6515--NX EQ Hearing Aid Testers

on number 36C10G24Q0151 is issued for this combined synopsis/solicitation; this solicitation is being issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ). This combined synopsis/solicitation incorporates provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2024-06, dated 29 August 2024.� Requirement Description:� VA has a requirement to purchase Hearing Aid Testers to deliver patient care at its VA Medical Centers around the country. Hearing Aid Testers are diagnostic testing and fitting systems for hearing aids. A hearing aid fitting involves a hearing assessment, hearing aid selection, fitting, verification, and evaluation or outcome measurement. Hearing Aid Testers offering accurate results, increases verification efficiency and offers ease of use, verify audibility and listening comfort for amplified signals, verify to validated, and generic fitting formula targets. Hearing Aid Testers accurately assess hearing instrument output relative to dynamic range of the patient. A single award Requirements contract will be awarded IAW FAR 52.211-6 Brand Name or Equal in accordance with all terms, conditions, provisions, specifications, and schedule of this solicitation herein. Quotes shall contain the terms for cost/price and technical capabilities of the brand name or equal equipment. The Government reserves the right to award without discussions.� � The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 334510 Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing: 6515 Medical and Surgical Instruments, Equipment, and Supplies and the associated size standard is 850 employees. This procurement action is a 100% Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB) set aside.� This acquisition is for a single award Requirements contract in accordance with FAR Part 16.5 for AudioScan Verifit 2® / Audioscan Axiom® brand name or equal Hearing Aid Tester as identified in ATTACHMENT A PRICE COST SCHEDULE - NX EQ HEARING AID TESTERS. All interested companies shall provide a quote for all Contract Line-Item Numbers (CLINs) listed in ATTACHMENT A PRICE COST SCHEDULE - NX EQ HEARING AID TESTERS.� � � The ordering period is for one 12-month base year with four 12-month option years. Delivery is FOB destination. Firm-Fixed Price Orders will be placed against this contract in writing and will provide the delivery locations, delivery dates and exact quantities.� � The FAR provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors Commercial, applies to this acquisition including attached addenda to the provision.� The FAR provision at 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Items, and the specific evaluation criteria as attached addenda also applies to this acquisition.� The Offeror is to include a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items, with its offer.� Clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition and a statement regarding any addenda to the clause.� Addendum is attached.� Clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition and a statement regarding which, if any, of the additional FAR clauses cited in the clause are applicable to the acquisition.� Addendum is attached.� All interested quoters must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) prior to submitting a quote. You may access SAM at� https://sam.gov/SAM/.� Questions regarding this combined synopsis/solicitation are due via email by 4:30 PM EST on September 26, 2024, to Contract Specialist, Jalima Jones at Jalima.Jones@va.gov and Contracting Officer, Sara Vickroy at Sara.Vickroy@va.gov. No calls will be accepted. Quotes are due via email by 04:30PM EST on October 07, 2024, to Contract Specialist, Jalima Jones at Jalima.Jones@va.gov and Contracting Officer, Sara Vickroy at Sara.Vickroy@va.gov No calls will be accepted. � SCOPE OF WORK� � � The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Non-Expendable Equipment National Program has identified the Hearing Aid Testers product line as a candidate for a VA-wide (otherwise referred to as national ) single Requirements contract award.� � Hearing Aid Testers are diagnostic testing and fitting systems for hearing aids. A hearing aid fitting involves a hearing assessment, hearing aid selection, fitting, verification, and evaluation or outcome measurement. Hearing Aid Testers offering accurate results, increases verification efficiency and offers ease of use, verify audibility and listening comfort for amplified signals, verify to validated, and generic fitting formula targets. Hearing Aid Testers accurately assess hearing instrument output relative to dynamic range of the patient. The Contractor must demonstrate the ability to meet all requirements for the solicitation. The objective is to provide Hearing Aid Testers to be used by clinicians throughout the VA medical centers and facilities. The period of performance is for one 12-month base period with four 12-month option periods.� 2.� � REQUIREMENT� � This requirement will be IAW FAR clause 52.211-6, Brand Name or Equal which requires the offeror indicate that each product being offered as an equal product to the AudioScan Verifit 2® / Audioscan Axiom® or equal, Hearing Aid Testers. For each equal product, the offeror must include a description reflecting the salient characteristics (SC) and level of quality that will satisfy the salient physical, functional, or performance characteristics of the equal product(s) specified in the solicitation. The offeror must also clearly identify the item by brand name (if any) and make/model number. Finally, the offeror must include descriptive literature, such as illustrations, drawings, or a clear reference to previously furnished descriptive data or information available to the Contracting Officer, and clearly describe any modifications it plans to make to a product to make it conform to the solicitation requirements.� The following line items comprise the Hearing Aid Testers product line: Contract Line Item#� Brand� Name Part Number� Description� 0001 AudioScan AXIOM AXIOM 0002 AudioScan 3547 Verifit 2 0003 AudioScan VA-201 Noah Option 0004 AudioScan VA-131 Microphone extension Cable option - 3' (1m) 0005 AudioScan VA-140 Test Box Extension Cable 0006 AudioScan RE-367-36 Probe Tube Accessory The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is seeking SDVOSB vendors who can provide AudioScan Verifit 2® / Audioscan Axiom® or equal, Hearing Aid Testers as listed above which meet all the following salient characteristics. The Government intends for offerors to include all ancillary items, to ensure the equipment can function as designed by the OEM and as clinically required. Products quoted in the technical volume must be captured on the Vendor s pricing volume (Attachment A - Price Cost Schedule) of the solicitation. Additionally, responses can include any additional product and other product-related services necessary to obtain the supplies as required that may be beneficial and essential to the functionality of the proposed solution. These items must be clearly identified by brand name and part number. When offerors include their additional proposed product items/services, these items may be considered for evaluation, and must be