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SOLICITATION # FA8125Q0087 MATICA C430 METAL PLATE EMBOSSER

Tinker AFB, OK The Air Force Sustainment Center’s Maintenance Contracting Branch (AFSC/PZIMA, 3001 Staff Dr Ste 2S76, Tinker AFB, OK 73145-3303) at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, intends to award a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) contract for MATICA C430 METAL PLATE EMBOSSER. See Section 2 – entitled Supplies and Price – of the Quote Sheet for complete details.

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared IAW the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.603, 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 aside from the one posted here.

This solicitation is being issued as a request for quotation (RFQ) IAW FAR Part 13, the Defense FAR Supplement (DFARS) Part 213, and the Department of the Air Force FAR Supplement (DAFFARS) Par 5313. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular FAC # 2025-04, DFARS Change # 17 Jan 2025, and DAFFARS Change # 2024-1016.

This acquisition is 100% Small Business Set-aside Large businesses are not eligible for award NAICS Code 334111; size standard 1250 employees The Non-Manufacturing Rule does not apply to this acquisition

TERMS, CONDITIONS, PROVISIONS, & CLAUSES

EVALUATION CRITERIA

Issuance of award will be based on one evaluation factor: the lowest total price.

BRAND NAME or EQUIVALENT This is a Brand Name or Equivalent requirement IAW FAR Subpart 11.107 and authority found at DAFFARS 5313.501 - 10 U.S.C. 2302b, Implementation of Simplified Acquisition Procedures (41 U.S.C. 1901). We are requesting quotes for the exact item(s) found in the Quote Sheet and the attachments. Please see Quote Sheet and the attachments for complete details.

Item must be delivered within 90 days after date of award.

All quotations must conform to the solicitation requirements, to include all stated terms, conditions, representations, and certifications. All items will be evaluated to ensure they conform to the requirements set forth in this solicitation.

QUOTE SUBMISSION INFORMATION

Quotes are due to the point of contact (POC) below by 21 July 2025, 12:00 PM (Noon) Central Standard Time

Tiwana Burdex, Contracting Officer (Primary POC) tiwana.burdex@us.af.mil All quotes must be good for no less than 90 days after the quote submission date above.

All Offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM; https://sam.gov/) prior to quoting. Failure to have an active registration status in SAM by the time of award will make that Offeror ineligible to receive the award with no exceptions.

SHIPPING INFORMATION

Shipping for each item will be FOB Destination only (Tinker AFB, OK 73145). Separate charges for shipping/freight will not be allowed. Please work this into your quoted price.

PAYMENT TERMS

Payment terms will, by default, be Net 30, which means the Government has 30 days to pay you after you submit your invoice. You may offer payment discounts for early payment, but this will not be considered in quote evaluation.

Invoices must be submitted in Wide Area Workflow (WAWF) application, which can be found in the Government's Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE; https://piee.eb.mil/). Payment will be made after the invoice is signed in WAWF and after the item is received and accepted by the Government; do not submit invoices until the item has been delivered/performed.

PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES

All clauses and provisions can be found on the following websites:

· Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) – https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far

· Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) – https://www.acquisition.gov/dfars

· Department of Air Force Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DAFFARS) – https://www.acquisition.gov/daffars

52.211-6 -- Brand Name or Equal 52.212-1 -- Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Items ADDENDUM as prescribed in FAR 12.301(b)(1) –

As prescribed in FAR 12.301(b)(1), the following addendum is provided for this solicitation and hereby amends all language therein:

1. Quotes in response to this solicitation must be submitted no later than 17 July 2025 / 12:00 PM CST. Quotes must be submitted via email to Tiwana “Janine” Burdex (tiwana.burdex@us.af.mil). The Government reserves the right to consider late quotes.

NOTICE TO OFFERORS – SOLICIATION REQUIREMENTS

If you disagree with any of the solicitation requirements (which includes all stated terms, conditions, representations, and certifications), you must inform the Government of your issue with the aforementioned requirements and provide your rationale for disagreement. The Government reserves the right to reject any/all quotes which do not conform to the solicitation requirements

2. All price quotations must be submitted on the Quote Sheet (see last pages of this document), which must be filled out completely.

3. Shipping will be FOB Destination (Tinker AFB, OK 73145) only. Separate charges for shipping/freight will not be allowed. Please work this charge into your quote’s total price.

4. Please provide item specifications/technical information to us. This information must be sufficient for us to determine that each item either fits/does not fit the description of what we’re asking for.

5. We intend to issue the award without interchanges; however, the Government reserves the right to conduct interchanges with one, some, or all Offerors if later determined by the Contracting Officer to be necessary. The Government may waive informalities and minor irregularities in quotations received; therefore, the Offeror’s initial quotation should be complete and contain the Offeror’s best terms from a price and technical standpoint.

Failure to follow all of these instructions may render you ineligible for award.

52.212-2 -- Evaluation – Commercial Items ADDENDUM as prescribed in FAR 12.301(c) –

As prescribed in FAR 12.301(c), the following addendum is provided for this solicitation and hereby amends all language therein:

1. The Government intends to award this requirement resulting from this solicitation to the responsible Offeror who provides us with the lowest-priced quote for the items which meet all of the terms and conditions in this solicitation (which includes the item description).

2. After closing of this solicitation, the lowest three quotes will be evaluated by Contracting and by the Government’s subject matter experts (SME). The following evaluation factor will be used:

a. Technical Acceptability

b. Price- as found on the Quote Sheet IAW (FAR 13.106-3). Awarded to the lowest price technically acceptable.

c. Shipping- It must be FOB Destination, which means the contractor will retain ownership and responsibility for the supplies until it reaches Tinker AFB, OK 73145; the contractor will cover shipping costs and is liable for any loss or damages during transit until the supplies are delivered to the Government. Shipping costs must be incorporated into the cost of the items, not quoted as separate line items. Failure to provide us with FOB Destination shipping will render you ineligible for the award.

d. Item verification- the Government will ensure that these quotes are for the exact items requested by the Government.

The Government will also review Terms & Conditions-related items such as (but not limited to) shipping info, payment info, inclusion of product documentation, the offered product’s technical merit, completed Quote Sheet, Contractor responsibility (IAW FAR 9.104-6(a)), and any other non-price items related to this requirement. The Government may look at any Federal performance database to ensure the potential Offerors have a record of responsibility and fulfilling requirements without issues.

The Government reserves the right to request more information from any Offeror about their quote or to conduct interchanges at any time during the evaluation process.

The Government reserves the right to withhold award for this requirement if it determines it to be in their best interest.

3. Award Notification

a. The successful Offeror will be notified by Contracting via email or phone call that they will receive the award.

b. Unsuccessful Offerors may not be notified, but can find the award information, which will be posted at BetaSAM.gov within 24 hours of award. The information posted will be as follows:

i. Offeror/Business Name

ii. City and State

iii. Contract #

iv. Award amount No other details or debrief will be provided.

52.212-3 -- Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items.

The Offeror shall complete only paragraphs (b) of this provision if the Offeror has completed the annual representations and certification electronically via the System for Award Management (SAM) Web site located at http://www.sam.gov/portal (Only complete and return if there are changes to current SAM Registration. If 52.212-3 is not returned the Offeror is affirming that the current SAM registration is current, accurate, and complete). If the Offeror has not completed the annual representations and certifications electronically, the Offeror shall complete only paragraphs (c) through (u) of this provision.

52.212-4 -- Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items 52.212-5 -- Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statues or Executive Orders—Commercial Items

Clauses/Provisions IAW FAR 12.30:

52.204-7, System for Award Management (SAM 52.204-16, Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting 52.204-18, Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance 52.204-24, Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment 52.204-26, Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services-Representation 52.204-27, Prohibition on Bytedance Covered Application 52.209-5, Certification Regarding Responsibility Matters 52.232-40, Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business subcontractors

The following clauses within 52.212-5 are included but not limited to:

52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government 52.203-11, Certification and Disclosure Regarding Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions 52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct 52.203-18, Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements-Representation 52.204-7System for Award Management 52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract 52.204-26, Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services-Representation 52.204-27 Prohibition on a ByteDance Covered Application.

52.209-6, Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment 52.209-11Representation by Corporations Regarding Delinquent Tax Liability or a Felony Conviction under any Federal Law 52.219-1, Small Business Program Representations 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Representation 52.222-3, Convict Labor 52.222-19, Child Labor—Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities 52.222-37, Employment Reports on 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While

The following DFARS clauses are included but not limited to:

252.203-7000, Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials 252.203-7003, Agency Office of the Inspector General 252.203-7005, Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials 252.204-7012, Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting 252.204-7015, Notice of Authorized Disclosure of Information for Litigation Support 252.204-7024, Notice on the Use of the Supplier Performance Risk System 252.223-7008, Prohibition of Hexavalent Chromium 252.225-7000, Buy American—Balance of Payments Program Certificate 252.225-7001, Buy American and Balance of Payments Program 252.225-7050, Disclosure of Ownership or Control by the Government of a Country that is a State Sponsor of Terrorism 252.232-7007, Limitations of Governments Obligation 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports 252.232-7006, Wide Area WorkFlow Payment Instructions 252.232-7010, Levies on Contract Payments 252.243-7002, Requests for Equitable Adjustment 252.244-7000, Subcontracts for Commercial Items 252.247-7022, Representation of Extent of Transportation by Sea 5352.223-9000, Elimination of Use of Class I Ozone Depleting Substances (ODSs)

LIST OF ATTACHMENTS

QUOTE SHEET

Solicitation # FA8125Q0087 Matica C430 Metal Plate Embosser or Equivalent Tinker AFB, OK Offerors are REQUIRED to return the portion of this CSS below with the completed information and authorized signature. Offerors may also provide their company’s quotation sheet in addition to this response page.

SECTION 1 – OFFEROR INFORMATION

Company Name

Address

CAGE Code and SAM UEI

The Government cannot enter into contracts or agreements with Offerors not registered in SAM. For registration information, visit the SAM website (https://www.sam.gov/) and follow the instructions in the Quick Start Guide For SAM Registration, which can be found under the Help Tab and User Guides submenu.

Business Size

Web Page URL

Point of Contact

POC Phone # and email address

SECTION 2 – SUPPLIES AND PRICE

CLIN

*** Please provide us with warranty information for any and all items in this RFQ ***

BRAND NAME OR EQUAL ITEM CERTIFICATION

Please select one of the following and complete any additional information:

All items quoted are the requested, brand name items.

Some of the items are the requested, brand name items, but the following CLINs are equivalent items:

All items are equivalent items.

REMINDER: you MUST submit specifications/technical information for all equivalent items you submit. Failure to do so will render you ineligible to receive award.

An example of a payment discount would be 2.5% in 7 days, which means that although we have 30 days to pay you after submission of invoices, we would receive a 2.5% discount if we paid you within 7 days.

SECTION 3 – CERTIFICATION OF RESPONSE

The Offeror is required to sign this document and return a copy to issuing office. By signing and returning this, the Offeror agrees to furnish and deliver all items set forth or otherwise identified above and on any additional sheets subject to the terms, conditions, provisions, clauses, and specifications of the solicitation and award (if received). The Offeror may be required to provide commercial product literature for any or all items quoted above as required/requested by the Contracting Officer.

NAME OF OFFEROR’S REPRESENTATIVE TITLE

SIGNATURE DATE