Combined Solicitation - FA301626Q0146_15 September 2026.pdf

RFQ FA301626Q0146

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JBSA Pressure Vessel VE Inspection Services

(The quote shall be effective 60 days after submission)

This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; Offers are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation number is FA301626Q0146 and is issued as a Request for

Quote (RFQ). This acquisition is set aside for small business concerns. This solicitation incorporated provision and clauses by reference. The full text of provisions and clauses may be accessed electronically at www.acquisition.gov.

This requirement is for Pressure Vessel VE Inspection Services. Please respond to this RFQ by emailing your response to both: SSgt Mario Hernandez at mario.hernandez.19@us.af.mil and Alexis Garica at alexis.garcia.14@us.af.mil no later than 25 September 2026 at 12:00 P.M. CDT in order to be considered timely.

Site Visit: This visit is scheduled for Monday, 21 September 2026 at 9:00 AM CDT at a pressure vessel, located at 1160 Medina Base Rd, JBSA–Chapman Training Annex in Texas. TX 78236

Required documentation includes:

• REAL ID driver's license

• Vehicle registration

• Proof of insurance

If a REAL ID license is not available, attendees must present both a passport and driver's license. Failure to provide the required documentation will result in denial of a base pass and site access.

Confirm attendance or request a base pass by emailing both Government Point of Contacts (GPOC) no later than Thursday, 17 September 2026 at 2:00 P.M. CDT. The Government is limiting the number of contractor representatives to two (2) per company. Contractors needing a base pass must arrive at the Luke East Visitor Control Center, located at 2602 Luke Blvd, JBSA-Lackland, TX 78236, on 21 September 2026 NO LATER THAN 7:00 A.M. CDT to PICK UP their passes.

Questions: All questions must be submitted in writing by email no later than Tuesday, 22 Septemeber 2026 at 11:00 am CDT. Responses to questions will be posted by the Government on the

SAM.gov, contracting opportunities website as received. Questions submitted after this date/time will not be considered. You will receive an acknowledgment of all emails, if you receive no acknowledgment then assume the Government did not receive your email and reach out to both names listed above.

Responses to questions will be posted by the government on the SAM.gov, contracting opportunities website as received. Questions submitted after this date/time will not be considered.

Delivery Address: Multiple buildings across Joint Base San Antonio (JBSA), Texas as indicated in the

Statement of Work (SOW).

Please provide the information below:

All quotes must be FOB Destination

Payment Terms:

Delivery / Period of Performance Timeframe:

Company Name: UEI #

Cage Code:

POC: Telephone #

E-Mail Address: Tax ID#:

Warranty Information:

GSA Schedule:

Do you have capacity to invoice electronically through WAWF?(Yes/No)

The Government utilizes Wide Area Workflow (WAWF) for electronic invoices, receipt, and acceptance.

Therefore, quoters must have the ability to invoice through WAWF. The Government will not authorize http://www.acquisition.gov/ mailto:mario.hernandez.19@us.af.mil mailto:alexis.garcia.14@us.af.mil

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advance payments under this requirement. Invoices shall only be submitted after the successful completion of the Pressure Vessel VE inspections followed by formal acceptance by the Government.

Please note that advance payments are not authorized under this acquisition. Invoices shall only be submitted after the successful delivery and installation of all items and subsequent formal acceptance by the

Government. Invoices submitted prior to Government acceptance will be rejected.

The quoter shall provide a quote for the requirements below

(1) By responding to this RFQ, the quoter accepts all terms and conditions contained herein.

(2) Notice to Offeror(s)/Supplier(s): Funds are not presently available for this effort. No award will be made under this solicitation until funds are available.

(3) The Government reserves the right to cancel this solicitation, either before or after the closing date. In the event the Government cancels this solicitation, the Government has no obligation to reimburse an offeror for any costs. The contractor shall not request, nor will the Government make payments for any preliminary measurement, quotes, bids, site visit, time or proposal cost incurred.

(4) Period for Acceptance of Offers. The offeror agrees to hold the prices in its quote firm for 60 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of quotes, unless another time period is specified in an addendum to the solicitation.

(5) Contract award. The Government intends to evaluate offers and award a contract without interchanges with

Offerors. Therefore, the Offeror’s initial offer should contain the Offeror’s best terms. However, the

Government reserves the right to conduct interchanges, if necessary. The Government may reject any or all offers if such action is in the public interest, accept other than the lowest offer, and waive informalities and minor irregularities in offers received.

RFO 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors—Commercial Products and Commercial Services Addendum.

(a) Submission of offers: The subject acquisition is being competed under RFO Part 12 Acquisition of

Commercial Products and Commercial Services. This section provides general guidance for preparing quotes. The Offeror's quote must include all data and information requested and must be submitted in accordance with (IAW) these instructions. The Offeror shall be compliant with the requirements as stated in the solicitation. A quote that is sufficiently documented to support technical capability and price in a complete, orderly, and specific manner will enable the Government to perform a thorough and fair evaluation. Compliance with the instructions and solicitation is mandatory. Failure to comply may result in an unfavorable proposal evaluation and render the proposal ineligible for award.

i. Offers shall include a brief concise technical plan that addresses all the technical factors listed in RFO

52.212-2 addendum in sufficient detail to evaluate compliance with the requirements of the solicitation.

B. RFO 52.212-2— Evaluation—Commercial Products and Commercial Services Addendum

(1) 502d CONS/PKAB will issue a purchase order to the responsible quoter whose quote will be the most advantageous to the Government. The following shall be used to evaluate quotes: The lowest price technically acceptable will be determined to represent the best value. Technical acceptability will be determined by an evaluation of the quoted requirements that meet the technical criteria that are contained in this RFQ.

The Government will rank all quotes based on an initial assessment of offeror’s total evaluated prices. If the Government receives 3 or fewer initial quotes, all quotes will be evaluated for Technical Acceptability.

If the Government receives more than 3 initial quotes, the Government will only select the 3 lowest priced quotes and then evaluate them for Technical Acceptability. The Government reserves the right to evaluate additional quotes for technical acceptability if in the Government’s best interest. If additional quotes are evaluated for technical acceptability they will be selected in the order of price. Award will be made to the responsible vendor whose quote is the lowest evaluated price among technically acceptable quotes.

The Government will evaluate the quotes selected above for technical acceptability on an acceptable/Unacceptable basis. For the technical proposal to be rated as "Acceptable", all technical factors must be rated acceptable. If any technical factor is rated "Unacceptable" the overall proposal will be rated as "Unacceptable".

The Offeror’s quote shall provide a detailed technical plan that includes: a detailed technical plan detailing the approach and methodology to meet the pressure vessel inspection requirements specified in

Statement of Work (SOW) Section 3.0, Technical Requirements.

The standard has been met when: The offeror adequately demonstrates a sound, comprehensive, realistic, effective, and efficient management approach to achieve consistent, efficient, and uninterrupted operations in accordance with the requirements of the SOW.

Acceptable: Quote clearly meets the minimum requirements of the solicitation.

Unacceptable: Quote does not meet the minimum requirements of solicitation.

Technical Factor 1 –Key Personnel and Qualifications

▪ The offeror shall provide the required certifications necessary to complete all work as stated in the

Statement of Work (SOW).

The standard has been met when: The certifications have been provided and meet the NBIC standards.

Technical Factor 2 - Technical Approach and Quality Control/Work Plan

▪ The offeror shall develop and submit a comprehensive timeline and preliminary work schedule to the

502 CES/CEOER at least three (3) weeks prior to commencing inspections; subsequently, the contractor shall document each inspection on AF Form 1222 (Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspection

Report), ensuring all deficiencies or failures are meticulously noted and that the Government point of contact is promptly notified if any pressure vessel is deemed unsafe to operate or exhibits serious defects.

The standard has been met when: The submission provides a brief, concise, and, logical execution plan that outlines a clear methodology for conducting NBIC VE inspections on unfired pressure vessels and clearly presents the anticipated timeline, required coordination, and QC measures to ensure safe, efficient, and uninterrupted execution of all inspection tasks in accordance with the SOW.

4. Basis for Award. 502d CONS/PKAB will award a purchase order resulting from this RFQ to the responsible quoter whose quote conforming to the RFQ will be most advantageous to the Government.

5. Mandatory Registrations. To be eligible for award, registration with the System for Award

Management (SAM) https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/ and provide mandatory information.

https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/