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SAMDAILY.US - ISSUE OF JULY 14, 2023 SAM #7899
SOLICITATION NOTICE

66 -- Histology Biocut Microtome

Notice Date

7/12/2023 9:06:20 AM
 

Notice Type

Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
 

NAICS

334516 — Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
 

Contracting Office

248-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 8 (36C248) TAMPA FL 33637 USA
 

ZIP Code

33637
 

Solicitation Number

36C24823Q1573
 

Response Due

7/21/2023 1:00:00 PM
 

Archive Date

08/20/2023
 

Point of Contact

Melissa Everett, Contract Specialist, Phone: 561-628-6754
 

E-Mail Address

melissa.everett@va.gov
(melissa.everett@va.gov)
 

Small Business Set-Aside

SBA Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)
 

Awardee

null
 

Description

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products and commercial services prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) subpart 12.6, Streamlined Procedures for Evaluation and Solicitation for Commercial Products and Commercial Services, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested, and a written solicitation document will not be issued. This solicitation is issued as an RFQ. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2023-04 dated June 2, 2023. This solicitation is set-aside for Small Business. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 334516, with a small business size standard of 1,000 employees. The FSC/PSC is 6640. The Bruce W. Carter VA Medical Center - Miami Veterans Healthcare System - 1201 Northwest 16th Street - Miami, FL 33125-1624 is seeking to purchase a Histology Biocut Microtome. See Attachment: Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Products and Commercial Services All interested companies shall provide quotations for the following: Supplies/Services Line Item Description QTY Unit Unit Price Total Price 0001 Histology Biocut Microtome (BRAND NAME OR EQUAL TO Leica HistoCore BIOCUT Config. 1 - PART # 149BIO000C1) 1 EA GRAND TOTAL The following salient characteristics are required to meet the needs of the government. Salient Characteristics Must adapt the coarse feed wheel direction to personal preference and in a ergonomic position close to the user thus resulting in helping reduce fatigue while trimming Must have an anti-static waste tray to increase efficiency by shortening cleaning time and reduce contamination to the operator/environment by effectively collecting and containing waste Must have a section thickness setting range from 1-60 micrometers Must have a large standard clamp: 55X50X30mm and a super cassette clamp: 68X48X15mm Must produce high quality paraffin sections in serial sections for H&E, IHC and molecular techniques Must use 2 in one blade holder for both high and low profile blades Must have a force balance system that reduces the risk of injury by an unbalanced object head Must interphase with the HistoCore PERMA S slide printer Delivery shall be provided no later than 60 days after receipt of order (ARO) FOB Destination. Place of Delivery (SHIP TO address) Address: Miami VA Healthcare System Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Service 1201 NW 16th Street Miami, FL Postal Code: 33125-1624 Country: UNITED STATES The full text of FAR provisions or clauses may be accessed electronically at http://acquisition.gov/comp/far/index.html. The following solicitation provisions apply to this acquisition: FAR 52.211-6, Brand Name or Equal FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors Commercial Products and Commercial Services FAR 52.212-3, Offerors Representations and Certifications Commercial Products and Commercial Services Offerors must complete annual representations and certifications electronically via the System for Award Management (SAM) website located at https://www.sam.gov/portal in accordance with FAR 52.212-3, Offerors Representations and Certifications Commercial Products and Commercial Services. If paragraph (j) of the provision is applicable, a written submission is required. The following contract clauses apply to this acquisition: FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Dec 2022) FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Dec 2022) Provisions that are incorporated by reference (by Citation Number, Title, and Date), have the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. ADDENDUM to 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors Commercial Products and Commercial Services Gray market items are Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) goods sold through unauthorized channels in direct competition with authorized distributors. This procurement is for new OEM medical supplies, medical equipment and/or services contracts for maintenance of medical equipment (i.e., replacement parts) for VA Medical Centers. No remanufactures or gray market items will be acceptable. Offeror shall be an OEM, authorized dealer, authorized distributor or authorized reseller for the proposed medical supplies, medical equipment and/or services contracts for maintenance of medical equipment (i.e., replacement parts), verified by an authorization letter or other documents from the OEM, such that the OEM s warranty and service are provided and maintained by the OEM. All software licensing, warranty and service associated with the medical supplies, medical equipment and/or services contracts for maintenance of medical equipment shall be in accordance with the OEM terms and conditions. The delivery of gray market items to the VA in the fulfillment of an order/award constitutes a breach of contract. Accordingly, the VA reserves the right enforce any of its contractual remedies. This includes termination of the contract or, solely at the VA s election, allowing the Vendor to replace, at no cost to the Government, any remanufactured or gray market item(s) delivered to a VA medical facility upon discovery of such items. Offerors providing an or equal product(s) must adhere to the terms in FAR 52.211-6. 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 or exceed are specified in the solicitation. To be considered for award, offers of equal products, including equal products of the brand name manufacturer, must Meet the salient physical, functional, or performance characteristic specified in this solicitation; Clearly identify the item by- Brand name, if any and Make or model number, Include descriptive literature such as illustrations, drawings, or a clear reference to previously furnished descriptive data or information available to the Contracting Officer; and 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. 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. 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 Any award made as a result of this solicitation will be made on an All or Nothing Basis. State if quoted items are available and priced through offerors existing Government-wide Acquisition Contract (GWAC), GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) contract, or VA- wide Acquisition Contract. If the acquisition is set-aside for SDVOSBs/VOSBs, their socioeconomic status must be VIP verified and visible in the VA Vendor Information Pages (VIP): https://www.vip.vetbiz.gov/ at the time of quote submission AND award, or will be considered non-responsive, and will NOT be considered for award. Offerors are warned against contacting any VA personnel other than the Contracting Officer and Contract Specialist prior to placement of any award made resulting from this RFQ. If such contact occurs and found to be prejudicial to competing contactors, the offeror making such contact may be excluded from award considerations. All proprietary information shall be clearly and properly marked. If the Offeror submits annexes, documentation, attachments, or the like, not specifically required by this solicitation, such will count against the Offeror s page limitations unless otherwise indicated in the specific volume instructions below. All information shall be confined to the appropriate file. The offeror shall confine submissions to essential matters, sufficient to define the quote and provide an adequate basis for evaluation. Offerors are responsible for including sufficient details, in a concise manner, to permit a complete and accurate evaluation of each quote. (End of Addendum to 52.212-1) All quoters shall submit the following or the quote will be considered non-responsive, and will NOT be considered for award: The name, address, and telephone number of the vendor. Tax Identification Number (TIN) SAM UEI Number / DUNS Number / Cage Code Point of Contact for submission of orders if awarded a contract Authorized Distributor Letter certified by the OEM if the offeror is not the manufacturer Quoted price shall include delivery All quotes shall be sent to the following email address: melissa.everett@va.gov . Award will be based upon a comparative evaluation of quotes in accordance with the Simplified Acquisition Procedures of FAR 13. Comparative evaluation is the side by side pairwise comparison of quotes based on factors resulting in a Contracting Officer decision for the quote most favorable to the Government. The following are the decision factors: ADDENDUM to 52.212-2 Evaluation Commercial Products and Commercial Services Basis for Award. The Government will issue a purchase order to the responsible quoter whose quotation conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate quotations: Technical capability or quality of the item offered to meet the Government requirement Price Evaluation Approach. The Government will evaluate quotations using the comparative evaluation process outlined in FAR 13.106-2(b)(3), where quotations will be compared to one another to determine which provides the best benefit to the Government. The Government reserves the right to consider a quotation other than the lowest price that provides additional benefit(s). Quotations may exceed minimum requirements of the solicitation. The Government reserves the right to select a quotation that provides benefit to the Government that exceeds the minimum requirements of the solicitation but is not required to do so. Each response must meet the minimum requirements of the solicitation. The Government is not requesting or accepting alternate quotations. The evaluation will consider the following: Factor 1 Technical capability or quality of the item offered to meet the Government requirement: The quotation will be evaluated to the extent to which it can meet and/or exceed the Government s requirements as outlined in the solicitation and based on the information requested in the instructions to quoters section of the solicitation. Factor 2 Price: The Government will evaluate the price by adding the total of all line item prices. The Government may use various price analysis techniques and procedures to make a price reasonableness determination. Offers that do not meet or exceed the technical capability or quality of the item offered to the Government requirement, as stated in Factor 1, shall not be selected regardless of price. (End of Addendum to 52.212-2) The award will be made to the response most advantageous to the Government. Responses should contain your best terms, conditions. To facilitate the award process, all quotes must include a statement regarding the terms and conditions herein as follows: ""The terms and conditions in the solicitation are acceptable to be included in the award document without modification, deletion, or addition."" OR ""The terms and conditions in the solicitation are acceptable to be included in the award document with the exception, deletion, or addition of the following:"" Quoters shall list exception(s) and rationale for the exception(s), if any. Submission of your response shall be received not later than 4:00 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST) on July 21, 2023, at melissa.everett@va.gov and shall reference RFQ 36C24823Q1397 Histology Biocut Microtome with your business name in the subject of the email. Late submissions shall be treated in accordance with the solicitation provision at FAR 52.212-1(f). Any questions or concerns regarding this solicitation should be forwarded in writing via e-mail to the Point of Contact listed below by 1:00 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST) on July 17, 2023. Point of Contact Contract Specialist Melissa Everett melissa.everett@va.gov
 

Web Link

SAM.gov Permalink
(https://sam.gov/opp/063f24e924f94107aaf0b3787e859bb5/view)
 

Place of Performance

Address: Miami VA Healthcare System Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Service 1201 NW 16th Street, Miami, FL 33125-1624, USA

Zip Code: 33125-1624

Country: USA
 

Record

SN06746306-F 20230714/230712230047 (samdaily.us)
 

Source

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