U001-- ICRA Training 36C259-25-AP-2913 36C25925Q0784

Request for Quote (RFQ) #: 36C25925Q0784 Infection Control Risk Assessment (ICRA) Training for Salt lake City UT 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. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The Government reserves the right to make no award from this solicitation. * The deadline for all questions is 4:00pm MT, 09/09/2025 All questions must be submitted in writing no later than the question cut-off date marked above. All questions will be answered officially through an amendment to the solicitation. ** Quotes are to be provided to natasha.holland@va.gov no later than 4:00pm MT 09/12/2025, Quotes shall not be hand carried. Faxed quotes shall not be accepted. Emailed quotes are the only method of submitted quotes (4MB email limit). The Government reserves the right to make award solely on initial Quotes received. Offerors bear the burden of ensuring that all portions of the offer (and any authorized amendments) reach the designated office before the deadline specified in the solicitation. This RFQ shall be completed in its entirety, and signed and dated, failure shall not be considered for award. This is a Request for Quote (RFQ) and the solicitation number is 36C25925Q0784. The government anticipates awarding a firm-fixed price contract resulting from this solicitation. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2025-05 effective August 07, 2025. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 611699 with a small business size standard of $17 million. This solicitation is a 100% set-aside for small businesses. List of Line Items; Line Item Description Quantity Unit of Measure Unit Price Total Price 0001 Instructor led, in person, ICRA Training for up to 40 students over two consecutive 8-hour days. Flat Rate 1 JB $ $ Grand Total $ Description of Requirements for the items to be acquired; See attached SOW Delivery and acceptance is to be F.O.B Destination (FAR 52.247-34) at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center, located at Salt Lake City VA Medical Center 500 Foothill Dr; Salt Lake City, UT 84148 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors--Commercial Items applies to this acquisition ADDENDUM to FAR 52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS COMMERCIAL Gray market items are Original Equipment Manufacturer s (OEM) goods sold through unauthorized channels in direct competition with authorized distributors. This procurement is for new OEM medical supplies, medical equipment and/or services contracts for maintenance of medical equipment (i.e. replacement parts) for VA Medical Centers. No remanufactures or gray market items will be acceptable. Offeror shall be an OEM, authorized dealer, authorized distributor or authorized reseller for the proposed medical supplies, medical equipment and/or services contracts for maintenance of medical equipment (i.e. replacement parts), verified by an authorization letter or other documents from the OEM, such that the OEM s warranty and service are provided and maintained by the OEM. All software licensing, warranty and service associated with the medical supplies, medical equipment and/or services contracts for maintenance of medical equipment shall be in accordance with the OEM terms and conditions. The delivery of gray market items to the VA in the fulfillment of an order/award constitutes a breach of contract. Accordingly, the VA reserves the right enforce any of its contractual remedies. This includes termination of the contract or, solely at the VA s election, allowing the Vendor to replace, at no cost to the Government, any remanufactured or gray market item(s) delivered to a VA medical facility upon discovery of such items. Any award made as a result of this solicitation will be made on an All or Nothing Basis. State if quoted items are available and priced through offerors existing Government-wide Acquisition Contract (GWAC), GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) contract, or VA-wide Acquisition Contract. If the acquisition is set-aside for SDVOSBs/VOSBs, their socioeconomic status must be VIP verified and visible in the VA Vendor Information Pages (VIP): https://www.vip.vetbiz.gov/ at the time of quote submission AND award, or will be considered non-responsive, and will NOT be considered for award. Offerors are warned against contacting any VA personnel other than the Contracting Officer and Contract Specialist prior to placement of any award made resulting from this RFQ. If such contact occurs and found to be prejudicial to competing contactors, the offeror making such contact may be excluded from award considerations. All proprietary information shall be clearly and properly marked. If the Offeror submits annexes, documentation, attachments or the like, not specifically required by this solicitation, such will count against the Offeror s page limitations unless otherwise indicated in the specific volume instructions below. All information shall be confined to the appropriate file. The offeror shall confine submissions to essential matters, sufficient to define the quote and provide an adequate basis for evaluation. Offerors are responsible for including sufficient details, in a concise manner, to permit a complete and accurate evaluation of each quote. Submission of quote shall include the following volumes: (I) Technical capability or quality of service to meet the Government requirement; and (II) Price; Volume I - Technical capability or quality of the item offered to meet the Government requirement The offer shall provide a quote that demonstrates their understanding of the requirements of the statement of work, their capability to provide the elements of the requested training and evidence that they are certified to train. . Volume II Price Price - The offeror shall complete the pricing schedule provided in Section (v) above: Price/Cost Schedule. The offeror will provide a firm-fixed price flat rate that includes everything that is required to complete the training as outlined in the statement of work. (End of Addendum to 52.212-1) 52.212-2, Evaluation--Commercial Items applies to this acquisition ADDENDUM to FAR 52.212-2 EVALUATION COMMERCIAL ITEMS: The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government considering price and other factors. The following factors shall be used to evaluate quotations: Factor 1. Technical capability or quality of the item offered to meet the Government requirement Factor 2. Past Performance Factor 3. Price Evaluation Approach. The Government will evaluate quotations using the comparative evaluation process outlined in FAR 13.106-2(b)(3), where quotations will be compared to one another to determine which provides the best benefit to the Government. The Government reserves the right to consider a quotation other than the lowest price that provides additional benefit(s). Quotations may exceed minimum requirements of the solicitation. The Government reserves the right to select a quotation that provides benefit to the Government that exceeds the minimum requirements of the solicitation, but is not required to do so. Each response must meet the minimum requirements of the solicitation. The Government is not requesting or accepting alternate quotations. The evaluation will consider the following: Factor 1. Technical capability or quality of the services offered to meet the Government requirement: The quotation will be evaluated to the extent to which it can meet and/or exceed the Government s requirements as outlined in the solicitation and based on the information requested in the instructions to quoters section of the solicitation. Factor 2. Past Performance: The Government may use other methods to evaluate contractor responsibility, including but not limited to review of CPARS. In the case of an offeror without a record of relevant/recent past performance or for whom information on past performance is not available, the offeror may not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on past performance. The government reserves the right to not make an award based on findings of fact during performance review. Factor 3. Price: The Government will evaluate the price by adding the total of all line-item prices. The Government may use various price analysis techniques and procedures to make a price reasonableness determination. Offers that do not meet or exceed the technical capability or quality of the item offered to the Government requirement shall not be selected regardless of price. (End of Addendum to 52.212-2) 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications Commercial Products and Commercial Services (MAY 2024) (DEVIATION FEB 2025) applies to this acquisition. 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. Offerors must be registered in SAM at time of offer submission. 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions--Commercial Items applies to this acquisition Any inconsistencies in this solicitation or contract shall be resolved by giving precedence IAW 52.212-4(s). By submitting a quote, the offeror understands that quotes will not be referenced in 1449 and clauses incorporated in the solicitation will dictate the contract. All offerors shall comply with all applicable Federal, State and local laws, executive orders, rules and regulations applicable to its performance under the contract IAW FAR 52.212-4(q). The Government reserves the right to deny requests for clause changes that are not included in this solicitation should the request be inconsistent with the FAR or VAAR. 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Commercial Products and Commercial Services (JAN 2025) (DEVIATION FEB 2025) FAR 52.212-5 applies to this acquisition with the following FAR clauses incorporated by reference; FAR 52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting (AUG 2020) FAR 52.204-24 Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment (OCT 2020) FAR 52.209-6 Protecting the Government s Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment (JUN 2020) FAR 52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (NOV 2020) FAR 52.219-8 Utilization of Small Business Concerns (SEP 2021) FAR 52.219-28 Post Award Small Business Program Representation (NOV 2020) FAR 52.222-3 Convict Labor (JUN 2003) FAR 52.222-19 Child Labor Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (JUL 2020) FAR 52.222-35 Equal Opportunity for Veterans (JUN 2020) FAR 52.222-36 Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (JUN 2020) FAR 52.222-37 Employment Reports on Veterans (JUN 2020) FAR 52.222-40 Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (DEC 2010) FAR 52.222-41 Service Contract Labor Standards (Aug 2018) FAR 52.222-42 Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires (May 2014) FAR 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons (OCT 2020) FAR 52.223-18 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (JUN 2020) FAR 52.223-23 Sustainable Products and Services (MAY 2024) (DEVIATION FEB 2025) FAR 52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (JUN 2008) FAR 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer System for Award Management (Oct 2018) Additional contract requirements or terms and conditions: 852.212-70, Provisions and Clauses Applicable to VA Acquisition of Commercial Items (Apr 2020) VAAR 852.203-70 Commercial Advertising (MAY 2018) VAAR 852.232-72 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests (NOV 2018) VAAR 852.233-70 Protest Content/Alternative Dispute Resolution (OCT 2018) VAAR 852.233-71 Alternate Protest Procedure (OCT 2018) VAAR 852.246-71 Rejected Goods (OCT 2018) 852.252-70, Solicitation Provisions or Clauses Incorporated by Reference (Jan 2008) The following provisions or clauses incorporated by reference in this solicitation must be completed by the offeror or prospective contractor and submitted with the quotation or offer. Copies of these provisions or clauses are available on the Internet at the web sites provided in the provision at FAR 52.252-1, Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference, or the clause at FAR 52.252-2, Clauses Incorporated by Reference. Copies may also be obtained from the contracting officer. http://www.acquisition.gov/far/index.html https://www.acquisition.gov/vaar The following FAR provisions are to be incorporated by reference: FAR 52.204-7 System for Award Management (OCT 2018) FAR 52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting (AUG 2020) FAR 52.229-11 Tax on Certain Foreign Procurements Notice and Representation (JUN 2020) The following VAAR provisions are to be incorporated by reference: None The following FAR clauses are incorporated by reference: FAR 52.203-17 Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights and Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights (JUN 2020) FAR 52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance (OCT 2018) FAR 52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance (AUG 2020) FAR 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (NOV 2021) The following VAAR clauses are to be incorporated by reference: VAAR 852.212-71 Gray Market Items (APR 2020) The Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) does not apply. Date and Time offers are due to natasha.holland@va.gov by 4:00pm MT, 09/12/2025 Name and email of the individual to contact for information regarding the solicitation: Natasha Holland Natasha.holland@va.gov

The purpose of this amendment 0001 to RFQ 36C25925Q0784 is to post vendor questions and answers and provide site pictures. Vendor Answers are seen below: Q1. The SOW states The contractor should plan for up to 40 personnel to attend each 8-hour training session over the two (2) consecutive days however the SAM.gov listing states Quantity Unit of Measure Unit Price Total Price 0001 Instructor led, in person, ICRA Training for up to 40 students over two consecutive 8-hour days. Which is it? the SOW reads 40 students per class x 2 classes- so 80 students. The SAM listening states 40 students in 2 classes- so 40 students. A1. This is to be priced for a flat rate of up to 40 students over the course of two days. Per student rates are not acceptable. Q2. Is this a refresher class for attendees or a new course for students who have never had and ICRA training. A2. These classes will have both types, but the contractor should plan as if the students have never been trained. Q3. The SOW states ICRA training, but is this also PCRA training since it is a bullet point in the training content? Since when we instruct them they are normally 2 different classes. A3. PCRA is the precursor to the need for an ICRA and should be instructed on as such. Q4. The SOW section 2. Calls for a Comprehensive hands-on training what does the facility consider Comprehensive since some training actually set up stark walls and create full containment with monitored negative pressure and some training only set up poly walls or stark walls without negative pressure. A4. The intent is to have both types of walls available to be set up and shown to function in their entirety. The contractor can set up most of this prior to the class and show personnel what a proper containment should look like. Q5. What training materials will be utilized for the Comprehensive hands-on training portion since there are multiple vendors that provide various forms of containment it would be worthless for a contractor to present a form or type of stark wall like items that the facility does not have or would use in the future. A5. The various walls on the market are not that different from each other. The intent is to show what proper containment should look like and at the end of the training the trainees should be able to set up basic containment. The trainee should also be able to recognize if one that is up is correct. Q6. Does the VA expect a contractor to bring negative pressure and ventilation equipment to the training for the demonstration or would the facility provide this equipment. A6. The SLCVA can supply air hogs if needed but any tubing, tape, plastic is on the contractor to supply. The SLCVA has stark walls they can offer to the contractor for them to set up. All tape plastic, tubing ext.. is to be supplied by the contractor. We will also allow the contractor to use the air hogs we have on station but again all plastic, tape, tubbing ect will be supplied but the contractor. Q7. Does the VA want all attendees to have obtain a Certified ICRA training certificate backed by an organization like AHSE? A7. The intent is to have the training needed should the trainee take the ASHE exam they will have been taught the skills needed to pass the exam Q8. The SOW only mentions The training must be sufficient to prepare course attendees for the ASHE ICRA 2.0 Qualification Exam so does the VA not expect the training to include an actual end of course exam? A8. The intent is to have the training needed should the trainee take the ASHE exam they will have been taught the skills needed to pass the exam Q9. The SOW states the training would be completed at the VA facility Building 18 training area. What does this training area have in place for presentations (i.e. tables, chair, projector, TV with complete hook ups, hands-on area etc.) A9. The training area is a warehouse-style building with tables, chairs, projectors, electrical hook-ups and room for hands-on area. Q10. Can you specify when the period of performance is? Training appears to take place on a Wednesday and Thursday, but there are no specific dates. A10. Training to be completed by 02-28-26, with federal holidays being avoided by one week, Training is to be done on Wednesday thru Thursday setting. Q11. Could you please confirm if this date is correct and if there have been any updates or amendments that may not have been posted yet? A11. Yes, the deadline is correct. Quotes are due 09/12/2025 at 16:00 MT.