SOLICITATION NOTICE
71 -- OFFICE FURNITURE FOR WPAFB BLD. 646
- Notice Date
- 4/28/2008
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 337214
— Office Furniture (except Wood) Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command, ASC - Aeronautical Systems Center, 2275 D Street, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, 45433-7218
- ZIP Code
- 45433-7218
- Solicitation Number
- FA8601-08-T-0040
- Point of Contact
- Kurt V Lovmark,, Phone: 937-522-4509
- E-Mail Address
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kurt.lovmark@wpafb.af.mil
- Description
- This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. There will be no hard copies distributed. A site visit is not deemed to be necessary. This Solicitation No. FA8601-08-T-0040 is a Request for Quotation (RFQ) and is being conducted as a commercial item procurement using Simplified Acquisition Procedures (FAR Part 13). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-24, Effective February 28, 2008. The USAF anticipates awarding an Open Market purchase order as a result of the RFQ, but reserves the right to make no award at all if determined to be in the Government's best interest. However, if a vendor elects to provide GSA pricing, their quote must explicitly state so and must provide the applicable GSA Schedule number and must also state exactly how any resultant award should be addressed. It should also be noted that for open market awards, no letters will be issued to authorize non-GSA schedule holders to purchase directly from GSA on the Government's behalf for this acquisition. The contractor shall provide purchasing action and complete operational installation of free standing office furniture and accessories for AFIT,ENP Bldg 646, WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, OH 45433, IAW the list of requirements (available on request). The Government intends to make an award based on initial quotes received, without discussions with such offerors. Award will be made on an "All- Or- None" basis. Completed Request for Quote - Quotes shall be submitted no later than 1500 hours Eastern Daylight Savings Time on May 07, 2008 to 88 CONS/PKA, Attention: Kurt V. Lovmark, Contract Specialist, Area C, Building 1, Room 109, 1940 Allbrook Drive, Suite, 3, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB), OH 45433-5309. This requirement is being issued as a "ALL-OR-NONE" IAW SUBPART 13.101 (b) (1). Federal Supply Code 7110, NAICS Code 337214, Size Standard 500 Employees. One Purchase Order will be issued to one Vendor as the authorized dealer for the following Brand Name manufacturers: Artopex Inc. Division of Groupe Pro Plus Inc. 800 Vadnais Street Granby, Quebec, Canada J2J 1A7 Great Openings 902 E. Fourth Street Ludington, MI 49431 Rightangle Products K & A Manufacturing Inc. 6703 Zinser Street Scofield, WI 54476 Chromcraft Corp DBA Chromecraft Furniture 1 Quality LN Seneatobia, MS 38668-2333 Groupe Lacasse 99 St-Pierre St-Pie (Quebec) Canada JOH IW0 Delivery is to be FOB destination. Please quote your earliest delivery The following FAR clauses and provisions apply to this acquisition: FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation, Commercial Items, award will be based on overall best value to the Government; FAR 52.212-3 and Alt I, Offeror Representations and Certifications? Commercial Items; 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 52.204-6 Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) Number; FAR 52.204-7 Central Contractor Registration FAR 52.222-3 Convict Labor; FAR 52.222-19 Child Labor Co-operation with Authorities and remedies; FAR 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities; FAR 52.222-22 Previous Contracts and Compliance Reports (Feb 1999) FAR 52.222-25 Affirmative Action Compliance (Feb 1984) FAR 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity (Feb 1999); FAR 52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities; FAR 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons FAR 52.225-1 Buy American Act / Supplies FAR 52.225-13 Restriction on Certain Foreign Purchases FAR 52.233-3 Protest After Award; FAR 52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim FAR 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Central Contractor Registration; FAR 52.247-34 F.O.B. Destination; FAR 52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998); FAR 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998) fill-ins http://farsite.hill.af.mil FAR 52.252-6, Authorized Deviations in Clauses, The following DFARS clauses and provisions apply to this acquisition: DFARS 252.204-7003, Control of Government Personnel Work Product. DFARS 252.204-7004 Required Central Contractor Registration. DFARS 252.212-7001 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items (Apr 2001)Deviation DFARS 252.225-7000 Buy American Act--Balance of Payment Program Certificate; DFARS 252.225-7001 Buy American Act and Balance of Payment Program; AFFARS 5352.223-9001 Health and Safety on Government Installations AFFARS 5352.201-9101 Ombudsman -- is applicable to this acquisition. An Ombudsman has been appointed to hear concerns from offerors or potential offerors during the proposal development phase of this acquisition. Address issues, concerns, and questions regarding this acquisition to the contracting officer. You may refer them to the Ombudsman if, after discussing them with the Contracting Officer, you feel that you are not effectively communicating with the government. The Ombudsman does not diminish the authority of the program director or Contracting Officer, but communicates contractor concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations to the appropriate Government personnel. When requested, the Ombudsman shall maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. The Ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposals or in the source selection process. The ASC Ombudsman is Ms. Debra Haley, ASC/AE, 1755 Eleventh St, Bldg. 570, R113, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433-7404 (Phone: 937-255-5315; FAX 937-656-7540; E-Mail debra.haley@wpafb.af.mil). AFFARS 5352.242-9000 Contractor access to Air Force installations -(a) The contractor shall obtain base identification and vehicle passes for all contractor personnel who make frequent visits to or perform work on the Air Force installation(s) cited in the contract. Contractor personnel are required to wear or prominently display installation identification badges or contractor-furnished, contractor identification badges while visiting or performing work on the installation. (b) The contractor shall submit a written request on company letterhead to the contracting officer listing the following: contract number, location of work site, start and stop dates, and names of employees and subcontractor employees needing access to the base. The letter will also specify the individual(s) authorized to sign for a request for base identification credentials or vehicle passes. The contracting officer will endorse the request and forward it to the issuing base pass and registration office or security police for processing. When reporting to the registration office, the authorized contractor individual(s) should provide a valid driver's license, current vehicle registration, and valid vehicle insurance certificate to obtain a vehicle pass. (c) During performance of the contract, the contractor shall be responsible for obtaining required identification for newly assigned personnel and for prompt return of credentials and vehicle passes for any employee who no longer requires access to the work site. (d) When work under this contract requires unescorted entry to controlled or restricted areas, the contractor shall comply with AFI 31-101, Volume 1, The Air Force Installation Security Program, and AFI 31-501, Personnel Security Program Management, as applicable. (e) Upon completion or termination of the contract or expiration of the identification passes, the prime contractor shall ensure that all base identification passes issued to employees and subcontractor employees are returned to the issuing office. (f) Failure to comply with these requirements may result in withholding of final payment. (End of clause) IMPORTANT NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS: Any award resulting from this solicitation will include DFARS 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests. Section 1008 of the National Defense Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2001 requires any claims for payments (invoices) under DoD contract to be submitted in electronic form. Wide Area Workflow- Receipt and Acceptance (WAWF-RA0 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 https://wawf.eb.mil/. The Government will make an award from this request for quotation to the responsible quoter whose quote will be most advantageous to the Government. The Government reserves the right to not make an award at all.By submission of a quote the quoter acknowledges the requirement that a prospective awardee and the manufacturers must be registered in the CCR database prior to award, during performance and through final payment of any contract resulting from this solicitation. The quoter also must be registered in ORCA (Online Representations and Certifications Application) prior to award OR must include a copy of FAR 52.212-3 Representations and Certifications prior to award. Both CCR and ORCA can be located at ttp://www.bpn.gov/. FAR 52.212-3 can be found at http://farsite.hill.af.mil/vffara.htm There is no special format or form required for submitting quotes. However offerors are required to submit the following information along with their quote: Company Name Address Phone Number Fax Number Point of Contact Email Address of POC Delivery Time After Receipt of Order Prompt Payment Discount Terms Cage Code Tax ID Number Point of contact is Kurt Lovmark 937-522-4509. Quotes can be e-mailed to Kurt.Lovmark@wpafb.af.mil or faxed to 937-257-3926 Attn: Kurt Lovmark. All quotes are due by 3:00 p.m. EDT, MAY 07, 2008.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: 88 CONS/PKA, 1940 Allbrook Drive, Ste 3, Rm 109, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, 45433, United States
- Zip Code: 45433
- Zip Code: 45433
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