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

W -- WAREHOUSE MATERIAL HANDLING EQUIPMENT SOL F30602-01-Q-0006 DUE 082200 POC Cindy Rutledge, Contract Specialist, Fax (315) 330-2555, Email WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://www2.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=P&ProjID=F30602-01-Q-0006&LocID=1142. E-MAIL: Cindy Rutledge, rutledge@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. The entire solicitation will be released on the Electronic Posting System (EPS), 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. Any prospective offerors interested in submitting a quote for this solicitation must register in order to be placed on the Offerors List. Include your company name, address, telephone number and point of contact, fax number, and e-mail address. This list will be provided to facilitate subcontracting opportunities only. Offerors registering their name on the Offerors List should not conclude that they would receive a paper copy of the solicitation in the mail, as a paper copy will not be available. All prospective offerors are responsible to visit the EPS frequently and obtain any amendments or other information pertaining to this solicitation. The solicitation will only be available by downloading the documents from the EPS. Synopsis/Solicitation F30602-01-Q0006 is being issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ), for a Firm Fixed Price Purchase Order to be awarded on or about 01 October 2000 through 30 Sep 2001, incorporating provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-18 and DFARS Change Notice 20000627. Contract will be awarded on or about 01 Oct 2000, actual performance will begin on or about 01 Oct 2000. Additional information may be obtained at the EPS and FAR, DFAR, AFFAR and AFMCFARSUP on-line, at http://farsite.hill.af.mil, the latter for access to full text of all provisions and clauses. The SIC code is 7353 for this restricted acquisition with a small business size standard of $5M. See Note 1. The Air Force Research Laboratory, Rome Research Site, Information Directorate has a requirement for a contractor to provide all labor, materials equipment, supervision, and transportation necessary to provide warehouse material handling equipment to AFRL/IFOLST, under a lease agreement to Air Force Research Laboratory as defined in the Performance Work Statement (PWS). See the EPS for the Performance Work Statement, dated 18 July 2000, and the Price Schedule. Alert: Vendors are STRONGLY encouraged to use the Standard Form 1449 as the first page of their offer. If you choose not to use the Standard Form 1449, you are cautioned to complete and provide with your quotation all the data requested 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: (c) The offeror agrees to hold the prices in its offer firm for 120 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of offers. The following paragraphs are added to 52.212-1 (k) Failure to comply with the terms and conditions of the solicitation may result in the rejection of your quote. In addition, failure to satisfactorily demonstrate the capability to comply with the requirements set forth in the solicitation may result in a "no award" determination relative to the quote in question. Award will be made based on price. Include a completed copy of FAR 52.212-3 and DFAR 252.212-7000, Offerors Representations and Certification-Commercial Items, with your quote. See the EPS. FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items, is applicable. FAR 52.212-4: paragraph "(a)(1) and (a)(2) are revised as follows: (a)(1) When the defects in service cannot be corrected by reperformance, the government may (1) require the contractor to take necessary action to ensure that future performance conforms to contract requirements and (2) reduce the contract price to reflect the reduced value of the services performed. (a)(2) If the Contractor fails to promptly perform the services again, or to take necessary action to ensure future performance is in conformity with contract requirements, the government may (1) by contract or otherwise, perform the services and charge to the contractor any cost incurred by the government that is directly related to the performance of such services or (2) terminate the contract for cause. Additional FAR clauses cited in the clause applicable to this acquisition are: 52.219-8, 52.222-21, 52.222-26, 52.222-35, 52.222-36, 52.222-37, 52.232-33, 52.252-2.(In the blank insert: http://farsite.hill.af.mil). 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. Additional DFARS clauses cited in the clause applicable to this acquisition are: 252.204-7004, 252.243-7001, 252.225-7017, and 252.247-7024. The following additional clauses apply: Far 52.208-5, Condition of Leased Vehicles, 52.208-6, Marking of Leased Vehicles, 52.208-7, Tagging of Leased Vehicles. 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 (CCR) Database. To register, access the CCR Home Page at http://www.ccr2000.com/. Direct any questions regarding this DoD requirement to 1-888-227-2423. Quotes are due at 2:30 pm on Tuesday, 22 Aug 2000. SUBMIT COMPLETE PACKAGE, BY MAIL TO: AFRL/IFKO, ATTN: Cindy Rutledge F30602-01-Q0006, 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 SF 1449, Performance Work Statement For Warehouse Material Handling Equipment, Price Schedule, Representations and Certifications from the EPS. An Ombudsman has been appointed. 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 Performance Work Statement 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 program manager, but to communicate contractor concerns, issues, disagreements and recommendations to the appropriate Government personnel. The Ombudsman for this acquisition is Lt Col Ralph M. Lentz, Deputy Chief, at 315-330-7746. When requested, the Ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the 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 08/02/00 (D-SN481265). (0215)

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