SOLICITATION NOTICE
Q -- Blood Products And Services
- Notice Date
- 7/28/2021 5:41:47 PM
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 621991
— Blood and Organ Banks
- Contracting Office
- FA4861 99 CONS LGC NELLIS AFB NV 89191-7063 USA
- ZIP Code
- 89191-7063
- Solicitation Number
- F3G4BA1110AW01
- Response Due
- 8/2/2021 4:00:00 PM
- Archive Date
- 08/17/2021
- Point of Contact
- Stephen Colton, Phone: 7026528450
- E-Mail Address
-
Stephen.Colton@us.af.mil
(Stephen.Colton@us.af.mil)
- Description
- This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for a commercial item 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 being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This synopsis/solicitation is conducted as a commercial item procurement using Simplified Acquisition Procedures (FAR Part 13).� The solicitation number is F3G4BA01110AW01. This solicitation is issued as a Request For Quotes (RFQ). The incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2021 � 05 effective 10 March 2021. This requirement is solicited as a Unrestricted and the associated NAICS code is 621991, Blood and Organ Banks The Govt. intends to award an IDIQ (Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity) contract as a result of this RFQ. The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors � Commercial applies to this acquisition. Offerors are advised to include a copy of their Representations and Certifications with their quote, if not already completed online at SAM.gov. The clause at 52.212-5 � Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders- Commercial Items (Jan 2021) applies to this acquisition. The following FAR clauses, contained within 52.212-5, also apply to this acquisition: 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (June 2020), with Alternate I (Oct 1995) (41 U.S.C. 4704 and 10 U.S.C. 2402). 52.2-90 FAC 2020-04 January 15, 2020; 52.204-14, Service Contract Reporting Requirements (Oct 2016) (Pub. L. 111-117, section 743 of Div. C); 52.204-15, Service Contract Reporting Requirements for Indefinite-Delivery Contracts (Oct 2016) (Pub. L. 111-117, section 743 of Div. C); 52.209-6, Protecting the Government�s Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment. (June 2020) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note); 52.209-9, Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility Matters (Oct 2018) (41 U.S.C. 2313); 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting (March 2020) (15 U.S.C.637(a)(14)); 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Representation (Nov 2020) (15 U.S.C. 632(a)(2)); 52.222-3, Convict Labor (June 2003) (E.O.11755); 52.222-19, Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Jan 2020) (E.O.13126); 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 2015); 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Sept 2016) (E.O.11246); 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (June 2020) (38 U.S.C. 4212); 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (June 2020) (29 U.S.C.793); 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (June 2020) (38 U.S.C. 4212); 52.222-41,Service Contract Labor Standards; 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Oct 2020) (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O. 13627); 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (June 2020) (E.O. 13513); 52.225-5, Trade Agreements (Jan 2021) (19 U.S.C. 2501, et seq., 19 U.S.C. 3301 note); 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (June 2008) (E.O.�s, proclamations, and statutes administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury); 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award Management (Oct 2018) (31 U.S.C. 3332).; In addition, the following FAR and DFARS clauses are applicable to this acquisition: 52.204-24, Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment; 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Equipment; 52.204-26,Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services Representation; 52.233-1 � Disputes; 52.233-3 � Protest After Award; 52.233-4-Applicable Law for Breech of Contract Claim; 252.201-7000- Contracting Officer's Representative; 252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Official; 252.203-7001 Prohibition on Persons Convicted off Fraud or Other �Contract-Related Felonies; 252.203-7002 Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights 252.204-7000 Disclosure of Information; 252.204-7003 Control of Government Personnel Work Product 252.204-7007 Alternate A, Annual Representations and Certifications;252.209-7002 Disclosure of Ownership or Control by a Foreign Government;252.209-7004 Subcontracting with Firms that are Owned or Controlled by the Government of a Country that is a State Sponsor of Terrorism; 252.225-7002 Qualifying Country Sources as Subcontractors 252.225-7021 Trade Agreements;252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports 252.232-7006 Wide Area WorkFlow Payment Instructions;252.243-7001 Pricing of Contract Modifications Quotes are due Thursday�29�July 2021 4:00PM PST. �POC: Stephen Colton, 702-652-8450 or email: stephen.colton@us.af.mil 10. 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors � Commercial, Addendum, applies to this acquisition. a. FAR 52.212-1, paragraph (b)(7), is changed to read: Quotes shall be submitted by email to stephen.colton@us.af.mil. In all cases proposals must be received by the closing date and time listed in the solicitation. �������������������������������� b. FAR 52.212-1, paragraph (c), is changed to read: Period for acceptance of offers. The offeror agrees to hold prices in its offer firm for 60 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of quotes. c. The offeror must submit the completed Attachment 2 � Blood Services Price List. d. To be considered technically acceptable for this requirement the offeror must provide a copy of their FDA license to supply blood and a copy of their immunohematology reference laboratory accreditation by the AABB. 11.� 52.212-2 Evaluation-Commercial Items (Oct 2014) The Government will award a contract resulting from this RFQ to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be the best value to the Government. Best Value will be determined by the Lowest Priced Technically Acceptable quote Price will be determined based on the total of Attachment 2 �Blood Services Price List.� Offers will be rated on a Pass/Fail basis for technical acceptability.� Award will be made to the lowest priced offer who receives the rating of PASS on technical acceptability. The Govt. will begin evaluations by ranking all price proposals from lowest to highest. Then the Govt. will then evaluate each offer starting with the lowest priced quote and proceed upward until a quote receives a rating of PASS for technical acceptability.� At that point quote evaluations will stop and a best value decision will be made. This is an �all or none� requirement. Vendors who do not quote the entire package requested will be considered non-responsive and their quote will not be evaluated. 52.216-18 ORDERING (OCT 1995) (a) Any supplies and services to be furnished under this contract shall be ordered by issuance of delivery orders or task orders by the individuals or activities designated in the Schedule. Such orders may be issued from 11August 2021 through 10 August 2026. (b) All delivery orders or task orders are subject to the terms and conditions of this contract. In the event of conflict between a delivery order or task order and this contract, the contract shall control. (c) If mailed, a delivery order or task order is considered �issued� when the Government deposits the order in the mail. Orders may be issued orally, by facsimile, or by electronic commerce methods only if authorized in the Schedule. 52.216-19 Order Limitations (Oct 1995) (a)�Minimum order. When the Government requires supplies or services covered by this contract in an amount of less than $250.00 the Government is not obligated to purchase, nor is the Contractor obligated to furnish, those supplies or services under the contract. ������(b)�Maximum order. The Contractor is not obligated to honor (1)�Any order for a single item in excess of $575,000.00 (2)�Any order for a combination of items in excess of $575,000.00 or ��� (3) A series of orders from the same ordering office within one day that together call for quantities exceeding the limitation in paragraph (b)(1) or (2) of this section. ������(c)If this is a requirements contract (i.e.,�includes the Requirements clause at subsection�52.216-21�of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), the Government is not required to order a part of any one requirement from the Contractor if that requirement exceeds the maximum-order limitations in paragraph (b) of this section. ������(d)�Notwithstanding paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section, the Contractor shall honor any order exceeding the maximum order limitations in paragraph (b), unless that order (or orders) is returned to the ordering office within one day after issuance, with written notice stating the Contractor�s intent not to ship the item (or items) called for and the reasons. Upon receiving this notice, the Government may acquire the supplies or services from another source. 52.216-22 INDEFINITE QUANTITY (OCT 1995) (a) This is an indefinite-quantity contract for the supplies or services specified, and effective for the period stated, in the Schedule. The quantities of supplies and services specified in the Schedule are estimates only and are not purchased by this contract. (b) Delivery or performance shall be made only as authorized by orders issued in accordance with the Ordering clause. The Contractor shall furnish to the Government, when and if ordered, the supplies or services specified in the Schedule up to and including the quantity designated in the Schedule as the �maximum.� The Government shall order at least the quantity of supplies or services designated in the Schedule as the �minimum.� (c) Except for any limitations on quantities in the Order Limitations clause or in the Schedule, there is no limit on the number of orders that may be issued. The Government may issue orders requiring delivery to multiple destinations or performance at multiple locations. 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/these address (es): https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far WIDE AREA WORKFLOW PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS (DEC 2018) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause� �Department of Defense Activity Address Code (DoDAAC)� is a six position code that uniquely identifies a unit, activity, or organization. �Document type� means the type of payment request or receiving report available for creation in Wide Area WorkFlow (WAWF). �Local processing office (LPO)� is the office responsible for payment certification when payment certification is done external to the entitlement system. �Payment request� and �receiving report� are defined in the clause at 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports. (b) Electronic invoicing. The WAWF system provides the method to electronically process vendor payment requests and receiving reports, as authorized by Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports. (c) WAWF access. To access WAWF, the Contractor shall� (1) Have a designated electronic business point of contact in the System for Award Management at https://www.sam.gov; and (2) Be registered to use WAWF at https://wawf.eb.mil/ following the step-by-step procedures for self-registration available at this web site. (d) WAWF training. The Contractor should follow the training instructions of the WAWF Web-Based Training Course and use the Practice Training Site before submitting payment requests through WAWF. Both can be accessed by selecting the �Web Based Training� link on the WAWF home page at https://wawf.eb.mil/ (e) WAWF methods of document submission. Document submissions may be via web entry, Electronic Data Interchange, or File Transfer Protocol. (f) WAWF payment instructions. The Contractor shall use the following information when submitting payment requests and receiving reports in WAWF for this contract or task or delivery order: (1) Document type. The Contractor shall submit payment requests using the following document type(s): 2 in 1 (Invoice and Receiving Report) �(2) Fast Pay requests are only permitted when Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.213-1 is included in the contract. (3) Document routing. The Contractor shall use the information in the Routing Data Table below only to fill in applicable fields in WAWF when creating payment requests and receiving reports in the system. Routing Data Table* Field Name in WAWF Data to be entered in WAWF Pay Official DoDAAC � F87700 Issue By DoDAAC � FA4861 Admin DoDAAC** � FA4861 Inspect By DoDAAC � F3G4BA Service Acceptor (DoDAAC) � F3G4BA �(4) Payment request. The Contractor shall ensure a payment request includes documentation appropriate to the type of payment request in accordance with the payment clause, contract financing clause, or Federal Acquisition Regulation 52.216-7, Allowable Cost and Payment, as applicable. (5) Receiving report. The Contractor shall ensure a receiving report meets the requirements of DFARS Appendix F. (g) WAWF point of contact. (1) The Contractor may obtain clarification regarding invoicing in WAWF from the following contracting activity�s WAWF point of contact. stephen.colton@us.af.mil �(2) Contact the WAWF helpdesk at 866-618-5988, if assistance is needed. 5352.242-9000 CONTRACTOR ACCESS TO AIR FORCE INSTALLATIONS (NOV 2012) 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. 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, and valid vehicle insurance certificate. 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. When work under this contract requires unescorted entry to controlled or restricted areas, the contractor shall comply with citing the appropriate paragraphs as applicable. 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. Failure to comply with these requirements may result in withholding of final payment. (End of clause) 5352.201-9101 OMBUDSMAN (Mar 2016) (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 OMBC A-76 competition performance decisions). (c) If resolution cannot be made by the contracting officer, concerned parties may contact the Center/MAJCOM ombudsmen, Lt Col Aaron Judge, USAF Deputy Director of Contracting, OL-ACC Air Force Installation Contracting Agency Joint Base Langley-Eustis VA COMM: (757) 764-5372 DSN: 574-5372 aaron.judge@us.af.mil. Concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations that cannot be resolved at the MAJCOM/DRU or ARISRA 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)
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Nellis AFB, NV 89191, USA
- Zip Code: 89191
- Country: USA
- Zip Code: 89191
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