Combined Synopsis for Industrial Vacuum.docx

COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION FOR

Vector Spartan III or Equal

General Information

Contracting Office Address Red River Army Depot Directorate for Contracting 100 James Carlow drive, Bld 15 Texarkana, TX 75505-5000 Contract Specialist: James White – James.W.White13.civ@army.mil Contracting Officer: Travis N Peterson - travis.n.peterson2.civ@army.mil

Description This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) subpart 12.6, “Streamlined Procedures for Evaluation and Solicitation for Commercial Items,” as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotations are being requested, and a written solicitation document will not be issued.

This solicitation is a Request For Offers (RFO). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through the Federal Acquisition Regulations Circular - FAC Number: 2025-01 Effective Date: 1/17/2025.

The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 333310 with a small business size standard of 700 employees. This solicitation will result in one (1) award.

Basis For Award: See Provision At FAR 52.212-2 below.

Submission Of Questions: Any questions regarding this RFO must be received by April 16th, 2025 at 1000 hrs. (10:00 AM Central Standard Time (CST). Questions shall be submitted by email to Contract Specialist at James.W.White13.civ@army.mil & Contracting Officer at travis.n.peterson2.civ@army.mil.

Responses to questions are not considered changes to the RFO as the only way the RFO can be modified is through an amendment that will be issued. No Oral explanations or instructions will be provided. All questions must be submitted in writing, upon receipt of questions, the Government will post questions and answers to sam.gov and by email to all interested offerors.

Submission Due Date: All offers are due by April 23rd, 2026 at 1300hrs (1:00 PM CST). All responses received within this time frame will be considered by the government. Responses shall be submitted electronically to James.W.White13.civ@army.mil & travis.n.peterson2.civ@army.mil concerning this acquisition. Offeror must be registered in System for Award Management (SAM) prior to receiving an award. Refer to website https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/.

The Acquisition Services Division for Red River Army Depot at 100 James Carlow Drive, Bld 735 in Texarkana, TX is seeking to purchase a DC Torque Tooling with Gantry System.

All interested companies shall provide offers for the following:

Supplies

Red River Army Depot Directorate for Maintenance has a requirement for 1 (one) each new Markforged Wash-1 chemical debinding machine.

1. This will be a Firm-Fixed Price/ Single Purchase Order for the following:

TABLE I

Offeror name/POC/address (CAGE code; Unique Entity ID (UEI)

Purchase Description (PD) Trailer Mounted Diesel Powered Industrial Vacuum – One (1) Each Vector Spartan III or Equal For Red River Army Depot (RRAD)

1. Summary: This purchase description sets forth the minimum requirements for the delivery of one (1) each Vector Spartan III (or equal) trailer mounted diesel powered industrial vacuum machine. The machine shall be designed to vacuum and filter bulk flowable material and liquid commonly found in heavy industrial shop environments.

1.1. Delivery: The items acquired via this purchase shall be delivered to Red River Army Depot located at Texarkana, Texas no later than three (3) months after purchase.

2. General Requirements: The items offered shall be new and a current production model. A current production model is defined as the manufacturer’s current production model which, on the date this solicitation is issued, has been designed, engineered and sold or is being offered for sale through advertisements or manufacturer’s published catalogue or brochures. Products such as a prototype unit, pre-production model, or experimental units do not qualify as meeting the requirements specified herein. The equipment shall be complete, so that upon receipt, it can be used for any function for which it was designed and constructed.

3. Technical Specifications:

3.1. Power Source – 50HP Diesel Powered with 20 gallon fuel tank

3.2. Heavy duty “in-plant” style trailer with dual axles and tow bar

3.3. 16" Hg /1,337 CFM Positive Displacement Blower

3.4. Exhaust Silencer

3.5. Pleated cellulose filter for final filtration and blower protection

3.6. Pulse air primary filtration and pleated cartridge secondary filtration

3.7. 5.5 ACFM air compressor with air reservoir

3.8. 32” baghouse

3.9. 55 gallon barrel for dust collection – with lid and inlet

3.10. 4” material inlet with 4” male/female couplings

3.11. Ten (10) each 4” diameter filter bags

3.12. Control panel with water temperature warning, oil pressure warning, oil temperature warning, charge system warning, hour meter/tachometer, air pressure gauge, and key switch

3.13. Early warning shutdown system

3.14. Shall include all vacuum hoses and fittings required for operation

4. Warranty: The machine and all included peripherals furnished under this purchase shall be guaranteed for a period of time equal to the manufacturer’s normal commercial warranty, or for a period of one (1) year, whichever is longer.

(End of Purchase Description)

2. Delivery schedule: 3 Months ADO

Issuing Office

Red River Army Depot Directorate for Contracting 100 James Carlow Drive BLD 15 Texarkana, TX

Delivery and Acceptance: FOB Destination - RRAD

The full text of FAR provisions or clauses may be accessed electronically at http://acquisition.gov/comp/far/index.html.

The following solicitation provisions apply to this acquisition:

1. FAR 52.212-1, “Instructions to Offerors–Commercial Products and Commercial Services” (Sep 2023). This solicitation will result in only one (1) award.

Complete Table I and offeror info and submit to the POC before closing date.

2. FAR 52.212-2 ADDENDUM, “Evaluation-Commercial Products and Commercial Services” The Government will Award a contract to the lowest responsive offer and capable of providing Markforged Wash-1 Chemical Debinding Machine in accordance with Purchase Description Contractor shall acknowledge all requirements in the Purchase Description.

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

(i) Technical Capability. Technical capability of the supplies offered to meet the Government requirements per Purchase Description. Offers’ technical description of the supplies being offered shall be in sufficient detail to evaluate compliance with the requirements in the solicitation. This may include product literature, technical features similar to Purchase Description, warranty provisions, or other documents.

(ii) Price. Price will be evaluated to determine if the offer is fair, reasonable, and balanced. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if prices are significantly unbalanced. Unrealistically low offered prices, initially or subsequently, may be grounds for rejection for this solicitation.

(iii) Past Performance. Past performance will be evaluated to determine the confidence in the offeror’s ability to successfully accomplish the requirements of this solicitation based on the offeror’s demonstrated present and past work record. The Government will evaluate the offeror’s demonstrated record of contract compliance in supplying products and services that meet users’ needs, including cost and delivery schedule.

There will not be an adjectival rating assigned to each factor.

(b) Evaluation of offers. Evaluation procedures at FAR 13 will be used to evaluate all offers received in response to this solicitation.

The Government may award to other than the lowest offer.

(c) 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)

Responsive offerors shall have a current representations and certifications in sam.gov and Table I complete.

3. FAR 52.212-3, “Offeror Representations and Certifications–Commercial Products and Commercial Services” (May 2024)

Offerors must complete annual representations and certifications electronically in the System for Award Management (SAM) accessed through https://www.sam.gov in accordance with FAR 52.212-3, “Offeror Representations and Certifications–Commercial Products.”

The following solicitation clauses apply to this acquisition:

1. FAR 52.212-4, “Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Products and Commercial Services” (Nov 2023)

2. FAR 52.212-5 (Deviation 2023-O0008), “Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Products and Commercial Services” (NOV 2024) The following subparagraphs of FAR 52.212-5(DEV) are applicable:

52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (JUN 2020), with Alternate I (NOV 2021) (41 U.S.C. 4704 and 10 U.S.C. 4655).

52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct (NOV 2021) (41 U.S.C. 3509). 52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (JUN 2020) (Pub. L. 109-282) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note).

52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (NOV 2020) (15 U.S.C. 644).

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

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Corporations

Commercial Services

Officials

Incident Reporting

Reports

This is an open-market combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products as defined herein. The government intends to award a contract as a result of this combined synopsis/solicitation that will include the terms and conditions set forth herein. To facilitate the award process, all offers must include a statement regarding the terms and conditions herein as follows:

"The terms and conditions in the solicitation are acceptable to be included in the award document without modification, deletion, or addition."

OR

"The terms and conditions in the solicitation are acceptable to be included in the award document with the exception, deletion, or addition of the following:"

Offerors shall list exception(s) and rationale for the exception(s).

Any questions or concerns regarding this solicitation should be forwarded in writing via e-mail to the Contract Specialist, james White, at James.W.White13.civ@army.mil & Contracting Officer, Travis N Peterson, at travis.n.peterson2.civ@army.mil.

Point of Contact

Contract Specialist James White 520-691-6662 James.W.White13.civ@army.mil

Contracting Officer Travis N Peterson 571‐588‐1517 travis.n.peterson2.civ@army.mil Developed by Virtual Acquisition Office™ for federal government use and customization.