6515--Surgical Endo Ear Instrument Set for the Salt Lake City VA Healthcare System

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 19, 6162 S. Willow Drive, Suite 300, Greenwood Village, CO 80111-5152 is soliciting quotations for Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) total set-aside for Surgical Endo Ear Instrument Set for the Salt Lake City VA Health Care System. Please review all attachments for this requirement. 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; quotations are being requested, and a written solicitation document will not be issued. The Government reserves the right to make no award from this solicitation. This solicitation is a request for quotations (RFQ). The government anticipates awarding a firm fixed priced

one-time equipment purchase order contract. Evaluation of Quotes:  Basis of Award. This procurement is being conducted pursuant to FAR Part 13.5 procedures. The Government intends to award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose quote, conforming to the solicitation, quotes the lowest price, whose quoted price does not exceed the amount of funding available for the procurement, and whose quoted price is found to be reasonable. Price alone is the sole evaluation factor. In addition to the Statement of Need applies to this procurement. Offerors who fail to meet the statement of need will not be eligible to receive a contract award. Salient Characteristics: Access to previously inaccessible anatomical regions of the middle ear Bypassing the postauricular approach which is associated with surgical complications within the tympanic cavity and its hard to reach extensions Complete examination of the middle ear with a better control over pathology Minimally invasive approach For Images of the Items, please review attachment: Exhibit A Karl Storz Endoscope Catalog Warranties for all items are in section B.3 Price/Cost Schedule item description The contractor will deliver the requested products to: VHASLC at 500 Foothill Drive, Salt Lake City, UT, 84148 Items to be purchased. Reference section B.3 Price/Cost Schedule Line items 0001 0033 Prevention of Gray Market Goods Vendors shall provide documentation as proof they are authorized dealers or distributors of the OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) Quotes will be evaluated in the following manner. The lowest-priced quote will be identified. The lowest-priced quote will be evaluated to determine if the quoted price exceeds the amount of funding available for the procurement. If the quoted price does not exceed the amount of funding available for the procurement, the quoted price will be evaluated to determine if it is reasonable. If the quoted price is found to be reasonable, the offeror who submitted this quote will be identified as the successful offeror.  If contract award cannot be made to the successful offeror, the contracting officer will evaluate the next lowest-priced quote following the procedures described above. This process will continue until a contract award can be made, or the contracting officer determines that no contract award can be made. The contracting officer may find all quotes not acceptable and cancel the solicitation if the lowest-priced quote exceeds the amount of funding available for the procurement. The contracting officer may likewise find a quote under evaluation, as well as all remaining quotes, not acceptable and cancel the solicitation if the quote currently under evaluation exceeds the amount of funding available for the procurement. The Government intends to evaluate quotes and award a contract without discussions with offerors. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions at any time if determined by the contracting officer to be in the Government s interest. All solicitation questions shall be emailed to John Cheng, Contract Specialist, e-mail: john.cheng2@va.gov. Solicitation question(s) submission shall be received not later than 3:00pm MDT on September 23, 2022.  Late submissions will not be accepted. All quotations and supporting documents shall be sent via email to John Cheng, Contract Specialist, e-mail: john.cheng2@va.gov. Submission shall be received not later than 12:00pm MDT on September 26, 2022.  Late submissions will not be accepted. Only e-mailed quotes will be accepted. It is the responsibility of the vendor to ensure the Governments timely receipt of their quote.