SOLICITATION NOTICE
84 -- OPFOR Training Clothing
- Notice Date
- 4/22/2015
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- Contracting Office
- 1676 Evans Street, Bldg. 1220, 3rd FLR, Fort Carson, CO 80913
- ZIP Code
- 80913
- Solicitation Number
- W911RZ-15-T-0045
- Response Due
- 5/1/2015
- Archive Date
- 10/28/2015
- Point of Contact
- Name: Client Services, Title: Client Services, Phone: 1.877.933.3243, Fax: 703.422.7822
- E-Mail Address
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Clientservices@fedbid.com;
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Woman Owned Small Business
- 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.The solicitation number is W911RZ-15-T-0045 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 2005-81. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 315220 with a small business size standard of 500.00 employees.This requirement is an [ Women-Owned Small Business ] 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 2015-05-01 14:00:00.0 Eastern Time or as otherwise displayed at www.FedBid.com.FOB Destination shall be in the Special Shipping Instructions. The MICC Fort Carson requires the following items, Purchase Description Determined by Line Item, to the following: LI 001: Battle Dress Uniform (BDU) Pants City Camouflage - a BDU pattern of white, black, gray and silver. The three important colors are white, black and gray that should be in the pattern. Size Large, 200, EA; LI 002: Battle Dress Uniform (BDU) Pants City Camouflage - a BDU pattern of white, black, gray and silver. The three important colors are white, black and gray that should be in the pattern. Size X-Large, 100, EA; LI 003: Battle Dress Uniform (BDU) Pants City Camouflage - a BDU pattern of white, black, gray and silver. The three important colors are white, black and gray that should be in the pattern. Size XX-Large, 100, EA; LI 004: Battle Dress Uniform (BDU) Shirt City Camouflage - a BDU pattern of white, black, gray and silver. The three important colors are white, black and gray that should be in the pattern. Size Large, 200, EA; LI 005: Battle Dress Uniform (BDU) Shirt City Camouflage - a BDU pattern of white, black, gray and silver. The three important colors are white, black and gray that should be in the pattern. Size X-Large, 100, EA; LI 006: Battle Dress Uniform (BDU) Shirt City Camouflage - a BDU pattern of white, black, gray and silver. The three important colors are white, black and gray that should be in the pattern. Size XX-Large, 100, EA; LI 007: Patrol Cap City Camouflage - a BDU pattern of white, black, gray and silver. The three important colors are white, black and gray that should be in the pattern. Various Sizes, 400, EA; LI 008: Freight Charges, 1, EA; Solicitation and Buy Attachments ***Question Submission: Interested offerors must submit any questions concerning the solicitation at the earliest time possible to enable the Buyer to respond. Questions must be submitted by using the 'Submit a Question' feature at www.fedbid.com. Questions not received within a reasonable time prior to close of the solicitation may not be considered.*** For this solicitation, MICC Fort Carson 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. MICC Fort Carson is taking this action in an effort to improve both vendor access and awareness of requests and the agency's ability to gather multiple, competed, 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. Failure to comply with the below terms and conditions may result in offer being determined as non-responsive. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6 and 13.106, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued. Quotes shall reference solicitation number W911RZ-15-T-0045. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-80. The Mission and Installation Contracting Office (MICC) ? Fort Carson intends to award a firm-fixed-priced contract. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 315220 - Men's and Boys' Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing with a small business size standard of 500 employees. This requirement is a 100% Women-Owned Small Business set-aside and only qualified vendors may provide a quotation. Shipping for this requirement is FOB: CENTRAL RECEIVING, BLDG 330 WICKERSHAM & CHILES FORT CARSON CO 80913 New Equipment ONLY; NO remanufactured or "gray market" items. All items must be covered by the manufacturer's warranty. Bid MUST be good for 30 calendar days after close of Buy. Shipping must be free on board (FOB) destination CONUS (Continental U.S.), which means that the seller must deliver the goods on its conveyance at the destination specified by the buyer, and the seller is responsible for the cost of shipping and risk of loss prior to actual delivery at the specified destination. The following provisions and clauses are applicable to this acquisition and may be viewed at http://farsite.hill.af.mil/ or www.acquisition.gov/far/. Provisions: 52.204-7 System for Award Management52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors ? Commercial Items 52.212-2 Evaluation ? Commercial Items 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications ? Commercial Items 52.252-5 Authorization of Deviations in Provisions- (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 Federal Acquisition Regulation or Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter 1) provision with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of ?(DEVIATION)? after the name of the regulation. 252.203-7005 Representation relating to compensation of former DoD officials 252.204-7011 Alternative Line Item Structure 252.225-7031 Secondary Arab Boycott of Israel 252.209-7999 deviation 2012-O0004 representation by Corp regarding an Unpaid Delinquent Tax Liability 252.225-7000 Buy American-Balance of Payments Program Certificate Clauses: 52.204-13 System for Award Management 52.247-34 FOB Destination 252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials 252.204-7003 Control of Govt Personnel Work Product 252.204-7004 Alt A System for Award Management 252.211-7003 Alt I Item Identification and Valuation 252.223-7008 Prohibition of Hexavalent Chromium 252.225-7001 Buy American Act and balance of payments program 252.225-7002 Qualifying Country Sources as Subcontractors 252.232-7003 Electronic submission of payment requests and receiving reports 252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments 252.243-7001 Pricing of Contract Modifications 252.247-7023 ALT III Transportation of Supplies by Sea 52.212-4 Contract terms and conditions-Commercial Items 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statues or Executive Orders ? Commercial Items 52.209-6 Protecting the Government?s interest when sub contracting 52.204-10 Reporting executive compensation and first-tier subcontract awards 52.219-30 Notice of Total Set-Aside for Women-Owned SB Concerns 52.222-3 Convict Labor 52.222-19 Child Labor-Cooperation with authorities and remedies 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity 52.222-35 Equal Opportunity for Special Disabled Veterans 52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities 52.222-37 Employment Reports on Veterans 52.223-18 Contractor Policy to Ban Text Messaging While Driving 52.225-13 Restrictions on certain foreign purchases 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer ? System for Award Management 52.252-2 Clauses incorporated by reference http://farsite.hill.af.mil 252.209-7004 Subcontracting with Firms That Are Owned or Controlled by the Government of a Terrorist Country (a) Definitions. As used in this clause-- Long-term contract means a contract of more than five years in duration, including options. However, the term does not include contracts that exceed five years in duration because the period of performance has been extended for a cumulative period not to exceed six months under the clause at 52.217-8, Option to Extend Services, or other appropriate authority. Small business concern means a concern, including its affiliates that is independently owned and operated, not dominant in the field of operation in which it is bidding on Government contracts, and qualified as a small business under the criteria in 13 CFR Part 121 and the size standard in paragraph (c) of this clause. Such a concern is ?not dominant in its field of operation? when it does not exercise a controlling or major influence on a national basis in a kind of business activity in which a number of business concerns are primarily engaged. In determining whether dominance exists, consideration shall be given to all appropriate factors, including volume of business, number of employees, financial resources, competitive status or position, ownership or control of materials, processes, patents, license agreements, facilities, sales territory, and nature of business activity. (b) If the Contractor represented that it was a small business concern prior to award of this contract, the Contractor shall represent its size status according to paragraph (e) of this clause or, if applicable, paragraph (g) of this clause, upon the occurrence of any of the following: (1) Within 30 days after execution of a novation agreement or within 30 days after modification of the contract to include this clause, if the novation agreement was executed prior to inclusion of this clause in the contract. (2) Within 30 days after a merger or acquisition that does not require a novation or within 30 days after modification of the contract to include this clause, if the merger or acquisition occurred prior to inclusion of this clause in the contract. (3) For long-term contracts? (i) Within 60 to 120 days prior to the end of the fifth year of the contract; and (ii) Within 60 to 120 days prior to the date specified in the contract for exercising any option thereafter. (c) The Contractor shall represent its size status in accordance with the size standard in effect at the time of this representation that corresponds to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to this contract. The small business size standard corresponding to this NAICS code can be found at http://www.sba.gov/content/table-small-business-size-standards. (d) The small business size standard for a Contractor providing a product which it does not manufacture itself, for a contract other than a construction or service contract, is 500 employees. (e) Except as provided in paragraph (g) of this clause, the Contractor shall make the representation required by paragraph (b) of this clause by validating or updating all its representations in the Representations and Certifications section of the System for Award Management (SAM) and its other data in SAM, as necessary, to ensure that they reflect the Contractor?s current status. The Contractor shall notify the contracting office in writing within the timeframes specified in paragraph (b) of this clause that the data have been validated or updated, and provide the date of the validation or update. (f) If the Contractor represented that it was other than a small business concern prior to award of this contract, the Contractor may, but is not required to, take the actions required by paragraphs (e) or (g) of this clause. (g) If the Contractor does not have representations and certifications in SAM, or does not have a representation in SAM for the NAICS code applicable to this contract, the Contractor is required to complete the following representation and submit it to the contracting office, along with the contract number and the date on which the representation was completed: The Contractor represents that it [ ] is, [ ] is not a small business concern under NAICS Code 315220 assigned to contract number (TO BE DETERMINED AFTER AWARD). As prescribed in 52.107(f), insert the following clause in solicitations and contracts that include any FAR or supplemental clause with an authorized deviation. Whenever any FAR or supplemental clause is used with an authorized deviation, the contracting officer shall identify it by the same number, title, and date assigned to the clause when it is used without deviation, include regulation name for any supplemental clause, except that the contracting officer shall insert ?(Deviation)? after the date of the clause. Authorized Deviations in Clauses (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 Federal Acquisition Regulation or Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR 1) clause with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of ?(DEVIATION)? after the name of the regulation. If you have complaints about this procurement, it is preferable that you first attempt to resolve those concerns with the responsible contracting officer. However, you can also protest to Headquarters (HQ), Army Materiel Command (AMC). The HQ AMC-Level Protest Program is intended to encourage interested parties to seek resolution of their concerns within AMC as an Alternative Dispute Resolution forum, rather than filing a protest with the Government Accountability Office (GAO) or other external forum. Contract award or performance is suspended during the protest to the same extent, and within the same time periods, as if filed at the GAO. The AMC protest decision goal is to resolve protests within 20 working days from filing. To be timely, protests must be filed within the periods specified in FAR 33.103. If you want to file a protest under the HQ AMC-Level Protest Program, the protest must request resolution under that program and be sent to the address below. All other agency-level protests should be sent to the contracting officer for resolution. Headquarters U.S. Army Materiel Command Office of Command Counsel 4400 Martin Road Rm: A6SE040.001 Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898-5000 Fax: (256) 450-8840 Packages sent by FedEx or UPS should be addressed to: Headquarters U.S. Army Materiel Command Office of Command Counsel 4400 Martin Road Rm: A6SE040.001 Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898-5000 Fax: (256) 450-8840 The AMC-Level Protest procedures are found at: http://www.amc.army.mil/pa/COMMANDCOUNSEL.asp. If internet access is not available, contact the contracting officer or HQ, AMC to obtain the HQ AMC-Level Protest Procedures. Offerors must comply with all instructions contained in FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors--Commercial Items. Contractor shall also submit their quote on company letterhead, by the time specified in the solicitation for receipt of offers, name, address, and telephone number of the offeror, unit price, an overall total price, a technical description of the service being offered in sufficient detail to evaluate compliance with the requirements in the solicitation, any discount terms, cage code, DUNS number, size of business, tax payer ID number, acknowledgement of solicitation Amendments (if any). Please submit the representation at 52.212-3 with paragraph (b) filled in if you have completed the annual representations and certificates electronically via http://www.acquisition.gov. If you have not completed the annual representations and certifications electronically at the System for Award Management (SAM) website, please complete paragraphs (c) through (o) of the provision 52.212-3. To be eligible for an award, contractor must be registered in the System For Award Management (SAM) database. A contractor can contact SAM at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/ NO EXCEPTIONS. A DUNS (Dun and Bradstreet) number is required in order to register. All invoices shall be submitted through Wide Area Work Flow. You can register at https://wawf.ef.mil/index.html. Vendor shall present their representations and certifications, upon request, through SAM at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/ Questions concerning this solicitation shall be addressed to Ms. Talia E. DiLuzio, Contract Specialist, and e-mailed to talia.e.diluizo.civ@mail.mil. All questions or inquires shall be submitted in writing no later than 29 April 2015 1400 Eastern Standard Time. Quotes must be submitted through the FedBid website. Quotes submitted outside of the FedBid website will not be accepted. Quotes must be submitted NLT 1 MAY 2015 1400 Eastern Standard Time. Quotes received after this date and time will be considered late in accordance with FAR 52.212-1(f) and will not be evaluated.
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