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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Western Area Power Administration Desert Southwest Customer Service Region P.O. Box 6457 Phoenix, AZ 85005-6457

REQUEST FOR QUOTE

July 14, 2023

1. The Department of Energy, Western Area Power Administration (WAPA), Desert Southwest Region (DSW) issues this Request for Quote (RFQ), for the following equipment (brand name only) and service, in accordance with the attached specification.

NOTE: PRICING MUST INCLUDE DELIVERY FOB DESTINATION 89005

2. This solicitation was prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Parts 12 and 13, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This solicitation is being issued as a request for quote (RFQ).

3. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2020-06. Applicable FAR, DOE, and WAPA clauses/provisions are included with this announcement.

4. This is a brand name only requirement (attached). Substitutions or equivalents will not be accepted.

3. Used, like new or refurbished item(s) will not be accepted. This acquisition is set-aside for small business per FAR Part 19; the applicable NAICS is 335311 Power, Distribution, and Specialty Transformer Manufacturing with a size standard of 750 Employees.

4. One (1) Firm, fixed price award is anticipated. If you wish to compete for this acquisition, provide a price quote, delivery time to FOB Destination, specification sheet, and include your Federal TAX ID Number, CAGE Code and Unique Entity ID (UEI) on your quote. This award will be made to the Lowest Priced Technically Acceptable (LPTA) offer that conforms to the attached specifications. Specification detail must be provided with all quotes to determine acceptability. The Contracting Officer is not responsible for locating or obtaining any information not identified in the quote. The Government reserves the right to make no award resulting from this RFQ. Quotes must be valid for 30 days.

5. If you have a delivery fee to ship the item, please include that amount in your grand total.

FOB Delivery Location – WAPA, DSW Mead Substation, 2051 Buchanan Blvd, Boulder City, NV 89005.

6. Sign and date your quote in the space indicated. Quotes are due by 4pm EDT Monday, July 24, 2023. Offers are to be submitted by electronic delivery only email to kramer@wapa.gov.

7. Offerors must have current registration in the System for Award Management (SAM), website to compete for this acquisition, to include Representations & Certifications. See www.sam.gov for more information. WAPA requires vendors to submit invoices through Invoice Processing Platform (IPP); please go to https://www.ipp.gov for more information. Contractor assistance with enrollment can be obtained by contacting the IPP Production Helpdesk via email ippgroup@bos.frb.org or phone (866) 973-3131.

8. Direct all questions and/or concerns to Timothy Kramer (Procurement Assistant) at kramer@wapa.gov with the solicitation number in the subject line. Any questions and/or concerns must be received by no later than Thursday, July 20, 2023.

Attachments: 1. Performance Work Statement 2. Brand Name Justification image1.jpeg