This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. Solicitation number 36C25725Q0343 is issued as a request for proposal (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-03. This solicitation is issued as Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), with the associated NAICS code of 811210, which has a small business size standard of $34 Million. This solicitation is for accredited calibration of medical pipettes within the Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Service (P&LMS) of the VA Central Texas Medical Center. See attached solicitation for the contract line-item number(s), quantities, and Statement of Work. The anticipated Period of Performance for the services is 06/30/2025-06/29/2026 with additional four years. The provision at FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The provision at 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. Offerors are to provide a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items, with its offer. The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. There are no addenda to this clause. Offers are due by 21 March 2025, by 10:00 CST. Offers must submitted by email (see size limit note below) to Ognian D. Ivanov at ognian.ivanov@va.gov Due to email constraints by the VA, it is requested that emails being sent to the POC be no larger than 7MB. Multiple emails can be sent to the POC for an offer. If an offer is sent in multiple parts, it is recommended that a confirmation request be included in the final email, for the POC to acknowledge that all (parts) of the offer have been received.
