6540--534-24-2-783-0126 | URGENT | GOOSE CREEK, SC CBOC | OPEN MARKET | UNRESTRICTED | BRAND NAME OR EQUAL |

Solicitation: Ophthalmic Supplies Notice Type: Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Contracting Office Address: NCO 7 Contracting Office Department of Veterans Affairs VA Columbia Healthcare System 6439 Garners Ferry Road Columbia, SC 29029 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 a Request for Quotations (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2024-01 dated January 25, 2024. This solicitation is hereby issued on an Unrestricted Basis; Brand Name or Equal utilizing procedures outlined in FAR 13.105. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 339115; Ophthalmic Goods Manufacturing; Small Business Size Standards; 1,000 employees. The FSC/PSC is 6540 The Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center, 109 Bee Street, Charleston SC 29401 is seeking to procure all ophthalmic equipment contained in an examination room used for the purpose of providing an eye care provider the ability to perform ocular examinations. Offerors are therefore asked to complete PRICE/COST SCHEDULE-Item Information for each period of performance in their response, and to include a Grand Total. PRICE/COST SCHEDULE ITEM NUMBER DESCRIPTION OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT 0001 8.00 EA __________________ __________________ 7900 STAND W/ CONSOLE,WHEELCHAIR UNIT LOCAL STOCK NUMBER: RE7900ICWC BRAND NAME: Haag-Streit 0002 8.00 EA __________________ __________________ CHAIR, FULL POWER DUAL CNTL -CHARCOAL LOCAL STOCK NUMBER: RE7000LCHARCOAL BRAND NAME: Haag-Streit 0003 8.00 EA __________________ __________________ HAAG STREIT BQ LED SLIT UNIT MODEL LOCAL STOCK NUMBER: HS0900.0011LED BRAND NAME: Haag-Streit 0004 3.00 EA __________________ __________________ SHORT OBSERVER TUBEW/EYEPIECE LOCAL STOCK NUMBER: HS09007.7 BRAND NAME: Haag-Streit 0005 3.00 EA __________________ __________________ BEAM SPLITTER 50/50 LOCAL STOCK NUMBER: HS09007.10.50/50 BRAND NAME: Haag-Streit 0006 8.00 EA __________________ __________________ TONOMETER F/ BQ, BP, BX LOCAL STOCK NUMBER: HS09004.4 BRAND NAME: Haag-Streit 0007 8.00 EA __________________ __________________ OMEGA 600 - WALL CHARGER SET LOCAL STOCK NUMBER: HEC-08.33.612 BRAND NAME: Heine 0008 8.00 EA __________________ __________________ LIGHTED PHOROPTER +CYLINDER LOCAL STOCK NUMBER: RI11637B BRAND NAME: Reichert 0009 8.00 EA __________________ __________________ CLEARCHART 4X CLEARCHART LOCAL STOCK NUMBER: RI13775 BRAND NAME: Reichert 0010 18.00 EA __________________ __________________ STOOL, ROUND W/BACK -CHARCOAL LOCAL STOCK NUMBER: RE5346CHARCOAL BRAND NAME: Haag-Streit 0011 8.00 EA __________________ __________________ +/- CYL. FULL DIA.TRIAL LENS S LOCAL STOCK NUMBER: RI15015 BRAND NAME: Reichert 0012 10.00 EA __________________ __________________ TF50 TRIAL FRAME LOCAL STOCK NUMBER: RI15010 BRAND NAME: Reichert 0013 8.00 EA __________________ __________________ CL-300 LENSMETER W/PRINTER LOCAL STOCK NUMBER: 420289900 BRAND NAME: Topcon 0014 3.00 EA __________________ __________________ 101 LENSOMETER, MANUAL LOCAL STOCK NUMBER: 10030K1 BRAND NAME: Topcon 0015 6.00 EA __________________ __________________ TONOPEN AVIA BRAND NAME: Reichert 0016 2.00 EA __________________ __________________ KR-800S AUTO KERATO- REFRACTOMETER LOCAL STOCK NUMBER: TP15097 BRAND NAME: Topcon 0017 2.00 EA __________________ __________________ AIT-16 TABLE, WITHOUT TOP LOCAL STOCK NUMBER: AIT-16A Double or Single? BRAND NAME: Topcon 0018 1.00 EA __________________ __________________ KEELER PSL PORTABLE SLIT LAMP CASE INCLUDED LOCAL STOCK NUMBER: KE3010P2000 BRAND NAME: Keeler 0019 1.00 EA __________________ __________________ RETINOMAX 5 K-PLUS 5 AUTOREFRACTOR/KERATOMETER LOCAL STOCK NUMBER: AR1NIRDA2152AA BRAND NAME: Walman 0020 8.00 EA __________________ __________________ RELIANCE,MARCO,REICHERT,SMALL MOVER LOCAL STOCK NUMBER: 942000 BRAND NAME: Reliance GRAND TOTAL __________________ Period of Performance: 45 Days ADO Place of Delivery: The Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center, WAREHOUSE, 3130 Pacific Street, North Charleston SC 29401 FAR 52.212-2 EVALUATION OF QUOTATIONS: The Government will award a single contract, resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror, whose offer conforming to the solicitation, will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factor shall be used to evaluate offers: Technical: Clearly define for each line item whether the Brand Name or an Equal item is being quoted. If/When an Equal item is quoted, does the offeror clearly demonstrate the product (s) quoted will meet or exceed all salient characteristics of the Brand Name item(s)? Does the offeror clearly demonstrate this through submittals of literature, drawings, or other data which the technical evaluator(s) may utilize to independently review to make a technical determination of acceptability? Past Performance: The offeror is asked to provide redacted copies of invoices to document recent sales histories for any items identified within the Price / Cost Schedule. Technical and past performance, when combined, are equal. (End of Evaluation Criteria) 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 (JUNE 2020) FAR 52.212-3, Offerors Representations and Certifications Commercial Items (NOV 2020) FAR 52.204-7, System for Award Management (Oct 2018) FAR 52.204-16, Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting (Aug 2020) FAR 52.204-29, Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders- Representation and Disclosures (Dec 2023) FAR 52.211-6, Brand Name or Equal FAR 52.214-21, Descriptive Literature FAR 52.229-11, Tax on Certain Foreign Procurements- Notice and Representation (Jun 2020) FAR 52.233-2, Service of Protest (Sep 2006) VAAR 852.233-71, Alternate Protest Procedure (Oct 2018) VAAR 852.239-75, Information and Communication Technology Accessibility Notice (Feb 2023) 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 (OCT 2018) The following clauses are incorporated into 52.212-4 as an addendum to this contract: 52.204-18, 52.217-8, 52.217-9, VAAR 852.203-70, VAAR 852.219-10, VAAR 852.232-72, and VAAR 852.237-70. FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders (NOV 2020). The following subparagraphs of FAR 52.212-5 are applicable: 52.203-6, 52.204-10, 52.204-27, 52.204-30, 52.209-6, 52.219-8, 52.219-27, 52.219-28, 52.219-33, 52.222-19, 52.222-21, 52.222-26, 52.222-35, 52.222-36, 52.222-37, 52.222-40, 52.222-50, 52.223-18, 52.225-1, 52.225-13, 52.229-12, 52.232-33; 52.232-36. VAAR 819-76 VA Notice of Limitations on Subcontracting- Certificate of Compliance for Supplies and Products (Jan 2023) VAAR 852.232-72 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests VAAR 852.247-73 Packing for Domestic Shipment The Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) is not applicable to this acquisition. 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. All quoters shall submit the following: Files should be sent via electronic mail; in PDF format and no larger than 10MB or they may be automatically rejected by the server. The Government is not responsible for rejected e-mails that exceed the e-mail capacity. All quotes shall be submitted via email ONLY to the Contracting Officer (CO), Joseph Locke at joseph.locke@va.gov no later than 2:00 PM EST on February 16, 2021. All quotes/offers submitted must include the Solicitation# 36C24724Q0310 and OPHTHALMIC SUPPLIES in the subject line of the email. Hand deliveries or facsimile will NOT be accepted, telephone responses will NOT be accepted. Late submissions shall be treated in accordance with the solicitation provision at FAR 52.212-1(f). Point of Contact: Joseph Locke Contracting Officer, NCO 7 Logistics (90), Columbia VA Healthcare System 6439 Garners Ferry Road Columbia, SC 29029 (803) 979-0338 Joseph.locke@va.gov