J065--Amico Boom Maintenance B+3OY

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{"description":"Request for Quote (RFQ) #: 36C25926Q0031\n Boom Maintenance Base Plus 3 Option Years for RMRVAMC\n\nThis is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items 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; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The Government reserves the right to make no award from this solicitation. \n\n* The deadline for all questions is 14:00 MT 10/23/2025\nAll questions must be submitted in writing no later than the question cut-off date marked above. All questions will be answered officially through an amendment to the solicitation. Questions shall be submitted to natasha.holland@va.gov and thaddeus.gray@va.gov. Questions received after the deadline will not be answered.\n\n** Quotes are to be provided to natasha.holland@va.gov and thaddeus.gray@va.gov no later than 14:00 MT, 11/06/2025. Quotes shall not be hand carried. Faxed quotes shall not be accepted. Emailed quotes are the only method of submitted quotes (4MB email limit). The Government reserves the right to make award solely on initial Quotes received. Offerors bear the burden of ensuring that all portions of the offer (and any authorized amendments) reach the designated office before the deadline specified in the solicitation. This RFQ shall be completed in its entirety, and signed and dated, failure shall not be considered for award.\n\nThis is a Request for Quote (RFQ) and the solicitation number is 36C25926Q0031. The government anticipates awarding a firm-fixed price contract resulting from this solicitation. \n\nThis solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2025-06 effective 01 OCT 2025.\n\nThe North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is (811310) with a small business size standard of $12.5M. This solicitation is unrestricted.\n\nList of Line Items;\n\nLine Item\nDescription\nUnit of Measure\nQTY\nUnit Price\nTotal Price\n0001\nPreventative Maintenance Base\nPoP: 12/01/2025 11/30/2026\nYear\n1\n$\n$\n0002\nAny Unscheduled Repairs and Parts Base Year Not to Exceed\nPoP: 12/01/2025 11/30/2026\nYear\n1\n$6,000.00\n$6,000.00\n1001\nPreventative Maintenance Option Year 1\nPoP: 12/01/2026 11/30/2027\nYear\n1\n$\n$\n1002\nAny Unscheduled Repairs and Parts Option Year 3 Not to Exceed\nPoP: 12/01/2026 11/30/2027\nYear\n1\n$6,000.00\n$6,000.00\n2001\nPreventative Maintenance Option Year 2\nPoP: 12/01/2027 11/30/2028\nYear\n1\n$\n$\n2002\nAny Unscheduled Repairs and Parts Option Year 1 Not to Exceed\nPoP: 12/01/2027 11/30/2028\nYear\n1\n$6,000.00\n$6,000.00\n3001\nPreventative Maintenance Option Year 3\nPoP: 12/01/2028 11/30/2029\nYear\n1\n$\n$\n3002\nAny Unscheduled Repairs and Parts Option Year 3 Not to Exceed\nPoP: 12/01/2028 11/30/2029\nYear\n1\n$6,000.00\n$6,000.00\n\n\n\n\nGrand Total\n$\n\n\nDescription of Requirements for the items to be acquired;\nSee attached SOW.\n\nDelivery and acceptance is to be F.O.B Destination (FAR 52.247-34) at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center, located at \n\nDepartment of Veterans\nEastern Colorado Healthcare System\nRocky Mountain Regional VA MC\n1700 N. Wheeling Street\nAurora, CO 80045\n\n52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors--Commercial Items applies to this acquisition\n\nADDENDUM to FAR 52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS COMMERCIAL\n\nGray market items are Original Equipment Manufacturer s (OEM) goods sold through unauthorized channels in direct competition with authorized distributors. This procurement is for new OEM medical supplies, medical equipment and/or services contracts for maintenance of medical equipment (i.e. replacement parts) for VA Medical Centers. No remanufactures or gray market items will be acceptable.\n\nOfferor shall be an OEM, authorized dealer, authorized distributor or authorized reseller for the proposed medical supplies, medical equipment and/or services contracts for maintenance of medical equipment (i.e. replacement parts), verified by an authorization letter or other documents from the OEM, such that the OEM s warranty and service are provided and maintained by the OEM. All software licensing, warranty and service associated with the medical supplies, medical equipment and/or services contracts for maintenance of medical equipment shall be in accordance with the OEM terms and conditions.\n\nThe delivery of gray market items to the VA in the fulfillment of an order/award constitutes a breach of contract. Accordingly, the VA reserves the right enforce any of its contractual remedies. This includes termination of the contract or, solely at the VA s election, allowing the Vendor to replace, at no cost to the Government, any remanufactured or gray market item(s) delivered to a VA medical facility upon discovery of such items.\n\nOfferors providing an or equal product(s) must adhere to the terms in FAR 52.211-6. If an item in this solicitation is identified as brand name or equal, the purchase description reflects the characteristics and level of quality that will satisfy the Government s needs. The salient physical, functional, or performance characteristics that equal products must meet or exceed are specified in the solicitation. To be considered for award, offers of equal products, including equal products of the brand name manufacturer, must \nMeet the salient physical, functional, or performance characteristic specified in this solicitation;\nClearly identify the item by-\nBrand name, if any and\nMake or model number,\nInclude descriptive literature such as illustrations, drawings, or a clear reference to previously furnished descriptive data or information available to the Contracting Officer; and\nClearly describe any modification the offeror plans to make in a product to make it conform to the solicitation requirements. Mark any descriptive material to clearly show the modification.\n\nThe contracting officer will evaluate equal products on the basis of information furnished by the offeror or identified in the offer and reasonably available to the contracting officer. The Contracting Officer is not responsible for locating or obtaining any information not identified in the offer. Unless the offeror clearly indicates in its offer that the product being offered is an equal product, the offeror shall provide the brand name product referenced in the solicitation\n\nAny award made as a result of this solicitation will be made on an All or Nothing Basis.\n\nState if quoted items are available and priced through offerors existing Government-wide Acquisition Contract (GWAC), GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) contract, or VA-wide Acquisition Contract.\n\nOfferors are warned against contacting any VA personnel other than the Contracting Officer and Contract Specialist prior to placement of any award made resulting from this RFQ. If such contact occurs and found to be prejudicial to competing contactors, the offeror making such contact may be excluded from award considerations.\n\nAll proprietary information shall be clearly and properly marked. If the Offeror submits annexes, documentation, attachments or the like, not specifically required by this solicitation, such will count against the Offeror s page limitations unless otherwise indicated in the specific volume instructions below.\n\nAll information shall be confined to the appropriate file. The offeror shall confine submissions to essential matters, sufficient to define the quote and provide an adequate basis for evaluation. Offerors are responsible for including sufficient details, in a concise manner, to permit a complete and accurate evaluation of each quote.\n\nSubmission of quote shall include the following volumes: (I) Technical capability (II) Past Performance and (III) Price.\n\nVolume I Technical Capability\nThe offer shall demonstrate understanding of the requirements of the Statement of Work (SOW) and produce a quote that will meet those requirements, to include the Annual Maintenance, Preventative Maintenance, Unscheduled maintenance, etc. \n\nContractor to provide evidence of qualified technician as shown is section XIII of the SOW. \n\nVolume II- Past Performance\nOfferor must provide at least two recent and relevant past performance references attesting to contract performance (including contract numbers, amount of contract award, point of contact with email address, telephone numbers and other relevant information, and a description of product/work performed under the contract). \n\nTo be relevant, the effort must be similar in nature of size, magnitude, complexity, and scope of this procurement.\n\nTo be recent, the effort must be completed and fully performed within the past five years from the RFQ release date of this procurement. \n\nPast performance must include\n1) Description of services performed\n2) Performance dates \n3) Total contract value\n4) Addresses\n5) Contract numbers\n6) Point of contact information such as name, phone numbers and email addresses to verify the services performed.\n\nPast performance questionnaire shall be completed, signed and submitted to the contracting point of contract, natasha.holland@va.gov directly from the reference or as part of quote by the submission deadline. \n\nIf offeror's past performance is in CPARS, offeror shall provide a copy of the CPARS report as a part of their offer, this can be substituted for questionnaires.\n\nVolume III Price\nPrice - The offeror shall complete the pricing schedule provided in Section (v) above: Price/Cost Schedule. Price for unscheduled maintenance for repairs and emergencies shall be quoted at same rate already provided in schedule. Vendors shall all quote the listed Not to exceed (NTE) amounts listed on Section (v) above for evaluation purposes. This will allow for an equal evaluation of unscheduled maintenance\n\n (End of Addendum to 52.212-1)\n\n52.212-2, Evaluation--Commercial Items applies to this acquisition\n\nADDENDUM to FAR 52.212-2 EVALUATION COMMERCIAL ITEMS:\n\nThe Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government considering price and other factors.\n\nThe following factors shall be used to evaluate quotations: \n\nEvaluation Approach. The Government will evaluate quotations using the comparative evaluation process outlined in FAR 13.106-2(b)(3), where quotations will be compared to one another to determine which provides the best benefit to the Government. The Government reserves the right to consider a quotation other than the lowest price that provides additional benefit(s). Quotations may exceed minimum requirements of the solicitation. The Government reserves the right to select a quotation that provides benefit to the Government that exceeds the minimum requirements of the solicitation but is not required to do so. Each response must meet the minimum requirements of the solicitation. The Government is not requesting or accepting alternate quotations. The evaluation will consider the following: \n\nThe following factors shall be used to evaluate quotations:\n\nFactor 1. Technical Capability\nFactor 2. Past Performance\nFactor 3. Price\n\nFactor 1. Technical Capability: The proposal will be evaluated to the extent to which it can meet and/or exceed the Government s requirements as outlined in the solicitation and SOW and based on the information requested in the instructions to offerors in 52.212-1 section of the solicitation.\n\nFactor 2. Past Performance: The Offeror shall be evaluated on performance of past contracts and how well the identified performance relates to the work being procured under the SOW for this requirement. The following will be used to assess past performance.\n\nThe past performance evaluation will assess the relative risks associated with a quoter s likelihood of success in fulfilling the solicitation s requirements as indicated by the offeror s submitted record of past performance.\n\nIn the case of an offeror without a record of relevant/recent past performance or for whom information on past performance is not available, the offeror may not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on past performance. The Government may use other methods to evaluate past performance, including but not limited to review of CPARS.\n\nFactor 3. Price: The Government will evaluate the price by adding the total of all line-item prices including options. The Government may use various price analysis techniques and procedures to make the price reasonableness determination. Offers that do not meet or exceed the technical capability or quality of the item offered to the Government requirement shall not be selected regardless of price.\n\nOptional CLINs for Option Years: The Government will evaluate proposals for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement\n\nOptions. The Government will evaluate quotations for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. {Contracting Officer shall insert the following if the solicitation will include options that are exercisable under FAR 52.217-8} \n\n(End of Addendum to 52.212-2)\n\n52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications Commercial Products and Commercial Services (MAY 2024) (DEVIATION FEB 2025) applies to this acquisition. 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 Items. If paragraph (j) of the provision is applicable, a written submission is required. Offerors must be registered in SAM at time of offer submission.\n\n52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions--Commercial Items applies to this acquisition Any inconsistencies in this solicitation or contract shall be resolved by giving precedence IAW 52.212-4(s). By submitting a quote, the offeror understands that quotes will not be referenced in 1449 and clauses incorporated in the solicitation will dictate the contract. All offerors shall comply with all applicable Federal, State and local laws, executive orders, rules and regulations applicable to its performance under the contract IAW FAR 52.212-4(q). The Government reserves the right to deny requests for clause changes that are not included in this solicitation should the request be inconsistent with the FAR or VAAR.\n\n52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Commercial Products and Commercial Services (JAN 2025) (DEVIATION FEB 2025)\nFAR 52.212-5 applies to this acquisition with the following FAR clauses incorporated by reference; \n\nFAR 52.203-6\nRestrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (JUN 2020), with Alternate I (SEP 2006) \nFAR 52.204-10\nReporting Executive Compensation & First-Tier Subcontract Awards (JUN 2020)\nFAR 52.204-16\nCommercial and Government Entity Code Reporting (AUG 2020)\nFAR 52.204-24\nRepresentation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment (OCT 2020)\nFAR 52.209-6\nProtecting the Government s Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment (JUN 2020) \nFAR 52.219-28\nPost Award Small Business Program Representation (NOV 2020) \nFAR 52.222-3\nConvict Labor (JUN 2003)\nFAR 52.222-19\nChild Labor Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (JUL 2020) \nFAR 52.222-35\nEqual Opportunity for Veterans (JUN 2020) \nFAR 52.222-36\nEqual Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (JUN 2020) \nFAR 52.222-37\nEmployment Reports on Veterans (JUN 2020) \nFAR 52.222-40\nNotification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (DEC 2010)\nFAR 52.222-41\nService Contract Labor Standards (Aug 2018) \nFAR 52.222-42\nStatement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires (May 2014) \nFAR 52.222-43\nFair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards-Price Adjustment (Multiple Year and Option Contracts) (Aug 2018\nFAR 52.222-50\nCombating Trafficking in Persons (OCT 2020) \nFAR 52.223-18\nEncouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (JUN 2020)\nFAR 52.223-23\nSustainable Products and Services (MAY 2024) (DEVIATION FEB 2025)\nFAR 52.225-13\nRestrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (JUN 2008) \nFAR 52.229-12\nTax on Certain Foreign Procurements (JUN 2020) \nFAR 52.232-33\nPayment by Electronic Funds Transfer System for Award Management (Oct 2018) \n\n\nAdditional contract requirements or terms and conditions: \n\n52.217-8 Option to Extend Services (NOV 1999) [use when options are included]\nThe 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 __30days___.\n\n52.217-9 Option to Extend the Term of the Contract (MAR 2000) [use when options are included]\n(a) The Government may extend the term of this contract by written notice to the Contractor within __30 days___; provided that the Government gives the Contractor a preliminary written notice of its intent to extend at least __60___ days before the contract expires. The preliminary notice does not commit the Government to an extension.\n\n(b) If the Government exercises this option, the extended contract shall be considered to include this option clause.\n\n(c) The total duration of this contract, including the exercise of any options under this clause, shall not exceed _4 years 6 months.\n\n\n\n852.212-70, Provisions and Clauses Applicable to VA Acquisition of Commercial Items (Apr 2020)\n\nVAAR 852.203-70\nCommercial Advertising (MAY 2018)\nVAAR 852.232-72\nElectronic Submission of Payment Requests (NOV 2018)\nVAAR 852.233-70\nProtest Content/Alternative Dispute Resolution (OCT 2018)\nVAAR 852.233-71\nAlternate Protest Procedure (OCT 2018)\nVAAR 852.246-71\nRejected Goods (OCT 2018)\n\n852.252-70, Solicitation Provisions or Clauses Incorporated by Reference (Jan 2008)\nThe following provisions or clauses incorporated by reference in this solicitation must be completed by the offeror or prospective contractor and submitted with the quotation or offer. Copies of these provisions or clauses are available on the Internet at the web sites provided in the provision at FAR 52.252-1, Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference, or the clause at FAR 52.252-2, Clauses Incorporated by Reference. Copies may also be obtained from the contracting officer.\n\nhttp://www.acquisition.gov/far/index.html \nhttps://www.acquisition.gov/vaar\n\nThe following FAR provisions are to be incorporated by reference: \n\nFAR 52.204-7\nSystem for Award Management (OCT 2018)\nFAR 52.204-16\nCommercial and Government Entity Code Reporting (AUG 2020)\nFAR 52.211-6\nBrand Name or Equal (AUG 1999) \n\nThe following VAAR provisions are to be incorporated by reference: \n\nNone\n\n\n\nThe following FAR clauses are incorporated by reference: \n\nFAR 52.203-17\nContractor Employee Whistleblower Rights and Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights (JUN 2020)\nFAR 52.204-13\nSystem for Award Management Maintenance (OCT 2018)\nFAR 52.204-18\nCommercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance (AUG 2020)\nFAR 52.232-40\nProviding Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (NOV 2021)\n\nThe following VAAR clauses are to be incorporated by reference:\n\nVAAR 852.212-71\nGray Market Items (APR 2020)\nVAAR 852.222-71\nCompliance with Executive Order 13899. (DEVIATION) (APR 2025) \n\n\nThe Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) does not apply.\n\nDate and Time offers are due to natasha.holland@va.gov and thaddeus.gray@va.gov by 14:00 MT, 11/06/2025. \n\n\nName and email of the individual to contact for information regarding the solicitation:\nNatasha Holland at Natasha.holland@va.gov\nThaddeus Gray at Thaddeus.gray@va.gov\n\n\n\n"} Solicitation Number: 36C25926Q0031 Type: Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Base Type: Combined Synopsis/Solicitation NAICS: 811310 Classification Code: J065 Response Deadline: 2025-11-06T14:00:00-07:00 Office Address: Greenwood Village, CO Place of Performance: Aurora, CO, 80045 POC: Natasha Holland, natasha.holland@va.gov, 303.172.5753 {"description":"Request for Quote (RFQ) #: 36C25926Q0031\n Boom Maintenance Base Plus 3 Option Years for RMRVAMC\n\nThis is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items 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; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The Government reserves the right to make no award from this solicitation. \n\n* The deadline for all questions is 14:00 MT 10/23/2025\nAll questions must be submitted in writing no later than the question cut-off date marked above. All questions will be answered officially through an amendment to the solicitation. Questions shall be submitted to natasha.holland@va.gov and thaddeus.gray@va.gov. Questions received after the deadline will not be answered.\n\n** Quotes are to be provided to natasha.holland@va.gov and thaddeus.gray@va.gov no later than 14:00 MT, 11/06/2025. Quotes shall not be hand carried. Faxed quotes shall not be accepted. Emailed quotes are the only method of submitted quotes (4MB email limit). The Government reserves the right to make award solely on initial Quotes received. Offerors bear the burden of ensuring that all portions of the offer (and any authorized amendments) reach the designated office before the deadline specified in the solicitation. This RFQ shall be completed in its entirety, and signed and dated, failure shall not be considered for award.\n\nThis is a Request for Quote (RFQ) and the solicitation number is 36C25926Q0031. The government anticipates awarding a firm-fixed price contract resulting from this solicitation. \n\nThis solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2025-06 effective 01 OCT 2025.\n\nThe North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is (811310) with a small business size standard of $12.5M. This solicitation is unrestricted.\n\nList of Line Items;\n\nLine Item\nDescription\nUnit of Measure\nQTY\nUnit Price\nTotal Price\n0001\nPreventative Maintenance Base\nPoP: 12/01/2025 11/30/2026\nYear\n1\n$\n$\n0002\nAny Unscheduled Repairs and Parts Base Year Not to Exceed\nPoP: 12/01/2025 11/30/2026\nYear\n1\n$6,000.00\n$6,000.00\n1001\nPreventative Maintenance Option Year 1\nPoP: 12/01/2026 11/30/2027\nYear\n1\n$\n$\n1002\nAny Unscheduled Repairs and Parts Option Year 3 Not to Exceed\nPoP: 12/01/2026 11/30/2027\nYear\n1\n$6,000.00\n$6,000.00\n2001\nPreventative Maintenance Option Year 2\nPoP: 12/01/2027 11/30/2028\nYear\n1\n$\n$\n2002\nAny Unscheduled Repairs and Parts Option Year 1 Not to Exceed\nPoP: 12/01/2027 11/30/2028\nYear\n1\n$6,000.00\n$6,000.00\n3001\nPreventative Maintenance Option Year 3\nPoP: 12/01/2028 11/30/2029\nYear\n1\n$\n$\n3002\nAny Unscheduled Repairs and Parts Option Year 3 Not to Exceed\nPoP: 12/01/2028 11/30/2029\nYear\n1\n$6,000.00\n$6,000.00\n\n\n\n\nGrand Total\n$\n\n\nDescription of Requirements for the items to be acquired;\nSee attached SOW.\n\nDelivery and acceptance is to be F.O.B Destination (FAR 52.247-34) at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center, located at \n\nDepartment of Veterans\nEastern Colorado Healthcare System\nRocky Mountain Regional VA MC\n1700 N. Wheeling Street\nAurora, CO 80045\n\n52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors--Commercial Items applies to this acquisition\n\nADDENDUM to FAR 52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS COMMERCIAL\n\nGray market items are Original Equipment Manufacturer s (OEM) goods sold through unauthorized channels in direct competition with authorized distributors. This procurement is for new OEM medical supplies, medical equipment and/or services contracts for maintenance of medical equipment (i.e. replacement parts) for VA Medical Centers. No remanufactures or gray market items will be acceptable.\n\nOfferor shall be an OEM, authorized dealer, authorized distributor or authorized reseller for the proposed medical supplies, medical equipment and/or services contracts for maintenance of medical equipment (i.e. replacement parts), verified by an authorization letter or other documents from the OEM, such that the OEM s warranty and service are provided and maintained by the OEM. All software licensing, warranty and service associated with the medical supplies, medical equipment and/or services contracts for maintenance of medical equipment shall be in accordance with the OEM terms and conditions.\n\nThe delivery of gray market items to the VA in the fulfillment of an order/award constitutes a breach of contract. Accordingly, the VA reserves the right enforce any of its contractual remedies. This includes termination of the contract or, solely at the VA s election, allowing the Vendor to replace, at no cost to the Government, any remanufactured or gray market item(s) delivered to a VA medical facility upon discovery of such items.\n\nOfferors providing an or equal product(s) must adhere to the terms in FAR 52.211-6. If an item in this solicitation is identified as brand name or equal, the purchase description reflects the characteristics and level of quality that will satisfy the Government s needs. The salient physical, functional, or performance characteristics that equal products must meet or exceed are specified in the solicitation. To be considered for award, offers of equal products, including equal products of the brand name manufacturer, must \nMeet the salient physical, functional, or performance characteristic specified in this solicitation;\nClearly identify the item by-\nBrand name, if any and\nMake or model number,\nInclude descriptive literature such as illustrations, drawings, or a clear reference to previously furnished descriptive data or information available to the Contracting Officer; and\nClearly describe any modification the offeror plans to make in a product to make it conform to the solicitation requirements. Mark any descriptive material to clearly show the modification.\n\nThe contracting officer will evaluate equal products on the basis of information furnished by the offeror or identified in the offer and reasonably available to the contracting officer. The Contracting Officer is not responsible for locating or obtaining any information not identified in the offer. Unless the offeror clearly indicates in its offer that the product being offered is an equal product, the offeror shall provide the brand name product referenced in the solicitation\n\nAny award made as a result of this solicitation will be made on an All or Nothing Basis.\n\nState if quoted items are available and priced through offerors existing Government-wide Acquisition Contract (GWAC), GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) contract, or VA-wide Acquisition Contract.\n\nOfferors are warned against contacting any VA personnel other than the Contracting Officer and Contract Specialist prior to placement of any award made resulting from this RFQ. If such contact occurs and found to be prejudicial to competing contactors, the offeror making such contact may be excluded from award considerations.\n\nAll proprietary information shall be clearly and properly marked. If the Offeror submits annexes, documentation, attachments or the like, not specifically required by this solicitation, such will count against the Offeror s page limitations unless otherwise indicated in the specific volume instructions below.\n\nAll information shall be confined to the appropriate file. The offeror shall confine submissions to essential matters, sufficient to define the quote and provide an adequate basis for evaluation. Offerors are responsible for including sufficient details, in a concise manner, to permit a complete and accurate evaluation of each quote.\n\nSubmission of quote shall include the following volumes: (I) Technical capability (II) Past Performance and (III) Price.\n\nVolume I Technical Capability\nThe offer shall demonstrate understanding of the requirements of the Statement of Work (SOW) and produce a quote that will meet those requirements, to include the Annual Maintenance, Preventative Maintenance, Unscheduled maintenance, etc. \n\nContractor to provide evidence of qualified technician as shown is section XIII of the SOW. \n\nVolume II- Past Performance\nOfferor must provide at least two recent and relevant past performance references attesting to contract performance (including contract numbers, amount of contract award, point of contact with email address, telephone numbers and other relevant information, and a description of product/work performed under the contract). \n\nTo be relevant, the effort must be similar in nature of size, magnitude, complexity, and scope of this procurement.\n\nTo be recent, the effort must be completed and fully performed within the past five years from the RFQ release date of this procurement. \n\nPast performance must include\n1) Description of services performed\n2) Performance dates \n3) Total contract value\n4) Addresses\n5) Contract numbers\n6) Point of contact information such as name, phone numbers and email addresses to verify the services performed.\n\nPast performance questionnaire shall be completed, signed and submitted to the contracting point of contract, natasha.holland@va.gov directly from the reference or as part of quote by the submission deadline. \n\nIf offeror's past performance is in CPARS, offeror shall provide a copy of the CPARS report as a part of their offer, this can be substituted for questionnaires.\n\nVolume III Price\nPrice - The offeror shall complete the pricing schedule provided in Section (v) above: Price/Cost Schedule. Price for unscheduled maintenance for repairs and emergencies shall be quoted at same rate already provided in schedule. Vendors shall all quote the listed Not to exceed (NTE) amounts listed on Section (v) above for evaluation purposes. This will allow for an equal evaluation of unscheduled maintenance\n\n (End of Addendum to 52.212-1)\n\n52.212-2, Evaluation--Commercial Items applies to this acquisition\n\nADDENDUM to FAR 52.212-2 EVALUATION COMMERCIAL ITEMS:\n\nThe Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government considering price and other factors.\n\nThe following factors shall be used to evaluate quotations: \n\nEvaluation Approach. The Government will evaluate quotations using the comparative evaluation process outlined in FAR 13.106-2(b)(3), where quotations will be compared to one another to determine which provides the best benefit to the Government. The Government reserves the right to consider a quotation other than the lowest price that provides additional benefit(s). Quotations may exceed minimum requirements of the solicitation. The Government reserves the right to select a quotation that provides benefit to the Government that exceeds the minimum requirements of the solicitation but is not required to do so. Each response must meet the minimum requirements of the solicitation. The Government is not requesting or accepting alternate quotations. The evaluation will consider the following: \n\nThe following factors shall be used to evaluate quotations:\n\nFactor 1. Technical Capability\nFactor 2. Past Performance\nFactor 3. Price\n\nFactor 1. Technical Capability: The proposal will be evaluated to the extent to which it can meet and/or exceed the Government s requirements as outlined in the solicitation and SOW and based on the information requested in the instructions to offerors in 52.212-1 section of the solicitation.\n\nFactor 2. Past Performance: The Offeror shall be evaluated on performance of past contracts and how well the identified performance relates to the work being procured under the SOW for this requirement. The following will be used to assess past performance.\n\nThe past performance evaluation will assess the relative risks associated with a quoter s likelihood of success in fulfilling the solicitation s requirements as indicated by the offeror s submitted record of past performance.\n\nIn the case of an offeror without a record of relevant/recent past performance or for whom information on past performance is not available, the offeror may not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on past performance. The Government may use other methods to evaluate past performance, including but not limited to review of CPARS.\n\nFactor 3. Price: The Government will evaluate the price by adding the total of all line-item prices including options. The Government may use various price analysis techniques and procedures to make the price reasonableness determination. Offers that do not meet or exceed the technical capability or quality of the item offered to the Government requirement shall not be selected regardless of price.\n\nOptional CLINs for Option Years: The Government will evaluate proposals for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement\n\nOptions. The Government will evaluate quotations for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. {Contracting Officer shall insert the following if the solicitation will include options that are exercisable under FAR 52.217-8} \n\n(End of Addendum to 52.212-2)\n\n52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications Commercial Products and Commercial Services (MAY 2024) (DEVIATION FEB 2025) applies to this acquisition. 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 Items. If paragraph (j) of the provision is applicable, a written submission is required. Offerors must be registered in SAM at time of offer submission.\n\n52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions--Commercial Items applies to this acquisition Any inconsistencies in this solicitation or contract shall be resolved by giving precedence IAW 52.212-4(s). By submitting a quote, the offeror understands that quotes will not be referenced in 1449 and clauses incorporated in the solicitation will dictate the contract. All offerors shall comply with all applicable Federal, State and local laws, executive orders, rules and regulations applicable to its performance under the contract IAW FAR 52.212-4(q). The Government reserves the right to deny requests for clause changes that are not included in this solicitation should the request be inconsistent with the FAR or VAAR.\n\n52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Commercial Products and Commercial Services (JAN 2025) (DEVIATION FEB 2025)\nFAR 52.212-5 applies to this acquisition with the following FAR clauses incorporated by reference; \n\nFAR 52.203-6\nRestrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (JUN 2020), with Alternate I (SEP 2006) \nFAR 52.204-10\nReporting Executive Compensation & First-Tier Subcontract Awards (JUN 2020)\nFAR 52.204-16\nCommercial and Government Entity Code Reporting (AUG 2020)\nFAR 52.204-24\nRepresentation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment (OCT 2020)\nFAR 52.209-6\nProtecting the Government s Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment (JUN 2020) \nFAR 52.219-28\nPost Award Small Business Program Representation (NOV 2020) \nFAR 52.222-3\nConvict Labor (JUN 2003)\nFAR 52.222-19\nChild Labor Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (JUL 2020) \nFAR 52.222-35\nEqual Opportunity for Veterans (JUN 2020) \nFAR 52.222-36\nEqual Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (JUN 2020) \nFAR 52.222-37\nEmployment Reports on Veterans (JUN 2020) \nFAR 52.222-40\nNotification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (DEC 2010)\nFAR 52.222-41\nService Contract Labor Standards (Aug 2018) \nFAR 52.222-42\nStatement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires (May 2014) \nFAR 52.222-43\nFair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards-Price Adjustment (Multiple Year and Option Contracts) (Aug 2018\nFAR 52.222-50\nCombating Trafficking in Persons (OCT 2020) \nFAR 52.223-18\nEncouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (JUN 2020)\nFAR 52.223-23\nSustainable Products and Services (MAY 2024) (DEVIATION FEB 2025)\nFAR 52.225-13\nRestrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (JUN 2008) \nFAR 52.229-12\nTax on Certain Foreign Procurements (JUN 2020) \nFAR 52.232-33\nPayment by Electronic Funds Transfer System for Award Management (Oct 2018) \n\n\nAdditional contract requirements or terms and conditions: \n\n52.217-8 Option to Extend Services (NOV 1999) [use when options are included]\nThe 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 __30days___.\n\n52.217-9 Option to Extend the Term of the Contract (MAR 2000) [use when options are included]\n(a) The Government may extend the term of this contract by written notice to the Contractor within __30 days___; provided that the Government gives the Contractor a preliminary written notice of its intent to extend at least __60___ days before the contract expires. The preliminary notice does not commit the Government to an extension.\n\n(b) If the Government exercises this option, the extended contract shall be considered to include this option clause.\n\n(c) The total duration of this contract, including the exercise of any options under this clause, shall not exceed _4 years 6 months.\n\n\n\n852.212-70, Provisions and Clauses Applicable to VA Acquisition of Commercial Items (Apr 2020)\n\nVAAR 852.203-70\nCommercial Advertising (MAY 2018)\nVAAR 852.232-72\nElectronic Submission of Payment Requests (NOV 2018)\nVAAR 852.233-70\nProtest Content/Alternative Dispute Resolution (OCT 2018)\nVAAR 852.233-71\nAlternate Protest Procedure (OCT 2018)\nVAAR 852.246-71\nRejected Goods (OCT 2018)\n\n852.252-70, Solicitation Provisions or Clauses Incorporated by Reference (Jan 2008)\nThe following provisions or clauses incorporated by reference in this solicitation must be completed by the offeror or prospective contractor and submitted with the quotation or offer. Copies of these provisions or clauses are available on the Internet at the web sites provided in the provision at FAR 52.252-1, Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference, or the clause at FAR 52.252-2, Clauses Incorporated by Reference. Copies may also be obtained from the contracting officer.\n\nhttp://www.acquisition.gov/far/index.html \nhttps://www.acquisition.gov/vaar\n\nThe following FAR provisions are to be incorporated by reference: \n\nFAR 52.204-7\nSystem for Award Management (OCT 2018)\nFAR 52.204-16\nCommercial and Government Entity Code Reporting (AUG 2020)\nFAR 52.211-6\nBrand Name or Equal (AUG 1999) \n\nThe following VAAR provisions are to be incorporated by reference: \n\nNone\n\n\n\nThe following FAR clauses are incorporated by reference: \n\nFAR 52.203-17\nContractor Employee Whistleblower Rights and Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights (JUN 2020)\nFAR 52.204-13\nSystem for Award Management Maintenance (OCT 2018)\nFAR 52.204-18\nCommercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance (AUG 2020)\nFAR 52.232-40\nProviding Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (NOV 2021)\n\nThe following VAAR clauses are to be incorporated by reference:\n\nVAAR 852.212-71\nGray Market Items (APR 2020)\nVAAR 852.222-71\nCompliance with Executive Order 13899. (DEVIATION) (APR 2025) \n\n\nThe Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) does not apply.\n\nDate and Time offers are due to natasha.holland@va.gov and thaddeus.gray@va.gov by 14:00 MT, 11/06/2025. \n\n\nName and email of the individual to contact for information regarding the solicitation:\nNatasha Holland at Natasha.holland@va.gov\nThaddeus Gray at Thaddeus.gray@va.gov\n\n\n\n"}