MODIFICATION
72 -- Coat Hangers
- Notice Date
- 1/4/2013
- Notice Type
- Modification/Amendment
- NAICS
- 326199
— All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Air Force, Direct Reporting Units, USAF Academy - 10 CONS, 8110 Industrial Drive, Suite 200, USAF Academy, Colorado, 80840-2315, United States
- ZIP Code
- 80840-2315
- Solicitation Number
- FA7000-13-T-0019
- Archive Date
- 1/24/2013
- Point of Contact
- Carmen McClanathan, Phone: 7193330809, Diana Myles-South, Phone: 719-333-8650
- E-Mail Address
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carmen.mcclanathan@us.af.mil, Diana.South@us.af.mil
(carmen.mcclanathan@us.af.mil, Diana.South@us.af.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- Amendment I: This is an amendment to correct the number of boxes for this requirement (see Requirements for Quote below). Original quantity remains the same. Please acknowledge this amendment in your quote. This is a 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 (formal) solicitation will not be issued. This solicitation is issued as a Request for Quotation, (RFQ), solicitation number FA7000-13-T-0019, in accordance with FAR Parts 12 & 13. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-62 effective 10 DEC 12. The North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) is 316199 and the business size standard is 750. This is a 100% small business set-aside. All responsible sources may submit a quote, which if received timely, will be considered by the 10th Contracting Squadron, 10 LGCB, United States Air Force Academy (USAFA). Please read and comply with all requirements for submitting a quote. Failure to comply with all instructions contained within this solicitation could result in the quote being ineligible for award. It is the offeror's responsibility to ensure their quote meets all the requirements identified herein. Buy American Act and certification of compliance is required and must be submitted with quote (see DFARS clause 252.225-7001). REQUIREMENTS FOR QUOTE Provide pricing for the following line item: Item No. Description Qty Unit Price Extended Price 001 Coat Hangers 18,252 $______ $_______ Delivery on or before: 12 MAY 13 Coat Hangers constructed of unbreakable plastic, with trouser bar and swivel hook. Dimensions - horizontal trouser bar 15-17" long and each side of angled top bar 9-11" (See Attachment 1 for Examples). These hangers must support the cadet overcoat; therefore a strong heavy duty finished product is required. Color - Brown. Packaged 18 hangers per box = 1,014 boxes. Note: A first article will be required IAW FAR 52.209-4, Alt I. TOTAL PRICE: $_________________ The following Federal Acquisition (FAR) clauses apply to this solicitation and offerors must comply with all instructions contained in FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors--Commercial Items, addenda applies: The contractor shall submit their quote on company letterhead to include the following: contact name, address, telephone number of the offeror, unit price, extended price, any discount terms, delivery terms, cage code, DUNS number, tax identification number, size of business, warranty information and acknowledgement of solicitation amendments if required. The Contracting Officer is not responsible for locating or obtaining any information not identified in the offer. Addenda to FAR 52.212-1, Proposal preparation Instructions: 1. Initially, quotes will be evaluated on a pass or fail basis (Technically Acceptable) to determine whether the proposed hanger meets the salient physical, functional, or performance characteristics. 2. Second, Quotes will then be ranked according to price. The offeror who submits the lowest price and meets or exceeds (Pass) the salient physical, functional or performance characteristics will receive the award. The award will be made to that offeror without further consideration of any other offerors. 3. The Offeror must submit data that adequately demonstrates that its product meets the salient characteristics of the solicitation. A general statement of compliance or restatement of the salient characteristics is insufficient. Offerors must include in their offer descriptive literature such as illustrations, drawings, or a clear reference to information readily available to the Contracting Officer. The Contracting Officer is not responsible for locating or obtaining any information not identified in the offer. If an offeror cannot comply with every requirement, that offer will not be considered. Quotes must be received no later than 10:00am Mountain Standard Time (MST), 4 JAN 13 at 10 CONS/LGCB, 8110 Industrial Drive, Suite 200, USAF Academy, CO 80840-2315. Please submit quotes by e-mail to Carmen McClanathan at carmen.mcclanathan@us.af.mil, 719-333-0809. In my absence, please contact Diana Myles-South, Contracting Officer, (719) 333-8650 or email to diana.south@us.af.mil. a. Prices quoted must be Firm-Fixed Price to include shipping and handling charges based on F.O.B Destination. Quotes received with F.O.B: Other than Destination will not be considered. Delivery is required no later than 12 MAY 13. ADDRESS: Cadet Store Officer - FX7000 Mitchell Hall Annex, Bldg 2351 USAF Academy, CO 80840 United States 719-333-3017 b. The provision at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - commercial Items and its Alternate I must be completed. Offerors are highly encouraged to complete all representations and certifications electronically online at System for Award Management (SAM); contractors must be registered with SAM to conduct business with the Department of Defense. No purchase order can be awarded to any company without this registration (www.sam.gov). If not completed online, 52.212-3 and its Alt I shall be completed in hard copy and submitted with quote (See Attachment 2). c. The provision at DFARS 252.225-7000, Buy American Act-Balance of Payments Program Certificate, must be completed, signed and returned with quote (See Attachment 3). The certificate can also be obtained at hptt://farsite.hill.af.mil/). The provision at FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation--Commercial Items apply to this acquisition: 52.212-2 Evaluation - Commercial Items (JAN 99) a. The government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factor shall be used to evaluate offers: Award will be made on the basis of determining offerors who meet or exceed the salient characteristics listed below on a pass/fail basis and those offerors who pass (meeting salient characteristics) will then be evaluated on who offered the lowest evaluated price which meets or exceeds the requirements. If an offeror does not meet the salient characteristics, it will not be considered. SALIENT CHARACTERISTICS: 1. Unbreakable plastic 2. Trouser bar and swivel hook 3. Dimensions - horizontal trouser bar 15-17" long. Each side of angled top bar 9-11", 4. Color: Brown (End of Addendum) ATTACHMENTS 1. Examples Picture 2. 52.212-3 Alt I 3. DFARS 252.225-7000, Buy American Certificate (1 page) FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items (FEB 12) applies to this acquisition. ADDENDUM TO FAR 52.212-4(c) CHANGES Text in paragraph (c) is deleted and replaced with the following: Changes in terms and conditions of this contract may be made only by written agreement of the parties with the exception of certain changes such as administrative changes including changes in paying office, appropriation data, etc. authorized by the Federal Acquisition Regulation and its supplements that may be made unilaterally by the Contracting Officer (for a complete list of changes that may be made unilaterally, see FAR 43.103(b)) (End of Addendum) 52.209-4 FIRST ARTICLE APPROVAL--GOVERNMENT TESTING (SEP 89) - ALTERNATE I (JAN 97) (a) The Contractor shall deliver 1 each of line item 0001, within 30 calendar days from the date of this contract to the Government at 10th Contracting Squadron, 10 CONS/LGCB, Attn: Contracting Officer, 8110 Industrial Drive, Suite 200, USAF Academy, CO 80840 for first article tests. The shipping documentation shall contain this contract number and the Lot/Item identification. The characteristics that the first article must meet and the testing requirements are specified elsewhere in this contract. (b) Within 5 calendar days after the Government receives the first article, the Contracting Officer shall notify the Contractor, in writing, of the conditional approval, approval, or disapproval of the first article. The notice of conditional approval or approval shall not relieve the Contractor from complying with all requirements of the specifications and all other terms and conditions of this contract. A notice of conditional approval shall state any further action required of the Contractor. A notice of disapproval shall cite reasons for the disapproval. (c) If the first article is disapproved, the Contractor, upon Government request, shall submit an additional first article for testing. After each request, the Contractor shall make any necessary changes, modifications, or repairs to the first article or select another first article for testing. All costs related to these tests are to be borne by the Contractor, including any and all costs for additional tests following disapproval. The Contractor shall furnish any additional first article to the Government under the terms and conditions and within the time specified by the Government. The Government shall act on this first article within the time limit specified in paragraph (b) of this clause. The Government reserves the right to require an equitable adjustment of the contract price for any extension of the delivery schedule or for any additional costs to the Government related to these tests. (d) If the Contractor fails to deliver any first article on time, or the Contracting Officer disapproves any first article, the Contractor shall be deemed to have failed to make delivery within the meaning of the Default clause of this contract. (e) Unless otherwise provided in the contract, the Contractor-- (1) May deliver the approved first article as a part of the contract quantity, provided it meets all contract requirements for acceptance and was not consumed or destroyed in testing; and (2) Shall remove and dispose of any first article from the Government test facility at the Contractor's expense. (f) If the Government does not act within the time specified in paragraphs (b) or (c) of this clause, the Contracting Officer shall, upon timely written request from the Contractor, equitably adjust under the Changes clause of this contract the delivery or performance dates and/or the contract price, and any other contractual term affected by the delay. (g) The Contractor is responsible for providing operating and maintenance instructions, spare parts support, and repair of the first article during any first article test. (h) Before first article approval, the acquisition of materials or components for, or the commencement of production of, the balance of the contract quantity is at the sole risk of the Contractor. Before first article approval, the costs thereof shall not be allocable to this contract for (1) progress payments, or (2) termination settlements if the contract is terminated for the convenience of the Government. (i) The Government may waive the requirement for first article approval test where supplies identical or similar to those called for in the schedule have been previously furnished by the Offeror/Contractor and have been accepted by the Government. The Offeror/Contractor may request a waiver. (j) The Contractor shall produce both the first article and the production quantity at the same facility. (End of clause) 52.212-5 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT STATUTES OR EXECUTIVE ORDERS--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (NOV 12) (DEVIATION) (a) Comptroller General Examination of Record. The Contractor shall comply with the provisions of this paragraph (a) if this 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 and 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 type and 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)(1) 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 this paragraph (b) (i) in a subcontract for commercial items. Unless otherwise indicated below, the extent of the flow down shall be as required by the clause- (i) 52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct (APR 10) (Pub. L. 110-252, Title VI, Chapter 1 (41 U.S.C. 251 note). (ii) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (DEC 10) (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 $650,000 ($1.5 million for construction of any public facility), the subcontractor must include 52.219-8 in lower tier subcontracts that offer subcontracting opportunities. (iii) Reserved. (iv) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (MAR 07) (E.O. 11246). (v) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans (SEP 06) (38 U.S.C. 4212). (vi) 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (JUN 98) (29 U.S.C. 793). (vii) 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (DEC 2010) (E.O. 13496). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (f) of FAR clause 52.222-40. (viii) 52.222-41, Service Contract Act of 1965 (NOV 07) (41 U.S.C. 351, et seq.). (ix) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (FEB 2009) (22 U.S.C. 7104(g)). ___ Alternate I (AUG 07) of 52.222-50 (22 U.S.C. 7104(g)). (x) 52.222-51, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Act to Contracts for Maintenance, Calibration, or Repair of Certain Equipment--Requirements (NOV 07) (41 U.S.C. 351, et seq.). (xi) 52.222-53, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Act to Contracts for Certain Services--Requirements (FEB 09) (41 U.S.C. 351, et seq.). (xii) 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification (JAN 09). (xiii) 52.226-6, Promoting Excess Food Donation to Nonprofit Organizations. (MAR 09) (Pub. L. 110-247). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (e) of FAR clause 52.226-6. (xiv) 52.247-64, Preference for Privately Owned U.S.-Flag Commercial Vessels (FEB 06) (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. (2) 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) Additional FAR clauses cited in the clause applicable to this acquisition are: 52.204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (JUL 10) 52.209-6 Protecting the Governments Interests When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment (DEC 10) 52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (JUN 03) 52.219-13 Notice of Set-Aside of Orders (NOV 11) 52.219-28 Post-Award Small Business Program Representation (APR 09) 52.222-3 Convict Labor (JUN 03) 52.222-19 Child Labor -- Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (JUL 10) 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (FEB 99) 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity (MAR 07) 52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (OCT 10) 52.222-50 Combat Trafficking in Persons (FEB 09) 52.223-18 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (AUG 11) 52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (JUN 08) 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer--Central Contractor Registration (OCT 03) 52.233-3 Protest After Award (AUG 96) 52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (OCT 04) The provision at FAR 52.252-2, Clauses Incorporated by Reference applies to this acquisition: 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference (FEB 98) 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 address: http://farsite.hill.af.mil. (End of Clause) DFARS 252.212-7001 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT STATUTES OR EXECUTIVE ORDERS APPLICABLE TO DEFENSE ACQUISITIONS OF COMMERCIAL ITEMS (DEVIATION) (NOV 12) APPLIES TO THIS ACQUISITION: (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) (OCT 10) (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: 252.237-7010 252.237-7019 Prohibition on Interrogation of Detainees by Contractor Personnel (NOV 10) (Section 1038 of Pub. L. 111-84). Training for Contractor Personnel Interacting with Detainees (SEP 06) (Section 1092 of Pub. L. 108-375). 252.247-7003 Pass-Through of Motor Carrier Fuel Surcharge Adjustment to the Cost Bearer (SEP 10) (Section 884 of Public Law 110-417) 252.247-7023 Transportation of Supplies by Sea (MAY 02) (10 U.S.C. 2631) 252.247-7024 Notification of Transportation of Supplies by Sea (MAR 00) (10 U.S.C. 2631) (End of Clause) (End of clause) Additional DFARS clauses cited in the clause applicable to this acquisition are: 252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials (SEP 11) 252.225-7001 Buy American Act and Balance of Payments Program (OCT 11) 252.225-7002 Qualifying Country Sources as Subcontractors (APR 03) 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payments Request (MAR 08) 252.232-7010Levies on Contract Payments (DEC 06) (End of clause) 5352.201-9101 Ombudsman (NOV 12): (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 interested 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 <http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/circulars/a076/a76_rev2003.pdf> competition performance decisions). (c) If resolution cannot be made by the contracting officer, the interested party may contact the Center/MAJCOM/DRU or AFISRA ombudsmen, Kelly S. Snyder 8110 Industrial Drive, Ste 103 USAFA, CO 80840 Telephone number 719-333-2074 FAX 719-333-2379 Email: Kelly.Snyder@us.af.mil Concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations that cannot be resolved at the Center/MAJCOM/DRU or AFISRA level, may be brought by the interested 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 (571) 256-2397, facsimile number (571) 256-2431. (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)
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