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Department of the Air Force 316th Contracting Squadron - Joint Base Andrews, MD Combined Synopsis/Solicitation

General Information

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; this is a Request for Quotation (RFQ) and a written solicitation will not be issued.

2. This solicitation is being issued as a Request For Quotation (RFQ).

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

4. This acquisition is a 100% small business set-aside IAW FAR Subpart 19.5.

The North American Industry Size Classification System (NAICS) code associated with this requirement is 327110.Requirement Information

The Small Business Size Standard associated with this NAICS is 1,000 employees.

Description:

This requirement is for custom tableware. The1st Airlift Squadron (1st AS) requires tableware for global Special Air Mission (SAM) for the president, vice president, cabinet members, combatant commanders, and other senior military and elected leaders. In conjunction, assigned 89th Airlift Wing (89th AW) flight attendants are required to ensure all dietary and personal needs are met while on board the aircraft.

Physical Characteristics: Please see Salient Characteristics attached to solicitation for specific requirements for each item

· Coupe Salad Plates

· Soup Plates

· Coupe Bread Plates

· Aircraft Mugs

· Can Saucers

· Embassy Bowls

· Fork

· Knife

· Dessert Spoon

· SAM FOX Placemats

Place of Delivery/Performance/Acceptance/FOB Point:

Delivery, inspection, and acceptance shall be to:

Alicia Drummond 1658 D Street Joint Base Andrews, MD 20762

Instructions to Offerors

All instructions, templates, and formats contained herein shall explicitly be adhered to; otherwise, a quote is determined to be incomplete and shall not be considered for award.

If you are the apparent awardee, the Government will notify you by sending a copy of the contract for your signature. The signed contract shall be returned to the Government within 96 hours of receipt. If you do not meet the required deadline, the Government reserves the right to award to the next technically acceptable offeror.

FAR provision 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Products and Commercial Services, 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:

1. Quotes in response to this solicitation must be submitted via email to the Contract Specialist and Contracting Officer(s) listed above no later than the response deadline listed above.

2. Quotes must be valid for 60 days.

3. Questions must be email to the contract specialist and contacting officer by Wednesday, May 7, 2025 at 4:30pm EDT.

4. Complete the below contractor identification information.

Company Name:

Address:

Discount Terms:

SAM Registered: Yes/No

CAGE #:

UEI #:

Small Business: Yes/No Woman-Owned: Yes/No Veteran-Owned: Yes/No Point of Contact:

Telephone Number:

Printed Name:

Date:

Signature:

Estimated Delivery Date:

5. To be considered technically acceptable under this combined synopsis/solicitation, offerors must meet the following criteria:

· The offeror shall submit either a completed copy of this solicitation document or a document on company letterhead covering all required information in number 4 of Instructions to Offerors and a statement acknowledging all amendments, if any. Note: Offerors only need to complete 52.212-3 Provision if offeror does not have a complete SAM profile Representations and Certifications.

· Buy American Act Compliance:

· All proposed tableware containing steel must be compliant with the Buy American Act (BAA). Steel domestic content requirement (United States or qualifying country steel) for Stainless Steel cutlery of less than 5 percent of the cost of all the components used in the end product is enforced for this acquisition. Offerors must clearly identify the country of origin for each item and provide sufficient documentation to demonstrate compliance.

· All Fine Bone China and Placemats shall also be Buy America Act compliant of finished product assembly being completed in the United States or qualifying country. No domestic content requirement is enforced for only the Fine China and Placemats.

· PowerPoint/ Mockups Requirement:

· Customer has requested potential offerors provide PowerPoint slides/ visual mockups of available motif designs to be used on the outer rims of some of the dishware. Details can be found in the attached Salient Characteristics sheet.

· 14 days after the issuance of the solicitation, Tuesday, 13 May 2025 at 4:30pm EDT, offerors are required to submit PowerPoint slides/ visual mockups.

· Sample Submission Requirement:

· If a motif design is chosen by the customer, then, should offerors wish to provide a quote in response to this solicitation, offerors are required to submit a complete product sample of all items listed in the solicitation before the solicitation expires. Please note that samples will still be accepted after the solicitation expires if the offeror can provide proof that the samples were shipped before the solicitation expiration date. Samples will be used to evaluate technical acceptability based on durability, design, usability, and conformance to stated specifications. For placemats, offerors can send a size correct placemat along with a swatch of what the material finish will be.

· Failure to submit samples will result in the offer being deemed technically unacceptable.

6. Price – To be completed and returned with the submittal.

Total

Department of the Air Force 316th Contracting Squadron - Joint Base Andrews, MD Combined Synopsis/Solicitation

Evaluation Criteria

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:

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

· Price

· Will be evaluated IAW FAR13.106-2(b)(3)

· Technical acceptability

· Compliance with the Buy America Act requirements

· Compliance with the Salient characteristics

· Compliance with the solicitation

(b) A written notice of award or acceptance of a quote mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the quote, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the quote’s specified expiration time, the Government may accept a quote (or part of quote), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award.

Attachments

Attachment 1: Salient Characteristics Attachment 2: Provisions and Clause