RFQ Letter Availability of Funds _ Forklift.pdf

NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU

OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES PROPERTY AND FISCAL OFFICER, NORTH DAKOTA

PO BOX 5511, BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA 58506-5511

15 August 2024

NGND-USPFO-P&C

To Whom It May Concern

1. The North Dakota Army National Guard has a requirement for quantity of one each, non-marking Forklift at 142nd EN BN, Valley City, ND. A single delivery of Forklift to 142nd EN BN, 747 7th ST SE, Valley City, ND 58072-4119. The point of contact for this requirement is SFC Jacob Bollinger at (701) 845-6753. Product Description requirements are separately included within this SAM.Gov posting.

2. The Government will award to the responsible offeror whose offer, conforming to the request for quote will be most advantageous to the Government (price and other factors considered). The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers; price, meets all technical requirements, and ability to locate an authorized dealer for the required servicing of the supplied Forklift within a reasonable distance from the 142nd EN BN at Valley City. All evaluation factors other than cost or price are approximately equal to cost or price. This is an all-or-nothing solicitation requirement. Interested offeror shall provide all necessary documentation required to prove that the Forklift meets all requirements reflected within the Product Description document, along with evidence of an authorized dealer of the supplied brand name or equal Forklift within the geographical radius cited immediately below.

3. An offeror is considered not acceptable with its submitted quote if they do not provide documented evidence that an authorized dealer is located within 50-miles of the 142nd EN BN at Valley City ND for the servicing of this required Forklift.

4. This is a Total Small Business Set-Aside requirement. All businesses under NAICS 336413 or similar will be allowed to submit a quote.

5. If you wish to compete for this Forklift requirement, please complete the information below and return it and all other required information with your quote. Quotes are due no later than 3:00 PM CST, Friday, 6 September 2024. The Government reserves the right to make no award resulting from this RFQ. Point of contact for this acquisition is:

Marie A. Tharpe USPFO for ND P&C PO Box 5511 Bismarck, ND 58506-5511 Email: m a r i e . a . t h a r p e . c i v @ a r m y . m i l

6. Offerors must have current registration in the System for Award Management (SAM), website to compete for this acquisition, to include Representations & Certifications. See www.sam.gov for more information. The Department of Defense requires vendors to submit invoices in the Wide Area Workflow System (WAWF); please go to https://piee.eb.mil for more information. If you have any questions, please contact me at 701-333-2223.

7. Funds are not presently available for this contract. The Government’s obligation under this contract is contingent upon the availability of appropriated funds from which payment for contract purposes can be made. No legal liability on the part of the Government for any payment may arise until funds are made available to the Contracting Officer for this contract and until the Contractor receives notice of such availability, to be confirmed in writing by the Contracting Officer. (FAR Clause 52.232-18) Availability of Funds.

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COMMERCIAL DETERMINATION: The Government is required to determine if items procured are of a commercial nature (i.e., of a type customarily sold to or used by the general public or non-government entities for other than government purposes). Please indicate whether or not you offer the item(s) listed in the RFQ to the general public by completing the following statement by checking the appropriate block:

Items of this type [ ] ARE [ ] ARE NOT available and offered to the general public.

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