RFQ.pdf

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE

86th Airlift WING (USAFE)

Combined Synopsis/Solicitation

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Requirement Title: Ground Ladders

Solicitation Number: F3N0524031AW01

Contract Type: Firm Fixed Price

Solicitation Issue Date: May 28, 2024

Question Due: June 3, 2024, 2PM CET

Response Deadline: June 7, 2024, 2PM CET

Point(s) of Contact: Primary: Mark Nava, mark.nava.2@us.af.mil

Alternate: SrA Tyre Baker; tyre.baker@us.af.mil

1. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.

2. This solicitation is being issued as a Request for Quotations (RFQ) under FAR 13.

3. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through:

Federal Acquisition Circular 2024-02 01/22/2024

Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Public Notice 01/22/2024

Department of the Air Force Federal Acquisition Circular 07/07/2023

4. Due to the overseas location of this requirement, no set-aside will be used in accordance with FAR 19.000(b). The North American Industry Size Classification System (NAICS) code associated with this requirement is 339999

5. .

ALL APPLIANCES MUST BE ASSEMBLED, WRAPPED AND PACKAGED PRIOR TO BE SHIPPED.

SHIPPING/HANDELING WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE UNIT PRICE. MUST CHECK QUATITY PER FREIGHT

SHIPPMENT.

Must include Manufacture and model number and confirm NFPA 1931 compliance.

Place of Delivery/Performance/Acceptance/FOB Destination:

Ramstein Air Base KMC FES Logistics Facility Number: 2141

66877 Ramstein-Miesenbach, Germany

Line Item

Description Quantity Unit Unit Price Extended Price

0001 35ft Extension Ladders

- Must be made of Metal, Wood or Fiberglass

- Duty Rating of 750 when raised at 75 degrees

- Must meet NFPA 1931 Standards

- Must include heat sensor, and inclination markings

8 EA

0002 14ft Roof Ladders

- Must be made of Metal, Wood or Fiberglass

- Duty Rating of 750 when raised at 75 degrees

- Must meet NFPA 1931 Standards

- Must include heat sensor, and inclination markings

6 EA

General Information

Requirement Information

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0003 10ft Folding Ladders

- Must be made of Metal, Wood or Fiberglass

- Duty Rating of 750 when raised at 75 degrees

- Must meet NFPA 1931 Standards

- Must include heat sensor, and inclination markings

6 EA

0004 16ft Roof Ladders

- Must be made of Metal, Wood or Fiberglass

- Duty Rating of 750 when raised at 75 degrees

- Must meet NFPA 1931 Standards

- Must include heat sensor, and inclination markings

2 EA

Total Price

FAR provision 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial, applies to this acquisition. As prescribed in FAR 12.301(b)(1), the following addendum is provided for this solicitation and hereby amends any language therein:

- Quoted amounts need to be net prices without tax

- The Government reserves the right to award on an "All or None" basis

- The Government reserves the right to reject quotes that are not received by the response deadline.

- Provide Quote Expiration Date, Best Delivery Date, and any Discount Terms

- Quotes, attachments, and all other correspondence as listed in this solicitation must be emailed to both points of contact (POCs)

- All questions are to be submitted in writing by June 3, 2024; any questions submitted after this date will not be answered.

- Quotes are required to be valid until September 30, 2024

FAR Provision 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. As prescribed in FAR 12.301(c), the following addendum is provided for this solicitation and hereby amends any language therein:

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. Award shall be based on all or none and best value to the government. The government may award without discussions; however, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if deemed in the Government's best interest. Quotes will be evaluated on price and offeror's ability to meet the delivery and specification requirements of this combined synopsis/solicitation. Only new equipment will be accepted. Re-manufactured or grey market items will not be accepted. All items must include a manufacturer's warranty and be stated in their quote.

FAR provision 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items with alternate I applies to this acquisition;

the offeror verifies by submission of their offer that the representation and certifications posted at FAR 52.212-3 have been entered or updated electronically via the System for Award Management (SAM) Web site located at http://www.sam.gov/portal in the last 12 months, and are current, accurate, complete, and applicable to this solicitation. Alternatively, if the Offeror has not completed the annual representations and certifications electronically, the Offeror shall complete only paragraphs (c) through (u) of this provision and include a completed copy with its offer.

FAR clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items applies to this acquisition.

FAR clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items applies to this acquisition; the following checked clauses are hereby included by reference:

✖ 52.204-10, Reporting Executive compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards

✖ 52.209-6, Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment

Evaluation Criteria

Instructions to Offerors

Clauses and Provisions

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✖ 52.222-19, Child Labor--Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies

✖ 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities

✖ 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity

✖ 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking Persons

✖ 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving

✖ 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases

✖ 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer--System for Award

Management

The provisions and clauses listed below have been determined by the contracting officer to be necessary for this acquisition and consistent with customary commercial practices. The following provisions and clauses are hereby included by reference:

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52.204-7, System for Award Management

52.204-16, Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting

52.204-18, Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance

52.204-22, Alternative Line Item Proposal

52.204-23, Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab or Other Covered Entities

52.204-24, Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunication and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment

52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunication and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment

52.204-26, Covered Telecommunicatic Equipment or Services – Representation 52.204–27, Prohibition on a ByteDance Covered Application 52.232-18, Availability of Funds

52.232-40, Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors

52.253-1, Computer Generated Forms

252.201-7000, Contracting Officer's Representative *If Applicable

252.203-7000, Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials

252.203-7002, Requirements to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights

252.203-7005, Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials

252.204-7003, Control of Government Personnel Work Product

252.204-7015, Notice of Authorized Disclosure of Information for Litigation Support

252.213-7000 Notice to Prospective Suppliers on Use of Supplier Performance Risk System in Past Performance Evaluations

252.222-7002, Compliance with Labor Laws (Overseas)

252.223-7001, Hazard Warning Labels

252.223-7008, Prohibition of Hexavalent Chromium

252.225-7041, Correspondence in English

252.225-7043, Antiterrorism/Force Protection for Defense

252.225-7048, Export-Controlled Items

252.229-7000, Invoices Exclusive of Taxes or Duties

252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports

252.232-7006, Wide Area Workflow Payment Instructions

252.232-7008, Assignment of Claims (Overseas)

252.232-7010, Levies on Contract Payments

252.233-7001, Choice of Law (Overseas)

252.244-7000, Subcontracts for Commercial Items

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252.247-7023, Representation of Extent of Transportation by Sea

5352.223-9000, Elimination of Use of Class I Ozone Depleting Substances (ODS)

The following provisions and clauses are hereby included by full text:

52.252-1, Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference

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): https:// farsite.hill.af.mil

52.252-2, Clauses Incorporated By Reference (Feb 1998)

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

52.252-6, Authorized Deviations in Clauses (Apr 1984)

(a) The use in this solicitation or contract of any Federal Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter 1) clause with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the date of the clause.

(b) The use in this solicitation or contract of any Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (48 CFR Chapter 2) clause with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the name of the regulation.

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252.229-7001, TAX RELIEF --ALTERNATE I (SEP 2014)

(a) Prices set forth in this contract are exclusive of all taxes and duties from which the United States Government is exempt by virtue of tax agreements between the United States Government and the Contractor's government. The following taxes or duties have been excluded from the contract price:

NAME OF TAX: [Offeror insert] RATE (PERCENTAGE): [Offeror insert]

(b) The Contractor's invoice shall list separately the gross price, amount of tax deducted, and net price charged.

(c) When items manufactured to United States Government specifications are being acquired, the Contractor shall identify the materials or components intended to be imported in order to ensure that relief from import duties is obtained. If the Contractor intends to use imported products from inventories on hand, the price of which includes a factor for import duties, the Contractor shall ensure the United States Government's exemption from these taxes. The Contractor may obtain a refund of the import duties from its government or request the duty-free import of an amount of supplies or components corresponding to that used from inventory for this contract.

(d) Tax relief will be claimed in Germany pursuant to the provisions of the Agreement Between the United States of America and Germany Concerning Tax Relief to be Accorded by Germany to United States Expenditures in the Interest of Common Defense. The Contractor shall use Abwicklungsschein fuer abgabenbeguenstigte Lieferungen/Leistungen nach dem Offshore Steuerabkommen (Performance Certificate for Tax-Free Deliveries/Performance according to the Offshore Tax Relief Agreement) or other documentary evidence acceptable to the German tax authorities. All purchases made and paid for on a tax-free basis during a 30-day period may be accumulated, totaled, and reported as tax-free.

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5352.201-9101 OMBUDSMAN (Jun 2016)

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(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 quotes, 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.

Primary:

Mr. Joseph Lyden

AFICA/KU, UNIT 3103, APO, AE 09094-3103

AFICA/KU, Geb 404, Flugplatz Ramstein, 66877 Ramstein-Miesenbach, Germany E-mail: joseph.lyden@us.af.mil Tel: DSN: (314)480-2209 Fax: (49)-6731-47-2025 Alternate:

Ms. Heidi Hoehn

AFICA/KU, UNIT 3103, APO, AE 09094-3103

AFICA/KU, Geb 404, Flugplatz Ramstein, 66877 Ramstein-Miesenbach, Germany E-mail: heidi.hoehn.de@us.af.mil Tel: DSN: (314)480-9330 Fax: (49)-6731-47-2025

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.

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