FA252118QB008_Combined_Synopsis_Sol.pdf

Combined Synopsis/Solicitation

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.

The solicitation number FA2521-18-Q-B008 shall be used to reference any written quote provided under this request for quote.

The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-95; Effective 19 Jan 2017.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this project is 812210 with a size standard of $7.5M.

The purpose of this combined synopsis and solicitations for the purchase and delivery of Mortuary Services in accordance with the attached Performance Work Statement (PWS). The bid schedule and contract CLIN schedule are below:

DESCRIPTION OF AGREEMENT

The Contractor shall furnish services as described in general terms below and listed on an aproved price list which states the effective period of the prices and expiration period.

1. SUPPLIES TO BE FURNISHED: Non-Personal Services: Contraactor shall provide all facilities, equipment, licensed personnel, motor vehicles, professional services, supplies, ten death certificates, caskets, urns, outer shipping containers, transportation, and perform hygienic practices as spceificed in the attached Performance Work Statement.

2. EXTENT OF OBLIGATION: The Government is only obligated to the extent of calls actually placed against this BPA by authorized personnel.

3. PRICING: Prices quoted to the Government must be as low as or lower than those charged your most favored customer for comparable quantities under similar terms and conditions, in addition to any trade discounts or prompt payment discount.

4. PURCHASE LIMITATION: No individual call shall be placed by the Government or accepted by the Contractor that exceeds $9,000.00 without the approval of Contracting personnel. Calls shall generally be made verbally, except in that informal correspondence may be used where determined by the Contracting Officer to be more convenient.

5. NOTICE OF AUTHORIZED CALLERS AND DOLLAR LIMITATIONS: The Contracting Officer will give the Contractor a listing indicating the name, organization, and dollar limitation for those positions that are authorized to place calls.

http://farsite.hill.af.mil/reghtml/regs/far2afmcfars/fardfars/far/FAR12.DOC#s126

6. DELIVERY TICKETS: The contractor agrees to furnish one delivery ticket/sales ticket containing the following information for each call made against this agreement to the address shown in paragraph 10:

Name of Contractor BPA Number Date of Call Call Number Itemized list of services furnished Quantity, Unit Price, and Extended Price of each item, less applicable discounts Date service was performed

7. PAYMENT: Payment will be made by the Government Commercial Purchase Card under authority FAR 52.232-36

8. CANCELLATION: BPA may be discontinued upon thirty (30) days written notice by the vendor or the government.

See attached Performance Work Statement

Period of Performance: 18 December 2017-17 December 2022

*FAR Provision 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Items (Jan 17) applies to this acquisition and the following addendem applies:

RFQ due date: 29 Nov 17 RFQ due time: 2:00 P.M. EST Email to 45cons.lgcb.e-bids@us.af.mil or mail to:

45th Contracting Squadron Attn: FA2521-18-Q-B008 1201 Edward H. White II Street, MS 7200 Patrick AFB, FL 32925-3238

THIS MUST BE SENT TO 45 CONS E-BIDS AS STATED ABOVE, OR THE ADDRESS

IF MAILING. ANYTHING OTHERWISE CAN AND WILL BE CONSIDERED

NONRESPONSIVE. YOU MAY WISH TO PLACE A READ/DELIVERY RECEIPT.

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

All questions regarding this solicitation must be email to 45cons.lgcb.e-bids@us.af.mil by 1:00 P.M. EST 24 Nov 17

Please provide the following information with your quote:

http://farsite.hill.af.mil/reghtml/regs/far2afmcfars/fardfars/far/52_000.htm#P1070_147634

Company Name:____________ DUNS Number: ____________ Cage Code: _______________ *Number of Employees_____________ *Total Yearly Revenue_______________ *Information required determining size of business for the NAICS referenced above

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

A BPA is a charge account type instrument which will permit selected activities to place orders directly with your firm or representative, using your agency’s established price list. This agreement will establish a procedure for the fulfillment of our anticipated repetitive requirements from your firm.

In order for this organization to establish a BPA, we request that you furnish us with a price list.

Your price list must have an effective date and an ending date. The Contracting Officer will approve the price list and a copy will be furnished to the using activity. This shows the approved amounts that can be paid to you for services rendered.

A list of authorized callers, by position, will be furnished to you from time to time and only those positions listed are authorized to place calls. It is your responsibility to ensure only calls from authorized individuals are accepted.

If a BPA is awarded to your firm it will be prepared in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Acquisition Regulation and standard procedures contained therein will apply.

*52.209-11 – Representation by Corporations Regarding Delinquent Tax Liability or a Felony Conviction under any Federal Law (Feb 16)

(a) As required by sections 744 and 745 of Division E of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L 113-235), and similar provisions, if contained in subsequent appropriations acts, the Government will not enter into a contract with any corporation that--

(1) Has any unpaid Federal tax liability that has been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the authority responsible for collecting the tax liability, where the awarding agency is aware of the unpaid tax liability, unless an agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and made a determination that suspension or debarment is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government; or https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/

(2) Was convicted of a felony criminal violation under any Federal law within the preceding 24 months, where the awarding agency is aware of the conviction, unless an agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and made a determination that this action is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government.

(b) The Offeror represents that—

(1) It is [ ] is not [ ] a corporation that has any unpaid Federal tax liability that has been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the authority responsible for collecting the tax liability; and

(2) It is [ ] is not [ ] a corporation that was convicted of a felony criminal violation under a Federal law within the preceding 24 months.

(End of provision)

FAR Provision *52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Items (Oct 14), applies to this acquisition and the following evaluation is applicable:

(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:

Technical capability of the item offered to meet the Government requirement:

CONTRACTOR SHALL BE LICENSED AND IS RESPONSIBLE TO CONFORM

TO EXACT SPECIFICATIONS AS IDENTIFIED IN THE PERFORMANCE

WORK STATEMENT (PWS).

Discussions: The government intends to award a purchase order without discussions with respective vendors/quoters. The government however, reserves the right to conduct discussions if deemed in its best interest.

Include descriptive literature such as illustrations and drawings.

FAR Provision *52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items (Jan 17), with its Alternate I (Oct 14), applies to this acquisition. All vendors must be registered in System For Award Management at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/ at the time of Quote submittal.

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.

http://farsite.hill.af.mil/reghtml/regs/far2afmcfars/fardfars/far/52_000.htm#P1130_159445 http://farsite.hill.af.mil/reghtml/regs/far2afmcfars/fardfars/far/52_000.htm#P1145_161469 https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/ http://farsite.hill.af.mil/reghtml/regs/far2afmcfars/fardfars/far/52_000.htm#P1405_194946

Note: The vendor acknowledges that should the quote or proposal’s 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.

FAR clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes Or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items (DEV) (Jan 17), Additionally, the following FAR clauses cited in 52.212-5 are applicable:

52.203-3 Gratuities (Apr 84) 52.203-6 Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (Sep 06), with Alternate I (Oct 95) 52.203-19 Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements (Jan 2017) 52.204-10 Reporting Executive compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (Oct 16) 52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting (Jul 16) 52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance (Jul 16) 52.204-21 Basic Safeguarding of Covered Contractor Information Systems (Jun 16) 52.209-6 Protecting the Government's Interest when Subcontracting with Contractor's Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment (Oct 15) 52.209-10 Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations (Nov 15) 52.219-8 Utilization of Small Business Concerns (Nov 16 52.222-3 Convict Labor (June 03) 52.222-19 Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Oct 16) 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 15) 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity (Sep 16) 52.222-35 Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Oct 15) 52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (Jul 14) 52.222-37 Employment Reports on Veterans (Feb 16) 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons (May 15) 52.222-53 Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Certain Services—Requirements (May 14) 52.222-54 Employment Eligibility Verification (Oct 15) 52.223-18 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (Aug 11) 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (Dec 2013) 52.233-3 Protest After Award (Aug 96) 52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (Oct 04) DFARS Clauses:

252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials (Sep 11) 252.204-7012 Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting (Oct 16) *252.204-7013 Limitations on the Use or Disclosure of Information by Litigation Support Solicitation Offerors (May 16) http://farsite.hill.af.mil/reghtml/regs/far2afmcfars/fardfars/far/52_000.htm#P1595_233379

252.204-7015 Disclosure of Information to Litigation Support Contractors (May 16) *252.222-7007 Representation Regarding Combating Trafficking in Persons (Jan 15) 252.225-7012 Preference for Certain Domestic Commodities (Dec 16) 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports (Jun 12) 252.232-7009 Mandatory Payment by Governmentwide Commercial Purchase Card (Dec 06) 252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments (Dec 06) 252-237-7002 Award to Single Offereor (Nov 14) 252-237-7003 Requirements (Dec 91) 252-237-7004 Area of Responsibility (Dec 91) 252-237-7005 Perfromance and Delivery (Dec 91) 252-237-7006 Subcontracting (Dec 91) 252-237-7007 Termination for Default (Dec 91) 252-237-7008 Group Interment (Dec 91) 252-237-7009 Permits (Dec 91) 252-237-7011 Preparation History (Dec 91) 252.243-7002 Requests for Equitable Adjustment (Dec 12) 252.247-7023 Transportation of Supplies by Sea (Apr 14)

The following AFFARS clauses are applicable to this solicitation:

5352.201-9101 Ombudsman (Apr 14) with the following fill-in: AFICA/KS SCO 150 Vandenberg Street, Peterson AFB, CO 80914, (P) 719-554-5300, (F) 719-554-5299, afica.ks.wf@us.af.mil.

The full text of these clauses and (*)provisions may be assessed electronically at the website:

http://farsite.hill.af.mil. NOTE: ALL PROVISIONS WILL BE REMOVED AT TIME OF

AWARD BUT SHALL REMAIN PART OF THE CONTRACT FILE.

Attachments: 1 Perfromance Work Statement

Approved by the Contracting Officer ___________________________________________ mailto:afica.ks.wf@us.af.mil http://farsite.hill.af.mil/