Questions and Answers Lathes_27Nov.pdf
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- Vertical and Horizontal Lathes Federal contract opportunity
- Solicitation number
- FA910124QB004
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This document contains questions and answers regarding a request for quote for lathes. The solicitation is set aside solely for small businesses as the NAICS code for machine tool manufacturing has a small business size standard of 500 employees. While one vendor inquired about amending the solicitation to allow for full and open competition due to an inability to comply with the Non-Manufacture Rule, the contracting office determined it must keep the solicitation set aside for small businesses as several small businesses can meet the requirement and are interested in submitting a quote. The government will re-consider amending the solicitation if it is determined that fewer than two small businesses can comply with the Non-Manufacture Rule. The related federal contract opportunity is for vertical and horizontal lathes under solicitation number FA910124QB004 issued by the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Test Center.
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| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Q and A Lathes_as of 5 Dec 23.pdf | ||
| Q and A Lathes - 29Nov.pdf | ||
| RFQ FA910124QB004_Amendment 01.pdf | ||
| RFQ FA910124QB004 - CNC Lathes.pdf | ||
| Attachment 1 - CNC Vertical Lathe Specifications Sheet.pdf | ||
| Attachment 2 - CNC Horizontal Lathe Specifications Sheet.pdf | ||
| Attachment 4 - Provisions and Clauses.pdf | ||
| Attachment 3 - Pricing Worksheet.xlsx | XLSX spreadsheet |
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Questions and Answers – Lathes RFQ As of 27 November 2023
Q1:
Can the RFQ be amended to allow for full and open competition due to inability to comply with FAR Clause 52.219-33?
A1:
NAICS code 333517, Machine Tool Manufacturing, is a manufacturing NAICS code with a small business size standard of 500 employees; as such, a determination as to whether or not the contemplated purchase order will be subject to the NonManufacture Rule (NMR) was required. The NMR stipulates that small business contractors supplying goods to the Government must manufacture the product itself, or supply a product manufactured by another small business (if its not a manufacturer), or supply the product of any sized manufacturer if SBA has granted a waiver to the NMR. A query of the NMR Class Waiver List, dated 01 June 2022, was conducted, and as of 15 August 2023, NAICS code 333517 is not listed on the NMR Class Waiver List; therefore, the contemplated purchase order is subject to the NMR, so small business contractors will be required either manufacture the product itself, or supply a product manufactured by another small business.
The Government must comply with FAR Part 19. Since there are several small business vendors that can meet the requirement and are interested in submitting a quote, we have to keep this RFQ set-aside 100% for small business. The Government will issue your concern publicly via the SAM posting, as well as the response above to see if any other vendor shares the same concern with not being able to comply with FAR clause 52.219-33. If it turns out that there are no longer at least two small business vendors that can meet the requirements of the RFQ (specifically FAR clause 52.219-33) the Government will re-consider amending the RFQ to allow for full and open competition.
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