SOLICITATION NOTICE
84 -- Body Armor & Ballistic Helmets - Request for Quote
- Notice Date
- 7/2/2015
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 339113
— Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Air Force, Air Mobility Command, 628th CONS, 101 E. Hill Blvd, Bldg 503, Charleston AFB, South Carolina, 29404-5021, United States
- ZIP Code
- 29404-5021
- Solicitation Number
- N4561015RCSE001
- Archive Date
- 7/25/2015
- Point of Contact
- Denise Hinojosa, Phone: 843-963-4502, Tarha A. Burchell, Phone: 843-963-5168
- E-Mail Address
-
denise.hinojosa@us.af.mil, tarha.burchell.2@us.af.mil
(denise.hinojosa@us.af.mil, tarha.burchell.2@us.af.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- Request for Quote for N4561015RCSE001 (electronic fillable) COMBINED SYNOPSIS/ SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS (i) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Quotes are requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. (ii) This solicitation/synopsis reference number is N4561015RCSE001 and is being issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ). (iii) This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-82 effective 08 Jun 2015. (iv) This acquisition is a 100% set-aside for small businesses. The associated NAICS code is 339113 with a 500 employee size standard. (v) Contractors shall submit a lump sum quote for ballistic helmets and body armor for Joint Base Charleston, SC. The RFQ format is attached to this combination solicitation/synopsis that will used to submit quotes. The contractor shall also submit the specifications for each part sufficient for evaluation. All responsible sources may submit a quote, which shall be considered. A firm fixed price contract is contemplated. (vi) The contractor will be responsible for the purchase and delivery of twenty (20) Max Pro Police & Armor Threat Level IIIA Ballistic Helmets and twenty (20) Galls Threat Level IIIA Body Armor Vests or EQUAL items for Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina. See the attached RFQ. (vii) Delivery must be complete within thirty (30) days of award, FOB Destination. (viii) The following clauses and provisions are incorporated and will remain in full force in any resultant award: (full text of clauses and provisions may be accessed electronically at this website: http://farsite.hill.af.mil) FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial (ix) FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation - Commercial Items 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. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers in the following relative order of importance: 1. Price. 2. Technical capability of the item offered to meet the Government requirement. The Government will evaluate the total price of the offer for award purposes. The Government will award a contract to the lowest priced technically acceptable offer. (x) All offerors shall include a completed copy of FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representation and Certifications -- Commercial Item or complete electronic annual representations and certifications at the System for Award Management http://www.sam.gov. (xi) The clause at FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Condition-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. (xii) The clause at FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Items (DEVIATION), applies to this acquisition. FAR 52.211-17, Delivery of Excess Quantities FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items (May 2009) (Deviation) are incorporated by reference, however, the following clauses apply: FAR 52.225-1, Buy American Act - Supplies Offerors are reminded that the Buy American Act restricts the purchase of supplies that are not domestic end products. FAR 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer--Central Contractor Registration (xiii) The following additional clauses are applicable to this procurement:  FAR 52.204-7, System for Award Management  FAR 52.211-6, Brand Name or Equal  FAR 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside  FAR 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Representation  FAR 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases  FAR 52.232-99, Providing Accelerated Payment to Small Business Subcontractors (DEVIATION)  DFARS 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports (Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this clause, the Contractor shall submit payment requests and receiving reports using WAWF, in one of the following electronic formats that WAWF accepts: Electronic Data Interchange, Secure File Transfer Protocol, or World Wide Web input. Information regarding WAWF is available on the Internet at https://wawf.eb.mil/. The WAWF routing information will be provided upon award.) AFFARS 5352.201-9101 Ombudsman 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, Mr. Gregg Oneal, AFICA/KM, 507 Symington Dr., Scott AFB, IL, 62225-5022, (618) 229-0267, fax (618) 256-6668, email: gregory.oneal@us.af.mil. Concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations that cannot be resolved at the Center/MAJCOM/DRU/HQ AFICA/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) FAR 52.223-11, Ozone-Depleting Substances AFFARS 5352.223-9000, Elimination of Use of Class I Ozone Depleting Substances (ODSs) (xiv) Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS): N/A (xv) Response to this combined synopsis/solicitation must be received via email, fax, mail, or delivery by 10 July 2015 no later than 2:00 PM EST. Requests should be marked with solicitation number N4561015RCSE001. (xvi) Address questions to A1C Denise Hinojosa, Contracting Specialist, at (843) 963-4502, fax (843) 963-5183, email denise.hinojosa@us.af.mil or TSgt Tarha Burchell, Contracting Officer, at (843) 963-5168, fax (843) 963-5183, email tarha.burchell.2@us.af.mil For more opportunities, visit http://www.airforcesmallbiz.org (see Contract Opportunities at the right side-bar. Direct link: http://airforcesmallbiz.org/opportunities/index.php ) Also see http://www.sba.gov
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Joint Base Charleston - Weapons Station (BRIG), Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, 29404, United States
- Zip Code: 29404
- Zip Code: 29404
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