RFQ_Tuba Amendment 001.pdf

Request for Quote: FA301624Q52230001

Amendment 0001

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice.

This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a separate RFQ will not be issued.

The solicitation number is FA301624Q5223 and is issued as a Request for Quotation.

This combined synopsis/solicitation incorporates provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition circular 2022-08, effective 28 November 2022, and DFARS, effective 28 October 2022.

This purchase is restricted to: Small Business concerns.

NAICS code: 339992

Small business size standard: 1000 employees

4/4 C Walter Nirschl Tuba

Please respond to this RFQ by emailing response to: Kyana Gayden at E-mail kyana.gayden@us.af.mil no later than 3:00pm CST, 17 September 2024 (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 Kyana Gayden with additional questions at the above noted email address.

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

0001 4/4 C Walter Nirschl Tuba 1 Ea. $_____________ $_____________

TOTAL COST $___________

Attachments:

Attachment 1 – Applicable Provisions and Clauses Attachment 2 – Statement of Need Attachment 3 – Brand Name Justification Attachment 4 – RFQ Tuba Amendment 001

Delivery: 30 Days ARO (After Receipt of Order) Delivery Address:

2220 CARSWELL AVE

JBSA-LACKLAND, TX

78236-5500

Please provide the information below:

Company

Name:

DUNS # Required Cage Code Number:

POC: Telephone #

E-Mail Address: Tax ID#:

Special Notes and Instructions:

1. This solicitation is a total set-aside for small business concerns. Only quotes submitted by 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:

Addendum to 52.212-1(b), Submission of Offers. The paragraph is tailored as follows:

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

ii. Brand Name Requirement. The Government will only accept quotes for the requested brand name product. Offerors shall submit sufficient data for the Government to evaluate the offeror’s product against the attached statement of need (Attachment 2). Failure to provide the exact product will likely render the offeror ineligible for award.

Addendum to 52.212-1(c), Period for Acceptance of Offers. The paragraph is tailored as follows: "The offeror agrees to hold the prices in its quotation firm for 90 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of submissions."

Addendum to 52.212-1(d), Product Samples, is deleted in its entirety.

Addendum to 52.212-1(e), Multiple Offers, is deleted in its entirety.

Addendum to 52.212-1(f), Late submissions, modifications, revisions, and withdrawals of offers. The paragraph is tailored as follows:

(f) (1)Vendors are responsible for submitting quotations, and any modifications, revisions, or withdrawals, so as to reach the Government office designated in the solicitation by the time specified in the solicitation. Any quotation, modification, revision, or withdrawal received at the Government office designated in the solicitation after the exact time specified for receipt of quotations is "late" and will not be considered unless itis received before award is made and the Contracting Officer determines that accepting the late submission is in the best interest of the Government.

(2) However, a late modification of an otherwise successful offer, that makes its terms more favorable to the Government, will be considered at any time.

Addendum to 52.212-1(g), Contract Award, is deleted in its entirety.

Addendum to 52.212-1(h), Multiple Awards, is deleted in its entirety.

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3. 52.212-2—Evaluation Commercial Items

(a) 502d CONS/JBKCB 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 4 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. Technical acceptability will be determined by meeting all brand name salient characteristics.

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. Notice to Offeror. Awaiting funds. Funds are not presently available for this effort. No award will be made under this solicitation until funds are available. The Government reserves the right to cancel this solicitation, either before or after the closing date. In the event the Government cancels this solicitation, the Government has no obligation to reimburse an offeror for any costs. The contractor shall not request, nor will the Government make, payments for any preliminary measurement, quotes, bids, site visit, time or proposal cost incurred.

7. 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.

8. 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.)

5352.201-9101 AETC Ombudsman (Oct 2019)

(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, Mr. David E. Jones, Deputy Director of Contracting, AFICC/KT, 2035 First Street West, JBSA Randolph TX 78150-4304, telephone 210- 652-1722, david.jones.3@us.af.mil. 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 https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/ http://www.arnet.gov/ http://farsite.hill.af.mil/ ombudsman to request copies of the solicitation, verify offer due date, or clarify technical requirements. Such inquiries shall be directed to the contracting officer.

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