RFQ- FA481420TF108.pdf

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This is a Request for Quote (RFQ) for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 8.4, 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.

The RFQ number FA481420TF108 shall be used to reference any written quote* provided under this RFQ.

The RFQ document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2020-07; Effective 31 August 2020.

This is a Full And Open Competition acquisition.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this project is 611420 with a size standard of $12M.

The purpose of this RFQ is for the services of Elastic Training at MacDill AFB, Tampa FL, 33621; IAW Statement of Work (SOW), (IN RESPONSE TO THE SOW, A FINALIZED CLASS SYLLABUS AND OUTLINE OF COURSE MATERIAL). The bid schedule and contract CLIN schedule are below:

LINE DESCRIPTION QTY UNIT UNIT PRICE TOTAL AMOUNT

0001 Elastic Training Course 1 LOT $ $

Total $

*NOTE: PROPOSALS MUST INCLUDE THIS DOCUMENT, FILLED OUT IN ITS ENTIRETY AND SIGNED.

Quote Valid Until:

Delivery:

Payment Terms/Discount:

Warranty:

FOB: DESTINATION

Company Name:

POC email and phone:

CAGE Code/DUNS Number

Offeror Signature/Date:

https://www.acquisition.gov/content/part-8-required-sources-supplies-and-services#i1117301

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*FAR Provision 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Items (Jan 2017) applies to this acquisition and the following addendum applies:

The following words stating “offer”, “offeror”, and “proposal” are replaced with “quotation”, “vendor”, and “quote”.

Paragraph (a) first sentence revised as follows: “The NAICS code and small business size standard for this acquisition appear above.”

Paragraph (c) first sentence revised as follows: “The vendor agrees to hold the prices in its quote firm for 60 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of quotes, unless another time period is specified in an addendum to the quote.”

RFQ due date: 16 September 2020** RFQ due time: 1000L (10:00 A.M. ET) Email to: william.sanchez.12@us.af.mil, michael.terranova.5@us.af.mil, and wanda.noel@us.af.mil

THIS MUST BE SENT TO THE EMAIL ADDRESSES STATED ABOVE. ANYTHING OTHERWISE

CAN AND WILL BE CONSIDERED NONRESPONSIVE. YOU MAY WISH TO PLACE A

READ/DELIVERY RECEIPT.

Note: .zip files are not an acceptable format for the Air Force Network and will not go through our email system.

All questions regarding this RFQ must be emailed to william.sanchez.12@us.af.mil, michael.terranova.5@us.af.mil, and wanda.noel@us.af.mil by 1000L (10:00 A.M.) ET 14 September 2020.

All companies must be registered in the System for Award Management at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/ to be considered for award. The Government will not provide contract financing for this acquisition. Invoice instruction shall be provided at time of award.

A vendor must be determined to be responsible by the Contracting Officer in order to be eligible for award.

Responsibility is described in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 9.1, “Responsible Prospective Contractors.” Part of the determination addresses financial capability. Please provide the names, addresses and points of contact for all financial institution organizations utilized to determine if contractor has adequate financial resources to perform the contract or the ability to obtain them to include written authority to contact the provided financial institution.

The Government will award a contract resulting from this RFQ to the responsible vendor whose quote conforming to the RFQ will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate quotes:

(1) Technical: quote must be rated as technically acceptable to be eligible for award. In order to be deemed technically acceptable, the following evaluation criteria must be met in the SOW dated 23 July 2020.

(2) Price: Award will be made to the lowest priced technically acceptable vendor.

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BASIS FOR AWARD:

First, the government will rank all responsive offers by price. Then the Government will evaluate lowest priced Offeror for technical acceptability. The Government shall evaluate the offeror on an acceptable/unacceptable basis IAW Table A-1 (as provided below). Should the lowest priced Offeror be rated “Technically Unacceptable”, evaluation of the next lowest priced Offeror will continue, until technical acceptability can be determined, at that point evaluations will cease without consideration of any other offers.

Table A-1. Technical Acceptable/Unacceptable Ratings Rating Description

Acceptable

Quote meets the requirements of the solicitation.

Unacceptable

Quote does not meet the requirements of the solicitation.

Discussions: The government intends to award a purchase order without discussions with respective vendors/quoters. The government however, reserves the right to conduct discussions if deemed in its best interest.

Include descriptive literature such as illustrations and drawings.

Note: The vendor acknowledges that should the quote terms and conditions and/or agreement conflict with mandatory provisions of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and other Federal law applicable to commercial acquisitions, to the extent of such conflict the FAR and Federal law govern and conflicting vendor terms and conditions and/or agreement are unenforceable and are not considered incorporated into any resultant contract.

The full text of these clauses and (*) provisions may be assessed electronically at the website:

https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far. NOTE: ALL PROVISIONS WILL BE REMOVED AT TIME

OF AWARD BUT SHALL REMAIN PART OF THE CONTRACT FILE.

Attachments:

1. SOW

2. Provisions and Clauses

3. 52.204-24

4. Wage Determinations, 2015-4571 Rev 11 https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far