19GE5024Q0028.pdf

COMBINED SYNOPSIS & SOLICITATION

Export Control and Related Border Security (EXBS) Office

Chevrolet Express Van

SOLICITATION NO. 19GE5024Q0028

Issued by:

American Consulate General

Regional Procurement Support Office

Giessener Strasse 30

60435 Frankfurt am Main

Germany

June 7, 2024

Combined Synopsis and Solicitation

Solicitation Number 19GE5024Q0028

The American Consulate General Frankfurt hereby provides the following Combined Synopsis and Solicitation for:

Supply and delivery of one (1) each Chevrolet Express vehicle (Brand Name or Equal) for the

U.S. Embassy in Moldova on behalf of the office of Export Control and Related Border Security

(EXBS). All interested sellers shall review the solicitation and offer equipment in accordance with the specification provided in this document.

The evaluation of offers will be based on the Lowest-Priced, Technically Acceptable (LPTA) approach. It is the offeror’s responsibility to prove that the equipment offered meets the requested specifications.

Synopsis:

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; offers are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number is 19GE5024Q0028 and is issued as a

Request for Quotations (RFQ), unless otherwise indicated herein.

The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through

Federal Acquisition Circular FAC 2024-05, effective May 22, 2024.

AMERICAN CONSULATE GENERAL

Regional Procurement Support Office

Giessener Strasse 30

60435 Frankfurt am Main

Germany

Tel: (49) 69 7535 3343

Email: Christeh@state.gov

Description of Items:

The Export Control and Related Border Security (EXBS) Office is seeking to procure one (1)

Chevrolet Express, Engine capacity - 5.3 cm3 and higher; automatic gearbox; engine type -

Petrol; Transmission – All wheel drive (4x4); Extended wheelbase; Dual rear wheel; cargo; to be donated to the Border Police of Moldova.

52.211-6 Brand Name or Equal (Aug 1999) applies. The salient physical, functional, or performance characteristics that "equal" products must meet are described in Appendix A.

Purchase Order Type:

The Government intends to award a single, firm fixed-price purchase order to the responsible offeror whose offer is evaluated as the lowest-priced and technically acceptable. The total price shall include all labor, equipment, delivery charges, materials, overhead, profit, insurance, warranty, customs clearance, and all other expenses necessary to deliver the required supplies.

No additional sums will be payable on account of any escalations in the cost of materials, equipment, or labor, or because of the Contractor’s failure to properly estimate or accurately predict the cost or difficulty of achieving the results required by this contract. Nor will the contract price be adjusted on account of fluctuations in currency exchange rates.

Term of Purchase Order:

This ensuing purchase order shall be effective from the date of the Contracting Officer’s signature and shall remain valid until all items are received and accepted by the Government.

Compliance with Specifications:

Offerors shall also provide with their offer, at a minimum, existing product literature substantiating the acceptability of their offered product in accordance with the specifications provided in the solicitation. Failure to provide this information will result in a ‘non- responsive’ offer and removal from award consideration.

Descriptive Literature Required:

Definition: (a) "Descriptive literature" means information (e.g., cuts, illustrations, drawings and original manufacturers' brochures) that is submitted as part of an offer. Descriptive literature is required to establish, for the purpose of evaluation and award, details of the product offered that are specified elsewhere in the solicitation and pertain to significant elements such as (1) design;

(2) materials; (3) components; (4) performance characteristics; and (5) methods of manufacture, assembly, construction, or operation. The term includes only information required to determine the technical acceptability of the offered product. It does not include other information such as that used in determining the responsibility of a prospective contractor or for operating or maintaining equipment. (b) Descriptive literature must be (1) identified to show the item(s) of the offer to which it applies and (2) received by the time specified in this solicitation for receipt of offers. (c) Data displaying more than one model or size shall be clearly marked so as to indicate the specific item being offered. (d) Offers which do not present sufficient information to permit complete technical evaluation by the Government may be rejected. It is the offeror’s responsibility to prove that their proposed solution meets the requested specifications, subject to any limitations elsewhere in this solicitation.

SUPPLIES AND PRICES

The Contractor shall provide to the U.S. Government one (1) new left hand drive Chevrolet

Express van, OR equal described in the specifications. Further, the Contractor shall properly perform predelivery inspection on the vehicle and deliver them to the location set forth in the

Place of Delivery, of this purchase order. The firm fixed price shall include the vehicles, pre-delivery inspection, and transportation to their ultimate destination, certificates of origin, operator’s manuals, warranty certificates, and any other documentation mandated by the destination country. All manuals shall be furnished in the English language.

Other Specific Requirements:

• If applicable, the Contractor shall comply with all import requirements mandated by the

Government of Moldova. Further, the Contractor shall provide all the necessary documentation required at destination for importation of the proposed items.

• The Contractor shall obtain all necessary export licenses regardless of shipping method.

The end user is a law enforcement agency in Moldova. The Contractor shall state in its export license request that this is a U.S. government funded contract.

• The Contractor shall provide name and actual physical and mailing addresses of product manufacturers, not point of sale locations.

• All manuals and literature shall be in the English language and, if applicable, local language.

Basis of Price:

The price of all items shall include their transportation F.O.B. Destination to the designated delivery point in accordance with FAR 52.247-34. All or Nothing: The Government is allowing complete offers for all items. Offers failing to meet this condition may be rejected.

Warranty:

The Contractor shall provide a copy of standard warranty information unless indicated otherwise.

The warranty applies as of the date the items are received and accepted at the delivery location.

The price for warranty shall be included in the price for each item.

Delivery:

Delivery shall be made F.O.B. Destination as soon as possible but not later than sixty (60) days from the date of contract award and in accordance with the instructions you receive from the

Point of Contact (POC) (to be advised on award).

Delivery shall be made to the following address:

Republic of Moldova, General Police Inspectorate Forensics Center, 10 Putna Alleyway, MD-2059 Chisinau.

ATTN: (to be advised on award)

Marking and Submission of Documents:

The cargo must be clearly marked with the requisition and purchase order number (to be advised on award). If applicable, the Contractor shall provide delivery information or certificates of origin and shipping documents for the required goods being imported to the Point of Contact

(POC) (to be advised on award) in advance of delivery.

The contractor shall ensure that all items are prepared for safe shipment and include all necessary export approvals, required material data safety sheet, licenses, and paperwork. One copy of the packing list and commercial invoice must accompany the shipment, attached to the outside of the

“lead” or number one box/carton/package, or individually attached to the outside of each box/carton/package.

The contractor shall be responsible for all shipping and delivery procedures related to this equipment. If the equipment is procured outside of Moldova, then the contractor is also responsible for any and all customs clearance procedures.

Coordination:

The Contractor shall coordinate the delivery of the item/items with the following Points of

Contact (POC): (to be advised on award).

Condition of Delivered Equipment:

Only new supplies are authorized; no grey market or refurbished products. All items must be in original packaging, never used, and not altered in any way.

APPLICABLE CLAUSES AND PROVISIONS

The full text of the referenced FAR and DOSAR clauses may be accessed electronically at https://www.acquisition.gov/content/regulations.

The selected Offeror must comply with the following commercial item terms and conditions, which are incorporated herein by reference: FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -

Commercial Products and Commercial Services applies to this acquisition; FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation – Commercial Products and Commercial Services; FAR 52.212-3, Offeror

Representations and Certifications - Commercial Products and Commercial Services and FAR

52.204-24 – Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance

Services or Equipment to be completed with other certifications and submitted with the offer;

FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Products and Commercial

Services, 52.203-18; 52.204-7; 52.204-13; 52.204-16; 52.204-18; 52.211-6; 52.232-40; 52.247-

34; DOSARS 652.232-70; 652.242-73; 652.243-70; 652.247-70; 652.247-71. [U.S Based

Company: 652.229-70].

FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive

Orders-Commercial Products and Commercial Services - the applicable clauses under paragraph

(b) are: 52.203-6, 52.204-10, 52.209-6, 52.222-3, 52.222-19; 52.222-50; 52.225-5; 52.225-13;

52.232-33; 52.247-64, [U.S Based Company: 52.222-21; 52.222-26; 52.222-36].

The following clauses and provision(s) are provided in full text:

Addendum to FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation – Commercial Products and Commercial Services

(NOV 2021)

The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror

(as determined within the meaning of FAR Part 9, paragraph 9.104), whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:

The Government reserves the right to award without any discussions. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:

(a) The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:

(i) Price

The price will be evaluated by the lowest aggregate sum of the items including any delivery charges, custom clearance, handling charge, VAT (if applicable) etc.

(ii) Technical Capability/Acceptability https://www.acquisition.gov/content/regulations

Technical capability is equal to price.

(b) A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer’s specified expiration time, the

Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award.

(End of provision)

52.214-34 Submission of Offers in the English Language

Offers submitted in response to this solicitation shall be in the English language. Offers received in other than English shall be rejected.

(End of Provision)

52.225-17 Evaluation of Foreign Currency Offers

If the Government receives offers in more than one currency, the Government will evaluate offers by converting the foreign currency to United States currency using http://ice.cgfs.state.sbu in effect as follows:

(1) On the date specified for receipt of offers if award is based on initial offers; otherwise

(2) On the date specified for receipt of proposal revisions.

(End of provision)

Addendum to FAR 52.212-1 Instruction to Offerors – Commercial Products and

Commercial Services

Preparation of Offers - Offerors shall prepare and submit its offer in two (2) volumes as set forth below.

VOLUME I:

1. PRICING

(i) The offeror shall complete the table below:

http://ice.cgfs.state.sbu/

CLI

N

Description Quantity Unit Unit

Price

Extended

Cost

Place of

Manufacture

Cargo van Chevrolet

Express (Brand name or

Equal)

1 Each

1 Delivery charges 1 LT

GRAND TOTAL – ALL CLINs

CURRENCY: ________________

(ii) 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Products and

Commercial Services

(iii) Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Products and

Commercial Services - the selected offeror must submit a completed copy of the listed representations and certifications. A completed copy of these provisions MUST be included on the System for Award Management (SAM) web site located at https://www.sam.gov/portal. If the Offeror has not completed the annual representations and certifications electronically, the Offeror shall complete only paragraphs (c) through (v) of this provision.

VOLUME II:

1. TECHNICAL CAPABILITY

The proposed supply shall meet all of the minimum technical specifications and the delivery terms contained herein. In addition, the offeror shall provide:

(A) Descriptive Literature.

(B) A delivery confirmation providing delivery within sixty (60) calendar days of award.

(C) Warranty provisions: Standard warranty is implied and shall be included in the contract price.

(D) Technical Compliance Matrix: Provide a matrix comparing required and proposed specifications.

https://www.sam.gov/portal

SUBMISSION OF OFFERS:

The complete offer submission shall include:

(1) Volume I - Price Offer and Representations and Certifications

(2) Volume II - Technical Capability - Descriptive literature, a delivery confirmation, warranty provisions, and completed Technical Compliance Matrix.

Submission of Questions:

Interested parties may submit any questions concerning the solicitation as soon as possible but not later than 11.00 a.m. Central European Summer Time (CEST) on Thursday, June 20, 2024 via email to Christeh@state.gov and FrankfurtRPSO@state.gov. The email subject line must read “Solicitation 19GE5024Q0028”. Late questions may not be considered.

Offer due date:

Offers shall be submitted as soon as possible but not later than 03.00 p.m. Central European

Sumer Time (CEST) on Wednesday, July 3, 2024, via email to Christeh@state.gov. The email subject line must read “Solicitation 19GE5024Q0028”. The size shall not exceed 45MB.

Late submissions shall not be considered.

Applicable laws and regulations: Solicitation and award will be subject to laws and regulations of the United States of America.

mailto:Christeh@state.gov mailto:FrankfurtRPSO@state.gov mailto:Christeh@state.gov

APPENDIX A

CLIN 1 – VAN

Car „Chevrolet Express”

Engine capacity - 5.3 cm3 and higher; automatic gearbox; engine type - Petrol; Transmission –

All wheel drive (4x4); Extended wheelbase; Dual rear wheel; cargo;

Modification 5.3 AT

Engine

5.3 cm3

Power

314 HP

Gearbox

Automatic gearbox

Engine type

Petrol

Fuel

AI-92

Transmission

All wheel drive

General information

Country

USA

Car class

M

Doors number

Seats numbers

Car dimensions (mm)

Length 5696mm

Width 2012mm

Height 2148mm

Clearance 200

Front track width

Rear track width

Wheels size

245/75/R17

Volume and mass

Volume of trunk

752 l

Volume of fuel trunk

117 l

Тtransmission

Gearbox

Automatic

Gears number

Transmission

All wheel drive

Suspension and brakes

Front suspension type independent, spring loaded

Rear suspension type dependent, spring

Front brakes

Disks ventilated

Rear brakes

Disks ventilated

Performance indicators

Type of fuel

АI-92

Engine

Engine

Petrol

Engine location front, longitudinal

Engine capacity

5328 см³

Max power

314/220 h.p./kWt at 5200 rpm

Cylinder arrangement

V-shaped

Number of cylinders

Number of valves per cylinder

Engine power system distributed injection (multi-point)

Compression ratio

9.4

Cylinder diameter and piston stroke

96.0x92 мм

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