Question Clarifcation MFR_36C25526Q0600.pdf
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This is a Memorandum for Record containing consolidated contractor questions and government answers for RFQ 36C25526Q0600, a brand name or equal, firm-fixed-price requirement.
The RFQ is a 100% Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) set-aside that will be evaluated using Lowest Price, Technically Acceptable criteria. All eleven CLINs must be itemized and priced for quotations to be considered responsive and conforming; partial pricing submissions are not acceptable. No specific delivery timeframe is mandated, but offerors must include lead times for all items. For brand name or equal items (CLINs 0001, 0003, and 0004 specifying SKUs 7156-80, RAR-5R, and LB-3060-ACR), the government will accept technically acceptable equal products provided all salient characteristics are met and technical capability comparisons are included; acceptable equal substitutes include Wolf 16422, Wolf 16410, and Wolf 56601-W respectively. SDVOSB nonmanufacturers must meet Buy American Act standards but not all CLINs must be manufactured by small businesses. The Nonmanufacturer Rule does not apply to this acquisition, and no SBA class or individual waivers are applicable.
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Memorandum for Record Subject: Contractor Questions – Clarification Request for RFQ (Brand Name or Equal, Firm-Fixed-Price Requirement) – 36C25526Q0600
The following consolidated questions were received from prospective offerors seeking clarification regarding the subject RFQ, and the answers are as follows:
1. Delivery Requirements and Schedule
• The shipping destinations are listed, but no required delivery date appears in the schedule. destinations but does not specify required delivery dates. Please confirm the required delivery timeframe after award.
• For CLIN 0007 (PT2000-57), would an eight-week manufacturer lead time be acceptable? Please confirm the Government’s desired or required delivery timeframe. No specific delivery timeframe is required, however, please include lead times for all items.
2. Quotation Requirements for CLINs
• May an offeror leave some CLINs unpriced, or must the quotation include pricing for every line item? May an offeror submit pricing for individual CLINs or a subset of the eleven CLINs, with award made by line item, or must all eleven CLINs be priced for a quotation to be considered responsive and conforming? All items must be itemized and priced to be considered responsive and conforming.
3. Brand Name or Equal Items
• CLINs 0001, 0003, and 0004 identify specific SKUs (7156-80, RAR-5R, and LB-3060-ACR). The solicitation does not include FAR 52.211-6 or “brand name or equal” language. Will the Government accept the following items as technically acceptable substitutes if all salient characteristics are met:
– CLIN 0001: Wolf 16422
– CLIN 0003: Wolf 16410
– CLIN 0004: Wolf 56601-W
• For brand-name-or-equal items, may an offeror provide an equal product manufactured in the United States by a qualifying small-business manufacturer, provided all stated salient characteristics are met? Yes, any equal product can be quoted. All or equal items being proposed must include their technical capabilities compared to the suggested SKUs.
4. Nonmanufacturer Rule / SDVOSB Set-Aside Requirements
• Must each CLIN offered by an SDVOSB nonmanufacturer be manufactured in the United States by a qualifying small-business manufacturer? All CLINs do not need to be manufactured by a Small business, but must meet the Buy American Act standards.
• Does an SBA class waiver or individual waiver of the Nonmanufacturer Rule apply to any of the eleven CLINs? If a waiver applies, please identify the specific waiver and the CLINs covered. This rule does not apply for this acquisition.
5. Set-Aside Status
• The SAM.gov notice identifies the requirement as a total SDVOSB set-aside, while Block 10 of the SF1449 appears to indicate the acquisition is unrestricted. Please confirm the intended set-aside status? This requirement has been set aside as 100% SDVOSB, the SF1449 was corrected and posted to reflect this.
6. Evaluation Factors
• FAR 52.212-2 is incorporated, but the specific evaluation factors appear to be blank. Please confirm the factors the Government will use when evaluating quotations. This acquisition is being evaluated with Lowest Price, Technically Acceptable evaluation factors
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