RFQ - FY26 Deicing Chemicals - FA520526QB038.pdf

35th Contracting Squadron

Bldg. 656, USAF Misawa Air Base, Japan RFQ No.: FA520526QB038, Deicing Chemicals for Airfield and MFH Street

REQUEST FOR QUOTATION

4 Mar 26

ATTN: Government Sales Representative Offerors may use another format for submission of a Request for Quote (RFQ). The Government reserves the right to make award to the responsible vendor whose offer responsive and conforming to our requirements in the item description below represents the best overall price to the Government.

The solicitation number is FA520526QB038. Please respond to this RFQ by providing the following information, not later than 0900 hours on 16 Mar 2026 Japan Standard Time (JST) / 2000 hours on 15 Mar 2026 Eastern Standard Time (EST).

POC: Ms. Tamaki Hunt E-mail: tamaki.hunt.jp@us.af.mil

Company Name:

CAGE Code: Unique Entity ID: Quote Expiration:

Prompt payment discount terms: Estimated Delivery Time:

GSA Contract No. & Expiration:

Name of Offeror:

Offeror Email: Offeror Phone:

Signature: Date:

Requested Supplies:

CLIN 0001 - Delivery and Injection of Deicing/Anti-icing Fluid for Airfield

Provide delivery and injection of deicing/anti-icing chemical, Potassium Acetate for airfield use, at the storage tanks, Bldg. 910 and Bldg. 1742 Misawa Air Base, Japan by 30 Nov 2026.

The chemical shall meet the requirement as determined by SAE AMS 1431, Solid Runway Deicing/Anti-icing Product and SAE AMS 1435, Liquid Runway Deicing/Anti-Icing Product in accordance with para. 14.3.4.1. in DAFI 32-1001.

All transportation, handling, disposal of empty containers, and other associated costs necessary for the chemical delivery to and injection at Misawa Air Base, Japan, shall be included.

The chemical specifications required:

Substance/Mixture: Mixture

Ingredients and composition: Water solution of Potassium Acetate shall be most effective percentage to indicate the lowest freezing point, or above 45%, whichever is higher, and trace amount of anticorrosive agent.

Chemical Formula: CH3COOK Freezing point: -60 degrees Celsius or below Variation in QTY: +/-5%

The lack of any specifications listed above is not eligible for award.

Referenced Products for CLIN 0001:

Product Name: CMAG-M1, Mfd by HOKKAIDO NOF CORPORATION

NSN: 6810-11-ICE-CHEM

Or

Product Name: SAFEWAY KA-HOT Mfd by CLARIANT K.K

NSN: 6810-00-CHM-DEIC

Or

Product: ECOWAY PA Serial Number: SDS-1607-000440-5956 Mfd by NORTH ISLAND CORPORATION

Or Equal

Qty Unit Unit Price Total Amount 280,000 Liter ¥ or $ ¥ or $

CLIN 0002 - Deicing Chemical for Base Street

Provide delivery of deicing/anti-icing chemical, Magnesium Chloride by 500kg bag to Bldg. 795 by 30 Nov 2026.

The chemical specifications required:

Substance/Mixture: Substance Ingredients and Composition: More than 98% Chemical Formula: MgCL2.6H2O

The lack of any characteristics listed above is not eligible for award.

Referenced Product for CLIN 0002:

Product Name: MAGRAND (98% Granular Magnesium Chloride) Mfd by AKO KASEI CO. LTD

400,000 kg ¥ or $ ¥ or $

CLIN 0003 - Deicing Chemical for Military Family Housing (MFH) Street

Provide delivery of deicing/anti-icing chemical, Magnesium Chloride by 500kg bag to Bldg. 795 by 30 Nov 2026.

The chemical specifications required:

Substance/Mixture: Substance Ingredients and Composition: More than 98% Chemical Formula: MgCL2.6H2O

The lack of any characteristics listed above is not eligible for award.

Referenced Product for CLIN 0002:

Product Name: MAGRAND (98% Granular Magnesium Chloride) Mfd: AKO KASEI CO. LTD

150,000 Kg ¥ or $ ¥ or $

Total Amount: ¥ or $

- Award will be made on an all-or-none basis to the lowest offeror of the total amount.

- Incomplete quotes will be considered nonresponsive and not eligible for award.

- To be considered for award, offers of “or equal” products of the brand name manufacturer, must - meet all the characteristic mentioned in CLIN 0001 thru 0003 in this solicitation; clearly identify the item by--Brand name, if any; and Make or model number. Include descriptive literature available to the Contracting Officer. Mark any descriptive material to clearly show the modification. Unless the offeror clearly indicates in its offer that the product being offered is an “or equal” product, the offeror shall provide the brand name product referenced in the descriptions of this solicitation by the due date of this solicitation.

- Lack of registration in the SAM database will make an offeror ineligible for award. The Contractor is required to confirm on an annual basis that its information in the SAM database is accurate and complete at https://www.sam.gov/. (IAW FAR 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer- System Award Management, Oct 2018)

- Dollar figures will be converted from Japanese Yen to US dollar at ¥150.4415 to $1.00 (FY26 Foreign Currency Fluctuations, Defense (FCFD) rate, Japan) if competed to Japanese vendors.

SHIPPING INFORMATION

Please provide the following information:

Total weight lbs. Type of packaging (crate, pallets, etc) and Qty

Dimensions (length, width, and height) of the Shipment

SHIPPING ADDRESS/CONSOLIDATION POINT:

F.O.B. Destination shall be quoted for supplies to be delivered within the United States unless there are valid reasons to the contrary. Shipping cost should be included in the total quoted price. Please include the cost of shipping the items to Defense Distribution Depot San Joaquin (DDJC), Tracy Depot unless an exemption applies. Please see exemptions below; if exemptions apply you must contact SDDC for booking and shipping instructions.

Primary Shipping Information for CLIN 0001 applicable to U.S, including qualifying, or designated country vendor except for Japanese vendor, and for CLIN 0001, 0002 & 0003 applicable to Local Japanese Vendor:

F.O.B Destination to 35 CES/CEOHP Unit 5022, Bldg 795, Bldg 910 & Bldg 1742, Misawa Air Base 64 Hirahata, Misawa-shi, Aomori-ken Japan 033-0012 Attn: Mr. Naoki Sato

Primary Shipping Information for CLIN 0002 & 0003 applicable to only U.S. including qualifying or designated country vendor except for Japanese vendor, and price to be offered in CLIN 0002 & 0003 should include all transportation, handling, disposal of empty containers, and other associated costs necessary for the chemical delivery to:

F.O.B Destination to Defense Logistics Agency Defense Distribution Depot San Joaquin (DDJC), Tracy Depot Address: Bldg. 30, CCP, 25600 Chrisman Road, Tracy, CA 95376

[Delivery Hours 07:00 - 15:30, M-F. All delivery appointments will be made at least 24 hours in advance through the carrier appointment system (aka. CAS). For registration/system information, call 1-800-462- 2176, option 3. Any question regarding an appointment call 24 hours in advance.]

Exceptions to DDJC shipping for CLIN 0002 & 0003 applicable to only U.S. Vendor including qualifying or designated country vendor:

The following material and/or shipment types should not be routed to a DLA consolidation and containerization activity (DDJC). The vendor must contact the military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command (SDDC) Movement Support Teams to book and document items:

a. Release unit (RU) shipment or combination of LRU’s which economically (by cube or weight) fill a seavan for a single consignee or overseas breakbulk activity.

b. Single items oversize to a 40-foot seavan (maximum item dimensions L= 228” x W = 85” x H = 85”, or occupying 50 percent or more of the floor space in a 40-foot seavan).

c. Air – eligible item(s) outsized to a single 463L pallet (L = 84” x W = 104” x H = 96”); or over 9645 lbs.; or containing hazardous material (Contact Aerial Port of Embarkation for these shipments).

d. Navy CASREPS and Air Force and Marine Corps high-priority (TP1 or TP2 designated 999, 777, 555, N , and E , or RDD under 21 days (60 days USMC) which have not been downgraded to surface.

e. Foreign Military Sales (FMS) shipments (except authorized special projects identified in the MAPAD).

f. Shipments consisting of material categorized as follows (WATER COMMODITY CODE):

RFQ No.: FA520526QB038, Deicing Chemicals for Airfield and MFH Street

1) Aircraft, unboxed, (990)

2) Arms, ammunition, explosives and radioactive waste, (40X-499;680-686) Exception: (DDJC accepts 1.4 explosives)

3) Baggage/household goods, (360-399) Exception: (DDJC Accepts HHG/Baggage)

4) Boats, (640-642)

Exception: (DDJC & DDSP can accept boats within the limits of paragraph 1b).

5) Bulk cargo, unpacked, dry or liquid, (200-280)

6) Classified or intelligence material or material requiring Transportation Protective Services

7) Controlled substances, (532, 533, 537, 540, 542)

8) Mail, (610-619)

9) Privately Owned Vehicles (POV), (300-359)

10) Radioactive material, (Type Cargo Code A, 4)

11) Radioactive material, (Water Commodity Code 451-496)

12) Refrigerated cargo, (100-189)

13) Special cargo/oversized

a) Antisubmarine equipment, (800-809)

b) Boats and boxed vehicles, (810-829)

c) Lumber and logs, (832-840, 842-843, 845-846, 848-849, 851-859)

d) Special cargo (860-894) Exception: DDJC & DDSP accept vehicles (except POVs) that can be loaded in a seavan or on a flatrack and meet the dimensional limitations.

14) Subsistence, perishable, (500-529)

15) Water Type Cargo Code A, C, D, I, J, P & S

16) Water Special Handling codes – Single Handling Condition, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 & 8 g. Parcel Post material addressed to an Army Post Office (APO)/Fleet Post Office shall be shipped via parcel post to the customer.

SDDC Point of Contact Information: SDDC 597th BDE S3 Booking Office:

OCCA Booking 596th Trans BDE, SDDC DSN: 312-357-0108, or 0199, 4091 COM: 253-967-0108, or 0199, 4091:

POC Email: usarmy.jblm.596-trans-bde.mbx.occa-booking-office@army.mil usarmy.jble.597-trans-bde.mbx.occa-booking-office@army.mil

EVALUATION CRITERIA:

Evaluation of quotations will be completed in accordance with FAR 12.203. The Government will award the contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsive and responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government.

FAR Provision Incorporated by Full Text:

FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation - Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Deviation Date)(Feb 2026)

(a) Evaluation factors. 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 will be used to evaluate offers:

Technical:

The government will evaluate technical offers on a pass/fail basis and assign an Acceptable or Unacceptable rating.

Table 1. Technical Acceptable/Unacceptable Rating Method Adjectival Rating Description

Acceptable Offer meets the requirements of the solicitation Unacceptable Offer does not meet the requirements of the solicitation

Past Performance:

For the criticality of the items to be delivered to Misawa AB, Japan by due date, vendors other than Japanese vendors shall provide a list of no more than one (1) of the following table, of the relevant contracts

(1. Relevancy) delivered to Japan within 5 (five) years from the date this solicitation is issued (2. Recency).

The relevant contract means same weights as or over to Item 0001, 0002, and 0003 respectively (Item 0001 is considered 358,400 Kg, 0002 is 400,000Kg and 0003 is 150,000Kg) above and delivered to Japan. No submission of past performance information or any lack of information below by the due date of this solicitation is not eligible for award:

Furnish the following information for each contract listed:

Block No. Description 1 Name and address of Contractor.

2 Exact title of Contract/Service, and Contract Number.

3 Name and address of contracting activity.

4 Name and title of person to contact at the contracting activity.

5 Telephone number of Point of Contact (POC) in Block 4.

6 E-mail address of POC in Block 4.

7 Brief service description including discussion as to its relevancy (weights) to this acquisition.

8 Dollar amount of service in Block 2 (include delivery costs).

9 Period of performance (the date of delivery completed).

10 Place of Delivery (final destination).

*Please be sure that the government will confirm relevancy of the contract you submit by contacting POC

(3. Confirmation).

As a result of 1. Relevancy, 2 Recency and 3 Confirmation explained above, offerors will receive an integrated past performance rating as described in Table 2 below:

Table 2. Past Performance Evaluation Ratings Rating Description

Acceptable Based on the offeror’s performance record, the Government has a high or reasonable expectation that the offeror will successfully perform the required effort.

Unacceptable Based on the offeror’s performance record, the Government has a low or no expectation that the offeror will be able to successfully perform the required effort.

Note: In the case of an offeror without a record of relevant past performance or for whom information on past performance is not available or so sparse that no meaningful past performance rating cannot be reasonably assigned, the offeror will be evaluated “unacceptable” on past performance.

Price:

Price analysis will be used to ensure pricing is fair and reasonable and realistic.

(End of provision)

Quotes initially will be evaluated on whether technical acceptable or not as specified in para (a) above , and then only technical acceptable offers are ranked from lowest to highest based on the total price. The award will be made to technical acceptable and lowest price offer.

PROVISIONS/CLAUSES:

The following provisions and/or clauses apply to this acquisition. Offerors must comply with all instructions contained in. Clauses may be accessed electronically in full text through https://www.acquisition.gov/.

FAR Provisions/Clauses Incorporated by Reference:

52.203-3 Gratuities. (Apr 1984) 52.203-6 Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (Jun 2020) 52.204-7 System for Award Management (Oct 2018) 52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance (Oct 2018) 52.204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (Deviation) (Feb 2026) 52-209-6 Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting With Contractors Debarred, Suspended, Proposed for Debarment, or Voluntarily Excluded (Deviation) (Feb 2026) 52.209-7 Information Regarding Responsibility Matters. (Deviation) (Feb 2026) 52.209-9 Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility Matters (Deviation) (Feb 2026) 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Sep 2023) 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Nov

2023) 52.222-19 Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Deviation) (Feb 2026) 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons (Deviation) (Feb 2026) 52.223-5 Pollution Prevention and Right-to-Know Information (May 2024) 52.226-8 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (May 2024) 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award Management (Oct 2018) 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (Mar 2023) 52.233-3 Protest after Award (Deviation)(Feb 2026) 52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (Deviation) (Feb 2026) 52.240-90 Security Prohibitions and Exclusions Representations and Certifications (Deviation) (Feb 2026) 52.240-91 Security Prohibitions and Exclusions (Deviation) (Feb 2026) 52.228-3 Workers' Compensation Insurance (Defense Base Act) (Jul 2014) 52.228-4 Workers' Compensation and War-Hazard Insurance Overseas (Apr 1984)

DFARS Provisions/Clauses Incorporated by Reference:

252.215-7008 Only One Offer (Dec 2022) 252.247-7023 Transportation of Supplies by Sea (Oct 20024) 252.237-7010 Prohibition on Interrogation of Detainees by Contractor Personnel (Jan 2023) 252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials (Sep 2011) 252.203-7002 Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights (Dec 2022) 252.203-7005 Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials (Sep 2022) 252.204-7016 Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services—Representation (Dec 2019) 252.204-7018 Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or

Services (Jan 2023) 252.204-7022 Expediting Contract Closeout (May 2021) 252.204-7024 Notice on the Use of the Supplier Performance Risk System (Mar 2023) 252.215-7008 Only One Offer (Dec 2022) 252.223-7008 Prohibition of Hexavalent Chromium (Jan 2023) 252.225-7021 Trade Agreements (Feb 2024) 252.225-7055 Representation Regarding Business Operations with the Maduro Regime (May 2022) 252.225-7056 Prohibition Regarding Business Operations with the Maduro Regime (Jun 2023) 252.225-7059 Prohibition on Certain Procurements from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region—

Representation (Jun 2023) 252.225-7060 Prohibition on Certain Procurements from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (Jun 2023) 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports (Dec 2018) 252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments (Dec 2006) 252.243-7002 Requests for Equitable Adjustment (Dec 2022) 252.244-7000 Subcontracts for Commercial Items (Nov 2023) 252.225-7976 Contractor Personnel Performing in Japan. (DEVIATION 2018-O0019) (Aug 2018)

FAR/DFARS/DAFFARS Provisions/Clauses Incorporated by Full Text:

252.204-7017 Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services—Representation. (May 2021)

The Offeror is not required to complete the representation in this provision if the Offeror has represented in the provision at 252.204-7016 , Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services—Representation, that it “does not provide covered defense telecommunications equipment or services as a part of its offered products or services to the Government in the performance of any contract, subcontract, or other contractual instrument.”

(a) Definitions. “Covered defense telecommunications equipment or services,” “covered mission,” “critical technology,” and “substantial or essential component,” as used in this provision, have the meanings given in the 252.204-7018 clause, Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services, of this solicitation.

(b) Prohibition. Section 1656 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Pub.

L. 115-91) prohibits agencies from procuring or obtaining, or extending or renewing a contract to procure or obtain, any equipment, system, or service to carry out covered missions that uses covered defense telecommunications equipment or services as a substantial or essential component of any system, or as critical technology as part of any system.

(c) Procedures. The Offeror shall review the list of excluded parties in the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://www.sam.gov for entities that are excluded when providing any equipment, system, or service to carry out covered missions that uses covered defense telecommunications equipment or services as a substantial or essential component of any system, or as critical technology as part of any system, unless a waiver is granted.

(d) Representation. If in its annual representations and certifications in SAM the Offeror has represented in paragraph (c) of the provision at 252.204-7016 , Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services—Representation, that it “does” provide covered defense telecommunications equipment or services as a part of its offered products or services to the Government in the performance of any contract, subcontract, or other contractual instrument, then the Offeror shall complete the following additional representation:

The Offeror represents that it [ ] will [ ] will not provide covered defense telecommunications equipment or services as a part of its offered products or services to DoD in the performance of any award resulting from this solicitation.

(e) Disclosures. If the Offeror has represented in paragraph (d) of this provision that it “will provide covered defense telecommunications equipment or services,” the Offeror shall provide the following information as part of the offer:

(1) A description of all covered defense telecommunications equipment and services offered (include brand or manufacturer; product, such as model number, original equipment manufacturer (OEM) number, manufacturer part number, or wholesaler number; and item description, as applicable).

(2) An explanation of the proposed use of covered defense telecommunications equipment and services and any factors relevant to determining if such use would be permissible under the prohibition referenced in paragraph (b) of this provision.

(3) For services, the entity providing the covered defense telecommunications services (include entity name, unique entity identifier, and Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code, if known).

(4) For equipment, the entity that produced or provided the covered defense telecommunications equipment (include entity name, unique entity identifier, CAGE code, and whether the entity was the OEM or a distributor, if known).

(End of provision)

252.232-7006 Wide Area WorkFlow Payment Instructions. (JAN 2023)

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause—

“Department of Defense Activity Address Code (DoDAAC)” is a six position code that uniquely identifies a unit, activity, or organization.

“Document type” means the type of payment request or receiving report available for creation in Wide Area WorkFlow (WAWF).

“Local processing office (LPO)” is the office responsible for payment certification when payment certification is done external to the entitlement system.

“Payment request” and “receiving report” are defined in the clause at 252.232-7003 , Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports.

(b) Electronic invoicing. The WAWF system provides the method to electronically process vendor payment requests and receiving reports, as authorized by Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) 252.232-7003 , Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports.

(c) WAWF access. To access WAWF, the Contractor shall—

(1) Have a designated electronic business point of contact in the System for Award Management at https://www.sam.gov; and

(2) Be registered to use WAWF at https://wawf.eb.mil/ following the step-by-step procedures for self-registration available at this web site.

(d) WAWF training. The Contractor should follow the training instructions of the WAWF Web- Based Training Course and use the Practice Training Site before submitting payment requests through WAWF. Both can be accessed by selecting the “Web Based Training” link on the WAWF home page at https://wawf.eb.mil/

(e) WAWF methods of document submission. Document submissions may be via web entry, Electronic Data Interchange, or File Transfer Protocol.

(f) WAWF payment instructions. The Contractor shall use the following information when submitting payment requests and receiving reports in WAWF for this contract or task or delivery order:

(1) Document type. The Contractor shall submit payment requests using the following document type(s):

(i) For cost-type line items, including labor-hour or time-and-materials, submit a cost voucher.

(ii) For fixed price line items—

(A) That require shipment of a deliverable, submit the invoice and receiving report specified by the Contracting Officer.

Invoice and Receiving Report (Combo)

(B) For services that do not require shipment of a deliverable, submit either the Invoice 2in1, which meets the requirements for the invoice and receiving report, or the applicable invoice and receiving report, as specified by the Contracting Officer.

N/A

(iii) For customary progress payments based on costs incurred, submit a progress payment request.

(iv) For performance based payments, submit a performance based payment request.

(v) For commercial item financing, submit a commercial item financing request.

(2) Fast Pay requests are only permitted when Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.213- 1 is included in the contract.

(3) Document routing. The Contractor shall use the information in the Routing Data Table below only to fill in applicable fields in WAWF when creating payment requests and receiving reports in the system.

Routing Data Table*

Field Name in WAWF Data to be entered in WAWF Pay Official DoDAAC F87700 Issue By DoDAAC FA5205 Admin DoDAAC FA5205 Inspect By DoDAAC F3D3AA Ship To Code F3D3AA Ship From Code - Mark For Code - Service Approver (DoDAAC) - Service Acceptor (DoDAAC) F3D3AA Accept at Other DoDAAC - LPO DoDAAC - DCAA Auditor DoDAAC - Other DoDAAC(s) -

(4) Payment request. The Contractor shall ensure a payment request includes documentation appropriate to the type of payment request in accordance with the payment clause, contract financing clause, or Federal Acquisition Regulation 52.216-7, Allowable Cost and Payment, as applicable.

(5) Receiving report. The Contractor shall ensure a receiving report meets the requirements of DFARS Appendix F.

(g) WAWF point of contact.

(1) The Contractor may obtain clarification regarding invoicing in WAWF from the following contracting activity’s WAWF point of contact.

35th Contracting Squadron Unit 5200, Bldg. 656 Misawa Air Base, Japan

(2) Attn: 35 CONS/PKB Commercial Phone No. (81)176-77-3895Contact the WAWF helpdesk at 866-618-5988, if assistance is needed.

(End of clause)

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 ombudsman, AFICC/KH (Chief Enlisted Manager) 25 E Street, Suite B-100, JBPH-H, HI 96853-5427 Phone: (808) 449-8569, FAX: (808) 449-8571 e-mail: afica.kh@us.af.mil

Concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations that cannot be resolved at the Center/MAJCOM/ DRU/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.

(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.

5352.223-9000 Elimination of Use of Class I Ozone Depleting Substances (ODS) (OCT 2019)

(a) Contractors shall not:

(1) Provide any service or product with any specification, standard, drawing, or other document that requires the use of a Class I ODS in the test, operation, or maintenance of any system, subsystem, item, component, or process; or

(2) Provide any specification, standard, drawing, or other document that establishes a test, operation, or maintenance requirement that can only be met by use of a Class I ODS as part of this contract/order.

[Note: This prohibition does not apply to manufacturing.]

(b) For the purposes of Air Force policy, the following products that are pure (i.e., they meet the relevant product specification identified in AFI 32-7086) are Class I ODSs:

(1) Halons: 1011, 1202, 1211, 1301, and 2402;

(2) Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs): CFC-11, CFC-12, CFC-13, CFC-111, CFC-112, CFC-113, CFC-114, CFC-115, CFC-211, CFC-212, CFC-213, CFC-214, CFC-215, CFC-216, and CFC-217, and the blends R- 500, R-501, R-502, and R-503; and

(3) Carbon Tetrachloride, Methyl Chloroform, and Methyl Bromide.

[NOTE: Material that uses one or more of these Class I ODSs as minor constituents do not meet the Air Force definition of a Class I ODS.]