CSS_13 OCT 2020_Redacted.pdf

SOLICITATION # FA813221Q0003

SMARTBLEND NON DESTRUCTIVE EVALUATION CORE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM

TINKER AFB, OK

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared IAW the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.603, 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 aside from the one posted here.

This solicitation is being issued as a request for quotation (RFQ) IAW FAR Part 13. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular FAC 2021‐01, Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) changes effective 1 Oct 2020, and Air Force Acquisition Regulation Supplement (AFFARS) Acquisition Circular (AFAC) 2019‐1001.

This is a sole source acquisition for a Smartblend System Machine manufactured by Blade

Diagnostics Incorporated.

NAICS Code 811310; Size standard is $8M

The Air Force Sustainment Center’s Maintenance Contracting Branch (AFSC/PZIMC) at Tinker Air Force

Base, Oklahoma, intends to award a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) contract for a Smartblend System Machine.

See Section 2 – entitled Supplies/Services and Price – and the attached Statement of Work (SOW) for complete details.

QUOTE SUBMISSION INFORMATION

Quotes are due to the point of contact (POC) below by 7 December 2020/ 12:00 p.m. Central

Standard Time (CST)

Primary POC Alt POC

Lydia Carlton Marc Kreienbrink Contract Specialist Contract Officer lydia.carlton@us.af.mil marc.kreienbrink.1@us.af.mil

(405) 582‐5705 (405) 358‐3759

All quotes must be good for no less than 90 days after the quote submission date above.

SHIPPING INFORMATION

Separate charges for shipping/freight will not be allowed. Please work this into your quote’s total price.

Items will be delivered to:

Tinker AFB, OK 73145

Shipping will be FOB Destination (Tinker AFB, OK 73145) only.

TERMS, CONDITIONS, PROVISIONS, & CLAUSES

Payment terms will be Net 30. You may offer payment discounts for early payment, but this will not be considered in quote evaluation.

Invoices must be submitted in Wide Area Workflow (WAWF) application, which can be found in the

Government's Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE; https://piee.eb.mil/). Payment will be made after the invoice is signed in WAWF and after the item is received and accepted by the

Government; do not submit invoices until the item has been delivered.

All clauses and provisions can be found on the following websites:

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) – https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) – https://www.acquisition.gov/dfars Air Force Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (AFFARS) – https://www.acquisition.gov/affars

52.212‐1 ‐‐ Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Items

Addendum to FAR 52.212‐1 Instructions to Offerors ‐‐ Commercial Items

General Information: The Government plans to issue a single purchase order for the procurement of Smartblend

Non Destructive Evaluation Core Measurement System. This firm‐fixed‐price type contract’s period of performance will be from receipt of order to final acceptance at destination. Address any questions or concerns you may have to the Contract Specialist (CS). Electronic requests for clarification may be sent to the CS at the email address listed at the bottom of page 1 of the Combined Synopsis and Solicitation (CSS). Quotations must be submitted electronically to the CO by the date and time listed on page 1 of the CSS.

General Instructions: This acquisition will be conducted under the procedures of FAR Part 12 ‐‐ Commercial Items and FAR Part 13 ‐‐ Simplified Acquisition Procedures. Please refer to Section 2.1.1 in the attached addendum, FAR

52.212‐2 Evaluation – Commercial Items, for further instructions regarding what must be provided for evaluation and what criteria will be used to determine technical acceptability.

Vendors shall complete provisions/clauses as required. Vendors must complete the annual representations and certifications electronically via the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://www.sam.gov. After reviewing the SAM information, the vendor verifies by submission of their quotation that the representations and certifications currently posted electronically at FAR 52.212‐3, Offeror Representations and Certifications ‐ Commercial Items, are correct.

Tailored Instructions (FAR 52.212‐1):

(a) North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code and small business size standard. NAICS code 811310 and small business size standard $8M for this acquisition appear on page 1 of this CSS.

(b) Submission of quotations. Submit quotations to the office specified in this solicitation at or before the exact time specified in this solicitation. Quotations may be submitted on the solicitation, letterhead stationery, or as otherwise specified in the solicitation. As a minimum, quotations must show‐‐

(1) The solicitation number;

(2) The time specified in the solicitation for receipt of quotations;

(3) The name, address, and telephone number of the vendor;

(4) The quote shall be clear, concise, and shall include a technical description of the items being quoted in sufficient detail to evaluate compliance with the requirements in the solicitation. This may include product literature, or other documents, if necessary. The quotation should not simply rephrase or restate the Government’s requirements, but rather shall provide convincing rationale to address how the offeror intends to meet these requirements. Offerors shall assume that the Government has no prior knowledge of their facilities and experience, and will base its evaluation on the information presented in the offeror’s quote;

(5) Terms of any express warranty;

(6) Price and any discount terms;

(7) “Remit to” address, if different than mailing address;

(8) A completed copy of the representations and certifications at FAR 52.212‐3 (see FAR 52.212‐3(b) for those representations and certifications that the vendor shall complete electronically); in addition, please complete & return Attachment 4 – FAR 52.204‐24 Contractor Representation.

(9) Acknowledgment of Solicitation Amendments;

(10) Agreement with all terms, conditions, and provisions included in the solicitation. This can be accomplished by providing a signed statement specifying the extent of agreement with all terms, conditions, and provisions included in the solicitation. Quotations that fail to furnish required representations or information, or reject the terms and conditions of the solicitation may be excluded from consideration.

(a) Issuance of purchase order. The Government intends to evaluate quotations and issue a purchase order without interchanges. Therefore, the vendor’s initial quotation should contain the vendor’s best terms from a price and technical standpoint. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct interchanges if later determined by the Contracting Officer to be necessary. The Government may waive informalities and minor irregularities in quotations received. The Government reserves the right to reject any or all quotations, if such action is in the public interest.

(b) Availability of requirements documents cited in the solicitation. If the descriptions in this solicitation refer to any Government specification, standard, or commercial item description, you may obtain a copy of any such documents from the places listed in FAR 52.212‐1, paragraph (i).

52.212‐3 ‐‐ Offeror Representations and Certifications ‐‐ Commercial Items.

The offeror shall complete only paragraphs (b) of this provision if the Offeror has completed the annual representations and certification electronically via the System for Award Management (SAM) Web site located at http://www.sam.gov/portal (Only complete and return if there are changes to current SAM

Registration. If 52.212‐3 is not returned the contractor is affirming that the current SAM registration is current, accurate, and complete). If the Offeror has not completed the annual representations and certifications electronically, the Offeror shall complete only paragraphs (c) through (u) of this provision.

52.212‐4 ‐‐ Contract Terms and Conditions ‐‐ Commercial Items

52.212‐5 ‐‐ Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statues or Executive Orders—

Commercial Items

52.232‐18 ‐‐ Availability of Funds

Funds are not presently available for this contract. The Government’s obligation under this contract is contingent upon the availability of appropriated funds from which payment for contract purposes can be made. No legal liability on the part of the Government for any payment may arise until funds are made available to the Contracting Officer for this contract and until the Contractor receives notice of such availability, to be confirmed in writing by the Contracting Officer.

Clauses/Provisions IAW FAR 12.30:

52.204‐16, Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting

52.204‐18, Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance

52.209‐5, Certification Regarding Responsibility Matters

52.232‐40, Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business subcontractors

The following clauses within 52.212‐5 are included but not limited to:

52.203‐6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government

52.203‐13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct

52.204‐10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First‐Tier Subcontract

52.209‐6, Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment

52.219‐14, Limitations on Subcontracting

52.219‐28, Post Award Small Business Program Representation

52.222‐3, Convict Labor

52.222‐19, Child Labor—Cooperation with Authorities and

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

52.222‐40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations

52.222‐50, Combating Trafficking in Persons

52.223‐18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While

The following DFARS clauses are included but not limited to:

252.203‐7000, Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials

252.203‐7003, Agency Office of the Inspector General

252.203‐7005, Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials

252.204‐7015, Notice of Authorized Disclosure of Information for Litigation Support

252.223‐7008, Prohibition of Hexavalent Chromium

252.225‐7000, Buy American—Balance of Payments Program Certificate

252.225‐7001, Buy American and Balance of Payments Program

252.225‐7050, Disclosure of Ownership or Control by the Government of a Country that is a State

Sponsor of Terrorism

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

252.243‐7002, Requests for Equitable Adjustment

252.244‐7000, Subcontracts for Commercial Items

252.247‐7022, Representation of Extent of Transportation by Sea

LIST OF ATTACHMENTS

# OF

ATT # DESCRIPTION DATE PAGES

1 Statement of Work (SOW) 15 April 2020 12 2 Memo – Prohibition on Contracting with Entities 11 Sep 2020 2 3 FAR Case 2019‐009 Interim Rule 14 July 2020 1 4 Far 52.204‐24 contractor Representation 21 Oct 2020 7

Contractors are required to return the portion of this CSS below with the completed information and authorized signature. Contractors may also provide their company’s quotation sheet in addition to this response page.

SECTION 1 – CONTRACTOR INFORMATION

Company Name

Address

CAGE Code and DUNS

Number

The Government cannot enter into contracts or agreements with contractors not registered in SAM. For registration information, visit the SAM website (https://www.sam.gov/) and follow the instructions in the Quick Start Guide For SAM Registration, which can be found under the Help Tab and User Guides submenu.

Small Business Size

Web Page URL

Point of Contact

POC Phone # and email address

SECTION 2 – SUPPLIES/SERVICES AND PRICE

Payment Terms / Discount Terms

NET 30 / _______% In _______ Days

After Invoice Submission in WAWF

Delivery Time

___________ Days after Receipt of Order

NOTES: Quotes are valid for no less than 90 days. In addition, please submit a completed copy of

Attachment 4 – FAR 52.204‐24 Contractor Representation. Attachments 1‐3 do not need to be returned.

CLIN

Description/Product

Qty

Total Price

0001 SMARTBLEND NDE CORE MEASUREMENT

SYSTEM ‐ Model SB‐1000‐P; including shipping, delivery, on‐site assembly/turnkey installation, and on‐site testing/certification as detailed in Statement of Work

1 EA $

SECTION 3 – CERTIFICATION OF RESPONSE

NAME OF CONTRACTOR’S REPRESENTATIVE TITLE

SIGNATURE DATE

Contractor is required to sign this document and return 1 copy to issuing office. Contractor agrees to furnish and deliver all items set forth or otherwise identified above and on any additional sheets subject to the terms and conditions specified herein. Contractor is required to provide commercial product literature for all items quoted above as required/requested.