6640--Automated Osmometers with Service, Test Kits, and Supplies

Price (FFP) award Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) with five (5) one-year ordering periods. (iii) The provisions and clauses in this document are in effect through the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO). (iv) This solicitation intends to award a contract through full and open competition to a business associated with NAICS North American Industrial Classification System Code 334516. (v) See Attachment B Schedule of Pricing for a list of product information, line-item numbers, items, quantities and units of measure. (vi) The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) seeks to procure two (2) Automated Osmometers with Preventative Maintenance/Service Plan, Test Kits, and Supplies for the Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Services Department located at Southern Arizona VA Healthcare System (VA Tucson). See Attachment A Statement of Work for a listing of salient characteristics and other requirements. Offeror quotations must demonstrate meeting the salient physical, functional, or performance characteristic specified in this solicitation, otherwise it will be considered non-responsive. The information provided is intended to be descriptive, not restrictive and to indicate the quality that will be satisfactory. The interested parties bear full responsibility to ensure their submission demonstrates to the government that they can provide the supplies/services being requested. BLANKET PURCHASE AGREEMENT ADMINISTRATION DATA SECTION A GENERAL TERMS A.1 BLANKET PURCHASE AGREEMENT ADMINISTRATION DATA BPA ADMINISTRATION: All BPA administration matters shall be handled by the following individuals: OFFERER / CONTRACTOR: [Primary Contractor Contact]: [Company]: [Street Address]: [City, State, Zip]: [Phone number]: [Email address]: [DUNS Number]: GOVERNMENT: Samuel Han, Contracting Officer Department of Veterans Affairs Network 22 Contracting Office 4811 Airport Plaza Drive Suite 600 Long Beach, CA 90815 562-766-2314; Samuel.Han@va.gov OFFEROR REMITTANCE ADDRESS: All payments by the Government to the Offeror will be made in accordance with: [X] 52.232-34, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer - Other than Central Offeror Registration, or [ ] 52.232-36, Payment by Third Party INVOICES: Invoices shall be submitted in arrears: Quarterly [] Semi-Annually [] Other [ X ] (Monthly) GOVERNMENT INVOICE ADDRESS: All invoices from the Offeror shall be submitted electronically to: https://us.tungsten-network.com/. ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF AMENDMENTS: The offeror acknowledges receipt of amendments to the Solicitation numbered and dated as follows: AMENDMENT NO DATE The above amendment section must be filled-out in the event that an Amendment(s) is sent to the offeror or posted to https://sam.gov/ and must be returned with the RFQ package. Failure to acknowledge amendment(s) may constitute the rejection of the offer. A.2 DESCRIPTION OF AGREEMENT INTENT: In the spirit of the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act and pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 12, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 22 establishes this Single Award Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) for Automated Osmometers, Service, and Test Kits/Supplies described within this solicitation. The Contractor shall make available for purchase all the necessary service line-items made commercially available by Contractor to perform the specified functions for VISN 22 as outlined within this BPA. TERM OF AGREEMENT: This BPA shall be for five (5) one-year ordering periods which will be reviewed, at least, annually In Accordance With (IAW) FAR Part 12.201-1(e)(3) to ensure the BPA terms are met, to assess current market conditions and to determine price reasonableness. Additional discounts maybe requested by VISN 22 at any time. If the Contractor fails to perform in a manner satisfactory to the Contracting Officer (CO), this BPA may be canceled with a thirty (30) day written notice to the Contractor by the CO. PARTICIPATING FACILITIES: The following facilities currently within VISN 22, and future facilities that fall under the authority of VISN 22, may be added or deleted to this agreement with an exercise of a supplemental agreement between the Government and the Contractor. VA Tucson Healthcare System | 3601 S 6th Ave, Tucson, AZ 85723 BPA ORDERS: This BPA is a pricing agreement and does not obligate any funds. The Government is obligated only to the extent of authorized BPA Task Orders (TO) issued under the BPA by authorized individuals. TO s shall be identified by the BPA Number TBD and TO Number TBD. TO s may include option years, if it is determined that option years would be in the best interest of the Government. Any TO s issued during the effective term of this BPA shall be completed by the Contractor within the time specified in the TO, including all option years, which may extend beyond the BPA term. All products ordered under TO s shall be subject to the terms and conditions of this BPA. The Contractor shall accept the price, terms and conditions of an issued TO as long as they do not conflict with the terms set forth in the BPA. ORDERING METHOD: All orders shall be placed against valid TO s signed by the CO. The CO shall designate primary facility Point-of-Contacts (POC s), as necessary, which may coordinate delivery quantities and schedule via Electronic Data Interchange (EDI), telephone, facsimile, email or other written communication, identifying the products by number, quantity, purchase price, address for delivery, and any special instructions. BPA PROGRAM MANAGER: The Contractor shall provide a primary BPA program manager who shall be responsible for the performance of the work under the BPA. In addition, the program manager shall act as the main focal point of communication between the CO and the Contractor. The name of this person shall be designated in writing to the CO. The program manager shall have full authority to act on behalf of the Contractor on all contractual/BPA matters relating to daily operation of the BPA. Contact Name: Contact Title: Street Address: City, State, Zip: Direct Phone No.: Alt. Phone No.: Fax No.: Email address: ORDERING CONTACT: The Contractor shall list in the spaces below the name(s) and address(es) of customer service departments with whom the Government facilities shall place orders: Contact Name: Contact Title: Street Address: City, State, Zip: Direct Phone No.: Alt. Phone No.: Fax No.: Email address: Contact Name: Contact Title: Street Address: City, State, Zip: Direct Phone No.: Alt. Phone No.: Fax No.: Email address: DELIVERY: The Contractor shall deliver all supplies and services identified in the schedule to the locations identified in Section A.2.3, Participating Facilities. The delivery location is subject to change as required by the designated authority or authorized personnel at the receiving facility. The primary facility POC shall be required to notify the Contractor when delivery locations have been changed. All deliveries shall be accompanied by a delivery ticket or sales slip which shall contain: Contractor name, BPA number, TO number, VA obligation number, date of order, date of delivery, itemized list of products furnished, including product description and quantity shipped. All deliveries shall be made during normal working hours from 8:00a.m. to 4:30p.m., local time unless specified otherwise. Emergency requests may be