VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF USA Tender

This Is A Combined Synopsis/solicitation For Commercial Products Prepared In Accordance With The Format In Federal Acquisition Regulation (far) Subpart 12.6, Streamlined Procedures For Evaluation And Solicitation For Commercial Products, 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 Is A Brand Name Or Equal To Request For Quote (rfq), And The Solicitation Number Is 36c26025q0329. The Government Anticipates Awarding A Firm-fixed Price Supply Order From This Solicitation. this Is A Solicitation For Van Gogh Microscopy Celtivity System. The Solicitation Document And Incorporated Provisions And Clauses Are Those In Effect Through Federal Acquisition Circular (fac) 2025-03 Effective January 17, 2025. this Solicitation Is Unrestricted Open Market. The Associated North American Industrial Classification System (naics) Code For This Procurement Is 334510 And The Psc Is 6515. all Interested Companies Shall Provide Quotations That Are Brand Name Or Equal To: equipment Needed: items: Brand Name Or Equal To Of The Following Supplies item # description/part Number* qty Price Extended Amount 1 van Gogh Microscopy System includes: Imaging Unit, Cpu, Monitor, Keyboard, Mouse, Calibration Tool, And Cart mfr Part #vgms-01 1 2 van Gogh Microscopy System 36 Month Premium Service Agreement mfr Part #vgms-03s 1 3 celtivity Single-use Patient Biopsy Kit 5 Each Per Kit mfr Part # Acbspbk-05 10 â  Subtotal (products) â  salient Characteristics must Have Full Field Oct And Dynamic Cell Imaging power Source 120 V Ac dimensions 780 X 670 X 1150mm must Be Able To Clean And Disinfect Microscope Housing, Interior And Exterior Of The Cart, And Display Monitor With 10% Bleach Solution additional Information Sought: warranty Must Have Minimum 1 Year Warranty place Of Manufacture Please Provide The Place Of Manufacture 52.211-6â brand Name Or Equal. as Prescribed Inâ 11.107(a), Insert The Following Provision: brand Name Or Equalâ (aug 1999) (a)â if An Item In Thisâ solicitationâ 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"â productsâ mustâ meet Are Specified In Theâ solicitation. (b)â to Be Considered For Award,â offersâ of "equal"â products, Including "equal"â productsâ of The Brand Name Manufacturer,â must- (1)â meet The Salient Physical, Functional, Or Performance Characteristic Specified In Thisâ solicitation; (2)â clearly Identify The Item By- (i)â brand Name, If Any; And (ii)â make Or Model Number; (3)â includeâ descriptive Literatureâ such As Illustrations, Drawings, Or A Clear Reference To Previously Furnished Descriptive Data Or Information Available To Theâ contracting Officer; And (4)â clearly Describe Any Modifications Theâ offerorâ plans To Make In A Product To Make It Conform To Theâ solicitationâ requirements. Mark Any Descriptive Material To Clearly Show The Modifications. (c)â theâ contracting Officerâ will Evaluate "equal"â productsâ on The Basis Of Information Furnished By Theâ offerorâ or Identified In Theâ offerâ and Reasonably Available To Theâ contracting Officer. Theâ contracting Officerâ is Not Responsible For Locating Or Obtaining Any Information Not Identified In Theâ offer. (d)â unless Theâ offerorâ clearly Indicates In Itsâ offerâ that The Product Being Offered Is An "equal" Product, Theâ offerorâ shallâ provide The Brand Name Product Referenced In Theâ solicitation. (end Of Provision) delivery Fob Destination Is Preferred, 30 Days After Receipt Of Order. All Deliveries Will Be Coordinated With The Portland Va Medical Center Point Of Contact. place Of Delivery: portland Va Medical Center 3710 Sw Us Veterans Hospital Road portland, Or 97239 the Full Text Of Far Provisions Or Clauses May Be Accessed Electronically At Http://acquisition.gov/comp/far/index.html http://www.va.gov/oal/library/vaar/index.asp the Following Solicitation Provisions Apply To This Acquisition: far 52.212-1, Instructions To Offerors Commercial Products addendum To Far 52.212-1 Instructions To Offerors Commercial 52.204-7 system For Award Management (oct 2018) 52.204-16 commercial And Government Entity Code Reporting (aug 2020) 52.204-24 representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications And Video Surveillance Services Or Equipment (nov 2021) 52.211-6 brand Name Or Equal (aug 1999) 52.212-3 offeror Representations And Certifications-commercial Products And Commercial Services (may 2024) 52.225-2 buy American Certificate (oct 2022) (41 U.s.c. Chapter 83) 52.252-1 provisions Incorporated By Reference (feb 1998) (a) Gray Market Items Are Original Equipment Manufacturers (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. (b) 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. (c) 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. (d) Any Award Made As A Result Of This Solicitation Will Be Made On An All Or Nothing Basis. (e) 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 Contractors, The Offeror Making Such Contact May Be Excluded From Award Considerations. (f) 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. (g) 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) far 52.212-2, Evaluation-commercial Items : The Government May Award A Contract Resulting From This Solicitation To The Responsible Offeror Whose Offer Conforming To The Solicitation Will Be Most Advantageous To The Government, Price And Other Factors Considered. In Accordance With Far 9.104-2, The Special Standards Of Responsibility Described Below Apply To This Procurement. Offerors Who Fail To Meet Any Special Standards Of Responsibility Will Not Be Eligible To Receive Contract Award. The Following Factors Shall Be Used To Evaluate Offers: special Standards Of Responsibility: (per Far 9.104-2) The Following Special Standards Of Responsibility Apply To This Procurement: sp1: Offeror Must Be A Manufacturer Authorized Provider For The Items Provided. A Letter From The Manufacturer Stating Such Must Be Included With Any Response To This Solicitation. price (a) A Written Notice Of Award Or Acceptance Of An Offer, Mailed Or Otherwise Furnished To The Successful Offeror Within The Time For Acceptance Specified In The Offer, Shall Result In A Binding Contract Without Further Action By Either Party. Before The Offeror's Specified Expiration Time, The Government May Accept An Offer (or Part Of An Offer), Whether Or Not There Are Negotiations After Its Receipt, Unless A Written Notice Of Withdrawal Is Received Before Award. far 52.213-3 Offerors Are Advised To Include A Completed Copy Of The Provision At 52.212-3, Offeror Representations And Certifications -- Commercial Items, With Its Offer If Has Not Been Completed On Sam.gov. 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. all Service-disabled Veteran Owned Businesses Or Veteran Owned Businesses Must Be Registered/certified With The U.s Small Business Administration At Veteran Small Business Certification Veteran Small Business Certification (sba.gov). the Following Contract Clauses Apply To This Acquisition: far 52.212-4, Contract Terms And Conditions Commercial Products (oct 2018) addendum To Far 52.212-4 The Following Clauses Are Included As A Part Of The Addendum: http://www.acquisition.gov/far/index.html (far) http://www.va.gov/oal/library/vaar/index.asp (vaar) 52.203-17 contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights (nov 2023) 52.204-13 system For Award Management Maintenance (oct 2018) 52.204-18 commercial And Government Entity Code Maintenance (aug 2020) 52.232-40 providing Accelerated Payments To Small Business Subcontractors (dec 2013) 52.252-2 clauses Incorporated By Reference (feb 1998) vaar Clauses: 852.203-70 commercial Advertising (may 2018) 852.212-71 gray Market Items (nov 2018) 852.232-72 electronic Submission Of Payment Requests (nov 2018) 852.242-71 administrative Contracting Officer (oct 2020) 852.246-71 rejected Goods (oct 2018) 852.247-73 packing For Domestic Shipment (oct 2018) far 52.212-5, Contract Terms And Conditions Required To Implement Statutes Or Executive Orders Commercial Products (jan 2025) (a) The Contractor Shall Comply With The Following Federal Acquisition Regulation (far) Clauses, Which Are Incorporated In This Contract By Reference, To Implement Provisions Of Law Or Executive Orders Applicable To Acquisitions Of Commercial Products And Commercial Services: (1) 52.203-19, Prohibition On Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements Or Statements (jan 2017) (section 743 Of Division E. Title Vii, Of The Consolidated And Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (pub. L. 113-235) And Its Successor Provisions In Subsequent Appropriations Acts (and As Extended In Continuing Resolutions)). (2) 52.204-23, Prohibition On Contracting For Hardware, Software, And Services Developed Or Provided By Kapersky Lab Covered Entities (dec 2023) (section 1634 Of Pub. L. 115-91). (3) 52.204-25, Prohibition On Contracting For Certain Telecommunications And Video Surveillance Services Or Equipment (nov 2021) Section 889(a)(1)(a) Of Pub. L. 115-232). (4) 52.209-10, Prohibition On Contracting With Inverted Domestic Corporations (nov 2015). (5) 52.232-40, Providing Accelerated Payments To Small Business Subcontractors (mar 2023) (31 U.s.c. 3903 And 10 U.s.c. 3801). (6) 52.233-3, Protest After Award (aug 1996) (31 U.s.c. 3553). (7) 52.233-4, Applicable Law For Breach Of Contract Claim (oct 2004) (public Laws 108-77 And 108-78) (19 U.s.c. 3805 Note)). (b) The Contractor Shall Comply With The Far Clauses In This Paragraph (b) That The Contracting Officer Has Indicated As Being Incorporated In This Contract By Reference To Implement Provisions Of Law Or Executive Orders Applicable To Acquisitions Of Commercial Products And Commercial Services: the Following Subparagraphs Of Far 52.212-5 Are Applicable And Incorporated By Reference: 52.204-27 prohibition On A Bytedance Covered Application (jun 2023) (section 102 Of Division R Of Pub. L. 117-328) 52.219-28 post Award Small Business Program Representation (mar 2023) (15 U.s.c 632(a)(2)) 52.222-3 52.222-19 convict Labor (jun 2003) (e.o. 11755) child Labor Cooperation With Authorities And Remedies (feb 2024) (e.o. 13126) 52.222-21 prohibition Of Segregated Facilities (apr 2015) 52.222-26 equal Opportunity (sep 2016) (e.o. 11246) 52.222-36 equal Opportunity For Workers With Disabilities (jun 2020) (29 U.s.c. 793) 52.222-50 combating Trafficking In Persons (nov 2021) (22 U.s.c. Chapter 78 And E.o. 13627) 52.225-1 buy American-supplies (oct 2022) (41 U.s.c. Chapter 83) 52.225-13 52.226-8 restrictions On Certain Foreign Purchases (feb 2021) (e.o.'s, Proclamations, And Statutes Administered By The Office Of Foreign Assets Control Of The Department Of The Treasury) encouraging Contractor Policies To Ban Text Messaging While Driving (may 2024) 52.232-33 payment By Electronic Funds Transfer System For Award Management (jul 2018) (31 U.s.c. 3332) all Quoters Shall Submit According To The Following: quotes Must Be Emailed To Maureen.sundstrom@va.gov And Received No Later Than 10:00 Am Pst On 03/11/2025. Quotes May Be Submitted On This Document Or The Vendor S Own Form And Must Include The Completed Buy American Certificate 52.225-2, And If Not The Manufacturer, An Authorized Distributor Letter. Any Offer That Does Not Provide The Supporting Documentation May Be Considered Non-responsive. Required Supporting Documentation And Information: buy American Certificate authorized Distributor Letter If Not The Manufacturer certification That Equipment Meets/exceeds The Salient Characteristics Of The Desired Brand Above delivery Date the Government Intends To Make Award Without Discussions. for Information Regarding The Solicitation, Please Contact Maureen Sundstrom At Maureen.sundstrom@va.gov. a.1 52.225-2 Buy American Certificate (oct 2022) (a)(1) The Offeror Certifies That Each End Product, Except Those Listed In Paragraph (b) Of This Provision, Is A Domestic End Product And That Each Domestic End Product Listed In Paragraph (c) Of This Provision Contains A Critical Component. (2) The Offeror Shall List As Foreign End Products Those End Products Manufactured In The United States That Do Not Qualify As Domestic End Products. For Those Foreign End Products That Do Not Consist Wholly Or Predominantly Of Iron Or Steel Or A Combination Of Both, The Offeror Shall Also Indicate Whether These Foreign End Products Exceed 55 Percent Domestic Content, Except For Those That Are Cots Items. If The Percentage Of The Domestic Content Is Unknown, Select No . (3) The Offeror Shall Separately List The Line Item Numbers Of Domestic End Products That Contain A Critical Component (see Far 25.105). (4) The Terms Commercially Available Off-the-shelf (cots) Item, Critical Component, Domestic End Product, End Product, And Foreign End Product Are Defined In The Clause Of This Solicitation Entitled Buy American Supplies. (b) Foreign End Products: line Item No. country Of Origin exceeds 55% Domestic Content (yes/no) [list As Necessary] (c) Domestic End Products Containing A Critical Component: line Item No. [list As Necessary] (d) The Government Will Evaluate Offers In Accordance With The Policies And Procedures Of Part 25 Of The Federal Acquisition Regulation. (end Of Provision)