SOLICITATION NOTICE
38 -- Sweeper Assembly
- Notice Date
- 8/29/2007
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 333319
— Other Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Air Force, Air Combat Command, 49 CONS, 1210 Forty Niner Road Bldg 811, Holloman AFB, NM, 88330-7908, UNITED STATES
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- F2E2MS7215A001
- Response Due
- 9/10/2007
- Archive Date
- 9/25/2007
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This solicitation, F2E2MS7215A001, is being issued as a Request for Quotatation. This announcement will be issued as a combined synopsis/solicitation. The anticipated award will be a Firm Fixed Price Contract, the award will be made based on the Best Value to the Government. Delivery shall be 30 days ARO. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-18. This acquisition is to be 100% set aside and awarded to Small Business. The NAICS code is 333319. The Small Business size standard for this code is 500. The following commercial items are requested in this solicitation; CLIN 001- BOSS 8 Package FOD BOSS SWEEPER ASSEMBLY, R-boss-6 FOD BOSS Sweeper Mat. DRM-11 Debris retention Mesh, CSB-4 Carry/Storage Bag, OM-5 Owners Manual, HE-10 Hitch Extender, SRTH-2 Safety Release Tow hitch, PHA-1 Pintle Hook Adapter, TA-7 Hitch (use with standard 2? tow hitch set up). QTY: 4 each. FOB: Destination for delivery to, HOLLOMAN AFB, NM 88330. The following provisions and clauses apply to this acquisition: Provision at FAR 52.212-1, Instruction to Offerors Commercial Items applies to this acquisition This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. The offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es): http://farsite.hill.af.mil (End of Provision) The following addenda is provided to this provision: Request for Quotation should be submitted and shall contain the following information: SOLICITATION NUMBER; TIME SPECIFIED FOR RECEIPT OF OFFERS; NAME; ADDRESS; TELEPHONE NUMBER OF OFFEROR; TERMS OF THE EXPRESSED WARRANTY; PRICE, ANY DISCOUNT TERMS AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF ALL SOLICITATION AMENDMENTS. Quotes must indicate quantity, unit price and total amount. Offerors that fail to furnish the required information, or reject the terms and conditions of the solicitation may be excluded from consideration. 52.204-9 -- Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel. 52.204-7 CENTRAL CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION.(JULY 2006). FAR 52.212-3 OFFEROR REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (MAR 2005, FAR 52.204-7 -- Central Contractor Registration,); FAR 52.212-4 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS-- COMMERCIAL ITEMS (SEP 2005); ADDENDUM TO FAR 52.212-4 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS- OCT 2003 COMMERCIAL ITEMS Reference FAR 52.212-4, Paragraph (c) is hereby tailored as follows: (c) Changes. Changes in the terms and conditions of this contract may be made only by written agreement of the parties with the exception of administrative changes such as paying office, appropriate data, etc., which may be changed unilaterally by the Government. Reference FAR 52.212-4, Paragraph (n) is hereby tailored as follows: (n) Title. Unless specified elsewhere in this contract, title to items furnished by this contract shall pass to the government upon acceptance, regardless of when or where the Government takes physical possession. Title for commercially-available-off-the-shelf (COTS) Software is exempt from this paragraph. The terms and conditions of the software licensing. END OF CLAUSE FAR 52.212-5 -- Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items (Deviation) (a) Comptroller General Examination of Record. The Contractor agrees to comply with the provisions of this paragraph (a) if the contract was awarded using other than sealed bid, is in excess of the simplified acquisition threshold, and does not contain the clause at 52.215-2, Audit and Records-Negotiation. (1) The Comptroller General of the United States, or an authorized representative of the Comptroller General, shall have access to the right to examine any of the Contractor's directly pertinent records involving transactions related to this contract. (2) The Contractor shall make available at its offices at all reasonable times, the records, materials, and other evidence for examination, audit, or reproduction, until 3 years after final payment under this contract or for any shorter period specified in FAR Subpart 4.7, Contractor Records Retention, of the other clauses of this contract. If this contract is completely or partially terminated, the records relating to the work terminated shall be made available for 3 years after any resulting final termination settlement. Records relating to appeals under the disputes clause or to litigation or the settlement of claims arising under or relating to this contract shall be made available until such appeals, litigation, or claims are finally resolved. (3) As used in this clause, records include books, documents, accounting procedures and practices, and other data, regardless of form. This does not require the Contractor to create or maintain any record that the Contractor does not maintain in the ordinary course of business or pursuant to a provision of law. (b) Notwithstanding the requirements of any other clause in this contract, the Contractor is not required to flow down any FAR clause, other than those in paragraphs (i) through (vii) of this paragraph in a subcontract for commercial items. Unless otherwise indicated below, the extent of the flow down shall be as required by the clause-- (i) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (MAY 2004) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(2) and (3)), in all subcontracts that offer further subcontracting opportunities. If the subcontract (except subcontracts to small business concerns) exceeds $500,000 ($1,000,000 for construction of any public facility), the subcontractor must include 52.219-8 in lower tier subcontracts that offer subcontracting opportunities. (ii) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (MAR 2007) (E.O. 11246).(iii)52.222-22, Previous Contracts and Complinace Reports.(iv)52.222-25, Affirmative Action Compliance (v) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans (SEP 2006) (38 U.S.C. 4212). (vi) 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (Jun 1998) (29 U.S.C. 793). (v) 52.222-39, Notification of Employee Rights Concerning Payment of Union Dues or Fees (DEC 2004) (E.O. 13201). 52.222-41 -- Service Contract Act of 1965, as Amended. (vii) 52.247-64, Preference for Privately Owned U.S.-Flag Commercial Vessels (FEB 2006) (46 U.S.C. Appx 1241(b) and 10 U.S.C. 2631). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (d) of FAR clause 52.247-64. (c) While not required, the contractor May include in its subcontracts for commercial items a minimal number of additional clauses necessary to satisfy its contractual obligations. (End of clause) ,. FAR 52.233-3 -- Protest After Award, FAR 52.233-4 -- Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim, DFAR 252.204-7004 CENTRAL CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION (52.204-7) ALTERNATE A (NOV 2003); 52.219-28 ? Post-Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation. As prescribed in 19.308(d), insert the following clause: Post-Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation (June 2007) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause--Long-term contract means a contract of more than five years in duration, including options. However, the term does not include contracts that exceed five years in duration because the period of performance has been extended for a cumulative period not to exceed six months under the clause at 52.217-8, Option to Extend Services, or other appropriate authority. Small business concern means a concern, including its affiliates, that is independently owned and operated, not dominant in the field of operation in which it is bidding on Government contracts, and qualified as a small business under the criteria in 13 CFR part 121 and the size standard in paragraph (c) of this clause. (b) If the Contractor represented that it was a small business concern prior to award of this contract, the Contractor shall rerepresent its size status according to paragraph (e) of this clause or, if applicable, paragraph (g) of this clause, upon the occurrence of any of the following: (1) Within 30 days after execution of a novation agreement or within 30 days after modification of the contract to include this clause, if the novation agreement was executed prior to inclusion of this clause in the contract. (2) Within 30 days after a merger or acquisition that does not require a novation or within 30 days after modification of the contract to include this clause, if the merger or acquisition occurred prior to inclusion of this clause in the contract. (3) For long-term contracts? (i) Within 60 to 120 days prior to the end of the fifth year of the contract; and (ii) Within 60 to 120 days prior to the exercise date specified in the contract for any option thereafter. (c) The Contractor shall rerepresent its size status in accordance with the size standard in effect at the time of this rerepresentation that corresponds to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to this contract. The small business size standard corresponding to this NAICS code can be found at http://www.sba.gov/services/contractingopportunities/sizestandardstopics/ . (d) The small business size standard for a Contractor providing a product which it does not manufacture itself, for a contract other than a construction or service contract, is 500 employees.(e) Except as provided in paragraph (g) of this clause, the Contractor shall make the rerepresentation required by paragraph (b) of this clause by validating or updating all its representations in the Online Representations and Certifications Application and its data in the Central Contractor Registration, as necessary, to ensure they reflect current status. The Contractor shall notify the contracting office by e-mail, or otherwise in writing, that the data have been validated or updated, and provide the date of the validation or update. (f) If the Contractor represented that it was other than a small business concern prior to award of this contract, the Contractor may, but is not required to, take the actions required by paragraphs (e) or (g) of this clause. (g) If the Contractor does not have representations and certifications in ORCA, or does not have a representation in ORCA for the NAICS code applicable to this contract, the Contractor is required to complete the following rerepresentation and submit it to the contracting office, along with the contract number and the date on which the rerepresentation was completed: The Contractor represents that it [ ] is, [ ] is not a small business concern under NAICS Code _333319 assigned to contract number (Determined at Award).[Contractor to sign and date and insert authorized signer's name and title]. (End of clause).HAFB 006 Subject to military security requirements and regulations, the Contractor may be re-routed to differing entry points at Holloman AFB. During these periods where the Contractor may be re-routed to other entry points, the contractor will not hold the Government liable for any claims under the disputes clause of this contract/solicitation.END OF STATEMENT HOLLOMAN AFB ACCESS; HAFB 009 - WIDE AREA WORKFLOW STATEMENT (AUG 2006) In order to receive awards from the 49th Contracting Squadron at Holloman AFB, New Mexico, you must now use an E-Invoicing system called Wide Area Work Flow (WAWF). WAWF is a web-based tool for the processing of invoices/receiving reports. This will bring about major changes in the amount of time it takes to process these documents making payment much faster. The web site for this system is https://wawf.eb.mil. There are no charges to use WAWF. All questions relating to system setup and vendor training can be directed to the help desk at Ogden. Their number is 1-866-618-5988.; HAFB 012 Cell Phone Policy, FAR 52.222-19 -- Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies, 52.219-6, Notice or Total Small Business Set-Aside (JUNE 2003)(15 U.S.C. 644), 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segrgated Facilities (FEB 1999), 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (APR 2002)(E.O. 11246), 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans (DEC 2001)(38 U.S.C. 4212), 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disablilities (JUN 1998)(29 U.S.C. 793), FAR 52.203-3 - Gratuities, FAR 52.225-13 -- Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases, FAR 52.222-37 Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans (DEC 2001)(38 U.S.C. 4212), 522.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (FEB 2006)(E.O.s, proclamations, and statutes administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of Treasury), 52.229-10 -- State of New Mexico Gross Receipts and Compensating Tax. 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer- Central Contractor Registration (OCT 2003)(31 U.S.C. 3332). DFAR 252.212-7000 Offeror Representations and Certifications--Commercial Items, FAR 52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es): http://farsite.hill.af.mil (End of Clause) (FEB 1998) FAR 52.252-6-- Authorized Deviations in Clauses. As prescribed in 52.107(f), insert the following clause in solicitations and contracts that include any FAR or supplemental clause with an authorized deviation. Whenever any FAR or supplemental clause is used with an authorized deviation, the contracting officer shall identify it by the same number, title, and date assigned to the clause when it is used without deviation, include regulation name for any supplemental clause, except that the contracting officer shall insert ?(Deviation)? after the date of the clause. Authorized Deviations in Clauses (Apr 1984) (a) The use in this solicitation or contract of any Federal Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter 1) clause with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of ?(DEVIATION)? after the date of the clause. (b) The use in this solicitation or contract of any Defense Acquisition Regulation. (48 CFR Chapter 2) clause with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of ?(DEVIATION)? after the name of the regulation.(End of Clause) ; FAR 252.212-7001 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT STATUTES OR EXECUTIVE ORDERS APPLICABLE TO DEFENSE ACQUISITIONS OF COMMERCIAL ITEMS (FEB 2006) (Deviation) (a) In addition to the clauses listed in paragraph (b) of the Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders--Commercial Items clause of this contract (FAR 52.212-5 (MAR 2007) (DEVIATION), the Contractor shall include the terms of the following clause, if applicable, in subcontracts for commercial items or commercial components, awarded at any tier under this contract: 252.247-7023 Transportation of Supplies by Sea (MAY 2002) (10 U.S.C. 2631) 252.247-7024 Notification of Transportation of Supplies by Sea (MAR 2000) (10 U.S.C. 2631) (End of clause), 252.225-7001 Buy American Act and Balance of Payments Program (JUN 2005)(41 U.S.C. 10a-10d, E.O. 10582), 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests (JAN 2004)(10 U.S.C.). ADDENDUM TO FAR 52.212-4 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS- OCT 2003 COMMERCIAL ITEMS. AFFAR 5352.201-9101 Ombudsman. (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 Center/MAJCOM ombudsmen, [Insert names, addresses, telephone numbers, facsimile numbers, and e-mail addresses]. 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) 5352.223-9001 Health and Safety on Government Installations. 5352.242-9000 Contractor access to Air Force installations. FACSIMILE AND EMAIL OFFERS WILL BE ACCEPTED. CONTRACTING OFFICER: Jonathan Heitkem. The point of contact for this solicitation is Jasmine Powell, A1C, USAF 505-572-7825, FAX: 505-572-3869, e-mail jasmine.powell@holloman.af.mil. IMPORTANT NOTICES: 1) RFQ submission must be in accordance with solicitation; 2) Offerors must be registered in the Central Contractor Registry to be eligible for award (Ref. DFARS 252.204-7004, Required Central contractor Registration); 3) All Amendments, if applicable, must be acknowledged; 4) questions concerning this notice should be submitted to the Points of contact as indicated in this announcement
- Place of Performance
- Address: Holloman AFB, NM
- Zip Code: 88330
- Country: UNITED STATES
- Zip Code: 88330
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