Response deadlineDec 31, 2026, 5:00 AM UTC
Deadline status118 days remaining
PostedJun 30, 2026
Record refreshedSep 2, 2026
Opportunity summary
Source-citedThis is a standing, multiple award, fixed-price, IDIQ solicitation for X-Ray Equipment and Supplies under the VA's Federal Supply Schedule FSC Group 6525. New offers may be submitted at any time, and the contract term is five years from the award date. [5][4]
Key points
- Best value is defined as the greatest overall benefit to the Government. [3]
- Offerors may propose alternative line items for consideration. [4]
- IFF fee is set at 0.5% of total quarterly sales reported. [2]
- Offeror must make a good faith effort to use small business concerns. [1]
Watch items
- Solicitation is open and continuous; no closing date for offers. [5]
- Contract performance commences on the effective date of award. [5]
Sources
- 01_SolicitationDocument_65VA_R6_12222017.docx
Contractors having commercial plans need not comply with this requirement. (12) Assurances that the Offeror will make a good faith effort to acquire articles, equipment, supplies, services, or materials, or obtain the performance of construction work from the small business concerns that it used in preparing the bid or proposal, in the same or greater scope, amount, and quality used in preparing and submitting the bid or proposal.
- RFP-797-655A-03-0001-R6+0004_55223880_20231212.docx
***NOTE:*** *The IFF fee for this schedule equals* ***0.5% (one half of one percent)*** *of the total quarterly sales reported.
- 01_SolicitationDocument_65VA_R6_12222017.docx
In FAR 2.101, best value is defined as the “expected outcome of an acquisition that, in the Government’s estimation, provides the greatest overall benefit in response to the requirement.” Factors that may be considered when making a best value determination include (but are not limited to):
- 01_SolicitationDocument_65VA_R6_12222017.docx
Therefore, the Offeror is invited to propose alternative line items for which bids, proposals, or quotes are requested in this solicitation to ensure that the resulting contract is economically and administratively advantageous to the Government and the Offeror. (b) The Offeror may submit one or more additional proposals with alternative line items, provided that alternative line items are consistent with [subpart 4.10](https://www.acquisition.gov/sites/default/files/current/far/html/Subpart%204_10.html#wp1072814) of the Federal Acquisition Regulation.
- Official SAM.gov notice
Posted Jun 30, 2026; Responses due Dec 31, 2026, 5:00 AM UTC; Archive date Dec 31, 2026
Generated from the public notice and source-backed solicitation passages. Confirm important requirements in the cited brief and official documents.
Public-source intelligence
Source-backed opportunity brief
6 citations · 6 sourcesIt includes but is not limited to purchase orders, and changes and modifications to purchase orders. “Subcontractor” means any supplier, distributor, vendor, or firm (including a consultant) that furnishes supplies or services to or for a prime contractor or another subcontractor. (b) The Contractor shall not require its employees or subcontractors to sign or comply with internal confidentiality agreements or statements prohibiting or otherwise restricting such employees or subcontractors from lawfully reporting waste, fraud, or abuse related to the performance of a Government contract to a designated investigative or law enforcement representative of a Federal department or agency authorized to receive such information (e.g., agency Office of the Inspector General). (c) The Contractor shall notify current employees and subcontractors that prohibitions and restrictions of any preexisting internal confidentiality agreements or statements covered by this clause, to the extent that such prohibitions and restrictions are inconsistent with the prohibitions of this clause, are no longer in effect. (d) The prohibition in paragraph (b) of this clause does not contravene requirements applicable to Standard Form 312 (Classified Information Nondisclosure Agreement), Form 4414 (Sensitive Compartmented Information Nondisclosure Agreement), or any other form issued by a Federal department or agency governing the nondisclosure of classified information. (e) In accordance with section 743 of Division E, Title VII, of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015, (Pub.
Scope
Contractors having commercial plans need not comply with this requirement. (12) Assurances that the Offeror will make a good faith effort to acquire articles, equipment, supplies, services, or materials, or obtain the performance of construction work from the small business concerns that it used in preparing the bid or proposal, in the same or greater scope, amount, and quality used in preparing and submitting the bid or proposal.
Deliverables
***NOTE:*** *The IFF fee for this schedule equals* ***0.5% (one half of one percent)*** *of the total quarterly sales reported.
Evaluation
In FAR 2.101, best value is defined as the “expected outcome of an acquisition that, in the Government’s estimation, provides the greatest overall benefit in response to the requirement.” Factors that may be considered when making a best value determination include (but are not limited to):
Submission
Therefore, the Offeror is invited to propose alternative line items for which bids, proposals, or quotes are requested in this solicitation to ensure that the resulting contract is economically and administratively advantageous to the Government and the Offeror. (b) The Offeror may submit one or more additional proposals with alternative line items, provided that alternative line items are consistent with [subpart 4.10](https://www.acquisition.gov/sites/default/files/current/far/html/Subpart%204_10.html#wp1072814) of the Federal Acquisition Regulation.
Key dates
Posted Jun 30, 2026; Responses due Dec 31, 2026, 5:00 AM UTC; Archive date Dec 31, 2026
Extracted from the official notice and archived solicitation files. Confirm controlling requirements in the source documents.