Attachment 1: Template for Combined Synopsis-Solicitation for Commercial Items Last Updated: 02/01/22 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; quotes are being requested, and a written solicitation document will not be issued. This solicitation is issued as an RFQ. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2022-02. This solicitation is set-aside for No set-aside The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 334516, with a small business size standard of 1000 employees. The FSC/PSC is 6640. The Ann Arbor VA Medical Center, 2215 Fuller Rd, Ann Arbor, MI 48105 is seeking to purchase Olympus Microscope. All interested companies shall provide quotations for the following BRAND NAME ONLY products: Supplies/Services This request is for a specialized microscope for the research department to use in Merit Grant Analysis. The request includes the following items: Item Number Description Quantity Unit of Measure 0001 BX63F; MOTORIZED MICROSCOPE FRAME WITH MOTORIZED FOCUS AND TPC 1 EA 0002 U-TR30-2-2;TRINOC,OBSERV.TUBE 100:0,80:20,0:100% POSITIONS 1 EA 0003 Eyepiece for BX/IX, 10x w/ =24mm t=1.5mm Retical Shelf, FN22 1 EA 0004 Eyepiece for BX/IX, 10x Focusing w/ =24mm t=1.5mm Retical Shelf, FN22 1 EA 0005 BX3-UCD8A-1-2;8-POS MOT COND,5-LG,3-SM,AS,POL,TL IN/OT 1 EA 0006 U-TLD;DRY TOP LENS UNIVERSAL CONDENSER, NA 0.90 1 EA 0007 BX3-STAD; STAGE ADAPTER FOR MANUAL STAGE 1 EA 0008 U-MCZ-1-2; FOCUS CONTROL MODULE FOR BX63/IX83 1 EA 0009 BX3-CBH; CONTROL BOX FOR BX63FULLY MOTORIZED SYSTEM 1 EA 0010 E9700719; PCI-Express (PCIe-x1) Firewire Card. One 1394A/FireWire400 and three 1394B/ FireWire800 ports 1 EA 0011 Tripp Lite 6ft IEEE 1394 FireWire Cable 6pin/6pin 1 EA 0012 U-LHLEDC-1-2; TRANSMITTED WHITE LED FOR BX43, BX46, BX63 1 EA 0013 Interface Cable for IX3/BX3/STM7 - 200CM 1 EA 0014 U-IFCBL15; CONNECTION CABLE FOR IX3/BX3 - 15CM 3 EA 0015 U-IFCBL50; CONNECTION CABLE FOR IX3/BX3 - 50CM 1 EA 0016 UYCP-11; US Style 3-prong Power Cord 3 EA 0017 COVER-001;DUST COVER, SHEET TYPE FOR DUAL OBSV SETUPS 1 EA 0018 IMMOIL-F30CC1-2;IMMERSION OIL 30CC, LOW AUTO-FL 1 EA 0019 U-D7REA;7 POSITION MOTORIZED NOSEPIECE WITH DIC SLOT 1 EA 0020 UPLXAPO4X OBJECTIVE, OFN26.5, NA0.16, WD13mm 1 EA 0021 UPLFLN10X2-2; U Plan Fluorite 10X Objective, NA 0.3, WD 10MM 1 EA 0022 UPLFLN20X-2; U Plan Fluorite 20X Objective, NA 0.5, WD 2.1MM 1 EA 0023 UPLXAPO20X OBJECTIVE, OFN26.5, NA0.80, WD0.6mm 1 EA 0024 UPLXAPO40X OBJECTIVE, OFN26.5, NA0.95, WD0.18mm, W/CC 1 EA 0025 UPLXAPO60X OIL OBJECTIVE, OFN26.5, NA1.42, WD0.15mm 1 EA 0026 Motorized Reflected Light Fluorescence Illuminator for BX3 series microscopes with Fly-Eye lens and 8-position cube turret, includes ND slider (100,25,6 and 1.5% transmission) 1 EA 0027 pE-300Lite LED, Direct Couple Single Band / UV @ 365 system, with adapter and power cord 1 EA 0028 U-TV0.5XC-3-8; CCD CAMERA ADAPTER,0.5X LENS,C-MOUNT 1 EA Delivery shall be FOB Destination and provided no later than 45 days after receipt of order (ARO). Place of Performance/Place of Delivery Address: VA Medical Center 2215 Fuller Rd Ann Arbor, MI Postal Code: 48105 Country: UNITED STATES The full text of FAR provisions or clauses may be accessed electronically at http://acquisition.gov/comp/far/index.html. The following solicitation provisions apply to this acquisition: FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors Commercial Items FAR 52.212-3, Offerors Representations and Certifications Commercial Items 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. The following contract clauses apply to this acquisition: FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items NOV 2021 FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders JAN 2021 The following subparagraphs of FAR 52.212-5 are applicable: FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items [October 2018] with the following addenda: FAR 52.219-28, and 52.232-40; VAAR 852.203-70, 852.211-70, 852.232-72, and 852.246-71 FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders [May 2019] The following FAR clauses identified at paragraph b of FAR 52.212-5 are considered checked and are applicable to this acquisition: 52.204-10, 52.209-6, 52.219-28, 52.222-3, 52.222-19, 52.222-21, 52.222-26, 52.222-36, 52.222-50, 52.223-18, 52.225-3 Alt 1, 52.225-13, 52.232-33. All quoters shall submit the following: Quote to include delivery timeframes All quotes shall be sent to the Brooke Hansen at brooke.hansen@va.gov. Award will be based upon a comparative evaluation of quotes in accordance with the Simplified Acquisition Procedures of FAR 13. Comparative evaluation is the side by side pairwise comparison of quotes based on factors resulting in a Contracting Officer decision for the quote most favorable to the Government. The following are the decision factors: price, past performance, technical, warranty/extended warranty, product support, speed of delivery The award will be made to the response most advantageous to the Government. Responses should contain your best terms, conditions. 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:" Quoters shall list exception(s) and rationale for the exception(s), if any. Submission of your response shall be received not later than 4/20/2022 4:00PM Eastern at brooke.hansen@va.gov. Late submissions shall be treated in accordance with the solicitation provision at FAR 52.212-1(f). Any questions or concerns regarding this solicitation should be forwarded in writing via e-mail to the Point of Contact listed below. Phoned requests will not be answered. Point of Contact Brooke Hansen | brooke.hansen@va.gov |
