1-75 Field Feeding Combo Synopsis Solicitation RFQ.docx

DATE: 12 November 2025

COMBINATION SYNOPSIS-SOLICITATION

REQUEST FOR QUOTE (RFQ)

1st Ranger Battalion Field Feeding

This is a combined solicitation/synopsis for commercial service’s prepared in accordance with the format in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation requesting quotes.

This solicitation is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) in accordance with FAR Parts 12 and 13 and is in accordance with provisions and clauses effective in Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC # FAC 2020-03 effective December 13, 2019). The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) number is 722310 and PSC/FSC Code S203. Please be advised that AFMAN 91-203 is applicable, and the contractor shall abide by this regulation for this requirement.

A. REQUIREMENTS DESCRIPTION:

This is a non-personal service(s) contract to provide field feeding for 1/75th Ranger Battalion.

B. PRICE QUOTE:

TOTAL PRICE: _____________________

C. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE:

20 November 2025 – 22 November 2025

D. PLACE OF PERFORMANCE:

ADDRESS: Barnwell, SC (Government Training Institute)

E. CLAUSES AND PROVISIONS:

The following FAR references may be accessed from https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far.

The following clauses and provisions are hereby incorporated by reference into this Combination Synopsis-Solicitation:

52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors 52.212-2, Evaluation – Commercial Items 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications – Commercial Items 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions – Commercial Items 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders – Commercial Items 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports 252.232-7006, Wide Area Work Flow Payment Instructions

ADDENDUM TO FAR CLAUSE 52.212-1, INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFEROR

(a) Replace paragraph (b) entitled "Submission of offers" with the following instructions:

1. Submission of Quotes: Quotes shall be emailed to Contracting Specialist, SSG Jaquan Crouell at jaquan.l.crouell.mil@socom.mil or Contracting Officer, SFC Jeffery Modlin at jeffery.s.modlin.mil@socom.mil no later than 18 November 2025 12:00 PM EST with subject line "H9242126QE-1/75 Field Feeding. All questions must be submitted no later than 14 November 2025 12:00 PM EST and answers will be posted no later than 15 November 2025 5:00 PM EST.

2. Submission of Quote. Submit signed and dated quote to the email address identified below at or before the exact time specified in this solicitation.

Paper/hard copy offers will not be accepted. It is encouraged to contact the Government for clarification if there are, or appears to be, errors, omissions, or inaccuracies in the request for quote. Only signed quotes submitted will be accepted. Quotes shall contain the following sequential order:

A. Quotes shall be submitted on the combined synopsis/solicitation and may include an attachment for its technical description submission (no more than 5 pages). As a minimum, quotes must show --

a. The solicitation number;

b. The time specified in the solicitation for receipt of quotes.

c. The name, address, Cage Code, and telephone number of the vendor;

d. A technical description and detailed understanding of the items being offered in sufficient detail to evaluate compliance with the requirements in the solicitation.

e. Terms of any express warranty;

f. Price and any discount terms;

g. A completed/updated copy of the Vendor's SAM Registration which includes the Vendor's representations and certifications IAW FAR 52.212-3 and Alt 1 (see FAR 52.212-3(b)for those representations and certifications that the offeror shall complete electronically);

H9242126QE-1/75 Field Feeding

h. Acknowledgment of Solicitation Amendments; IF APPLICABLE

2. Replace paragraph (c) entitled "Period of acceptance of offers" with the following instructions:(c) Period of acceptance for quotes. The vendor agrees to hold the prices in its offer firm for 30 days from the date specified for receipt of quotes.

3. Replace paragraph (e) entitled "Multiple offers" with the following instructions: (e)Multiple quotes.

Vendors should submit only one quote presenting the terms and conditions or commercial items for satisfying the requirements of this solicitation.

(viii) The provision at FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation- Commercial Items (NOV 2021) applies to this acquisition with an addendum to the provision.

(End of Clause)

ADDENDUM TO FAR 52.212-2

Evaluation Factors for Award

(b) The Government will award a purchase order resulting from this solicitation to the responsible Vendor whose quote conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The Government reserves the right to make an award on any item or group of items In a quote, if it is determined to be in the Government's best interest. The procedures in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 12and FAR 13.5 apply to this acquisition. The evaluation of this requirement will result in a purchase order(s), price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate quotes:

1. Technical Acceptability

2. Delivery

3. Price

- Technical Acceptability is defined as the Vendor's ability to provide the required services. This is a service Only acquisition. Technical acceptability will be evaluated on a Pass or No-Pass basis. Only those offers evaluated, as Pass will be further evaluated and considered for award.

- Delivery is defined as the capacity, and offeror affirmation, to conform to the desired delivery date in the solicitation. If the desired delivery date is not practicable, the offeror will submit its preferred delivery date.

Offerors will be evaluated for price inclusive of transportation charges from the shipping point to both destinations listed in the solicitation.

- Price will be evaluated to determine that it is fair and reasonable under FAR 13.106-3. The offeror shall submit a price proposal utilizing the CLIN structure stated in the solicitation. A Vendor's proposed price will be determined by multiplying the quantities identified in the schedule by the proposed unit price for the CLIN to confirm the extended amount. The extended CLIN amount will be totaled for evaluation purposes.

Individual pricing for each CLIN must be completed. Price will be evaluated for reasonableness. If the Government deems this information is not sufficient to determine reasonableness, the Government may use other techniques as appropriate to determine price reasonableness for the acquisition. The Government will evaluate the Vendor's price proposal and an award(s) will be made provided the price can be determined fair and reasonable. The Government price team will evaluate Vendor's price submission based on the following:

I. Reasonableness: The Government will compare the Vendor's total price proposed to the total price proposed by competition, current market conditions, and comparison to the Government estimate, inapplicable, to determine the reasonableness of price. A price is reasonable if, in its nature and amount, it does not exceed that which would be incurred by a prudent person in the conduct of competitive business.

j. Balance: The Government may determine that quote is unacceptable if, despite an acceptable total evaluated price, the price of one or more contract line items is significantly over or understated as indicated by the application of price analysis techniques.

(c) A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful Vendor within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the Vendor's specified expiration time, the Government may accept a quote (or part of a quote), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award.

(End of Clause)

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/ (End of Clause)

WIDE AREA WORKFLOW PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS (JAN 2023)

(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):

(i) For cost-type line items, including labor-hour or time-and-materials, submit a cost voucher.

(ii) For fixed price line items-

(A) That require shipment of a deliverable, submit the invoice and receiving report specified by the Contracting Officer.

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(B) For services that do not require shipment of a deliverable, submit either the Invoice 2in1, which meets the requirements for the invoice and receiving report, or the applicable invoice and receiving report, as specified by the Contracting Officer.

(iii) For customary progress payments based on costs incurred, submit a progress payment request.

(iv) For performance based payments, submit a performance based payment request.

(v) For commercial financing, submit a commercial financing request.

(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.

(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.

(2) Contact the WAWF helpdesk at 866-618-5988, if assistance is needed.

(End of clause) 52.232-18 Availability of Funds.

As prescribed in 32.706-1(a), insert the following clause:

Availability of Funds (Apr 1984) Funds are not presently available for this contract. The Government’s obligation under this contract is contingent upon the availability of appropriated funds from which payment for contract purposes can be made. No legal liability on the part of the Government for any payment may arise until funds are made available to the Contracting Officer for this contract and until the Contractor receives notice of such availability, to be confirmed in writing by the Contracting Officer.

(End of clause) 5652.233-9000 Independent Review of Agency Protest Decision (2018) Section I (Revised November 2018) As prescribed in 5633.106.

In accordance with FAR 33.103(d)(4), interested parties may request an independent review at one level above the contracting officer. The independent review is available as an appeal of the contracting officer’s decision on an agency protest. Requests for an independent review shall be submitted to the Contracting Officer for coordination.

F. LIST OF ATTACHMENTS

a. 1/75 Ranger Battalion Field Feeding PWS