Contracting Office Address Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 10, 3140 Governor s Place Blvd. Suite 210, Kettering, OH 45409-1337. Description This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) subpart 12.6, Streamlined Procedures for Evaluation and Solicitation for Commercial Items, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested, and a written solicitation document will not be issued. The solicitation number is 36C25019Q0384 and is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-101. This is a 100% Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) set aside. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 454310, Fuel Dealers with a small business size standard of 100 employees. The Columbus VA Medical Center, Chalmers P. Wylie VA Ambulatory Care, 420 North James Road Columbus, OH 43219-1834 is seeking to purchase 35,000 gallons of Ultra Low Sulfur No.2 Dyed Diesel Fuel for the Boiler Plant System. This combined synopsis/solicitation requires the exact item, no alternatives will be accepted. Interested vendors shall provide a quote for the following: Item # Manufacturer/Description/Part/Model Number* Qty Price Ultra Low Sulfur No.2 Dyed Diesel Fuel 35,000 Gallons The 35,000 gallons of Ultra Low Sulfur No.2 Dyed Diesel Fuel is to be delivered within a few days after contract award. There are two (2) 25,000-gallon fuel tanks that are to be filled half and half. The fuel tanks are underground next to each other. The diesel fuel can be delivered by transport. Delivery hours are 8:00am to 5:00pm Monday through Friday excluding federal holidays. Place of Performance Department of Veterans Affairs Chalmers P. Wylie VA Ambulatory Care 420 North James Road Columbus OH 43219-1834 Award shall be made to the lowest priced offeror quoting the requirement (FAR 15). Offers should also include the best expected delivery date, and any shipping and handling cost. All taxes shall be included on the quote, if applicable. The following solicitation provisions apply to this acquisition: FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors Commercial Items (OCT 2018) FAR 52.212-3, Offerors Representations and Certifications Commercial Item (OCT 2018) 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. To be eligible to respond as an SDVOSB, the SDVOSB must be registered and verified in Vendor Information Pages (VIP). Registration may be accomplished at https://www.vip.vetbiz.va.gov/. Offers received from concerns that are not Service-disabled Veteran-owned Small Business (SDVOSB) shall not be considered and will not be evaluated. The following contract clauses apply to this acquisition: FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items (OCT 2018) FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders (OCT 2018) 52.232-40, Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractor (Dec 2013) The following VAAR clauses apply: 852.203-70, Commercial Advertising (MAY 2018) 852.219-10, Total Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business Set Aside (JUL 2016) 852.216-75, Economic Price Adjustment Clause-Fuel Charge (MAR 2018) 852.232-72, Electronic Submission of payment Requests (NOV 2018) 852.246-71, Rejected Goods (OCT 2018) The full text of provisions or clauses may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es): http://www.acquisition.gov/far/index.html (FAR) http://www.va.gov/oal/library/vaar/index.asp (VAAR) This is an open-market combined synopsis/solicitation for Ultra Low Sulfur No.2 Dyed Diesel Fuel. The government intends to award a purchase order as a result of this combined synopsis/solicitation that will include the terms and conditions set forth herein. To facilitate the award process, all quotes must include a statement regarding the terms and conditions herein as follows: The terms and conditions in the solicitation are acceptable to be included in the award document without modification, deletion, or addition. OR The terms and conditions in the solicitation are acceptable to be included in the award document with the exception, deletion, or addition of the following: (Contractor shall list exception(s) and rationale for the exception(s)). Quotes shall be sent by e-mail only to
[email protected] no later than 4:00 pm ET, February 20, 2019. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted. Point of Contact: John Tschirhart Contract Specialist Fax: 937-262-5974 Email:
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