Snow Blades Combine Synopsis Solicitation.pdf

Department of the Air Force 316th Contracting Squadron - Joint Base Andrews, MD

Combined Synopsis/Solicitation

Requirement Title: Snow Removal Blades

Solicitation Number: FA268024Q4024

Solicitation Issue Date: Monday, 9 September 2024

Offers Due: Monday, 16 September 2024 no later than 4:30 PM EST (Local time)

Point(s) of Contact: A1C Shantel Skari / shantel.skari@us.af.mil

Contracting Officer: Ms. Alexis Huggins / alexis.huggins@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; 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:

Federal Acquisition Circular 2024-06

Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Public Notice 8/15/2024 Air Force Federal Acquisition Circular 6/12/2024

4. This acquisition is total set aside for small businesses.

The North American Industry Size Classification System (NAICS) code associated with this requirement is 333120.

The Small Business Size Standard associated with this NAICS is 1,250 Employees.

Description:

316 Civil Engineering Squadron (316 CES) Horizontal Construction shop is requiring carbide snow removal blades for a total of seven 20 ft plow heads. These carbide removal snow blades will be utilized on an Oshkosh H2723G1 with a Wausau Plow head Model: BMP 2050. The intent of new rubber carbide inserts is for better material to be utilized for snow removal operations. The new blades will reduce damage to Joint Base Andrews’s airfield concrete and require less blade changes, boosting response times while lessening the manpower required for changes and potential safety concerns.

The Government intends to award a firm-fixed price contract for the following:

CLIN Description Quantity Unit Price 0001 Carbide Snow Removal Blade 1 Lot

Period of Performance: Please provide delivery schedule to fit seven 20 ft Oshkosh H2723G1 with a Wausau Plow head Model: BMP 2050 in accordance with salient characteristics.

FOB Point: Destination

Delivery / Acceptance:

TSgt Phillip Layton 316 Civil Engineer Squadron Material Control Building 3448 Tennessee Ave Joint Base Andrews, MD 20762

Requirement Information

General Information

Attachments:

Attachment 1 – Salient Characteristics

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:

***NOTE***

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 immediately by sending a copy of the contract for your signature. The signed contract shall be returned to the Government within 48 hours once it is received, and will then be distributed once the contract is awarded. If you do not meet the required deadline, the Government reserves the right to award to the next technically acceptable offeror.

1. Quotes in response to this solicitation must be submitted via email to the POCs and Contracting Officer listed above no later than the established deadline.

2. Quotes must be valid for 90 days.

3. Complete the below contractor identification information.

Company Name:

Address:

Discount Terms

Small Business: Yes/No

Woman-Owned: Yes/No

Signature/Date:

Printed Name:

Point of Contact:

Telephone Number:

SAM Registered: Yes/No

Unique Entity Identifier #

Veteran-Owned: Yes/No

Estimated Period of Performance/Delivery:

4. Offers are due NLT 4:30 PM, 16 September 2024.

5. Included in official quote please provide product specifications of quoted items including the blade size and quantity proposed that demonstrate the quoted product meets the requirements specified within the attached Salient Characteristics and any or all warranty information if applicable. Provide specifications must show quoted product fits 3”x3”x12” hole pattern with a minimum of 7 ½” height of blade and 2 7/8th width.

6. Offers shall be emailed to Shantel Skari / shantel.skari@us.af.mil and Ms. Alexis Huggins / alexis.huggins@us.af.mil . Do not post offers to SAM.gov. Failure to respond to both emails may result in being technically unacceptable. All interested parties must be registered in System for Award Management (SAM,gov) in order to receive an award, Instructions to Offerors

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 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:

- Price

- Technical acceptability: Technically acceptability will be evaluated in accordance with attached Salient Characteristics (see number 5 in instructions to offerors for information to provide).

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

Evaluation Criteria

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 currently posted electronically at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items, have been entered or updated in the last 12 months, are current, accurate, complete, and applicable to this solicitation.

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:

52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government with Alternate I 52.204-10, Reporting Executive compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards

52.204-27, Prohibition on a ByteDance Covered Application 52.209-6, Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment

52.209-9, Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility Matters

52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside 52.222-3, Convict Labor

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

52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities

52.222-26, Equal Opportunity

52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans

52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities

52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans

52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights

52.222-42, Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires

52.222-50, Combating Trafficking Persons

52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification

52.222-42, Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires

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

Clauses and Provisions

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. All provisions and clauses are available at www.acquisition.gov.

The following provisions and clauses are hereby included by full text or by reference as prescribed:

52.203-3, Gratuities 52.203-19, Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements 52.204-7, System for Award Management 52.204-13, System for Award Management Maintenance 52.204-16, Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting 52.204-17, Ownership or Control of Offeror 52.204-18, Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance 52.204-20, Predecessor of Offeror 52.204-24, Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment.

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

52.204-26, Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services-Representation 52.209-11, Representation by Corporations regarding Delinquent Tax Liability or a Felony Conviction under any Federal Law 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Products and Commercial Services.

52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Products and Commercial Services.

52.223-5 Pollution Prevention and Right-to-Know Information.

52.223-22 Public Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Reduction Goals-Representation.

52.225-25, Prohibition on contracting with Entities Engaging in Certain Activities or Transactions Relating to Iran –Representation and Certification 52.232-40, Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors 52.233-3, Protest after Award 52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim 52.247-34, F.O.B Destination

The following DFARS clauses and provisions cited are applicable to this solicitation:

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

252.203-7002 Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights.

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

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

252.204-7016, Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services—Representation 252.204-7017, Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services—Representation 252.204-7018, Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services 252.204-7024 Notice on the Use of the Supplier Performance Risk System.

252.203-7000, Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DOD Officials 252.203-7002, Requirement 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 252.211-7003, Item Identification & Valuation 252.211-7008 Use of Government-Assigned Serial Numbers.

252.223-7008, Prohibition on Hexavalent Chromium 252.225-7002 Qualifying Country Sources as Subcontractors.

252.225-7048, Export Controlled Items 252.225-7059 Prohibition on Certain Procurements from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region-Representation.

252.225-7060 Prohibition on Certain Procurements from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.

252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports 252.232-7006, Wide Area Workflow Payment Instructions 252.232-7010, Levies on Contract Payments 252.243-7001, Pricing of Contract Modifications 252.244-7000 Subcontracts for Commercial Products or Commercial Services.

252.247-7023 Transportation of Supplies by Sea.

The following AFFARS clauses cited are applicable to this solicitation:

5352.201-9101, Ombudsman 5352.223-9001 Health and Safety on Government Installations 5352.242-9000 Contractor Access to Air Force Installations