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Effective Date: 03/15/2023
Revision: 01
Description
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 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 2023-02 Effective Date 03/16/2023.

This solicitation is set-aside for small business.

The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 339940, with a small business size standard of 750 employees. The FSC/PSC is 7520.

The Montrose Campus and Castle Point Campus are seeking to purchase pill bottle shredders.

All interested companies shall provide quotations for the following supplies:

Two (2) pill bottle shredders, (one for the Montrose Campus and the other for the Castle Point Campus), that must have the following properties and functions:

Paper infeed: 10 wide
Bottle chamber: 5 W x 8 L x 3 D
Low noise: less than 65 decibels
Shred size: 1/8 x 1-1/2
Dimensions: 24 W x 51 H x 27.5 D
Cross cut: 1.8 W x 1.5 L
Casters: Included
Disposable collection bag
3/4 HP, 120 VAC, single phase motor
Plugs into a standard 110v outlet
Automatic shut of
Shreds between 3-5 bottles per 10 seconds

The purchase order/contract period of performance is 45 days.
Place of Performance/Place of Delivery
VA Hudson Valley Healthcare System Pharmacy
Montrose Campus
2094 Albany Post Road
Montrose, NY 10548

and

Castle Point Hudson Valley Pharmacy
Castle Point Campus
41 Castle Point Road
Wappingers Falls, NY 12590

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 (Nov 2021)
FAR 52.212-3, Offerors Representations and Certifications Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Dec 2022)

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 (Dec 2022)
FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Dec 2022)

The following subparagraphs of FAR 52.212-5 are applicable:
(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 items:

52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct (Nov 2021) (41 U.S.C. 3509)).
852.219-73 VA Notice of Total Set-Aside for Verified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (Jan 2023).
52.222-3, Convict Labor (June 2003) (E.O.11755).
52.222-19, Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Jan2020) (E.O.13126).).
52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 2015).
52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Sept 2016) (E.O.11246).
52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Jun 2020) (38 U.S.C. 4212)
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)
52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (Jun 2020) (E.O. 13513
52.225-1, Buy American-Supplies (Oct 2022) (41 U.S.C. chapter 83).

All quoters shall submit the following: One (1) copy
All quotes shall be sent to the Jonatan.rondon@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:

Award shall be made to the quoter, whose quotation, offers the best value to the government, considering technical capability, past performance, and price. The government will evaluate information based on the following evaluation criteria: (1) technical capability factor meeting or exceeding the requirement, (2) past performance, and (3) price.

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

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 1600 hours EST 5/1/2023 to Jonatan.rondon@va.gov

Late submissions shall be treated in accordance with the solicitation provision at FAR 52.212-1(f). emailed quotes will be accepted.

Any questions or concerns regarding this solicitation should be forwarded in writing via e-mail to the Point of Contact listed below.

Any questions or concerns regarding this solicitation should be forwarded in writing via e-mail to the Contract Specialist, Jonatan Rondon at Jonatan.rondon@va.gov

Point of Contact:
Jonatan Rondon
Contract Specialist
Network Contracting Office (NCO2)
Margaret Cochran Corbin VA Campus
423 East 23rd Street, 14045-W
New York, NY 10010
212-686-7500 ex. 5588
Jonatan.rondon@va.gov

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