Combination Synopsis-Solicitation for Commercial Purchases (Under SAT).pdf

COMBO SYNOPSIS SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS

1. Solicitation Number: W911QX22Q0008

2. Title: SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE FOR One (1) Excavator

3. Classification Code: 38

4. NAICS Code: 333120 – Construction Machinery Manufacturing

5. Response Date: Five (5) business days after posting due via email to the Primary Point of Contact listed in the SAM.gov webpage for this combined synopsis-solicitation.

6. Description:

Disclaimer: 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; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.

NOTICE: THIS PROCUREMENT WILL BE CONDUCTED USING A TIERED

EVALUATION OF OFFERS. THE FOLLOWING PROCEDURES WILL BE

UTILIZED:

THIS A SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE THAT WILL CONVERT TO FULL AND

OPEN COMPETITION IF NO ACCEPTABLE OFFERS ARE RECEIVED FROM

RESPONSIBLE, SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS. FOR OFFERS TO BE

CONSIDERED ACCEPTABLE, THEY MUST MEET ALL TECHNICAL

REQUIREMENTS CONTAINED IN THE SOLICITATION AND BE COMPETITIVE

IN TERMS OF MARKET PRICES, QUALITY, AND DELIVERY. IF ONLY ONE

ACCEPTABLE OFFER IS RECEIVED FROM A RESPONSIBLE, SMALL

BUSINESS CONCERN, THE CONTRACTING OFFICER WILL CONSIDER

AWARDING DIRECTLY TO THAT FIRM, PRIOR TO THE DISSOLUTION OF THE

SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE. NO AMENDMENT WILL BE ISSUED TO

CONVERT THE SOLICITATION TO FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION. IF THE

SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE IS DISSOLVED, THE GOVERNMENT WILL

AWARD TO THE LARGE BUSINESS WHOSE OFFER IS MOST

ADVANTAGEOUS TO THE GOVERNMENT, BASED ON THE REQUIREMENTS

AND EVALUATION CRITERIA SET FORTH IN THIS SOLICITATION. ALL

INTERESTED PARTIES ARE ENCOURAGED TO RESPOND, REGARDLESS OF

BUSINESS SIZE; HOWEVER, THEY MUST DO SO AT THEIR OWN RISK,

TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THAT THIS IS A SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE

FIRST, AND FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION ONLY AFTER THE ABOVE

CRITERIA IS NOT MET.

This acquisition is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ).

The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2021-07.

For purposes of this acquisition, the associated NAICS code is 333120. The small business size standard is 1,250 Employees.

Contract Line Item (CLIN) Structure: The following is a list of contract line item number(s) and items, quantities and units of measure, (including option(s), if applicable):

TENTATIVE CLIN STRUCTURE (SUBJECT TO CHANGE):

CLIN 0001 – One (1) Excavator CLIN 0002 – Shipping and Handling

The Government reserves the right to change the final CLIN structure based upon the quote/bid structure of the winning offeror.

Specifications/Requirement:

SEE ATTACHED DOCUMENT TITLED “SALIENT CHARACTERISTICS”.

Delivery: Delivery is required within six (6) to nine (9) months after contract award (ACA). Delivery shall be made to U.S. Army Research Laboratory, 6375 Johnson Road BLDG 321, Aberdeen Proving Ground MD 21005. Acceptance shall be performed at U.S. Army Research Laboratory, 6375 Johnson Road BLDG 321, Aberdeen Proving Ground MD 21005. The FOB point is Destination.

Clauses:

I. The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors – Commercial, applies to this acquisition. The following addenda have been attached to this provision:

In addition to the requirements set for the in FAR 52.212-1, all offers responding to this solicitation must provide their business size in relation to the NAICS code contained in this solicitation and shall identify any socioeconomic categories to which they belong.

II. Evaluation Criteria - The specific evaluation criteria to be used are as follows:

In accordance with FAR 13.106-2(b)(3), comparative evaluation procedures will be utilized. Comparative evaluation is the comparison of all offers received in response to this solicitation against each other. An item-by-item comparison of each offer to one another will be performed to determine which offer provides the most benefit to the Government. Award will be made to the offer that is most advantageous to the Government. The Government may award to the lowest priced offeror that meets the Government’s minimum requirements; however, the Government reserves the right to award to a higher priced offeror exceeding the minimum requirements if it is most advantageous to the Government. In order to be considered for award, an offer must meet the Government’s minimum technical requirement contained in this solicitation. The below evaluation factors will be utilized during evaluation (in no order of relative importance):

Price Technical Capabilities/Specification Past Performance

III. Offerors shall include a completed copy of the provision at FAR 52.212-3 (with its

Alternate I), Offeror Representations with its offer.

IV. The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The following addenda have been attached to this clause: NONE

V. The clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Items and the selected clauses listed in DFARS 212.301 Solicitation provisions and Contract Clauses for the Acquisition of Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The following additional FAR/DFARS clauses cited in this clause are applicable:

FAR:

52.204-10 REPORTING EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION AND FIRST-TIER

SUBCONTRACT AWARDS (OCT 2018)

52.209-6 PROTECTING THE GOVERNMENT’ INTEREST WHEN

SUBCONTRACTING WITH CONTRACTORS DEBARRED,

SUSPENDED, OR PROPOSED FOR DEBARMENT (OCT 2015)

52.219-6 NOTICE OF TOTAL SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE (MAR 2020)

(DEVIATION 2020-O0008)

52.219-28 POST-AWARD SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM

REREPRESENTATION (MAY 2020)

52.219-33 NONMANUFACTURER RULE (MAR 2020)

52.222-3 CONVICT LABOR (JUN 2003)

52.222-19 CHILD LABOR--COOPERATION WITH AUTHORITIES AND

REMEDIES (JAN 2020) (DEVIATION 2020-O0019)

52.222-21 PROHIBITION OF SEGREGATED FACILITIES (APR 2015)

52.222-26 EQUAL OPPORTUNITY (SEP 2016)

52.222-36 AFFIRMATIVE ACTION FOR WORKERS WITH DISABILITIES

(JUL 2014)

52.222-50 COMBATING TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (JAN 2019)

52.223-18 ENCOURAGING CONTRACTOR POLICIES TO BAN TEXT

MESSAGING WHILE DRIVING (AUG 2011)

52.225-13 RESTRICTIONS ON CERTAIN FOREIGN PURCHASES (JUN

2008)

52.232-33 PAYMENT BY ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER—CENTRAL

CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION (OCT 2018)

52.232-36 PAYMENT BY THIRD PARTY (MAY 2014)

COMMERCIAL ACQUISITION PROVISIONS & CLAUSES (DFARS):

252.203-7005 REPRESENTATION RELATING TO COMPENSATION OF

FORMER DOD OFFICIALS (NOV 2011)

252.204-7015 DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION TO LITIGATION SUPPORT

CONTRACTORS (MAY 2016)

252.204-7016 COVERED DEFENSE TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT

OR SERVICES—REPRESENTATION (DEC 2019)

252.204-7017 PROHIBITION ON THE ACQUISITON OF COVERED DEFENSE

TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT OR SERVICES—

REPRESENTATION (DEC 2019)

252.204-7018 PROHIBITION ON THE ACQUISITION OF COVERED DEFENSE

TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT OR SERVICES (DEC

2019)

252.213-7000 NOTICE TO PROSPECTIVE SUPPLIERS ON USE OF PAST

PEFORMANCE INFORMATION RETRIEVAL SYSTEM—

STATISTICAL REPORTING IN PAST PERFORMANCE

EVALUATIONS (MAR 2018)

252.223-7008 PROHIBITION OF HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM (JUN 2013)

252.225-7001 BUY AMERICAN ACT AND BALANCE OF PAYMENTS

PROGRAM (DEC 2017)

252.225-7021 TRADE AGREEMENTS (AUG 2019) (DEVIATION 2020-O0019)

252.225-7036 BUY AMERICAN--FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS--BALANCE OF

PAYMENTS PROGRAM (DEC 2017) (DEVIATION 2020-O0019)

252.225-7036 BUY AMERICAN ACT—FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS—

BALANCE OF PAYMENTS PROGRAM (DEC 2017)(DEVIATION

2020 O0019)

252.225-7048 EXPORT-CONTROLLED ITEMS (JUNE 2013)

252.225-7974 DEVIATION 2020-O0005 REPRESENTATION REGARDING

BUSINESS OPERATIONS WITH THE MADURO REGIME (FEB

2020) (DEVIATION 2020-O0005)

252.232-7010 LEVIES ON CONTRACT PAYMENTS (DEC 2006)

252.244-7000 SUBCONTRACTS FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS (JUN 2013)

252.246-7008 SOURCES OF ELECTRONICS PARTS (MAY 2018)

252.247-7023 TRANSPORTATION OF SUPPLIES BY SEA (FEB 2019)

The following additional contract requirement(s) or terms and conditions apply:

FAR:

52.203-19 PROHIBITION ON REQUIRING CERTAIN INTERNAL

CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENTS OR STATEMENTS (JAN 2017)

52.204-7 SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT (OCT 2018)

52.204-13 SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT MAINTENANCE (OCT

2018)

52.204-16 COMMERCIAL AND GOVERNMENT ENTITY CODE REPORTING

(JUL 2016)

52.204-18 COMMERCIAL AND GOVERNMENT ENTITY CODE

MAINTENANCE (JUL 2016)

52.204-19 INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE OF REPRESENTATIONS

AND CERTIFICATIONS (DEC 2014)

52.204-25 PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTING FOR CERTAIN

TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND VIDEO SURVEILLANCE

SERVICES OR EQUIPMENT (NOV 2021)

52.232-40 PROVIDING ACCELERATED PAYMENTS TO SMALL BUSINESS

SUBCONTRACTORS (DEC 2013)

DFARS:

252.203-7000 REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO COMPENSATION OF FORMER

DOD OFFICIALS (SEP 2011)

252.204-7000 DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION (OCT 2016)

252.204-7003 CONTROL OF GOVERNMENT PERSONNEL WORK PRODUCT

(APR 1992)

252.223-7999 ENSURING ADEQUATE COVID - 19 SAFETY PROTOCOLS FOR

FEDERAL CONTRACTORS (DEVIATION 2021-O0009)

252.232-7003 ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION OF PAYMENT REQUESTS AND

RECEIVING REPORTS (JUN 2012)

252.232-7017 ACCELERATING PAYMENTS TO SMALL BUSINESS

SUBCONTRACTORS—PROHIBITION ON FEES AND

CONSIDERATION (APR 2020)

VI. The following additional contract requirement(s) or terms and conditions apply

(full text of all FAR/DFARS clauses that contain fill-in information, as well as all local clauses, can be found in the attached Provisions and Clauses Full-Text document):

FAR/DFARS FILL-IN CLAUSES:

52.204-24 REPRESENTATION REGARDING CERTAIN

TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND VIDEO SURVEILLANCE

SERVICES OR EQUIPMENT (OCT 2020)

52.204-26 COVERED TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT OR

SERVICES-REPRESENTATION (OCT 2020)

52.252-1 SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

(FEB 1998)

52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)

252.211-7003 ITEM UNIQUE IDENTIFICATION AND VALUATION (MAR 2016)

252.232-7006 WIDE AREA WORKLFLOW PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS

ADEPLHI LOCAL CLAUSES:

ACC - APG POINT OF CONTACT

TECHNICAL POINT OF CONTACT

TYPE OF CONTRACT

GOV INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

PAYMENT OFFICE (BANKCARD)

TAX EXEMPTION CERT. (ARL)

PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS

RECEIVING ROOM REQUIREMENT – APG

DUTY-FREE ENTRY

APPLICABLE FOREIGN ACQUISITION PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES

APPLICABILITY OF 252.223-7999 SUBJECT TO COURT ORDER

EXCEPTIONS IN PROPOSAL

AWARD OF CONTRACT

ADELPHI CONTR. DIVISION URL

FOREIGN NATIONALS PERFORMING

PAYMENT TERMS

VII. This acquisition is rated under the Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) as: N/A.

VIII. The following notes apply to this announcement: Offers are due five (5) business days after posting by 12:00PM Eastern Standard Time (EST).

Place of Performance:

U.S. Army Research Laboratory

ATTN: FCDD-RLW-WD

Logistics Warehouse, Building 321 6375 Johnson Road Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005

Set Aside: (Leave Blank on FBO Posting. DO NOT SELECT A SET ASIDE TYPE)

12/9/2021

X Allison Murray

Contracting Officer (KO) Signed by: MURRAY.ALLISON.SCATES.1472104477