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One Caterpillar 416F2 Backhoe or Equal for West Virginia National Cemetery

19144

36C78619Q0273

05-07-2019

N

333120

Department of Veterans Affairs National Cemetery Administration Contracting Services 5000 Wissahickon Ave Philadelphia, PA 19144

David Dilks david.dilks@va.gov

West Virginia National Cemetery

42 Veterans Memorial Lane Grafton, WV

26354

USA

www.va.gov

Department of Veterans Affairs david.dilks@va.gov

Contracting Officer

(i) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.

Quoters are responsible for obtaining all amendments or additional information concerning this announcement at www.fbo.gov.

All questions regarding this solicitation are to be submitted via email to david.dilks@va.gov. Questions should be received no later than May 2, 2019 at 4:30 PM to provide time to permit a response. Quoters should note that submitted questions and responses to those questions may be provided to all firms solicited for this requirement.

Important: This is a request for quote and quotations furnished are not offers. This request does not commit the Government to pay any costs incurred in the preparation of the submission of a quote or to contract for supplies or service.

QUOTERS SHOULD READ PARAGRAPH (viii) TO ENSURE THEY ARE SUBMITTING THE

REQUIRED ITEMS FOR THEIR QUOTES TO BE CONSIDERED.

(ii) The solicitation number is 36C78619Q0273. This solicitation is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ) and will be solicited using the procedures under FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items and FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures.

(iii) The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2019-01 01/22/2019.

(iv) This solicitation is 100% set-aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business firms.

The relevant NAICS code is 333120, Construction Machinery Manufacturing. The small business size standard is 1,250 employees except that the small business size standard is 500 employees if you are submitting your quote in your own name but intend to provide a product that you did not manufacture yourself.

(v) Line Items

Description QTY U/M Unit Price Price Caterpillar 416F2 Backhoe Loader or Equal (Including Delivery)

1 EA $_______________ $_______________

Total Price $_______________

(vi) Description of Requirement:

The contractor shall deliver one Caterpillar 416F2 Backhoe Loader or Equal. The following Salient Characteristics apply:

TIRES, 12.5 80/19.5L-24, FS

Front: Firestone 12.5/80-18, 12 ply, I-3 Super Traction Directional tire with low profile design that provides excellent traction and flotation. Tough sidewall for long wear.

Rear: Firestone 19.5L-24, ATU, 12PLY, 20 PITCH Directional tire provides excellent traction and flotation characteristics. Shock-fortified nylon-cord body resists impacts, cuts and punctures.

Designed for superior noise and vibration cancellation

COUNTERWEIGHT, 1015 LBS

STABILIZER PADS, FLIP-OVER

Flip-over pads for use on asphalt, concrete or soil.

BUCKET-GP, 1.0 CYD

1.00 CYD (0.76CUM) SAE capacity General

Purpose. Drilled to accept bolt-on teeth or cutting edge

CUTTING EDGE, TWO PIECE

Bolt-on reversible cutting edge for the Loader Bucket.

NEW CATERPILLAR 416F2 BACKHOE

LOADER ST, TIER 4 HRC, 70KW or Similar item

LANE 3 ORDER

STICK, EXTENDABLE, 14FT, MECH

Provides additional 3'8" (1.13m) of reach to 17'11" digging depth

PT, 4WD, STD SHIFT, MECH

ENGINE, 70KW, C4.4 ACERT, T4F

EU Stage T2/ EPA Tier 2 Compliant, Mechanical turbocharged engine.

Gross Power @ Rated (2200RPM) ISO 14396 93HP (68.5kW)

HYDRAULICS, GP, 6FCN/8BNK

CONTROLS, BACKHOE PATTERN

Left hand: Boom and swing; Right hand: Stick and bucket

PRODUCT LINK, CELLULAR, PL641I

CAB, STANDARD

Includes window defroster, front and rear windshield wiper/washer system, left and right side doors with locks, coat hook, interior rearview mirror, tilt steering column, floor mat, air suspension fabric seat, radio-ready headliner, two internal and two external power receptacles.

one external power receptacles

WORKLIGHTS (8) HALOGEN LAMPS

SEAT, FABRIC

BELT, SEAT, 2" SUSPENSION

AIR CONDITIONER, T4

36" CEMETERY BUCKET

INSTRUCTIONS, ANSI

SERIALIZED TECHNICAL MEDIA KIT

SHIPPING/STORAGE PROTECTION

PACK, DOMESTIC TRUCK

RUST PREVENTATIVE APPLICATOR

Dealer delivery and basic machine familiarization.

One set of paper manuals.

(vii) Date(s) and place(s) of delivery and acceptance and FOB point.

Provide delivery of item within 60 calendar days of award of the Purchase Order.

Place of Delivery/Acceptance:

West Virginia National Cemetery 42 Veterans Memorial Lane Grafton, WV 26354

(viii) Provision No. 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors – Commercial (Oct 2019), with Addenda below, applies to this acquisition

Addendum to Provision No. 52.212-1

Provision No. 52.212-1 is replaced in its entirety by this addendum.

Note: This solicitation is a Request for Quote (RFQ). If the terms “Request for Proposal” or “RFP” appear in this solicitation, they shall mean “RFQ”. If the words “proposal” or “offer” appear in this solicitation, they shall mean “quote”. If the terms “offeror” or “offerors” appear in this solicitation, they shall mean “quoter” or “quoters”.

INSTRUCTIONS TO QUOTERS

Quote Submission. Quotes will be accepted and considered for an award of a firm-fixed price Purchase Order. Submitted quotes that do not meet the following instructions may be deemed nonresponsive.

Quotes shall be submitted by email to david.dilks@va.gov. The Subject Line of the email should read, “Quote for RFQ No. 36C78619Q0273.”

Quoters shall note that the approximate email attachment limit is 10 megabytes (5 megabytes for encrypted files). Quoters may have to send more than one email if attachment file sizes are large. It is the responsibility of the quoter to ensure that their quote has been received. Quoters should contact David Dilks at the email address above or by telephone at 215-381-3787, Ext. 4590 before the due date and time if they have issues submitting a quote. Quoters may also call or email David Dilks to request verification of receipt of their email submission.

Please furnish quotations on or before 4:30 PM on May 7, 2019.

Terms and content of your quote. Your quote must be based on the terms of this RFQ. We might reject any quote that is not based on these terms in every respect. Your quote must contain all the information described below.

Small Business Status. To submit a quote, you must know whether your company is a small business. The small business size standard that applies to this purchase is stated in paragraph (iv) of this combined synopsis/solicitation along with the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code on which it is based. If this combined synopsis/solicitation is for the purchase of supply item(s), the small business size standard is 500 employees if you are submitting your quote in your own name but intend to provide a product that you did not manufacture yourself.

Quoters must be registered and verified in the System for Award Management (SAM) and Vetbiz when submitting a quote. Registration and verification information can be found at the following URLs:

https://www.vetbiz.gov and https://www.sam.gov.portal/public/SAM. SDVOSBs must have CVE seal on registration.

Your quote should contain your best terms. The Contracting Officer may reject any or all quotes. After the evaluation of quotes, the Contracting Officer may negotiate final terms with one or more quoters of the Government’s choice before issuing a purchase order. The Contracting Officer will not negotiate with any quoters other than those of the Government’s choice and will not use the Sealed Bidding procedures in Part 14 or the formal source selection procedures described in FAR Part 15.

Quote Format and Submission Information:

Quotes must be submitted on company letterhead. Commercial format is encouraged. All quoters shall include the following information as part of their quote:

Legal Business/Company Name (as listed in www.sam.gov) DUNS Number Point of Contact Name Telephone number Email Address

Quote Contents:

Pricing:

o Pricing shall be submitted using the Line Item Schedule in Paragraph (v) o Pricing shall include delivery costs

A detailed description of the product that you will provide, including any product literature you wish to give us.

The terms of delivery – firms should specify their delivery terms. If the delivery terms are shorter than specified in the RFQ, firms should highlight this information.

The terms of any express warranty.

Firms providing a quote for an equal product shall include the information required under

Solicitation Provision No. 52.211-6, Brand Name or Equal (AUG 1999).

Acknowledgment of any amendments to the RFQ.

Solicitation Provisions

The full text of FAR/VAAR provisions or clauses may be accessed electronically at https://acquisition.gov/comp/far/index.html https://www.va.gov/oal/library/vaar/

The following solicitation provisions apply to this acquisition:

VAAR 852.270-1 Representatives of Contracting Officers (Jan 2008) FAR 52.204-7 SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT (Oct 2018)

FAR 52.211-6 BRAND NAME OR EQUAL (AUG 1999)

(ix) Evaluation Process:

Note: The Government will not use the formal source selection procedures described in FAR Part 15.

Instead the simplified evaluation procedures under FAR Part 13 will be used.

The Government intends to award a firm fixed price Purchase Order resulting from this solicitation to the responsible quoter whose quote conforms to the solicitation that provides the best benefit to the Government, price and other factors considered. Quotes will be evaluated by performing a comparative evaluation in accordance with FAR 13.106-2(b)(3) to determine which response represents the “best” as a whole.

Quotes will be evaluated by performing a direct comparison of one quote with another in a uniform manner to determine which quote provides the government with its needs, as identified in the RFQ. The government reserves the right to consider a response that offers more than the minimum and select that response if it provides a benefit to the government. The government has the discretion to accept other than the lowest priced quoter that provides additional benefits.

The following factors shall be used to evaluate quotes:

1. Pricing: The sum of all the CLINs will represent the total evaluated price. The quoted price must be determined to be fair and reasonable in order to be eligible for award.

2. Technical: The capability of the item quoted to meet or exceed the Government’s needs, including review of the technical features, warranty terms, if any, and delivery terms.

(x) Provision No. 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items (Oct 2018), applies to this solicitation. Quoters shall fill-in and provide paragraph (b) of the provision if they have completed the annual representations and certifications electronically in SAM (https://www/sam.gov). If the quoter has not completed the annual representations and certifications electronically, the Offeror shall complete only paragraphs (c) through (u) of Provision No. 52.212-3.

(xi) The following clauses apply to this acquisition:

The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions – Commercial Items (Oct 2018) applies to this acquisition.

Addendum to FAR clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions – Commercial Items (Oct 2018):

FAR 52.204-13, SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT MAINTENANCE (OCT 2018)

FAR 52.204-18, COMMERCIAL AND GOVERNMENT ENTITY CODE MAINTENANCE (JUL 2016)

FAR 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (Dec 2013) VAAR 852.203-70 Commercial Advertising (MAY 2018)

VAAR 852.211-70 EQUIPMENT OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE MANUALS (NOV 2018)

VAAR 852.219-10 VA Notice of Total Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (Jul 2016)

(DEVIATION)

VAAR 852.219-74, Limitations on Subcontracting – Monitoring and Compliance (Jul 2018)

Fill-in Info: VAAR 852.219-10 VA Notice of Total Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (Jul 2016) (DEVIATION)

VAAR 852.232-72 Electronic Submission of Payments Requests (NOV 2018)

VAAR 852.246-71 REJECTED GOODS (OCT 2018)

VAAR 852.247-73 PACKING FOR DOMESTIC SHIPMENT (OCT 2018)

The clause at 52.212-5 “Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders” (JAN 2019) applies to this acquisition. Additionally, the following fill-in subparagraphs of FAR 52.212-5 are applicable:

52.204–10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (Oct 2018) (Pub. L.

109–282) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note).

52.209-6, Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment. (OCT 2015) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note).

52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation (Jul 2013) (15 U.S.C 632(a)(2)).

52.222-3, Convict Labor (June 2003) (E.O. 11755).

52.222-19, Child Labor—Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Jan 2018) (E.O. 13126).

52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (APR 2015).

52.222–26, Equal Opportunity (SEP 2016) (E.O. 11246).

52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (JUL 2014) (29 U.S.C. 793).

52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Jan 2019) (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O. 13627).

52.223-11, Ozone-Depleting Substances and High Global Warming Potential Hydrofluorocarbons (Jun 2016) (E.O.13693).

52.223-12, Maintenance, Service, Repair, or Disposal of Refrigeration Equipment and Air Conditioners (Jun2016) (E.O. 13693) 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (AUG 2011).

52.223-20, Aerosols (Jun 2016) (E.O. 13693).

52.223-21, Foams (Jun 2016) (E.O. 13696).

52.225-1, Buy American--Supplies (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 83).

52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (JUN 2008) (E.O.'s, proclamations, and statutes administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury).

52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer—System for Award Management (Oct 2018) (31 U.S.C. 3332).

End of Addenda

(xiii) Wage Determination: N/A

(xiv) Quotes are due by 4:30 PM on May 7, 2019.

(xv) The point of contact for this RFQ is David Dilks; email: david.dilks@va.gov; Tel: 215-381-3787 X4590.

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