S201--626-26-2-4089-0195 - Curtain Install Chattanooga & Point Center - EMS

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{"description":"This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in\nFederal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) subpart 12.6, Streamlined Procedures for Evaluation and\nSolicitation for Commercial Items, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice.\nThis announcement constitutes only solicitation; quotes are being requested, and a written solicitation\ndocument will not be issued.\n\nThis solicitation is issued as an RFQ. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses\nare those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular Federal Acquisition Circular 2023-01.\n\nThis solicitation is set aside for Small Businesses (SDVOSB).\n\nThe associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is\n314120, with a small business-size standard of 750 employees.\n\nThe FSC/PSC is 6532.\n\nNetwork Contracting Office (NCO) 9 on behalf of VA Tennessee Valley Healthcare System is seeking to\npurchase brand name or equal Disposable Curtains.\n\nAll interested companies shall provide quotations for the following:\n\nDelivery and shall be completed no later than May 31, 2026.\n\nFOB: Destination\n\nPlace of Performance/Place of Delivery\n\nAddress: Chattanooga CBOC VA and Pointe Centre Health Care system\n6401 Shallowford RD \nChattanooga, TN 37421\n\nCountry: UNITED STATES\n\nThe full text of FAR provisions or clauses may be accessed electronically at\nhttp://acquisition.gov/comp/far/index.html.\n\nThe following solicitation provisions apply to this acquisition:\n\n1. FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors Commercial Items \n\n2. FAR 52.212-3, Offerors Representations and Certifications Commercial Items \nOfferors must complete annual representations and certifications electronically via the System for Award\nManagement (SAM) website located at https://www.sam.gov/portal in accordance with FAR 52.212-3,\n Offerors Representations and Certifications Commercial Items. If paragraph (j) of the provision is\napplicable, a written submission is required.\n\nThe following contract clauses apply to this acquisition:\n\n FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items OCT 2018.\n FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders \nJAN 2021.\n\nAll quoters shall submit the following items. Non-compliance with the items below with this requirement\nmay result in disqualification of the quote.\n\na. Only one quote. Quote shall be on offeror s company letterhead, in PDF format and emailed to\ndaymeion.brantley@va.gov NLT 04/24/2026 at 10:00 AM CST. The solicitation number,\n36C24926Q0195 Disposable Curtains must be referenced in the subject line.\n\nb. Product information brochure with specifications and user manual shall accompany quote.\n\nc. Offeror must submit certification that equipment meets/exceeds the salient characteristics of the desired\nbrand above.\n\nd. Quote must reflect anticipated delivery date.\n\ne. Letters of Authorization (LOA) shall be included with offer.\n\nf. Proof of SBVOSB/SB status must be included with offer.\n\nAward will be based upon a comparative evaluation of quotes in accordance with the Simplified\nAcquisition Procedures of FAR 13. Comparative evaluation is the side-by-side comparison of quotes\nbased on factors resulting in a Contracting Officer decision for the quote most favorable to the\nGovernment.\n\nThe following are the decision factors:\n\n(1) Price\nThe award will be made as the response most advantageous to the Government.\n\nResponses shall contain your best terms and conditions.\n\n52.211-6 BRAND NAME OR EQUAL (AUG 1999)\n\n(a) If an item in this solicitation is identified as \"brand name or equal,\" the purchase description reflects\nthe characteristics and level of quality that will satisfy the Government's needs. The salient physical,\n\"equal\" products must meet are specified in the solicitation.\n\n(b) To be considered for awards, offers of \"equal\" products, including \"equal\" products of the brand name\nmanufacturer, must \n\n(1) Meet the salient physical characteristic specified in this solicitation.\n\n(2) Clearly identify the item by \n\n(i) Brand name, if any; and\n(ii) Make or model number.\n\n(3) Include descriptive literature such as illustrations, drawings, or a clear reference to previously\nfurnished descriptive data or information available to the Contracting Officer; and\n\n(4) Clearly describe any modifications the offeror plans to make in a product to make it conform to the\nsolicitation requirements. Mark any descriptive material to clearly show the modifications.\n\n(c) The Contracting Officer will evaluate \"equal\" products based on information furnished by the offeror\nor identified in the offer and reasonably available to the Contracting Officer. The Contracting Officer is\nnot responsible for locating or obtaining any information not identified in the offer.\n\nUnless the offeror clearly indicates in its offer that the product being offered is an \"equal\" product, the\nofferor shall provide the brand name product referenced in the solicitation.\n\n(End of Provision)\n\n52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS COMMERCIAL ITEMS (JUN 2020)\n\n(a) North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code and small business size standard. The\nNAICS code(s) and small business size standard(s) for this acquisition appear elsewhere in the\nsolicitation. However, the small business size standard for a concern which submits an offer in its own\nname, but which proposes to furnish an item which it did not manufacture itself, is 500 employees.\n\n(b) Submission of offers. Submit signed and dated offers to the office specified in this solicitation at or\nbefore the exact time specified in this solicitation. Offers may be submitted on SF 1449, letterhead\nstationery, or as otherwise specified in the solicitation. As a minimum, offers must show \n\n(1) The solicitation number.\n\n(2) The time specified in the solicitation for receipt of offers.\n\n(3) The name, address, and telephone number of the offeror.\n\n(4) A technical description of the items offered in sufficient detail to evaluate compliance with the\nrequirements in the solicitation. This may include product literature, or other documents, if necessary.\n\n(5) Terms of any express warranty.\n\n(6) Price and any discount terms.\n\n(7) \"Remit to\" address, if different than mailing address.\n\n(8) A completed copy of the representations and certifications at FAR 52.212-3 (see FAR 52.212-3(b) for\nthose representations and certifications that the offeror shall complete electronically).\n\n(9) Acknowledgment of Solicitation Amendments.\n(10) Past performance information, when included as an evaluation factor, to include recent and relevant\ncontracts for the same or similar items and other references (including contract numbers, points of contact\nwith telephone numbers and other relevant information); and\n\n(11) If the offer is not submitted on SF 1449, include a statement specifying the extent of agreement with\nall terms, conditions, and provisions included in the solicitation. Offers that fail to furnish required\nrepresentations or information or reject the terms and conditions of the solicitation may be excluded from\nconsideration.\n\n(c) Period for acceptance of offers. The offeror agrees to hold the prices in its offer firm for 30 calendar\ndays from the date specified for receipt of offers, unless another period is specified in an addendum to the\nsolicitation.\n\n(d) Product samples. When required by the solicitation, product samples shall be submitted at or prior to\nthe time specified for receipt of offers. Unless otherwise specified in this solicitation, these samples shall\nbe submitted at no expense to the Government, and returned at the sender's request and expense, unless\nthey are destroyed during pre-award testing.\n\n(e) Late submissions, modifications, revisions, and withdrawals of offers.\n\n(1) Offerors are responsible for submitting offers, and any modifications, revisions, or withdrawals, to\nreach the Government office designated in the solicitation by the time specified in the solicitation. If no\ntime is specified in the solicitation, the time for receipt is 4:30 p.m., local time, for the designated\nGovernment office on the date that offers or revisions are due.\n\n(2)(i) Any offer, modification, revision, or withdrawal of an offer received at the Government office\ndesignated in the solicitation after the exact time specified for receipt of offers is \"late\" and will not be\nconsidered unless it is received before award is made, the Contracting Officer determines that accepting\nthe late offer would not unduly delay the acquisition; and \n\n(A) If it was transmitted through an electronic commerce method authorized by the solicitation, it was\nreceived at the initial point of entry to the Government infrastructure not later than 5:00 p.m. one working\nday prior to the date specified for receipt of offers: or\n\n(B) There is acceptable evidence to establish that it was received at the Government installation\ndesignated for receipt of offers and was under the Government's control prior to the time set for receipt of\noffers; or\n\n(C) If this solicitation is a request for proposals, it was the only proposal received.\n\n(ii) However, a late modification of an otherwise successful offer, that makes its terms more favorable to\nthe Government, will be considered at any time it is received and may be accepted.\n\n(3) Acceptable evidence to establish the time of receipt at the Government installation includes the\ntime/date stamp of that installation on the offer wrapper, other documentary evidence of receipt\nmaintained by the installation, or oral testimony or statements of Government personnel.\n\n(4) If an emergency or unanticipated event interrupts normal Government processes so that offers cannot\nbe received at the Government office designated for receipt of offers by the exact time specified in the\nsolicitation, and urgent Government requirements preclude amendment of the solicitation or other notice\nof an extension of the closing date, the time specified for receipt of offers will be deemed to be extended \nto the same time of day specified in the solicitation on the first workday on which normal Government\nprocesses resume.\n\n(5) Offers may be withdrawn by written notice received at any time before the exact time set for receipt of\noffers. Oral offers in response to oral solicitations may be withdrawn orally. If the solicitation authorizes\nfacsimile offers, offers may be withdrawn via facsimile received at any time before the exact time set for\nreceipt of offers, subject to the conditions specified in the solicitation concerning facsimile offers. An\noffer may be withdrawn in person by an offeror or its authorized representative if, before the exact time\nset for receipt of offers, the identity of the person requesting withdrawal is established and the person\nsigns a receipt for the offer.\n\n(g) Contract award (not applicable to Invitation for Bids). The Government intends to evaluate offers and\naward a contract without discussions with offerors. Therefore, the offeror's initial offer shall contain the\nofferor's best terms from a price and technical standpoint. However, the Government reserves the right to\nconduct discussions if later determined by the Contracting Officer to be necessary. The Government may\nreject any or all offers if such action is in the public interest; accept other than the lowest offer; and waive\ninformalities and minor irregularities in offers received.\n\n(h) Multiple awards. The Government may accept any item or group of items of offer, unless the\nofferor qualifies the offer by specific limitations. Unless otherwise provided in the Schedule, offers may\nnot be submitted for quantities less than those specified. The Government reserves the right to make an\naward on any item for a quantity less than the quantity offered, at the unit prices offered, unless the\nofferor specifies otherwise in the offer.\n\n(i) Availability of requirements documents cited in the solicitation.\n\n(1)(i) The GSA Index of Federal Specifications, Standards and Commercial Item Descriptions, FPMR\nPart 101-29, and copies of specifications, standards, and commercial item descriptions cited in this\nsolicitation may be obtained for a fee by submitting a request to \n\nGSA Federal Supply Service Specifications Section\nSuite 8100 470 East L'Enfant Plaza, SW\nWashington, DC 20407\nTelephone (202) 619-8925\nFacsimile (202) 619-8978.\n\n(ii) If the General Services Administration, Department of Agriculture, or Department of Veterans Affairs\nissued this solicitation, a single copy of specifications, standards, and commercial item descriptions cited\nin this solicitation may be obtained free of charge by submitting a request to the addressee in paragraph\n(i)(1)(i) of this provision. Additional copies will be issued for a fee.\n\n(2) Most unclassified Defense specifications and standards may be downloaded from the following\nASSIST websites:\n(i) ASSIST (https://assist.dla.mil/online/start/).\n\n(ii) Quick Search (http://quicksearch.dla.mil/).\n\n(iii) ASSISTdocs.com (http://assistdocs.com).\n\n(3) Documents not available from ASSIST may be ordered from the Department of Defense Single Stock\nPoint (DoDSSP) by?\n\n(i) Using the ASSIST Shopping Wizard (https://assist.dla.mil/wizard/index.cfm).\n\n(ii) Phoning the DoDSSP Customer Service Desk (215) 697-2179, Mon-Fri, 0730 to 1600 EST; or (iii)\nOrdering from DoDSSP, Building 4, Section D, 700 Robbins Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19111-5094,\nTelephone (215) 697-2667/2179, Facsimile (215) 697-1462.\n\n(4) Nongovernment (voluntary) standards must be obtained from the organization responsible for their\npreparation, publication, or maintenance.\n\n(j) Unique entity identifier. (Applies to all offers that exceed the micro-purchase threshold and offers at or\nbelow the micro-purchase threshold if the solicitation requires the Contractor to be registered in the\nSystem for Award Management (SAM).) The Offeror shall enter the block with its name and address\non the cover page of its offer, the annotation Unique Entity Identifier followed by the unique entity\nidentifier that identifies the Offeror s name and address. The Offeror also shall enter its Electronic Funds\nTransfer (EFT) indicator, if applicable. The EFT indicator is a four-character suffix to the unique entity\nidentifier. The suffix is assigned at the discretion of the Offeror to establish additional SAM records for\nidentifying alternative EFT accounts (see FAR subpart 32.11) for the same entity. If the Offeror does not\nhave a unique entity identifier, it shall contact the entity designated at www.sam.gov for unique entity\nidentifier establishment directly to obtain one. The Offeror shall indicate that it is an offeror for a\nGovernment contract when contacting the entity designated at www.sam.gov for establishing the unique\nentity identifier.\n\n(k) [Reserved]\n\n(l) Debriefing. If a post-award debriefing is given to requesting offerors, the Government shall disclose\nthe following information, if applicable:\n\n(1) The agency's evaluation of the significant weak or deficient factors in the debriefed offeror's offer.\n\n(2) The overall evaluated cost or price and technical rating of the successful and the debriefed offeror and\npast performance information on the debriefed offeror.\n\n(3) The overall ranking of all offerors, when any ranking was developed by the agency during source\nselection.\n\n(4) A summary of the rationale for award.\n\n(5) For acquisitions of commercial items, the make and model of the item to be delivered by the\nsuccessful offeror.\n\n(6) Reasonable responses to relevant questions posed by the debriefed offeror as to whether source selection procedures set forth in the solicitation, applicable regulations, and other applicable authorities\nwere followed by the agency.\n\n52.212-2 EVALUATION SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION PROCEDURES\n\n(a) Basis for Award. The Government will issue a purchase order to the responsible quoter whose\nquotation conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other\nfactors considered.\n\n(b) The following factors shall be used to evaluate quotations:\n\n(1) Price\n\n(c) Evaluation Approach. The Government will evaluate quotations using the comparative evaluation\nprocess outlined in FAR 13.106-2 (b) (3), where quotations will be compared to one another to determine\nwhich provides the best benefit to the Government. The Government reserves the right to consider a\nquotation other than the lowest price that provides additional benefit(s). Quotations may exceed minimum\nrequirements of the solicitation. The Government reserves the right to select a quotation that provides\nbenefit to the Government that exceeds the minimum requirements of the solicitation but is not required\nto do so. Each response must meet the minimum requirements of the solicitation. The Government is not\nrequesting or accepting alternate quotations. The evaluation will consider the following:\n\n(1) Quality: The quotation will be evaluated to the extent to which it can meet and/or exceed\nthe Government s requirements as outlined salient characteristics selection in the solicitation.\n\n(2) Price: The Government will evaluate the price by adding the total of all line-item prices. The Total\nEvaluated Price will be that sum.\n\nTo facilitate the award process, all quotes must include a statement regarding the terms and conditions\nherein as follows:\n\n\"The terms and conditions in the solicitation are acceptable to be included in the award document without\nmodification, deletion, or addition.\"\nOR\n\n\"The terms and conditions in the solicitation are acceptable to be included in the award document with the\nexception, deletion, or addition of the following:\"\n\nQuoters shall list exceptions(s) and rationale for the exception(s), if any.\n\nSubmission of your response shall be received not later than 10:00 AM CST on 04/24/2026 at\ndaymeion.brantley@va.gov. \n\nSolicitation number, 36C24926Q0195 Disposable Curtains must be referenced in the subject line\nand on the cover page of the quote. Non-compliance with this requirement may result in disqualification\nof the quote.\n\nLate submissions shall be treated in accordance with the solicitation provision at FAR 52.212-1(f).\nAny questions or concerns regarding this solicitation shall be forwarded in writing via e-mail to the Point\nof Contact listed below.\n\nThe following subparagraphs of FAR 52.212-5 are applicable:\n\n(a) The Contractor shall comply with the following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clauses, which\nare incorporated in this contract by reference, to implement provisions of law or Executive orders\napplicable to acquisitions of commercial items:\n\n(1) 52.203-19, Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements (JAN\n2017) (section 743 of Division E, Title VII, of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations\nAct, 2015 (Pub. L. 113-235) and its successor provisions in subsequent appropriations acts (and as\nextended in continuing resolutions).\n\n(2) 52.204 23, Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or Provided\nby Kaspersky Lab and Other Covered Entities (Jul 2018) (Section 1634 of Pub. L. 115 91).\n\n(3) 52.204 25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance\nServices or Equipment. (AUG 2019) (Section 889(a)(1)(A) of Pub. L. 115 232).\n\n(4) 52.209-10, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations (NOV 2015).\n\n(5) 52.233-3, Protest After Award (Aug 1996) (31 U.S.C. 3553).\n\n(6) 52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (Oct 2004) (Public Laws 108-77 and 108-78\n(19 U.S.C. 3805 note)).\n\n(b) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (b) that the Contracting Officer\nhas indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or\nExecutive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items:\n\n[] (1) 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (Sept 2006), with Alternate I (Oct\n1995) (41 U.S.C. 4704 and 10 U.S.C. 2402).\n\n[] (4) 52.204 10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (Oct 2018) (Pub.\nL. 109 282) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note).\n\n[] (8) 52.209-6, Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred,\nSuspended, or Proposed for Debarment. (OCT 2015) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note).\n\n[X] (19) 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting (MAR 2020) (15 U.S.C. 637(a)(14)).\n\n[] (ii) Alternate I (MAR 2020) of 52.219-28.\n\n[] (27) 52.222-3, Convict Labor (June 2003) (E.O. 11755).\n\n[] (29) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (APR 2015).\n\n[x] (30)(i) 52.222 26, Equal Opportunity (SEP 2016) (E.O. 11246).\n\n[] (ii) Alternate I (JULY 2014) of 52.222-35.\n\n[] (32)(i) 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (JUL 2014) (29 U.S.C. 793).\n\n[] (33) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (FEB 2016) (38 U.S.C. 4212).\n\n[] (34) 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (DEC 2010)\n(E.O. 13496).\n\n[] (ii) Alternate I (MAR 2015) of 52.222-50 (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O. 13627).\n\n[X] (44) 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (AUG 2011)\n\n[X] (51) 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (JUN 2008) (E.O.'s, proclamations, and\nstatutes administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury).\n\n[X] (57) 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer System for Award Management (Oct 2018)\n(31 U.S.C. 3332).\n\n[] (2) 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards (AUG 2018) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).\n\n[] (3) 52.222-42, Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires (MAY 2014) (29 U.S.C. 206 and 41\nU.S.C. chapter 67).\n\n[] (4) 52.222-43, Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards Price Adjustment\n(Multiple Year and Option Contracts) (AUG 2018) (29 U.S.C. 206 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 67).\n\n[] (8) 52.222-55, Minimum Wages Under Executive Order 13658 (DEC 2015).\n\n[] (9) 52.222-62, Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706 (JAN 2017) (E.O. 13706).\n\nVAAR 852.212-70 PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES APPLICABLE TO VA ACQUISITION OF\nCOMMERCIAL ITEMS (APR 2020)\n\n(a) The Contractor agrees to comply with any provision or clause that is incorporated herein by reference\nto implement agency policy applicable to acquisition of commercial items or components. The following\nprovisions and clauses that have been checked by the Contracting Officer are incorporated by reference.\n\n[X] 852.203 70, Commercial Advertising.\n\n[]852.209 70, Organizational Conflicts of Interest.\n\n[x] 852.211 70, Equipment Operation and Maintenance Manuals.\n\n[] 852.214 71, Restrictions on Alternate Item(s).\n\n[] 852.214 72, Alternate Item(s). [Note: this is a fillable clause.]\n\n[] 852.214 73, Alternate Packaging and Packing.\n\n[] 852.214 74, Marking of Bid Samples.\n\n[x] 852.215 70, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned and Veteran-Owned Small Business Evaluation\nFactors.\n\n[] 852.215 71, Evaluation Factor Commitments.\n\n[] 852.216 71, Economic Price Adjustment of Contract Price(s) Based on a Price Index.\n\n[] 852.216 72, Proportional Economic Price Adjustment of Contract Price(s) Based on a Price Index.\n\n[] 852.216 73, Economic Price Adjustment State Nursing Home Care for Veterans.\n\n[] 852.216 74, Economic Price Adjustment Medicaid Labor Rates.\n\n[] 852.216 75, Economic Price Adjustment Fuel Surcharge.\n\n[] 852.219 9, VA Small Business Subcontracting Plan Minimum Requirements.\n\n[X] 852.219 10, VA Notice of Total Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside.\n[] 852.219 11, VA Notice of Total Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside.\n\n[] 852.222 70, Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Nursing Home Care for Veterans.\n\n[] 852.228 70, Bond Premium Adjustment.\n\n[] 852.228 71, Indemnification and Insurance.\n\n[] 852.228 72, Assisting Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned and Veteran-Owned Small Businesses in\nObtaining Bonds.\n\n[X] 852.232 72, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests.\n\n[X] 852.233 70, Protest Content/Alternative Dispute Resolution.\n\n[X] 852.233 71, Alternate Protest Procedure.\n\n[] 852.237 70, Indemnification and Medical Liability Insurance.\n\n[X] 852.246 71, Rejected Goods.\n\n[] 852.246 72, Frozen Processed Foods.\n\n[] 852.246 73, Noncompliance with Packaging, Packing, and/or Marking Requirements.\n\n[] 852.270 1, Representatives of Contracting Officers.\n\n[] 852.271 72, Time Spent by Counselee in Counseling Process.\n\n[] 852.271 73, Use and Publication of Counseling Results.\n\n[] 852.271 74, Inspection.\n\n[] 852.271 75, Extension of Contract Period.\n\n[x] 852.273 70, Late Offers.\n\n[] 852.273 71, Alternative Negotiation Techniques.\n\n[] 852.273 72, Alternative Evaluation.\n\n[] 852.273 73, Evaluation Health-Care Resources.\n\n[] 852.273 74, Award without Exchanges.\n\n(b) All requests for quotations, solicitations, and contracts for commercial item services to be provided to\nbeneficiaries must include the following clause:\n\n[] 852.237 74, Nondiscrimination in Service Delivery.\n\n(End of Clause)\n\nVAAR 852.219-74 LIMITATIONS ON SUBCONTRACTING MONITORING AND\nCOMPLIANCE (JUL 2018)\n\n(a) This solicitation includes VAAR 852.219-10 VA Notice of Total Service- Disabled Veteran-Owned\nSmall Business Set-Aside.\n\n(b) Accordingly, any contract resulting from this solicitation is subject to the limitation on subcontracting\nrequirements in 13 CFR 125.6, or the limitations on subcontracting requirements in the FAR clause, as\napplicable. The Contractor is advised that in performing contract administration functions, the\nContracting Officer may use the services of a support contractor(s) retained by VA to assist in assessing\nthe Contractor's compliance with the limitations on subcontracting or percentage of work performance\nrequirements specified in the clause. To that end, the support contractor(s) may require access to\nContractor's offices where the Contractor's business records, or other proprietary data are retained and to\nreview such business records regarding the Contractor's compliance with this requirement.\n\n(c) All support contractors conducting this review on behalf of VA will be required to sign an\n Information Protection and Non-Disclosure and Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest Agreement to ensure\nthe Contractor's business records or other proprietary data reviewed or obtained while assisting\nthe Contracting Officer in assessing the Contractor for compliance are protected to ensure information or\ndata is not improperly disclosed or other impropriety occurs.\n\n(d) Furthermore, if VA determines any services the support contractor(s) will perform in assessing\ncompliance are advisory and assistance services as defined in FAR 2.101, Definitions, the support\ncontractor(s) must also enter into an agreement with the Contractor to protect proprietary information as\nrequired by FAR 9.505-4, Obtaining access to proprietary information, paragraph (b). The Contractor is\nrequired to cooperate fully and make available any records as may be required to enable the Contracting\nOfficer to assess the Contractor's compliance with the limitations on subcontracting or percentage of work\nperformance requirement.\n\n(End of Clause)\n\nThe following clauses are hereby incorporated by reference (by Citation Number, Title, and Date) in\naccordance with the clause at FAR \"52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE\"\ncontained in this document. See FAR 52.252-2 for an internet address (if specified) for electronic access\nto the full text of a clause.\n\n\n\nPoint of Contact\nAny questions or concerns regarding this solicitation shall be sent in writing only via email addressed to\ndaymeion.brantley@va.gov subject line: 36C24926Q0195 Disposable Curtains. Questions shall be\nsubmitted NO LATER THAN 04/22/2026 @ 10:00 AM CST.\n_____________________________________________________________________________________\nITEM INFORMATION\nITEM NUMBER\nDESCRIPTION OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES\nQUANTITY\nUNIT\nUNIT PRICE\nAMOUNT\n0001\n\n165.00\nEA\n__________________\n__________________\n\nCHATTANOOGA CBOC Rapid Refresh Rod Set (10/rods) - 24.5 ICP-24.5\n\nPRINCIPAL NAICS CODE: 314120 - Curtain and Linen Mills\nPRODUCT/SERVICE CODE: 6532 - Hospital and Surgical Clothing and Related Special Purpose Items\nMANUFACTURER PART NUMBER (MPN): ICP-24.5\n\n\n0002\n\n17.00\nEA\n__________________\n__________________\n\nCHATT. CBOC RAPID REFRESH PRIVACY CURTAIN-MEADOW ICP-6100M\n\nPRINCIPAL NAICS CODE: 314120 - Curtain and Linen Mills\nPRODUCT/SERVICE CODE: 6532 - Hospital and Surgical Clothing and Related Special Purpose Items\nMANUFACTURER PART NUMBER (MPN): ICP-6100M\n\n\n0003\n\n1.00\nJB\n__________________\n__________________\n\nCHATT CBOC. INSTALLATION FOR CUBICAL CURTAIN TRACKS AND (OR) RR CURTAIN ICP-5100 INSTALL\n\nPRINCIPAL NAICS CODE: 314120 - Curtain and Linen Mills\nPRODUCT/SERVICE CODE: 6532 - Hospital and Surgical Clothing and Related Special Purpose Items\nMANUFACTURER PART NUMBER (MPN): ICP-5100\n\n\n0004\n\n35.00\nEA\n__________________\n__________________\n\nICP-21.5 RAPID REFRESH ROD SET (10/RODS)\n\nPRINCIPAL NAICS CODE: 314120 - Curtain and Linen Mills\nPRODUCT/SERVICE CODE: 6532 - Hospital and Surgical Clothing and Related Special Purpose Items\nMANUFACTURER PART NUMBER (MPN): ICP-21.5\n\n\n0005\n\n5.00\nEA\n__________________\n__________________\n\nICP-6100M Rapid Refresh Privacy Curtain - Meadow CASE10\n\nPRINCIPAL NAICS CODE: 314120 - Curtain and Linen Mills\nPRODUCT/SERVICE CODE: 6532 - Hospital and Surgical Clothing and Related Special Purpose Items\nMANUFACTURER PART NUMBER (MPN): ICP-6100M\n\n\n0006\n\n1.00\nEA\n__________________\n__________________\n\nICP-5100 INSTALL INSTALLATION FOR CUBICAL CURTAIN TRACKS AND (OR) RR CURTAIN\n\nPRINCIPAL NAICS CODE: 314120 - Curtain and Linen Mills\nPRODUCT/SERVICE CODE: 6532 - Hospital and Surgical Clothing and Related Special Purpose Items\nMANUFACTURER PART NUMBER (MPN): ICP-5100\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGRAND TOTAL\n__________________\nPERIOD OF PERFORMANCE\nDelivery is required by May 31, 2026.\n\nDelivery or Deliverables\n\nWork at the government site shall not take place on Federal holidays or weekends unless directed by the\nContracting Officer (CO). The exception to this is in the case of medical necessity, as determined by the\nChief of Pharmacy or delegated Pharmacy staff.\n\nThe eleven federal holidays observed by the Federal Government are: New Year s Day; Martin Luther\nKing, Jr. s Birthday; Washington s Birthday; Memorial Day; Juneteenth; Independence Day; Labor Day;\nColumbus Day; Veterans Day; Thanksgiving Day; Christmas Day, and any other day specifically\ndeclared by the President of the United States to be a federal holiday.\n\nSpecial Considerations\n\nThe contractor shall not be entitled to an invoice payment for work unless the equipment is installed,\nconfirmed working with limited connection issues and training has been completed. Upon completion\nof installation of equipment one good faith payment shall be received.\n\nContractor Responsibility\n\nAll information and data related to this project that the contractor gathers or obtains shall be both\nprotected from unauthorized release and considered the property of the government. The contracting\nofficer will be the sole authorized official to release verbally or in writing, any data, the draft deliverables,\nthe final deliverables, or any other written or printed materials pertaining to this contract. Press releases,\nmarketing material, or any other printed or electronic documentation related to this project, must not be\npublicized without the written approval of the contracting officer.\n\nThe Contractor shall not create or maintain any records containing any non-public VHA information that\nare not specifically tied to or authorized by the contract.\n\nThe Contractor shall not retain, use, sell, or disseminate copies of any deliverable that contains\ninformation covered by the Privacy Act of 1974 or that which is generally protected from public\ndisclosure by an exemption to the Freedom of Information Act.\n\nRecords\n\nThis clause applies to all Contractors whose employees create, work with, or otherwise handle Federal\nrecords, regardless of the medium in which the record exists.\n\nA Federal record as defined in 44 U.S.C. § 3301, includes all recorded information, regardless of form\nor characteristics, made or received by a Federal agency under Federal law or in connection with the\ntransaction of public business and preserved or appropriate for preservation by that agency or its\nlegitimate successor as evidence of the organization, functions, policies,\ndecisions, procedures, operations, or other activities of the United States Government or because of the\ninformational value of data in them.\n\nThe term Federal record:\n1. includes VA Tennessee Valley Healthcare System records.\n2. does not include personal materials.\n3. applies to records created, received, or maintained by Contractors pursuant to their VHA contract.\n4. may include deliverables and documentation associated with deliverables.\n\nContractors, contractor personnel, subcontractors, and subcontractor personnel shall be subject to the\nsame Federal laws, regulations, standards, and VA Directives and Handbooks as VA and VA personnel\nregarding information and information system security. Contractor shall comply with all applicable\nrecords management laws and regulations, as well as National Archives and Records Administration\n(NARA) records policies, including but not limited to the Federal Records Act (44 U.S.C. chs. 21, 29, 31,\n33), NARA regulations at 36 CFR Chapter XII Subchapter B, and those policies associated with the\nsafeguarding of records covered by the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a). These policies include the\npreservation of all records, regardless of form or characteristics, mode of transmission, or state of\ncompletion.\n\nIn accordance with 36 CFR 1222.32, all data created for Government use and delivered to, or falling\nunder the legal control of, the Government are Federal records subject to the provisions of 44 U.S.C.\nchapters 21, 29, 31, and 33, the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) (5 U.S.C. 552), as amended, and the\nPrivacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended and must be managed and scheduled for disposition\nonly as permitted by statute or regulation.\n\nIn accordance with 36 CFR 1222.32, Contractor shall maintain all records created for Government use or\ncreated while performing the contract and/or delivered to, or under the legal control of the Government\nand must be managed in accordance with Federal law. Electronic records and associated metadata must be\naccompanied by sufficient technical documentation to permit understanding and use of the records and\ndata.\n\nVA Tennessee Valley Healthcare System and its contractors are responsible for preventing the alienation or unauthorized destruction of records, including all forms of mutilation. Records may not be removed from the legal custody of VA Tennessee Valley Healthcare System or destroyed except for in accordance with the provisions of the agency records schedules and with the written concurrence of the Head of the\nContracting Activity. Willful and unlawful destruction, damage or alienation of Federal records is subject\nto the fines and penalties imposed by 18 U.S.C. 2701. In the event of any unlawful or accidental removal,\ndefacing, altering, or destruction of records, Contractor must report to VA Tennessee Valley Healthcare System. The agency must report promptly to NARA in accordance with 36 CFR 1230.\n\nThe Contractor shall immediately notify the appropriate Contracting Officer upon discovery of any\ninadvertent or unauthorized disclosures of information, data, documentary materials, records\nor equipment. Disclosure of non-public information is limited to authorized personnel with a need-to know as described in the contract. The Contractor shall ensure that the appropriate personnel,\nadministrative, technical, and physical safeguards are established to ensure security and\nconfidentiality of this information, data, documentary material, records and/or equipment are properly\nprotected. The Contractor shall not remove material from Government facilities or systems, or facilities or\nsystems operated or maintained on the Government s behalf, without the express written permission of\nthe Head of the Contracting Activity. When information, data, documentary material, records and/or\nequipment is no longer required, it shall be returned to VHA control, or the Contractor must hold it until\notherwise directed. Items returned to the Government shall be hand carried, mailed, emailed, or securely\nelectronically transmitted to the Contracting Officer or address prescribed in the contract vehicle.\nDestruction of records is EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED unless in accordance with Paragraph (4).\n\nThe VA Tennessee Valley Healthcare System owns the rights to all data and records produced as part of this contract. All deliverables under the contract are the property of the U.S. Government for which VHA\nshall have unlimited rights to use, dispose of, or disclose such data contained therein as it determines to be\nin the public interest. Any Contractor rights in the data or deliverables must be identified as required by\nFAR 52.227-11 through FAR 52.227-20.\n\nThe Contractor shall incorporate the substance of this clause, its terms and requirements including this\nparagraph, in all subcontracts under this contract, and require written subcontractor acknowledgment of\nsame.\n\nThe Contractor is required to obtain the Contracting Officer's approval prior to engaging in any\ncontractual relationship (sub-contractor) in support of this contract requiring the disclosure of\ninformation, documentary material and/or records generated under, or relating to, contracts. The\nContractor (and any sub-contractor) is required to abide by Government and VA Tennessee Valley Healthcare System guidance for protecting sensitive, proprietary information, classified, and controlled unclassified information.\n\nViolation by a subcontractor of any provision set forth in this clause will be attributed to the Contractor.\n\nDisposable Curtains\nSalient Characteristics\nThe disposable curtains must be available in the Rapid Refresh pattern and color Fall. The curtains need to come to standard with the Time Strip Time Monitoring System. The units must snap together. \nIn addition, the privacy curtain installation kit needs to have the patented release mechanism to allow curtains to be changed in seconds and without the need for special tools or a ladder. Height of installation kit must be 24.5 to accommodate the 9 -0 ceiling height.\n\n\n\n"}