Thermos Government Bids & RFPs

The period of performance shall begin upon acceptance of the purchase order by the vendor and continue for twelve 12 months. The period of performance shall begin upon acceptance of the purchase order po by the vendor and continue for twelve 12 months.

To avoid delay in payment, all invoices must be uploaded into the invoicing processing platform IPP. To avoid delay in payment, all invoices must be uploaded into the invoicing processing platform ipp https:www. ipp. gov.

The government will award a contract to the responsible offeror whose proposal represents the best value to the government, considering price, technical capability, and past performance. a the government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation represents the best value to the government, price and other factors considered.

Offerors must be actively registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at www. ***. *. * offerors must be actively registered in the system foraward management sam at www. ***. *. *

Delivery must be made as ordered and in accordance with the terms of the contract. Unless otherwise specified, delivery shall be made within thirty calendar days after receipt of a purchase order by the contractor.

Prompt payment discounts will not be considered in determining the low bid, but may be considered in resolving tied bids. Any notation indicating that the price is net, e. g. , net 30 days, shall be understood to mean only that no prompt payment discount is offered.

Suppliers must be authorized resellers for Thermo Scientific. Start-up services and annual maintenance must also be done by authorized service technicians.

The commissioner reserves the right to request from the bidder/contractor representative samples of the product offered at any time prior to or after award of a contract.

Failure to comply with ethics provisions may result in disqualification from the bidding process, termination of contract, and/or other civil or criminal proceedings.

The period of performance for this project is 90 calendar days from Notice to Proceed (NTP). All onsite work, including cleanup, shall take place between 07:30-15:15 Monday through Friday, with specific off-hours requirements for hallway and noisy work.

The VA utilizes VISTA to issue purchase orders and liquidate invoices. Payment terms are not explicitly detailed beyond this system usage.

Contractors shall supply product data, warranty information, and operation and maintenance manuals via email to the COR for approval.

Evaluation will be conducted under FAR **** with Technical being the most important factor, followed by Past Performance, and then Price. Technical and Past Performance, combined, are more important than Price.

Offerors must be listed as verified in the SBA Veteran Small Business Certification (VetCert) database both at the time of quote submission and at the time of award. Active SAM. gov registration is required.

A mandatory site visit is scheduled for July 1, 2026, at 10:00 AM at the VA Central Western MA, Building 2, 421 North Main Street, Leeds MA **** are urged and expected to inspect the site.

Questions shall be submitted to the contracting officer in writing via email. The cutoff date and time for receipt of questions is July 3, 2026, by 10:00 AM EST.

Failure to register in SAM. gov in sufficient time to meet the VA's requirement will make an interested party ineligible to receive a government contract. Failure to register in VISTA may result in exclusion from the issuance of a VA contract.