The National Cemetery Administration has issued solicitation number VA786-17-Q-0228 as a Request for Quotation (RFQ). This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; offers are being requested and a solicitation is attached. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular FAC 2005-89. This combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items is in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items and FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures. This acquisition is 100% set aside for Service-Disabled, Veteran-Owned Small Businesses. The NAICS Code is 424320, Men s and Boy s Clothing & Furnishings Merchant Wholesalers, Small Business Size Standard is 150 Employees. The Contractor shall deliver the following items, FOB Destination. Delivery shall be completed within thirty (30) calendar days ARO, to the following address: Calverton National Cemetery 210 Princeton Blvd Calverton, NY 11933 CLIN: 0001 Mower Salient Characteristics: CARHARTT JACKET, J140BRN (BROWN) OR SIMILAR ITEM: QUILTED-FLANNEL LINED JACKET MADE OF 12-OUNCE, 100-PERCENT RING-SPUN COTTON DUCK, WITH ATTACHED QUILT-LINED FLANNEL LINED HOOD WITH AN ADJUSTABLE DRAWCORD, THE BODY OF THE JACKET WILL BE QUILTED-FLANNEL LINING AND THE SLEEVES WILL BE QUILTED-NYLON LINING, TWO FRONT HAND-WARMER POCKETS, TWO INTERIOR POCKETS, RIB-KNIT CUFFS AND WAISTBAND, TRIPLE STITCHED (See Product Description for Qty and Sizes) CLIN: 0002 CARHARTT MIDWEIGHT BIB, R02BRN (BROWN) OR SIMILAR ITEM: BIB OVERALL QUILT-LINED, 12-OUNCE, HEAVY-DUTY COTTON DUCK, 100% NYLON QUILTED, POLYESTER MIDWEIGHT LINING, ZIPERED FLY, LEG ZIPPERS THAT OPEN TO KNEE WITH PROTECTIVE WIND FLAP, MULTIPLE TOOL AND UTILITY POCKETS, HAMMER LOOP, TRIPL-STITCHED MAIN SEAM, METAL RIVETS AT STRESS POINTS, DOUBLE KNEES TO ACCOMMODATE KNEE PADS. (See Product Description for Qty and Sizes) NOTE: OFFERORS MUST PROVIDE DESCRIPTIVE LITERATURE, TO INCLUDE CURRENT WARRANTY PROVISIONS TO SUPPORT THE GOVERNMENT S EVALUATION OF THE OFFERED PRODUCT(S). (See Clauses FAR 52.211-6 Brand Name or Equal and VAAR 852.211-73 Brand Name or Equal) Questions pertaining to this solicitation must be sent by e-mail to:
[email protected] no later than 3:00 pm ET, February 15, 2017. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted. Questions received after the specified date and time will not be considered. Prospective offerors must be registered with the System for Award Management (SAM) website and complete representations and certifications at https://www.sam.gov. *NOTE* SDVOSBs and VOSBs must be verified for ownership and control and listed in the Vendor Information Pages at https://www.vip.vetbiz.gov when offers are submitted and at the time of award. (See Clause 852.219-10 VA Notice of Total Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside.) Offers received from concerns that are not Service-disabled Veteran-owned Small Business (SDVOSB) concerns shall not be considered and will not be evaluated. Offerors are responsible for obtaining any and all amendments or additional information at http://www.fbo.gov. Offers are due at 8:00 A.M. ET on February 21, 2017. Offers must be submitted on company letterhead. Commercial format is encouraged. All offerors shall include the following information printed on each offer: Legal Business/Company Name (as it is indicated in www.sam.gov) DUNS Number Point of Contact Name Telephone number E-Mail Address Evaluation Process: The Government intends to award a purchase order resulting from this solicitation using the evaluation method Lowest Price Technically Acceptable. Offerors pricing will be reviewed for reasonableness and realism. For evaluation purposes the lowest price will be determined by calculating the total price of Contract Line Item Numbers (CLINs) in order to determine a total amount. To be considered technically acceptable, offers must be determined by the Government to fully meet or exceed all salient characteristics specified in this solicitation on a pass-fail basis. The selected Offeror must comply with the following commercial item terms and conditions. FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial, applies to this acquisition. The selected Offeror must submit a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items. Provisions 52.203-98 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements Representation (Deviation 2015-02)(Feb 2015), 52.211-6 Brand Name or Equal apply to this acquisition. Clause FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. Clauses 52.203-99 Prohibition On Contracting With Entities That Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements (Deviation 2015-02)(Feb 2015), 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments To Small Business Subcontractors, 52.247-34 F.O.B. Destination, 52.246-2 Inspection of Supplies--Fixed-Price apply to this acquisition. The following FAR clauses in paragraph (b) of FAR clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, will apply: 52.204-10, 52.219-27, 52.219-28, 52.222-3, 52.222-19, 52.222-21, 52.222-26, 52.222-36, 52.223-18, 52.225-13, 52.222-50, 52.222-55, 52.232-34. The full text of a FAR clause may be accessed electronically at http://www.acquisition.gov/far/index.html. The following VAAR Clauses will apply: 852.203-70 Commercial Advertising, 852.211-73 Brand name or equal, 852.219-10 VA Notice of Total Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside (Jul 2016)(DEVIATION), 852.211-73 Brand name or equal (Fill-in: All CLINS), 852.232-72 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests, 852.246-70 Guarantee (Fill-in: 90 days), 852.246-71 Inspection. The full text of a VAAR clause may be accessed electronically at http://www.va.gov/oal/library/vaar/. THE ATTACHED LIMITATIONS ON SUBCONTRACTING MONITORING AND COMPLIANCE (JUN 2011) APPLIES TO THIS ACQUISITION. All offers must be submitted through the Department of Veterans Affairs Electronic Management System (eCMS) Vendor Portal website to be considered. 1. Please go to the VA eCMS Vendor Portal website at https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov to register. Once on the webpage, proceed to the Vendor Portal Login section located on the far left side of the webpage and click on Request a user account to register. 2. In the event an Offeror is unable to submit an offer through the Vendor Portal, prior to the closing date and time, contact the VAAS helpdesk at 1-877-634-3739, or via email at
[email protected]. Submission of offers by email will not be accepted. Offer transmission/uploads must be completed by the date/time specified. Late or incomplete Offers will not be considered. 3. If Offerors are still unable to submit a offer through VA eCMS Vendor Portal, the Contracting Officer may elect to accept submission of a CD version of the offer package as long as VA eCMS Vendor Portal registration requirements have been fulfilled and Offerors have contacted the VAAS helpdesk for assistance in their submission of an offer. A copy of the email correspondence with the VAAS helpdesk will be forwarded to the Contracting Specialist, Auvorie Benson,
[email protected] as proof of email correspondence. If a phone conversation with the VAAS helpdesk proves unsuccessful in an Offeror s ability to submit an offer prior to the closing date via Vendor Portal, the Offeror shall submit to the Contracting Officer correspondence that contains the date, time, and name of helpdesk representative the Offeror contacted to include the reasons why the Offeror could not submit a offer via the Portal. This document will be submitted together with the CD version of the offer. In the event an Offeror has not requested offer submission assistance to the VAAS help desk prior to the closing date, nor has submitted correspondence that identifies reasons why the Offeror could not submit an offer via Vendor Portal, the Offeror will be considered non-responsive and the CD version of the offer will not be accepted. 4. If a CD version of the offer will be accepted by the Contracting Officer, the electronic version of the offer may be submitted as an MS Word document in .doc or .docx format or Portable Document Format (PDF). Offerors who meet stated requirements may mail or handcarry the CD version of their offer to the address provided by the Contracting Officer. Offerors are responsible to ensure offers are received no later than the date and time specified in the solicitation. Late or incomplete offers will not be considered. All offers are subject to all terms and conditions of this solicitation.