This is a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for annual testing, maintenance, and compliance verification of 93 backflow prevention assemblies at the VA Southern Oregon Rehabilitation Center and Clinics (VA SORCC) in White City, Oregon. The period of performance includes a base year and four option years. Vendors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM. gov) and be Oregon state-approved and currently certified backflow assembly testers. Quotes must include a signed ****, pricing, technical approach, and past performance. Questions are due by May 12, 2025, at 5:00 PM ET. The acquisition is set aside for small businesses. Evaluation will be based on technical capability, past performance, and price.
The period of performance includes a base period from 06/01/2026 to 05/31/2027, with four option years extending through 05/31/2031.
The bid notice states that payment will be made by the Department of Veterans Affairs, FMS **** Financial Services Center, and invoices shall be submitted monthly in arrears.
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, price and other factors considered. The evaluation factors are: Factor 1: Technical, Factor 2: Past Performance, Factor 3: Price.
Submitters will be registered in System for Award Management (SAM) and must be Oregon state-approved and currently certified backflow assembly tester (BAT).
The bid notice mentions quote submission, site visit and questions in section E. 2, indicating that a site visit may be relevant, but does not explicitly state if it is mandatory or optional.
Questions to this RFQ shall be accepted until 05/12/2025 at 05:00 PM ET.
Failure to provide a fully executed VAAR clause **** with the quote is considered an incomplete quote, and the quote will be rejected without any evaluation of the quote.