Final_B-52_Seat_Cushions_Combined_Synopsis_Solicitation.pdf

Combined Synopsis/Solicitation

Department of the Air Force 5th Contracting Squadron - Minot AFB, ND

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Requirement Title: B-52 Ejection Seat Cushions

Solicitation Number: FA452818QCT01

Solicitation Issue Date: Friday, 20 July 2018

Response Deadline: Thursday, 02 August 2018 no later than 10:00 AM CST

Point(s) of Contact: Carlan Taft / carlan.taft@us.af.mil / 701-723-1293

Alternate POC: Heidi Sather / heidi.sather.1@us.af.mil / 701-723-4189

Contracting Officer: Heidi Sather / heidi.sather.1@us.af.mil / 701-723-4189

General Information

1. 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; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.

2. This solicitation is being issued as a(n) Request For Quotation (RFQ).

3. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through:

Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-99 Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Public Notice 20180629 Air Force Federal Acquisition Circular 2018-0525

4. This acquisition is set-aside for 100% Small Business Concerns

The North American Industry Size Classification System (NAICS) code associated with this requirement is 336360

The Small Business Size Standard associated with this NAICS is 1,500 Employees

Requirement Information Description:

The U.S. Air Force has a requirement for 186 B-52 Ejection Seat Cushions to be delivered within 30 days of award. Oregon Aero APECS VI (P/N 3008821-049) or approved equal.

The seat cushions are required to have a USAF Safe-to-Fly recommendation letter in order to meet the safety guidelines.

The salient characteristics feature CF-47 foam to ensure durability and meet environmental, fungus, and flammability testing as well as vertical impact (drop tower) and operational ground testing.

Place of Delivery/Performance/Acceptance/FOB Point:

F.O.B. Destination; Minot AFB, ND 58705 (exact customer address will be provided in the resulting contract).

Line Item Description Quantity Unit of Measure 0001 B-52 Ejection Seat Cushion; Oregon Aero APECS VI 186 EA

P/N 3008821-049 or approved equal

Instructions to Offerors

FAR provision 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial, applies to this acquisition. As prescribed in FAR 12.301(b)(1), the following addendum is provided for this solicitation and hereby amends any language therein:

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1. Questions may be submitted to the POCs and Contracting Officer listed above no later than 27 JULY 2018. Questions submitted after this date may not be answered.

2. Quotes in response to this solicitation must be submitted via email to the POCs and Contracting Officer listed above no later than the established deadline.

3. All price quotations must be submitted on Attachment 1 - Quote Sheet and it must be filled in entirely; if you are submitting an "or equal" a copy of the USAF Safe-to-Fly recommendation and the salient characteristics of the product must be submitted on a separate document.

Evaluation Criteria

FAR Provision 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. As prescribed in FAR 12.301(c), the following addendum is provided for this solicitation and hereby amends any language therein:

(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. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:

TECHNICAL CAPABILITY - An offeror’s quotation will be considered technically acceptable if they include a valid USAF Safe-to-Fly recommendation letter and the product meets or exceeds the required salient characteristics. Quotations that do not meet these requirements will be considered unacceptable and therefore under the evaluation process will not be considered for award.

PRICE - price will be evaluated on a comparative basis amongst all received quotations and the Government's estimate.

Clauses and Provisions

FAR provision 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items with alternate I applies to this acquisition;

the offeror verifies by submission of their offer that the representation and certifications currently posted electronically at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items, have been entered or updated in the last 12 months, are current, accurate, complete, and applicable to this solicitation.

FAR clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items applies to this acquisition.

FAR clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items applies to this acquisition; the following checked clauses are hereby included by reference:

52.204-10, Reporting Executive compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards ✖

52.209-6, Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment ✖

52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside ✖

52.222-3, Convict Labor✖

52.222-19, Child Labor--Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies✖

52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities ✖

52.222-26, Equal Opportunity ✖

52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities ✖

52.222-50, Combating Trafficking Persons✖

52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving ✖

52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases✖

52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer--System for Award Management✖

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The provisions and clauses listed below have been determined by the contracting officer to be necessary for this acquisition and consistent with customary commercial practices. All provisions and clauses are available at http://farsite.hill.af.mil.

The following provisions and clauses are hereby included by full text or by reference as prescribed:

52.203-11, Certification and Disclosure Regarding Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions 52.203-12, Limitation on Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions 52.203-19, Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements 52.204-7, System for Award Management 52.204-13, System For Award Management Maintenance 52.204-16, Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting 52.204-17, Ownership or Control of Offeror 52.204-18, Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance 52.204-20, Predecessor of Offeror 52.209-11, Representation by Corporations regarding Delinquent Tax Liability or a Felony Conviction under any Federal Law 52.211-6, Brand Name or Equal 52.247-34, F.o.b Destination 252.203-7000, Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials 252.203-7002, Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights 252.203-7005, Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DOD Officials 252.204-7003, Control of Government Personnel Work Product 252.204-7015, Notice of Authorized Disclosure of Information for Litigation Support 252.211-7003, Item Identification & Valuation 252.225-7001, Buy American Act and balance of Payments Program 252.225-7048, Export Controlled Items 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports 252.232-7006, Wide Area WorkFlow Payment Instructions 252.232-7010, Levies on Contract Payments 252.243-7001, Pricing of Contract Modifications 252.244-7000, Subcontracts for Commercial Items 252.247-7023, Transportation of Supplies by Sea 5352.201-9101, Ombudsman 5352.201-9000, Elimination of Use of Class I Ozone Depleting Substances

Attachments

Attachment 1 - Quote Sheet