Combined Synopsis for BPA- PRESIDENTIAL SEALED ITEMS.docx

August 2010

1. This is a solicitation for a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) promotional items bearing the Seal of the President of the United States in accordance with the format in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice.

2. This combined synopsis/solicitation is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ).

3. This combined synopsis document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-43,.

4. The NAICS codes are as follows: 315299, and/or 315999, and/or 322231, and/or 32223, and/or 323110, and/or 327211, and/or 327212, and/or 327215, and/or 541430, and/or 541890. The size standard is 1,000 employees, and will be established as a full small business set-aside.

5. This combined synopsis/solicitation includes a product list, which is posted at the bottom of this notice.

6. The work is described in the attached Statement of Work.

7. The period of this BPA is from 07Oct2010 – 06Oct2015. Delivery requirements will be made available upon award. FOB: Destination

8. Payments may be predominately made by Government Purchase Card, all payments above $25,000.00 must be requested through Wide Area Workflow (see instructions below). The WAWF instructions can be found on page 2 of this solicitation.

9. The following FAR provisions apply: 52.212.1: Instructions to Offerors, applies to this acquisition. 52.212-2: Evaluation of Commercial Items applies. Addendum to Paragraph (a), The Government may award multiple Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPA) resulting from this RFQ to the offeror whose offer represents the best value in terms of (1) Product Availability, (2) Past Performance, and (3) Price . The offeror must be able to provide all items (100%) listed on the product list. Offerors who submit an offer, but cannot provide all of the requested items will not be considered. The Government intends to enter into an agreement without discussions. Nevertheless, the Government may communicate with an offeror in order to clarify or verify information submitted in its offer.

10. Offerors must submit a completed copy of the provision at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representation and Certifications Commercial, with its offer if the information cannot be obtained through Online Representations and Certifications Application (https://orca.bpn.gov/) . FAR 52.212-3 can be downloaded from the Internet: http://farsite.hill.af.mil/ . Offerors that fail to furnish the required representation information, or reject the terms and conditions of the combined synopsis/solicitation, may be excluded from consideration. DFARS 252.212-7000 Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items (Nov 1995); and DFARS 252.225-7000, Buy American Act-Balance Payment Program Certificate (Apr 2003) with the quotation.

11. All FAR Clauses and provisions incorporated by reference may be viewed in full text via the Internet at http://farsite.hill.af.mil/ or http://www.arnet.gov/far/ . The following FAR clauses are applicable: FAR 52.212.4, Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items, 52.212-3, Government Furnished Property, FAR 52.212-5, and Notice to Supplier, 52.245-4.

12. The provision at FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statues or Executive Orders Commercial Items (DEC 2009) (DEVIATION), applies to this acquisition, and specifically the following FAR clauses under paragraph (b) are applicable: 52.222-19, Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Sept 2002); 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Feb 1999); 52.222-26 - Equal Opportunity (Apr 2002); 52.222-35 - Equal Opportunity for Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans (Dec 2001); 52.222-36 - Affirmative Action for Workers With Disabilities (Jun 1998); 52.222-37 - Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans (Dec 2001); 52.222-41 – Service Contract Act of 1965; 52.222-42 – Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires; 52.222-43 – Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Act – Price Adjustment (Multiple Year and Option Contracts); 52.225-13 -Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (Jun 2003); and 52.232-33 - Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer--Central Contractor (May 1999).

13. The clause at DFARS 252.212-7001, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statues or Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items (June 2003), applies to this acquisition, and specifically the following clauses under paragraph (b) are applicable: 252.225-7001 - Buy American Act and Balance of Payments Program (Apr 2003); 252.232-7003 - Electronic Submission of Payment Requests (Mar 2003). The following DFARS clauses are hereby incorporated into this solicitation: 252.225-7002, Qualifying Country Sources and Subcontractors (Apr 2003); and 252.204-7004, Required Central Contractor Registration (CCR) (Nov 2001). NOTE: CCR can be obtained by accessing the Internet, http://www.ccr.gov or by calling 1-888-227-2423. The CCR number must be obtained before award can be made.

316 CONS-007

PERSONNEL SECURITY REQUIREMENTS

AFI 31-501 (1 Aug 2000) The contractor shall not employ any person for work on this contract if such employee is identified as a potential threat to the health, safety, security, general well being or operational mission of the installation and its population, nor shall the contractor employ any person under this contract who has an outstanding criminal warrant as identified by the National Crime Information Center (NCIC). NCIC checks will verify if a person is wanted by local, state, and federal agencies. All contractor personnel must consent to NCIC background checks. Contractor personnel who do not consent to an NCIC check will be denied access to the installation. Information required to conduct an NCIC check includes: full name, driver's license number/state issued/expiration date, social security number, and date of birth of the person entering the installation and shall be submitted in conjunction with the contractor's request for vehicle passes. Completion of a successful NCIC check does not invalidate the requirement for an escort when contractor personnel are working within controlled or restricted areas.

Contractors shall ensure their employees and those of their subcontracts have the proper credentials allowing them to work in the United States. Persons later found to be undocumented or illegal aliens will be remanded to the proper authorities.

The contractor shall not be entitled to any compensation for delays or expenses associated with complying with the provisions of this clause. Furthermore, nothing in this clause shall excuse the contractor from proceeding with the contract as required. The contractor shall flow this clause down to all subcontracts.

5352.201-9101 Ombudsman.

OMBUDSMAN (AUG 2005)

(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 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, concerned parties may contact the Center/MAJCOM ombudsmen, Myra Toles, AFDW/A7K-P, 1535 Command Drive Suite D-301, Joint Base Andrews NAF, MD, 20762, (301)981-5245. Concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations that cannot be resolved at the MAJCOM/DRU level, may be brought by the concerned 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 (703) 588-7004, facsimile number (703) 588-1067.

(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) ***Submittal of Quotation*** Your offer must include the following: (a) written quotation utilizing the 2010 Product List on page 6 of this solicitation (b) completed Representations and Certifications FAR 52.212-3, if they are not available electronically at www.orca.bpn.gov Questions must be received no later than 3:00pm EST, Friday, September 24, 2010. Answers will be submitted to all no later than 3pm EST, Tuesday, September 28, 2010. Quotations must be received no later than 3:00pm EST, Friday, October 1, 2010. The Government prefers that all offers are e-mailed to the point-of-contact below with contractors name listed in the subject block. Facsimile proposals will be accepted at fax number 301-981-1270, attention Ricky Callahan Jr. Mail offers/proposals should be mailed to: 316 CONS/LGCP, 1535 Command Drive, Suite EE218, Andrews AFB, MD 20762, (Attn: Ricky Callahan Jr.) but must be received no later than 3:00pm EST, Monday, September 27, 2010. The Government’s Primary point-of- contact is Ricky Callahan Jr. (301-981-4149 or ricky.callahan@afncr.af.mil).

The Government’s Alternate point-of-contact is Selina F. Williams (301-981-1258 or selina.williams@afncr.af.mil ).