FA4620-11-Q-A151.pdf

COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION

WOOL UNIFORMS FOR SERE

FA4620-11-Q-A151

19 Aug 2011

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for wool uniforms is prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Parts 12 and 13 as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation on FedBizOpps; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. For informational purposes, the Unit Small Business Specialist is Michael P. Gilbert (509-247-4880); link to USAF Small Business, http://www.selltoairforce.org; link to SBA http://sba.gov.

Solicitation FA4620-11-Q-A151 is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ).

All potential bidders are reminded that in accordance with FAR 52.204-7, Central Contractor Registration (CCR), failure to register in CCR will make an offeror ineligible for award. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-53 (Effective 04 Aug 2011). Successful offeror shall provide wool uniforms for SERE, at Fairchild AFB.

This procurement is being issued as a brand name requirement under other than Full and Open acquisition, NAICS code 315228.

Quotes are due no later than Monday, 29 Aug 2011 at 3:00 p.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time.

Upon award, payment will be through Wide Area Workflow (Attachment 3).

CLIN 0001: The contractor shall provide Woolrich brand wool clothing, 173 shirts, in accordance with the attached item list.

CLIN 0002: The contractor shall provide Woolrich brand wool clothing, 173 pants, in accordance with the attached item list.

Delivery shall be made within 90 days after date of contract (ADC).

The following FAR provisions apply to this acquisition:

FAR 52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions 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 http://arnet.gov/far

FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Items (Jun 2008), Addendum to FAR Clause 52.212-1:

Proposals shall include the following two (2) items.

1) Pricing Schedule & Warranty Statement (Attachment 1) http://www.selltoairforce.org/ http://sba.gov/ http://farsite.hill.af.mil/ http://arnet.gov/far

2) Completed Representations and Certifications as required in FAR 52.212-3 with Alt 1 (accessible at the Air Force Site, http://farsite.hill.af.mil) (See Attachment 4). Note that registration in the online representations and certifications website https://www.orca.bpn.gov (ORCA) fulfills this requirement.

Proposal Submissions: Proposals are due Monday, 29 Aug 2011 at 3:00 p.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time. Quotes may be faxed in accordance with FAR 52.214-31, Facsimile Bids (Dec 1989) to Lori Henry at (509) 247-8685 or emailed to lori.henry.3@us.af.mil or mailed to 110 W. Ent St., Suite 200, Fairchild AFB, WA 99011-8568. Contractors are responsible for verifying receipt of their proposals to this office before offer due date and time.

Point of Contact: Ms. Lori Henry, Purchasing Agent, phone (509) 247-4403, e-mail lori.henry.3@us.af.mil or Mr. Haynes Thompson, Contracting Officer, phone (509) 247-3980, e-mail haynes.thompson@us.af.mil.

52.212-2 -- Evaluation -- Commercial Items. (Jan 1999)

(a) The Government will award a firm fixed price contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government. Basis for contract award is based on price.

(c) A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer’s specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award.

All potential bidders are reminded, in accordance with FAR 52.204-7, Central Contractor Registration (CCR), that failure to register in CCR will make an offeror ineligible for award. Contractor must also have NAICS code listed in this solicitation on their CCR Registration.

FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications – Commercial Items (May 2011), with Alternate I (May 2011): Offerors must include a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items and submit with its offer. Registration in the online representations and certifications program at https://orca.bpn.gov meets this requirement.

The following FAR clauses apply to this acquisition and will be incorporated into any resultant purchase order.

FAR 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998);

FAR 52.202-1 Definitions (July 2004) FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Items (Jun 2010) FAR 52.247-34 FOB Destination (Nov 1991) DFAR 252.243-7001 Pricing of Contract Modifications (Dec 1991)

FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders--Commercial Items (Aug 2011)

(a) The Contractor shall comply with the following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clauses, which are incorporated in this contract by reference, to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items:

(1) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (FEB 2009) (22 U.S.C. 7104(g)).

(2) 52.233-3, Protest After Award (AUG 1996) (31 U.S.C. 3553).

(3) 52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (OCT 2004) (Pub. L. 108-77, 108-78).

http://farsite.hill.af.mil/ https://www.orca.bpn.gov/ mailto:lori.henry.3@us.af.mil mailto:lori.henry.3@us.af.mil mailto:haynes.thompson@us.af.mil https://orca.bpn.gov/

(b) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (b) that the contracting officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items:

(24) _X_ 52.222-3 Convict Labor (Jun 2003),

(25) _X_ 52.222-19 Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Jul 2010),

(26) _X_ 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Feb 1999),

(27) _X_ 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity (Mar 2007),

(29) _X_ 52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (Oct 2010),

(36) _X_52.223-18, Contractor Policy to Ban Text Messaging while Driving (Sep 2010) (E.O. 13513).

(40) _X_ 52.225-13 Restriction on Certain Foreign Purchases (Jun 2008),

(45) _X_ 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Central Contractor Registration (Oct 2003) (31 U.S.C. 3332).

(e) (1) Notwithstanding the requirements of the clauses in paragraphs (a), (b), (c) and (d) of this clause, the Contractor is not required to flow down any FAR clause, other than those in paragraphs (e)(1) of this paragraph in a subcontract for commercial items. Unless otherwise indicated below, the extent of the flow down shall be as required by the clause—

(iv) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Mar 2007)(E.O. 11246).

(vi) 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (June 1998)(29 U.S.C. 793).

(ix) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Feb 2009) (22 U.S.C. 7104(g)).___ Alternate I (Aug 2007) of 52.222-50 (22 U.S.C. 7104(g)).

(2) While not required, the contractor may include in its subcontracts for commercial items a minimal number of additional clauses necessary to satisfy its contractual obligations.

DFARS 252.212-7001 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items (Jun 2011)

b) The Contractor agrees to comply with any clause that is checked on the following list of Defense FAR Supplement clauses which, if checked, is included in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items or components.

(1) __X__ 252.203-7000, Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials (JAN 2009) (Section 847 of Pub. L. 110-181).

(20) _X__ 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports (MAR 2008) (10 U.S.C. 2227).

(26)(i) _X__ 252.247-7023, Transportation of Supplies by Sea (MAY 2002) (10 U.S.C. 2631).

(iv) __X__ Alternate III (MAY 2002) of 252.247-7023.

(27) _X__ 252.247-7024, Notification of Transportation of Supplies by Sea (MAR 2000) (10 U.S.C.

2631).

5352.201-9101 OMBUDSMAN (APR 2010)

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).

http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dfars/html/current/252247.htm http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/circulars/a076/a76_rev2003.pdf http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/circulars/a076/a76_rev2003.pdf

(c) If resolution cannot be made by the contracting officer, concerned parties may contact the Center/MAJCOM or AFISRA ombudsmen, Carolyn Choate, HQ AMC/A7K, 507 Symington Drive, Scott AFB IL 62225-5022, (618) 229-0160, fax (618) 256-6668, email: Carolyn Choate@us.af.mil.. Concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations that cannot be resolved at the MAJCOM/DRU or ARISRA 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)

Offers are due no later than Monday, 29 Aug 2011 at 3:00 PM PDT at 92d Contracting Squadron, 110 W. Ent Street, Fairchild AFB WA 99011. Electronic quotes shall be submitted to lori.henry.3@us.af.mil AND haynes.thompson@us.af.mil, failure to submit quotes to both individuals may result in quote not being received. Fax quotations will be accepted at (509) 247-8685. In quotations, please include discount terms, performance schedule, and any other pertinent information.

For other information please contact: Purchasing Agent Mrs. Lori Henry at (509) 247-4403 AND Contracting Officer Mr. Haynes Thompson at (509) 247-3980.

Attachments:

1. Pricing Schedule (1 page)

2. Item List

3. Wide area Work Flow Invoicing Instructions (1 page) mailto:Carolyn%20Choate@us.af.mil

Attachment 1

PRICING SCHEDULE

ITEM DESCRIPTION OF MATERIAL QTY U/I PRICE TOTAL

OR SERVICE

0001 Wool Shirts – See Attachment 2 173 LS $___________ $___________ Woolrich Item#1175. These are custom made articles of clothing. The wool is a tight weave causing no material with no bunching or balling. Uniform laundry care is “Machine Wash Cold—Line Dry”. Shirts are aircrew style, name patch, left and right breast pocket, lined. Color is olive drab green. Made in the USA, Berry Amendment Compliant.

0002 Wool Shirts – See Attachment 2 173 LS $___________ $___________

Woolrich Item#1176. These are custom made articles of clothing. The wool is a tight weave causing no material with no bunching or balling. Uniform laundry care is “Machine Wash Cold—Line Dry”. Pants are 6 pocket, one on each hip, thigh, and calf. Color is olive drab green. Made in the USA, Berry Amendment Compliant.

NOTE: If an equivalent item is substituted, information must be provided, including the brand, item number, and other product information.

TOTAL $___________

Delivery Schedule: 90 days ARO

Prompt Payment Terms: ________________

CAGE Code: ________________

DUNS Number: ________________

ORCA Registered? YES / NO

STANDARD COMMERCIAL WARRANTY

The Contractor shall extend to the Government the full coverage of any standard commercial warranty normally offered in a similar commercial sale, provided such warranty is available at no additional cost to the Government. Acceptance of the standard commercial warranty does not waive the Government’s rights under the “Inspection” clause nor does it limit the Government’s rights with regard to other terms and conditions of this contract. In the event of a conflict, the terms and conditions of the contract shall take precedence over the standard commercial warranty. The standard commercial warranty period shall begin upon final acceptance of the applicable material and/or services listed in the Schedule. The Contractor shall provide a copy of its standard commercial warranty (if applicable) with its offer. The warranty covers a period of ________________ months. (Offeror is to insert number) (End of Clause)

Attachment 2

Item List

Item Quantity Unit of Issue

Wool Shirts

MED/REG 60 EA

MED/LONG 30 EA

MED/SHORT 20 EA

LARGE/REG 30 EA

LARGE/LONG 13 EA

X‐

LARGE/REG 20 EA

TOTAL 173

Item List

Item Quantity Unit of Issue

Wool Pants

MED/REG 60 EA

MED/LONG 30 EA

MED/SHORT 20 EA

LARGE/REG 30 EA

LARGE/LONG 13 EA

X‐

LARGE/REG 20 EA

TOTAL 173

Attachment 3

WIDE AREA WORKFLOW – RECEIPT AND ACCEPTANCE (WAWF-RA)

ELECTRONIC RECEIVING REPORT AND INVOICING INSTRUCTIONS

IN ACCORDANCE WITH DFARS 232.7002, USE OF ELECTRONIC PAYMENT REQUESTS IS

MANDATORY. USE OF WAWF WILL SPEED UP YOUR PAYMENT PROCESSING TIME

AND ALLOW YOU TO MONITOR YOUR PAYMENT STATUS ONLINE. THERE ARE NO

CHARGES OR FEES TO USE WAWF.

Requests for payments must be submitted electronically via the Internet through the Wide Area WorkFlow – Receipt and Acceptance (WAWF-RA) system at https://wawf.eb.mil.

Questions concerning payment should be directed to the Defense Finance Accounting Services (DFAS) Limestone through the DFAS Centralized Customer Service number (800) 756-4571 (select option 2) or faxed to (866) 392-7091. Please have your order number and invoice number ready when contacting DFAS about payment status. You can also access payment information using the DFAS myInvoice web site at http://www.dod.mil/dfas/contractorpay/myinvoice.html.

THE FOLLOWING CODES WILL BE REQUIRED TO ROUTE YOUR RECEIVING

REPORTS, INVOICES AND ADDITIONAL E-MAILS CORRECTLY THROUGH WAWF.

CONTRACT NUMBER: *

TYPE OF DOCUMENT: COMBO

CAGE CODE: *

ISSUE BY DODAAC: FA4620

ADMIN DODAAC: FA4620

SERVICE ACCEPTOR / SHIP

TO:

PAY OFFICE DODAAC: F67100

SEND MORE E-MAIL NOTIFICATIONS:

CONTRACT ADMINISTRATOR: Lori.henry.3@us.af.mil

CONTRACTING OFFICER: haynes.thompson@us.af.mil

* To be filled in at time of award http://www.dod.mil/dfas/contractorpay/myinvoice.html mailto:Lori.henry.3@us.af.mil mailto:haynes.thompson@us.af.mil