SOLICITATION NOTICE
95 -- PLATE, ARMOR, ALUMINUM - VARIOUS SIZES
- Notice Date
- 7/23/2003
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- TACOM - Anniston, Directorate of Contracting, ATTN: AMSTA-AN-CT, Building 221, 7 Frankford Avenue, Anniston, AL 36201-4199
- ZIP Code
- 36201-4199
- Solicitation Number
- DAAE24-03-Q-0130
- Response Due
- 7/30/2003
- Archive Date
- 9/28/2003
- Point of Contact
- Linda Carlston, 256 235-4141
- E-Mail Address
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Email your questions to TACOM - Anniston, Directorate of Contracting
(carlstonl@anad.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- NA This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes th e only solicitation; quotations are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The combined Synopsis/Request for Quotation (RFQ) number is DAAE24-03-Q-0130. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2001-14 dated May 22, 2003. This procurement is 100% SET-ASIDE FOR SMALL BUSINESS. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 331315 with a size standard of 750 employees. DESCRIPTIO N: Plate, Armor, Aluminum, Type 5083, Per MIL-DTL-46027, in the following sizes and quantities --- CLIN 0001: 2.50 inches thick, 8 ft x 8 ft, Qty-4 plates; CLIN 0002: 1.50 inches thick, 10 ft x 10 ft, Qty-4 plates; CLIN 0003: .750 inches thick, 4 f t x 12 ft, Qty-14 plates; CLIN 0004: 1.750 inches thick, 4 ft x 12 ft, Qty-4 plates; CLIN 0005: .250 inches thick, 4 ft x 12 ft, Qty-3 plates; CLIN 0006: 1.50 inches thick, 5 ft x 6 ft, Qty-3 plates; CLIN 0007: 1.50 inches thick, 4 ft x 12 ft, Qty-14 plates. MILL CERTIFICATION REQUIRED WITH ALL DELIVERED SHIPMENTS. Deliver all quantities as soon as possible after date of award. Partial deliveries are acceptable. Delivery completion required before 15 Sep 03. QUOTE BEST DELIVERY POSSIBL E. Deliver to Building 452, Anniston Army Depot, Anniston, AL. EVALUATION: Award will be made to the responsible offeror whose offer, conforming to the solicitation, will be most advantageous to the Government, considering price and price related fa ctors. The following factors will be used to evaluate offers: 1) Delivery, 2) Price. Delivery is slightly more important than price. PACKAGING In accordance with ASTM Designation D 3951-90, Standard Practice for Commercial Packaging, material cover ed by this contract will be acceptable with supplier's off-the-shelf or over-the-counter packaging providing: (1) Cleanliness: Items shall be free of dirt and other contaminants (except protective coatings or preservatives) (2) Preservation: Items susce ptible to corrosion or deterioration shall be provided protection such as preservative coatings, volatile corrosion inhibitors, or desiccated unit packs. (3) Cushioning: Items requiring protection from physical and mechanical damage or which are fragile in nature shall be appropriately protected. (4) The quantity per unit pack shall be the same as that used in commercial distribution or over-the-counter retail sales. (5) The individual items not unit-packed may either be packed in shipping containers or shall comply with the regulations of the carrier used. (6) The exterior (shipping) containers shall contain a packing list or other documentation setting forth contents and shall be addressed as specified in the Ship-To portion of this order. (7) Shippin g Containers: The shipping container (including any necessary blocking, bracing, cushioning, and waterproofing) shall comply with the regulations of the carrier used and shall provide safe delivery to the destination. MARKING. Unless otherwise specified, exterior packs shall, as a minimum, be marked as follows by any means that provides legibility and durability: a. National Stock Number (NSN), Management Control Number (MCN), or Part Number. b. Noun. c. Quantity, unit, and unit of issue. d. Contr act, Purchase Order, or Delivery Order number. THIS IS A COMMERCIAL ACQUISITION. FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors ?????? Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. ADDENDUM TO 52.212-1c is changed as follows: Change 30 calendar days to 90 cale ndar days. The remainder of this paragraph remains the same. The clause at FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. ADDENDUM TO FAR 52.212-4 (o), Warranty, is changed in its entirety to read as follows: The Contractor agrees that the supplies or services furnished under this contract shall be covered by the most favorable commercial warranties the Contract or gives to any customer for such supplies or services and that the rights and remedies provided herein are in addition to and do not limit any rights afforded to the Government by any other clause of this contract. The clause at FAR 52.212-5, Contract T erms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition, to include clauses FAR 52.203-6, 52.219-6, 52.219-8, 52.219-14, 52.222-3, 52.222-19, 52.222-21, 52.222-26, 52.222-35, 52.222-36, 52.222- 37, 52.223-9, 52.225-13, 52.232-33, and 52.232-36. Other applicable FAR clauses: 52.204-6, 52.222-1, 52.222-18. DFARS 252.212-7001, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items, applies, including FAR 52.203-3, DFARS 252.225-7001, 252.225-7012, 252.225-7014, 252.232-7003, 252.243-7002, 252.247-7023, 252.247-7024. Other applicable DFARS clauses: 252.225-7000, 252.225-7002. This item is not a Recovered Mater ials Content Item as identifed by Environmental Protection Agency guidelines. SIGNATURE AUTHORITY (a) The individual signing this offer must have authority to bind the offeror to a contract. FAR 4.102(a) through (e) require that the contracting officer have specific evidence of the signer's authority to bind the offeror. This evidence of authority is a condition that must be met before the contracting officer can execute any contract resulting from this solicitation. (b) Offerors MUST PROVIDE evidence , appropriate to their business category, of the signer's authority to bind them on a contract. This evidence may be: (1) Furnished as an attachment to its offer; or (2) Identified in its offer by specific reference to an earlier offer submitted to this buying office within the past 12 months, where the signer's authority was confirmed by attachment to that offer; or (3) Furnished upon receipt of a specific request for the information from the contracting officer. (Note that, per FAR 52.214-12(b) and 52. 215-13(b), agents signing on behalf of another offeror must provide evidence of their authority per (b)(1) or (2) above.) AMC-LEVEL PROTEST PROGRAM If you have complaints about this procurement, it is preferable that you first attempt to resolve those concerns with the responsible contracting officer. However, you can also protest to Headquarters, AMC. The HQ, AMC-Level Protest Program is intended to encourage interested parties to seek resolution of their concerns within AMC as an Alternative Dispute Resolution forum, rather than filing a protest with the General Accounting Office or other external forum. Contract award or performance is suspended during the protest to the same extent, and within the same time periods, as if filed at the GAO. The AM C protest decision goal is to resolve protests within 20 working days from filing. To be timely, protests must be filed within the periods specified in FAR 33.103. Send protests (other than protests to the contracting officer) to: HQ Army Materiel Comma nd, Office of Command Counsel, ATTN: AMCCC-PL, 5001 Eisenhower Ave, Alexandria, VA 22333-0001, Facsimile number (703) 617-4999/5680, Voice Number (703) 617-8176. The AMC-level protest procedures are found at: http://www.amc.army.mil/amc/command_counse l/ protest/protest.html . If Internet access is not available contact the contracting officer or HQ, AMC to obtain the AMC-Level Protest Procedures. This order is rated DO under the Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS). ----- Offers are due no later than 30 JUL 03, 7:30 AM local time, at FAX (256) 235-4618 or email ?????? acqnet@anad.army.mil. ----- Offerors MUST INCLUDE with offer a completed cop y of FAR 52.212-3 Alt I, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items, AND a completed copy of DFARS 252.212-7000 Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items. ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION OF OFFERS. All responses to this solici tation must be submitted in digitized format. Paper copy responses will not be accepted. You may submit your response to Anniston Army Depot (ANAD) using email (only to acqnet@anad.army.mil) or fax your offer to our fax modem at telephone number 256 235- 4618. Offers submitted using any other means will not be accepted. If format is other than Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Access, Microsoft PowerPoint, or Portable Document Format (PDF), a -reader- must be provided. Offeror must insure its o ffer, in its entirety, reaches the Directorate of Contracting, Anniston Army Depot, before the time set for opening or closing of the solicitation. Any clauses or provisions of this solicitation which mention writing, returning, or submission of offer wil l mean electronic submission as stated in the paragraph above. Electronic offers must identify the solicitation and the opening/closing date, and include, as a minimum, the following: a. The Offer filled out and signed. b. All applicable fill-in provisi ons from the solicitation must be completed. c. Any other information required by the solicitation. Lateness rules are outlined in the solicitation. If you choose to password-protect access to your offer, you must provide the password to ANAD before th e opening or closing date. Contact the buyer identified on the cover page of this solicitation to arrange a means of providing the password. Passwords used only for the purpose of write protecting files need not be provided. Offerors shall make every eff ort to ensure that their offer is virus-free. Offers (or portions thereof) submitted which DO reflect the presence of a virus, or which are otherwise rendered unreadable by damage in either physical or electronic transit, shall be treated as unreadable. See Federal Acquisition Regulation 14.406 or 15.207(c) for a description of the steps the Government shall take with regard to unreadable offers. Any bid bond required by this solicitation must be submitted with offer in the above mentioned electronic form at. Also, the properly completed original bid bond must be furnished to the Directorate of Contracting, Anniston Army Depot, 7 Frankford Ave, Anniston, AL 36201-4199, prior to the opening or closing of the solicitation. DISCLOSURE OF UNIT PRICE INFORMA TION: This constitutes notification pursuant to Executive Order 12600, Pre-Disclosure Notification Procedures for Confidential Commercial Information (June 23, 1987), of our intention to release unit prices in response to any request under the Freedom of Information Act, 5 USC 552. Unit price is defined as the contract price per unit or item purchased. We consider any objection to be waived unless the contracting officer is notified of your objection to such posting prior to submission of initial proposa ls. Requests for general information concerning this solicitation should be made to Linda Carlston, Contract Specialist, (256) 235-4141, or email: carlstonl@anad.army.mil . FAR and DFARS Clauses can be obtained at the following website. http://fars ite.hill.af.mil/VFFAR1.HTM
- Place of Performance
- Address: TACOM - Anniston, Directorate of Contracting ATTN: AMSTA-AN-CT, Building 221, 7 Frankford Avenue Anniston AL
- Zip Code: 36201-4199
- Country: US
- Zip Code: 36201-4199
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