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RFQ COVER 140P4518Q0030

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

GATEWAY NATIONAL RECREATION AREA – SANDY HOOK UNIT (GATE-SAHO)

REQUEST FOR QUOTE (RFQ)

Solicitation: ADA/ABA COMPLIANT BEACH ACCESS MATS 140P4518Q0030

Fort Hancock, NJ

SECTION 1

GENERAL INFORMATION

1.1 INFORMATION TO CONTRACTOR:

The solicitation Number is 140P4518Q0030 and is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ) under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 12 Acquisition of Commercial Items and FAR Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC 2005- 98). The FAC and FAR are available at https://www.acquisition.gov/FAR. This requirement is solicited as a Total Set-Aside for Small Business Concerns under NAICS Code 314999 All Other Miscellaneous Textile Product Mills, with a U. S. Small Business Administration size standard of 500 employees. The U. S. Department of Labor Service Contract Act is applicable to this combined synopsis/solicitation. A current Contractor registration is required on the System for Award Management (SAM) website, https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/ (formally CCR and ORCA). Quoters must ensure that they are self-certified under NAICS Code 314999 in the Representations and Certifications portion of SAM prior to award of any contract.

1.2 QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE REQUEST FOR QUOTE:

Offerors are warned against contacting any NPS personnel other than the Contracting Officer and Contract Specialist/Purchasing Agent prior to award of the Contract resulting from this RFQ. If such a contact occurs and found to be prejudicial to competing vendors, the vendor making such contact may be excluded from award consideration.

Answers to inquiries/questions, if given, shall be provided in writing to all vendors being solicited through www.Fedbid.com.

No information concerning this RFQ shall be provided in response to telephone calls. All such requests must be submitted in writing to the Purchasing Agent via www.fedbid.com.

Written questions relating to this RFQ shall be accepted through 12:00 P.M. (ET) on JUNE 25, 2018. Questions received after that date will be at the discretion of the contract specialist/purchasing agent to answer. Any communications in reference to this RFQ shall cite the solicitation number and directed to the following individual:

https://www.acquisition.gov/FAR

Name: Linda Richardson Title: Purchasing Agent E-mail: linda_richardson@nps.gov

1.3 NOTICE OF RFQ CLOSING DATE AND TIME:

All offers shall be submitted to the designated Government Representative via www.fedbid.com NLT 2:00 P.M. (ET) on JUNE 27, 2018.

Name: Linda Richardson Title: Purchasing Agent E-mail: linda_richardson@nps.gov

1.4 PERIOD OF ACCEPTANCE OF OFFERS:

Contractors shall agree, if the quote is accepted within sixty (60) calendar days (unless a greater period is inserted by the contractor) from the date specified in the solicitation for receipt of quotes, to furnish any or all of the requirements upon which prices are proposed at the price set opposite each item, performed and/or delivered at the designated point(s) within the time specified.

1.5 TYPE OF CONTRACT:

This is a firm-fixed price, single award contract. Items outlined under Section 2, Statement of Work, below shall meet or exceed the purchase request under NAICS Code 314999. No additional sums will be payable on account of any escalation in the cost of materials, equipment or labor, or because of the Contractor’s failure to properly estimate or accurately predict these prices or difficulty of achieving the results required by this contract.

1.6 SET ASIDE:

This Request for Quote (RFQ) is set-aside for Small Business Concerns in accordance with FAR 19.502 – Total Small Business Set Asides. The primary NAICS code applicable to this notice is 314999 All Other Miscellaneous Textile Product Mills with a size standard of 500 employees. The National Park Service encourages the participation of small, disadvantaged, and women-owned businesses.

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1.7 QUOTATION SUBMISSION FORMAT

• – Cost/Price

- Submit via Email to www.fedbid.com

1.7.2 Detailed Submission Requirements

Vendors’ price quotations shall include the following:

Submission shall be viewable in either: Microsoft Word 2010, Excel 2010, PowerPoint 2010, Adobe Reader XL, or Adobe Acrobat Pro X (as applicable and appropriate).

At a minimum, a proposal package must include:

• Detailed itemized technical specifications/product details (with pictures).

• Completed Pricing Matrix (via fedbid.com)

• Firm Fixed prices for offered items/services

• Warranty information

Should a warranty be required, a complete description of all warranty terms and conditions must be included in the proposal. For more information on minimum warranty specifications, see Appendix B, “Warranty”.

Quotes that include only the information found in the solicitation (e.g. copied/pasted) will not be considered a complete quote. Vendor submissions must include a detailed description of the items that will be provided. This information may include, but not limited to, part or manufacturer numbers, brand names (if applicable), line drawings, or photographs.

1.7.3 Product Images Required – Yes/No: YES

If marked “YES” the vendor must provide color photographs, clearly depicting the items described in “APPENDIX A” of this solicitation. This requirement does not apply to Line Items that do not reference physical products capable of being photographed, such as training services or warranty.

Government reserves the right to disqualify offerors that do not submit all required documentation otherwise do not comply with the above quotation restrictions, or any other requirements outlined in this document.

Additional information regarding offeror submissions may be found in “quote submission”.

1.8 EVALUATION FACTORS AND METHODOLOGY:

The Government reserves the right to eliminate from consideration for award any or all offers at any time prior to award of the contract; and to award a firm fixed price contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible vendor whose quote conforms to the specifications and is the LOWEST PRICE.