Combined Synopsis-Solicitation for Commercial Items Battle Creek VA Medical Center John Deere 3039R Tractor and 366 Front Mounted Blade 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 issued as an RFQ. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2023-01 effective December 30, 2022. This solicitation is set-aside 100% for small business. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 333111 Farm Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing, with a small business size standard of 1,250 Employees. The Federal Supply Code (FSC) is 2420 Tractors, Wheeled. The Department of Veterans Affairs, Regional Procurement Office Central, Network Contracting Office 10, 5500 Armstrong Road, Battle Creek, MI 49037 is seeking to purchase a John Deere 3039R Tractor and 366 Front-Mounted Blade for the Battle Creek VA Medical Center, 5500 Armstrong Road, Battle Creek, MI 49037. All interested and qualified companies shall provide quotations for the following equipment. Equipment shall be John Deere brand only and must be new (2022-2023 model year). Other brands/models of tractors will not be accepted. Any delivery/freight charges shall be incorporated into the unit price for line item 0001 and/or line item 0016. Supplies/Services Line Item Code Description Qty Unit of Measure Unit Price Total Price   John Deere 3039R Compact Utility Tractor     0001 1389LV 3039R Compact Utility Tractor (31 PTO hp) 1 EA     Standard Options - Per Unit     0002 0202 United States 1 EA   0003 0409 English Operators Manual and Decal Kit 1 EA   0004 1520 eHydro 1 EA   0005 1795 Less Loader 1 EA   0006 2060 Deluxe Cab with Air Ride Seat 1 EA   0007 2650 Less Radio 1 EA   0008 3330 Dual Mid & Single Electrohydraulic Rear SCV 1 EA   0009 3420 Mid PTO 1 EA   0010 4060 iMatch Quick Hitch Category 1 1 EA   0011 5223 41x14-20 (4PR, R3 Turf, 2 Position) 1 EA   0012 6223 27x8.5-15 (6PR, R3 Turf, 2 Position) 1 EA     Dealer Attachments     0013 LVB24844 External Mirror Kit (Cab Only) 1 EA   0014 LVB24852 Beacon Light Kit (Cab Only) 1 EA   0015 BLV10359 Horn Kit 1 EA     John Deere 366 Front Mounted Blade     0016 6007M 366 Front Mounted Blade 1 EA     Standard Options - Per Unit     0017 0202 United States 1 EA   0018 0409 English North American Operators Manual and Decal Kit 1 EA   0019 6950 Front Three-Point Hitch with A-Frame Quick Attach System 1 EA   Delivery shall be provided FOB Destination no later than 365 days after receipt of order (ARO). Place of Delivery Address: Department of Veterans Affairs Battle Creek VA Medical Center Warehouse 5600 W. Dickman Road Battle Creek, MI Postal Code: 49037 Country: United States 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 (NOV 2021) FAR 52.212-3, Offerors Representations and Certifications Commercial Items (DEC 2022) Offerors must complete annual representations and certifications electronically via the System for Award Management (SAM) website located at https://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 (DEC 2022) with the following addenda: VAAR 852.212-70, PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES APPLICABLE TO VA ACQUISITION OF COMMERCIAL ITEMS (APR 2020) 852.203 70, Commercial Advertising 852.232 72, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests 852.246 71, Rejected Goods VAAR 852.242-71, ADMINISTRATIVE CONTRACTING OFFICER (OCT 2020) VAAR 852.247-73, PACKING FOR DOMESTIC SHIPMENT (OCT 2018) 52.252-2, CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998) 52.204-13, SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT MAINTENANCE (OCT 2018) 52.204-18, COMMERCIAL AND GOVERNMENT ENTITY CODE MAINTENANCE (AUG 2020) 52.232-40, PROVIDING ACCELERATED PAYMENTS TO SMALL BUSINESS SUBCONTRACTORS (NOV 2021)(DEVIATION AUG 2020) FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders (DEC 2022) 52.204 10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (JUN 2020) 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (NOV 2020) 52.219 28, Post-Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation (SEP 2021) 52.222 19, Child Labor Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (DEC 2022) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (APR 2015) 52.222 26, Equal Opportunity (SEP 2016) 52.222 36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (JUN 2020) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (NOV 2021) 52.223 18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (JUN 2020) 52.225-1, Buy American Supplies (OCT 2022) 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (FEB 2021) 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer System for Award Management (Oct 2018) 52.232-40, Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (DEC 2013)(DEVIATION AUG 2020) All quoters shall submit the following: (1) Price quote broken out according to the cost/price schedule listed above, and (2) Documentation verifying vendor is an OEM authorized dealer, authorized distributor or authorized reseller for the proposed equipment if vendor is not the OEM. All quotes shall be sent to the Contracting Officer, Jeffrey Rozema, via email at jeffrey.rozema@va.gov. Award will be based upon a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) approach in accordance with the Simplified Acquisition Procedures of FAR 13. 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. Vendor shall be an OEM, authorized dealer, authorized distributor or authorized reseller for the proposed equipment, verified by an authorization letter or other documentation from the OEM. Submission of your response shall be received not later than 5:00 PM Eastern Time, Friday, February 3, 2023 by email at jeffrey.rozema@va.gov. Late submissions shall be treated in accordance with the solicitation provision at FAR 52.212-1(f). Any questions or concerns regarding this solicitation should be forwarded in writing via e-mail to the Point of Contact listed below. Point of Contact Point of contact for this solicitation is Jeffrey Rozema, Contracting Officer, email: jeffrey.rozema@va.gov.

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