Department of the Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command, AFRL -- Rome Research Site, AFRL/Information Directorate, 26 Electronic Parkway, Rome, NY, 13441-4514

J -- MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF ENERGY MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL SYSTEMS SOL F30602-00-Q-0300 DUE 072100 POC Alan Jones, Contract Specialist, Fax (315) 330-2555, Email WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://www.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=P&ProjID=F30602-00-Q-0 300&LocID=1142. E-MAIL: Alan Jones, jonesa@rl.af.mil. POINT OF CONTACT: Alan C. Jones, Contract Specialist -- email: Alan.Jones@rl.af.mil. 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. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY SOLICITATION; QUOTATIONS ARE BEING REQUESTED AND A WRITTEN SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED. Synopsis/Solicitation F30602-00-Q0300 is being issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) incorporating provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-18 and DFAR Change Notice 20000606. The entire solicitation will be released on the ELECTRONIC POSTING SYSTEM (EPS) at http://www.eps.gov; Select "EPS for Vendors", at Agency, USAF, click on "Offices", at Office, Air Force Materiel Command, click on "Locations", at Location, AFRL, Rome Research Site, Rome, NY, click on "Posted Dates" (PAPER COPIES WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE). For the FAR, DFAR, AFFAR and AFMCFARSUP on-line access to full text of all provisions and clauses, go to http://farsite.hill.af.mil. All prospective offerors interested in submitting a quote for this solicitation must register by e-mail to Alan Jones at Alan.Jones@rl.af.mil in order to be placed on the Offerors' List. This list will be provided to facilitate subcontracting opportunities only. Include your company name, address, telephone number and point of contact, fax number, and e-mail address. Offerors registering shall not conclude that they will receive a paper copy of the solicitation, as NO PAPER COPIES WILL BE ISSUED. All prospective offerors are responsible to visit the EPS frequently and obtain any amendments or other information pertaining to this solicitation. The SIC code is 8999 for this unrestricted acquisition with a small business size standard of $5.0 Million. The Air Force Research Laboratory, Rome Research Site, Information Directorate has a requirement for a contractor to provide services in the form of providing all supervision, tools, supplies, equipment and labor necessary to maintain and repair the Energy Management and Control System (EMCS) at the Rome Research Site, Rome, NY. The EMCS is a Metasys manufactured by Johnson Controls, Inc. (JCI). The Contractor will be responsible for periodic maintenance of the front end hardware, field interface devices (FID) and other requirements as listed in the Statement of Work and Bid Schedule. See the EPS for the Statement of Work and the Bid Schedule. Period of performance shall commence upon date of award through 30 Sep 00 and 4 option years (if exercised) with the expected completion date to be on 30 Sep 2005. Award will be made to the responsible, responsive quoter who submits the lowest quote. Include a completed copy of FAR 52.212-3 and DFAR 252.212-7000, Offerors Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items with your quotation. See EPS. ALERT: Vendors are strongly encouraged to use the Standard Form 1449 as the first page of their offer. If you choose not to use Standard Form 1449, you are cautioned to complete and provide with your offer all of the data required by far 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Items. Failure to do so may eliminate you from consideration for award. The clause at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Items is applicable. Paragraph (C) is amended to read as follows: The offeror agrees to hold the prices in its offer firm for 60 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of offers. FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items, is applicable. FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition including the following FAR clauses cited under 52.212-5: 52.222-21, Certification of Nonsegregated Facilities; 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity; 52.222-35, Affirmative Action for Special Disabled and Vietnam Era Veterans; 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Handicapped Workers; 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era; 52.222-41, Service Contract Act of 1965, as Amended (Wage Determination 94-2383 Rev (13) dated 06/09/2000); 52.222-42 (Employee Class #23183, Monetary Wage $22.15, NOTE: This statement is for informational purposes only, it is not a wage determination). 5252.232-33, Mandatory Information for Electronic Funds Transfer Payment; . DFARS 252.212-7001, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items applies to this acquisition including the following DFAR clauses cited under 252.204-7004, Required Central Contractor Registration. To be eligible to receive a contract award from a Department of Defense (DoD) activity after 1 Jun 98, contractors must be registered in the DoD Central Contractor Registration Database. To register, access the CCR Home Page at http://www.ccr2000.com/ ; 252.247-7024, Notification of Transportation of Supplies by Sea. The following additional clauses apply: 52.217-8, Option to ExtendServices; 52.217-9, Option to Extend the Term of the Contract: (a) The Government may extend the term of this contract by notifying the contractor, in writing, before the contract expires. (b) I the Government exercises this option, this contract shall be considered to include this option provision. (c) The total duration of this contract, including the exercise of any options under this clause, shall not exceed 5 years. FAR 52.228-5, Insurance -- Work on a Government Installation; FAR 52.232-18, Availability of Funds; FAR 52.237-2, Protection of Government Buildings, Equipment, and Vegetation; DFARS 252.225-7017, Prohibition on Award to Companies Owned by the People's Republic of China; AFMCFARS 5352.228-9001, Insurance Clause Implementation. All questions regarding this COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION must be directed to the buyer, Alan Jones. Questions regarding this acquisition must be submitted, IN WRITING, no later than one week before the quotations due date. Quotations are due at 2:30 PM on 21 July2000. SUBMIT COMPLETE PACKAGE, BY MAIL TO: AFRL/IFKO Operational Contracting Office, Attn: A. Jones F30602-00-Q0300, 26 Electronic Parkway, Rome NY 13441-4514 OR FACSIMILE TO: 315/330-2555. It is the Offeror's responsibility to monitor this site for the release of amendments (if any), and for downloading their own copy of this combined synopsis/solicitation and amendments (if any) from the CBD, as well as, the blank SF1449, Statement of Requirements, Wage Determinations, and Representations and Certifications from the EPS. Offerors are encouraged to submit their quotations utilizing the SF1449, Solicitation/Contract/Order For Commercial Items from the EPS or RRSBOH. An Ombudsman has been appointed to hear significant concerns from offerors or potential offerors during the proposal development phase of this acquisition. Routine questions, such as clarifications of the Statement of Requirements or the terms and conditions are not considered to be "significant concerns" and should be communicated directly to the Contracting Officer, E.J. Rena, 315-330-7518. The purpose of the Ombudsman is not to diminish the authority of the Contracting Officer or Contract Manager, but to communicate contractor concerns, issues, disagreements and recommendations to the appropriate Government personnel. The Ombudsman for this acquisition is Vincent Palmiero, Deputy Chief, at 315-330-7746. When requested, the Ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of concern. The Ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposals or in the source selection process. The Ombudsman should only be contacted with issues or problems that have been previously brought to the attention of the Contract Specialist/Contracting Officer and could not be satisfactorily resolved at that level. Posted 06/21/00 (D-SN466881). (0173)

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