RFQ_-_Solicitation-OM-_Wire_EDM.doc

REQUEST FOR QUOTATION

Number: FA9101-19-Q-0031 Large CNC Wire EDM From:

AFTC/PZI (Arnold)

To: All Qualified Interested Parties

100 Kendel Dr.

Your Company Name: __________________ Arnold AFB, TN 37389 Contracting Officer: Bill Johnson, TEL: 931-454-4405 E-mail: william.johnson.22@us.af.mil This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR 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.

This acquisition is solicited as a 100% set-aside for Small Business Concerns via GSA eBuy Responses must be received NLT: 21 May 2019, 2:00pm (Central 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 POC email .

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this project is 333517, and Federal Stock Code (FSC) code is 3419. The Size Standard for this NAICS is 500.

The contractor shall provide all labor, equipment, materials, tools, parts, shipping, and all other items necessary to deliver and remove the following items:

Brand name or Equal Item Description

QTY

Unit Price Extended Amount Large CNC Wire EDM 1 Lot

Specifications – 1708 Large CNC Wire EDM:

-Large CNC Wire EDM (1), Controls/Operation System (1), Rotary Table (1), Taper 22 degrees (1), Taper 45 degrees/Guide Set (1), Additional 1-Year Warranty (1), Shipping (1), Installation/Transformer (1), Training (1), and IUID Tag (1)

CLIN prices shall include all delivery/installation costs to the following address:

Arnold AFB, TN 37389

* Award shall be based on All or None, Technically Acceptable item, and Best Value to the Government.

The following FAR/DFARS provisions and clauses are hereby applicable to this solicitation and any resultant contract award:

FAR 52.204-7 System for Award management (OCT 2016) FAR 52.211-6 Brand Name or Equal (AUG 1999) FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items (MAY 2015)

FAR 52.233-4 Applicable Law For Breach Of Contract Claim (OCT 2004)

FAR 52.247-34 F.o.b. – Destination. (NOV 1991) DFARS 252.203-7002 Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights (SEP 2013)

DFARS 252.204-7004 Alternate A, System for Award Management (FEB 2014)

DFARS 252.209-7002 Disclosure of Ownership or Control by a Foreign Government (JUN 2010)

DFARS 252.225-7001 Buy American and Balance of Payments Program (NOV 2014)

DFARS 252.225-7002 Qualifying Country Sources as Subcontractors (DEC 2012)

DFARS 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving (JUN 2012)

DFARS 252.243-7001 Pricing of Contract Modifications (DEC 1991) BRAND NAME OR EQUAL: In the event that an "or equal" item is submitted, it will be evaluated on a pass/fail basis against the salient characteristics outlined above. Proposals submitted containing or equal items should clearly address and provide all solutions and modifications if any, to the product that the offeror will provide to meet the salient characteristics above. Offerors submissions shall contain sufficient information (i.e. product literature, drawings or other information) to clearly demonstrate the Offerors understanding & ability to meet the requirements. The Offerors proposal should not simply rephrase or restate the Government's requirements, but rather shall provide convincing rationale to address how the Offeror intends to meet these requirements. Offerors shall assume that the Government has no prior knowledge of their capabilities and experience, and will only base its evaluation on the information presented in the Offerors proposal.

FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items (OCT 2016). It is amended to read: Offeror shall submit an electronic copy of their dated offer via e-mail to: your email or william.johnson.22@us.af.mil with the solicitation number in the subject block, by 21 May 2019, 2:00pm. The offeror shall provide their CAGE and DUNS with their offer. Submit a dated Offer Schedule marked with solicitation number FA910119Q0031. Facsimile proposals will not be accepted.

The government reserves the right to evaluate proposals and award a contract without discussions with offerors.

Offers shall be evaluated in accordance with FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation of Commercial Items (OCT 2014) which is incorporated into this Request for Quote, with an addendum to paragraph (a) as follows:

(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 shall be used to evaluate offers: price and technical acceptability.

Technical acceptability will be determined by a review, accomplished by the end-user, of the proposed items to ensure each item meets the requirements identified in the attached Statement of Work (SOW).

The offeror shall provide their CAGE and DUNS with their offer. The offeror shall be determined technically acceptable and available for consideration of award only if CLIN 0001 above is received with the quote and the minimum specification are met.

FAR 52.222-22 -- Previous Contracts and Compliance Reports. (FEB 1999) As prescribed in 22.810(a)(2), insert the following provision:

The offeror represents that --

(a) It * has, * has not participated in a previous contract or subcontract subject to the Equal Opportunity clause of this solicitation;

(b) It * has, * has not filed all required compliance reports; and

(c) Representations indicating submission of required compliance reports, signed by proposed subcontractors, will be obtained before subcontract awards.

FAR 52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference (OCT 2016) 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 FAR 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference (OCT 2014) This contract incorporates one or more clauses 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. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es): http://farsite.hill.af.mil DFARS 252.232-7006 Wide Area Work Flow Payment Instructions (MAY 2013)

(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.

(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).

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

(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*

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

_william.johnson.22@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.

__N/A_______________________________________________________________

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

AFFARS 5352.201-9101, Ombudsman (Jun 2016)

(a) 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 adjudication of protests or formal contract disputes. The ombudsman may refer the interested party to another official who can resolve the concern.

(b) 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).

(c) If resolution cannot be made by the contracting officer, the interested party may contact the ombudsman, The Center/MAJCOM or AFISRA Ombudsmen, Air Force Test Center Vice Commander, 1 South Rosamond Blvd, Edward AFB, CA 93524-3784, Phone Number (661) 2772810, Facsimile Number (661) 277-7593. 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.

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

(e) 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 DoD System for Award Management (SAM) located at the following website: https://www.sam.gov/

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Attachment: Specifications