Combined Synopsis - Solicitation RFQ - Headstone.pdf

SUBJECT: Solicitation: W91CRB-24-Q-OAC; Request for Quote (RFQ)

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 Products and Commercial Services, and FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures, 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.

The RFQ document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2024-05; Effective May 22, 2024.

This solicitation is a Request for Quote (RFQ) under NAICS Code: 327991 “Cut Stone and Stone Product Manufacturing”. The size standard for the NAICS Code is 500 employees. Quotes must be valid for 90 days. This solicitation is a 100% Set Aside for Service Disable Veteran Owned Small Businesses.

The U.S. Army Contracting Command-Aberdeen Proving Ground (ACC-APG), an agency of the Government, intends to procure marble and granite headstones or flat markers to include inscription and shipping of the headstones/markers to destination cemeteries or burial grounds within the United States in support of the Office of Army Cemeteries (OAC). The Government anticipates the issuance of a commercial, Firm Fixed Price (FFP), Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract, in accordance with (IAW) FAR 13.106, as a result of the subject solicitation. The anticipated date of award will be 23 September 2024.

This IDIQ contract will have an ordering period of 5 years from date of award. The first delivery order will be issued simultaneously with the base IDIQ and have a one-year delivery period from date of award.

Please submit a quote in accordance with Attachment 1 – Base IDIQ Cost Model.

All supplies are requested to be proposed upon and specified by the offeror as seen below:

Description:

Base IDIQ:

The Contractor shall provide all materials necessary to furnish inscribed marble and granite headstones or flat markers shipped to destination cemeteries or burial grounds within the United States including Alaska and Hawaii. Shipping destination(s)/delivery location(s) will be provided on individual orders. The Contractor shall be responsible for the following:

Manufacturing and inscribing marble and granite headstones and flat marker orders.

Packaging and palletizing shipments of the inscribed headstone or flat marker, per delivery destination.

Generating the necessary documentation for shipping and tracking of shipments.

Maintaining written quality control measures and methodology to ensure that all blank stock meets government contract specifications.

Delivery of headstone or flat marker to each specified burial ground or cemetery.

Delivery: F.O.B. Destination, within consignees’ premises listed at time of ordered placed.

Anticipated Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) Structure:

CLIN 0001 – Government Upright Marble Headstone (FFP) o subCLIN 000101 – Year 1 Pricing o subCLIN 000102 – Year 2 Pricing o subCLIN 000103 – Year 3 Pricing o subCLIN 000104 – Year 4 Pricing o subCLIN 000105 – Year 5 Pricing

CLIN 0002 – Government Upright Grantie Headstone (FFP) o subCLIN 000201 – Year 1 Pricing o subCLIN 000202 – Year 2 Pricing o subCLIN 000203 – Year 3 Pricing o subCLIN 000204 – Year 4 Pricing o subCLIN 000205 – Year 5 Pricing

CLIN 0003 – Government Flat Granite Marker (FFP) o subCLIN 000301 – Year 1 Pricing o subCLIN 000302 – Year 2 Pricing o subCLIN 000303 – Year 3 Pricing o subCLIN 000304 – Year 4 Pricing o subCLIN 000305 – Year 5 Pricing

CLIN 0004 – 5 Years of Normalized Other direct Costs (ODCs) – Includes crating, shipping (COST)

Delivery Order One:

This task order is for the procurement of eleven (11) inscribed headstones/flat markers, shipped to the following locations:

(1) Pine Ridge, South Dakota; three (3)

(2) Chinook, MT; three (3)

(3) Anadarko, OK; two (2)

(4) Temecula, CA; one (1)

(5) Washakie, WY; one (1)

(6) Wewoka, OK; one (1)

The exact headstone/marker and template is currently being finalized and will be documented in Delivery Order 1. For the purposes of the Delivery Order 1 proposal, please provide pricing for ODCs (crating/shipping) to the above locations anticipating upright marble headstones. The ODC line on the Delivery Order will be a Not to Exceed (NTE) amount as the Government is still finalizing the headstone/markers and templates. The quote for this can just be included in your proposal. This quote shall provide a detailed breakout of costs; for example, crating, shipping, handling, etc. for each location.

Other Information/Requirements:

1. It is the responsibility of the Offeror to ensure that their Offer is compliant with ALL provisions of the FAR and its supplements. The Government MAY, but is not obligated to, consider an Offer that is non-compliant with any provision of the FAR and its supplements. Furthermore, the Government is NOT required to inform any Offeror that their Offer is non-compliant with the FAR or any of its supplements. Failure of an Offer to comply with any provision of the FAR and its supplements may result in the Offeror being deemed non-responsive to the solicitation.

2. All responsible sources may submit a quote which will be considered by the Contracting Officer. The offeror must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database and include the assigned CAGE Code or Unique Entity Identifier with quote submission.

3. **Offerors SHALL include a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items, or completed SAM representation, with their response.**

4. Notice to Offeror(s)/Supplier(s): 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.

5. Any questions regarding this combined synopsis solicitation shall be submitted in writing to Tanner Torley, tanner.r.torley.civ@army.mil by 10:00AM – EST-U.S. Wednesday, 4 September 2024.

6. The offeror shall submit their quote via email to Tanner Torley, tanner.r.torley.civ@army.mil by 10:00AM – EST-U.S. Thursday, 12 September 2024.

Contact Information:

Tanner Torley Contract Specialist Army Contracting Command –Aberdeen Proving Ground (ACC-APG) Email: tanner.r.torley.civ@army.mil

BASIS FOR AWARD:

Quotes will be evaluated in accordance with FAR 13.106-2, “Evaluation of Quotations or Offers”. A single award will be made based on the Lowest Priced Technically Acceptable (LPTA) evaluation approach. The Government reserves the right to award without discussions.

Additionally, the Contracting Officer reserves the right to make no award under this solicitation.

Price will be evaluated based upon the total proposed price in accordance with Attachment 1 – Base IDIQ Cost Model.

To be considered technically acceptable, an offeror MUST demonstrate that they can meet the specifications provided in this combined synopsis/solicitation. The technical element of the evaluation will be based solely on information furnished by the vendor. The Government is not responsible for locating or securing any information which is not provided in the quote.

PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES applicable to this acquisition are as follows:

FAR 52.201-1 Acquisition 360: Voluntary Survey FAR 52.202-1 Definitions FAR 52.203-3 Gratuities FAR 52.204-7 System for Award Management FAR 52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance FAR 52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting FAR 52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance FAR 52.204-24 Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video

Surveillance Services or Equipment FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Items. (DEVIATION 2018-

O0018) FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or

Executive Orders- Commercial Items, for Paragraph (b) the following clauses apply: 52.222-3, Convict Labor, 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities, 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity, 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans, 52.222-36 Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities, 52.222-37 Employment Reports on Veterans; 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons;

AND 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award Management;

52.203-6 Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government;

52.204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards; 52.204-27 Prohibition on a ByteDance Covered Application; 52.209-6 Protecting the Government’s Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment; 52.209-9 Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility Matters;

52.219-4 Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns; 52.219-8 Utilization of Small Business Concerns; 52.219-9 Small Business Subcontracting Plan; 52.219- 16 Liquidated Damages-Subcontracting Plan; 52.219-28 Post- Award Small Business Program Representation; 52.222-19 Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies; 52.222-40 Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor

Relations Act; 52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases ; 52.226-8 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving; 52.242-5 Payments to Small Business Subcontractors

FAR 52.219-27 Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole-Source Award to, Service- Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Concerns Eligible Under the SDVOSB Program.

FAR 52.242-13 Bankruptcy FAR 52.245-1 Government Property FAR 52.246-15 Certificate of Conformance FAR 52.247-29 F.O.B. Origin FAR 52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference FAR 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated By Reference FAR 252.201-7000 Contracting Officer's Representative DFARS 252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials DFARS 252.203-7002 Requirements to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights DFARS 252.203-7005 Representations Relating to Compensation of Former DoD

Officials DFARS 252.204-7003 Control of Government Personnel Work Product DFARS 252.204-7015 Notice of Authorized Disclosure of Information for Litigation

Support DFARS 252.204-7017 Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense

Telecommunications Equipment or Services—Representation DFARS 252.204-7018 Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense

Telecommunications Equipment or Services DFARS 252.209-7004 Subcontracting with Firms that are Owned or Controlled by the

Government of a Country that is a State Sponsor of Terrorism DFARS 252.215-7013 Supplies and Services Provided by Nontraditional Defense

Contractors DFARS 252.219-7003 Small Business Subcontracting Plan (DoD Contracts) DFARS 252.223-7008 Prohibition of Hexavalent Chromium DFARS 252.225-7007 Prohibition on Acquisition of Certain Items from Communist

Chinese Military DFARS 252.225-7027 Deferred Ordering of Technical Data or Computer Software DFARS 252.225-7028 Exclusionary Policies and Practices of Foreign Government DFARS 252.225-7048 Export-Controlled Items DFARS 252.225-7055 Representation Regarding Business Operations with the Maduro

Regime DFARS 252.225-7056 Prohibition Regarding Business Operations with the Maduro

Regime DFARS 252.225-7059 Prohibition on Certain Procurements from the Xinjiang Uyghur

Autonomous Region–Representation DFARS 252.225-7060 Prohibition on Certain Procurements from the Xinjiang Uyghur

Autonomous Region

DFARS 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports

DFARS 252.232-7006 Wide Area Workflow Payment Instructions DFARS 252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments DFARS 252.243-7001 Pricing of Contract Modifications DFARS 252.244-7000 Subcontract for Commercial Items

The solicitation document and anticipated contract award incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if it were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will the full text available. Full text of these provisions and clauses, with noted exceptions regarding local clauses, may be obtained by accessing the following internet website: https://www.acquisition.gov