Combo_Synopsis_Solication_(FA4407-15-Q-4004).pdf

The 375th Contracting Squadron at Scott AFB IL is contemplating an award for the purchase of Exterior LED lighting retro-fit, brand name only to match existing.

This is a commercial purchase using FAR Part 12 and Part 13 procedures. The following information, as required per FAR 12.603 applies:

(i) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with FAR Part 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.

(ii) The solicitation reference number is FA4407-15-Q-4004, it is being issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ).

(iii) The solicitation document, incorporated provisions, and clauses are those in effect through the Federal Acquisition

Circular 2005-81 effective 10 Apr 2015, and the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement DPN 20150626 Edition.

(iv) This acquisition is 100% Small Disadvantage Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Set Aside under North

American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 335122. The small business size standard is 500 employees.

The Product Service Code (PSC)/Federal Supply Code (FSC) for this acquisition is 3646, Imaging Equipment and Supplies.

Justification: Under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)1, Brand Name justification is based on Scott AFB Medical Treatment Facility’s requirement to match existing LED lighting equipment. The salient features of the Cree horizontal tension mount and pole adapter& Beacon bollard lighting meets the minimum requirements of the Government.

(v) PRICE SCHEDULE

**THIS IS A BRAND NAME ONLY PURCHASE**

Item #

Description Quantity Unit Unit Price Total Price

0001 BRAND NAME: CREE BXSP-B-HT-3ME-

B-57K-UL-BZ XSP2 LED COBRA HEA D,

HORI ZONTAL TENON MOUNT, TYPE 3

DISTRIBUTION, 5700K CCT, 120-277V,

BRONZE VERSION B

22 EA

0002 BRAND NAME: CREE BXSP-B-HT-

5SH-B-57K-U L-BZ XSPB LED AREA,

HORIZONTAL TENON , TYPE 5 SHORT

5700K 101 WATT UNI VERSAL

VOLTAGE BRONZE

18 EA

0003 BRAND NAME: CREE XA-TM

DA8BZ LED/XA P SERIES DIRECT

MOUNT ARM POLE ADA PTER

40 EA

0004 BRAND NAME: BEACON

'MTB42/AC/24NB-55/XK/UNV/IN

D5/FLT/BZT LED BOLLARD

25 EA

PROVIDE PRICING FOR EACH CLIN WITH YOUR RESPONSE.

(vi) Description of requirements:

**THIS IS A BRAND NAME ONLY**

CLIN’s 0001 through 0003: CREE XSP Series Street LED street lighting CLIN 0004: BEACON Metro LED Bollard

(vii) The Government desires FOB Destination to the following address:

375th Medical Support Squadron Attn: Facility Management Office Mr. Thomas Stoddard 310 W Losey Street, Bldg 1530 Scott AFB IL 62225-5250 618-256-7313

(viii) The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. Provisions and clauses can be viewed through Internet access at the Air Force FAR Site, http://farsite.hill.af.mil.

ADDENDUM TO 52.212-1:

PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IN RESPONSE TO THIS REQUEST FOR QUOTE

1. Completed “Price Schedule” with your quote.

2. Any provisions requiring fill-ins.

3. CAGE Code: __________________________________________

4. Contractor Name: ____________________________________

5. Est Delivery Date (Required ASAP): ____________________________________

6. Confirm your Business Type. i.e. SDVOSB: ___________________________

7. Point of Contact & Phone Number: _____________________________

8. Email address: _________________________________________

(ix) The provision at 52.212-2 – Evaluation - Commercial Items (Oct 2014), applies to this acquisition.

(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. Evaluation of quotes will be conducted using Simplified Acquisition Procedures in accordance with FAR Part 13.106-2.

The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:

PRICE

(End of Provision)

(x) Offerors must include with their proposal a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items, with their quote unless this information has been submitted electronically as part of its annual representations and certificates at https://www.sam.gov/.

As prescribed in 52.212-3, an offeror shall complete only paragraphs (b) of this provision if the offeror has completed the annual representations and certificates electronically at https://www.sam.gov/. If an offeror has not completed the annual representations and certifications electronically, the offeror shall complete only paragraphs (c) through (p) of this provision. A copy of paragraphs (c) through (p) can be obtained at http://farsite.hill.af.mil/vffara.htm.

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(xi) The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items (Dec 2014) applies.

(xii) The clause at FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items (Dec 2014), applies to this acquisition.

The following additional FAR clauses apply to this acquisition:

52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (Jul 2013) 52.204-13, System for Award Management Maintenance (Jul 2013) 52.204-18, Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance (NOV 2014) 52.209-6, Protecting the Governments Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment (Aug 2013) 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items 52,219-6, (Alt-1) Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside 52.219-27 -- Notice of Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside.

52,219-28, Post-Award Small Business Set-Aside 52.222-3, Convict Labor (June 2003) 52.222-19, Child Labor—Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Jan 2014) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Feb 1999) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Mar 2007) 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (Jul 2014) 52.222-50 -- Combating Trafficking in Persons.

52.223-15 – Energy Efficiency in Energy-Consuming Products (DEC 2007) 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to ban Text Messaging while Driving (Aug 2011) 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (Jun 2008) 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer— System for Award Management (Jul 2013) 52.232-39, Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations (Jun 2013) 52.233-3, Protest after Award (Aug 1996) 52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (Oct 2004) 52.247-34, F.O.B. Destination 252.203-7000, Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials (Sep 2011) 252.204-7004 Alternate A, System for Award Management (Feb 2014) 252.204-7012, Safeguarding of Unclassified Controlled Technical Information (Nov 2013) 252.225-7001 Buy American and Balance of Payments Program (Nov 2014) 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports (Jun 2012) 252.232-7006 Wide Area Workflow Payment Instructions (May 2013) 252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments (Dec 2006) 252.244-7000 Subcontracts for Commercial Items (Jun 2013) 252.225-7001 Buy American and Balance of Payments Program (Nov 2014) 5352.223-9000 Elimination of Use of Class I Ozone Depleting Substances (ODS) (Nov 2012)

FAR 52.252-1, Solicitation Provision 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):

http://farsite.hill.af.mil

FAR 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): http://farsite.hill.af.mil

The Following Clause is full text:

5352.201-9101, Ombudsman (APR 2014).

(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 Center/MAJCOM/DRU or AFISRA ombudsmen, Mr. Gregory S. Oneal, HQ AMC/A7K, 507 Symington Drive, Scott AFB IL 62225-5022, (618) 229-0184, fax (618) 256-6668, email: gregory.oneal @us.af.mil. Concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations that cannot be resolved at the Center/MAJCOM/DRU or AFISRA 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) 256-2397, 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)

The following provisions are by reference:

52.204-7, System for Award Management (Jul 2013) 52.204-16, Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting (Nov 2014) 52.204-17, Ownership or Control of Offeror (Nov 2014) 52.225-25, Prohibition on Contracting with Entities Engaging in Certain Activities or Transactions Relating to Iran—Representation and Certifications (Dec 2012) 252.203-7005 Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials (Jan 2015) 252.204-7015 disclosure of information to litigation support contractors (Feb 2014) 252.204-7011, Alternative Line Item Structure (Sep 2011) 252.204-7015 Disclosure of Information to Litigation Support Contractors 252.211-7003 Item Unique Identification and Valuation 252.223-7008 Prohibition of Hexavalent Chromium 252.225-7000 Buy American--Balance of Payments Program Certificate.

252.225-7036 Buy American—Free Trade Agreements--Balance of Payments

The following provisions are full text:

52.204-17 Ownership or Control of Offeror (Nov 2014)

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision—

“Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code” means--

(1) An identifier assigned to entities located in the United States or its outlying areas by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Contractor and Government Entity (CAGE) Branch to identify a commercial or Government entity, or

(2) An identifier assigned by a member of the North Atlantic Treaty organization (NATO) or by the NATO Support Agency (NSPA) to entities located outside the United States and its outlying areas that the DLA Contractor and Government Entity (CAGE) Branch records and maintains the CAGE master file. This type of code is known as an NCAGE code.

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“Highest-level owner” means the entity that owns or controls an immediate owner of the offeror, or that owns or controls one or more entities that control an immediate owner of the offeror. No entity owns or exercises control of the highest level owner.

“Immediate owner” means an entity, other than the offeror, that has direct control of the offeror. Indicators of control include, but are not limited to one or more of the following: Ownership or interlocking management, identity of interests among family members, shared facilities and equipment, and the common use of employees.

(b) The Offeror represents that it [ ] has or [ ] does not have an immediate owner. If the Offeror has more than one immediate owner (such as a joint venture), then the Offeror shall respond to paragraph (c) and if applicable, paragraph (d) of this provision for each participant in the joint venture.

(c) If the Offeror indicates “has” in paragraph (b) of this provision, enter the following information:

Immediate owner CAGE code:________________________________________

Immediate owner legal name:_________________________________________ (Do not use a “doing business as” name)

Is the immediate owner owned or controlled by another entity?:

[ ] Yes or [ ] No.

(d) If the Offeror indicates “yes” in paragraph (c) of this provision, indicating that the immediate owner is owned or controlled by another entity, then enter the following information:

Highest level owner CAGE code:________________________________________

Highest level owner legal name:_________________________________________ (Do not use a “doing business as” name)

(End of provision)

52.222-22 -- Previous Contracts and Compliance Reports.

The offeror represents that --

(a) It * has, * has not participated in a previous contract or subcontract subject to the Equal Opportunity clause of this solicitation;

(b) It * has, * has not filed all required compliance reports; and

(c) Representations indicating submission of required compliance reports, signed by proposed subcontractors, will be obtained before subcontract awards.

(End of Provision)

52.225-18 – Place of Manufacture (Mar 2015)

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause—

“Manufactured end product” means any end product in Federal Supply Classes (FSC) 1000-9999, except—

(1) FSC 5510, Lumber and Related Basic Wood Materials;

(2) Federal Supply Group (FSG) 87, Agricultural Supplies;

(3) FSG 88, Live Animals;

(4) FSG 89, Food and Related Consumables;

(5) FSC 9410, Crude Grades of Plant Materials;

(6) FSC 9430, Miscellaneous Crude Animal Products, Inedible;

(7) FSC 9440, Miscellaneous Crude Agricultural and Forestry Products;

(8) FSC 9610, Ores;

(9) FSC 9620, Minerals, Natural and Synthetic; and

(10) FSC 9630, Additive Metal Materials.

“Place of manufacture” means the place where an end product is assembled out of components, or otherwise made or processed from raw materials into the finished product that is to be provided to the Government. If a product is disassembled and reassembled, the place of reassembly is not the place of manufacture.

(b) For statistical purposes only, the offeror shall indicate whether the place of manufacture of the end products it expects to provide in response to this solicitation is predominantly—

(1) [ ] In the United States (Check this box if the total anticipated price of offered end products manufactured in the United States exceeds the total anticipated price of offered end products manufactured outside the United States); or

(2) [ ] Outside the United States.

(End of provision)

(xiii) This acquisition requires no additional contract requirement(s) or terms and conditions (such as contract financing arrangements or warranty requirements) determined by the contracting officer to be necessary for this acquisition and consistent with customary commercial practices.

(xiv) N/A

(xv) QUOTES ARE DUE NO LATER THAN 3:00 PM (CST) on 16 SEP 15

(xvi) Send your Quotes to:

By email: linda.snider.3@us.af.mil (PREFERRED)

By mail: 375 CONS/LGCB Attn: Linda Snider

201 E Winters St, Bldg. 50 Scott AFB IL 62225-5015

By fax: 618-256-2649

Attn: Linda Snider (Call before you FAX to advise FAX is being sent)

PERIOD FOR ACCEPTANCE OF QUOTES:

The offeror agrees to hold the prices in its quote firm for 30 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of quotes.

The point of contact for this acquisition is Ms. Linda Snider: phone 618-256-9288;

e-mail: linda.snider.3@us.af.mil. In the event this individual is not available, contact Mr. Darryl Weaver:

phone 618-256-9286; e-mail: darryl.weaver@us.af.mil.

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