Combo Synopsis Solicitation 176 Toolkits signed.pdf

RFQ #: FA500024Q0998

Dated: 19 Sep 2024

Combined Synopsis/Solicitation 176 WG Structured Tool Boxes

(i) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products or commercial services 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; quotations are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This requirement is also not currently funded, however the Government anticipates that funding may become available if the requirement is ready for award prior to fiscal year close. The Government reserves the right however to cancel the solicitation at any time before or after the solicitation close date if funds are determined unavailable.

(ii) Solicitation no. FA500024Q0998 issued as a request for quotation (RFQ). IAW FAR Part 12

(iii) This solicitation document and its incorporated FAR provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2024-06, effective 29 Aug 2024. All incorporated DFARS provisions and clauses are those in effective 16 Sept

2024.The DAFFARS provisions and clauses are those in effect to DAFFARS, effective 12 June 2024.

(iv) This is a small business set-aside under the North America Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code: 332216 – Saw Blade and Handtool manufacturing with a small business size standards 750 employees

(v) The following table represents the proposed Line items, quantities, and unit of measure, Line Number Description Quantity Unit of Measure 1 Tool Kits Ready to go: To meet document titled

Tool List

4 EA

(vi) The Government intends to award a firm-fixed price contract for the above items. This requirement is being solicited specifically requiring the Brand Snap-On or Equal. Government will award to the lowest priced offer that is determined to meet acceptability based on either providing the requested Part Numbers listed above, or by offering an equal product if one exists. The offeror bears all responsibility for providing justification to the Government regarding how a different product is equal to the one requested, and failure to provide that detail along with the offer may constitute an unresponsive offer and the Government reserves the right to determine the offer unacceptable.

(vii) All items shall be delivered FOB destination no later than 240 days after notice of award. Shipping to Alaska (zip code 99506) must be included into the quoted price.

(viii) FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors—Commercial Items (Sep 2023) is hereby incorporated by reference with the same force and effect as if it were given in full text. The following items have been tailored to this procurement and are included via addendum:

A. To assure timely and equitable evaluation of the quote, the vendor must follow the instructions contained herein. The quote must be complete, self-sufficient and respond directly to the requirements of this solicitation.

B. Specific Instruction: This response shall consist of (2) separate parts:

a. Part 1- Price – Submit one (1) copy of price schedule and any pertinent additional information

b. Part 2-Technical Summary – Submit one (1) copy of the product(s) to be delivered with specifications that clearly demonstrate adherence to the specific characteristics. The offeror bears all responsibility for providing detail and justification to the Government regarding how a different product is equal to the one requested, and failure to provide that detail along with the offer may constitute an unresponsive offer and the Government reserves the right to determine the offer unacceptable.

C. Award will be made to the vendor whose quote is conforming to the solicitation and is determined to be the lowest price.

https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-12#FAR_Subpart_12_6

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(ix) FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation—Commercial Items (Nov 2021) is hereby incorporated by reference with the same force and effect as if it were given in full text. The following items have been tailored to this procurement and are included via addendum:

(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:

(1) Technically acceptable

(2) Price

(b) 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.

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(x) FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Items (May 2024) is hereby incorporated by reference with the same force and effect as if it were given in full text.

The Offeror shall complete only paragraph (b) of this provision if the Offeror has completed the annual representations and certification electronically in the System for Award Management (SAM) accessed through https://www.sam.gov. If the Offeror has not completed the annual representations and certifications electronically, the Offeror shall complete only paragraphs (c) through (v) of this provision.

(xi) FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Items (Nov 2023) is hereby incorporated by reference with the same force and effect as if it were given in full text.

(xii) FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms & Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders—Commercial Items (May 2024) is hereby incorporated by reference with the same force and effect as if it were given in full text.

(xiii) Other provisions and clauses incorporated by reference:

52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (Jun 2020) 52.204-16, Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting (Aug 2020) 52.204-18, Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance (Aug 2020) 52.209-9, Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility Matters (Oct 2018) 52.222-3, Convict Labor (Jun 2003) 52.222-19, Child Labor—Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Feb 2024) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 2015) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Sept 2016) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Jun 2020) 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers With Disabilities (Jun 2020) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (Jun 2020) 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (May 2022) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Nov 2023) 52.226-8, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (May 2024) 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer—System for Award Management (Oct 2018) 252.203-7000, Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials (Sep 2011) 252.203-7003, Agency Office of the Inspector General (Aug 2019) 252.203-7005, Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials (Sep 2022) 252.204-7004, Antiterrorism Awareness Training for Contractors (Jan 2023) 252.204-7008, Compliance with Safeguarding Covered Defense Information Controls (Oct 2016) 252.204-7012, Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting (May 2024) 252.204-7015, Notice of Authorized Disclosure of Information for Litigation Support (Jan 2023) 252.211-7003, Item Unique Identification and Valuation (Jan 2023) 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports (Dec 2018) 252.243-7002, Requests for Equitable Adjustment (Dec 2022) https://www.sam.gov/

252.244-7000, Subcontracts for Commercial Items (Nov 2023) 5352.201-9101, Ombudsman (Jul 2023) 5352.242-9000, Contractor Access to Air Force Installations (Jun 2024)

252.232-7006 WIDE AREA WORKFLOW PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS (Jan 2023)

a) Definitions. As used in this clause— “Department of Defense Activity Address Code (DoDAAC)” is a six position code that uniquely identifies a unit, activity, or organization.

“Document type” means the type of payment request or receiving report available for creation in Wide Area WorkFlow

(WAWF).

“Local processing office (LPO)” is the office responsible for payment certification when payment certification is done external to the entitlement system.

“Payment request” and “receiving report” are defined in the clause at 252.232-7003 , Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports.

(b) Electronic invoicing. The WAWF system provides the method to electronically process vendor payment requests and receiving reports, as authorized by Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) 252.232-7003 , Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports.

(c) WAWF access. To access WAWF, the Contractor shall—

(1) Have a designated electronic business point of contact in the System for Award Management at https://www.sam.gov;

and

(2) Be registered to use WAWF at https://wawf.eb.mil/ following the step-by-step procedures for self-registration available at this web site.

(d) WAWF training. The Contractor should follow the training instructions of the WAWF Web-Based Training Course and use the Practice Training Site before submitting payment requests through WAWF. Both can be accessed by selecting the “Web Based Training” link on the WAWF home page at https://wawf.eb.mil/

(e) WAWF methods of document submission. Document submissions may be via web entry, Electronic Data Interchange, or File Transfer Protocol.

(f) WAWF payment instructions. The Contractor shall use the following information when submitting payment requests and receiving reports in WAWF for this contract or task or delivery order:

(1) Document type. The Contractor shall submit payment requests using the following document type(s):

(i) For cost-type line items, including labor-hour or time-and-materials, submit a cost voucher.

(ii) For fixed price line items—

(A) That require shipment of a deliverable, submit the invoice and receiving report specified by the Contracting Officer. 2 in 1

(B) For services that do not require shipment of a deliverable, submit either the Invoice 2in1, which meets the requirements for the invoice and receiving report, or the applicable invoice and receiving report, as specified by the Contracting Officer. 2 in 1

(iii) For customary progress payments based on costs incurred, submit a progress payment request.

(iv) For performance based payments, submit a performance based payment request.

(v) For commercial financing, submit a commercial financing request.

(2) Fast Pay requests are only permitted when Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.213-1 is included in the contract.

(3) Document routing. The Contractor shall use the information in the Routing Data Table below only to fill in applicable fields in WAWF when creating payment requests and receiving reports in the system.

Routing Data Table* https://www.acquisition.gov/dfars/part-252-solicitation-provisions-and-contract-clauses#DFARS_252.232-7003 https://www.acquisition.gov/dfars/part-252-solicitation-provisions-and-contract-clauses#DFARS_252.232-7003 https://wawf.eb.mil/

Field Name in WAWF Data to be entered in WAWF Pay Official DoDAAC F87700 Issue By DoDAAC FA5000 Admin DoDAAC FA5000 Inspect By DoDAAC Service Approver (DoDAAC) Service Acceptor (DoDAAC)

(4) Payment request. The Contractor shall ensure a payment request includes documentation appropriate to the type of payment request in accordance with the payment clause, contract financing clause, or Federal Acquisition Regulation 52.216-7, Allowable Cost and Payment, as applicable.

(5) Receiving report. The Contractor shall ensure a receiving report meets the requirements of DFARS Appendix F.

(g) WAWF point of contact.

(1) The Contractor may obtain clarification regarding invoicing in WAWF from the following contracting activity’s WAWF point of contact.

Not applicable

(2) Contact the WAWF helpdesk at 866-618-5988, if assistance is needed.

(End of clause)

(xv) This RFQ closes at 12:00 PM Alaska Daylight Time on 25 Sep 2024. All quotes for this solicitation shall be submitted via email to sean.leigh.1@us.af.mil and Eric.punjabi@us.af.mil

Eric A. Punjabi Contracting Officer mailto:McKenna.hendrix@us.af.mil