Announcement HQ0034-12-R-3071.pdf

Solicitation HQ0034-12-R-3071 Washington Headquarters Services / Acquisition Directorate (WHS/AD) Pentagon Maintenance Personnel Arc Flash Uniforms

Washington Headquarters Services (WHS) intends to establish a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) to fulfill its requirement to obtain commercially available Arc Flash Uniforms and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for approximately 200 personnel within the Facilities Services Division (FSD).

(i) This is a solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice.

(ii) The solicitation number is HQ0034-12-R-3071. The solicitation is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ).

(iii) This acquisition is reserved for small businesses. The requirements will be fulfilled using the Simplified Acquisition procedures, Part 13 of the FAR to the maximum extent possible. The associated North American Classification System (NAICS) code is 315299. The small business size standard is 500 employees. WHS intends to establish Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) with a small business to supply the uniform items identified in the attached Statement of Work (SOW)/CLIN Item List. One BPA will be awarded. The initial BPA will be issued for a period of 5 years. Exact requirements are not known at this time and there is no guarantee of requirements. WHS reserves the right to cancel any company’s BPA for any reason including, poor performance and/or if the company’s prices are determined to be no longer competitive.

WHS reserves the right to establish another BPA in the future from this initial competition, if done so within one (1 ) year of the closing date of the solicitation. In addition, WHS may solicit additional companies at any time to replace or increase existing BPAs to fulfill their requirements.

(iv) See attached Uniform SOW/Item List for details of requirement.

(v) Descriptions of items to be acquired (See attached SOW/Item List). Offerors must provide samples of Uniforms and PPE that they are offering to the Government.

(vi) Dates and Places of delivery and acceptance: Dates of orders are unknown and will be determined on an as needed basis. Place of delivery will be to the FSD physically located within the Pentagon. Delivery address will be specified in each order.

(vii) Offerors must include a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Items, with its offer.

(viii) The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition.

(ix) The clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders—Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition.

(x) The closing date for the receipt of RFQ’s are due no later than 4:00 p.m., August 21, 2012, and shall be submitted electronically to: Charlene Thomas at the following email address:

charlene.thomas.ctr@whs.mil. Questions shall be submitted no later than 2:00 p.m. EST, August 10, 2012.

(xi) The point of contact for this solicitation is Charlene Thomas. Email:

charlene.thomas.ctr@whs.mil, or phone number: 703-545-1437.

(xii) This solicitation shall not be construed as a commitment of any kind.

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