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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF SEPTEMBER 06, 2007 FBO #2110
SOLICITATION NOTICE

42 -- TACTICAL AIRCRAFT SURVIVAL KITS

Notice Date

9/4/2007
 

Notice Type

Solicitation Notice
 

Contracting Office

761st Tank BN Ave, Bldg. 1001, Room W113, Fort Hood, TX 76544
 

ZIP Code

76544
 

Solicitation Number

W91DAQ72290006
 

Response Due

9/7/2007
 

Archive Date

3/5/2008
 

Small Business Set-Aside

Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned
 

Description

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, in conjunction with FAR 13.5, as applicable, and as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; bids are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number is W91DAQ72290006 and is issued as an invitation for bids (IFB), unless otherwise indicated herein. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular FAC 05-18. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 423910 with a small business size standard of 100 employees. This requirement is a [ Service-Disabled Veteran Owned ] set-aside and only qualified offerors may submit bids. The solicitation pricing on www.FedBid.com will start on the date this solicitation is posted and will end on 2007-09-07 16:00:00.0 Eastern Time or as otherwise displayed at www.FedBid.com. FOB Destination shall be Fort Hood, TX 76544 The USA ACA Fort Hood requires the following items, Brand Name or Equal, to the following: LI 001, SURVIVAL KIT-DESERT (TASK-D) The "SAHARA" OR "ICARUS" KITS ARE FOX's RETAIL VERSIONS OF THIS KIT. SEE ATTACHED SPECIFICATIONS FOR SURVIAL KIT. THIS KIT WILL SUPPORT SOLDIERS FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME IN THE DESERT WHEN HAVING TO EVADE THE ENEMY OR SIMPLY TO SURVIVE., 190, EA; For this solicitation, USA ACA Fort Hood intends to conduct an online competitive reverse auction to be facilitated by the third-party reverse auction provider, FedBid, Inc. FedBid has developed an online, anonymous, browser based application to conduct the reverse auction. An Offeror may submit a series of pricing bids, which descend in price during the specified period of time for the aforementioned reverse auction. USA ACA Fort Hood is taking this action in an effort to improve both vendor access and awareness of requests and the agency's ability to gather multiple, completed, real-time bids. All responsible Offerors that respond to this solicitation MUST submit the pricing portion of their bid using the online exchange located at www.FedBid.com. There is no cost to register, review procurement data or make a bid on www.FedBid.com. Offerors that are not currently registered to use www.FedBid.com should proceed to www.FedBid.com to complete their free registration. Offerors that require special considerations or assistance may contact the FedBid Helpdesk at 877-9FEDBID (877-933-3243) or via email at clientservices@fedbid.com. Offerors may not artificially manipulate the price of a transaction on www.FedBid.com by any means. It is unacceptable to place bad faith bids, to use decoys in the www.FedBid.com process or to collude with the intent or effect of hampering the competitive www.FedBid.com process. Should offerors require additional clarification, notify the point of contact or FedBid at 877-9FEDBID (877-933-3243) or clientservices@fedbid.com. Use of FedBid: Buyers and Sellers agree to conduct this transaction through FedBid in compliance with the FedBid Terms of Use. Buyers and Sellers understand that FedBid ranks all bids by price; however, pursuant to applicable acquisition regulations and/or departmental guidelines, Buyers may use criteria other than price to evaluate offers. Accordingly, please note that, unless otherwise specified herein below, to the extent required by applicable regulations and/or guidelines, award will be made to the responsible Seller whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Buyer on the basis of price, technical capability, delivery, and past performance. In addition to providing pricing at www.FedBid.com for this solicitation, each Offeror must provide any required, NON-PRICING responses (e.g. technical proposal, representations and certifications, etc.) directly to susheep.oden@us.army.mil (NOT THROUGH FEDBID.COM) so that they are received at that email address no later than the closing date and time for this solicitation. The selected Offeror must comply with the following commercial item terms and conditions. FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial, applies to this acquisition. The selected Offeror must submit a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items. FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The following FAR clauses in paragraph (b) of FAR clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, will apply: 52.219-27, 52.222-21, 52.222-26, 52.222-35, 52.222-36, 52.222-37, 52.225-13, 52.232-34. The full text of a FAR clause may be accessed electronically at http://www.acqnet.gov/far. Delivery shall be made within 30 days or less after receipt of order (ARO). CCR Requirement - Company must be registered on Central Contractor Registration (CCR) before an award could be made to them. If company is not registered in CCR, they may do so by going to CCR web site at http://www.ccr.gov. The selected vendor must comply with the following clauses/provisions: 5.240-7, Central Contractor Registration; 252.204-7004 Alt A, Central Contractor Registration (52.204-7) Alternate A; 252.232-7010, Leview on Contract Payments 52.000-4057 ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER (EFT) PAYMENT 1. When payment will be accomplished by electronic funds transfer, in accordance with FAR 52.232-33, the Contractor shall render original invoice and three (3) copies to the address contained in the Payment Will Be Made by Block on Page 1 of the order/contract. Or follow the procedures for electronic invoicing in accordance with Wide Area Workflow (WAWF) (POC is Electronic Business Operational Support Team 866-618-5988). To inquire whether DFAS has made a payment, you can check out the DFAS Web Page at http://www.dfas.mil/money/vendor/ (scroll down and select ?query by contract number? and then type in your contract/order number to check on a payment. MINIMUM INVOICE REQUIREMENTS FAR 52.232-25, Prompt Payment Act, requires the following information, as a minimum, for an invoice to be considered acceptable. (i) Name and address of the Contractor. (ii) Invoice number. (All invoices must contain an invoice number.) (iii) Invoice date. (The Contractor is encouraged to date invoices as close as possible to the date of the mailing or transmission.) (iv) Contract number or other authorization for supplies delivered or services performed (including order number and contract line item number). (v) Description, quantity, unit of measure, unit price, and extended price of supplies delivered or services performed. (vi) Shipping and payment terms (e.g., shipment number and date of shipment, prompt payment discount terms). Bill of lading number and weight of shipment will be shown for shipments on Government bills of lading. If freight/shipping costs have been separately proposed and appear as a separate line item on this order or contract, only one (1) payment can be made against that line item. Multiple payments against this line item will not be made. Therefore, such charges shall be consolidated and billed in one consolidated invoice. The invoice shall include supporting documentation for the total amounts billed. (vii) Name and address of Contractor official to whom payment is to be sent (must be the same as that in the contract or in a proper notice of assignment). (viii) Name (where practicable), title, phone number, and mailing address of person to be notified in the event of a defective invoice. (ix) Any other information or documentation required by the contract (such as evidence of shipment). (x) While not required, the Contractor is strongly encouraged to assign an identification number to each invoice. 3. PAYMENT PROBLEMS If payment problems persist after contacting the appropriate number above, you may contact your administrator by visiting our website http://ccmd.hood.army.mil. After you have entered our website click on Active Contracts, find your contract/order number, then click on the words Contract Administrator. Clicking on the words will bring up the email request form. Please note that the required fields on the email request must be filled-in. Type in your question, hit the send button and your message will be forwarded to the administrator assigned to your contract/order. 52.000-4058 ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION (ADR) NOTICE In furtherance of Federal policy and the Alternative Dispute Resolution Act of 1990, ADR Act, Pub. L. 101-552, the Contracting Officer will try to resolve all post award acquisition issues in controversy by mutual agreement of the parties. Interested parties are encouraged to use alternative dispute resolution procedures to the maximum extent practicable in accordance with the authority and the requirements of the ADR Act. 52.000-4087 ADMINISTRATIVE CONTRACTING OFFICE After award, the Administrative Contracting Office for this acquisition will be: Army Contracting Agency Southern Region (ACASR), Fort Hood Contracting Command Contract Administration Division Building 1001, 761st Tank Battalion Fort Hood, TX 76544-5059 Phone: (254) 287-3504 252.212-7001 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT STATUTES OR EXECUTIVE ORDERS APPLICABLE TO DEFENSE ACQUISITIONS OF COMMERCIAL ITEMS (JAN 2007). Clauses 252.225-7001 and 252.225 is applicable under the main clause. 252.232-7003 ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION OF PAYMENT REQUESTS (MAY 2006) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause-- (1) Contract financing payment and invoice payment have the meanings given in section 32.001 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. (2) Electronic form means any automated system that transmits information electronically from the initiating system to all affected systems. Facsimile, e-mail, and scanned documents are not acceptable electronic forms for submission of payment requests. However, scanned documents are acceptable when they are part of a submission of a payment request made using one of the electronic forms provided for in paragraph (b) of this clause. (3) Payment request means any request for contract financing payment or invoice payment submitted by the Contractor under this contract. (b) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this clause, the Contractor shall submit payment requests using one of the following electronic forms: (1) Wide Area WorkFlow-Receipt and Acceptance (WAWF-RA). Information regarding WAWF-RA is available on the Internet at https://wawf.eb.mil. (2) Web Invoicing System (WInS). Information regarding WInS is available on the Internet at https://ecweb.dfas.mil. (3) American National Standards Institute (ANSI) X.12 electronic data interchange (EDI) formats. (i) Information regarding EDI formats is available on the Internet at http://www.X12.org. (ii) EDI implementation guides are available on the Internet at http://www.dod.mil/dfas/. (4) Another electronic form authorized by the Contracting Officer. (c) If the Contractor is unable to submit a payment request in electronic form, or DoD is unable to receive a payment request in electronic form, the Contractor shall submit the payment request using a method mutually agreed to by the Contractor, the Contracting Officer, the contract administration office, and the payment office. (d) In addition to the requirements of this clause, the Contractor shall meet the requirements of the appropriate payment clauses in this contract when submitting payments requests. (End of clause)
 

Web Link

www.fedbid.com (b-49087, n-7909)
(http://www.fedbid.com)
 

Place of Performance

Address: Fort Hood, TX 76544

Zip Code: 76544-5025

Country: US
 

Record

SN01394249-W 20070906/070904221429 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)

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