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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF FEBRUARY 19, 2015 FBO #4835
SOLICITATION NOTICE

J -- PM for SPIFE 3000 and Quickscan 2000 EQUIPMENT

Notice Date

2/17/2015
 

Notice Type

Combine Synopsis/Solicitation
 

NAICS

811219 — Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance
 

Contracting Office

Department of Veterans Affairs;Acquisition & Materiel Management;Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center;2002 Holcombe BLVD;Houston TX 77030 4298
 

ZIP Code

77030 4298
 

Solicitation Number

VA25615Q0343
 

Response Due

2/19/2015
 

Archive Date

3/21/2015
 

Point of Contact

713-794-7427
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

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; quotations are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The commercial items procedures of FAR Part 12 will be used. Solicitation# RFP VA256-15-Q-0343. This solicitation is issued as request for quote (RFQ). Solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-77, effective November 13, 2014. All questions pertaining to this solicitation must be submitted by 4:00pm EST February 18, 2015. Send all questions electronically to corey.labbe2@va.gov. Only electronic offers will be accepted. Offers must be submitted to corey.labbe2@va.gov NO LATER THAN February 20, 2015 by 4:00 PM EST. POC: Corey Labbe, Contract Specialist Email: corey.labbe2@va.gov SCOPE OF WORK HELENA EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE Transaction No. 586-15-1-033-0039 1. EQUIPMENT IDENTIFICATION: A. NAME/DESCRIPTION OF EQUIPMENT: SPIFE 3000 MANUFACTURER - Helena MODEL - SPIFE 3000 Model 1088 SERIAL NUMBERS - 581135501 LOCATION - Room F-55 B. NAME/DESCRIPTION OF EQUIPMENT: QUICKSCAN 2000 MANUFACTURER - Helena MODEL - QUICKSCAN 2000 Model 1660 SERIAL NUMBERS - 601131201 LOCATION - Room F-55 2. DEFINITIONS/ACRONYMS: A. CO - Contracting Officer B. COR - Contracting Officer's Representative C. GVSMVAMC: G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery Veterans Affairs Medical Center. E. FSE - Field Service Engineer. A person who is authorized by the contractor to perform maintenance (corrective and/or preventive) services on the VAMC premises. F. ESR - Vendor Engineering Service Report. A documentation of the services rendered for each incidence of work performance under the terms and conditions of the contract. G. Acceptance Signature - VA employee who is authorized to sign-off on the ESR which indicates that the PM has been concluded or is still pending completion, or that the Emergency Repair has been accomplished or is still in a pending status. H. Authorization Signature - COR's signature; indicates COR accepts work status as stated in ESR. I. NFPA - National Fire Protection Association. J. CDRH - Center for Devices and Radiological Health. K. VAMC - Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center L. VHA - Veterans Health Adminstration 3. PLACE OF PERFORMANCE - G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center, 1500 E Woodrow Wilson Dr., Jackson, MS 39216 4. CONFORMANCE STANDARDS: - Contract service shall ensure that the equipment functions in conformance with the latest published edition of NFPA-99. 5. OPERATIONAL UPTIME - REQUIREMENTS: - The Helena Laboratory Equipment shall be operable and available for use 95% of the normal operating hours of the equipment as detailed in paragraph V., HOURS OF COVERAGE. Downtime will be computed from notification of problem during normal work hours. Scheduled maintenance will be excluded from downtime. (Normal work hours are 8 hours, Monday thru Friday, excluding national holidays). Operational Uptime will be computed during a month long time period. Repeated failure to meet this requirement can subject the contractor to DEFAULT action. 6. HOURS OF COVERAGE: A. Normal hours of coverage are Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., excluding holidays. All service/repairs will be performed during normal hours of coverage unless requested or approved by COR or his designee. B. Electrical and mechanical calibration maintenance once per year. C. Work performed outside the normal hours of coverage at the request of COR will be billed at the price listed by the contractor. NOTE: - Hardware/software update/upgrade installations will be scheduled and performed outside normal hours of coverage at no additional charge to the Government (unless it would be detrimental to equipment up-time; to be determined by the COR). D. Federal Holidays observed by the VAMC are: New Years' Day Martin Luther King Day Presidents' Day Memorial Day Independence Day Labor Day Columbus Day Veterans' Day Thanksgiving Day Christmas Day 7. UNSCHEDULED MAINTENANCE (Emergency Repair Service): A. Contractor shall maintain the equipment in accordance with the manufacturer's specifications. The Contractor will provide repair service which may consist of calibration, cleaning, oiling, adjusting, replacing parts, and maintaining the equipment, including all intervening calls necessary between regular services and calibrations. All required parts shall be furnished. B. The CO, COR or designated alternate has the authority to approve/request a service call from the Contractor. C. Response Time: - Contractor's FSE must respond with a phone call to the COR or his/her designee within two (2) hours after receipt of telephoned notification 24 (twenty-four) hours per day. If the problem cannot be corrected by phone, the FSE will commence work (on-site physical response) within twenty-four hours after receipt of this second notification and will proceed progressively to completion without undue delay. 8. SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE: A. The Contractor shall perform PM service to ensure that equipment listed in the schedule performs in accordance with manufacturer's specifications (An outline of the PM procedures and schedule shall be provided to the COR). The Contractor shall provide and utilize procedures and checklists with worksheet originals indicating work performed and actual values obtained (as applicable). This documentation shall be provided to the COR at the completion of the PM. The contractor shall provide written description of Preventive Maintenance Inspections (PMI). This description shall include an itemized list of the procedures performed, including electrical safety. PM services shall include, but need not be limited to, the following: 1) Cleaning of equipment. 2) Reviewing operating system software diagnostics to ensure that the system is operating in accordance with the manufacturer's specifications. 3) Electrical and Mechanical Calibrations (once per year) 4) Performing remedial maintenance of non-emergent nature. 5) Testing and replacing faulty and worn parts and/or parts likely to become faulty, fail or become worn. 6) Inspecting and replacing where indicated, electrical wiring and cables for wear and fraying. 7) Inspecting, and replacing where indicated, all mechanical components which may include, but is not limited to: cables, mounting hardware, motors, and keypads for mechanical integrity, safety, and performance. 8) Returning the equipment to the operating condition according to manufacturer's specifications. 9) Providing documentation of services performed. 10) Inspecting and calibrating the hard copy image device. B. PM services shall be performed in accordance with, and during the hours defined in, the preventive maintenance schedule established herein. All exceptions to the PM schedule shall be arranged and approved in advance with the COR. C. Any charges for parts, services, manuals, tools, or software required to successfully complete scheduled PM are included within this contract, and its agreed upon price, unless specifically stated in writing otherwise. 9. PARTS: - The Contractor shall furnish and replace parts to meet uptime requirements. The Contractor has ready access to all parts, including unique and/or high mortality replacement parts. All parts supplied shall be compatible with existing equipment. The contractor shall use new or rebuilt parts. All parts shall be of current manufacture and have complete versatility with the presently installed equipment. All parts shall perform identically to the original equipment specifications. (The Contractor shall also list any excluded parts under the service contract). 10. SERVICE MANUALS/TOOLS/EQUIPMENT: - The VAMC shall not provide tools, (test) equipment, service manuals or service diagnostic software to the contractor. The contractor shall obtain, have on file, and make available to its FSE's all operational and technical documentation (such as; operational and service manuals, schematics, and parts list) which are necessary to meet the performance requirements of this contract. The location and listing of the service data manuals, by name and/or the manuals themselves shall be provided to the CO upon request. 11. DOCUMENTATION/REPORTS: - The documentation shall include detailed descriptions of the scheduled and unscheduled maintenance (i.e., Emergency repairs) procedures performed, including replaced parts and prices (for outside normal working hour services) required to maintain the equipment in accordance with the manufacturer's specifications. The ESR will consist of a separate PM report for the item(s) covered under the "specific" contract. Grouping different equipment from different contracts on "one" ESR is prohibited. In addition, each ESR must, at a minimum, document the following data legibly and in complete detail: A. Name of contractor and contract number. B. Name of FSE who performed services. C. Contractor service ESR number/log number. D. Date, time (starting and ending), equipment downtime and hours on-site for service call. E. VA purchase order number(s) covering the call if outside normal working hours. F. Description of problem reported by COR/user (if applicable). G. Identification of equipment to be serviced: 1) Inventory ID number, 2) Manufacturer's name, 3) Device name, 4) Model number, 5) Serial number, 6) Any other manufacturer's identification numbers. H. Itemized Description of Service Performed (including, if applicable, Costs associated with after normal working hour services) including: 1) Labor and Travel, 2) Parts (with part numbers), 3) Materials and Circuit Location of problem/corrective action. I. Total Cost to be billed (if applicable - i.e., part(s) not covered or service rendered after normal hours of coverage). J. Signatures: 1) FSE performing services described. 2) Authorized VA Employee who witnessed service described. NOTE: - Any additional charges claimed must be approved by the COR before service is completed! 12. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS: - The Contractor shall be required to report to Biomedical Engineering to log in. This check in is mandatory. When the service is completed, the FSE shall document services rendered on a legible ESR(s). The FSE shall be required to log out with Biomedical Engineering and submit the ESR(s) to the COR. ALL ESRs shall be submitted to the equipment user for an "acceptance signature" and to the COR for an "authorization signature". If the COR is unavailable, a signed, authorized copy of the ESR will be sent to the Contractor after the work can be reviewed (if requested or noted on the ESR). VA Biomedical Contact Person(s): Randall Binkney, Kristen Russell, or other Biomedical Engineering representative Location (Building/Room Number): B-14 Telephone Number & Extension(s): 601-365-1540 (x1540 from within facility) Contractor - Provide telephone number(s) to call for your Service Department: Provide name(s) of authorized contact person(s): 13. LIQUIDATED DAMAGES: A. Contractor shall be liable to the Government for losses of production due to significant equipment downtime. Significant equipment downtime is that which exceeds ten (10) hours/month. Records regarding downtime will be kept by the COR and the maintenance contractor. B. Equipment downtime is calculated only from those normal hours of coverage (see Hours of Coverage Section) that the scheduled equipment is not fully operational. Downtime will begin when the Contractor is required to be on site (see Unscheduled Maintenance Section response time definition) after notification by the CO, COR or designated alternate. Downtime will accumulate until the scheduled equipment is returned to full and usual operation and accepted as such by the CO, COR or designated alternate. This does not include scheduled maintenance for PM purposes or when waiting for VA furnished tubes. Refusal of access to the equipment indicates that the unit is up and running and this time will not be considered when determining downtime. Refusal of access to the equipment voids the service call. C. If downtime exceeds [sixteen (16)] consecutive hours, the CO may exercise the option to hire an alternate source to resolve the problem. The decision to exercise this alternative will reside exclusively with the CO. All fees generated by the alternate Contractor(s) will be handled in accordance with Default clause. D. Monies will be subtracted from the contract if the Contractor fails to meet the up-time requirements using the following formula: MONTHLY MONTHS DOWNTIME 10 - 11 hours/month 0% 12 - 13 hours/month 20% 14 - 15 hours/month 40% 16 - 17 hours/month 60% 18 - 19 hours/month 80% 20 or more hours/month 100% These will be computed for the monthly dollar totals. 14. PAYMENT: - Invoices will be paid in arrears on a quarterly basis. Invoices, MUST INCLUDE, at a minimum, the following information: Contract No., Purchase Order No., Item(s) covered (to include serial #'s) by the PMI and covered period of service. Each invoice must be provided in triplicate. 15. ADDITIONAL CHARGES: - There will be no additional charge for time spent at the site (during, or after the normal hours of coverage) awaiting the arrival of additional FSE and/or delivery of parts. 16. REPORTING REQUIRED SERVICES BEYOND THE CONTRACT SCOPE: - The Contractor shall immediately, but no later than 24 (twenty-four) consecutive hours after discovery, notify the CO and COR (in writing) of the existence or the development of any defects in, or repairs required, to the scheduled equipment which the Contractor considers he/she is not responsible for under the terms of the contract. The Contractor shall furnish the CO and COR with a written estimate of the cost to make necessary repairs. 17. CONDITION OF EQUIPMENT: - The Contractor accepts responsibility for the equipment described in Section C, paragraph I., in "as is" condition. Failure to inspect the equipment prior to contract award will not relieve the Contractor from performance of the requirements of this contract. 18. COMPETENCY OF PERSONNEL SERVICING EQUIPMENT: A. Each respondent must have an established business, with an office and full time staff. The staff includes a "fully qualified" FSE and a "fully qualified" FSE who will serve as the backup. B. "Fully Qualified" is based upon training and on experience in the field. For training, the FSE(s) has successfully completed a formalized training program, for the equipment identified in the Section B schedule. For field experience, the FSE(s) has a minimum of two years of experience (except for equipment newly on the market) with respect to scheduled and unscheduled preventive and remedial maintenance, on [enter the name/type of equipment under coverage]. C. The FSEs shall be authorized by the Contractor to perform the maintenance services. All work shall be performed by "Fully Qualified" competent FSEs. The Contractor shall provide written assurance of the competency of their personnel and a list of credentials of approved FSEs for each make and model the Contractor services at the VAMC. The CO may authenticate the training requirements, request training certificates or credentials from the Contractor at any time for any personnel who are servicing or installing any VAMC equipment. The CO and/or COR specifically reserves the right to reject any of the Contractor's personnel and refuse them permission to work on the VAMC equipment. D. If subcontractor(s) are used, they must be approved by the CO; the Contractor shall submit any proposed change in subcontractor(s) to the CO for approval/disapproval. 19. TEST EQUIPMENT: - Prior to commencement of work on this contract, the Contractor shall provide the VAMC with a copy of the current calibration certification of all test equipment which is to be used by the Contractor on VAMC's equipment. This certification shall also be provided on a periodic basis when requested by the VAMC. Test equipment calibration shall be traceable to a national standard. 20. IDENTIFICATION, PARKING, SMOKING, AND VA REGULATIONS: - The Contractor's FSEs shall wear visible identification at all times while on the premises of the VAMC. It is the responsibility of the Contractor to park in the appropriate designated parking areas. Information on parking is available from the VA Police Section. The VAMC will not invalidate or make reimbursement for parking violations of the Contractor under any conditions. Smoking is prohibited inside any buildings at the VAMC and is only permitted in designated areas on the VA campus. Possession of weapons is prohibited. Enclosed containers, including tool kits, shall be subject to search. Violations of VA regulations may result in citation answerable in the United States (Federal) District Court, not a local district, state, or municipal court. 21. INSURANCE: A. Worker compensation and employer's liability: - Contractors are required to comply with applicable Federal and State Worker Compensation and occupational disease statutes. B. General Liability: - Contractors are required to have Bodily Injury Liability Insurance coverage written on the comprehensive form of policy of at least $500,000 per occurrence. C. Property Damage Liability: - Contractors are required to have Property Damage Liability insurance coverage of at least $500,000. The Vendor will need to access VA perfusion systems in order to perform preventative maintenance. PRIVACY/SECURITY The contractor will have not have electronic connectivity to the devices and will not have access to patient databases or receive screenshots with PHI present. Any electronic or magnetic data storage devices such as hard drives, etc. shall be turned into the ISO. Electronic or magnetic data storage devices are not to be removed from VA property. PRICE Price/Cost Schedule Item Information ITEM NUMBER DESCRIPTION OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT 0001 Contract Period: Base POP Begin: 02-23-2015 POP End: 09-30-2015 FULL SERVICE CONTRACT ON SPIFE ELECTROPHORESIS UNIT. MODEL 1088 SERIAL 581135501 LOCATION: ROOM F-55 4.00 QTR __________________ __________________ 0002 Contract Period: Base POP Begin: 02-23-2015 POP End: 09-30-2015 FULL SERVICE CONTRACT ON QUICKSCAN 2000 MODEL 1660 SERIAL 601131201 LOCATION: ROOM F-55 4.00 QTR __________________ __________________ 0003 Contract Period: Base POP Begin: 02-23-2015 POP End: 09-30-2015 EXCLUDED PARTS NOT COVERD UNDER STANDARD MAINTENANCE NOT TO EXCEED $2500.00(Provide a list of all excluded parts with your offer submission) 1.00 LT __________________ __________________ 1001 Contract Period: Option 1 POP Begin: 10-01-2015 POP End: 09-30-2016 FULL SERVICE CONTRACT ON SPIFE ELECTROPHORESIS UNIT. MODEL 1088 SERIAL 581135501 LOCATION: ROOM F-55 4.00 QTR __________________ __________________ 1002 Contract Period: Option 1 POP Begin: 10-01-2015 POP End: 09-30-2016 FULL SERVICE CONTRACT ON QUICKSCAN 2000 MODEL 1660 SERIAL 601131201 LOCATION: ROOM F-55 4.00 QTR __________________ __________________ 1003 Contract Period: Option 1 POP Begin: 10-01-2015 POP End: 09-30-2016 EXCLUDED PARTS NOT COVERD UNDER STANDARD MAINTENANCE NOT TO EXCEED $2500.00(Provide a list of all excluded parts with your offer submission) 1.00 LT __________________ __________________ 2001 Contract Period: Option 2 POP Begin: 10-01-2016 POP End: 09-30-2017 FULL SERVICE CONTRACT ON SPIFE ELECTROPHORESIS UNIT. MODEL 1088 SERIAL 581135501 LOCATION: ROOM F-55 4.00 QTR __________________ __________________ 2002 Contract Period: Option 2 POP Begin: 10-01-2016 POP End: 09-30-2017 FULL SERVICE CONTRACT ON QUICKSCAN 2000 MODEL 1660 SERIAL 601131201 LOCATION: ROOM F-55 4.00 QTR __________________ __________________ 2003 Contract Period: Option 2 POP Begin: 10-01-2016 POP End: 09-30-2017 EXCLUDED PARTS NOT COVERD UNDER STANDARD MAINTENANCE NOT TO EXCEED $2500.00(Provide a list of all excluded parts with your offer submission) 1.00 LT __________________ __________________ 3001 Contract Period: Option 3 POP Begin: 10-01-2017 POP End: 09-30-2018 FULL SERVICE CONTRACT ON SPIFE ELECTROPHORESIS UNIT. MODEL 1088 SERIAL 581135501 LOCATION: ROOM F-55 4.00 QTR __________________ __________________ 3002 Contract Period: Option 3 POP Begin: 10-01-2017 POP End: 09-30-2018 FULL SERVICE CONTRACT ON QUICKSCAN 2000 MODEL 1660 SERIAL 601131201 LOCATION: ROOM F-55 4.00 QTR __________________ __________________ 3003 Contract Period: Option 3 POP Begin: 10-01-2017 POP End: 09-30-2018 EXCLUDED PARTS NOT COVERD UNDER STANDARD MAINTENANCE NOT TO EXCEED $2500.00(Provide a list of all excluded parts with your offer submission) 1.00 LT __________________ __________________ 4001 Contract Period: Option 4 POP Begin: 10/01/2018 POP End: 09/30/2019 FULL SERVICE CONTRACT ON SPIFE ELECTROPHORESIS UNIT. MODEL 1088 SERIAL 581135501 LOCATION: ROOM F-55 4.00 QTR __________________ __________________ 4002 Contract Period: Option 4 POP Begin: 10/01/2018 POP End: 09/30/2019 FULL SERVICE CONTRACT ON QUICKSCAN 2000 MODEL 1660 SERIAL 601131201 LOCATION: ROOM F-55 4.00 QTR __________________ __________________ 4003 Contract Period: Option 4 POP Begin: 10/01/2018 POP End: 09/30/2019 EXCLUDED PARTS NOT COVERD UNDER STANDARD MAINTENANCE NOT TO EXCEED $2500.00(Provide a list of all excluded parts with your offer submission) 1.00 LT __________________ __________________ GRAND TOTAL __________________ CONTRACT CLAUSES/SOLICITATION PROVISIONS The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial, applies to this acquisition. All offers must include a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items. The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition and a statement. The addendum to FAR 52.212-4 also applies to this acquisition. The clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes Or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition and all additional FAR clauses cited in the clause are applicable to the acquisition. FAR CLAUSES 1. FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items (MAY 2014) Addendum to FAR 52.212-4 - Show FAR clauses followed by VAAR clauses in numeric order. List all clauses incorporated by reference in numeric order under 52.252-2 (see below), starting first with FAR and followed by VAAR. 2. 52.217-8 Option to Extend Services (NOV 1999) 3. 52.217-9 Option to Extend the Term of the Contract (MAR 2000) (a) The Government may extend the term of this contract by written notice to the Contractor within 60 days; provided that the Government gives the Contractor a preliminary written notice of its intent to extend at least 60 days before the contract expires. The preliminary notice does not commit the Government to an extension. (b) If the Government exercises this option, the extended contract shall be considered to include this option clause. (c) The total duration of this contract, including the exercise of any options under this clause, shall not exceed five (5) years. (End of Clause) 4. 52.222-41 Service Contract Labor Standards (MAY 2014) 5. 52.222-99 Establishing A Minimum Wage For Contractors (Deviation 2014-O0017) (June 2014) This clause implements Executive Order 13658, Establishing a Minimum Wage for Contractors, dated February 12, 2014, and OMB Policy Memorandum M-14-09, dated June 12, 2014. (a) Each service employee, laborer, or mechanic employed in the United States (the 50 States and the District of Columbia) in the performance of this contract by the prime Contractor or any subcontractor, regardless of any contractual relationship which may be alleged to exist between the Contractor and service employee, laborer, or mechanic, shall be paid not less than the applicable minimum wage under Executive Order 13658. The minimum wage required to be paid to each service employee, laborer, or mechanic performing work on this contract between January 1, 2015, and December 31, 2015, shall be $10.10 per hour. (b) The Contractor shall adjust the minimum wage paid under this contract each time the Secretary of Labor's annual determination of the applicable minimum wage under section 2(a)(ii) of Executive Order 13658 results in a higher minimum wage. Adjustments to the Executive Order minimum wage under section 2(a)(ii) of Executive Order 13658 will be effective for all service employees, laborers, or mechanics subject to the Executive Order beginning January 1 of the following year. The Secretary of Labor will publish annual determinations in the Federal Register no later than 90 days before such new wage is to take effect. The Secretary will also publish the applicable minimum wage on www.wdol.gov (or any successor website). The applicable published minimum wage is incorporated by reference into this contract. (c) The Contracting Officer will adjust the contract price or contract unit price under this clause only for the increase in labor costs resulting from the annual inflation increases in the Executive Order 13658 minimum wage beginning on January 1, 2016. The Contracting Officer shall consider documentation as to the specific costs and workers impacted in determining the amount of the adjustment. (d) The Contracting Officer will not adjust the contract price under this clause for any costs other than those identified in paragraph (c) of this clause, and will not provide price adjustments under this clause that result in duplicate price adjustments with the respective clause of this contract implementing the Service Contract Labor Standards statute (formerly known as the Service Contract Act) or the Wage Rate Requirements (Construction) statute (formerly known as the Davis Bacon Act). (e) The Contractor shall include the substance of this clause, including this paragraph (e) in all subcontracts. (End of clause) 6. 52.232-18 Availability of Funds (APR 1984) 7. 52.232-19 Availability of Funds for the Next Fiscal Year (Apr 1984) Funds are not presently available for performance under this contract beyond the base year period of performance. The Government's obligation for performance of this contract beyond that date is contingent upon the availability of appropriated funds from which payment for contract purposes can be made. No legal liability on the part of the Government for any payment may arise for performance under this contract beyond the base year of period of performance, until funds are made available to the Contracting Officer for performance and until the Contractor receives notice of availability, to be confirmed in writing by the Contracting Officer. (End of Clause) 8. 52.237-3 Continuity of Services (JAN 1991) 9. VAAR CLAUSES 10. 852.203-70 Commercial Advertising (JAN 2008) The bidder or 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. (End of Clause) 11. 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. (End of Clause) 12. 852.237-70 Contractor Responsibilities (APR 1984) The contractor shall obtain all necessary licenses and/or permits required to perform this work. He/she shall take all reasonable precautions necessary to protect persons and property from injury or damage during the performance of this contract. He/she shall be responsible for any injury to himself/herself, his/her employees, as well as for any damage to personal or public property that occurs during the performance of this contract that is caused by his/her employees fault or negligence, and shall maintain personal liability and property damage insurance having coverage for a limit as required by the laws of the State of Arkansas. Further, it is agreed that any negligence of the Government, its officers, agents, servants and employees, shall not be the responsibility of the contractor hereunder with the regard to any claims, loss, damage, injury, and liability resulting there from. (End of Clause) FAR PROVISIONS 13. 52.212-2 Evaluation-Commercial Items (Jan 1999) (a) 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: EVALUATION FACTORS: 1. Price (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. (End of Provision) 14. 52.216-1 Type of Contract (Apr 1984) The Government contemplates award of a Firm Fixed Price service contract resulting from this solicitation. (End of Provision) 15. 52.217-5 Evaluation of Options (Jul 1990) (End of Provision) 16. 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items (End of Provision) 17. 52.212-3 Offeror Representations And Certifications - Commercial Items(Dec 2014) (a) North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code and small business size standard. The NAICS code and small business size standard for this acquisition appear in Block 10 of the solicitation cover sheet (SF 1449). However, the small business size standard for a concern which submits an offer in its own name, but which proposes to furnish an item which it did not itself manufacture, is 500 employees. (b) Submission of offers. Submit signed and dated offers to the office specified in this solicitation at or before the exact time specified in this solicitation. Offers may be submitted on the SF 1449, letterhead stationery, or as otherwise specified in the solicitation. As a minimum, offers must show- (1) The solicitation number; (2) The time specified in the solicitation for receipt of offers; (3) The name, address, and telephone number of the offeror; (4) A technical description of the items being offered in sufficient detail to evaluate compliance with the requirements in the solicitation. This may include product literature, or other documents, if necessary; (5) Terms of any express warranty; (6) Price and any discount terms; (7) "Remit to" address, if different than mailing address; (8) A completed copy of the representations and certifications at FAR 52.212-3 (see FAR 52.212-3(b) for those representations and certifications that the offeror shall complete electronically); (9) Acknowledgment of Solicitation Amendments; (10) Past performance information, when included as an evaluation factor, to include recent and relevant contracts for the same or similar items and other references (including contract numbers, points of contact with telephone numbers and other relevant information); and (11) If the offer is not submitted on the SF 1449, include a statement specifying the extent of agreement with all terms, conditions, and provisions included in the solicitation. Offers that fail to furnish required representations or information, or reject the terms and conditions of the solicitation may be excluded from consideration. (c) Period for acceptance of offers. The offeror agrees to hold the prices in its offer firm for 30 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of offers, unless another time period is specified in an addendum to the solicitation. (d) Product samples. When required by the solicitation, product samples shall be submitted at or prior to the time specified for receipt of offers. Unless otherwise specified in this solicitation, these samples shall be submitted at no expense to the Government, and returned at the sender's request and expense, unless they are destroyed during preaward testing. (e) Multiple offers. Offerors are encouraged to submit multiple offers presenting alternative terms and conditions or commercial items for satisfying the requirements of this solicitation. Each offer submitted will be evaluated separately. (f) Late submissions, modifications, revisions, and withdrawals of offers. (1) Offerors are responsible for submitting offers, and any modifications, revisions, or withdrawals, so as to reach the Government office designated in the solicitation by the time specified in the solicitation. If no time is specified in the solicitation, the time for receipt is 4:30 p.m., local time, for the designated Government office on the date that offers or revisions are due. (2)(i) Any offer, modification, revision, or withdrawal of an offer received at the Government office designated in the solicitation after the exact time specified for receipt of offers is "late" and will not be considered unless it is received before award is made, the Contracting Officer determines that accepting the late offer would not unduly delay the acquisition; and- (A) If it was transmitted through an electronic commerce method authorized by the solicitation, it was received at the initial point of entry to the Government infrastructure not later than 5:00 p.m. one working day prior to the date specified for receipt of offers; or (B) There is acceptable evidence to establish that it was received at the Government installation designated for receipt of offers and was under the Government's control prior to the time set for receipt of offers; or (C) If this solicitation is a request for proposals, it was the only proposal received. (ii) However, a late modification of an otherwise successful offer, that makes its terms more favorable to the Government, will be considered at any time it is received and may be accepted. (3) Acceptable evidence to establish the time of receipt at the Government installation includes the time/date stamp of that installation on the offer wrapper, other documentary evidence of receipt maintained by the installation, or oral testimony or statements of Government personnel. (4) If an emergency or unanticipated event interrupts normal Government processes so that offers cannot be received at the Government office designated for receipt of offers by the exact time specified in the solicitation, and urgent Government requirements preclude amendment of the solicitation or other notice of an extension of the closing date, the time specified for receipt of offers will be deemed to be extended to the same time of day specified in the solicitation on the first work day on which normal Government processes resume. (5) Offers may be withdrawn by written notice received at any time before the exact time set for receipt of offers. Oral offers in response to oral solicitations may be withdrawn orally. If the solicitation authorizes facsimile offers, offers may be withdrawn via facsimile received at any time before the exact time set for receipt of offers, subject to the conditions specified in the solicitation concerning facsimile offers. An offer may be withdrawn in person by an offeror or its authorized representative if, before the exact time set for receipt of offers, the identity of the person requesting withdrawal is established and the person signs a receipt for the offer. (g) Contract award (not applicable to Invitation for Bids). The Government intends to evaluate offers and award a contract without discussions with offerors. Therefore, the offeror's initial offer should contain the offeror's best terms from a price and technical standpoint. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if later determined by the Contracting Officer to be necessary. The Government may reject any or all offers if such action is in the public interest; accept other than the lowest offer; and waive informalities and minor irregularities in offers received. (h) Multiple awards. The Government may accept any item or group of items of an offer, unless the offeror qualifies the offer by specific limitations. Unless otherwise provided in the Schedule, offers may not be submitted for quantities less than those specified. The Government reserves the right to make an award on any item for a quantity less than the quantity offered, at the unit prices offered, unless the offeror specifies otherwise in the offer. (i) Availability of requirements documents cited in the solicitation. (1)(i) The GSA Index of Federal Specifications, Standards and Commercial Item Descriptions, FPMR Part 101-29, and copies of specifications, standards, and commercial item descriptions cited in this solicitation may be obtained for a fee by submitting a request to- GSA Federal Supply Service Specifications Section Suite 8100 470 East L'Enfant Plaza, SW Washington, DC 20407 Telephone (202) 619-8925 Facsimile (202) 619-8978. (ii) If the General Services Administration, Department of Agriculture, or Department of Veterans Affairs issued this solicitation, a single copy of specifications, standards, and commercial item descriptions cited in this solicitation may be obtained free of charge by submitting a request to the addressee in paragraph (i)(1)(i) of this provision. Additional copies will be issued for a fee. (2) Most unclassified Defense specifications and standards may be downloaded from the following ASSIST websites: (i) ASSIST (https://assist.dla.mil/online/start/); (ii) Quick Search (http://quicksearch.dla.mil/); (iii) ASSISTdocs.com (http://assistdocs.com). (3) Documents not available from ASSIST may be ordered from the Department of Defense Single Stock Point (DoDSSP) by? (i) Using the ASSIST Shopping Wizard (https://assist.dla.mil/wizard/index.cfm); (ii) Phoning the DoDSSP Customer Service Desk (215) 697-2179, Mon-Fri, 0730 to 1600 EST; or (iii) Ordering from DoDSSP, Building 4, Section D, 700 Robbins Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19111-5094, Telephone (215) 697-2667/2179, Facsimile (215) 697-1462. (4) Nongovernment (voluntary) standards must be obtained from the organization responsible for their preparation, publication, or maintenance. (j) Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) Number. (Applies to all offers exceeding $3,000, and offers of $3,000 or less if the solicitation requires the Contractor to be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database. The offeror shall enter, in the block with its name and address on the cover page of its offer, the annotation "DUNS" or "DUNS +4" followed by the DUNS or DUNS +4 number that identifies the offeror's name and address. The DUNS +4 is the DUNS number plus a 4-character suffix that may be assigned at the discretion of the offeror to establish additional SAM records for identifying alternative Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) accounts (see FAR Subpart 32.11) for the same concern. If the offeror does not have a DUNS number, it should contact Dun and Bradstreet directly to obtain one. An offeror within the United States may contact Dun and Bradstreet by calling 1-866-705-5711 or via the internet at http://www.fedgov.dnb.com/webform. An offeror located outside the United States must contact the local Dun and Bradstreet office for a DUNS number. The offeror should indicate that it is an offeror for a Government contract when contacting the local Dun and Bradstreet office. (k) System for Award Management. Unless exempted by an addendum to this solicitation, by submission of an offer, the offeror acknowledges the requirement that a prospective awardee shall be registered in the SAM database prior to award, during performance and through final payment of any contract resulting from this solicitation. If the Offeror does not become registered in the SAM database in the time prescribed by the Contracting Officer, the Contracting Officer will proceed to award to the next otherwise successful registered Offeror. Offerors may obtain information on registration and annual confirmation requirements via the SAM database accessed through https://www.acquisition.gov. (l) Debriefing. If a post-award debriefing is given to requesting offerors, the Government shall disclose the following information, if applicable: (1) The agency's evaluation of the significant weak or deficient factors in the debriefed offeror's offer. (2) The overall evaluated cost or price and technical rating of the successful and the debriefed offeror and past performance information on the debriefed offeror. (3) The overall ranking of all offerors, when any ranking was developed by the agency during source selection. (4) A summary of the rationale for award; (5) For acquisitions of commercial items, the make and model of the item to be delivered by the successful offeror. (6) Reasonable responses to relevant questions posed by the debriefed offeror as to whether source-selection procedures set forth in the solicitation, applicable regulations, and other applicable authorities were followed by the agency. (C$END-OF-PROV) NOTE: THIS NOTICE WAS NOT POSTED TO FEDBIZOPPS ON THE DATE INDICATED IN THE NOTICE ITSELF (17-FEB-2015); HOWEVER, IT DID APPEAR IN THE FEDBIZOPPS FTP FEED ON THIS DATE. PLEASE CONTACT 877-472-3779 or fbo.support@gsa.gov REGARDING THIS ISSUE.
 

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