SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- NX EQ Washers, Labware (VA-19-00039992)
- Notice Date
- 4/29/2019
- Notice Type
- Combine Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 339113
— Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs;OPAL | Strategic Acquisition Center;10300 Spotsylvania Ave | STE 400;Fredericksburg VA 22408-2697
- ZIP Code
- 22408-2697
- Solicitation Number
- 36C10G19Q0076
- Response Due
- 5/29/2019
- Archive Date
- 6/28/2019
- Point of Contact
- (202) 701-5592
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Solicitation Number: 36C10G19Q0076 Notice Type: Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Synopsis: Combined Synopsis/Solicitation This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for Washers: Labware Labconco ® Brand Name or Equal (BNOE) commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) subpart 12.6, Streamlined Procedures for Evaluation and Solicitation for Commercial Items, 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 number 36C10G19Q0076 is issued for this combined synopsis/solicitation; this solicitation is being issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ). This combined synopsis/solicitation incorporates provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2019-01 dated January 22, 2019. Requirement Description: In order to ensure we are able to continue to provide Veterans with the benefits and care they have earned through their selfless service, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is changing the way we do business. Specifically, we are improving the management of our supply chain to aggregate demand and facilitate ease of ordering in the field. Throughout VA, we are moving from local contracting to national contracting whenever feasible. Simplified ordering processes will drive volume towards suppliers with national contracts. Simultaneously, greater cost transparency throughout the VA will allow clinicians and VA leaders to select medical equipment that optimizes Veteran outcomes at the lowest cost. For our suppliers, we anticipate that these changes will ease the process of doing business with the VA and drive down our suppliers costs. We welcome opportunities to work closely with suppliers to further reduce costs. In return, we expect that suppliers will offer the VA value commensurate with VA s status as the largest integrated healthcare provider in the United States. Specifically, VA expects that it will receive the most favorable prices, warranties, conditions, benefits, and terms for the same product as those given by the supplier to any provider in the country. We expect that VA s large volumes will increasingly be directed toward those suppliers best able to offer value to the VA. VA looks forward to collaborating with its suppliers to further drive down costs in order to deliver optimal value to our Veterans. VA has a requirement to purchase Labconco ® BNOE Washers: Labware and related equipment to deliver patient care at its VA medical facilities throughout the United States, U.S. Territories, Guam, and the Philippines. Labconco ® BNOE Washers: Labware are designed for the automatic removal of dirt and/or stains (i.e., washing) from labware such as glass and plastic beakers, test tubes, and glass slides. These washers typically consist of a stainless-steel washing compartment that is resistant to high water temperatures and corrosive chemicals, horizontal loading tracks or perforated shelves, and spindle headers, which are rows of hollow rods that allow water to penetrate difficult-to-reach vessel interiors. Labware is loaded into carrier baskets that slide onto the horizontal loading tracks or perforated shelves of the washer compartment. Labware washers perform cycles of operations that typically include water prewash, enzyme treatment, detergent wash, heated rinse, and drying. The washers are available in freestanding, under counter, recessed, or built-in (pass-through) configurations; they are used in clinical laboratories. A Firm-Fixed-Price Requirements contract will be awarded in accordance with all terms, conditions, provisions, specifications and schedule of this solicitation herein. Quotes shall contain the vendor s best terms for cost/price and technical capabilities of the Labconco ® BNOE Washers: Labware and related equipment. The Government reserves the right to award without discussions. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for Washers: Labware is 339113 Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing, Product Service Code: 6640 Laboratory Equipment and Supplies Medical and Surgical Instruments, Equipment, and Supplies. This procurement action is not set-aside for any socio-economic category. This procurement is in accordance with FAR clause 52.211-6, Brand Name or Equal which requires that the vendor indicate each product that is being offered as an equal product. In accordance with FAR Part 13.106-2, the Government will perform an evaluation in an impartial manner using a comparative analysis of the quotes received. The Government intends to compare quotes to one another to select the product that is best suited to fulfill the requirement for Labconco ® BNOE Washers: Labware and related equipment as identified in Attachment A, Cost/Price Schedule. VA is looking to establish a one-year contract with two 12-month option periods. Interested vendors shall provide a quote for all Contract Line Item Numbers (CLINs) listed in Attachment A, Cost/Price Schedule which includes the option years. Delivery is FOB destination and requires delivery to VA medical facilities throughout the United States, U.S. Territories, Guam, and the Philippines. Firm-Fixed-Price Orders will be placed against this contract in writing and will provide the exact delivery locations, delivery dates and exact quantities. The FAR provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial, applies to this acquisition including attached addenda to the provision. The FAR provision at 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Items, and the specific evaluation criteria in the attached addenda also applies to this acquisition. The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible vendor that provides a technically acceptable quote that conforms to the solicitation and which is determined to be the most beneficial (i.e., best value) to the Government, considering technical capability, past performance, and price. Vendors shall include a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items, with its offer, if not available in SAM All interested vendors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) prior to receiving an award. You may access SAM at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/. The clause at FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The clause at FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition and the additional FAR clauses cited in the clause are applicable to the acquisition and found on Attachment C, Contract Clauses. All questions should be submitted no later than May 13, 2019 12:00PM EST Quotes are due May 29, 2019 at 12:00PM EST to Lasheena Scott at lasheena.scott@va.gov and Katherine Barker at Katherine.Barker2@va.gov. See attached document: Attachment A - Cost Price Schedule. See attached document: Attachment B - Min Salient Characteristics Product Description. See attached document: Attachment C - Contract Clauses. See attached document: Attachment D - Solicitation Provisions. See attached document: Attachment E - Quarterly Sales Report. CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION DATA All contract administration matters will be handled by the following individuals: a. CONTRACTOR: TBD POC TITLE EMAIL PHONE DUNS b. GOVERNMENT: Contracting Officer 0010G Katherine Barker U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs Strategic Acquisition Center 10300 Spotsylvania Ave., Suite 400 Fredericksburg, VA 22408 Katherine.Barker2@va.gov Contract Specialist Lasheena Scott U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs Strategic Acquisition Center 10300 Spotsylvania Ave., Suite 400 Fredericksburg, VA 22408 Lasheena.Scott@va.gov Contracting Officer Representative TBD 2. CONTRACTOR REMITTANCE ADDRESS: All payments by the Government to the contractor will be made in accordance with 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer System For Award Management. 3. INVOICES: Invoices shall be submitted monthly in arrears based upon delivery and acceptance: 4. GOVERNMENT INVOICE ADDRESS: All Invoices from the contractor shall be submitted electronically in accordance with VAAR Clause 852.232-72 Electronic Submission of Payment Request. 5. FSC MANDATORY ELECTRONIC INVOICE SUBMISSION: Contractors are required to submit payment requests in electronic form in accordance with the submission instructions below. TUNGSTEN ELECTRONIC INVOICE SUBMISSION FSC e-INVOICE PROGRAM THRU AUSTIN PORTAL FSC MANDATORY ELECTRONIC INVOICE SUBMISSION FOR AUSTIN PAYMENTS Contracting POC: Lasheena Scott COR (Contracting Officers Representative): NOTE: THIS NOTICE WAS NOT POSTED TO FEDBIZOPPS ON THE DATE INDICATED IN THE NOTICE ITSELF (29-APR-2019); 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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