COMBO_Fire_Bottles.pdf

Combined Synopsis/Solicitation

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Requirement Title: Novec Fire Bottles

Solicitation Number: FA558719Q1013

Solicitation Issue Date: Thursday, 14 March 2019

Response Deadline: Thursday, 28 March 2019 no later than 1400 Greenwich Mean Time

Purchasing Office: 48th Contracting Squadron RAF Lakenheath Brandon, Suffolk IP27 9PN United Kingdom

Point(s) of Contact: Christopher Rex / christopher.rex.1@us.af.mil / 01638-52-22077

Brian Williams / brian.williams.57@us.af.mil / 01638-52-2234

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 Acquisiton Circular 2019-01 , Defense Federal Regulation Public Notice 20190215 , and 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 423990

Requirement Information

Description:

The U.S. Air Force has a requirement for Amerex Model 775 (NSN 4210-01-610-6985) 150lb Novec 1230 fire extinguishers. See attached Brand Name Justification

Place of Delivery/Performance/Acceptance/FOB Point:

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

Line Item Description Quantity Unit of Measure 0001 Amerex Model 775 (NSN 4210-01-610-6985) 150lb Novec 1230 fire e 12 Each

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:

1. Quotes in response to this request must be submitted no later than 1400 Greenwich Mean Time on 26 March 2019. Quotes must be submitted via email to christopher.rex.1@us.af.mil / brian.williams.57@us.af.mil.

2. All price quotations must be submitted on Attachment 1 - Quote Sheet and it must be filled in entirely; all technical submissions must be submitted on a separate document.

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:

The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to this

Page 2 of 3Page 2 of 3 request will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:

TECHNICAL CAPABILITY - An offeror’s quotation will be considered technically acceptable if they provide the exact item requested IAW the attached Brand Name Justification. Quotations that do not meet this requirement will be considered unacceptable and therefore will not be considered for award.

PRICE - Price will be evaluated on a comparative basis amongst all received quotations and the Government's estimate.

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:

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

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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 1 - Quote Sheet Attachment 2 - Brand Name Justification