Pharmacy Refrigerators and Freezers for VA Tucson Healthcare System

This is a combined set aside for Total Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued. This is a request for quotes under solicitation number: 36C26226Q0527 The Department of Veterans Affairs Tucson Healthcare System is looking to purchase pharmacy refrigerators and freezers equivalent to the items listed below. The contractor shall furnish all supplies to VA Tucson Healthcare System, 3601 S 6th Avet, Tucson, AZ 85723 in accordance with section B.2 SALIENT CHARACTERISTICS under this solicitation. Shipping cost must be included in the total cost. No remanufacturers or gray market items will be acceptable. Vendor shall be an Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), authorized dealer, authorized distributor, or authorized reseller verified by an authorization letter or other documents from the OEM. The letter must either state specific product(s) quoted or the quoter is an authorized distributor for all the manufacturer s products. This letter or corresponding document must be on the manufacturer s letterhead and contain the signature of an authorized official for the manufacturer. CLIN DESCRIPTION QTY UOM 0001 Follett Refrigerator Model# REF20i-4S-R0000G or equal 1 EA 0002 Follett Refrigerator Model# REF20i-4S-R0000S or equal 1 EA 0003 Follett Refrigerator Model# FZR25i-4S-RHT00S or equal 2 EA 0004 Follett Refrigerator Model# REF5P-0R-00-00 or equal 1 EA 0004 Follett Refrigerator Model# REF5P-0R-KP-00 or equal 1 EA The solicitation will be in accordance with FAR part 12, and 19, Acquisition of Commercial Items, Simplified Acquisition Procedures, Small Business Programs, and Veteran Affairs Acquisition Regulations as supplemented with additional information in this notice. The North American Industrial System (NAICS) code for this requirement is 333415, Size Standard 1,250 Employees. NMR is waived for the NAICS code in the solicitation and can be verified at https://www.sba.gov/document/support-non-manufacturer-rule-class-waiver-list. The Contractor Combined Notice shall adhere to all federal and state laws and regulations in effect during the term of this contract. The Government intends to award a firm-fixed-price contract. The Contract begins on the date of award. Please note system updates may lag policy updates. The System for Award Management (SAM) may continue to require entities to complete representations based on provisions that are not included in agency solicitations. Examples include 52.222-25, Affirmative Action Compliance, and paragraph (d) of 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications Commercial Products and Commercial Services.

Contracting officers will not consider these representations when making award decisions or enforce

requirements. Entities are not required to, nor are they able to, update their entity registration to remove these representations in SAM. In advancement of Section 2 of Executive Order 14208, the removal of

requirements related to Executive Order 14057 eliminates all non-statutory sustainability

requirements or preferences in purchases of food service wares, including paper straws. In addition to removing

requirements related to Executive Order 14057, the attachment also reflects recent updates to Code of Federal Regulation citations for the U.S. Department of Agriculture s BioPreferred® Program, a statutory purchasing preference program. Key solicitation milestones are: Submit any