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65 -- GE HEATHCARE IC5-9-D Micro-Convex Intracavitary Transducers & LOGIQ E9 R5 IB/UPGRADES - Attachment

Notice Date

8/16/2016
 

Notice Type

Attachment
 

NAICS

339112 — Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing
 

Contracting Office

Contracting Officer (90C);Department of Veterans Affairs;Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center;109 Bee Street;Charleston SC 29403-5799
 

ZIP Code

29403-5799
 

Solicitation Number

VA24716Q1037
 

Response Due

8/22/2016
 

Archive Date

11/29/2016
 

Point of Contact

Janica Francis-Hunter
 

E-Mail Address

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Small Business Set-Aside

Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business
 

Description

Solicitation Number: VA247-16-Q-1037 Notice Type: Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Synopsis: This is a COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION for commercial services/items prepared in accordance with the format in subpart 12.6, in conjunction with the policies and procedures for solicitation, evaluation, and award as prescribed under FAR 13.1, and as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. (ii) Solicitation number VA247-16-Q-1037 is issued is issued as a Brand Name Request for Quotation (RFQ). (iii) The provisions and clauses incorporated into this solicitation document are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-88, June 15, 2016. Provisions and clauses incorporated by reference have the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. The full text of the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) and Veterans Affairs Acquisition Regulations supplement (VAAR) can be accessed on the Internet at http://www.arnet.gov/far (FAR) and http://vaww.appc1.va.gov/oamm/vaar (VAAR). (iv) This solicitation is issued as a total set aside for Service Disable Veteran Owned Small Business(SDVOSB) and only qualified offerors may submit bids. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 339112 (Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing), and the size standard is 1000 employees. (v) The Pricing Schedule is incorporated as Attachment 1. Vendors shall complete Attachment 1 in its entirety and return with any other documentation/data as required by this Combined Synopsis. (vi) The government intends to award Brand Name firm-fixed price contract for the following: LOGIQ E9 R5 IB/ UPGRADES- 2 Each IC5-9-D MICRO-CONVEX INTRACAVITARY TRANSDUCERS-2 Each (vii) Delivery shall be FOB Destination. Contractor shall include delivery schedule information on the Pricing Schedule, Attachment 1. All items shall be delivered to: Ralph H Johnson VAMC WAREHOUSE Department of Veterans Affairs Attn: Albert German 1001 Trident Street Hanahan, SC 29410 (viii) 52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS - COMMERCIAL (OCT 2015) applies to this solicitation in addition to the following addendums to the provision. Addendum to FAR 52.212-1- List all provisions incorporated by reference in numeric order under 52.252-1 (see below), starting first with FAR and followed by VAAR: 52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference (FEB 1998); 52.203-98 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements - Representation (DEVIATION 2015-02) (FEB 2015); 52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting (NOV 2014); 52.204-17 Ownership Of Control Offeror NOV 2014; 52.225-18 Place of Manufacture (MAR 2015); VAAR 852.237-70 Contractor Responsibilities (APR 1984); VAAR 852.270-1 Representatives of Contracting Officers (JAN 2008).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. The following have been tailored to this procurement and are hereby added via addendum: 1. To assure timely and equitable evaluation of the proposal, the vendors must follow the instructions contained herein. The proposal must be complete, self-sufficient, and respond directly to the requirements of this solicitation. 2. Specific Instructions: The response shall consist of two (2) separate parts: a. Part 1- Technical Acceptability - Submit one (1) copy of technical acceptability narrative. b. Part 2- Price - Submit one (1) copy of price schedule and any pertinent additional information. 3. Award will be made to the vendor whose quote is conforming to the solicitation and is determined to be the lowest price technically acceptable. Technical Acceptability, at a minimum, is defined as meeting all of the criteria and specifications in Attachment 1 and 3. Price and technical acceptability will be considered. (End of Provision) 52.225-18 PLACE OF MANUFACTURE (MAR 2015) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause-"Manufactured end product" means any end product in Federal Supply Classes (FSC) 1000-9999, except-(1) FSC 5510, Lumber and Related Basic Wood Materials; (2) Federal Supply Group (FSG) 87, Agricultural Supplies; (3) FSG 88, Live Animals; (4) FSG 89, Food and Related Consumables; (5) FSC 9410, Crude Grades of Plant Materials; (6) FSC 9430, Miscellaneous Crude Animal Products, Inedible; (7) FSC 9440, Miscellaneous Crude Agricultural and Forestry Products; (8) FSC 9610, Ores; (9) FSC 9620, Minerals, Natural and Synthetic; and (10) FSC 9630, Additive Metal Materials. "Place of manufacture" means the place where an end product is assembled out of components, or otherwise made or processed from raw materials into the finished product that is to be provided to the Government. If a product is disassembled and reassembled, the place of reassembly is not the place of manufacture. (b) For statistical purposes only, the offeror shall indicate whether the place of manufacture of the end products it expects to provide in response to this solicitation is predominantly- (1) [ ] In the United States (Check this box if the total anticipated price of offered end products manufactured in the United States exceeds the total anticipated price of offered end products manufactured outside the United States); or (2) [ ] Outside the United States. (End of provision) VAAR 852.215-70 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 service-disabled 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 (http://www.vetbiz.gov). (End of Provision) (End of Addendum to 52.212-1) (ix) 52.212-2 EVALUATION - COMMERCIAL ITEMS (OCT 2014) applies to this solicitation. FAR provision 52.212-2 Commercial Items (Oct 2014) this provision has been tailored to this procurement and is provided in full-text below: (a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible vendors whose quote conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price (including all options) and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate quotes: (i) Technical acceptability (ii) Price (b) Price (including all options) and technical acceptability will be considered. The Government intends to evaluate quotes and award without discussion, but reserves the right to conduct discussions. Therefore, the vendor's initial quote should contain the vendor's best terms from a price and technical standpoint. The lowest priced quote (including all options) will be evaluated for technical acceptability. If the quote is found technically acceptable, award will be made without further consideration. If it is found technically unacceptable, the Government will evaluate the next lowest quote for technical acceptability until award can be made to the lowest priced technically acceptable vendors. Therefore, the vendor's initial quote should contain the vendor'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. Quotes that fail to furnish required representations or information, or reject the terms and conditions of the solicitation may be excluded from consideration. (c) This will be a lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA) purchase. Technical acceptability, minimum qualifications, is defined as meeting the following criteria: (1) Contractor must be able to provide the products described herein (see Attachment 1& 3). (2) New Equipment ONLY; NO remanufactured or "gray market" items; all items must be covered by the manufacturer's warranty. (3)Bid MUST be good for 120 calendar days after close of solicitation. (4)Documentation that confirms the company is registered and is the required socio-economic category in the System for Award Management (SAM) located at https:// www.sam.gov. (d) A written notice of award or acceptance of a quote mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful vendor within the time for acceptance specified in the quote, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the quote's specified expiration time, the Government may accept a quote (or part of a quote), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award. (End of Provision) (x) 52.212-3 OFFEROR REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS -- COMMERCIAL ITEMS (APR 2016) applies to this acquisition. All offers shall include a completed copy of the provision at with your offer via the SAM.gov website or a written copy. These pages will not be counted against the 15 page limitation of the submitted offer. Ensure your representations and certifications are complete in the System for Award Management (SAM)( https://www. HYPERLINK "https://www.sam.gov/" HYPERLINK "https://www.sam.gov/" HYPERLINK "https://www.sam.gov/"sam HYPERLINK "https://www.sam.gov/" HYPERLINK "https://www.sam.gov/" HYPERLINK "https://www.sam.gov/".gov). Otherwise, you will need to fill out solicitation Clause 52.212-3 "Offeror Representation and Certifications -Commercial Items", and submit with the quote. Federal Acquisition Regulations require that federal contractors register in the SAM database at http://www.sam.gov and enter all mandatory information into the system. Offerors are encouraged to ensure that they are registered in SAM prior to submitting their quotation. Failure to obtain SAM registration will result in submissions not being considered for award. (End of Provision) (xi) 52.212-4 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS -- COMMERCIAL ITEMS (MAY 2015) applies to this acquisition and is hereby incorporated by reference, with the same force and effect as if it were given in full text; in addition to the following addenda's to the clause: 52.203-99 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities That Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements (DEVIATION 2015-02) (FEB 2015); 52.204-7 System for Award Management. (Jul 2013); 52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance (Jul 2013); 52.204-19 Incorporation by Reference of Representations and Certifications (Dec 2014); 852.203-70 Commercial Advertising (Jan 2008); 852.219-10 VA Notice of Total Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside (DEC 2009); 852.232-72 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests (Nov 2012); 852.237-70 Contractor Responsibilities (Apr 1984). 52.204-9 PERSONAL IDENTITY VERIFICATION OF CONTRACTOR PERSONNEL (JAN 2011) (a) The Contractor shall comply with agency personal identity verification procedures identified in the contract that implement Homeland Security Presidential Directive-12 (HSPD-12), Office of Management and Budget (OMB) guidance M-05-24, and Federal Information Processing Standards Publication (FIPS PUB) Number 201. (b) The Contractor shall account for all forms of Government-provided identification issued to the Contractor employees in connection with performance under this contract. The Contractor shall return such identification to the issuing agency at the earliest of any of the following, unless otherwise determined by the Government; (1) When no longer needed for contract performance. (2) Upon completion of the Contractor employee's employment. (3) Upon contract completion or termination. (c) The Contracting Officer may delay final payment under a contract if the Contractor fails to comply with these requirements. (d) The Contractor shall insert the substance of clause, including this paragraph (d), in all subcontracts when the subcontractor's employees are required to have routine physical access to a Federally-controlled facility and/or routine access to a Federally-controlled information system. It shall be the responsibility of the prime Contractor to return such identification to the issuing agency in accordance with the terms set forth in paragraph (b) of this section, unless otherwise approved in writing by the Contracting Officer. (End of Clause) 52.211-6 BRAND NAME OR EQUAL (AUG 1999). (a) If an item in this solicitation is identified as "brand name or equal," the purchase description reflects the characteristics and level of quality that will satisfy the Government's needs. The salient physical, functional, or performance characteristics that "equal" products must meet are specified in the solicitation.(b) To be considered for award, offers of "equal" products, including "equal" products of the brand name manufacturer, must-(1) Meet the salient physical, functional, or performance characteristic specified in this solicitation; (2) Clearly identify the item by-(i) Brand name, if any; and (ii) Make or model number; (3) Include descriptive literature such as illustrations, drawings, or a clear reference to previously furnished descriptive data or information available to the Contracting Officer; and (4) Clearly describe any modification the offeror plans to make in a product to make it conform to the solicitation requirements. Mark any descriptive material to clearly show the modification. (c) The Contracting Officer will evaluate "equal" products on the basis of information furnished by the offeror or identified in the offer and reasonably available to the Contracting Officer. The Contracting Officer is not responsible for locating or obtaining any information not identified in the offer. (d) Unless the offeror clearly indicates in its offer that the product being offered is an "equal" product, the offeror shall provide the brand name product referenced in the solicitation. (End of provision) 52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998). This contract incorporates one or more clauses 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. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es): http://www.acquisition.gov/far/index.html http://www.va.gov/oal/library/vaar/ FAR NUMBERTITLEDATE 52.204-18 COMMERCIAL AND GOVERNMENT ENTITY JUL 2015 CODE MAINTENANCE 52.232-40PROVIDING ACCELERATED PAYMENTS TO DEC 2013 SMALL BUSINESS SUBCONTRACTORS (End of Clause) VAAR 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) VAAR 852.211-73 BRAND NAME OR EQUAL (JAN 2008) (Note: as used in this clause, the term "brand name" includes identification of products by make and model.) (a) If items called for by this invitation for bids have been identified in the schedule by a "brand name or equal" description, such identification is intended to be descriptive, but not restrictive, and is to indicate the quality and characteristics of products that will be satisfactory. Bids offering "equal" products (including products of the brand name manufacturer other than the one described by brand name) will be considered for award if such products are clearly identified in the bids and are determined by the Government to meet fully the salient characteristics requirements listed in the invitation. (b) Unless the bidder clearly indicates in the bid that the bidder is offering an "equal" product, the bid shall be considered as offering a brand name product referenced in the invitation for bids. (c)(1) If the bidder proposes to furnish an "equal" product, the brand name, if any, of the product to be furnished shall be inserted in the space provided in the invitation for bids, or such product shall be otherwise clearly identified in the bid. The evaluation of bids and the determination as to equality of the product offered shall be the responsibility of the Government and will be based on information furnished by the bidder or identified in his/her bid as well as other information reasonably available to the purchasing activity. CAUTION TO BIDDERS. The purchasing activity is not responsible for locating or securing any information that is not identified in the bid and reasonably available to the purchasing activity. Accordingly, to insure that sufficient information is available, the bidder must furnish as a part of his/her bid all descriptive material (such as cuts, illustrations, drawings or other information) necessary for the purchasing activity to: (i) Determine whether the product offered meets the salient characteristics requirement of the Invitation for Bids, and (ii) Establish exactly what the bidder proposes to furnish and what the Government would be binding itself to purchase by making an award. The information furnished may include specific references to information previously furnished or to information otherwise available to the purchasing activity. (2) If the bidder proposes to modify a product so as to make it conform to the requirements of the Invitation for Bids, he/she shall: (i) Include in his/her bid a clear description of such proposed modifications, and (ii) Clearly mark any descriptive material to show the proposed modifications. (3) Modifications proposed after bid opening to make a product conform to a brand name product referenced in the Invitation for Bids will not be considered. (End of Clause) VAAR 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. (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) (End of Addendum to 52.212-4) (xii) 52.212-5 CONTRACTS TERMS AND CONDITIONS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT STATUTES OR EXECUTIVE ORDERS - COMMERCIAL ITEMS (MAR 2016) is hereby incorporated by reference, with the same force and effect as if it were given in full text. Additionally, the following FAR clauses identified at paragraph b of FAR 52.212.5 are considered checked and are applicable to this acquisition: 52.204-6; 52.204-7; 52.204-10; 52.204-16; 52.204-17; 52.204-18; 52.204-19; 52.204-20; 52.209-2; 52.209-6; 52.219-6; 52.209-10; 52.219-27; 52.219-28; 52.222-3; 52.222-19; 52.222-20; 52.222-21; 52.222-22; 52.222-25; 52.222-26; 52.222-35; 52.222-36; 52.222-50; 52.223-18; 52.225-1; 52.225-2; 52.225-13; 52.232-1; 52.232-18; 52.232-33; 52.232-40; 52.233-1; 52.233-2; 52.233-3; 52.233-4. (End of Clause) (xiii) OPTIONS: N/A (xiv) No Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) assigned rating applies to this acquisition. (xv) NOTICE TO ALL INTERESTED PARTIES: BASIS OF CONTRACT AWARD-this is a competitive (Brand Name) action in which award shall be made to the lowest priced, technically acceptable quote. Pricing shall be evaluated to include all options (if applicable)! (xvi) SITE VISIT: N/A (xvii) QUESTIONS: All questions regarding this solicitation need to be electronically submitted no later than August 18, 2016 @ 2:00pm Eastern Standard Time (EST) to Janica Francis-Hunter, NCO 7, Contracting Officer; e-mail Janica.Francis@va.gov. The solicitation number must be identified on all submitted questions. No questions received after this date will be answered. (xviii) QUOTES/OFFERS/BIDS: Quotes/Offers/Bids are due on August 22, 2016 at 2:00PM Eastern Standard Time (EST). Only electronic offers will be accepted; submit quotation to Janica Francis-Hunter, Contracting Officer (Janica.Francis@va.gov). All offers must include the solicitation number. Quotes/Offers/Bids received after this date may not be considered for award. (xix) CONTACT INFORMATION: Contracting Office Address: Network Contracting Office 7-SAO EAST Department of Veterans Affairs 325 Folly Road, Ste 300 Charleston, SC 29412 Primary Point of Contact: Janica Francis-Hunter, Contracting Officer Janica.Francis@va.gov Phone: 843-789-6448 Fax: 843-789-6406
 

Web Link

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Document(s)

Attachment
 

File Name: VA247-16-Q-1037 VA247-16-Q-1037.docx (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=2947261&FileName=VA247-16-Q-1037-000.docx)

Link: https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=2947261&FileName=VA247-16-Q-1037-000.docx

 

File Name: VA247-16-Q-1037 Attachment 2 52.209-11.docx (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=2947262&FileName=VA247-16-Q-1037-001.docx)

Link: https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=2947262&FileName=VA247-16-Q-1037-001.docx

 

File Name: VA247-16-Q-1037 Attachment- Specifications.docx (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=2947263&FileName=VA247-16-Q-1037-002.docx)

Link: https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=2947263&FileName=VA247-16-Q-1037-002.docx

 

File Name: VA247-16-Q-1037 Attachment 1 Pricing Schedule.docx (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=2947264&FileName=VA247-16-Q-1037-003.docx)

Link: https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=2947264&FileName=VA247-16-Q-1037-003.docx

 

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Place of Performance

Address: Ralph H Johnson VAMC;Department of Veterans Affairs;Savannah CBOC Extension;1170 Shawnee Street;Savannah, GA 31419

Zip Code: 31419
 

Record

SN04225646-W 20160818/160816235255-f4393f06b4a41cc9b33aaccad792280b (fbodaily.com)
 

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