COMBO-FA489723QC061-Fire Extinguisher Lease XFS 23.pdf

Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho

In accordance with FAR PART 12.603(c)(2): 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; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This solicitation, FA489723QC061, is being issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2023-04

Acquisition Information

RFQ Issued By: 366 FAS/PKA (Contracting)

Date Issued: 11 July 2023 Quotes/Offers are Due:

21 July 2023 by 10:00AM Local time (MST)

E-Mail: Jaclyn.fish@us.af.mil

NAICS: 532490

SB Size Standard:

$40 Million

Type of Set- Aside:

None Small Business Small Disadvantage Business Veteran-Owned Small Business

Woman Owned Small Business HUBZone Section 8(a) Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business

This is a 100% Total Small Business Set-aside.

The government intends to award a Firm Fixed-Price Contract

ATTACHMENT(s):

1. Statement of Need (SON), Fire Extinguisher Lease Dated 19 June 2023

Quote Submission Information

ADDENDUM TO FAR 52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS--COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Offeror’s quotation shall conform to the required CLIN structure as referenced below. Any offer not conforming to the required Statement of Need and to this solicitation may be deemed unacceptable and therefore ineligible for award. A firm fixed price contract is anticipated.

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 (e) is revised as follows: Alternative line items will not be accepted.

(End of Provision Addendum)

Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items, quotes shall also consist of the following:

1) SUBMISSION INFORMATION: The contractor shall submit a signed copy of this Combined Synopsis/Request for Quote. All solicitation amendments must be acknowledged or signed and returned with the quote.

2) PAST PERFORMANCE: If available, the contractor may submit past performance data on similar contracts as this requirement.

Quote Response Date & Time:

Each quoter must submit all documents to jaclyn.fish@us.af.mil by the closing date stated on page one (1). Clearly identify RFQ# FA489723QC061 in the subject line.

All quoters are responsible for verifying if their quote was received by the contracting office. You may wish to place a read/delivery receipt. Offerors are advised that delays can be experienced with the Government’s e-mail system. Additionally, the e-mail system capacity for each e-mail is 10MB (better if smaller). E-mails greater than 10MB will not be delivered and will not be considered. Therefore, quotes exceeding the size limit must be sent via multiple e-mails.

Note: .zip files are not an acceptable format for the Air Force Network and will not go through our email system.

Questions Response Date & Time:

All questions regarding this RFQ must be emailed to jaclyn.fish@us.af.mil by 10:00 A.M. MST on 17 July 2023. Other methods of submitting questions are not authorized and will not be acknowledged or addressed.

ADDITIONAL IMPORTANT INFORMATION:

1. The Quoter agrees to hold the prices in its quote firm for 60 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of the Quote.

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2. System for Award Management (SAM). The Contractor shall be registered in the SAM database prior to the award of this contract. Further information and guidance regarding SAM can be found at the SAM website: www.sam.gov.

3. Each quote should contain the contractor's best terms from a price and technical standpoint. It is the contractor’s responsibility to ensure that there are no discrepancies presented within the information contained in its quote. Potential quoters are hereby notified that in the event there are discrepancies within information in a quote will be rejected.

4. By signing this RFQ, Offeror is agreeing to the Provisions and Clauses as indicated within this solicitation.

FAR Provision *52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition and the following evaluation is applicable:

1. Basis for Award

(a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this RFQ to the responsible vendor whose proposal conforming to the RFQ will be most advantageous to the Government. The following factors shall be used to evaluate proposals:

Evaluation Factors and steps: Price Factor, meeting requirements of the attached Statement of Need (SON) (Technical)

Step 1: Evaluate all quotations for responsiveness.

Step 2: Rank all responsive quotes based upon offeror’s Total Evaluated Price (TEP) in ascending order from lowest price to highest price.

Step 3: Evaluate lowest price offeror’s technical conformance to the attached SON by verifying the proposed products will satisfy the technical characteristics. If technical conformance is met, move to step four. If not, evaluate the next lowest priced vendor for technical conformance. Continue evaluating until technical conformance is achieved.

Step 4: Make a Best-Value decision based on meeting requirements of the attached SON (Technical Conformance), and a determination the price is fair and reasonable.

(a) A written notice of award or acceptance of a quote, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful vendor within the time for acceptance specified in the quote, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the quote’s specified expiration time, the Government may accept a quote (or part of a quote), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award.

(End of Provision)

Offeror’s Information http://farsite.hill.af.mil/reghtml/regs/far2afmcfars/fardfars/far/52_000.htm#P1130_159445

Offeror Name &

Address:

POC:

CAGE: Phone:

UEI:

(Unique Entity

Identifier)

Fax:

(Not

Required)

Tax ID: (Not required w/ active SAM registration)

E-Mail

* The offeror is not mandated to use this page of this RFQ; however, if you chose not to use it, all of the information under Offerors information above shall be included in your submitted offer.

The following is the proposed Bid Schedule / Contract Line item(s) (CLIN) which will be used in the contract award:

ITEM

DESCRIPTION

QTY

UNIT

UNIT PRICE

TOTAL PRICE

Lease of 15lb Co2 Fire Extinguishers IAW Statement of Need (SON)

EA

Lease of 7.5lb Office Fire Extinguishers IAW Statement of Need (SON)

Delivery and pick up

Jobs

**Option: Purchase of 15lb Co2 Fire Extinguishers (See note below)

**Option: Purchase of 7.5lb Office Fire Extinguishers (See note below)

** Note: Please provide a cost to purchase both the 15lb and 7.5lb fire extinguishers. This option will only be in the event a fire extinguisher is used. The quantity exercised will only reflect the quantity used multiplied by the unit price.

The Government reserves the right to use the Government Purchase Card for CLIN 1001- 1002.

PERFORMANCE PERIOD:

The contractor shall complete the lease of the Fire Extinguishers IAW the SON 21 August 2023 through 5 October 2023.

PAYMENT TERMS & DELIVERY:

The Government shall consider your “DISCOUNT TERMS” to be NET 30 FOB Destination

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (for Offeror Use):

Insert Name and Title Signature Date

CLAUSES & PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE:

52.203-11 Certification and Disclosure Regarding Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions 52.203-12 Limitation on Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions 52.203-19 Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements 52.204-7 System for Award Management 52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance 52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting 52.204-17 Ownership or Control of Offeror 52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance 52.204-19 Incorporation by Reference of Representations and Certifications 52.204-20 Predecessor of Offeror 52.204-21 Basic Safeguarding of Covered Contractor Information Systems 52.204-24 Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment 52.204-25 Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment.

Contract Clauses https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-52#FAR_52_203_19 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-52#FAR_52_204_25

52.204-26 Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services-Representation 52.207-5 Option to Purchase Equipment 52.209-10 Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations 52.209-11 Representation by Corporations Regarding Delinquent Tax Liability or a Felony Conviction Under Any Federal Law 52.223-22 Public Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Reduction Goals-Representation 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Products and Commercial Services

(DEVIATION 2023-O0002)

52.212-3 Alt 1 Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items 52.217-5 Evaluation of Options 52.223-5 Pollution Prevention and Right-to-Know Information 52.232-1 Payments 52.232-36 Payment by Third Party 52.232-39 Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors 52.233-3 Protest After Award 52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim 52.237-2 Protection of Government Buildings, Equipment, and Vegetation 52.243-1 Changes-Fixed-Price 252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials 252.203-7002 Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights.

252.203-7005 Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials 252.204-7003 Control of Government Personnel Work Product 252.204-7006 Billing Instructions 252.204-7008 Compliance with Safeguarding Covered Defense Information Controls 252.204-7009 Limitations on the Use or Disclosure of Third-Party Contractor Reported Cyber Incident Information 252.204-7012 Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting 252.204-7016 Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services—Representation.

252.204-7017 Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services—Representation 252.204-7018 Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services 252.204-7019 Notice of NIST SP 800-171 DoD Assessment Requirements 252.204-7020 NIST SP 800-171 DoD Assessment Requirements 252.204-7022 Expediting Contract Closeout 252.209-7004 Subcontracting with Firms that are Owned or Controlled by the Government of a Country that is a State Sponsor of Terrorism 252.211-7003 Item Unique Identification and Valuation 252.217-7000 Exercise of Option to Fulfill Foreign Military Sales Commitments--Basic 252.225-7002 Qualifying Country Sources as Subcontractors 252.225-7012 Preference for Certain Domestic Commodities 252.225-7027 Restriction on Contingent Fees for Foreign Military Sales https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-52#FAR_52_209_10 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-52#FAR_52_233_3 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-52#FAR_52_233_4

252.225-7028 Exclusionary Policies and Practices of Foreign Governments 252.225-7048 Export-Controlled Items 252.225-7055 Representation Regarding Business Operations with the Maduro Regime 252.225-7056 Prohibition Regarding Business Operations with the Maduro Regime 252.225-7059 Prohibition on Certain Procurements from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region- Certification 252.225-7060 Prohibition on Certain Procurements from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports 252.232-7006 Wide Area Workflow Payment Instructions 252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments 252.232-7017 Accelerating Payments to Small Business Subcontractors—Prohibition on Fees and Consideration 252.237-7010 Prohibition on Interrogation of Detainees by Contractor Personnel 252.243-7001 Pricing of Contract Modifications 252.244-7000 Subcontracts for Commercial Items 252.247-7023 Transportation of Supplies by Sea

The clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Products and Commercial Services, applies to this acquisition. The following additional FAR clauses cited in the clause and required to be selected by the Contracting Officer are applicable to the acquisition.

52.204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards 52.204-23 Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab and Other Covered Entities 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 52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside 52.219-8 Utilization of Small Business Concerns 52.219-13 Notice of Set-Aside of Orders 52.219-28 Post Award Small Business Program Representation 52.222-3 Convict Labor 52.222-19 Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities 52.222-22 Previous Contracts and Compliance Reports 52.222-25 Affirmative Action Compliance 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity 52.222-36 Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons 52.223-18 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving 52.223-20 Aerosols 52.223-21 Foams 52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (E.O.’s, proclamations, and statutes administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury) https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-52#FAR_52_204_23

52.225-25 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities Engaging in Certain Activities or Transactions Relating to Iran—Representation and Certifications 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award Management 52.232-36 Payment by Third Party The following AFFARS clauses are applicable to this solicitation:

5352.201-9101 Ombudsman 5352.223-9000 Elimination of Use of Class I Ozone Depleting Substances (Ods) 5352.223-9001 Health and Safety on Government Installations

CLAUSES & PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT:

52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference.

SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. The offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es):

FAR: https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far DFARS: https://www.acquisition.gov/dfars AFFARS: https://www.acquisition.gov/affars

(End of provision)

52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference.

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es):

FAR: https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far DFARS: https://www.acquisition.gov/dfars AF FARS: https://www.acquisition.gov/affars

(End of clause) 52.252-5 Authorized Deviations in Provisions.

AUTHORIZED DEVIATIONS IN PROVISIONS

https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-52#FAR_52_232_36

(a) The use in this solicitation of any Federal Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter 1) provision with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the date of the provision.

(b) The use in this solicitation of any Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter 1) provision with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the name of the regulation.

(End of provision)

52.252-6 Authorized Deviations in Clauses.

AUTHORIZED DEVIATIONS IN CLAUSES

(a) The use in this solicitation or contract of any Federal Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter 1) clause with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the date of the clause.

(b) The use in this solicitation or contract of any Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter 1) clause with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the name of the regulation.

(End of clause)

52.217-5 Evaluation of Options.

EVALUATION OF OPTIONS (JULY 1990)

Except when it is determined in accordance with FAR 17.206(b) not to be in the Government’s best interests, the Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. Evaluation of options will not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s).

(End of provision)

52.217-9 Option to Extend the Term of the Contract.

OPTION TO EXTEND THE TERM OF THE CONTRACT (MAR 2000)

(a) The Government may extend the term of this contract by written notice to the Contractor within 1 business day; provided that the Government gives the Contractor a preliminary written notice https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-17#FAR_17_206 of its intent to extend at least 1 day before the contract expires. The preliminary notice does not commit the Government to an extension.

(b) If the Government exercises this option, the extended contract shall be considered to include this option clause.

(c) The total duration of this contract, including the exercise of any options under this clause, shall not exceed 3 Months.

(End of clause)