RFQ_(Wildland_&_J-Fire_Equipment).pdf

Request for Quote: FA3016-18-U-0098

Wildland & J-Fire PPE Equipment

This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a separate RFQ will not be issued. The solicitation number is FA3016-18-U-0098 and is issued as a Request for Quotation. This solicitation incorporates provisions and clauses and those are in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-96, DFARS change notice 20161228 and AFAC 2017-1003. This acquisition is set-aside 100% for small businesses. The

NAICS code is 339113 and the size standard is 750 Employees.

(The quote shall be effective for 90 days after submission of quote)

Please respond to this RFQ by emailing response to: TSgt Heather Consola at E-mail: heather.consola@us.af.mil no later than 12:00pm CST, 16 March 2018 – Tuesday (or sooner if possible) in order to be considered timely. Any quote, modification, revision, or withdrawal of a quote received after the exact time specified above shall be determined as late and will not be considered unless received before award is made, the Contracting Officer determines that accepting the late quote would not unduly delay the acquisition, and it was the only quote received. Please contact TSgt Heather

Consola with additional questions at the above noted email address or call (210) 671-6415.

Please provide a quote for the line items listed below. Failure to quote on all CLINs may render the quote unacceptable and ineligible for award consideration.

ITEM DESCRIPTION QTY Unit Unit Price Extended

Amount

Wildland PPE Protective Neck Shroud, Yellow

Nomex with flame retardant cotton lining 130 ea

Wildland PPE Protective Hot Shield Face

Mask, highly flame resistant face protector, multiple layers of CarbonX

Brand Name or Equal 130 ea

J-Fire Proximity Gloves Size L

3-D hand-shaped styling with staggered layer seaming, self-extinguishing fleece liner and

Crosstech Moisture barrier, flex bubbles at finger joints and flex-tuck across carpal area allow unrestricted movement, comply with

NFPA 1971 and OSHA standards

Qty: 15 Ea 15 Ea

J-Fire Proximity Gloves Size M

3-D hand-shaped styling with staggered layer seaming, self-extinguishing fleece liner and

Crosstech Moisture barrier, flex bubbles at finger joints and flex-tuck across carpal area allow unrestricted movement, comply with

NFPA 1971 and OSHA standards

Qty: 35 Ea 35 Ea

TOTAL COST $___________

Delivery: 30 Days ARO (After Receipt of Order)

Delivery Address: JBSA Fire Department, C/O Jeremy Miller, 1910 Kenly Ave, JBSA-Lackland, TX 78236 mailto:heather.consola@us.af.mil

Please provide the information below:

Payment Terms:___________

Company

Name:

DUNS #

Required Cage Code

Number:

POC:

Telephone #

E-Mail Address:

Tax ID#:

Warranty Information:____________________________________________________

Do you have capacity to invoice electronically through WAWF?(Yes/No)___________

Special Notes and Instructions:

1. This order is a total set-aside for small business concerns. Only quotes submitted small business concerns will be accepted by the Government. Any quote that is submitted by a contractor that is not a small business concern will not be considered for award.

2. 52.212-1- Instructions to Offerors –Commercial Items is incorporated by reference. The following addena applies to the provision:

(b) Submission of offers:

i. Offers shall include a description of the items being offered in sufficient detail to evaluate compliance with the requirements of the solicitation.

ii. Brand Name or Equal. When using an “Equal product” to substitute the requested brand name product, the contractor must include the following: (1) MFG name, (2) Part Number, (3) illustrations, and (4) literature or description to support equal product substitution in your RFQ submission. Details of the requesting product to fulfill the requirement must be met. Equivalent offers must meet the below salient characteristics to be considered an equivalent. Failure to meet the characteristics renders the quote as unacceptable.

(c) Period for Acceptance of Offers. The paragraph is tailored as follows: “The offeror agrees to hold the prices in its quote firm for 60 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of quotes.”

(d) Product Samples is deleted in its entirety

(e) Multiple Offers is deleted in its entirety

(g) Contract award is deleted in its entirety

(h) Multiple Awards is deleted in its entirety

3. 52.212-2—Evaluation Commercial Items

(a) 502d CONS/JBKAA will issue a purchase order to the responsible vendor whose quote will be the most advantageous to the Government. The following shall be used to evaluate quotes:

The technically acceptable lowest priced quote will be determined to represent the best value. Technical acceptability will be determined by an evaluation of the quoted requirements that meet the technical criteria that are contained in the solicited item description.

If the Government receives 3 or fewer initial quotes all quotes will be evaluated for Technical Acceptability.

If the Government receives 3 or more initial quotes the Government will only select the 3 lowest priced quotes and then evaluate them for Technical Acceptability. The Government reserves the right to evaluate additional quotes for technical acceptability if in the Government’s best interest. If additional quotes are evaluated for technical acceptability they will be selected in the order of price.

Award will be made to the responsible vendor whose quote is the lowest evaluated price among technically acceptable quotes.

4. Mandatory Registrations. To be eligible for award, registration with the System for Award Management (SAM) must be current (legacy for On-line Registration and Certifications Application (ORCA) and Central Contractor

Registration (CCR) registrations). To register or update former CCR and Reps & Certs that are not current go to https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/ and provide mandatory information.

5. Invoices. All invoices must be submitted electronically through WAWF.

6. Delivery/Assembly: Delivery shall be FOB Destination and included in CLIN prices noted above, unless otherwise and clearly noted by offeror in submitted offer. The items must be fully assembled and ready for use upon delivery.

7. The following FAR/DFARS provisions and clauses are applicable to this solicitation:

(For full text references, go to www.arnet.gov or http://farsite.hill.af.mil.)

Clauses and Provisions by Reference:

52.204-7 System for Award Management (Jul 2013)

52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance (Jul 2013)

52.204-16 Commercial & Government Entity Code Reporting

52.204-18 Commercial & Government Entity Code Maintenance

52.211-6 Brand Name or Equal 52.211-17 Delivery of Excess Quantities (Sep 1989)

52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Items (May 2015)

52.219-6 Notice to Total Small Business Set-Aside (Nov 2011)

52.219-28 Post-Award Small Business Program Representation (July 2013)

52.222-3 Convict Labor

52.222-19 Child Labor (Jan 2014)

52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 2015)

52.222-26 Equal Opportunity (Apr 2015)

52.222-36 Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (Jul 2014)

52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons (Mar 2015)

52.223-18 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (Aug 2011)

52.225-1 Buy American- Supplies (May 2014)

52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchase (Jun 2008)

52.225-25 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities Engaging in Certain Activities or Transactions Relating to Iran--Representation and Certifications. (Dec 2012)

52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer—System for Award Management (Jul 2013)

52.232-39 Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations

52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors 52.233-3 Protest after Award (Aug 1996)

52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (Oct 2004)

52.242-15 Stop Work Order

52.247.34 F.O.B. Destination (Nov 1991)

52.253-1 Computer Generated Forms (Jan 1991)

252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials (Sep 2011)

252.203-7002 Requirements to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights (Sep 2013)

252.203-7003 Agency Office of the Inspector General

252.203-7005 Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DOD Officials (Nov 2011)

252.204-7003 Control of Government Personnel Work Product

252.204-7004 Alternate A, System for Award Management (Feb 2014)

252.204-7012 Safeguarding of Unclassified Controlled Technical Information (Nov 2013)

252.204-7014 Limitations on the Use of Disclosure of Information and Cyber Incident Reporting (Dec 2015)

252.209-7998 (Dev) Representation by Corporations Regarding an Unpaid Delinquent Tax Liability or a Felony

Conviction under Any Federal Law (Deviation 2012-O00007) (Mar 2012) https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/ http://www.arnet.gov/ http://farsite.hill.af.mil/

252.209-7999 (Dev) Representation by corporations regarding an Unpaid Delinquent Tax Liability or a Felony

Conviction under Any Federal Law (Deviation 2012-O00004) (Jan 2012)

252.223-7008 Prohibition of Hexavalent Chromium (Jun 2013)

252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of payment Requests and Receiving Reports (Jun 2012)

252.225-7001 Buy American and Balance of Payments Program—Basic (Nov 2014)

252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports (Jun 2012)

252.232-7006 Wide Area Work Flow Payment Instructions (May 2013)

252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments (Dec 2006)

252.225-7048 Export-Controlled Items

252.277-7000 Subcontracts for Commercial Items

5352.223-9000 Elimination of Use of Class I Ozone Depleting Substances

Clauses and Provisions by Full Text:

52.212-5 (Dev) Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders—

Commercial Items (Deviation 2013-O0019) (Jun 2016)

(a) Comptroller General Examination of Record. The Contractor shall comply with the provisions of this paragraph

(a) if this contract was awarded using other than sealed bid, is in excess of the simplified acquisition threshold, and does not contain the clause at 52.215-2, Audit and Records -- Negotiation.

(1) The Comptroller General of the United States, or an authorized representative of the Comptroller

General, shall have access to and right to examine any of the Contractor’s directly pertinent records involving transactions related to this contract.

(2) The Contractor shall make available at its offices at all reasonable times the records, materials, and other evidence for examination, audit, or reproduction, until 3 years after final payment under this contract or for any shorter period specified in FAR Subpart 4.7, Contractor Records Retention, of the other clauses of this contract. If this contract is completely or partially terminated, the records relating to the work terminated shall be made available for 3 years after any resulting final termination settlement. Records relating to appeals under the disputes clause or to litigation or the settlement of claims arising under or relating to this contract shall be made available until such appeals, litigation, or claims are finally resolved.

(3) As used in this clause, records include books, documents, accounting procedures and practices, and other data, regardless of type and regardless of form. This does not require the Contractor to create or maintain any record that the Contractor does not maintain in the ordinary course of business or pursuant to a provision of law.

(b)

(1) Notwithstanding the requirements of any other clause in this contract, the Contractor is not required to flow down any FAR clause, other than those in this paragraph (b)(1) in a subcontract for commercial items.

Unless otherwise indicated below, the extent of the flow down shall be as required by the clause—

(i) 52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct (Apr 2010) (41 U.S.C. 3509).

(ii) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (Oct 2014) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(2) and (3)), in all subcontracts that offer further subcontracting opportunities. If the subcontract (except subcontracts to small business concerns) exceeds $650,000 ($1.5 million for construction of any public facility), the subcontractor must include 52.219-8 in lower tier subcontracts that offer subcontracting opportunities.

(iii) 52.222-17, Non-displacement of Qualified Workers (May 2014) (E.O. 13495). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (1) of FAR clause 52.222-17.

(iv) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 2015).

(v) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Apr 2015) (E.O. 11246).

(vi) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Oct 2015) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

(vii) 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (Jul 2014) (29 U.S.C. 793).

(viii) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (Feb 2016) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

(ix) 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights under the National Labor Relations Act (Dec

2010) (E.O. 13496). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (f) of FAR clause 52.222-

40.

(x) 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards (May 2014), (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

(xi) _X_ (A) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Mar 2015) (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and

E.O. 13627).

___ (B) Alternate I (Mar 2015) of 52.222-50 (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 E.O. 13627).

(xii) 52.222-51, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Maintenance, Calibration, or Repair of Certain Equipment--Requirements (May 2014) (41

U.S.C. chapter 67.)

(xiii) 52.222-53, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to

Contracts for Certain Services--Requirements (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67)

(xiv) 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification (Oct 2015).

(xv) 52.222-55, Minimum Wages under Executive Order 13658 (Dec 2015) (E.O. 13658).

(xvi) 52.225-26, Contractors Performing Private Security Functions outside the United States (Jul

2013) (Section 862, as amended, of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008;

10 U.S.C. 2302 Note).

(xvii) 52.226-6, Promoting Excess Food Donation to Nonprofit Organizations. (May 2014) (42

U.S.C. 1792). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (e) of FAR clause 52.226-6.

(xviii) 52.247-64, Preference for Privately-Owned U.S. Flag Commercial Vessels (Feb 2006) (46

U.S.C. Appx 1241(b) and 10 U.S.C. 2631). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (d) of FAR clause 52.247-64.

(xviii) 52.247-64, Preference for Privately-Owned U.S. Flag Commercial Vessels (Feb 2006) (46

U.S.C. Appx 1241(b) and 10 U.S.C. 2631). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (d) of FAR clause 52.247-64.

(2) While not required, the contractor may include in its subcontracts for commercial items a minimal number of additional clauses necessary to satisfy its contractual obligations.

(End of Clause)

52.223-22 – Public Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Reduction Goals--Representation.

As prescribed in 23.804(b), insert the following provision:

Public Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Reduction Goals--Representation (Dec 2016)

(a) This representation shall be completed if the Offeror received $7.5 million or more in Federal contract awards in the prior Federal fiscal year. The representation is optional if the Offeror received less than $7.5 million in Federal contract awards in the prior Federal fiscal year.

(b) Representation. [Offeror is to check applicable blocks in paragraphs (b)(1) and (2).]

(1) The Offeror (itself or through its immediate owner or highest-level owner) [ ] does, [ ] does not publicly disclose greenhouse gas emissions, i.e., make available on a publicly accessible Web site the results of a greenhouse gas inventory, performed in accordance with an accounting standard with publicly available and consistently applied criteria, such as the Greenhouse Gas Protocol Corporate Standard.

(2) The Offeror (itself or through its immediate owner or highest-level owner) [ ] does, [ ] does not publicly disclose a quantitative greenhouse gas emissions reduction goal, i.e., make available on a publicly available

Web site a target to reduce absolute emissions or emissions intensity by a specific quantity or percentage.

(3) A publicly accessible Web site includes the Offeror's own Web site or a recognized, third-party greenhouse gas emissions reporting program.

(c) If the Offeror checked “does” in paragraphs (b)(1) or (b)(2) of this provision, respectively, the Offeror shall provide the publicly accessible Web site(s) where greenhouse gas emissions and/or reduction goals are reported:_____.

(End of provision)

52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated By Reference (Feb 1998)

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):

(End of Provision)

52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998)

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):

52.252-3 -- Alterations in Solicitation.

http://farsite.hill.af.mil/reghtml/regs/far2afmcfars/fardfars/far/23.htm#P364_49080

As prescribed in 52.107(c), insert the following provision in solicitations in order to revise or supplement, as necessary, other parts of the solicitation that apply to the solicitation phase only, except for any provision authorized for use with a deviation. Include clear identification of what is being altered.

Alterations in Solicitation (Apr 1984)

Portions of this solicitation are altered as follows:

(End of Provision)

52.252-4 -- Alterations in Contract.

As prescribed in 52.107(d), insert the following clause in solicitations and contracts in order to revise or supplement, as necessary, other parts of the contract, or parts of the solicitation that apply after contract award, except for any clause authorized for use with a deviation. Include clear identification of what is being altered.

Alterations in Contract (Apr 1984)

Portions of this contract are altered as follows:

(End of Clause)

52.252-5 -- Authorized Deviations in Provisions

(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 DFARS (48 CFR Chapter 2) 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 (Apr 1994)

(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 DFARS (48 CFR Chapter 2) clause with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of “(DEVIATION)” after the name of the regulation.

Addendum 52.212-4(c), Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items

(c) Changes. Changes in the terms and conditions of this contract may only be 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.

252.203-7999 PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTING WITH ENTITIES THAT REQUIRE CERTAIN

INTERNAL CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENTS (DEVIATION 2015-O0010)(FEB 2015)

http://farsite.hill.af.mil/reghtml/regs/far2afmcfars/fardfars/far/52_000.htm#P91_14024 http://farsite.hill.af.mil/reghtml/regs/far2afmcfars/fardfars/far/52_000.htm#P91_14024

(a) The Contractor shall not require employees or subcontractors seeking to report fraud, waste, or abuse to sign or comply with internal confidentiality agreements or statements prohibiting or otherwise restricting such employees or contactors from lawfully reporting such waste, fraud, or abuse to a designated investigative or law enforcement representative of a Federal department or agency authorized to receive such information.

(b) The Contractor shall notify employees that the prohibitions and restrictions of any internal confidentiality agreements covered by this clause are no longer in effect.

(c) The prohibition in paragraph (a) of this clause does not contravene requirements applicable to Standard Form

312, Form 4414, or any other form issued by a Federal department or agency governing the nondisclosure of classified information.

(d)(1) In accordance with section 743 of Division E, Title VIII, of the Consolidated and Further Continuing

Resolution Appropriations Act, 2015, (Pub. L. 113-235), use of funds appropriated (or otherwise made available) under that or any other Act may be prohibited, if the Government determines that the Contractor is not in compliance with the provisions of this clause.

(2) The Government may seek any available remedies in the event the Contractor fails to perform in accordance with the terms and conditions of the contract as a result of Government action under this clause.

5352.201-9101 OMBUDSMAN (Jun 2016)

(a) An ombudsman has been appointed to hear and facilitate the resolution of concerns from offerors, potential offerors, and others for this acquisition. When requested, the ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. The existence of the ombudsman does not affect the authority of the program manager, contracting officer, or source selection official. Further, the ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposals, the source selection process, or the adjudication of protests or formal contract disputes. The ombudsman may refer the interested party to another official who can resolve the concern.

(b) Before consulting with an ombudsman, interested parties must first address their concerns, issues, disagreements, and/or recommendations to the contracting officer for resolution. Consulting an ombudsman does not alter or postpone the timelines for any other processes (e.g., agency level bid protests, GAO bid protests, requests for debriefings, employee-employer actions, contests of OMB Circular A-76 competition performance decisions).

(c) If resolution cannot be made by the contracting officer, the interested party may contact the ombudsman, [Insert names, addresses, telephone numbers, facsimile numbers, and e-mail addresses of

Center/MAJCOM/DRU/AFRCO/SMC ombudsman/ombudsmen]. Concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations that cannot be resolved at the Center/MAJCOM/DRU/SMC ombudsman level, may be brought by the interested party for further consideration to the Air Force ombudsman, Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary

(ADAS) (Contracting), SAF/AQC, 1060 Air Force Pentagon, Washington DC 20330-1060, phone number (571)

256-2395, facsimile number (571) 256-2431.

(d) The ombudsman has no authority to render a decision that binds the agency.

(e) Do not contact the ombudsman to request copies of the solicitation, verify offer due date, or clarify technical requirements. Such inquiries shall be directed to the Contracting Officer.

(End of clause)