This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotations are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The simplified acquisition procedures of FAR Part 13 will be used in conjunction with commercial items procedures of FAR Part 12. NAICS code is 334510, size standard is 500 employees. This is a VETERAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS (VOSB) SET-ASIDE. Only offers from VOSB's will be accepted. Solicitation # RFQ VA256-13-Q-0131 Solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-56, effective April 2, 2012. All questions pertaining to this solicitation must be submitted by 8:00am EST November 9, 2012. Send all questions electronically to [email protected]. Only electronic offers will be accepted. Offers must be submitted to [email protected] NO LATER THAN November 19, 2012 by 9:00am EST. INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS An offer shall be considered complete if it includes the manufacturer, brand name, part/model number and technical description for each item quoted. Offers that fail to furnish the required documentation may be excluded from consideration. As a minimum, offers must include- 1. All items must include the manufacturer, brand name, part/model number and technical description of the items being offered in sufficient detail to evaluate compliance with the requirements in the solicitation, if necessary. This may include product literature, or other documents. 2. Offerors must return provision 52.212-3 with their proposal. Offerors may either (1) complete all relevant portions of the provision or (2) complete paragraph (b) of the provision and indicate that it has completed official representations and certifications online at https://sam.gov 3. Contact information, Name, Phone Number, Fax Number and email address 4. Mailing address and Remit to address, if different than mailing address 5. Acknowledgment of Solicitation Amendments 6. Offeror's DUNS number 7. Equipment Place of Manufacture (include US city, state and ZIP+4; or foreign country) PRICE/COST SCHEDULE Please Read: Please list the manufacturer, brand name, part/model number and technical description for each item quoted. Please provide a unit price, extended amount and total amount for the all items. If quoting per case, please include size of bottles and the number of bottles per case. ***THE TOTAL AMOUNT MUST BE INCLUSIVE OF ANY SHIPPING COST*** HEMODIALYSIS CONCENTRATES ** All concentrates will be used with a Three Stream (Conventional) Proportion System (36.83x dilution) ** Stock # Item # Description QTY UNIT Cost 1 Liquid Bicarbonate Concentrate 4480 EA $ 2 2.5 Calcium, 2.0 Potassium Acid Concentrate 1960 EA $ 3 2.5 Calcium, 3.0 Potassium Acid Concentrate 1680 EA $ Grand Total $=========== DELIVERY Offeror's proposed initial delivery date: ____________________ Days ARO FOB Destination. All shipping charges must be included in price of items. DELIVERY SCHEDULE ** Deliver the following items every Tuesday and Thursday (except holidays, deliver the following business day) from November 2012 to January 2013 Item #1 320 bottles Item #2 140 bottles Item #3 120 bottles SHIPPING ADDRESS: VA MEDICAL CENTER 4300 W. 7th St. Little Rock, AR 72205 GE 113 ***The Central Arkansas Veterans Health System reserves the right to change the delivery schedule at any time. Written notice will be sent to vendor electronically no later than 3 days before a change in the delivery schedule is needed. *** SOLICITATION PROVISIONS/CONTRACT CLAUSES: 1. FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items (Jun 2008). 2. FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items (May 2011): 3. FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items (Jun 2010). 4. FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes Or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items (May 2011) For the purposes of this clause items (b) 4, 6, 7, 21, 24, 25, 26, 27, 36, 38(iii), 40, 46 are considered checked and apply. 5. FAR 52.232-38 Submission of Electronic Funds Transfer Information with Offer (May 1999) 6. FAR 52.252-1 - Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998); for the purpose of this provision, the fill-in's are https://www.acquisition.gov/far/index.html and http://www1.va.gov/oamm/oa/ars/policyreg/vaar/ respectively. 7. FAR 52.252-2 - Clauses Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998); for the purpose of this clause, the fill-in's are https://www.acquisition.gov/far/index.html and http://www1.va.gov/oamm/oa/ars/policyreg/vaar/ respectively. 8. VAAR 852.203-70 Commercial Advertising (Jan 2008) 9. VAAR 852.211-70 Service Data Manuals (NOV 1984) (a) 811.107(a) 10. VAAR 852.246-71 Inspection (Jan 2008) 11. VAAR 852.273-76 Electronic Invoice Submission (Interim-October 2008) (3) Include descriptive literature such as illustrations, drawings, or a clear reference to previously furnished descriptive data or information available to the Contracting Officer; and (4) Clearly describe any modification the offeror plans to make in a product to make it conform to the solicitation requirements. Mark any descriptive material to clearly show the modification. (c) The Contracting Officer will evaluate "equal" products on the basis of information furnished by the offeror or identified in the offer and reasonably available to the Contracting Officer. The Contracting Officer is not responsible for locating or obtaining any information not identified in the offer. (d) To the maximum extent practicable, offerors are encouraged to respond to this solicitation using pre-existing materials (such as brochures, catalogs, marketing documents) rather than creating new documents. (e) Offerors shall annotate the salient characteristics listed above to indicate the location of the relevant information used to meet the specification (document name and page number). (f) Unless the offeror clearly indicates in its offer that the product being offered is an "equal" product, the offeror shall provide the brand name product referenced in the solicitation. 52.212-2 EVALUATION--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (JAN 1999) (a) Offerors will be evaluated to the extent they can provide the items (or equal) listed in the price schedule. The Government will award to the offeror that will provide the Best Value to the government.

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