Solicitation Drop Zone Light Kit.docx

GENERAL INFORMATION

The 42nd Contracting Squadron, 50 LeMay Plaza, Bldg 804, Maxwell AFB, AL has a requirement to purchase items as described in this document. This is a solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6 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.

This requirement is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ) (Reference-Number F2XTB90172AW03) The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect the Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2020-07 (31 Aug 2020), Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) Publication Notice (DPN) 2020-08-31 (31 Aug 2020), and Air Force Acquisition Circular (AFAC) 2019-1001 (01 Oct 2019).

A Firm Fixed Priced Award will be made in accordance with the following:

NAICS Code: 334511; size standard: 1,250 employees

The Defense Priorities and Allocations System rating is C9E.

IMPORTANT NOTES:

1. THE GOVERNMENT IS SOLICITING FOR “OPEN MARKET” QUOTES ONLY. GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION (GSA) QUOTES WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.

2. ALL PRODUCTS MUST BE NEW: NO USED OR REFURBISHED ITEMS WILL BE ACCEPTED.

3. THIS IS A 100% SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE AND ONLY OFFERS FROM SMALL BUSINESSES WILL BE ACCEPTED.

NATURE OF ACQUISITION:

The 908th Operations Group on Maxwell AFB, AL has a requirement to purchase the below listed items outlined in CLIN 0001. This procurement will be awarded under Simplified Acquisition Procedures.

All inquiries/responses to this notice must be received by 22 Sep 2020, 11:00 a.m CST.

SCHEDULE OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES:

This acquisition is for the purchase of the following items:

CLIN - 0001 Drop Zone Light Kit, Including 15 5-Color Lights, 1 Transmitter And A Rugged Foam-Lined Protective Case in accordance with SOR Para 2. Qty: 1 Ea

DELIVERY INFORMATION

Delivery Address:

908TH Operations Group

1 SOC DRIVE, BUILDING 1456

MAXWELL AFB, AL 36112

Shipping will be FOB Destination

QUOTATION PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS

To ensure timely and equitable evaluation of quotes, offerors must comply with instructions contained herein. Quotes must be complete, self-sufficient, and respond directly to the requirements of this RFQ.

a. The offeror must submit dated quote with unit prices and extended prices in response to this solicitation. In doing so and without taking any exception to the requirements of this synopsis/solicitation, including specification, “Schedule of Supplies/Services”, and terms and conditions, the offeror accedes to all solicitation requirements. Offerors must clearly identify any exception to the solicitation terms and conditions and provide complete accompanying rationale.

b. The offeror shall complete only paragraphs (b) of this provision if the Offeror has completed the annual representations and certification electronically via the System for Award Management (SAM) Web site located at http://www.sam.gov/portal. If the Offeror has not completed the annual representations and certifications electronically, the Offeror shall complete only paragraphs (c) through (u) of this provision.

DELIVERY: The offeror shall provide a PMP that establishes a timeline from issuance of the contract to the location identified in this solicitation. The exact format and content of the PMP is at the offeror’s discretion, but it shall be expressed in terms of “days after contract” and include, at a minimum, a timeline for:

Product Ordering

Product Delivery

Total # Days Until Contract Completion

c. Interested parties capable of providing the requirement must include discount terms, tax identification number, cage code, and DUNS.

d. To be eligible to receive an award resulting from this RFQ, contractors must be registered in the DoD Systems for Award Management database, no exceptions. To register, please visit http://www.sam.gov or by calling 1-866-606-8220.

e. Responses to this notice shall be provided in writing via e-mail to Dinah Young-Perdue at dinah.young_perdue@us.af.mil, (334) 953-7758 and Jacob Bankson at jacob.bankson@us.af.mil, (334) 953-5575. All responses shall be received NLT 11:00 AM CST on 22 September 2020. Email is the preferred method.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Multiple Offerors nor Multiple Awards will be considered. A single award will be made in the resultant contract.

BASIS FOR AWARD

Award will be made to the lowest priced technically acceptable offeror. For quotes determined technically acceptable, a best value selection will be based on price.

1. Technical Acceptability: Initially, the Government shall evaluate each offer’s quote, as it pertains to the following criteria, on a pass/fail basis, by assigning ratings of Acceptable (clearly meets minimum requirements) or Unacceptable (does not clearly meet minimum requirements).

The detailed specification will be evaluated for completeness to ensure the minimum requirements referenced in CLIN 0001 and the Statement of Requirements are met without exception.

2. Price. The Government may use any of the following price analysis techniques IAW FAR 13.106-3(a) to determine price reasonableness: competitive quotes, comparison of the proposed price with prices found reasonable on previous purchases, a comparison with similar items in a related industry, comparison to an independent Government estimate, or any other reasonable basis.

Attachments (2):

Attachment 1 – Statement of Requirements Attachment 2 – Provisions and Clauses

Attachment 1 – Statement of Requirements

STATEMENT OF REQUIREMENTS

908Th Airlift Wing Maxwell AFB, AL 36112-5948

1.0 INTRODUCTION:

The 908th Airlift Wing of the United States Air Force (USAF) has a requirement to purchase one Medium Landing Zone Kit, part number AZL-PK9001-AZL15, or equal to support the 908th Operations Group (908OG) at Maxwell AFB AL.

2.0 DESCRIPTION OF ITEMS:

The contractor shall provide a complete and functional Medium Landing Zone Kit. This kit must provide reliable, remote controllable lights with five (5) colors and varying degrees of intensity for tactical training. The kit must be portable to allow dynamic tactical training at off-station landing zone and drop zone locations, and must be fully compatible with existing 908th Operations Group (908OG) landing/drop zone assets.

· The basic components of the Medium Landing Zone Kit, part number AZL-PK9001-AZL15, include:

· quantity=15, part number=P2603-A, description=AZL-15 5-color LED lights (red, blue, green, white, infrared) which meet the USAF 15 candela specification, and are fully operational and compatible with existing 908OG landing/drop zone assets;

· quantity=1, part number=P2606-T, description=AZ remote transmitter, fully operational and compatible with existing 908OG landing/drop zone assets;

· quantity=1, part number=PCASE-AZL16, description=hard-sided/indestructible, impact resistant, fire resistant, transportable, foam-lined storage case to store/transport the kit contents. The case must be made of a material that is resistant to insects, sand, water, and other undesirable environmental elements.

· The kit lights must be visible at least seven (7) miles away from set up location on the landing/drop zone.

· The kit lights must be easily programmable and remotely controllable from 5,000 feet away from set up location on the landing/drop zone.

· The kit remote transmitter must have on/off/dim capability, and must be easily programmable to change security codes and permit multiple users to transmit and operate independently within a single landing/drop zone.

· All components require compatibility with existing 908OG landing/drop zone assets.

3.0 DELIVERY, INSTALLATION & REMOVAL:

3.1. The contractor shall ship the kit in the protective case(s) included in the kit.

3.2. Installation and removal are not applicable because this is a new kit.

Drop Zone Light Kit, Including 15 5-Color Lights, 1 Transmitter And A Ruggedized Foam-Lined Protective Case

Attachment 2 – Provisions and Clauses