herein by reference: FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition; FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items - the selected offeror must submit a completed copy of the listed representations and certifications; FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, paragraph (a) and the following clauses in paragraph (b): 52.222-21, 52.222-26, 52.222-35, 52.222-36, 52.222-37, 52.225-13, 52.232-34. The full text of the referenced FAR clauses may be accessed electronically at https://www.acquisition.gov/far/. In addition to any VHA buy terms entered in FedBid, the Seller (Bidder) has reviewed and acknowledges any attached solicitation documents, item details, delivery schedule, and/or instructions to Seller (collectively referred to as requirements), and agrees to all terms and conditions set forth in the solicitation documents. While additional support documentation (e.g. Seller Attachments) may be requested, pricing shall be entered as a 'bid' in the reverse auction - offline pricing is not an acceptable bid. At the conclusion of the reverse auction, if attached to the buy, the apparent winning bidder shall be required to complete the solicitation documents prior to award. 852.215-70 Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned and Veteran-Owned Small Business Evaluation Factors. As prescribed in 815.304?71(a), insert the following clause: SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN-OWNED AND VETERAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS EVALUATION FACTORS (DEC 2009) (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 servicedisabled 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. (http://www.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
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- Place of Performance
- Address: PHILADELPHIA, PA 19104
- Zip Code: 19104
- Zip Code: 19104
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