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COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION

P-23 Fire Truck Engine Repair

JOINT BASE CHARLESTON (JB CHS), SC

(i) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) subpart 13 as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation, quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.

(ii) FA441824Q0019 is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ).

(iii) This RFQ provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2024-03 dated 23 Feb 2024.

(iv) This acquisition is restricted for small business concerns. The associated NAICS code is 811111 with a $9.0 Million size standard.

(v) A list of line item numbers and items, quantities and units of measure (including options) is provided in the table below:

P-23 Fire Truck Engine Repair IAW the Statement of Work Serial Number: 12898987

VIN: 19964210012898987

Engine: 8V92A

(vi) The contractor shall provide all necessary personnel, equipment, tools, materials, and labor to remove and reinstall engine assembly along with replacing oil pan gasket, rear main seal, front main seal, and other seals/gaskets (parts list attached) to repair oil leaks on engine assembly. Work will need to be accomplished at the contractor’s facility using certified technicians.

(vii) Services shall be scheduled to performed NLT 30 days after award of contract

(viii) FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Items applies to this acquisition with the following Addenda;

a. Offerors shall submit pricing in the table provided at paragraph v above

b. A Firm Fixed Priced Purchase Order is anticipated.

c. Offerors may submit questions relating to this acquisition to the individual(s) identified in paragraph xvi below. Questions must be submitted no later than 15 March, 2024.

d. Offerors must submit responses to this RFQ electronically by email to Levi.Mowrey@us.af.mil and Hilton.Huff@us.af.mil

(ix) FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Items applies to this acquisition with the following Addenda;

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.

b. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers in the following relative order of importance:

1. Price

2. Technical

c. Price - Following the technical evaluation, the Government will evaluate offers by adding the total price of CLIN’s for all options to the total price for the basic requirement in order to determine the total quoted price for each offer.

Offerors will then be arranged according to price, from lowest priced offer to the highest priced offer. The Government may determine an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s).

d. Technical - Technical capability is evaluated as pass/fail:

e. The Government intends to award a contract without interchanges with respective offerors. The Government, however, does reserve the right to hold interchanges with one, some, none, or all offerors.

(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 .

(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, applies to this acquisition.

The offeror shall comply with the FAR clauses identified at paragraph (b) of the clause as indicated by the Contracting officer by inclusion in the list below;

(1) 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (June 2020)

(4) 52.204-10, Service Contract Reporting Requirements (Oct 2016)

The offeror shall comply with the FAR clauses identified at paragraph (c) of the clause as indicated by the Contracting officer by inclusion in the list below;

(1) 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards (Aug 2018)

(2) 52.222-42, Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires (May 2014)

(xiii) The following contract requirements or terms and conditions as determined by the Contracting Officer apply to this acquisition:

Clauses included by reference:

· FAR 52.211-17, Delivery of Excess Quantities

· 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

Clauses included by full text;

· 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.

· 5352.201-9101 5352.201-9101 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 ombudsmen, Mrs. Susan Madison, AFICC OL AMC, 510 POW/MIA, Scott AFB, IL 62225-5022, 618-229-0267, fax 618- 256-5724, email: susan.madison@us.af.mil. Concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations that cannot be resolved at the Center/MAJCOM/DRU/HQ AFICC/AFISRA/SMC ombudsman levels, 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)

(xiv) This is not a Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) rated acquisition.

(xv) Offers in response to this acquisition are due 3 April, 2024, No Later Than 2:00 PM EST.

a. (xvi) Offerors may contact Levi.Mowrey@us.af.mil and Hilton.Huff@us.af.mil for information regarding this solicitation.

Attachments:

1. Statement of Work