SPECIAL NOTICE
78 -- AlterG F320 Anti-Gravity Treadmill - J&A AlterG F320 Treadmill
- Notice Date
- 9/15/2015
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 339920
— Sporting and Athletic Goods 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
- FA7000-15-T-0143
- Archive Date
- 10/3/2015
- Point of Contact
- Jan K. Christensen, Phone: 7193333587, Bradford T Bygness, Phone: 7193338269
- E-Mail Address
-
jan.christensen@us.af.mil, bradford.bygness@us.af.mil
(jan.christensen@us.af.mil, bradford.bygness@us.af.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Sole Source Justification & Approval PLEASE SEE ATTACHED CORRESPONDING JUSTIFICATION AND APPROVAL The 10 th Contracting Squadron, United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) Colorado intends to make a Sole Source award to AlterG for the purchase of a F320 Anti-Gravity Treadmill. This procurement is for the acquisition of a sole source commercial item using simplified procedures in accordance with FAR Parts 12 and 13. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) number is 339920 and the business size standard is 500 employees. a. Only one responsible source and no other item will satisfy the USAFA requirement. b. The AlterG Anti-Gravity F320 Small Treadmill is the only item capable of controlled unweighting in 1% increments while in operation. c. This notice is issued for the USAF Academy Athletic Department. AlterG is the only known source that meets the USAFA requirements. d. This synopsis is for notification purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation for bids or proposals. DO NOT submit a bid/quote at this time. e. Any interested parties believing they can provide the required anti-gravity treadmill with all specifications of the requirement described above may provide evidence for consideration. Evidence must support the company's claim. All qualified sources may submit a response, which if timely received, will be considered by this agency. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether a competitive procurement can be conducted. A determination not to compete this proposed procurement based on response to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Responses must be received NLT 4:00 PM Mountain Daylight Time (MDT) on 18 September 2015. Responses received after this will be considered late IAW FAR 52.212-1(f) and will not be evaluated. f. The Government does not intend to pay for any information provided under this announcement. Contractors must have a current registration within the System for Award Management (SAM) https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/ g. The Government intends to award a Firm-Fixed Price contract processed IAW FAR 12 and 13. Responses/Questions should be sent/addressed to Brad Bygness, Contract Specialist, (719) 333-4493 or sent via e-mail to bradford.bygness@us.af.mil CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT : 5352.201-9101 Ombudsman (April 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 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, concerned parties may contact the USAF Academy Ombudsmen, Kelly Snyder 8110 Industrial Drive, Ste 103 USAFA, CO 80840 Telephone number 719-333-2074 FAX 719-333-9018 email: kelly.snyder@usafa.af.mil Concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations that cannot be resolved at the MAJCOM/DRU level, may be brought by the concerned 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 (703) 588-7004, facsimile number (703) 588-1067. (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)
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: USAFA, Colorado, 80840, United States
- Zip Code: 80840
- Zip Code: 80840
- Record
- SN03887208-W 20150917/150916000603-b22c8c18b28dda61ddcbee96004fb68b (fbodaily.com)
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