See attached solicitation. Closes 16 Aug 2010, 2PM MT.
Modified on 9 Aug 10 to note the Closing date/time within FedBizOps.

This is a pre-solicitation notice for the manufacturing of Air Force Academy Cadet Parade caps, Men's and Women's.  The Cap, Parade, Men's shall be manufactured IAW USAFA CU 400-07, DTD 22 May 03 & the Cap, Parade, Women's shall be manufactured IAW USAFA CU 2090-5, DTD 05 Feb 04.  List of sizes and quantities will be provided in solicitation.  It is the Government's intent to issue a Request for Quotation, FA7000-10-T-0077 in support of awarding a Firm-Fixed Price purchase order.  Delivery is no later than 15 November 2010.  This requirement will be set aside for 100% Small Businesses.  The North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) is 315991 and the small business size standard is 500 employees.  It is anticipated the solicitation will be issued electronically on or about 9 August 2010 on the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) web page at http://www/fbo.gov.  Due date for receipt of quotation will be indicated in the solicitation document when it is released.  Once the solicitation is posted on FBO, it is incumbent upon the interested parties to review this site frequently for any updates or amendments.  It should be noted that paper copies of documents will not be provided.  Offerors must be registered with Central Contractor Registration (CCR) or may be not be considered for award.  Registration can be accomplished at http://www.ccr.gov.  As of 1 Jan 2005, the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) requires the use of Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) in Federal solicitation as part of the proposal submission process.  Representation and Certification are to be accomplished in the database at https://orca.bpn.gov/ .  Registration requires applicants to have a DUNS number from Dun and Bradstreet and can be obtained at www.dnb.com.  

The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsive responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the government.  The following factors shall be used to evaluate proposals:  Price.

5352.201-9101 OMBUDSMAN (APR 10)

(a) An ombudsman has been appointed to hear and facilitate the resolution of concerns from offerors, potential offerors, and others for this acquisition. When requested, the ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. The existence of the ombudsman does not affect the authority of the program manager, contracting officer, or source selection official. Further, the ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposals, the source selection process, or the adjudication of protests or formal contract disputes. The ombudsman may refer the party to another official who can resolve the concern.

(b) Before consulting with an ombudsman, interested parties must first address their concerns, issues, disagreements, and/or recommendations to the contracting officer for resolution. Consulting an ombudsman does not alter or postpone the timelines for any other processes (e.g., agency level bid protests, GAO bid protests, requests for debriefings, employee-employer actions, contests of OMB Circular A-76 competition performance decisions).

(c) If resolution cannot be made by the contracting officer, concerned parties may contact the USAF Academy Ombudsmen,

Kim Diercks
8110 Industrial Drive, Ste 103
USAFA, CO 80840
Telephone number 719-333-2074
FAX 719-333-9018
email:  [email protected]

 Concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations that cannot be resolved at the MAJCOM/DRU level, may be brought by the concerned party for further consideration to the Air Force ombudsman, Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary (ADAS) (Contracting), SAF/AQC, 1060 Air Force Pentagon, Washington DC 20330-1060, phone number (703) 588-7004, facsimile number (703) 588-1067.

(d) The ombudsman has no authority to render a decision that binds the agency.

(e) Do not contact the ombudsman to request copies of the solicitation, verify offer due date, or clarify technical requirements. Such inquiries shall be directed to the Contracting Officer.

(End of clause)

The point of contact is Monique King-Hotop, Contract Specialist, at (719) 333-8265 or e-mail at [email protected] or Diana South, Contracting Officer, at (719) 333-8650 or email at [email protected] .