Forklift_RFQ.pdf

RFQ No: FA527019QA066

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REQUEST FOR QUOTATION

Number: FA527019QA066 Solicitation

Issue Date: 20 August 2019

From: 18th Contracting Squadron To: All Qualified Interested Parties Unit 5199, Bldg. 224 Your Company Name: _________________ Kadena Air Base, Japan

APO AP 96368

POC: Brenden Schumacher TEL: 98.938.1110 Extention 634.1211 E-mail: brenden.schumacher@us.af.mil

Responses must be received NLT: 13 September 2019, 2:00P.M. (Japan Standard Time)

Submit written offers only, oral offers will not be accepted. Please respond to this RFQ by providing the following information in this document and returning one (1) copy to the above E-mail address. Telegraphic/Facsimile and hand delivered responses will not be considered.

This solicitation is being issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ). This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-99. The following commercial items are requested in this solicitation:

Requested delivery date within 45 days after delivery order is issued. Please list estimated delivery time below.

Delivery Schedule: F.O.B. Destination.

Estimated Commercial Delivery Time To 1st Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne)

BLDG 103

Torii Station Okinawa, Japan 9040300: ______________________________________

Item Description QTY Unit Price Extended Amount 0001 Toyota High-Capacity IC Pneumatic Forklift

***Or Equal***

Equal products must meet the following salient characteristics:

1. Must have Enclosed Cab

2. Can Lift up to 25,000lbs

3. Forks can lift a fully loaded 463L pallet

4. Need at least 76" long forks

5. Needs to stack to 16.5'

6. Cannot be a boom or telescopic forklift

1 ea

0002 Commercial shipping to Torii Station, Okinawa Japan

1 ea

Total Evaluated Price:

mailto:brenden.schumacher@us.af.mil

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*BRAND NAME OR EQUAL*

If quoting an equivalent item you must provide the following:

- Manufacturer:_________________________________________________________

- Brand: _______________________________________________________________

- Model or Part Number: _________________________________________________

Specs, catalogue, sample, or any information of equivalent products shall be submitted along with this quotation.

Failure to provide will result in an offer that is considered non-responsive.

An equivalent item shall be approved by the end user for technical compatibility.

Award will be based on a lowest price, technically acceptable basis. The Government intends to make award without discussions, however reserves the right to discussions if deemed in the best interest of the Government.

A. Provisions/Clauses:

The following provisions and clauses apply to this acquisition:

The provision at FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors--Commercial Items. Quotations will be evaluated and awarded to the offeror with the lowest price technically acceptable (technical capability of the item offered to meet the Government requirement).

Addendum to 52.212-1

Funds are not presently available for this project. No award will be made under this solicitation until funds are available. The Government reserves the right to cancel this solicitation with no cost to the Government, either before or after the closing date if funds are not available.

The provision at FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation--Commercial Items (Oct 2014).

(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 will be used to evaluate offers:

(1) Price

(2) Technical Acceptability

(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, will 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.

(End of provision)

The provision at FAR 52.204-7 System for Award Management.

The clause at FAR at 52.204-19, Incorporation by Reference of Representations and Certifications.

The clause at FAR 52.209-10, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations.

The provision 52.209-11, Representation by Corporations Regarding Delinquent Tax Liability or a Felony Conviction under any Federal Law.

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(a) As required by sections 744 and 745 of Division E of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L 113-235), and similar provisions, if contained in subsequent appropriations acts, the Government will not enter into a contract with any corporation that--

(1) Has any unpaid Federal tax liability that has been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the authority responsible for collecting the tax liability, where the awarding agency is aware of the unpaid tax liability, unless an agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and made a determination that suspension or debarment is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government; or

(2) Was convicted of a felony criminal violation under any Federal law within the preceding 24 months, where the awarding agency is aware of the conviction, unless an agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and made a determination that this action is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government.

(b) The Offeror represents that—

(1) It is [ ] is not [ ] a corporation that has any unpaid Federal tax liability that has been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the authority responsible for collecting the tax liability; and

(2) It is [ ] is not [ ] a corporation that was convicted of a felony criminal violation under a Federal law within the preceding 24 months.

(End of provision)

The provision at FAR 52.212-3 Alternate-I, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items, and the offeror must include a completed copy of this provision with their quotations.

The clause at FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items.

FAR 52.212-4 paragraph (i) (3) is changed to read: Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT). If the Government makes payment by EFT, see 52.212-5(b) for the appropriate EFT clause. EFT will be executed through Wide Area Workflow (WAWF), https://wawf.eb.mil/.

The clause at FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items.

52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards.

52.222-19, Child Labor—Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies.

52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities.

52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans.

52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act.

52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in 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.

The provision at FAR 52.211-6, Brand Name or Equal.

The provision at FAR 52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference.

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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/vmfara.htm

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The clause at DFARS 252.203-7000, Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials.

The provision at DFARS 252.203-7005 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials.

The provision at DFARS 252.204-7008, Compliance with Safeguarding Covered Defense Information Control.

The clause at DFARS 252.204-7012, Safeguarding of Unclassified Controlled Technical Information.

The clause at DFARS 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports .

The clause at DFARS 252.232-7006 Wide Area Workflow Payment Instructions

(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.

(b) Electronic invoicing. The WAWF system is the method to electronically process vendor payment requests and receiving reports, as authorized by 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.acquisition.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.

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

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

(1) Document type. The Contractor shall use the following document type(s).

_X_ “Invoice and Receiving Report (Combo)”

(2) Inspection/acceptance location. The Contractor shall select the following inspection/acceptance location(s) in WAWF, as specified by the contracting officer.

_X_ Provided at award

(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

ISSUE BY DODAAC: FA5270

ADMIN DODAAC: FA5270

INSPECT BY DODAAC: Provided at Award SERVICE ACCEPTOR: Provided at Award SHIP TO” DODAAC: Provided at Award PAY OFFICE DODAAC: Provided at Award

(4) Payment request and supporting documentation. The Contractor shall ensure a payment request includes appropriate contract line item and subline item descriptions of the work performed or supplies delivered, unit price/cost per unit, fee (if applicable), and all relevant back-up documentation, as defined in DFARS Appendix F, (e.g.

timesheets) in support of each payment request.

(5) WAWF email notifications. The Contractor shall enter the email address identified below in the “Send Additional Email Notifications” field of WAWF once a document is submitted in the system.

brenden.schumacher@us.af.mil

(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.

18cons.wawf@us.af.mil

(2) For technical WAWF help, contact the WAWF helpdesk at 866-618-5988.

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The clause at AFFARS 5352.201-9101 Ombudsman

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

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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).

If resolution cannot be made by the contracting officer, the interested party may contact the ombudsman:

AF Installation Contracting Center (AFICC)/KP Director 1940 Allbrook Drive, Building 1 Wright-Patterson AFB OH 45433 Phone: (937)257-5529 Fax: (937)656-0919

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.

The ombudsman has no authority to render a decision that binds the agency.

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)

NOTICE TO OFFERORS

Please fill out all requested information. If incomplete, you may be excluded from competition.

To be eligible to receive an award resulting from this solicitation, contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database, NO EXCEPTIONS. To register, you may apply through the Internet at https://www.sam.gov

CONTRACTOR RESPONSIBILITY:

In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), para, 9.104-1, the Government is required to make a determination of contractor responsibility. Please answer the following questions and sign below.

(i) The Offeror has [_] has not [_], within a three-year period preceding this offer, had one or more contracts terminated for default by any Federal agency.

(ii) Have [_] have not [_], adequate financial resources to perform the contract, or the ability to obtain them.

(ii) Can [_] cannot [_], to comply with the required or proposed delivery or performance schedule, taking into consideration all existing commercial and governmental business commitments;

(iv) Have [_] have not [_], the necessary production, construction, and technical equipment and facilities, or the ability to obtain them

(v) Have [_] have not [_], the necessary organization, experience, accounting and operational controls, and technical skills, or the ability to obtain them (including, as appropriate, such elements as production control procedures, property control systems, quality assurance measures, and safety programs applicable to materials to be produced or services to be performed by the prospective contractor and subcontractors).

https://www.sam.gov/

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Contractor’s Response:

I certify on that all answers above are answered above are correct to the best of my knowledge. If for any reason any answer changes before award, I will notify the government immediately.

Signature: ____________________________ Date: _________________________

Name: _________________________ Position: _______________________

*Please fill out all requested information. If incomplete, you may be excluded from competition.*

VENDOR’S QUOTE INFORMATION:

PAYMENT

TERMS

ESTIMATED

DELIVERY

DATE

QUOTE

EXPIRATION

DATE

WARRANTY QUOTED BY

VENDOR INFORMATION:

ORDERING ADDRESS POINT OF CONTACT PHONE NUMBER FAX NUMBER

E-MAIL ADDRESS REMIT TO ADDRESS CAGE CODE TAX ID NUMBER

DUNS NUMBER SIZE OF BUSINESS WEB ADDRESS QUOTE DATE

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