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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 2024-03.

This solicitation is set-aside for
SDVOSB

The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 339113, with a small business size standard of 800 employees.
The FSC/PSC is 4240.

The Contracting Activity is seeking to purchase delivery of Medical Rescue Equipment to West Haven VA Medical Center, 950 Campbell Avenue, West Haven, CT 06516-2770. This is a new, brand name only requirement in accordance with the brand name justification documentation attached.

All interested companies shall provide quotations for the following:

Supplies

Model Number
Description
Quantity
Unit of Measure
500104
Aztek Pro System, CMC
4
EA
727220
Vortex feet kit: (set of 3 ft with bag)
1
EA
727400
AZORP Kit Arizona Vortex
2
EA
727200
Custom CMC Rescue Equipment, Arizona Vortex Bag Set, CMC
1
EA
727140
Custom CMC Rescue Equipment, Arizona Vortex , Hobble Strap, CMC
1
EA
A010AA01
Custom PETZL America Vertex ANSI Type 1, Class E helmet, yellow
4
EA
727300
Arizona Vortex 2 Multipod
1
EA
C071CA02
AVAO BOD international version, black/yellow, size two
6
EA
NanoPac25
NanoPac 25, Custom Super Vacuum 8" fan, 25' of spiral duct
1
EA
KTSEARCH61MSES
Custom Sterling rope search lite rope with markers and bags 200'
1
EA
VP5-KJ532111101
Industrial Scientific Vents Pro5 Multi-Gas Detector, CO/H2S, SO2, O2
1
EA
733500
Custom CMC Rescue Equipment Harken LOKHEAD WINCH KIT
1
EA
335013
Clutch, 13mm, CMC
3
EA
P001BA00
Custom PETZL America Spin L1 very high efficiency single pulley with swivel
8
EA
P001CA00
Custom PETZL America Spin L2 very high efficiency double pulley with swivel
4
EA
201072
Custom CMC Rescue Equipment
1
EA
201073

Custom CMC Rescue Anchor Strap Med
1
EA
201074
Custom CMC Rescue Anchor Strap Large
1
EA
201075
Custom CMC Rescue Anchor Strap X-Large
1
EA
343059
Right hand ascender
2
EA
343055
Left hand ascender
2
EA
201122
ETRIER, W/Tie in Blue, CMC Rescue
2
EA
300233-RED
Key Lock Carabiners
24
EA
294029
CMC Edge Guard, Large
1
EA
294030
CMC Edge Guard, Medium
1
EA
294019
Edge Pad, XL CMC
1
EA
294044
CUSTOM CMC Edge protector Ultra-pro
1
EA
293383
Prusik AZ Bound 8mm red
4
EA
293386
Prusik AZ Bound 8mm green
4
EA
200070-01
TRC-1 Cart w/hanson fittings
1
EA
30010-300
SUPPLY HOSE, HANSON 300FT
4
EA
L052AA03
Custom PETZL America, Grillion
4
EA
B50A
Rescucender Rope Grab
2
EA
pCARD
Custom pCARD, ROCK Exotica bolt anchor
2
EA
2504-black-grey-xlarge
x-large gloves
4
EA
2504-black-grey-small
small gloves
2
EA
2504-black-grey-medium
medium gloves
2
EA
2504-black-grey-large
large gloves
4
EA
2504-black-grey-2XL
2XL gloves
2
EA
M073CA00
Custom VULCAN high strength h frame asymmetrical carabiner with large capacity
8
EA
201132
CMC Etrier with Tie-in, RED
2
EA
K097AA00
ASAP Lock 40 kit, assembled ASAP lock, 40cm, BM'D+CAPTIV
4
EA
SAR224060411301
SKA-PAK for CS entry
4
EA

Delivery shall be provided no later than 30 days after receipt of order (ARO).
FOB: Destination.
Place of Performance/Place of Delivery
Address:
950 Campbell Ave,
West Haven, CT
Postal Code:
06516-2770
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 52.212-1, 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 Nov 2023
FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Commercial Products and Commercial Services Feb 2024

The following subparagraphs of FAR 52.212-5 are applicable:
52.204-10, 52.204-27, 52.209-6, 52.219-14, 52.219-27, 52.219-28, 52.219-32, 52.219-33, 52.222-19, 52.222-21, 52.222-26, 52.222-50, 52.223-18, 52.225-13, 52.232-33

All quoters shall submit the following: Quote.

All quotes shall be sent to the Contract Specialist, Glorimar Estevez Cortorreal, glorimar.estevezcortorreal@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:

price, past performance, delivery speed, availability

The award will be made to the response most advantageous to the Government.
Responses should contain your best terms, conditions.

ADDENDUM to FAR 52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES (NOV 2021)
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. The version of FAR 52.212-1 in the addendum is tailored for Simplified Acquisition Procedures and supersedes the current version of FAR 52.212-1 contained in the FAR.
The following provision is incorporated into 52.212-1 as an addendum to this solicitation:
52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Nov 2021)
(a)A North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code and small business size standard.A The NAICS code(s) and small business size standard(s) for thisA acquisitionA appear elsewhere in theA Request for Quote (RFQ). However, the small business size standard for a concern that submits aA quote, other than on aA constructionA or serviceA acquisition, but proposes to furnish an end item that it did not itself manufacture, process, or produce is 500 employees if theA acquisition
Is set aside for small business and has a value above theA simplified acquisition threshold; or

Uses theA HUBZoneA price evaluation preference regardless of dollar value, unless theA quoterA waives the price evaluation preference; or

Is an 8(a),A HUBZone, service-disabled veteran-owned, economically disadvantaged women-owned, or women-owned small business set-aside or sole-source award regardless of dollar value.
(b)A Submission ofA Quotes. Submit signed and datedA quotesA to the office specified in thisA Request for Quote (RFQ) at or before the exact time specified.A QuotesA mayA be submitted on letterhead stationery, or as otherwise specified in theA RFQ. As a minimum,A quotesA mustA show
A A A A A A A A A A A (1)A TheA solicitation number;
A A A A A A A A A A A (2)A The time specified in theA solicitationA for receipt ofA quotations;A
A A A A A A A A A A (3)A The name, address, and telephone number of theA quoter;
A technical description of the items being quoted in sufficient detail to evaluate compliance with the requirements in theA solicitation. ThisA mayA include product literature, or other documents, if necessary;
A A A A A A A A A A A (5)A Terms of any expressA warranty;
A A A A A A A A A A A (6)A Price and any discount terms;
A A A A A A A A A A A (7)A "Remit to" address, if different than mailing address;
(8)A A completed copy of the representations and certifications at FederalA AcquisitionA Regulation (FAR)A 52.212-3A (see FARA 52.212-3(b) for those representations and certifications that theA quoterA shallA complete electronically);
A A A A A A A A A A A (9)A Acknowledgment Request for Quotation amendments;
(10)A Past performanceA will not be considered in simplified acquisition procurements.
(11)A Quote should include a statement specifying the extent of agreement with all terms, conditions, and provisions included in theA solicitation.A QuotesA that fail to furnish required representations and certifications, information requested in (1) to (9) and accept the terms and conditions of theA solicitationA mayA be excluded from consideration.
(c)A Period for acceptance ofA Quotes. TheA quoterA agrees to hold the prices in itsA quoteA firm for 30 calendar days from the date specified for receipt ofA quotes, unless another time period is specified in an addendum to theA solicitation.
(d)A Product samples. When required by theA solicitation, product samplesA shallA be submitted at or prior to the time specified for receipt ofA quotes. Unless otherwise specified in thisA solicitation, these samplesA shallA be submitted at no expense to the Government, and returned at the sender s request and expense, unless they are destroyed during testing.
(e)A MultipleA Quotes.A QuotersA are encouraged to submit multipleA quotesA presenting alternativeA line itemsA (provided that the alternativeA line itemsA are consistent with FARA subpartA 4.10), or alternativeA commercial productsA orA commercial servicesA for satisfying the requirements of thisA solicitation. EachA quoteA submitted will be evaluated separately.
(f)A Late submissions, revisions, and withdrawals ofA quotes.
(1)A QuotersA are responsible for submittingA quotes so as to reach the Government office designated in theA solicitationA by the time specified in theA solicitation. If no time is specified in theA solicitation, the time for receipt is 4:30 p.m., local time, for the designated Government office on the date thatA quotesA are due.
(2)A AnyA quotation received at the Government office designated in theA solicitationA after the exact time specified for receipt ofA quotesA is "late" and may not be considered unless it is received before purchase order issuance and theA Contracting OfficerA (CO) determines that accepting the lateA quotationA would not unduly delay theA acquisition.
(3)A If anA emergencyA or unanticipated event interrupts normal Government processes so thatA quotations cannot be received at the Government office designated for receipt ofA quotesA by the exact time specified in theA solicitation, and urgent Government requirements preclude a notice of an extension of the closing date, the time specified for receipt ofA quotes will be deemed to be extended to the same time ofA dayA specified in theA solicitationA on the first workA dayA on which normal Government processes resume.
(g)A Issuance of Purchase Order. The Government may issue a purchase order to one or more quoters as identified in the Request for Quote (RFQ). Therefore, theA quoter s initialA quoteA shouldA contain theA best terms from a price and technical standpoint. However, the GovernmentA mayA reject any or allA quotesA if such action is in the public s best interest. The Contracting Officer (CO) may issue a purchase order to other than the quoter with the lowest priced quotation.
(h)A Multiple awards. The GovernmentA mayA issue a purchase order for any item or group of items of a quotation, unless theA quoterA qualifies theA quotation by specific limitations. Unless otherwise provided in the Schedule,A quotationsA mayA not be submitted for quantities less than those specified. The Government reserves the right to issue a purchase order for a quantity less than the quantity quoted, at the unit prices quoted, unless theA quoterA specifies otherwise in theA quotation.
A A A A A A (1)A Availability of requirements documents cited in theA solicitation.
(i)A The GSA Index of Federal Specifications, Standards and Commercial Item Descriptions, FPMR Part 101-29, and copies of specifications, standards, and commercial item descriptions cited in thisA solicitationA mayA be obtained for a fee by submitting a request to- GSA Federal Supply Service Specifications Section Suite 8100 470 East L Enfant Plaza, SW Washington, DC 20407 Telephone (202) 619-8925, Facsimile (202) 619-8978.
(ii)A If the General Services Administration, Department of Agriculture, or Department of Veterans Affairs issued thisA solicitation, a single copy of specifications, standards, and commercial item descriptions cited in thisA solicitationA mayA be obtained free of charge by submitting a request to the addressee in paragraph (i)(1)(i) of this provision. Additional copies will be issued for a fee.
(2)A Most unclassified Defense specifications and standardsA mayA be downloaded from the following ASSIST websites:
A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A (i)A ASSIST (A https://assist.dla.mil/online/start/).
A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A (ii)A Quick Search (A http://quicksearch.dla.mil/).A A A A A A A A A A A
(3)A Documents not available from ASSISTA mayA be ordered from the Department of Defense Single Stock Point (DoDSSP) by-
(i)A Using the ASSIST Shopping Wizard (A https://assist.dla.mil/wizard/index.cfm);
(ii)A Phoning the DoDSSP Customer Service Desk (215) 697-2179, Mon-Fri, 0730 to 1600 EST; or
(iii)A Ordering from DoDSSP, Building 4, Section D, 700 Robbins Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19111-5094, Telephone (215) 697-2667/2179, Facsimile (215) 697-1462.
(4)A Nongovernment (voluntary) standardsA mustA be obtained from the organization responsible for their preparation, publication, or maintenance.
(j)A Unique entity identifier (UEI). Applies to all quotesA that exceed theA micro-purchase threshold, andA quotesA at or below theA micro-purchase thresholdA if theA solicitationA requires the contractor to beA registered in the System for Award Management (SAM).) TheA quoterA mustA enter, in the block with its name and address on the cover page of itsA quote, the annotation "Unique Entity Identifier" followed by theA unique entity identifierA that identifies theA quoters name and address. TheA quoterA alsoA must enter itsA Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) indicator, if applicable. The EFT indicator is a four-character suffix to theA UEI. The suffix is assigned at the discretion of theA quoterA to establish additional SAM records for identifying alternative EFT accounts (see FARA subpartA 32.11) for the same entity. If theA quoterA does not have a UEI, itA shouldA contact the entity designated atA www.sam.govA forA UEIA establishment directly to obtain one. TheA quoterA shouldA indicate that it is aA quoterA for a Government contract when contacting the entity designated atA www.sam.govA for establishing theA UEI.
(k)A [Reserved]
(l)A Requests for information. The CO will not notify unsuccessful quoters that responded to this Request for Quotation (RFQ). However, quoters may request information on purchase order(s) resulting from this solicitation with the CO.
(End of Provision)

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 4PM EST on Friday, April 19, 2024, at glorimar.estevezcortorreal@va.gov

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
Contract Specialist
Glorimar Estevez Cortorreal
glorimar.estevezcortorreal@va.gov
413-584-4040 EXT 6718

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