FA441818R0024_-_RFG.pdf

COMBINED SYNOPSIS/ SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS

(IAW FAR 12.603 (c) and The Commercial Test Program IAW FAR 13.5)

(i) 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. Quotes are requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.

(ii) This solicitation/synopsis reference number is FA441818R0024 and is being issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ).

(iii) This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-101, Dated 20 July 2018.

(iv) This acquisition is Unrestricted. The associated NAICS code is 562111 with an $38.5 million size standard.

(v) Contractors shall submit a lump sum quote for Regulated Foreign Garbage (RFG) disposal services in accordance with the attached Performance Work Statements (PWS):

CLIN QTY Units Unit Price Total

0001 12 Moths $________.____ $________.____

0002 12 Moths $________.____ $________.____

Vendor Name: ___________________ Date of Quote: ______________

Address: ______________________________________________________

Phone__________________________

Quoted by: _____________________ Title: __________________________

FOB: Destination

Cage Code: __________________ Duns: ___________________________

Tax ID: _____________________ E-mail: _________________________

Business Size: ___________________ Discount Terms: __________________

In order to be considered for this award a contractor must have a current Compliance Agreement by U.S.Customs and Border Protection, proof of Compliance Agreement must be provided with response to the RFQ. After award, this document will become part of the contract. All responsible sources may submit a quote, which shall be considered. A firm fixed price contract is contemplated.

(vi) RFG disposal services on Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina. (See attached

PWS).

(vii) Base performance period is 15 Aug 18 – 14 Aug 2019; and option period of 15 Aug 2019 – 14 Aug 2020.

(viii) The following clauses and provisions are incorporated and will remain in full force in any resultant award: (full text of clauses and provisions may be accessed electronically at this website: http://farsite.hill.af.mil)

FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors – Commercial. Vendors must submit proof of their current and active compliance agreement and complete the information in para 5;

submit via email to the personnel identified at para xvi.

(ix) FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation - Commercial Items Evaluation. 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 government will award to the Lowest Priced Technically Acceptable offeror. Offerors shall submit 3 references that will be evaluated to determine responsibility.

(x) All offerors shall include a completed copy of FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representation and Certifications -- Commercial Item or complete electronic annual representations and certifications at the System for Award Management http://www.sam.gov . A recent change to SAM registration has added an extra step, requiring a notarized letter w/in 30 days to remain active.

(xi) The clause at FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Condition—Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition.

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

(xiii) Terms and Conditions by Reference and Full Text

• FAR 52.211-17, Delivery of Excess Quantities http://www.sam.gov/

• FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders—Commercial Items (May 2009) (Deviation) are incorporated by reference, however, the following clauses apply:

• FAR 52.222-21, Prohibition Of Segregated Facilities

• FAR 52.222-22, Previous Contracts and Compliance Reports

• FAR 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity

• FAR 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers With Disabilities

• FAR 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer--Central Contractor

Registration

(xiii) The following additional clauses are applicable to this procurement.

• FAR 52.204-23,

• FAR 52.204-7, System for Award Management

• FAR 52.217-5, Evaluation of Options

• FAR 52.217-8, Option to Extend Services. The government may require continued performance of any services within the limits and at the rates specified in the contract. These rates may be adjusted only as a result of revisions to prevailing labor rates provided by the Secretary of Labor. The option provision may be exercised more than once, but the total extension of performance hereunder shall not exceed 6 months. The Contracting Officer may exercise the option by written notice to the contractor within 15 DAYS.

• FAR 52.217-9, Option to Extend the Term of the Contract. (a) The Government may extend the term of this contract by written notice to the contractor within 15 DAYS; provided that the Government gives the Contractor a preliminary written notice of its intent to extend at least 60 DAYS before the contract expires. The preliminary notice does not commit the Government to an extension. (b) If the Government exercises this option, the extended contract shall be considered to include this option clause. (c) The total duration of this contract, including the exercise of any options under this clause, shall not exceed 30 MONTHS.

• FAR 52.222-41 Services Contract Act of 1965 and current Wage Determination # 15-4427 (Rev. -9)

• FAR 52.222-42, Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires. In compliance with the Service Contract Act of 1965, as amended and the regulations of the Secretary of Labor (29 CFR Part 4), this clause identifies the classes of service employees expected to be employed under the contract and states the wages and fringe benefits payable to each if they were employed by the contracting agency subject to the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 5341 or 5332.

This Statement is for Information Only: It is not a Wage Determination.

Employee Class Monetary Wage-Fringe Benefits 99730-Refuse Collector WG-9 $13.66 + 36.25% Fringes

• FAR 52.222-44 Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Act - Price

Adjustment.

• FAR 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons

• FAR 52.228-5 Insurance—Work on a Government Installation,

• 52.236-2, Differing Site Conditions,

• 52.236-6 Superintendence by the Contractor

• FAR 52.232-99, Providing Accelerated Payment to Small Business

Subcontractors (DEVIATION)

• FAR 52.253-1 Computer Generated Forms

• DFARS 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and

Receiving Reports (Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this clause, the Contractor shall submit payment requests and receiving reports using WAWF, in one of the following electronic formats that WAWF accepts: Electronic Data Interchange, Secure File Transfer Protocol, or World Wide Web input.

Information regarding WAWF is available on the Internet at https://wawf.eb.mil/.

The WAWF routing information will be provided upon award.)

• DFARS 252.246-7000, Material Inspection And Receiving Report

• AFFARS 5352.201-9101 OMBUDSMAN

(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 <http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/circulars/a076/a76_rev2003.pdf> competition performance decisions).

(c) If resolution cannot be made by the contracting officer, the interested party may contact the ombudsman, Ms. Susan Madison, AFICA OL AMC, 507 Symington Drive, Scott AFB, IL 62225-5022, 618-229-0267, fax 618-256-6668, email: susan.madison@us.af.mil. Concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations that cannot be resolved at the Center/MAJCOM/DRU/HQ AFICA/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.

https://wawf.eb.mil/ http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/circulars/a076/a76_rev2003.pdf

(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)

• AFFARS 5352.223-9001, Health and Safety on Government Installations

• AFFARS 5352.242-9000, Contractor Access to Air Force Installations

5352.223-9000, Elimination of Use of Class I Ozone Depleting Substances (ODSs)

(xiv) Defense Priorities and Allocation System: NA

(xv) Response to this combined synopsis/solicitation must be received via email, mail, or delivery by 03 Aug 2018 no later than 3:00 PM Eastern Standard Time. Requests should be marked with solicitation number FA441818R0024.

(xvi) Address questions to Tricia Esannason,Contract Specialist, at (843) 963-4551, email tricia.esannason@us.af.mil or Terry Harrelson, Contracting Officer, Phone (843) 963- 5158, email terry.harrelson.1@us.af.mil .

For more opportunities, visit http://www.airforcesmallbiz.org (see Contract Opportunities at the right side-bar. Direct link:

http://airforcesmallbiz.org/opportunities/index.php ) Also see http://www.sba.gov http://farsite.hill.af.mil/reghtml/regs/far2afmcfars/af_afmc/affars/5352.htm#P115_8733 mailto:tricia.esannason@us.af.mil mailto:terry.harrelson.1@us.af.mil http://www.airforcesmallbiz.org/ http://airforcesmallbiz.org/opportunities/index.php http://www.sba.gov/