SOLICITATION NOTICE
16 -- Cypres-2 Activation Devices - Brand Name Justification - Quote Sheet - Salient Characteristics
- Notice Date
- 8/29/2014
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 423490
— Other Professional Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Air Force, US Air Force Europe, 48 CONS/LGC - Lakenheath, RAF Lakenheath, Unit 5070 Box 270, RAF Lakenheath, 09461-0270, United States
- ZIP Code
- 09461-0270
- Solicitation Number
- F2PG574184A001
- Archive Date
- 9/27/2014
- Point of Contact
- Kelly Mackenzie Lowe, Phone: 2262243, Clifford, Phone: 01638522165
- E-Mail Address
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kelly.lowe@us.af.mil, clifford.cruz@us.af.mil
(kelly.lowe@us.af.mil, clifford.cruz@us.af.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Salient Characteristics for Requirements Quote Sheet for RFQ Brand Name Justification Combined Synopsis/Solicitation RFQ - Cypres-2 Activation Devices - Reference (F2PG574184A001) Requesting Agency: 56th Rescue Squadron RAF Lakenheath, Brandon, Suffolk, United Kingdom IP27 9 PN Purchasing Agency: 48th Contracting Squadron - 48 CONS/LGCA RAF Lakenheath, Brandon, Suffolk, United Kingdom IP27 9PN I. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for a commercial item prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6 and 13.5, 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. II. This solicitation is issued as a request for quotation IAW FAR Part 12 and 13. In order to be considered for award, offeror must adhere to all quotation requirements detailed herein. Submit written quotes in reference to Request for Quote (RFQ) reference F2PG574184A001. III. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through FAC 2005-76 effective 25 July 2014, DPN 20140805 effective 5 August 2014, AFAC 2014-0421 effective 21 April 2014. IV. Due to the overseas location of this solicitation, no set-aside will be used. The NAICS code for this requirement is 423490, Other Professional Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers. V. Offeror Representations and Certifications prescribed in FAR Part 52.212-3 shall be completed and included with offer or in conjunction with SAM registration. DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT Contractor shall provide Cypres-2 Activation Devices for the 56th Rescue Squadron. The requirements and the quantities are listed on the quote sheet. Refer to salient characteristics for a detailed description of the items. The Cypres-2 is the only acceptable brand. This is explained with more detail in the attached Brand Name Justification. ***To be considered for award, you or your entity must be System for Award Management (SAM), www.sam.gov registered and subsequently enrolled in Wide Area Workflow (WAWF), https://wawf.eb.mil/, for purpose of invoice/payment if awarded the contract. Please note that WAWF is the ONLY ACCEPTABLE means of invoicing and payment. Offerors should provide their DUNS number, CAGE code, and confirmation of their SAM registration along with their quote. You must also provide proof that you or your entity is authorized to sell Apple products. PRICE SCHEDULE: Potential Offerors are to provide a quote for the items listed on the Quote Sheet (attachment 2). DELIVERY AND INSPECTION: Inspection for acceptance shall be made by the requesting agency on behalf of the U.S. Government. Line Item Description Quantity Unit 0001 Cypres-2 1 Pin Military 1000FT-35M/S ABS 1 Each 0002 Cypres-2 1 Pin Military 1500FT-35M/S ABS 12 Each FAR 52.232-18: Availability of Funds (Apr 1984) Funds are not presently available for this contract. The Government's obligation under this contract is contingent upon the availability of appropriated funds from which payment for contract purposes can be made. No legal liability on the part of the Government for any payment may arise until funds are made available to the Contracting Officer for this contract and until the Contractor receives notice of such availability, to be confirmed in writing by the Contracting Officer. (End of Clause) FAR 52.252-1: Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998) 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 address: http://farsite.hill.af.mil/ FAR 52.252-2: Clauses Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998) 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/ The following clauses and provisions apply to this solicitation and are included by reference: 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items 52.212-2 Evaluation - Commercial Items Addenda to FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items As prescribed in FAR 12.302(d) the following addendum is provided for solicitation provision FAR 52.212-1 and hereby amends any language therein: Quotation Preparation Instructions: A. To assure the timely and equitable evaluation of quotations, offerors must follow the instructions contained herein. Offerors are required to meet all solicitation requirements, including terms and conditions, representations and certifications, and technical requirements, in addition to those identified as evaluation factors and if applicable, sub-factors. Quotations submitted in response to this Combined Synopsis/Solicitation must address the following evaluation factors which include a price quote and technical qualifications as follows and defined in paragraph B - Quote Specifics. B. Quote Specifics: All quotes must include the following information: 1. Vendor's complete mailing and remittance address. 2. Discount for prompt payment, if any. 3. Offeror shall be enrolled in the System for Award Management (SAM) database (www.sam.gov). 4. Quotes shall be quoted in United States Dollars ($) or British Pounds Sterling (£) and shall be valid through 02 October 2014. 5. Prices shall be all inclusive (i.e., all materials, transportation, labor, etc.) and shall be clearly illustrated on the Quote Sheet. 6. Full Reps and Certs shall be accomplished in conjunction with SAM registration. 7. Evaluations will be conducted based on price the technical acceptability of the items based on the salient characteristics. C. Quotes are due to this office no later than 2:00p.m. British Summer Time Friday,12th September 2014. Quotes may be sent via e-mail to A1C Kelly Lowe at kelly.lowe@us.af.mil and MSgt. Clifford Cruz at clifford.cruz@us.af.mil and telephone inquires may be made to +44-163852-2243. FACTOR 1 - TECHNICAL QUALIFICATION - Must meet all of the Sub-Factors to be considered technically acceptable. Sub-Factor 1 - Salient Characteristics: The product provided must completely match the salient characteristics at listed in the solicitation. FACTOR II - PRICE QUOTE (a) Prices shall be all inclusive (i.e., all materials, transportation, labor, etc.) and shall be clearly illustrated on the Quote Sheet, Attachment 2. (b) Insert proposed unit and extended prices on the Quote Sheet. The extended amount must equal the whole currency unit price multiplied by the number of units. D. Include discount for prompt payment, if applicable. (End Addendum) Addenda to FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation - Commercial Items (Jan 1999) A. EVALUATION: 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. A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer's specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award. B. BASIS FOR CONTRACT AWARD: The award will be made to the vendor whose quote represents the best value to the government. As allowed by FAR 13.106-2 and FAR 15.101-2, the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) selection process shall be applied. Award will be made to the vendor who is deemed responsible and responsive and represents the best value to the Government based on selection of the technically acceptable quote with the lowest evaluated price for non-cost factors. To be eligible for award, a quote must meet all technical requirements, conform to all required terms and conditions, and provide all information required. The technical area will be evaluated on an "acceptable" or "unacceptable" basis. Under the LPTA source selection process, trade-offs are not permitted, quote are evaluated for acceptability but not ranked using the non-cost/price factors, and exchanges with offerors may occur. If the quote received is determined to be unacceptable, the vendor may be excluded from competition and may not be considered for award. A. EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD: Three (3) evaluation factors will be used to evaluate quotes: Technical Qualification and Price. FACTOR 1 - TECHNICAL QUALIFICATION Technical Acceptable/Unacceptable Ratings Rating Description Acceptable Quote clearly meets the minimum requirements of the solicitation. All factors and sub-factors have passed the evaluation. Unacceptable Quote does not clearly meet the minimum requirements of the solicitation. Each sub-factor must pass the evaluation in order for the technical factor to pass. Failure to address any sub-factor will deem an offer as technically unacceptable. The government will evaluate the Technical Qualification and the below listed sub-factors on a pass/fail basis, assigning ratings of acceptable or unacceptable. An unacceptable rating for any of the below sub-factors will result in an unacceptable rating of this Technical Qualification primary factor. Accordingly, under the LPTA source selection approach, offerors who receive an unacceptable rating for this factor may not be considered for award. If any single area receives a rating of unacceptable, the entire plan will be rated as Unacceptable. Technical acceptability will be evaluated against the following sub-factors: Sub-Factor 1 - Salient Characteristics: This sub-factor is met when an offeror thoroughly, completely, and accurately meets all of the following criteria listed on the salient characteristic page of the solicitation. An offeror‘s proposed prices will be verified on the Solicitation CLIN Quote Sheet by multiplying the quantities identified for each item number in the price schedule by the proposed unit price to confirm the extended amount for each price schedule item. The extended price for each line item will then be added together to arrive at a total evaluated price. As this requirement is a commercial small purchase that will result in a firm-fixed-priced contract, a comparison of offeror‘s proposed, competitive prices will satisfy the requirement for price analysis. The price evaluation will be accomplished by conducting price analysis to assess and compare proposed prices and reasonableness of the proposed total evaluated price as defined in FAR 15.404-1 and FAR 15.305. Firm-fixed-price contract provides for a price that is not subject to any adjustment on the basis of the contractor‘s cost experience in performing the contract. (FAR 16.202-1) (End Addendum) Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Provisions/Clauses by Reference: 52.204-4 Printed or Copied Double-Sided on Recycled Paper 52-204-7 System for Award Management 52.209-2 Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations-Representation 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons Alternate I 52.225-25 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities Engaging in Certain Activities or Transactions Relating to Iran - Representation and Certifications 52.232-1 Payments 52.232-8 Discounts for Prompt Payment 52.233-1 Disputes 52.233-3 Protest After Award 52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim Department of Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations (DFAR) Provisions/Clauses by Reference: 252.203-7002 Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights 252.203-7005 Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials 252.204-7004 Alternate A (Required Central Contractor Registration) 252.209-7001 Disclosure of Ownership or Control by the Government of a Terrorist Country 252.209-7004 Subcontracting with Firms That are Owned or Controlled by the Government of a Terrorist Country 252.212-7001 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items applies to this acquisition. The following additional DFARS clauses cited in the clause under paragraph (b) are considered checked and applicable to the acquisition: _X_ 52.203-3, Gratuities (APR 1984) (10 U.S.C. 2207). (1) _X_ 252.203-7000, Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials (SEP 2011) (Section 847 of Pub. L. 110-181). (23) _X_ 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports (MAR 2008) (10 U.S.C. 2227). (29)(i) _X_ 252.247-7023, Transportation of Supplies by Sea (MAY 2002) (10 U.S.C. 2631). (iv) _X_ Alternate III (MAY 2002) of 252.247-7023. 252.222-7002 Compliance with Local Labor Laws (overseas) 252.225-7042 Authorization to Perform 252.229-7000 Invoices Exclusive of Taxes or Duties 252.229-7006 Value Added Tax Exclusion (United Kingdom) 252.229-7007 Verification of United States Receipt of Goods 252.229-7008 Relief of Import Duty (United Kingdom) 252.232-7008 Assignment of Claims (Overseas) 252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments 252.233-7001 Choice of Law (Overseas) 52.252-5 Authorized Deviations in Provisions (Apr 1984) (a) The use in this solicitation of any Federal Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter 1) provision with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the date of the provision. (b) The use in this solicitation of any Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter 2) provision with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the name of the regulation. (End of Provision) 52.252-6 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 2) clause with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the name of the regulation. (End of Clause) 5352.201-9101 Ombudsman (Apr 2014) (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 ombudsman, Primary: Mr. Douglas Guldan AFICA/KU, UNIT 3103, APO, AE 09094-3103 AFICA/KU, Geb 404, Flugplatz Ramstein, 66877 Ramstein-Miesenbach, Germany E-mail: douglas.guldan@us.af.mil Tel: DSN: (314)480-2209 Fax: (49)-6731-47-2025 Alternate: Ms. Heidi Hoehn AFICA/KU, UNIT 3103, APO, AE 09094-3103 AFICA/KU, Geb 404, Flugplatz Ramstein, 66877 Ramstein-Miesenbach, Germany E-mail: heidi.hoehn.de@us.af.mil Tel: DSN: (314)480-9330 Fax: (49)-6731-47-2025 Concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations that cannot be resolved at the Center/MAJCOM/DRU/HQ AFICA/AFISRA/SMC ombudsman 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) 256-2395, 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) 5352.242-9000 CONTRACTOR ACCESS TO AIR FORCE INSTALLATIONS (Jun 2014) (a) The contractor shall obtain base identification and vehicle passes, if required, 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 Forces for processing. When reporting to the registration office, the authorized contractor individual(s) should provide a valid driver's license, current vehicle registration, valid vehicle insurance certificate, and [insert any additional requirements to comply with local security procedures] 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 [insert any additional requirements to comply with AFI 31-101, Integrated Defense, and AFI 31-501, Personnel Security Program Management] citing the appropriate paragraphs 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) In accordance with FAR 13.004 -- Legal Effect of Quotations the following information is provided in regards to quotations. A quotation is not an offer and, consequently, cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Therefore, issuance by the Government of an order in response to a supplier's quotation does not establish a contract. The order is an offer by the Government to the supplier to buy certain supplies or services upon specified terms and conditions. A contract is established when the supplier accepts the offer. When appropriate, the contracting officer may ask the supplier to indicate acceptance of an order by notification to the Government, preferably in writing. In other circumstances, the supplier may indicate acceptance by furnishing the supplies or services ordered or by proceeding with the work to the point where substantial performance has occurred. If the Government issues an order resulting from a quotation, the Government may (by written notice to the supplier, at any time before acceptance occurs) withdraw, amend, or cancel its offer. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact one of the following: Primary point of contact: Contract Specialist: A1C Kelly Lowe TEL: 01638-52-2243 or EM: kelly.lowe@us.af.mil Secondary point of contact: Contracting Officer: Clifford Cruz, MSgt TEL: 01638-52-2091 or EM: clifford.cruz@us.af.mil
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