FA560625Q2015 Final.pdf

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE

52D CONTRACTING SQUADRON (USAFE)

Combined Synopsis/Solicitation

Requirement Title:

Solicitation Number:

Solicitation Issue Date:

Response Deadline:

Point(s) of Contact:

Snow Removal Trucks

FA560625Q2015

Monday, 23 June 2025

Friday, 11 July 2025 no later than 1400 CEST

Angelo Minisini, Contracting Officer, angelo.minisini@us.af.mil

Yvonne Muenchen. Contract Specialist, yvonne.muenchen.1.de@us.af.mil

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; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.

2. This solicitation is being issued as a(n) Request for Quote (RFQ).

3. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through:

Federal Acquisition Circular

Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Public Notice

Air Force Federal Acquisition Circular

06/11/2025

01/17/2025

10/16/2024

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 333924

Requirement Information

Description:

Two snow removal trucks equipped with snow plows, salt spreaders, and all associated controls and safety devices outlined in the characteristics attachment.

Place of Delivery/Performance/ Acceptance/FOB Point:

Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany.

Line Item Description Quantity

0001 Snow Removal Truck 2

Instructions to Offerors

INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS (Addendum to 52.212-1)

QUOTE SPECIFICS:

Unit Unit Price Total Eval Price

EA

In order to be considered for evaluation quotes must include a Price Exhibit and a submission of the products that they will be providing. The quoters must provide products that meet all salient characteristics provided to be determined responsible. Quoters are required to submit their SAM registered CAGE codes with their offer.

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1. Quote shall include the offeror's Price Exhibit as follows:

a. Quoter shall complete and return the pricing table above under the "Requirement Information" section.

(End of Provision)

- All questions are to be submitted in writing by �12_7_J_u_n_e _2 _02_5 ______________________ �

- Quotes are required to be valid until 1�3_0_S_e _p_te_m_b_ e_r_ 2_0_2 _s _______________________ �

Evaluation Criteria

BASIS FOR CONTRACT AW ARD: (Addendum to 52.212-2)

Evaluation of Quotes: In accordance with FAR 12.602(a) and FAR 13.106-2, the following is provided:

a. The Government intends to award a purchase order resulting from this Request for Quotation (RFQ) to the vendor whose quotation conforms to the solicitation and is considered most advantageous to the Government, with price and contractor responsibility being considered. Offerers should propose their best solution to meet the stated requirements.

b. The following factors shall be used to evaluate quotations:

1. Price

c. Basis of Award: The award will be made to the vendor whose quotation represents the best value to the government.

A ward will be made to the vendor who is deemed responsible, responsive, and represents the best value to the government based on price. To be eligible for award, a quotation must conform to all required terms and conditions and provide all information required as defined in Addendum to 52.212-1. The CO has reserved the right to cancel the Solicitation in lieu of conducting interchanges. In this case, the Government is under no obligation to release a new Solicitation.

d. Evaluation Process: The evaluation process will begin with the evaluation of all submitted quotes after determining responsiveness. All submitted proposals will be subject to evaluation for quoter's responsibility using the guidance and general standards set forth at FAR 9 .104-1. Any negative entries found may be grounds for determining a quoter non responsible and would further make them ineligible for award. This includes a failure to provide the entity's CAGE code on the quote. This also includes populating any clauses in this solicitation requiring quoter's input. The other aspect of responsibility will be the vendor's capability to meet all the required elements of the salient characteristic's document listed as Attachment 1. Common United States Government Systems used during this process are:

1. System for Award Management (SAM).

2. Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS)

3. Excluded Parties List System (EPLS)

4. Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment/Electronic Data Access (PIEE/EDA); and/or

5. The Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) at https://www.cpars.gov

6. Supplier Performance Risk System (SPRS)

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EVALUATION FACTORS:

PRICE EXHIBIT

a. A quote's Total Evaluated Price (TEP) will be determined by populating the pricing table in the "Requirement

Information" section of the combined synopsis/solicitation. If the CLIN price AND a TEP are not included, not clearly stated, miscalculated and/or not understandable, the offer may be rejected as non- responsive and the Government is under no obligation to hold interchanges with that quoter.

(End of Provision)

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 posted at FAR 52.212-3 have been entered or updated electronically via the System for Award Management (SAM) Web site located at http://www.sam.gov/portal in the last 12 months, and are current, accurate, complete, and applicable to this solicitation. Alternatively, if the Offeror has not completed the annual representations and certifications electronically, the Offeror shall complete only paragraphs (c) through (u) of this provision and include a completed copy with its offer.

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:

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

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

IRJ 52.204-10, Reporting Executive compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards

IRJ 52.204-27 Prohibition on a ByteDance Covered Application

[RJ 52.209-6, Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors

Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment

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

D 52.222-17, Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers

[Rl 52.222-19, Child Labor--Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies

D 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities

D 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans

[Rl 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking Persons

D 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification

IRJ 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving

IRJ 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases

IRJ 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer--System for Award Management

0 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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52.203-3, Gratuities

52.203-11, Certification and Disclosure Regarding Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions

52.203-12, Limitation on Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions

52.203-18, Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements

Representation

52.204-6, Unique Entity Identifier

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

52.204-22, Alternative Line Item Proposal

52.204-23, Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab or Other

Covered Entities

52.204-29, Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders - Representation and Disclosures

52.209-2, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations-Representation

52.209-5, Certification Regarding Responsibility Matters

52.209-10, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations

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

52.223-22, Public Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Reduction Goals-Representation

52.225-14, Inconsistency Between English Version and Translation of a Contract

52.225-25, Prohibition on Contracting with Entities Engaging in Certain Activities or Transactions Relating to Iran-

Representation and Certifications

52.229-3, Federal, State, and Local Taxes

52.229-11, Tax on Certain Foreign Procurements - Notice and Representation

52.229-12, Tax on Certain Foreign Procurements

52.232-40, Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors

52.233-2, Service of Protest

52.243-1, Changes-Fixed-Price

52.246-2, Inspection of Supplies-Fixed-Price

52.247-34, F.o.b. Destination

252.203-7000, Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials

252.203-7002, Requirements to Inform Employees of Whistle blower Rights

252.203-7005, Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials

252.204-7003, Control of Government Personnel Work Product

252.204-7015, Notice of Authorized Disclosure of Information for Litigation Support

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252.204-7016, Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services—Representation

252.204-7018, Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services

252.204-7022, Expediting Contract Closeout

252.204-7024, Notice on the Use of the Supplier Performance Risk System

252.209-7004, Subcontracting with Firms that are Owned or Controlled by the Government of a Country that is a State Sponsor of Terrorism

252.211-7008, Use of Government-Assigned Serial Numbers

252.223-7008, Prohibition of Hexavalent Chromium

252.225-7041, Correspondence in English

252.225-7043, Antiterrorism/Force Protection for Defense

252.225-7048, Export-Controlled Items

252.229-7001, Tax Relief (Alternate 1)

252.229-7002, Customs Exemptions (Germany)

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 ofLaw (Overseas)

252.244-7000, Subcontracts for Commercial Items

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

5352.223-9001, Health and Safety on Government Installations

The following provisions and clauses are hereby included by full text:

252.204-7017 Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipmentor Services --Representation.

As prescribed in 204.2105 (b), use the following provision:

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.

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