5996--Bogen Paging System RFQ Lyons VAMC/ See Limitations on Subcontracting for Signature Pages 8-12

Description This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products and commercial services prepared in accordance with the format Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) subpart 12.202, Streamlined Procedures for Evaluation and Solicitation for Commercial Products and Commercial Services, 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 FAC 2026-01 Effective 3/13/2026 This solicitation is set aside for SDVOSB businesses. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 334310, with a small business size standard of 750 Employees. The FSC/PSC is 5996 The VA NJ Healthcare System Lyons VAMC requires replacement of the paging system that is currently not working. . All interested companies shall provide quotations for the following: Description/Specifications Statement of Work GENERAL INFORMATION Title of Project: Repair / replace building 57 paging system at the Lyons VA Medical Center, 151 Knollcroft Road Lyons, N.J. 07939 Scope of Work: The contractor will furnish all labor, equipment, and supervision necessary to accomplish the services contained within this contract. BACKGROUND: The VA NJ Healthcare System requires repair/ replacement of the paging system that is currently not working. This SOW exceeds what can be handled in-house and will require contractors with the proper equipment/knowledge to complete Vendor shall: Vendor will follow all Lock out / Tag out procedures as per the facilities guidelines ensuring potential emergency sources are secured. Vendor will remove the non-working paging system; Amplifiers, Standby Amplifiers or interfacing systems in building 57 and dispose of the same. Vendor will provide and install all new equipment listed below to the existing speaker system and network infrastructure that is established. Vendor will install, program, and test all equipment with VA staff to ensure proper working conditions of the paging systems on all floors of Bldg. 57. Vendor will train VA staff in the proper operation of the newly installed Bogen Nyquist paging system. Note Items to be installed: NYQUIST SYSTEM CONTROLLER (H/W ONLY) Part# NQ-SYSCTRL Qty-1 NYQUIST 4-CH x 300W 2U AUDIO POWER AMP Part# NQ-A4300 Qty-2 C4000 SYS S/W LIC B1 Part# NQ-C4000-B1 Qty-1 Performance Period: : [Firm-Fixed-Price] The contractor shall complete the work required under this SOW within 21 day of this award unless otherwise directed by the Contracting Officer (CO). Work hours are between 7:00am and 4:30 pm on normal weekdays. Work on Federal Holidays is excluded from this contract. 5. Type of Contract: Firm-Fixed-Price. B. CONTRACT AWARD MEETING N/A C. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS - Upon Completion ensure that all debris is cleaned up and removed from VA premises by contractor. D. SPECIFIC MANDATORY TASKS AND ASSOCIATED DELIVERABLES - Contractor will follow all VA, OSHA, and EPA safety policies. - All repairs will be inspected by a VA contracting Officers Representative. E. EVALUATED OPTIONAL TASKS AND ASSOCIATED DELIVERABLES [If applicable] NA SCHEDULE FOR DELIVERABLES NA G. CHANGES TO STATEMENT OF WORK Any changes to this SOW shall be authorized and approved only through written correspondence from the CO. H. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS NA I. TRAVEL [If applicable] NA J. GOVERNMENT RESPONSIBILITIES [If applicable] NA K. CONTRACTOR EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS L. CONFIDENTIALITY AND NONDISCLOSURE It is agreed that: 1. The preliminary and final deliverables, all associated working papers, and other material deemed relevant by VA which have been generated by the contractor in the performance of this task order, are the exclusive property of the U.S. Government and shall be submitted to the CO at the conclusion of the task order. 2. The CO will be the sole authorized official to release, verbally or in writing, any data, draft deliverables, final deliverables, or any other written or printed materials pertaining to this task order. No information shall be released by the contractor. Any request for information relating to this task order, presented to the contractor, shall be submitted to the CO for response. CONTRACTOR PERSONNEL SECURITY REQUIREMENTS NA Place of Performance/Place of Delivery Address: Lyons VAMC 151 Knollcroft Rd. Lyons, NJ Postal Code: 07939 Country: UNITED STATES FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors Commercial Products and Commercial Services ADDENDUM to FAR 52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES (DEVIATION AUG 2025) Provisions that are incorporated by reference (by Citation Number, Title, and Date), have the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. The version of FAR 52.212-1 in the addendum is tailored for Simplified Acquisition Procedures and supersedes the current version of FAR 52.212-1 contained in the FAR. The following provision is incorporated into 52.212-1 as an addendum to this solicitation: 52.212-1� Instructions to Offerors Commercial Products and Commercial Services (DEVIATION AUG 2025) (a)� Submission of offers. Submit signed and dated offers to the office specified in this solicitation at or before the exact time specified in this solicitation. As a minimum, offers shall include (1)� The solicitation number; (2)� The name, address, telephone number of the Offeror; (3)� The Offeror s Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) and, if applicable, Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) indicator; (4)� Information necessary to evaluate the factors contained in the provision at 52.212-2 or as described in the solicitation; (5)� Responses to provisions that require Offeror completion of information, representations, and certifications (other than those collected via the System for Award Management (SAM)); and (6)� A statement specifying the extent of agreement with all terms, conditions, and provisions included in the solicitation and any solicitation amendments. (b)� Period for acceptance of offers. The Offeror agrees to hold the prices in its offer firm for 60 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of offers, unless another time period is specified in an addendum to the solicitation. (c)� Late submissions, modifications, revisions, and withdrawals of offers. (1)� Offerors are responsible for submitting offers and any modifications or revisions to the Government office designated in the solicitation by the time specified in the solicitation. (2)� Any offer, modification, or revision received after the time specified for receipt of offers is late and will not be considered unless it is received before award is made and the Contracting Officer determines that accepting the late offer would not unduly delay the acquisition. However, a late modification of an otherwise successful offer that makes its terms more favorable to the Government will be considered at any time it is received and may be accepted. (3)� If an emergency or unanticipated event interrupts normal Government processes so that offers cannot be received at the Government office designated for receipt of offers by the exact time specified in the solicitation, and urgent Government requirements preclude amendment of the solicitation or other notice of an extension of the closing date, the time specified for receipt of offers will be deemed to be extended to the same time of day specified in the solicitation on the first work day on which normal Government processes resume. (4)� Offerors may withdraw their offers by written notice to the Government received at any time before award. (d)� Contract award (not applicable to Invitation for Bids). The Government intends to evaluate offers and award a contract without discussions with Offerors. Therefore, the Offeror s initial offer should contain the Offeror s best terms. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions, if necessary. The Government may reject any or all offers if such action is in the public interest, accept other than the lowest offer, and waive informalities and minor irregularities in offers received. (e)� Debriefings. If a post award debriefing is given to requesting Offerors, the Government will disclose the following information, if applicable: (1)� The agency s evaluation of the significant weak or deficient factors in the debriefed Offeror s offer. (2)� The overall evaluated cost or price and technical rating of the successful Offeror and the debriefed Offeror and past performance information on the debriefed Offeror. (3)� The overall ranking of all Offerors when any ranking was developed by the agency during source selection. (4)� A summary of the rationale for award. (5)� For acquisitions of commercial products, the make and model of the product to be delivered by the successful Offeror. (6)� Reasonable responses to relevant questions posed by the debriefed Offeror as to whether the agency followed source-selection procedures set forth in the solicitation, applicable regulations, and other applicable authorities. All quotes shall be sent to: Barry.Sawyer@va.gov Award will be based upon a comparative evaluation of quotes in accordance with the Simplified Acquisition Procedures of RFO FAR 12. FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation-Commercial Products and Commercial Services: In accordance with RFO FAR 12.201-1 and FAR 12.201-2 when appropriate, the contracting officer may (1)� Insert the provision at� 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Products� and� Commercial Services, in� solicitations� for� commercial products� or� commercial services. The following are the decision factors: Price, past performance, technical, warranty/extended warranty, product support, speed of delivery. NOTE: RFO FAR 52.212-3 is RESERVED and replaced with:www.sam.gov registration is required to be complete at time of submission of response.] Offerors must complete annual representations and certifications electronically via the System for Award Management (SAM) website located at https://sam.gov/. FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Products and Commercial Services DEVIATION OCT 2025 "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. Submission of your response shall be received not later than [16:00 pm EST on 8/31/2026/2026] at Barry.Sawyer@VA.gov. Late submissions shall be treated in accordance with the solicitation provision at FAR 52.212-1(C). 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: Barry Sawyer Barry.Sawyer@va.gov 585-500-9196. FAR Number Title Date 52.212-4 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES NOV 2023 52.222-90 Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors Apr 2026 ANY AGENCY WISHING TO SUBMIT A QUOTE/OFFER MUST COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING AND SIGN 852.219-76 VA Notice of Limitations on Subcontracting Certificate of Compliance for Supplies and Products. As prescribed in� 819.7011(c), insert the following clause. The contracting officer shall tailor the clause in paragraph (a)(2)(iii) as appropriate: VA NOTICE OF LIMITATIONS ON SUBCONTRACTING CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE FOR SUPPLIES AND PRODUCTS (JAN 2023) (DEVIATION) (a)Pursuant to� 38 U.S.C. 8127(l)(2), the offeror certifies that (1)If awarded a contract (see FAR 2.101 definition), it will comply with the limitations on subcontracting requirement as provided in the solicitation and the resultant contract, as follows: [Offeror check the appropriate box] (i) [ ] In the case of a contract for supplies or products (other than from a non-manufacturer of such supplies), it will not pay more than 50% of the amount paid by the government to it to firms that are not� certified� SDVOSBs� listed in the SBA certification database� as set forth in� 852.219-73� or� certified� VOSBs� listed in the SBA certification database� as set forth in� 852.219-74. Any work that a similarly situated� certified SDBOSB/VOSB� subcontractor further subcontracts will count towards the 50% subcontract amount that cannot be exceeded. Cost of materials are excluded and not considered to be subcontracted. (ii) [ ] In the case of a contract for supplies from a nonmanufacturer, it will supply the product of a domestic small business manufacturer or processor, unless a waiver as described in 13 CFR 121.406(b)(5) is granted. The offeror understands that, as provided in 13 CFR 121.406(b)(7), such a waiver has no effect on requirements external to the Small Business Act, such as the Buy American Act or the Trade Agreements Act. (2) Manufacturer or nonmanufacturer representation and certification. [Offeror fill-in check each applicable box below. The offeror must select the applicable provision below, identifying itself as either a manufacturer or nonmanufacturer]: (i) [ ]� Manufacturer or producer.� The offeror certifies that it is the manufacturer or producer of the end item being procured, and the end item is manufactured or produced in the United States, in accordance with paragraph (a)(1)(i). (ii) [ ]� Nonmanufacturer.� The offeror certifies that it qualifies as a nonmanufacturer in accordance with the requirements of 13 CFR 121.406(b) and paragraph (a)(1)(ii).The offeror further certifies it meets each element below as required in order to qualify as a nonmanufacturer. [Offeror fill-in check each box below.] [ ] The offeror certifies that it does not exceed 500 employees (or 150 employees for the Information Technology Value Added Reseller exception to NAICS code 541519, which is found at 13 CFR 121.201, footnote 18). [ ] The offeror certifies that it is primarily engaged in the retail or wholesale trade and normally sells the type of item being supplied. [ ] The offeror certifies that it will take ownership or possession of the item(s) with its personnel, equipment, or facilities in a manner consistent with industry practice. (iii) [ ] The offeror certifies that it will supply the end item of a small business manufacturer, processor, or producer made in the United States, unless a waiver as provided in 13 CFR 121.406(b)(5) has been issued by SBA. [Contracting Officer fill-in or removal (see 13 CFR 121.1205). This requirement must be included for a single end item. However, if SBA has issued an applicable waiver of the nonmanufacturer rule for the end item, this requirement must be removed in the final solicitation or contract.] or [Contracting officer tailor clause to remove one or other block under subparagraph (iii).] [ ] If this is a multiple item acquisition, the offeror certifies that at least 50% of the estimated contract value is composed of items that are manufactured by small business concerns.[Contracting Officer fill-in or removal. See 13 CFR 121.406(d) for multiple end items. If SBA has issued an applicable nonmanufacturer rule waiver, this requirement must be removed in the final solicitation or contract.] (3)The offeror acknowledges that this certification concerns a matter within the jurisdiction of an Agency of the United States.The offeror further acknowledges that this certification is subject to Title 18, United States Code, Section 1001, and, as such, a false, fictitious, or fraudulent certification may render the offeror subject to criminal, civil, or administrative penalties, including prosecution. (4)If VA determines that an SDVOSB/VOSB awarded a contract pursuant to 38 U.S.C. 8127 did not act in good faith, such SDVOSB/VOSB shall be subject to any or all of the following: (i) Referral to the VA Suspension and Debarment Committee; (ii) A fine under section 16(g)(1) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 645(g)(1)); and (iii) Prosecution for violating� 18 U.S.C. 1001. (b) The offeror represents and understands that by submission of its offer and award of a contract it may be required to provide copies of documents or records to VA that VA may review to determine whether the offeror complied with the limitations on subcontracting requirement specified in the contract or to determine whether the offeror qualifies as a manufacturer or nonmanufacturer in compliance with the limitations on subcontracting requirement. Contracting officers may, at their discretion, require the contractor to demonstrate its compliance with the limitations on subcontracting at any time during performance and upon completion of a contract if the information regarding such compliance is not already available to the contracting officer. Evidence of compliance includes, but is not limited to, invoices, copies of subcontracts, or a list of the value of tasks performed. (c)The offeror further agrees to cooperate fully and make available any documents or records as may be required to enable VA to determine compliance. The offeror understands that failure to provide documents as requested by VA may result in remedial action as the Government deems appropriate. (d) Offeror completed certification/fill-in required. The formal certification must be completed, signed and returned with the offeror s bid, quotation, or proposal.The Government will not consider offers for award from offerors that do not provide the certification, and all such responses will be deemed ineligible for evaluation and award. Certification: I hereby certify that if awarded the contract, [insert name of offeror] will comply with the limitations on subcontracting specified in this clause and in the resultant contract.I further certify that I am authorized to execute this certification on behalf of [insert name of offeror]. Printed Name of Signee:________________________________________ Printed Title of Signee:_________________________________________ Signature:___________________________________________________ Date:_____________________ Company Name and Address:______________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ (End of clause)