RFQ_-_FA521517Q8051_Amendment_1.pdf

Combined Synopsis- Solicitation for Commercial Items (IAW FAR 12.603) 7 September 2017

CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS

Department of the Air Force, Air Force Installation Contracting Agency, 766 SCONS – Joint Base Pearl Harbor – Hickam (JBPH-H), 560 Central Ave., Honolulu, HI 96818, United States

DESCRIPTION

This is a combined synopsis/ solicitation Amendment 1 prepared in accordance with (IAW) Subpart 12.6, 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. This is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government.

All information is to be submitted at no cost to the Government.

The solicitation will be issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) under the solicitation number

FA521517Q8051.

This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-95 effective 19 Jan 2017, Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation DPN 20161222, effective 22 Dec 2016, and AFAC 2017-0127, effective 27 Jan 2017.

This acquisition is a Total Small Business Set-Aside. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 333517 – Cutting Tool and Machine Tool Accessory Manufacturing; the size standard is 500 employees.

This RFQ contains six (6) line items on a firm-fixed price basis. The line items are as follows:

CLIN DESCRIPTION OF SERVICE QTY Unit Price Total Price

Laser Cutting Machine – Model # BOSS LASER LS-3655 GEN V with

2” Lens (or equal) See Attachment 1 for Salient Characteristics.

1 EA $ $

0002 CO2 Optical Cleaning Kit 1 EA $ $

0003 4” Additional Focus Lens 1 EA $ $

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

When bidding on this requirement please include the information below and do a price breakdown for the above mentioned CLINs:

Cage Code:

DUNS No:

TIN:

Payment Terms (i.e. Net 30):

Date offer expires:

Estimated Delivery Days:

Acceptance will be performed by the Government. The FOB Point is destination. The delivery address is as follows:

375 Mamiya Avenue Building 2140 Room 157

JBPHH, HI 96853

The FAR provision 52.212-1, Instruction to Offerors-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. Addenda to the following paragraphs of 52.212-1 are:

(b) All quotes are due on or before 16:00 PM, Hawaii Standard Time (HST), Tuesday, 12 September 2017. All submissions shall be made via email to the to the Contracting Administrator, Capt Eric Thompson at eric.thompson.12@us.af.mil to the Contracting Officer, 1st Lt Courtney Zotto at courtney.zotto@us.af.mil. Quotes must reference the solicitation number FA521517Q8051.

(k) System for Award Management (SAM). Unless exempted by an addendum to this solicitation, by submission of an offer, the offeror acknowledges the requirement that a prospective awardee shall be registered in the SAM database prior to award, during

0004 Engraving Software 1 EA $ $

0005 External Air Filteration 1 EA $ $

0006 Rotary Roller 1 EA $ $

0007 Shipping – FOB Destination 1 LOT $ $ performance and through final payment of any contract resulting from this solicitation. If the Offeror does not become registered in the SAM before the exact time specified in the solicitation for the submission of offers, the Contracting Officer will proceed to award to the next otherwise successful registered Offeror. Offerors may obtain information on registration and annual confirmation requirements via the SAM database accessed through https://www.acquisition.gov.

In addition 52.212-2 (a), Evaluation – Commercial Items, the Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose quotation conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and technical considered. The following factor shall be used to evaluate offers: Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA).

All responsible sources may submit a quote, which will be considered by the Government.

Award will be made to the offeror whose quote conforms to the solicitation requirements and is able to satisfy the Government’s requirements.

1. Price: The Government will evaluate offers based on the total price for the basic requirement.

To evaluate price reasonableness, a comparison will be made amongst all received quotations and the Government's estimate.

2. Technical Qualification: A vendor's quotation will be evaluated on technical acceptance.

Quotations that do not meet technical requirements will be considered unacceptable and therefore, under the LPTA evaluation process will not be considered for award.

Table 1. Technical Ratings Rating Description Acceptable Proposal clearly meets the minimum requirements of the solicitation.

Unacceptable Proposal does not clearly meet the minimum requirements of the solicitation.

Offerors must comply with the FAR provision 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications – Commercial Items and ALT I. Offerers will comply with FAR 12.6

The following FAR clauses and provisions also apply:

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 52.204-19 Incorporation by Reference of Representations and Certifications 52.204-20 Predecessor of Offeror 52.204-22 Alternative Line Item Proposal 52.209-2 Prohibition On Contracting With Inverted Domestic Corporations— Representation 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Items 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications https://www.acquisition.gov/

52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions – Commercial Items 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or

Executive Orders -- Commercial Items (Class Deviation 2013-O0019) 52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside 52.219-28 Post-Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation.

52.222-22 Previous Contracts and Compliance Reports 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons 52.223-18 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving 52.223-22 Public Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Reduction Goals - Representaion 52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases 52.225-25 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities Engaging in Certain Activities or Transactions Relating to Iran—Representation and Certifications 52.232-39 Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors 52.233-1 Disputes 52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim 52.247-34 F.o.b. Destination 52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference 52.253-1 Computer Generated Forms

The following DFARS clauses and provisions also apply

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 252.204-7004 Alternate A, System for Award Management 252.204-7008 Compliance with Safeguarding Covered Defense Information Controls 252.204-7011 Alternative Line-Item Structure 252.204-7015 Disclosure of Information on Litigation Support Contractors 252.211-7003 Item Unique Identification and Valuation 252.213-7000 Notice to Prospective Suppliers on Use of Past Performance Information Retrieval System—Statistical Reporting in Past Performance Evaluations 252.225-7048 Export-Controlled Items 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Request 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

The following AFFARS clauses and provisions also apply

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

The following clauses and provisions apply to this solicitation and are included in full text:

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/ (End of Provision)

52.252-2 -- Clauses Incorporated by Reference This contract incorporates one or more clauses 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. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es):

http://farsite.hill.af.mil/ (End of Clause)

52.252-5 Authorized Deviations in Provisions

(a) The use in this solicitation of any Federal Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter 1) provision with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of “(DEVIATION)” after the date of the provision.

(b) The use in this solicitation of Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (48 CFR Chapter 2) provision with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of “(DEVIATION)” after the name of the regulation.

(End of Provision)

52.252-6 Authorized Deviations in Clauses

(a) The use in this solicitation or contract of any Federal Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter 1) clause with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of “(DEVIATION)” after the date of the clause.

(b) The use in this solicitation or contract of Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (48 CFR Chapter 2) clause with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of “(DEVIATION)” after the name of the regulation.

(End of Clause)

252.203-7002 Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights

(a) The Contractor shall inform its employees in writing, in the predominant native language of the workforce, of contractor employee whistleblower rights and protections under 10 U.S.C.

2409, as described in subpart 203.9 of the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement.

(b) The Contractor shall include the substance of this clause, including this paragraph (b), in all subcontracts.

(End of clause)

5352.201-9101 OMBUDSMAN

http://farsite.hill.af.mil/ http://farsite.hill.af.mil/

(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, The AFICA/KH Ombudsman is: AFICA/KH (Chief Enlisted Manager), AFICA/KH, address: 25 E. Street,Suite B-100, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, HI 96853, phone number: (808) 449-8569, fascimile number: (808) 449-8571. 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.

(End of clause)

POINTS OF CONTACT

Address any questions to the Capt Eric Thompson at eric.thompson.12@us.af.mil or 1st Lt Courtney Zotto at courtney.zotto@us.af.mil by 12:00 PM Hawaii Standard Time, Tuesday, 5 September 2017.

LIST OF ATTACHMENTS

Attachment 1 – Salient Characteristics