Services: Tuberculosis (TB) Isolation Inspection & Certification
ATTACHMENT 1
Services: - Tuberculosis (TB) Isolation Inspection & Certification Services
This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes only the solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.
The (36C24819Q0472) is being issued as a request for quotation (RFQ).
You are reminded that representatives from your company SHALL NOT contact any James A. Haley Veteran s Hospital, Tampa, Florida staff to discuss this RFQ during this RFQ process. All questions and concerns regarding this RFQ shall be directed to Serena Jordan, the Contracting Officer.
VENDOR QUESTIONS:B All questions regarding this RFQ must be in writing and may be sent by e mail to serena.jordan@va.gov. B Questions must be received no later than Friday, 3/15/2019 by 10:00 AM EST.B No further questions will be accepted after that date and time.B B
ANSWERS TO VENDOR QUESTIONS:B Answers to vendor questions will be posted on FBO.
You are reminded that representatives from your company SHALL NOT contact any James A. Haley Veteran s Hospital, Tampa, Florida staff to discuss this RFQ during this RFQ process. All questions and concerns regarding this RFQ shall be directed to Serena Jordan, the Contracting Officer, serena.jordan@va.gov.
This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2019-01 effective 1/22/2019.
This requirement is set-aside Small Business (SB).
The NAICS code for this requirement is 541380 with a small business size standard of $15.0 mil.
Description of requirements for the items to be acquired: The contractor shall provide inspection and certification for biological safety cabinets TB isolation, general isolation room, separative enclosures, glove box. to include microbial testing to include mold and yeast utilizing malt agar. The testing shall also include USP 797 in pharmacy located at the James A. Haley Veterans Hospital (JAHVH), 13000 Bruce B. Downs Blvd., Tampa Florida in accordance with Attachment 2- the Statement of Work (SOW).
The following line item pertain to the description as stated: See Attachment 3 - Price/Cost Schedule.
Performance Period: Base year and four Options.
All services are to be delivered to the James A. Haley Veterans Hospital, 13000 Bruce B. Downs Blvd., Tampa, FL 33612. As a part of delivery and acceptance the FOB point is destination.
The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial, applies to this acquisition and offers must fill out attachment 2 price/cost schedule. Offerors must submit their technical approach that pertains to the SOW.
The provision at 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Items, will be used. See Attachment 4 Evaluation - Basis for award.
To be eligible for award offerors must be registered in System for Award Management (SAM) http://www.sam.gov in accordance with the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items.
The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition and additional addenda to the clause included.
The clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition and no additional FAR clauses cited in the clause are applicable to the acquisition.
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The following additional contract requirement(s) or terms and conditions determined by the contracting officer to be necessary for this acquisition and consistent with customary commercial practices are as follows:
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WAGE DETERMINATION
The Department of Labor Wage Determination for the specific locality applies to this solicitation and any contract awarded is available at www.wdol.gov. Please note the listing below is not all-inclusive wage determination of each area of performance. It is the contractor s responsibility to obtain and evaluate each wage determination locality.
WD 15-4571 (Rev.-7) was first posted on www.wdol.gov on 01/01/2019.
52.217-5 Evaluation of Options (JUL 1990)
(Addendum to FAR 52.217-5)
For the purposes of the award of this Contract, the Government intends to evaluate the option to extend services under FAR 52.217-8 as follows: The evaluation will consider the possibility that the option can be exercised in increments of one to six months, but for no more than a total of six months during the life of the contract. The evaluation will assume that the prices for any option exercised under FAR 52.217-8 will be at the same rates as those in effect under the contract at the time the option is exercised. The evaluation will therefore assume that the addition of the price or prices of any possible extension or extensions under FAR 52.217-8 to the total price for the basic requirement has the same effect on the total price of all proposals relative to each other, and will not affect the ranking of proposals based on price, unless, after reviewing the proposals, the Government determines that there is a basis for finding otherwise. This evaluation will not obligate the Government to exercise any option under FAR 52.217-8.
(End of Addendum to FAR 52.217-5)
52.217-8 Option to Extend Services (NOV 1999)
The Government may require continued performance of any services within the limits and at the rates specified in the contract. These rates may be adjusted only as a result of revisions to prevailing labor rates provided by the Secretary of Labor. The option provision may be exercised more than once, but the total extension of performance hereunder shall not exceed 6 months. The Contracting Officer may exercise the option by written notice to the Contractor within 30 days.
52.217-9 OPTION TO EXTEND THE TERM OF THE CONTRACT (MAR 2000) (a) The Government may extend the term of this contract by written notice to the Contractor within 15 days; provided that the Government gives the Contractor a preliminary written notice of its intent to extend at least 30 days before the contract expires. The preliminary notice does not commit the Government to an extension. (b) If the Government exercises this option, the extended contract shall be considered to include this option clause. (c) The total duration of this contract, including the exercise of any options under this clause, shall not exceed five (5) years.
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52.233-2 SERVICE OF PROTEST (SEP 2006)
(a) Protests, as defined in section 33.101 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, that are filed directly with an agency, and copies of any protests that are filed with the Government Accountability Office (GAO), shall be served on the Contracting Officer (addressed as follows) by obtaining written and dated acknowledgment of receipt from Network Contracting Office 8 Serena Jordan, 13000 Bruce B. Downs Blvd Tampa, Florida 33612.B
(b) The copy of any protest shall be received in the office designated above within one day of filing a protest with the GAO.
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VAAR 852.237-70 CONTRACTOR RESPONSIBILITIES (APR 1984)
The contractor shall obtain all necessary licenses and/or permits required to perform this work. He/she shall take all reasonable precautions necessary to protect persons and property from injury or damage during the performance of this contract. He/she shall be responsible for any injury to himself/herself, his/her employees, as well as for any damage to personal or public property that occurs during the performance of this contract that is caused by his/her employees fault or negligence, and shall maintain personal liability and property damage insurance having coverage for a limit as required by the laws of the State of Florida. Further, it is agreed that any negligence of the Government, its officers, agents, servants and employees, shall not be the responsibility of the contractor hereunder with the regard to any claims, loss, damage, injury, and liability resulting there from.
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VAAR 852.209-70 ORGANIZATIONAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST (JAN 2008)
(a) It is in the best interest of the Government to avoid situations which might create an organizational conflict of interest or where the offeror's performance of work under the contract may provide the contractor with an unfair competitive advantage. The term "organizational conflict of interest" means that because of other activities or relationships with other persons, a person is unable to render impartial assistance or advice to the Government, or the person's objectivity in performing the contract work is or might be otherwise impaired, or the person has an unfair competitive advantage.
(b) The offeror shall provide a statement with its offer which describes, in a concise manner, all relevant facts concerning any past, present, or currently planned interest (financial, contractual, organizational, or otherwise) or actual or potential organizational conflicts of interest relating to the services to be provided under this solicitation. The offeror shall also provide statements with its offer containing the same information for any consultants and subcontractors identified in its proposal and which will provide services under the solicitation. The offeror may also provide relevant facts that show how its organizational and/or management system or other actions would avoid or mitigate any actual or potential organizational conflicts of interest.;
(c) Based on this information and any other information solicited or obtained by the contracting officer, the contracting officer may determine that an organizational conflict of interest exists which would warrant disqualifying the contractor for award of the contract unless the organizational conflict of interest can be mitigated to the contracting officer's satisfaction by negotiating terms and conditions of the contract to that effect. If the conflict of interest cannot be mitigated and if the contracting officer finds that it is in the best interest of the United States to award the contract, the contracting officer shall request a waiver in accordance with FAR 9.503 and 48 CFR 809.503.
(d) Nondisclosure or misrepresentation of actual or potential organizational conflicts of interest at the time of the offer, or arising as a result of a modification to the contract, may result in the termination of the contract at no expense to the Government.
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VAAR 852.270-1 REPRESENTATIVES OF CONTRACTING OFFICERS (JAN 2008)
The contracting officer reserves the right to designate representatives to act for him/her in furnishing technical guidance and advice or generally monitor the work to be performed under this contract. Such designation will be in writing and will define the scope and limitation of the designee's authority. A copy of the designation shall be furnished to the contractor.
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VAAR 852.273-74 AWARD WITHOUT EXCHANGES (JAN 2003)
The Government intends to evaluate quotes and award a contract without exchanges with offerors. Therefore, each initial offer should contain the offeror's best terms from a cost or price and technical standpoint. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct exchanges if later determined by the contracting officer to be necessary.
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QUOTE SUBMISSION:B Offers are due on/or before Thursday, 3/21/2019 by 3:00 PM (EST). Quotes shall be sent by e mail only to the Contracting Officer (Serena Jordan at Serena.Jordan@va.gov. B
Contact Info: Serena B. Jordan, Contracting Officer
Organization: NCO 8
Phone No.: 813 972-7591
E-Mail Address: Serena Jordan @va.gov
Serena.Jordan@va.gov
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