PRCHP182 ;SF/FKV-PRINT ROUTINES FOR FORM 18 REQUEST FOR QUOTATIONS ; 2/27/01 2:47pm V ;;5.1;IFCAP;**9**;Oct 20, 2000 ;Per VHA Directive 10-93-142, this routine should not be modified. EN D ENDPG^PRCHP181 W !!,?20,"REPRESENTATIONS, CERTIFICATIONS, AND PROVISIONS",!!! W ?5,"The following representation applies when the contract is to be performed inside the",! W ?5,"United States, its territories or possessions, Puerto Rico, the Trust Territory of",! W ?5,"the Pacific Islands, or the District of Columbia.",!!! ; ;Clause 52.219-1 has been updated. Call routine PRCHP184. ;As of 10/25/2000 ; D EN01^PRCHP184 ; ;Replacing provision 52.219-4 with 52.219-6. W ?5,"52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside. (JUL 1996)",!! W ?9,"As prescribed in 19.508(c), insert the following clause:",!! W ?5,"NOTICE OF TOTAL SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE (JUL 1996)",! W ?5,"(a) Definition.",! W ?10,"Small business concern, as used in this clause, means a concern,",! W ?10,"including its affiliates, that is independently owned and operated,",! W ?10,"not dominant in the field of operation in which it is bidding on",! W ?10,"Government contracts, and qualified as a small business under the",! W ?10,"size standards in this solicitation.",! W ?5,"(b) General.",! W ?10,"(1) Offers are solicited only from small business concerns.",! W ?14,"Offers received from concerns that are not small business",! W ?14,"concerns shall be considered non-responsive and will be rejected.",! W ?10,"(2) Any award resulting from this solicitation will be made",! W ?14,"to a small business concern.",! W ?5,"(c) Agreement.",! W ?10,"A small business concern submitting an offer in its own name agrees to",! W ?10,"furnish, in performing the contract, only end items manufactured or",! W ?10,"produced by small business concerns in the United States. The term",! W ?10,"United States includes its territories and possessions, the Commonwealth",! W ?10,"of Puerto Rico, the trust territory of the Pacific Islands, and the",! W ?10,"District of Columbia. If this procurement is processed under simplified",! W ?10,"acquisition procedures and the total amount of this contract does not",! W ?10,"exceed $25,000 a small business concern may furnish the product of",! W ?10,"any domestic firm. This paragraph does not apply in connection with",! W ?10,"construction or service contracts.",! W ?33,"(End of clause)",! ; S PRCHDY=60 D ENDPG^PRCHP181 W !!!,?5,"852.219-70 VETERAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS (DEC 90)",!! W ?10,"The offeror represents that the firm submitting this offer _____ is _____ is",!,?5,"not, a veteran-owned small business, _____ is _____ is not, a Vietnam era",! W ?5,"veteran-owned small business, and _____ is _____is not, a disabled veteran-owned",!,?5,"small business. A veteran-owned small business is defined as a small business, at",! W ?5,"least 51 percent of which is owned by a veteran, who also controls and operates",!,?5,"the business. Control in this context means exercising the power to make",! W ?5,"policy decisions. Operate in this context means actively involved in",!,?5,"day-to-day management. For the purpose of this definition, eligible veterans",! W ?5,"include:",!,?6,"(a) A person who served in the U.S. Armed Forces and who was discharged",!,?5,"or released under conditions other than dishonorable.",! W ?6,"(b) Vietnam era veterans who served for a period of more than 180 days, any",!,?5,"part of which was between August 5, 1964 and May 7, 1975, and were discharged",! W ?5,"under conditions other than dishonorable.",!,?6,"(c) Disabled veterans with a minimum compensable disability of 30 percent,",!,?5,"or a veteran who was discharged for disability.",!! W ?5,"Failure to execute this representation will be deemed a minor informality and the",!,?5,"bidder or offeror shall be permitted to satisfy the requirement prior to award",! W ?5,"(see FAR 14.405).",!!! W !!,"Exception to SF-18",?60,"SF-18 ADP (Rev 10-83)",!,"Approved by OIRM ____",?35,"PAGE "_PRCHPAGE_"--LAST PAGE" D PRTD^PRCHP183 W ! ; *** RETURN TO READ THE NEXT VENDOR IN ^TMP G ENDRPT^PRCHP18