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Solicitation FA8751-17-Q0460 is issued as a request for quote (RFQ).
This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular(FAC) 2005-95 and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement Change Notice (DCN) 20161222 See http://farsite.hill.af.mil/ for the full text of all provisions and clauses incorporated by reference herein.
This solicitation is being solicited as a total small business set aside with regard to size standard. The NAICS code is 321912 and small business size standard is 500 employees.
The contractor shall provide the items detailed within ATTACHMENT 1 on a BRAND NAME OR EQUAL, Firm Fixed Price basis.
The identified items reflect the minimum salient physical, functional, or performance characteristics that reflect the characteristics and level of quality that will satisfy the minimum Government requirement; however, the offeror may provide a solution equivalent to or exceeding the functional and performance characteristics of the identified items for technical acceptability evaluation. The items listed may be offered on a "brand name or equal basis" pursuant to FAR 52.211-6; part numbers are provided for reference only.
Offerors submitting a same-brand part number configuration equal to the minimum equipment assortment listed below, or submitting otherwise equal products, must provide technical information in sufficient detail to allow adequate and thorough technical evaluation of the proposed equal solution. The Government will evaluate "equal" products on the basis of information furnished by the offeror or identified in the offer and reasonably available to the Government. The Government is not responsible for locating or obtaining any information not identified in the offer.
Used, pre-owned, refurbished, or remanufactured goods will not be accepted. Items must be factory-new.
Offerors shall provide at least the same warranty terms, including offers of extended warranties, offered to the general public in customary commercial practice.
The anticipated delivery date is 30 days After Receipt of Order (ARO). All deliveries shall be made in accordance with FAR 52.247-34 FOB Destination. The place of delivery, acceptance and FOB destination point is: F4HBL1/Transportation Officer, Depot 2, 148 Electronic Pkwy, M/F: RIOLSC, Rome NY 13441-4516.
The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. Addenda to the following paragraphs of 52.212-1 are:
(b) Quotes are due at or before 3PM, (Eastern Time) 15 SEPTEMBER 2017. Submit to: AFRL/RIKO, Attn: Richard Childres, 26 Electronic Parkway, Rome NY 13441-4514 or by facsimile to: 315-330-2555 or by email to [email protected]. Offerors are encouraged to submit their quotes using the SF 1449, Solicitation/Contract/Order for Commercial Items.
(b)(4) Submit a technical description of the items being offered.
(b)(12) If the offer is not submitted on the SF 1449, include a statement specifying the extent of agreement with all terms, conditions, and provisions included in the solicitation. Offers that fail to furnish required representations or information, or reject the terms and conditions of the solicitation may be excluded from consideration.
(g) Contract award. 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 from a price and technical standpoint. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if later determined by the Contracting Officer to be 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.
(k) SAM. Offerors must be registered in the SAM database to receive a contract award. If the Offeror does not become registered in the SAM database within 3 days after receiving notification from the Contracting Officer, the Contracting Officer will proceed to award to the next otherwise successful registered Offeror.
The provision at FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Items applies. In addition to the information within Paragraph (a), the following factors shall be used to evaluate offers and are weighted equally.
(i) technical capability of the items offered to meet the Government requirement;
(ii) price;
All evaluation factors, when combined, are of equal importance. Award will be made to the lowest priced, technically capable Offeror.
Offerors are required to complete representations and certifications found in the provision at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items, Alternate I. For your convenience all referenced certifications are attached to this solicitation. (ATTACHMENT 2)
The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition.
The clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The following additional FAR clauses cited in the clause are applicable to this acquisition:
52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards
52.209-6, Protecting the Government Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment
52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside
52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Re-representation
52.222-3, Convict Labor
52.222-19, Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies
52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities
52.222-26, Equal Opportunity
52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers With Disabilities
52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons
52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving
52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases
52.232-33, Payment By Electronic Funds Transfer-System For Award Management
The following additional FAR and FAR Supplement provisions and clauses also apply:
52.204-16, Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting
52.204-18, Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance
52.204-19, Incorporation by Reference of Representations and Certifications
52.204-21, Basic Safeguarding of Covered Contractor Information Systems
52.204-22, Alternative Line Item Proposal
52.211-6, Brand Name or Equal
52.232-40, Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors
52.247-34, FOB Destination
252.203-7000, Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials
252.203-7005, Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials
252.204-0001, Line Item Specific: Single Funding
252.204-7011, Alternative Line Item Structure
252.204-7015, Notice of Authorized Disclosure of Information for Litigation Support
252.211-7003, Item Identification and Valuation
Para. (c)(1)(i): N/A
Para. (c)(1)(ii): N/A
Para. (c)(1)(iii): N/A
Para. (c)(1)(iv): N/A
Para. (f)(2)(iii): N/A
252.213-7000, Notice to Prospective Suppliers on the Use of Past Performance Information Retrieval System-Statistical Reporting in Past Performance Evaluations
252.223-7008, Prohibition of Hexavalent Chromium
252.225-7031, Secondary Arab Boycott of Israel
252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports
252.232-7006, Wide Area Workflow Payment Instructions
252.232-7010, Levies on Contract Payments
252.244-7000, Subcontracts for Commercial Items
252.247-7023, Transportation of Supplies by Sea - Basic
252.247-7024, Notification of Transportation of Supplies by Sea
5352.201-9101, Ombudsman is hereby incorporated into this solicitation. The Ombudsman for this acquisition is Lisette K. LeDuc, , 1864 4th Street, Wright-Patterson AFB OH 45433-7130 COM: 937-904-4407, email: [email protected]. Alternate Ombudsman, Kimberly L. Yoder, 1864 4th Street, Wright-Patterson AFB OH 45433-7130 COM: 937-904-4407, email: [email protected]
The following additional terms and conditions apply:
Note that the clause at 252.232-7003 is included in this solicitation. DoD requires all payment requests (with a few exceptions) to be submitted and processed electronically. All vendors/contractors must familiarize themselves with this clause and DFAR 232.7003 for specific procedures. The DoD preferred electronic form for transmission is Wide Area Workflow - Receipt and Acceptance (see website - https://wawf.eb.mil). Wide Area Workflow Training may be accessed online at http://www.wawftraining.com.
Please confirm in your proposal that your company is able to submit electronic invoices as set forth in the clause.
In accordance with DFARS 252.232-7006 Wide Area Workflow (WAWF) Payment Instructions- Vendors will be expected to have WAWF system capabilities. Guidance will be provided to the vendor with award of an order that will provide applicable codes for proper invoice submission.
The Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) DO-C9
All responsible organizations may submit a quote, which shall be considered.