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SOLICITATION NOTICE

65 -- BD Microbial Identification - Brand Name Letter

Notice Date: 5/30/2013
Notice Type: Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
NAICS: 621511 — Medical Laboratories
Contracting Office: Department of the Air Force, Air Mobility Command, 60th CONS, 350 Hangar Ave. Bldg 549, Travis AFB, California, 94535-2632, United States
ZIP Code: 94535-2632
Solicitation Number: F3Z4533059A003
Archive Date: 6/21/2013
Point of Contact: Christopher R. Schlotterbeck, Phone: 7074247736
E-Mail Address: christopher.schlotterbeck.1@us.af.mil
(christopher.schlotterbeck.1@us.af.mil)
Small Business Set-Aside: N/A
Description: Brand Name Letter 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; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number is F3Z4533059A003; this solicitation is a request for quotation. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-66 effective 01 Apr 2013; Defense DPN 20130419 effective 19 Apr 2013, and AFAC 2013-0327 effective 27 Mar 2013. This acquisition is a Brand Name; The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 621511 The business size standard is $30,000,000.00. The Federal Supply Class (FSC) is 6515. The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) is 8071. PLEASE NOTE THE FILL-INS THAT ARE REQUIRED IN RESPONSE TO THIS SOLICITATION. 0001 - AFFIRM VPIII Microbial Identification Test Kit, 15 each. Period of performance--06 Jun 2013 - 30 Sep 2013 0002 - ATTS Transport Systems, 5 each Period of performance--06 Jun 2013 - 30 Sep 2013 0003 - BD AFFIRM Micro Processor to include on-site training, 24 month warranty and service in option years 1 - 4, 1 each. Period of performance--06 Jun 2013 - 30 Sep 2013 1001 - AFFIRM VPIII Microbial Identification Test Kit, 40 each. Period of performance--01 Oct 2013 - 30 Sep 2014 1002 - ATTS Transport Systems, 10 each Period of performance--01 Oct 2013 - 30 Sep 2014 1003 - BD AFFIRM Micro Processor service Period of performance--01 Oct 2013 - 30 Sep 2014 2001 - AFFIRM VPIII Microbial Identification Test Kit, 40 each. Period performance--01 Oct 2014 - 30 Sep 2015 2002 - ATTS Transport Systems, 10 each Period performance--01 Oct 2014 - 30 Sep 2015 2003 - BD AFFIRM Micro Processor service Period performance--01 Oct 2014 - 30 Sep 2015 3001 - AFFIRM VPIII Microbial Identification Test Kit, 40 each. Period of performance--01 Oct 2015 - 30 Sep 2016 3002 - ATTS Transport Systems, 10 each Period of performance--01 Oct 2015 - 30 Sep 2016 3003 - BD AFFIRM Micro Processor, 1 each. Period of performance--01 Oct 2015 - 30 Sep 2016 4001 - AFFIRM VPIII Microbial Identification Test Kit, 40 each. Period of performance--01 Oct 2016 - 30 Sep 2017 4002 - ATTS Transport Systems, 10 each Period of performance--01 Oct 2016 - 30 Sep 2017 4003 - BD AFFIRM Micro Processor service Period of performance--01 Oct 2016 - 30 Sep 2017 In addition to providing the equipment, the vendor is responsible for supplying regents and must be able to guarantee, at a minimum, the availability of the same lot number of regents within each shipment according to determined shipping schedule. Award shall be made in the aggregate, all or none. Any responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation which shall be considered by the agency. The following provisions and/or clauses apply to this acquisition. Offerors must comply with all instructions contained in: FAR 52.204-7 Central Contractor Registration FAR 52.209-6 Protecting the Government Interest FAR 52.204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation & First Tier Subcontract Awards FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation -- Commercial Items (Jan 1999): (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 factors shall be used to evaluate offers: (i) technical capability of the item offered to meet the Government requirement;(ii) price FAR 52.212-3 Alt I Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items; An offeror shall complete only paragraphs (b) of this provision if the offeror has completed the annual representations and certificates electronically via https://www.acquisition.gov. If an offeror has not completed the annual representations and certifications electronically at the ORCA website, the offeror shall complete only paragraphs (c) through (o) of this provision. (b) (1) Annual Representations and Certifications. Any changes provided by the offeror in paragraph (b)(2) of this provision do not automatically change the representations and certifications posted on the Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) website. (2) The offeror has completed the annual representations and certifications electronically via the ORCA website accessed through https://www.acquisition.gov. After reviewing the ORCA database information, the offeror verifies by submission of this offer that the representation and certifications currently posted electronically at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items, have been entered or updated in the last 12 months, are current, accurate, complete, and applicable to this solicitation (including the business size standard applicable to the NAICS code referenced for this solicitation), as of the date of this offer and are incorporated in this offer by reference (see FAR 4.1201), except for paragraphs ____________. [Offeror to identify the applicable paragraphs at (c) through (o) of this provision that the offeror has completed for the purposes of this solicitation only, if any. These amended representation(s) and/or certification(s) are also incorporated in this offer and are current, accurate, and complete as of the date of this offer. Any changes provided by the offeror are applicable to this solicitation only, and do not result in an update to the representations and certifications posted electronically on ORCA.] FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and conditions- Commercial Items FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Condition Required to Implement Statues or Executive Orders-Commercial Items (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)(1) 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 2010) (Pub. L. 110-252, Title VI, Chapter 1 (41 U.S.C. 251 note)). (iii) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (Dec 2010) (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 (ix) [Reserved] (iv) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Mar 2007) (E.O. 11246). (v) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Sep 2010) (38 U.S.C. 4212). (vi) 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (Oct 2010) (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 2007), (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 2007) 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 2007) (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 2009) (41 U.S.C. 351, et seq.) (xii) 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification (Jan 2009). (xiii) 52.226-6, Promoting Excess Food Donation to Nonprofit Organizations. (Mar 2009) (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 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. (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) FAR 52.217-5 Evaluation of Options Evaluation of Options (Jul 1990) Except when it is determined in accordance with FAR 17.206(b) not to be in the Government's best interests, the Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. Evaluation of options will not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s). FAR 52.217-8 Option to Extend Services Option to Extend Services (Nov 1999) The Government may require continued performance of any services within the limits and at the rates specified in the contract. These rates may be adjusted only as a result of revisions to prevailing labor rates provided by the Secretary of Labor. The option provision may be exercised more than once, but the total extension of performance hereunder shall not exceed 6 months. The Contracting Officer may exercise the option by written notice to the Contractor within 60 days. FAR 52.217-9 Option to Extend the Terms of the Contract (a) The Government may extend the term of this contract by written notice to the Contractor within 01 Jun 13 - 30 Sep 17; provided that the Government gives the Contractor a preliminary written notice of its intent to extend at least 60 days before the contract expires. The preliminary notice does not commit the Government to an extension. (b) If the Government exercises this option, the extended contract shall be considered to include this option clause. (c) The total duration of this contract, including the exercise of any options under this clause, shall not exceed 5 years. FAR 52.219-28 Post Award Small Business Program FAR 52.222-3 Convict Labor; FAR 52.222-19 Child Labor Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies FAR 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities FAR 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity FAR 52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities FAR 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons FAR 52.223-18 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving FAR 52.225-25 Prohibition on Contractor with Entities Engaging in Sanctioned Activities Relation to Iran - Representation and Certification FAR 52.232-99 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (DEVIATION) FAR 52.233-3 Protest after award; FAR 52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contracts; DFARS 252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials DFARS 252.203-7002 Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights DFARS 252.204-7003 Control of Government Personnel Work Products; DFARS 252.204-7004 Alternate A - Central Contractor Regulation DFARS 252.225-7001 Buy American Act and Balance of Payment Programs; DFARS 252.225-7002 Qualifying country sources as subcontractors; DFARS 252-232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests; DFARS 252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments; DFARS 252.247-7023 Transportation of Supplies by Sea, Alternate III; 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:/www.arnet.gov/far or http:/farsite.hill.af.mil (End of Clause) FAR 52.252-6 Authorized Deviation in Clauses 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 Federal 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) DFARS 252.204-7006 Billing Instructions; When submitting a request for payment, the Contractor shall- (a) Identify the contract line item(s) on the payment request that reasonably reflect contract work performance; and (b) Separately identify a payment amount for each contract line item included in the payment request. (End of clause) 252.212-7001 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT STATUTES OR EXECUTIVE ORDERS APPLICABLE TO DEFENSE ACQUISITIONS OF COMMERCIAL ITEMS (DEC 2010) (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) (OCT 2010) (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 2010) (Section 1038 of Pub. L. 111-84). Training for Contractor Personnel Interacting with Detainees (SEP 2006) (Section 1092 of Pub. L. 108-375). 252.247-7003 Pass-Through of Motor Carrier Fuel Surcharge Adjustment to the Cost Bearer (JUL 2009) (Section 884 of Public Law 110-417) 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) AFFARS 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 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 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, Mr. Gregory Oneal, HQ AMC/A7K, 507 Symington Drive, Scott AFB IL 62225-5022, (618) 229-0184, fax (618) 256-6668, email: gregory.oneal@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) Clauses may be accessed electronically in full text through http://farsite.hill.af.mil. Contractors must be actively registered with the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) at http://www.ccr.gov, at Wide Area Work Flow (WAWF) at http://wawf.eb.mil, and at Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) at http://orca.bpn.gov. Please send any questions to christopher.schlotterbeck.1@us.af.mil. NO LATER THAN 04 June 2013, 10:00 AM, PST and offers NO LATER THAN 06 June, 10:00 AM, PST. Verbal requests will not be accepted. Offerors must provide written acknowledgement of any and all amendments to this solicitation with your offer. Otherwise, offer may not be considered for award. If a fax was sent, please email christopher.schlotterbeck.1@us.af.mil to confirm the quote was received. Point of contact is SrA Schlotterbeck, Contract Specialist, telephone 707-424-7736. Alternate POC is MSgt Rieger, Contracting Officer, frederick.rieger@us.af.mil.
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Place of Performance: Address: Travis Air Force Base, Travis AFB, California, 94535, United States; Zip Code: 94535
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