SOLICITATION NOTICE
65 -- Noninvasive Transport Ventilation Unit and Accessories – Hamilton T1 Transport Ventilator (Brand Name or Equal)
- Notice Date
- 11/24/2023 12:26:30 PM
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 334510
— Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- 242-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 02 (36C242) ALBANY NY 12208 USA
- ZIP Code
- 12208
- Solicitation Number
- 36C24224Q0127
- Response Due
- 12/1/2023 1:00:00 PM
- Archive Date
- 12/16/2023
- Point of Contact
- Myra Florisa N. Green, Contracting Officer, Phone: (518) 626-5450
- E-Mail Address
-
Myra.Green2@va.gov
(Myra.Green2@va.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- SDVOSBC Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Set-Aside (FAR 19.14)
- Awardee
- null
- Description
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Notice Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Notice Page 3 of 3 Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Notice *= Required Field Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Notice Page 1 of 3 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 a Request for Quote (RFQ) and the solicitation number is 36C24224Q0127. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2024-01 effective November 14, 2023. This solicitation is set-aside 100% for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB). The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 334510 - Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing, with a small business size standard of 1,250 Employees. The FSC/PSC is 6515 - Medical and Surgical Instruments, Equipment, and Supplies. The Network Contracting Office 2 located at 20 Madison Avenue Ext., Albany, NY 12203 is seeking to purchase One (1) brand name or equal Hamilton -T1 EMS Package Portable Ventilator and Accessories to support the Bath VAMC Fire Department paramedics for ambulance transport of patients requiring mechanical ventilation. This is a solicitation for Brand Name or Equal, and the salient characteristics are identified below. * The deadline for all questions is 4:00pm EST, 11/29/2023 All questions must be submitted in writing no later than the question cut-off date marked above. All questions will be answered officially through an amendment to the solicitation. ** Quotes are to be provided to Myra.Green2@va.gov no later than 4:00pm EST, 12/04/2023. Quotes shall not be hand carried. Faxed quotes shall not be accepted. Emailed quotes are the only method of submitted quotes (4MB email limit). The Government reserves the right to make award solely on initial Quotes received. Offerors bear the burden of ensuring that all portions of the offer (and any authorized amendments) reach the designated office before the deadline specified in the solicitation. This RFQ shall be completed in its entirety, and signed and dated, failure shall not be considered for award. All interested companies shall provide quotations for the following: The basis of design is HAMILTON-T1 - Intelligent transport ventilator Item Number Description Part Number Quantity Unit of Measure 0001 Hamilton - T1 EMS Package 11001R 1 EA 0002 HAMILTON T1 OPT VENTILATION NIV/NIV S/T 161066 1 EA 0003 HAMILTON-T1 UNIVERSAL MOUNT HANDLE 10102137 1 EA 0004 HAMILTON C3/C2/C1/T1 POWER CORD 355198 1 EA 0005 DISS CONNECTOR O2 PLATFORM C 160470 1 EA 0006 HAMILTON-T1 O2 CELL-INITIAL ORDER 10105900 1 EA 0007 HAMILTON-T1 ENGLISH (USA) LANGUAGE KIT 10102336 1 EA 0008 HAMILTON-T1 LI-ION BATTERIES (QTY 2) 10102150 1 PG 0009 HAMILTON-T1 USA CUSTOMIZATION 10102127 1 EA 0010 HAMILTON-T1 ADULT/PEDIATRIC CONFIGURATION 10102122 1 EA 0011 CLINICAL TRAINING G-5 59600 2 EA 0012 Airway Adapters, Adult/Pediatrics 281719 1 EA 0013 C1/T1 H900 INTEGRATION KIT W/ RS232 10099964 1 EA 0014 SIDESTREAM AIRWAY ADAPTOR FOR ADULTS/ 281931 1 BX 0015 BITRAC NIV BLUE ELBOW FULL FACE MASK, 313-9010W 1 BX 0016 MR1 BATTERY CALIBRATOR W/CORD 3691040 1 EA 0017 NASAL CANNULA HIGH FLOW SIZE M (20/BX) 282715 1 BX 0018 T1 COM BOARD-CO2,SPO2,H900-NEW UNIT 10102143 1 EA 0019 HAMILTON-H900 SINGLE LIMB BREATHING SET, 260186 1 EA 0020 HAMILTON-C1/T1/MR1 BREATHING CIRCUIT 260128 1 BX 0021 ADAPTER SPO2 WITH MASIMO RD SET KIT 10109010BA 1 EA 0022 HAMILTON T1 HIGH FLOW O2 OPTION 161088 1 EA 0023 C1/T1 CO2 CAPNOSTAT-5 CO2 SEN-ANGLED 282157 1 EA 0024 HAMILTON-H900 HUMIDIFIER (110V) 950004 1 EA Delivery and acceptance is to be F.O.B Destination (FAR 52.247-34) at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center, located at: Department of Veteran Affairs Bath VA Medical Center 76 Veterans Avenue Warehouse Bldg 103 Bath, NY 14810 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 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors Commercial Products and Commercial Services ADDENDUM to FAR 52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES (NOV 2021) Gray market items are Original Equipment Manufacturer s (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. 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. Submission of quote shall include the following volumes: (I) - Technical capability or quality of the item offered to meet the Government requirement; (II) - Price Factor I - Technical capability or quality of the item offered to meet the Government requirement The offeror shall submit specifications, cut sheets, or brochures confirming the equal products, including equal products of the brand name manufacturer submitted, meets or exceeds the salient physical, functional, or performance characteristic specified in this solicitation. The product(s) quoted must be identified by brand name, if any, and make or model number. OEM Letter of Authorized Distributor is required. Factort II - Price Price - The offeror shall complete the pricing schedule provided in Section (v) above: Price/Cost Schedule. (End of Addendum to 52.212-1) 52.212-2, Evaluation--Commercial Items applies to this acquisition ADDENDUM to FAR 52.212-2 EVALUATION COMMERCIAL ITEMS: 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 considering price and other factors. The following factors shall be used to evaluate quotations: Factor 1. Technical capability or quality of the item offered to meet the Government requirement. Factor 2. 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. OEM Letter of Authorized Distributor is required. 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 shall not be selected regardless of price. (End of Addendum to 52.212-2) 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. 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 Items. If paragraph (j) of the provision is applicable, a written submission is required. Offerors must be registered in SAM at time of offer submission. 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions--Commercial Items applies to this acquisition 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders--Commercial Items (JUL 2020) applies to this acquisition FAR 52.212-5 applies to this acquisition with the following FAR clauses incorporated by reference; FAR 52.204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation & First-Tier Subcontract Awards (JUN 2020) FAR 52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting (AUG 2020) FAR 52.204-24 Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment (OCT 2020) FAR 52.209-6 Protecting the Government s Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment (JUN 2020) FAR 52.219-28 Post Award Small Business Program Representation (NOV 2020) FAR 52.222-3 Convict Labor (JUN 2003) FAR 52.222-19 Child Labor Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (JUL 2020) FAR 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (APR 2015) FAR 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity (SEP 2016) FAR 52.222-35 Equal Opportunity for Veterans (JUN 2020) FAR 52.222-36 Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (JUN 2020) FAR 52.222-37 Employment Reports on Veterans (JUN 2020) FAR 52.222-40 Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (DEC 2010) FAR 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons (OCT 2020) FAR 52.223-18 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (JUN 2020) FAR 52.225-3 Buy American--Free Trade Agreements--Israeli Trade Act (JUL 2020) FAR 52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (JUN 2008) FAR 52.229-12 Tax on Certain Foreign Procurements (JUN 2020) FAR 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer System for Award Management (Oct 2018) Additional contract requirements or terms and conditions: 852.212-70, Provisions and Clauses Applicable to VA Acquisition of Commercial Items (Apr 2020) VAAR 852.203-70 Commercial Advertising (MAY 2018) VAAR 852.232-72 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests (NOV 2018) VAAR 852.233-70 Protest Content/Alternative Dispute Resolution (SEP 2018) VAAR 852.233-71 Alternate Protest Procedure (SEP 2018) VAAR 852.246-71 Rejected Goods (OCT 2018) 852.252-70, Solicitation Provisions or Clauses Incorporated by Reference (Jan 2008) The following provisions or clauses incorporated by reference in this solicitation must be completed by the offeror or prospective contractor and submitted with the quotation or offer. Copies of these provisions or clauses are available on the Internet at the web sites provided in the provision at FAR 52.252-1, Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference, or the clause at FAR 52.252-2, Clauses Incorporated by Reference. Copies may also be obtained from the contracting officer. http://www.acquisition.gov/far/index.html https://www.acquisition.gov/vaar The following FAR provisions are to be incorporated by reference: FAR 52.204-7 System for Award Management (OCT 2018) FAR 52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting (AUG 2020) FAR 52.211-6 Brand Name or Equal (AUG 1999) FAR 52.229-11 Tax on Certain Foreign Procurements Notice and Representation (JUN 2020) The following VAAR provisions are to be incorporated by reference: None The following FAR clauses are incorporated by reference: FAR 52.203-17 Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights and Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights (JUN 2020) FAR 52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance (OCT 2018) FAR 52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance (AUG 2020) FAR 52.227-19 Commercial Computer Software-Restricted Rights (DEC 2007) FAR 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (NOV 2021) The following VAAR clauses are to be incorporated by reference: VAAR 852.212-71 Gray Market Items (APR 2020) The Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) does not apply. All quoters shall submit one copy of the quote which may be submitted on this document (If you use this form, include your company information: Name, Address, Phone Number, Point of Contact (POC), POC email, and UEI) or the vendor s own form with this information included. All quoters shall submit the following in order for responses to be considered as responsive/complete: Quote Brochures/technical information supporting equipment, warranty information Letter of Supply Anticipated delivery timeline for delivery All quotes shall be sent to Myra.Green2@va.gov via email and received no later than 4:00 PM EST on December 04,2023. 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 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 EST on December 04, 2023, at Myra.Green2@va.gov. * Faxes/facsimile transmissions will not be accepted. 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. Point of Contact Contracting Officer, Myra Florisa N. Green, Myra.Green2@va.gov
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Bath VA Medical Center - Warehouse Bldg. 103 76 Veterans Avenue, Bath 14810
- Zip Code: 14810
- Zip Code: 14810
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