SOLICITATION NOTICE
Q -- STX Reference Laboratory Testing Services
- Notice Date
- 4/2/2019
- Notice Type
- Combine Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 621511
— Medical Laboratories
- Contracting Office
- Department of Veterans Affairs;Network Contracting Office 17;7201 W. Interstate 40, Ste. 100;San Antonio TX 78229
- ZIP Code
- 79106
- Solicitation Number
- 36C25719Q0031
- Response Due
- 4/16/2019
- Archive Date
- 5/2/2019
- Point of Contact
- Network Contracting Office 17
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items/services prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; offers are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. (ii) Solicitation number 36C25719Q0031 is issued as a request for quote (RFQ). (iii) The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2019-01. (iv) This solicitation is issued as unrestricted, full and open competition, with the associated NAICS code of 621511, which has a small business size standard of $32.5M. (v) See attached schedule for the contract line item number(s), quantities, and options requested in this solicitation. (vi) This requirement is for providing Reference Laboratory Testing Services for the South Texas Veterans Health Care System, San Antonio, TX. See attached schedule for the location and the services that are to be provided. (vii) The anticipated base Period of Performance for the services is approximately 1 May 2019 thru 30 April 2020. (viii) The provision at FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. See item xiii below for additional submission requirements. (ix) The provision at FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Items, is used in this solicitation. The offers received in this solicitation will be evaluated as Lowest-Priced Technically Acceptable (LPTA). Offerors will be evaluated for technical capability with the documentation provided in the offer, as compared to the requirements in the Statement of Work. Offerors will be assessed as either acceptable or unacceptable. Offerors past performance will be evaluated as acceptable or unacceptable. Offeror past performance will be conducted by review and evaluation of the offeror s past performance records found in government past performance systems. Offerors found with unsubstantiated unsatisfactory past performance records may be assessed as technically unacceptable. The offer of the lowest price, whose past performance was found to be technically acceptable, will be considered the best value for the government. (x) Offerors whom have submitted an annual online representations and certifications (FAR provision 52.212-3) in the Systems and Award Management (SAM) do NOT need to return a completed copy of the provision with their proposal. Offerors must be registered and have completed the provision at FAR 52.212-3 in SAM to be considered for an award from this solicitation. (xi) The clause at FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. Addenda to the included clause state that clauses that are incorporated by reference have the same effect as if they were given in full text. (xii) The clause at FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. See attached schedule regarding the additional FAR clauses cited within the clause that are applicable to this acquisition. (xiii) This acquisition includes additional submission requirements. Other additional submission requirements are: Offerors should complete the contractor information, page 1 of the SF1449; block 12, discount terms, if applicable; block 17a, contractor information; and blocks 30, Offeror/Contractor signature. Offerors are to provide pricing with their offer. Offerors must complete the price list, Exhibit A, and submit it with the offer. The government will award a single award from this solicitation. Offerors that do not provide prices for all items/tests in the price list will be assessed as technically unacceptable. Offerors that offer price changes from the base period in the option years of the contract must submit a separate price list for the option years. Offeror must submit copies of all relevant permits, licenses and certifications, including any subcontractor certifications, with their offer (see Statement of Work, paragraphs II and III). The offeror must be able to meet all Enterprise Cyber Security Infrastructure Project (ECSIP) requirements to establish interconnection with VA Vista and CPRS systems. Offer shall describe their proposed telecommunications strategy and submit the plan with the offer. The Statement of Work (Attachment 1), VII, F, Specimen Storage, describes a variable for storage length. Offerors must provide a description of their proposed storage time with their offer. This solicitation includes FAR clause 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan, Alternate II. Large businesses must submit a subcontracting plan with their offer. Paragraph (c)(1) in the basic clause is substituted with the following: Proposals submitted in response to this solicitation shall include a subcontracting plan that separately addresses subcontracting with small business, veteran-owned small business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business, HUBZone small business, small disadvantaged business, and woman-owned small business concerns. If the offeror is submitting an individual subcontracting plan, the plan must separately address subcontracting with small business, veteran-owned small business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business, HUBZone small business, small disadvantaged business, and woman-owned small business concerns, with a separate part for the basic contract and separate parts for each option (if any). The plan shall be included in and made a part of the resultant contract. The subcontracting plan shall be negotiated within the time specified by the Contracting Officer. Failure to submit and negotiate a subcontracting plan shall make the offeror ineligible for award of a contract. This solicitation includes FAR clause 52.222-49, Service Contract Labor Standards Place of Performance Unknown. Offerors shall request wage determination(s) for the place or area(s) of performance with their offer. The wage determination(s) of the successful offeror will be incorporated into the resultant contract with no adjustments to the prices offered. This solicitation includes FAR Provision 52.209-7, Information Regarding Responsibility Matters. Offerors must include a completed copy of the provision with their offer, or submit a statement indicating if the offeror has, or does not have, current active Federal contracts and grants with a total value greater than $10,000,000.00. This solicitation includes FAR provision 52.237-1, Site Visit. A formal site visit will not be conducted during the solicitation. It is the responsibility of the offeror to understand the site conditions prior to submitting an offer. This solicitation includes FAR Clause 52.228-5, Insurance Work on a Government Installation. The successful offeror must provide a copy of their insurance prior to award of the resultant contract. (xiv) The Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) does not apply to this acquisition. (xv) Offers are due by 18 April 2019, by 4:00 PM CST. Offers must submitted by email (see size limit note below) to Vance Farrell at vance.farrell@va.gov. (xvi) Questions regarding information in the solicitation must be submitted in writing to the Point of Contact (POC), Vance Farrell, by email at vance.farrell@va.gov. Due to email constraints by the VA it is requested that emails being sent to the POC be no larger than 7MB. Multiple emails can be sent to the POC for a proposal. If a proposal is sent in multiple parts, it is recommended that a confirmation request be included in the final email, for the POC to acknowledge that all (parts) of the proposal have been received. NOTE: THIS NOTICE WAS NOT POSTED TO FEDBIZOPPS ON THE DATE INDICATED IN THE NOTICE ITSELF (02-APR-2019); HOWEVER, IT DID APPEAR IN THE FEDBIZOPPS FTP FEED ON THIS DATE. PLEASE CONTACT 877-472-3779 or fbo.support@gsa.gov REGARDING THIS ISSUE.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Department of Veterans Affairs;South Texas Veterans Health Care System;7400 Merton Minter;San Antonio, TX
- Zip Code: 78229-4404
- Country: USA
- Zip Code: 78229-4404
- Record
- SN05268594-F 20190404/190402230102 (fbodaily.com)
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