J059--Siemens Apogee/HVACR Maintenance and Operation Services- Greater Los Angeles VA Healthcare System

31 is applicable to this RFQ. d. Responses will be evaluated for technical capability, past performance, and price in accordance with FAR Clause 52.212-2. To provide full consideration of qualifications for contract award, offerors are encouraged to ensure that the information furnished in support of the technical response is factual, accurate and complete. The Government reserves the right to verify any information provided for evaluation purposes. e. The Government intends to evaluate quotes and award a firm fixed price contract without discussions with offerors. Therefore, the offeror s initial quote should contain the offeror s best terms from a cost or price and technical standpoint. 3. Technical Questions: There will be no inquiries accepted for this extension period. 4. Submission of Response: a. Submit your RFQ response electronically by email to: jennell.christofaro@va.gov, no later than 12:00 pm PST, March 12, 2026. Responses received after response date will not be accepted or evaluated. b. To be considered responsive contractor must: 1. Submit offers in two (2) separate parts, as follows: Priced Response must include: Signed Standard Form (SF) 1449, Completed Section B.1 (must contain UEI, the name and address of the organization submitting the offer and point(s) of contact to include e-mail address and phone number); acknowledgement of all amendments. Completed Section B.4 Price/Cost Schedule Contractor to provide detailed quote with pricing. Completed FAR 52.212-3 OFFEROR REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS (In Section E as Applicable). Completed VAAR 852.219-75 VA Notice of Limitations on Subcontracting Certificate of Compliance for Services and Construction (Jan 2023) (DEVIATION). Non-Priced Response must include: It shall address the special standards listed in Section E.6 of this solicitation. 2. Offerors must be: a. Registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) (https://www.sam.gov/SAM/) b. Verified in SBA Small Business Search as a certified SDVOSB under NAICS 561210 (https://search.certifications.sba.gov) when offer is submitted and at the time of contract award. Offers from unverified firms will be considered non-responsive and ineligible for award. System updates may lag policy updates. The System for Award Management (SAM) may continue to require entities to complete representations based on provisions that are not included in agency solicitations. Examples include 52.222-25, Affirmative Action Compliance, and paragraph (d) of 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications Commercial Products and Commercial Services. Contracting officers will not consider these representations when making award decisions or enforce requirements. Entities are not required to, nor are they able to, update their entity registration to remove these representations in SAM. Provisions that are incorporated by reference (by Citation Number, Title, and Date), have the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. E.6 ADDENDUM 52.212-2 EVALUATION COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES (NOV 2021) Basis for Award. This procurement is being conducted pursuant to FAR Part 13 procedures. The Government intends to award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer, conforming to the solicitation, offers the best value, whose offered price does not exceed the amount of funding available for the procurement, and whose offered price is found to be fair and reasonable. In addition to the general standards of responsibility found at FAR § 9.104-1, in accordance with FAR § 9.104-2, the special standards of responsibility described below apply to this procurement. Offerors who fail to meet any special standard of responsibility will not be eligible to receive contract award. Special Standards of Responsibility: The following special standards of responsibility apply to this procurement and shall be submitted with offer: SP1: Remote Access Verification: Offeror must show verifiable evidence they have a remote access connection to the Siemens APOGEE system by providing a trouble ticket and resolution identifying name on ticket, and the hospital entity. Offeror shall provide a phone number of the hospital point of contact who can verify the remote access to the Siemens APOGEE building automation system. SP2: Special Certificate: Offeror shall submit a Siemens factory training certificate demonstrating they are competent in programming and/or commissioning the Siemens APOGEE system. SP3: Specialized Experience. Personnel performing work under the contract must demonstrate they have at least three (3) verifiable years of specialized experience on the maintenance, repair, and operation of the Siemens APOGEE system and related components in a hospital setting. Must provide the information below: contract numbers (if applicable) facility name period of performance services was performed during point of contact at the facility Evaluation Process: The following factors shall be used to evaluate quotations: Offers will be evaluated in the following manner. The best value offer will be identified. The best value offer will be evaluated to determine if the offered price exceeds the amount of funding available for the procurement. If the offered price does not exceed the amount of funding available for the procurement, the offered price will be evaluated to determine if it is reasonable. If the offered price is found to be reasonable, the offeror who submitted this offer will be identified as the successful offeror. The contracting officer will then determine if the successful offeror is responsible using the general standards of responsibility and the special standard of responsibility applicable to this procurement. If contract award cannot be made to the successful offeror, the contracting officer will evaluate the next best valued offer following the procedures described above. This process will continue until a contract award can be made, or the contracting officer determines that no contract award can be made. The contracting officer may find all offers not acceptable and cancel the solicitation if the best valued offer exceeds the amount of funding available for the procurement. (c) Award Without Discussions. The Government intends to evaluate offers and award a contract without discussions with offerors. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions at any time if determined by the contracting officer to be in the Government s interest. B.3 STATEMENT OF WORK Contracting Officer s Representative (COR): Name: Section: Address: GLAHS-WLA Phone Number: Fax Number: E-Mail Address: Contract Title: Siemens Automation Service Contract Background: Constant monitoring, service and upgrades to the Siemens Apogee system is required to maintain the optimum performance of the HVAC system at West Los Angeles Veteran Hospital. Maintaining control of the HVAC system is necessary to meet the safe patient care environment requirement and infection control as required per The Joint Commission references NFPA 99-2012, Chapter 9, requires ventilation, temperature, and relative humidity to comply with ASHRAE 170. Siemens Apogee Building Automation system requires comprehensive maintenance and monitoring. The objective of this contract is to: Pr