Combined Synopsis Solicitation-Cages.pdf

COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION

(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.

(ii) The Request for Quotation (RFQ) number FA445220Q0022 shall be used to reference any written quote provided under this RFQ.

(iii) The RFQ document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2020-07; Effective 07-02-2020.

(iv) This is a 100% set-aside for Small Business (SB). The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this project is 332618 with a size standard of 500 employees.

(v) The purpose of this combined synopsis and solicitation is for the procurement of Wire Storage Cages/Lockers.

The bid schedule and contract CLIN schedule are below:

Item Description Qty Unit Price Extended Amount 0001 Wire Storage Cages/Lockers with delivery 143 EA and installation costs included, as described in the description of requirements and in accordance with the terms and conditions of this contract.

(vi) Description of the requirements: The wire storage cages/lockers shall have the following dimensions:

6’x8’x8’ welded wire cages, with ceilings and 3’ sliding doors. Each door will have a padlock lug. The cages/lockers are required to be 10 gauge, welded wire fabric 2”x1” mesh, gray in color. The contractor will also be responsible for installation of all of the products, in accordance with the Wire Storage Cage/Locker Installation Layout diagram attachment to this RFQ (NOTE: Contractor not responsible for electrical requirements).

Delivery and Installation shall be complete NLT September 30, 2020.

(vii) Place of Performance: Pope AAF, NC, contract delivery and installation required to be complete by September 30, 2020.

(viii) FAR Provision 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Items (Oct 2018) applies to this acquisition and the following addendum applies:

The following words stating “offer”, “offeror”, and “proposal” are replaced with “quotation”, “vendor”, and “quote.”

Paragraph (a) first sentence revised as follows: “The NAICS code and small business size standard for this acquisition appear above.”

Paragraph (b)(12) is added as follows: Additional information required:

Company Name: _____________ DUNS Number: ______________ Cage Code: __________________ Point of Contact: ______________ http://farsite.hill.af.mil/reghtml/regs/far2afmcfars/fardfars/far/FAR12.DOC#s126

All companies must be registered in the System for Award Management at https://www.sam.gov/SAM/pages/public/index.jsf to be considered for award. The Government will not provide contract financing for this acquisition. Invoice instruction shall be provided at time of award.

Paragraph (c) first sentence revised as follows:

The vendor 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 quote.

(End of Addendum)

(ix) Pursuant to FAR 12.602, contract award will be made using Simplified Acquisition Procedures in accordance with FAR 13.106. Vendor’s submissions will be evaluated based upon the following:

(1) Technical: quote must be rated as technically acceptable to be eligible for award. In order to be deemed technically acceptable, the following evaluation criteria must be met:

a. The items offered must meet the specifications as detailed in Section (vi) Description of Requirements, of this

RFQ

b. The vendor must confirm that they can complete installation by September 30, 2020

(2) Price

Award will be made to the lowest priced technically acceptable vendor.

(x) FAR Provision 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items (Oct 2018) applies to this acquisition. All vendors must be registered in System for Award Management at https://www.sam.gov/SAM/pages/public/index.jsf at the time of Quote submittal.

(xi) FAR clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items (Jan 17), applies to this acquisition with the following Addendum:

Paragraph (c) of this clause is tailored as follows:

Changes in the terms and conditions of this contract may be made only by written agreement of the parties with the exception of administrative changes, such as changes in the paying office, appropriations data, etc., which may be changed unilaterally by the Government.

Note: The vendor acknowledges that should the quote terms and conditions and/or agreement conflict with mandatory provisions of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and other Federal law applicable to commercial acquisitions, to the extent of such conflict the FAR and Federal law govern and conflicting vendor terms and conditions and/or agreement are unenforceable and are not considered incorporated into any resultant contract.

(End of Addendum)

(xii) FAR clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items (Oct 2019) applies to this acquisition. Additionally, the following FAR clauses cited in the clause are also applicable:

52.209-6 Protecting the Government’s Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or https://www.sam.gov/SAM/pages/public/index.jsf https://www.sam.gov/SAM/pages/public/index.jsf http://farsite.hill.af.mil/reghtml/regs/far2afmcfars/fardfars/far/52_000.htm#P1405_194946

Proposed for Debarment (Oct 2015) 52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (Nov 2011) 52.222-3 Convict Labor (Jun 2003) 52.222-19 Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Jan 2020) 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 2015) 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity (Sept 2016) 52.222-36 Equal Opportunity 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) 52.225-1 Buy American-Supplies (May 2014) 52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (June 2008) 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award Management (Oct 2018) 52.242-5 Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (Jan 2017)

(xiii) Additional terms and conditions apply to this acquisition as follows:

(Refer to https://www.acquisition.gov/ for the Full Text of provisions and clauses)

The following FAR Provisions are applicable to this solicitation:

52.203-18 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements-Representation (Jan 2017) 52.204-7 System for Award Management (Oct 2018) 52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting (Jul 2016) 52.225-18 Place of Manufacture (Mar 2015)

The following FAR Clauses are applicable to this solicitation:

52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance (Jul 2016) 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (Dec 2013) 52.237-2 Protection of Government Buildings, Equipment, and Vegetation (Apr 1984)

The following DFARS Clauses are applicable to this solicitation:

252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials (Sep 2011) 252.203-7002 Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights (Sep 2013) 252.204-7000 Disclosure of Information (Oct 2016)

252.204.7006 Billing Instructions (Oct 2005)

252.204-7015 Notice of Authorized Disclosure of Information for Litigation Support (May 2016) 252.211-7003 Item Unique Identification and Valuation (Mar 2016) 252.225-7001 Buy American and Balance of Payments Program (Dec 2017) 252.225-7002 Qualifying Country Sources as Subcontractors (Dec 2017) 252.225-7048 Export-Controlled Items (Jun 2013) 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports (Dec 2018) 252.232-7006 Wide Area WorkFlow Payment Instructions (Dec 2018) 252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments (Dec 2006) 252.232-7017 Accelerating Payments to Small Business Subcontractors-Prohibition on Fees and Consideration (Apr 2020) 252.243-7001 Pricing of Contract Modifications (Dec 1991) 252.244-7000 Subcontracts for Commercial Items (Jun 2013) https://www.acquisition.gov/

The following AFFARS Clause is applicable to this solicitation:

5352.201-9101 AFICC-WP Ombudsman 10/1/2019

(a) An ombudsman has been appointed to hear and facilitate the resolution of concerns from offerors, potential offerors, and others for this acquisition. When requested, the ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. The existence of the ombudsman does not affect the authority of the program manager, contracting officer, or source selection official. Further, the ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposals, the source selection process, or the adjudication of protests or formal contract disputes. The ombudsman may refer the interested party to another official who can resolve the concern.

(b) Before consulting with an ombudsman, interested parties must first address their concerns, issues, disagreements, and/or recommendations to the contracting officer for resolution. Consulting an ombudsman does not alter or postpone the timelines for any other processes (e.g., agency level bid protests, GAO bid protests, requests for debriefings, employee-employer actions, contests of OMB Circular A-76 competition performance decisions).

(c) If resolution cannot be made by the contracting officer, the interested party may contact the ombudsman, Mr.

Robert Hixenbaugh, Air Force Installation Contracting Center, Policy & Acquisition Support Directorate (AFICC/KP), 1940 Albrook Drive, Building 1, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433, Phone: (937) 257-5529, Fax:

(937) 656-0919, robert.hixenbaugh@us.af.mil. Concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations that cannot be resolved at the Center/MAJCOM/DRU/SMC ombudsman level, may be brought by the interested party for further consideration to the Air Force ombudsman, Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary (ADAS) (Contracting), SAF/AQC, 1060 Air Force Pentagon, Washington DC 20330-1060, phone number (571) 256-2395, facsimile number (571) 256-2431.

(d) The ombudsman has no authority to render a decision that binds the agency.

(e) Do not contact the ombudsman to request copies of the solicitation, verify offer due date, or clarify technical requirements. Such inquiries shall be directed to the contracting officer.

(End of clause)

(xiv) Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) is not applicable to this solicitation.

(xv)

RFQ due date: August 14, 2020 RFQ due time: 3:00 P.M. EST Email RFQ submission to Marc.Lopez.2@us.af.mil

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(xvi) All questions regarding this RFQ must be emailed to Marc.Lopez.2@us.af.mil no later than August 11, 2020 by 12:00 P.M. EST mailto:Marc.Lopez.2@us.af.mil mailto:Marc.Lopez.2@us.af.mil

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1. Wire Storage Cage/Locker Installation Layout