The solicitation number for this requirement is FA8601-12-T-0324 using FAR Subpart 12, Acquisition of Commercial Item.
This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-60, 27 August 2012.
This solicitation document is Full and Open Competition under North American Industry Classification System Code 334515. Size standard is 500 employees.
The AFLCMC/PKO Operational Contracting Division, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio intends to award a firm-fixed-price contract for the following requirements.
The requirements for Optical Parametric Amplifier:
See Attachment "Optical Parametric Amplifier"
Quotations need to adhere to FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial; and include a completed FAR 52.212-3, Representations and Certifications. The Government's preferred method is Online Representations and Certifications. In addition the reps and cert in FAR 52.212-3 fill-in must be completed and returned with quote. This can be accomplished by registering in SAM at https://sam.gov and completing the on-line Representations and Certifications.
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 following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: Technical Capability and Price.
The quotations may be in any format but MUST include:
1) Proposing company's name, address, Tax ID Number, Cage Code and phone
2) Point of contact's name, phone, and email
3) Quotation number & date
4) Item price
5) Total price (Net 30), No Progress Payments
6) Shipping (FOB Destination)
7) Applicable discounts
8) Timeframe that the quote is valid
9) Delivery Schedule
10) Warranty Information (if applicable).
11) Completed FAR 52.212-3, Representations and Certifications
12) Completed DFARS 252.209-7998, Representation Regarding Conviction of a Felony Criminal Violation (See Attachment 1)
13) Completed DFARS 252.209-7999, Representation by Corporations Regarding an Unpaid Delinquent Tax Liability or a Felony Conviction under Federal Law (See Attachment 2)
Quotations MUST also contain a complete description of item offered to clearly show item meets or exceeds the requirements listed above. The Contracting Officer will review quotations based on the factors listed in this solicitation and the information furnished by the offeror. Before price is considered, the proposal must meet the technical capabilities.
IMPORTANT NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS: All prospective awardees are required to register at the System for Award Management (SAM) and to maintain active registration during the life of the contract. CCR can be accessed at https://www.sam.gov. Any award resulting from this solicitation will include DFARS Clause 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests. Section 1008 of the National Defense Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2001 requires any claims for payment (invoices) under DoD contract to be submitted in electronic form. Wide area Workflow- Receipt and Acceptance (WAWF-RA) is the DoD system of choice for implementing this statutory requirement. Use of the basic system is at no cost to the contractor. Contractors must complete vendor training, which is also available at no cost at http://www.wawftraining.com. Prior to submitting invoices in the production system, contractors must register for an account at http://wawf.eb.mil/.
It is the offeror's responsibility to be familiar with the applicable clauses and provisions. Clauses and provisions in full text may be accessed via the Internet at website http://farsite.hill.af.mil.
The following provisions are incorporated by reference and apply to this acquisition:
FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial
FAR 52.212-3, Representations and Certifications
The following provisions are incorporated by full text and apply to this acquisition:
FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation Factors [the fill in portion of this clause is: technical and price]
Evaluation -- Commercial Items (Jan 1999)
(a) 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 following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:
(i) Technical: Offer must clearly demonstrate that the offeror is capable of meeting the statement of work (SOW).
(ii) Price: The total evaluated price of an offer will be calculated as the sum of the extended prices (unit quantity multiplied by unit price) for Contract Line Item Numbers (CLIN) 0001.
Technical is approximately equal to price. The Government will initiate concurrent evaluation of all of the above factors on all offers. The Government will consider, throughout the evaluation, the "correction potential" of any proposal uncertainty. The judgment of such "correction potential" is within the sole discretion of the Government. If the Government cannot determine if a proposal's Technical Performance factor is acceptable pursuant to initial or subsequent evaluation and the proposal, in the Government's judgment, is considered correctable, the Contracting Officer may open or continue discussions. If at any time during the evaluation, a proposal's Technical factor is determined to be unacceptable or not correctable pursuant to a proposal uncertainty, no further consideration will be given to that proposal for award.
(b) Options. The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s).
(c) A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer's specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award.
The following clauses are incorporated by reference and apply to this acquisition:
FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items
FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items.
FAR 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government
FAR 52.204-10, Reporting Executive compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards
FAR 52.209-5, Certification Regarding Responsibility Matters
FAR 52.209-6, Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment
FAR 52.219-4, Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns
FAR 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns
FAR 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Representation
FAR 52.222-3, Convict Labor
FAR 52.222-19, Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies
FAR 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities
FAR 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity
FAR 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans
FAR 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities
FAR 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans
FAR 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights under the National Labor Relations Act
FAR 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons
FAR 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging while Driving
FAR 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases
FAR 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Central Contractor Registration
FAR 52.233-3, Protest after Award
FAR 52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim
DFARS 252.212-7000, Offeror Representations and Certifications--Commercial Items
DFARS 252.212-7001, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statues or Executive Orders-Commercial Items. The clauses that are check marked as being applicable to this purchase are:
FAR 52.203-3 Gratuities
DFARS 252.203-7000, Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials
DFARS 252.225-7001, Buy American and Balance of Payments Program
DFARS 252.225-7012, Preference for Certain Domestic Commodities
DFARS 252.225-7021, Trade Agreements
DFARS 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests
DFARS 252.243-7002, Requests for Equitable Adjustment
DFARS 252.232-7006, Wide Area Workflow Payment Instructions
All Quotations and responses must be received no later than 2:00 PM, Eastern Standard Time on 24 September 2012. Submittal of quotes in response to this RFQ constitutes agreement by the offeror of all terms & conditions contained herein, which will also be the terms & conditions of resulting contract. Please email to [email protected] via a PDF compatible attachment
Any questions should be directed to Matthew Strange at [email protected].