6515--436 Medical Waste Sterilizer (VA-25-00017950)

nment anticipates awarding a Purchase Order contract resulting from this solicitation. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2025-03. This acquisition is a Total Set-Aside Small Business (SB) concerns. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 332420 Metal Tank (Heavy Gauge) Manufacturing with a small business size of 1000 Employees. The Product Code is 6515 Medical and Surgical Instruments and Equipment and Supplies. Offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://sam.gov to be considered for award. Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 19, Located at 6162 S. Willow Drive, Suite 300, Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111, in support of the Cheyenne VA Medical Center. The Contractor shall submit prices for: One (1) complete Medical Waste Autoclave system in accordance to the item list below. The estimated delivery date for this requirement is 60 Days After Receipt of Order (ARO). Description and Pricing Schedule: All interested Small Businesses shall provide quotations on the Pricing Schedule below, IAW the Salient Characteristics. All prices shall include delivery Free-On-Board (FOB) Destination to the following location: Department of Veterans Affairs VA Montana Health Care System 3687 Veterans Drive, P.O.BOX 1500 Fort Harrison, MT 596361500 Brand Name or Equivalent: Item Number Description Quantity Unit of Measure Unit Price Extended Price 0001 AUTOCLAVE SYSTEM 1 EA 0002 Hyd Lift Table 1 EA 0003 BIN-ALUM Aluminum Autoclave Bin 2 EA 0004 Low Water Flow Condenser 1 EA 0005 Disconnect, Remove and Dispose of Existing Unit 1 EA 0006 Freight to Job Site 1 EA 0007 SHAKEDOWN, COMMISSIONING & TRAINING 1 EA 0008 Vacuum Upgrade 1 EA 0009 EnSight 1 EA 0010 Hyd Lift Table Flat Floor Configuration Upgrade 1 EA 0011 CUSTOMER COMPACTOR TIPPER 1 EA 0012 Electrician fees for installation 1 EA Total Price: $_______________ FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors Commercial Products and Commercial Services (SEP 2023) Addendum to FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors Commercial Items 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. The version of FAR 52.212-1 in the addendum is tailored for Simplified Acquisition Procedures and supersedes the current version of FAR 52.212-1 contained in the FAR. OFFER SUBMITTAL INSTRUCTIONS: 1) Offerors shall submit offers by Due Date/Time specified in section XIV. Late quotes will not be considered. 2) Offerors shall acknowledge all amendments to the solicitation as part of their quote. 3) Offerors shall complete the Price Schedule in section V. 4) Offerors shall provide item technical specifications (not to exceed six pages). 5) Completed FAR 52.225-2 Buy American Certificate 6) Completed 852.219-76 VA NOTICE OF LIMITATIONS ON SUBCONTRACTING Offers received that do not comply with the terms and conditions of the solicitation and/or have missing documentation may be considered non-compliant and eliminated from evaluation. FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation-Commercial Items (NOV 2021) applies to this acquisition. Addendum to 52.212-2 Evaluation Commercial Products and Commercial Services (a) Basis for Award. The Government will issue a purchase order to the responsible quoter whose quotation conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. (b) The following factors shall be used to evaluate quotations: (1) Technical (2) Price (c) Evaluation 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: (1) Technical: The quotation will be evaluated to the extent to which it can meet and/or exceed the Government s requirements identified in the Salient Characteristics. (2) Price: The Government will evaluate the price by adding the total of all line-item prices. The Total Evaluated Price will be that sum. (End of Addendum to 52.212-2) FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Products and Commercial Services (NOV 2023) 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. FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Products and Commercial Services (NOV 2023) applies to this acquisition. Addendum to FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Products and Commercial Services (NOV 2023) The following provisions and clauses are incorporated into FAR 52.212-4 as an addendum: FAR 52.201-1 Acquisition 360: Voluntary Survey (SEPT 2023) FAR 52.203-12 Limitation on Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions (OCT 2010) FAR 52.203-17 Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights And Requirement To Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights (NOV 2023) FAR 52.204-3 Taxpayer Identification FAR 52.204-7 System for Award Management (OCT 2018) FAR 52.204-12 Unique Entity Identifier Maintenance (OCT 2016) FAR 52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance (OCT 2018) FAR 52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting (AUG 2020) FAR 52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance (AUG 2020) FAR 52.204-20 Predecessor of Offeror (AUG 2020) FAR 52.204-24 Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment (NOV 2021) 52.225-1 Buy American-Supplies 52.225-2 Buy American Certificate FAR 52.226-7 Drug-Free Workplace FAR 52.229-11 Tax on Certain Foreign Procurements Notice and Representation (JUN 2020) FAR 52.232-39 Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations FAR 52.233-2 Service of Protest (SEPT 2006) Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 19, 6162 S. Willow Drive, Suite 300, Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111 FAR 52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998) FAR 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998) https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far (FAR) and https://www.acquisition.gov/vaar (VAAR) VAAR 852.203-70 Commercial Advertising (May 2018) VAAR 852.209-70 Organizational Conflicts of Interest (Oct 2020) VAAR 852.211-70 Equipment Operation and Maintenance Manuals (Nov 2018) VAAR 852.212-71 Gray Market and Counterfeit Items (Feb 2023) VAAR 852.215-71 Evaluation Factor Commitments (Oct 2019) VAAR 852.232-72 E