48CES_Appliances_RFQ_Amendment.pdf

Combined Synopsis/Solicitation

Department of the Air Force 48th Fighter Wing (USAFE)

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Requirement Title: 48 CES Appliances

Solicitation Number: FA5587-18-R-0014

Solicitation Issue Date: Thursday, 12 July 2018

Response Deadline: Friday, 10 August 2018 no later than 1400 British Summer Time

Point(s) of Contact: Victor Haro / Victor.Haro@us.af.mil / +44 1638522270

Shawn Capehart / Shawn.Capehart@us.af.mil / +44 1638522344

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. Due to the overseas location of this requirement, no set-aside will be used in accordance with FAR 19.000(b).

The North American Industry Size Classification System (NAICS) code associated with this requirement is 423620

Requirement Information

Description:

The U.S. Air Force has a requirement for multiple appliances to be delivered within 60 days of award.

See Attachment 0001 - Minimum Required Specifications.

Place of Delivery/Performance/Acceptance/FOB Point:

Delivery: F.O.B. Destination; RAF Feltwell, United Kingdom (exact customer address will be provided in the resulting contract).

Line Item Description Quantity Unit of Measure 001 Cooking Range-US 125 Each 002 European Clothes Washer-1 250 Each 003 European Clothes Washer-2 325 Each 004 European Clothes Dryer-1 250 Each 005 European Clothes Dryer-2 280 Each 006 Transformer 1530 Each 007 Fridge/Freezer-US 125 Each 008 Fridge/Freezer-EU-1 245 Each 009 Fridge/Freezer-EU-2 199 Each 010 European Cooker-60cm 25 Each 011 Table Top Fridge/Freezer-UK 255 Each

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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:

To be considered for contract award, offerors must have an active registration with the System for Award Management (www.sam.gov) with no exclusions.

Quotes in response to this solicitation must be submitted no later than 10 August 2018. Quotes shall be submitted via email to Victor.Haro@us.af.mil/Shawn.Capehart@us.af.mil.

Offerors may submit quotes for all items or as many as they feel they can provide, for those items not being quoted please mark with a $0.00, NA, or some other reference showing that no quote being offered.

Quotes will be evaluated on a per item basis.

Please include any specifications as a separate attachment, offerors shall submit detailed technical specifications for each item sufficient to clearly demonstrate how the Government's required specifications have been met.

Package sizes greater than 2 MB may be submitted via the Army's Safe Access File Exchange (SAFE), located at https:// safe.amrdec.army.mil/ If using SAFE, please ensure that the Government POC emails are entered correctly so that the system will notify the contract specialist and contracting officer that a quote has been uploaded to SAFE, and send a separate email submission by 10 August 2018 notifying the Government that AMRDEC has been used for transmission. It is the responsibility of the offeror to confirm the government receives any communication via e-mail or files sent through AMRDEC.

All price quotations must be submitted using Attachment 0002 - Quote Sheet, and it must be filled in entirely; Please include any specifications as a separate attachment, offerors shall submit detailed technical specifications for each item sufficient to clearly demonstrate how the Government's required specifications have been met.

Each item shall be priced individually and include delivery in the final price.

Prices shall be all inclusive and be valid through 1 October 2018.

The Government reserves the right to award a single or multiple contracts resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offerer/s whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price ans other factors considered.

All items are to be delivered within 60 days of award of contract except for Table Top Fridge/Freezer which will be awarded as an option to potentially be exercised within three months of contract award with expected delivery within 60 days of award.

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:

Basis for Award:

The Government intends to make an award without conducting interchanges. However, the Government reserves the right to enter into interchanges with some, all or none of the vendors regarding their quote at any time during the evaluation if deemed in the best interest of the Government.

The Government reserves the right to award single or multiple contracts resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror/s whose quote conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered.

The following factors shall be used to evaluate quotes:

TECHNICAL CAPABILITY - An offeror’s quote shall be evaluated at the Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) level for

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Page 3 of 4Page 3 of 4 completeness in thoroughly addressing each of the minimum requirements listed in Attachment 0001. Quotes will be evaluated on the requirements on an "Acceptable" or "Unacceptable" basis. Quotes that do not meet these requirements shall be considered unacceptable and therefore under the evaluation process will not be considered for award.

PRICE - An offeror's quote will be verified at the CLIN level by multiplying the quantities listed in Attachment 0001 by the proposed unit price to confirm the extended amount for each CLIN.

In the event that the quote is submitted in a currency other than US dollars, the Government will convert the proposed quote into US dollars for evaluation purposes by utilizing the established exchange rate(s) for O&M located at https://comptroller.defense.gov/ Portals/45/documents/fcfr/June_2018.pdf dated 30 June 2018.

Options. The Government shall evaluate quotes for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that a quote is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced.

Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s).

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:

52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government with Alternate I ✖

52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct 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 ✖

52.209-9, Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility Matters ✖

52.222-17, Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers 52.222-19, Child Labor--Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies✖

52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities ✖

52.222-26, Equal Opportunity ✖

52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans ✖

52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities ✖

52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans✖

52.222-50, Combating Trafficking Persons✖

52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification 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✖

52.232-36, Payment by Third Party

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. The following provisions and clauses are hereby included by reference:

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52.204-16, Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting 52.204-18, Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance 52.232-40, Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors 252.203-7000, Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials 252.204-7015, Notice of Authorized Disclosure of Information for Litigation Support 252.222-7002, Compliance with Labor Laws (Overseas) 252.225-7033, Waiver of United Kingdom Levies 252.225-7042, Authorization to Perform 252.225-7043, Antiterrorism/Force Protection for Defense 252.229-7000, Invoices Exclusive of Taxes or Duties 252.229-7006, Value Added Tax Exclusion (United Kingdom) 252.229-7007, Verification of United States Receipt of Goods 252.229-7008, Relief from Import Duty (United Kingdom) 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports 252.232-7006, Wide Area WorkFlow Payment Instructions 252.232-7008, Assignment of Claims (Overseas) 252.232-7010, Levies on Contract Payments 252.233-7001, Choice of Law (Overseas) 252.244-7000, Subcontracts for Commercial Items 5352.201-9101, Ombudsman 5352.223-9001, Health and Safety on Government Installations 5352.242-9000, Contractor Access to Air Force Installations

Attachments

Attachment 0001 - Minimum Required Specifications Attachment 0002 - Quote Sheet