SOLICITATION NOTICE
75 -- OFFICE & JANITORIAL SUPPLIES
- Notice Date
- 3/8/2018
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- Contracting Office
- Borinquener Rd Bldg#540, FT Buchannan, PR 00934
- ZIP Code
- 00934
- Solicitation Number
- W912LR-18-T-0019
- Response Due
- 3/19/2018
- Archive Date
- 9/15/2018
- Point of Contact
- Name: Client Services, Title: Client Services, Phone: 1.877.933.3243, Fax: 703.422.7822
- E-Mail Address
-
Clientservices@fedbid.com;
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Bids are being solicited under solicitation number W912LR-18-T-0019. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; bids are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation is issued as an invitation for bids (IFB), unless otherwise indicated herein. If your company can provide the product/services listed on the solicitation and comply with all of the solicitation instructions, please respond to this notice. To view the specifications, please go to www.FedBid.com and reference Buy No. 913148. NATIONAL INDUSTRIES FOR THER BLIND (NIB/NISH): Sellers bidding on this opportunity MUST have the items requested on the specified contract. The contract must either be in the Seller's name or the Seller must be able to document its ability to act as an agent of a partner's contract. Sellers may offer Open Market items only in accordance with the approved Terms and Conditions of their respective contract AND approval from the soliciting contracting officer. The solicitation pricing on www.FedBid.com will start on the date this solicitation is posted and will end on 2018-03-19 11:00:00.0 Eastern Time or as otherwise displayed at www.FedBid.com.FOB Destination shall be FT Buchannan, PR 00934 The National Guard - Puerto Rico requires the following items, Purchase Description Determined by Line Item, to the following: LI 001: OFFICE & JANITORIAL GENERAL SUPPLIES, SEE ATTACHED LIST FOR COMPLETE LIST OF ITEMS. THIS IS AN ALL OR NOTHING PURCHASE ORDER, INCOMPLETE OFFERS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. PLEASE CONFIRM IF ITEMS ARE GOING TO BE BACKORDERED. SHIPPING IS FOB DESTINATION (DOOR TO DOOR) TO USPFO-PR BLDG 541 BORINQUENER RD. FT. BUCHANAN, P.R. 00934-4069 THIS PURCHASE HAS BEEN SET ASIDE FOR NATIONAL INDUSTRIES FOR THER BLIND AUTHORIZED SELLERS AS PER CFR 51, FAR 8.7, CFR 52.208-9 and JWOD Act 41 USC 48, OTHERS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED, 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, National Guard - Puerto Rico 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. A Seller may submit a series of pricing bids, which descend in price during the specified period of time for the aforementioned reverse auction. National Guard - Puerto Rico is taking this action in an effort to improve both seller access and awareness of requests and the agency's ability to gather multiple, completed, real-time bids. All responsible Sellers 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. Sellers that are not currently registered to use www.FedBid.com should proceed to www.FedBid.com to complete their free registration. Sellers that require special considerations or assistance may contact the FedBid Helpdesk at 877-9FEDBID (877-933-3243) or via email at clientservices@fedbid.com. Sellers 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 Sellers require additional clarification, contact 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. 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 O-CONUS (Outside of the 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. This solicitation requires registration with the System for Award Management (SAM) prior to award, pursuant to applicable regulations and guidelines. Registration information can be found at www.sam.gov. (a) Definitions. As used in this clause “ Commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) item “ (1) Means any item of supply (including construction material) that is “ (i) A commercial item (as defined in paragraph (1) of the definition at FAR 2.101); (ii) Sold in substantial quantities in the commercial marketplace; and (iii) Offered to the Government, under a contract or subcontract at any tier, without modification, in the same form in which it is sold in the commercial marketplace; and (2) Does not include bulk cargo, as defined in section 3 of the Shipping Act of 1984 (46 U.S.C. App. 1702), such as agricultural products and petroleum products. Component means an article, material, or supply incorporated directly into an end product. Cost of components means “ (1) For components purchased by the Contractor, the acquisition cost, including transportation costs to the place of incorporation into the end product (whether or not such costs are paid to a domestic firm), and any applicable duty (whether or not a duty-free entry certificate is issued); or (2) For components manufactured by the Contractor, all costs associated with the manufacture of the component, including transportation costs as described in paragraph (1) of this definition, plus allocable overhead costs, but excluding profit. Cost of components does not include any costs associated with the manufacture of the end product. Domestic end product means “ (1) An unmanufactured end product mined or produced in the United States; (2) An end product manufactured in the United States, if “ (i) The cost of its components mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States exceeds 50 percent of the cost of all its components. Components of foreign origin of the same class or kind as those that the agency determines are not mined, produced, or manufactured in sufficient and reasonably available commercial quantities of a satisfactory quality are treated as domestic. Scrap generated, collected, and prepared for processing in the United States is considered domestic; or (ii) The end product is a COTS item. End product means those articles, materials, and supplies to be acquired under the contract for public use. Foreign end product means an end product other than a domestic end product. United States means the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and outlying areas. (b) The Buy American Act (41 U.S.C. 10a - 10d) provides a preference for domestic end products for supplies acquired for use in the United States. In accordance with 41 U.S.C. 431, the component test of the Buy American Act is waived for an end product that is a COTS item (See 12.505(a)(1)). (c) Offerors may obtain from the Contracting Officer a list of foreign articles that the Contracting Officer will treat as domestic for this contract. (d) The Contractor shall deliver only domestic end products except to the extent that it specified delivery of foreign end products in the provision of the solicitation entitled œBuy American Act Certificate.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: FT Buchannan, PR 00934
- Zip Code: 00934
- Zip Code: 00934
- Record
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