SOLICITATION NOTICE
Q -- Reference Laboratory Testing Services (ELP)
- Notice Date
- 3/5/2021 8:10:16 AM
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 621511
— Medical Laboratories
- Contracting Office
- 257-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 17 (36C257) ARLINGTON TX 76006 USA
- ZIP Code
- 76006
- Solicitation Number
- 36C25721Q0374
- Response Due
- 3/23/2021 1:00:00 PM
- Archive Date
- 04/07/2021
- Point of Contact
- Vance Farrell, Contract Specialist, Phone: 2106946379
- E-Mail Address
-
vance.farrell@va.gov
(vance.farrell@va.gov)
- Awardee
- null
- 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. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; offers are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. (ii) Solicitation number 36C25721Q0374 is issued as a request for proposal (RFP). (iii) The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2021-03. (iv) This solicitation is issued as unrestricted, full and open competition, with the associated NAICS code of 621511, which has a small business size standard of $32.5M. (v) See attached schedule for the contract line item number(s), quantities, and options requested in this solicitation. (vi) This requirement is for providing Reference Laboratory Testing Services for the El Paso Veterans Health Care System, El Paso, TX, the Eastside Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC), El Paso and the Las Cruces CBOC, NM. See attached Performance Work Statement for the locations and the services that are to be provided. (vii) The anticipated base Period of Performance for the services is approximately 1 April 2021 thru 31 March 2022. (viii) The provision at FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. See item xiii below for additional submission requirements. (ix) The provision at FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Items, is used in this solicitation. Evaluation factors for the solicitation are Technical Capability, Past Performance, Price, Inclusion of SDVOSB or VOSB Subcontractors and participation in the VA Mentor-Protégé program. Technical Capability, Past Performance, Subcontracting and participation in the VA Mentor-Protégé program, when combined, are significantly more important than Price alone. The evaluation of the offers received in the solicitation will be conducted using the tradeoff process. Offers will be evaluated for Technical Capability with the documentation provided in the offer with the Evaluation Criteria (see attached) in the solicitation. The Technical Capability of proposals will be assessed using combined technical/risk ratings. Offeror Past Performance will be conducted by review and evaluation of the offeror s response to the solicitation and past performance records found in government Past Performance systems. Offerors found with unsubstantiated unsatisfactory past performance records may be assessed as technically unacceptable. The Past Performance of proposals will be assessed using relevance and confidence assessments. Price evaluation will be conducted by a comparison of the extended proposed prices, proposed with the anticipated annual quantities total. Offeror must describe use of SDVOSB Subcontractors in Past Performance and describe if SDVOSB or VOSBs will be included as Subcontractors in the Small Business Subcontracting Plan (see xiii (e) below). The evaluation of the use of SDVOSB and VOSB as subcontractors will be assessed as a stand-alone assessment. To receive credit for participation in the VA Mentor-Protégé program, the offeror must provide with its proposal a copy of a signed letter issued by the VA OSDBU approving the offeror s Mentor-Protégé agreement. Participation in the VA Mentor-Protégé program will be assessed as a stand-alone assessment. (x) Offerors whom have submitted an annual online representations and certifications (FAR provision 52.212-3) in the Systems and Award Management (SAM) do NOT need to return a completed copy of the provision with their proposal. Offerors must be registered and have completed the provision at FAR 52.212-3 in SAM to be considered for an award from this solicitation. (xi) The clause at FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. Addenda to the included clause state that clauses that are incorporated by reference have the same effect as if they were given in full text. (xii) The clause at FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. See attached schedule regarding the additional FAR clauses cited within the clause that are applicable to this acquisition. (xiii) This acquisition includes additional submission requirements. Other additional submission requirements are: Offerors should complete the contractor information, page 1 of the SF1449; block 12, discount terms, if applicable; block 17a, contractor information; and blocks 30, Offeror/Contractor signature. Offerors are to provide pricing with their offer. Offerors must complete the price list, Attachment 2, and submit it with the offer. The government intends to award a firm-fixed price contract from this solicitation. Offerors that offer price changes from the base period in the option years of the contract must submit a separate price list for the option years. Technical Capability: Offerors must submit copies of all relevant permits, licenses and certifications, including any subcontractor certifications, with their offer. Technical Capability: (See attached Evaluation Criteria) Offerors must submit a response (i.e., capability statement) that addresses all Evaluation Criteria. This solicitation includes FAR clause 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan, Alternate II. Large businesses must submit a subcontracting plan with their offer. Paragraph (c)(1) in the basic clause is substituted with the following: Proposals submitted in response to this solicitation shall include a subcontracting plan that separately addresses subcontracting with small business, veteran-owned small business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business, HUBZone small business, small disadvantaged business, and woman-owned small business concerns. If the offeror is submitting an individual subcontracting plan, the plan must separately address subcontracting with small business, veteran-owned small business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business, HUBZone small business, small disadvantaged business, and woman-owned small business concerns, with a separate part for the basic contract and separate parts for each option (if any). The plan shall be included in and made a part of the resultant contract. The subcontracting plan shall be negotiated within the time specified by the Contracting Officer. Failure to submit and negotiate a subcontracting plan shall make the offeror ineligible for award of a contract. Offerors proposing to use SDVOSBs or VOSBs as subcontractors must state the names of the SDVOSBs or VOSBs they intend to subcontract with and provide a brief description of the proposed subcontracts and the approximate dollar value of the proposed subcontract(s). This solicitation includes FAR clause 52.222-49, Service Contract Labor Standards Place of Performance Unknown. Offerors shall request wage determination(s) for the place or area(s) of performance with their offer. The wage determination(s) of the successful offeror will be incorporated into the resultant contract with no adjustments to the prices offered. This solicitation includes FAR Provision 52.209-7, Information Regarding Responsibility Matters. Offerors that have not completed this provision in their online representations and certifications in SAM must include a completed copy of the provision with their offer, or submit a statement indicating if the offeror has, or does not have, current active Federal contracts and grants with a total value greater than $10,000,000.00. This solicitation includes FAR provision 52.237-1, Site Visit. A formal site visit will not be conducted during the solicitation. It is the responsibility of the offeror to understand the site conditions prior to submitting an offer. (xiv) The Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) does not apply to this acquisition. (xv) Offers are due by 23 March 2021, by 3:00 PM CST. Offers must submitted by email (see size limit note below) to Vance Farrell at vance.farrell@va.gov. (xvi) Questions regarding information in the solicitation must be submitted in writing to the Point of Contact (POC), Vance Farrell, by email at vance.farrell@va.gov. It is requested that all questions be submitted no later than 2 March 2021. Due to email constraints by the VA it is requested that emails being sent to the POC be no larger than 7MB. Multiple emails can be sent to the POC for an offer. If an offer is sent in multiple parts, it is recommended that a confirmation request be included in the final email, for the POC to acknowledge that all (parts) of the offer have been received.
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Department of Veterans Affairs El Paso Veterans Health Care System Multiple Locations - See Attached PWS 5001 North Piepras St., El Paso, TX 79930-4211, USA
- Zip Code: 79930-4211
- Country: USA
- Zip Code: 79930-4211
- Record
- SN05934641-F 20210307/210305230107 (samdaily.us)
- Source
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