SOLICITATION NOTICE
Q -- 614-20-1-022-0011-Ultrasound, MRI and CT Technicians (MEMPHIS)
- Notice Date
- 7/22/2019
- Notice Type
- Combine Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 621512
— Diagnostic Imaging Centers
- Contracting Office
- Department of Veterans Affairs;Network Contracting Office 9;1639 Medical Center Parkway;Suite 400;Murfreesboro TN 37129
- ZIP Code
- 38104
- Solicitation Number
- 36C24919R0181
- Response Due
- 8/12/2019
- Archive Date
- 10/11/2019
- Point of Contact
- Cheri Burton-Crutcher, cheri.burton-crutcher@va.go
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business
- Description
- Page 5 of 13 COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS General Information Document Type: Combined Solicitation/Synopsis Solicitation Number: 36C24919R0181 Posted Date: 07/22/2019 Response Date: 08/12/2019 Product or Service Code: Q522 Set Aside (SDVOSB/VOSB): SDVOSB/VOSB NAICS Code: 621512 Contracting Office Address Network Contracting Office 9 (NCO 9), located at 1639 Medical Center Parkway, Suite 400, Murfreesboro, TN 37129 This is a COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, and is being conducted under FAR Part 13; Simplified Acquisition Procedures. Veteran Affairs will conduct the procurement according to a combination of FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items, Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures, and VAAR Part 873 as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation, proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. (ii) This solicitation is issued as a request for proposal (RFP). Submit a written proposal on RFP 36C24919R0181. The Government requires that all Contractors doing business with this office be registered with System for Award Management (SAM). No award can be made to a company not registered in SAM. For additional information and to register in SAM, please access the following web site: https://www.sam.gov/. Please ensure that the Representations and Certifications are completed to allow Contracting Officers to determine your business size and any additional socio-economic categories, if applicable. In order to register, all firms must have a Dun & Bradstreet Number. A Dun & Bradstreet number may be acquired free of charge by accessing the Dun & Bradstreet website at https://iupdate.dnb.com/iUpdate/viewiUpdateHome.htm or by phone at (800) 234-3867. (iii) The provisions and clauses incorporated into this solicitation document are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2019-03, July 12, 2019. Provisions and clauses incorporated by reference have the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. The full text of the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) and Veterans Affairs Acquisition Regulations supplement (VAAR) can be accessed on the Internet at http://acquisition.gov/comp/far/index.html (FAR) and https://www.va.gov/oal/library/vaar/ (VAAR). (iv) This solicitation is issued as a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business set-aside. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 621512 and the size standard is $15 M. (v) This combined synopsis/solicitation is for the following commercial service: The Memphis VA Medical Center, located at 1030 Jefferson Avenue, Memphis, TN. 38104 has a need for a non-personal services contract that provides services necessary to perform Ultrasound, MRI, and CT Technologist Services to eligible beneficiaries of the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) Memphis TN, (hereinafter referred to as VAMC). (vi) PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE Base Period: October 1, 2019 September 30, 2020 Option Year 1: October 1, 2020 September 30, 2021 (vii) PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT (See Attachment 1-PWS) PLACE OF PERFORMANCE: Memphis VA Medical Center 1030 Jefferson Avenue Memphis, TN 38104 Page 13 of 13 (viii) PRICE/COST SCHEDULE Base Period: October 1, 2019 September 30, 2020 ITEM NUMBER DESCRIPTION OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT 0001 Ultrasound, MRI and CT Technicians Services Furnish five locum techs (two U/S, two MRI and one CT Tech) to perform services for Memphis VAMC 10,000 HR 0002 Weeknights on-call 1,716 HR 0003 Weekends on-call 3,072 HR 0004 Holiday on-call 240 HR GRAND TOTAL $ Option Year 1: October 1, 2020 September 30, 2021 ITEM NUMBER DESCRIPTION OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT 1001 Ultrasound, MRI and CT Technicians Services Furnish five locum techs (two U/S, two MRI and one CT Tech) to perform services for Memphis VAMC 10,000 HR 1002 Weeknights on-call 1,716 HR 1003 Weekends on-call 3,072 HR 1004 Holiday on-call 240 HR GRAND TOTAL $ TOTAL CONTRACT COST BASE PLUS ONE OPTIONS: $ NOTE: 52.217-8 Option to Extend Services is included as part of the solicitation and contract. 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 at any time, and can be exercised in increments of one to six months, but not for 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 and the total price for the priced options 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. Authority This acquisition is being processed under the authority of FAR 13.5 Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Items and VAAR Part 873 and, therefore, will utilize simplified procedures for soliciting competition, evaluation, award documentation, and notification. Basis for Award One award will be made to the offeror whose proposal represents the best value to the Government considering price and non-price factors as listed in clause 52.212-2 Evaluation-Commercial Items. Contract will be firm-fixed (unit) price by Contract Line Item (CLIN). The Government may award a contract on the basis of initial proposals received, without discussions. Therefore, each initial proposal should contain the offeror's best terms from a price and technical standpoint. Instructions to offerors on price and technical proposal submissions are found under clause 52.212-1, Addendum to FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors Commercial Items. (ix) FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors Commercial Items (Oct 2018), applies to this acquisition. ADDENDUM to FAR 52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS--COMMERCIAL ITEMS PLEASE PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING TO Cheri Burton-Crutcher, Contracting Officer, cheri.burton-crutcher@va.gov. Complete and return Contractor s Contract Administration Data below. Complete and return Price/Cost Schedule in Section viii. Complete and return provision 52-212-3 with proposal. Offerors must ensure that they have completed official representations and certifications online through www.sam.gov Proposal Content: Your proposal shall be separated into three (3) distinct sections corresponding to the three evaluation factors: Technical, Past/Present Performance and Price, as noted below. Submission Instructions: PROPOSAL DUE DATE: Proposals are due no later than 3:00 p.m., Central Time, August 12, 2019. Proposals shall be emailed to cheri.burton-crutcher@va.gov. It is the responsibility of the offeror to follow-up and ensure the proposal was received electronically. Several emails may be sent to ensure that attachment size limitations are not exceeded. Proposal shall not be FAXED or MAILED. Proposal Format: All attachments/documents shall be on 8 ˝ x 11 paper. All electronic files shall be in pdf. and MS Excel.xls format, as applicable (unprotected). Price Schedule: Price schedules are necessary for the base year and EACH option period. Price proposals should be a separate attachment. All questions regarding this solicitation must be submitted by email to cheri.burton-crutcher@va.gov no later than 12 noon, Central Time, August 2, 2019. The offeror shall bear all costs associated with the preparation and submission of the proposal. The VA will in no case be responsible or liable for the cost incurred by the offeror, regardless of the outcome of the selection process. The Government reserves the right to make award without discussions. The Government also reserves the right to make no award. (End of Addendum to 52.212-1) (x) FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Items (Oct 2014), applies to this acquisition. The Government intends to 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. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: FACTOR 1: TECHNICAL: In support of the requirements contained in the Performance Work Statement, Attachment 1, offerors are instructed to provide the following documentation for evaluation: Company background including number of years of experience company possesses providing Ultrasound, MRI and CT Technicians services and how they propose to meet the requirements as stated in the Performance Work Statement. Listing of all current licenses/certifications of offeror organization e.g., Joint Commission, etc., if applicable. Copies of all current licenses/certifications of proposed technicians Technicians must have all required certifications listed in PWS paragraph 2.1.1. Copies of resumes of each technician submitted for performance under this contract. Technicians must have required experience listed in the PWS and be readily available to start work on October 1, 2019. Letters of intent signed by technicians to start work under this contract on 1 October 2019 are preferred. FACTOR 2: PAST PERFORMANCE Offerors will be evaluated on their record of Past Performance in accordance with FAR Part 15.305. Past performance information is one indicator of an offeror s ability to perform the contract successfully. The currency and relevance of the information, source of the information, context of the data, and general trends in contractor s performance shall be considered. The Government may use Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS), information in the offeror s proposal, and information obtained from other sources. Past performance will be evaluated as outstanding, satisfactory or unsatisfactory. In the case of an offeror without a record of relevant past performance or for whom information on past performance is not available, the offeror may not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on past performance. Offerors are reminded to provide the Past Performance Information sheets (Attachment 4) to three (3) Business References who have first-hand knowledge of performance relative to the same type of services, dates of contract performance, and total contract amount. Your business references should send this form to Cheri Burton-Crutcher at cheri.burton-crutcher@va.gov, no later than August 12, 2019. FACTOR 3: PRICE FACTOR (a) Price will be evaluated on the basis of its reasonableness and accuracy to the Government. The offeror shall submit its best terms from Section (VIII). PRICE/COST SCHEDULE. Acknowledge any and all amendments to the solicitation. When combined, technical and past performance are more important than price. (b) Options. The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s). (c) 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 offer'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. (End of Provision) 852.219-10 VA Notice of Total Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside (JULY 2016) (DEVIATION) (a) Definition. For the Department of Veterans Affairs, Service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern : (1) Means a small business concern: (i) Not less than 51 percent of which is owned by one or more service-disabled veterans or, in the case of any publicly owned business, not less than 51 percent of the stock of which is owned by one or more service-disabled veterans (or eligible surviving spouses); (ii) The management and daily business operations of which are controlled by one or more service-disabled veterans (or eligible surviving spouses) or, in the case of a service-disabled veteran with permanent and severe disability, the spouse or permanent caregiver of such veteran; (iii) The business meets Federal small business size standards for the applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code identified in the solicitation document; and (iv) The business has been verified for ownership and control and is so listed in the Vendor Information Pages database, (http://www.VetBiz.gov). (2) Service-disabled veteran means a veteran, as defined in 38 U.S.C. 101(2), with a disability that is service-connected, as defined in 38 U.S.C. 101(16). (b) General. (1) Offers are solicited only from service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns. Offers received from concerns that are not service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns shall not be considered. (2) Any award resulting from this solicitation shall be made to a service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern. (c) Agreement. A service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern agrees that in the performance of the contract, in the case of a contract for: (1) Services (except construction), at least 50 percent of the cost of personnel for contract performance will be spent for employees of the concern or employees of other eligible service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns; (2) Supplies (other than acquisition from a non-manufacturer of the supplies), at least 50 percent of the cost of manufacturing, excluding the cost of materials, will be performed by the concern or other eligible service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns; (3) General construction, at least 15 percent of the cost of the contract performance incurred for personnel will be spent on the concern s employees or the employees of other eligible service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns; or (4) Construction by special trade contractors, at least 25 percent of the cost of the contract performance incurred for personnel will be spent on the concern s employees or the employees of other eligible service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns. (d) A joint venture may be considered a service-disabled veteran owned small business concern if (1) At least one member of the joint venture is a service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern, and makes the following representations: That it is a service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern, and that it is a small business concern under the North American Industry Classification Systems (NAICS) code assigned to the procurement; (2) Each other concern is small under the size standard corresponding to the NAICS code assigned to the procurement; and (3) The joint venture meets the requirements of paragraph 7 of the explanation of Affiliates in 19.101 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. (4) The joint venture meets the requirements of 13 CFR 125.15(b). (e) Any service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern (non-manufacturer) must meet the requirements in 19.102(f) of the Federal Acquisition Regulation to receive a benefit under this program. (End of Clause) (xi) CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION DATA Contract Administration: All contract administration matters will be handled by the following individuals: a. CONTRACTOR: Company Name: Administrative Contact: Clinical Contact: Title: Address: City/State/Zip: Overnight Mailing Address (if different from above): _________ _________ Phone & Fax No.: Phone: Fax: ______________ E-Mail: _______________________________ 2nd email contact: ________________________________ Tax ID No.: ___________________________________ DUNS No.: ________________________________________ b. GOVERNMENT: Cheri Burton-Crutcher, Contracting Officer (CO) Reginald Penny, Contracting Officer Representative (COR) Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contract Office- NCO9 1639 Medical Center Parkway, Suite 400 Murfreesboro TN 37129 Overnight Mailing Address: Same as above Phone: (615) 225-3403 Fax: (615) 224-6404 E-Mail: cheri.burton-crutcher@va.gov (xii) FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items (Octo 2018) An offeror shall complete only paragraphs (b) of this provision if the offeror has completed the annual representations and certificates electronically via the SAM website at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/. If an offeror has not completed the annual representations and certifications electronically at the SAM website https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/ the offeror shall complete only paragraphs (c) through (o) of this provision. (xiii) The clause at FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition; as well as the following addenda: FAR 52.203-3 Gratuities, FAR 52.203-16 Preventing Personal Conflicts of Interest, FAR 52.203-17 Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights and Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights; FAR 52.204-4 Printed or Copied Double-Sided on Postconsumer Fiber Content Paper; FAR 52.204-9 Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel; FAR 52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance; FAR 52.204-21 Basic Safeguarding of Covered Contractor Information Systems; FAR 52.217-8 Option to Extend Services (Fill-in = 60 days, The specified rates under this clause will be those rates in effect under the contract each time an option is exercised under this clause.)); 52.217-9 Option to Extend the Term of the Contract (Fill-ins = 30 days of contract expiration, 60 days of contract expiration, 2 years). FAR 52.224-1 Privacy Act Notification; FAR 52.224-2 Privacy Act; FAR 52.227-14 Rights in Data General; FAR 52.232-39 Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations; FAR 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payment to Small Business Subcontractors; FAR 52.237-3 Continuity of Services; FAR 52.242-13 Bankruptcy; VAAR 852.203-70 Commercial Advertising; VAAR 852.237-7 Indemnification and Medical Liability Insurance (Fill-In = State Minimum); VAAR 852.237-70 Contractor Responsibilities (Fill-in = TN); VAAR 852.270-1 Representatives of Contracting Officers; VAAR 852.271-70 Nondiscrimination in Services Provided to Beneficiaries; VAAR 852.273-76 Electronic Invoice Submission; 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference (fill-in = https://www.acquisition.gov/browsefar). (xiv) The clause at FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes Or Executive Order-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. Within FAR 52.212-5, the following clauses apply: FAR 52.203-6 Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government, FAR 52.204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards, FAR 52.209-6 Protecting the Government s Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment, FAR 52.209-9 Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility Matters, FAR 52.219-8 Utilization of Small Business Concerns, FAR 52.219-27 Notice of Service -Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside, FAR 52.219-28 Post Award Small Business Program Representation, FAR 52.222-3, Convict Labor, FAR 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities, FAR 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity, FAR 52.222-35, Affirmative Action for Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era, FAR 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities, FAR 52.222-37 -- Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible. Veterans, FAR 52.222-40 Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act; FAR 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons, FAR 52.223-18 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving, FAR 52.224-3 Privacy Training, FAR 52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases, FAR 52.232-33 Payment By Electronic Funds Transfer- System for Award Management. (xv) The clause FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The following addenda apply: FAR 52.203-18 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements Representation; FAR 52.204-7, System for Award Management; FAR 52.209-7 Information Regarding Responsibility Matters; FAR 52.216-1 Contract Type (fill-in = Firm Fixed Price); FAR 52.219-1 Small Business Program Representations; FAR 52.233-2 Service of Protest; VAAR 852.209-70 Organizational Conflicts of Interest; VAAR 852.233-70 Protest Content/Alternative Dispute Resolution; VAAR 852.233-71 Alternate Protest Procedure; VAAR 852.252-70 Solicitation Provisions or Clauses Incorporated by Reference. NOTE: THIS NOTICE WAS NOT POSTED TO FEDBIZOPPS ON THE DATE INDICATED IN THE NOTICE ITSELF (22-JUL-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: Memphis VAMC;1030 Jefferson Avenue;Memphis, TN
- Zip Code: 38104
- Country: USA
- Zip Code: 38104
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