RFQ 1504062 Combined Synopsis Solicitation.docx

Combined Synopsis/Solicitation RFQ # RFQ1504062

This is a solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested in response to this notice and a written solicitation will NOT be issued. This solicitation is being issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ) # RFQ1504062. Submit only written quotes for this RFQ. This solicitation is 100% Buy Indian set aside. The associated NAICS code is 326199.

This RFQ contains seventeen (14) line items:

CUP STYROFOAM 16OZ (BX=500EA)

TRAY FOOD CHINET FLAT TRAY 13" X 17" WHT (CS=100EA)

CS/1

CUP WAX TREATED PAPER COLD 5 OZ SOLO (CS=30BX) (BX=100EA)

CS/30

PAD SCOURING GRN 6" X 9" (CS=6PK) (PK=10EA)

BAG TRASH CLR PLASTIC 60 GL 38" X 5 8" .95 MIL CORELESS ROLL (CS=100RL)

BAG TRASH CLR PLAS 12-16GL 24" X 31" (CS=500EA)

BAG TRASH CLR PLAS 33GL 39" X33" 1.5MIL (CS=125EA)

TOWEL C-FOLD KLEENEX SCOTTFOLD WHITE (CS=3500EA)

TOILET PAPER 2PLY (CS=80RL)

TOILET PAPER JUMBO 2PLY SCOTT (4CS=6ROLLS)

SPOON PLASTIC WHT HVY DTY 6" (CS=10BX) (BX=100EA)

DISH PAPER HOT/COLD 12OZ FOOD CUP (CS=1200EA)

SOAP HAND ULTRA MILD PROVON FOAM1200ML REFILL(PK=2EA)

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: 30 days after receipt of Award

Vendor Requirements: SEE ATTACHED SPECIFICATIONS

Submit Quotes no later than: 03/21/2025 4:00 p.m. CDT to the Following Point of Contact: Lauren Taylor, Purchasing Agent, via email: Lauren.Taylor@ihs.gov.

Vendor quotes are required to clearly list quantities and unit of measures for each item on their submitted quotes and complete description for any substitutes or like items.

Evaluation: FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation -- Commercial Items (completed as follows):

(a) The Government will award a firm fixed price 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:

Lowest Price Technically Acceptable

To be considered technically acceptable, items must meet the following:

· Quotes shall be ranked by price, from low to high.

· Quotes shall be evaluated for technical acceptability, beginning with the lowest priced quote, according to the statement of work.

· This process shall proceed until a technical acceptable quote is identified.

It is the contractor’s responsibility to follow the requirements on proposal submittal. Contractor shall abide by all requirements outlined in specifications dated October 31, 2024, and provide all documentation required (accreditation).

This solicitation will result in a firm fixed price purchase order pursuant to the terms and conditions below. Terms and conditions other than those stated will not be accepted. The above pricing is all inclusive.

PROVISIONS: The following FAR provisions apply to this solicitation:

FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offeror- Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications- Commercial Items (May 2024) (DEVATION FEB 2025) (the offeror should include a completed copy of this provision with their proposal).

CLAUSES: The following FAR clauses apply to this solicitation:

FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Nov 2023); FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statues or Executive Orders-Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Jan 2025) (DEVIATION FEB 2025) (to include the following clauses sited); FAR 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (JUN 2020); FAR 52.203-15, Whistleblower Protections Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Jun 2010); FAR 52.203-17, Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights (Nov 2023); FAR 52.204-27, Prohibition on a ByteDance Covered Application (Jun 2023); FAR 52.209-6, Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment or Voluntary Excluded (Jan 2025); FAR 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (Nov 2020); FAR 52.219.14, Limitations on Subcontracting (OCT 2022); FAR 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Representation (Jan 2025); FAR 52.222-3, Convict Labor (JUN 2003); FAR 52.222-19, Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Jan 2025); FAR 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 2015); FAR 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Sep 2016); FAR 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (Jun 2020); FAR 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Nov 2021); FAR 52.225-3, Buy American-Free Trade Agreement-Israeli Act (NOV 2023); FAR 52.225-13, Restriction on Certain Foreign Purchases (Feb 2021); FAR 52.226-5, Restrictions on Subcontracting Outside Disaster or Emergency Area (Nov 2007); FAR 52.226-8, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (May 2024); FAR 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer- System for Award Management (Oct 2018); FAR 52.240-1, Prohibition on Unmanned Aircraft Systems Manufactured or Assembled by American Security Drone Act-Covered Foreign Entities (Nov 2024); HHSAR 352.222-70, Contractor Cooperation in Equal Employment Opportunity Investigations (Dec 2015); HHSAR 352.223-70, Safety and Health. (DEC 2015); HHSAR 352.226-1, Indian Preference. (DEC 2015); HHSAR 352.226-4, Notice of Indian Small Business Economic Enterprise set-aside; HHSAR 352.226-6, Indian Economic Enterprise Subcontracting Limitations; HHSAR 352.226-7, Indian Economic Enterprise Representation; HHSAR 352.232-71, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests; HHSAR 352.239-78, Information and Communication Technology Accessibility Notice (Deviation) (FEB 2024); HHSAR 352.239-79, Information and Communication Technology Accessibility (Deviation) (FEB 2024). The above Provisions and Clauses may be obtained via internet at https://www.acquisition.gov/

System updates may lag policy updates. The System for Award Management (SAM) may continue to require entities to complete representations based on provisions that are not included in agency solicitations, including 52.223-22, Public Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Reduction Goals-Representation, and paragraph (t) of 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Products and Commercial Services. Agencies will not consider or use these representations. Entities are not required to, nor are they able to, update their entity registration to remove these representations in SAM.

Miscellaneous:

NO FAX QUOTATIONS

ELECTRONIC SUBMISSIONS – SUBMISSION VIA EMAIL IS THE ONLY ACCEPTABLE ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION. (Lauren.Taylor@ihs.gov)

All contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management database located at https://www.sam.gov/sam/ prior to any contract award. Please submit the following information with each quote: Vendor Name, Cage Code, DUNS number, Tax Identification Number, Prompt Payment Terms, Delivery Time, GSA Contract Number (if applicable), Date quote expires, warranty, total price for each line item, total quote price, and technical documentation in sufficient detail to determine technical acceptability. Failure to provide sufficient technical detail may result in rejection of your quote.

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