Solicitation (RFQ) W911RX22Q0092.docx

RFQ # W911RX-22-Q-0092

VRLA Battery Purchase and Installation

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products or commercial services 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; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.

The following solicitation is competed IAW FAR PART 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures, and FAR PART 12, Commercial Items.

Set-Aside Requirement

This solicitation is a Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) Zone Set-aside, Firm Fixed Price, Request for Quote (RFQ). This solicitation requires registration with the System for Award Management (SAM) prior to award, pursuant to applicable regulations and guidelines. Registration information can be found at www.sam.gov.

NAICS CODE

Vendor must be register with NAICS Code 335911, Storage Battery Manufacturing. The Offeror shall be actively registered with that NAICS or a similar NAICS with the appropriate size standard (1250 employees) prior to Award to be considered for any resulting contract. Failure to be properly registered under the appropriate size standard during evaluation and/or at the time of award deems the offer ineligible for award. A similar NAICS Code with the appropriate size standard other than the NAICS Code identified in this buy term may be used as a factor to determine technical capability.

Request for Quote

Please return this electronic RFQ with your offer by 10:00 AM (CDT) on 29 August 2022.

All questions are due to the below POCs NLT 24 August 2022 at 10:00 AM (CDT). All questions received by the deadline will be answered and issued in an amendment for all potential offerors.

Point of Contact: Shannon Campbell, Contract Specialist, Fort Riley, KS 66442 E-Mail: shannon.s.campbell.civ@army.mil

Contracting Officer: Chris Richie, Fort Riley, KS 66442 E-Mail: christopher.a.richie.civ@army.mil

Also, please include the following company information with your quote:

Company Name:

POC:

Phone:

Email Address:

CAGE Code:

SAM UEI:

Tax ID Number:

Requested Specification:

This VRLA acquisition is for the purchase of the following supplies:

VRLA Battery System at BLDG 213

FFP

IAW Attachment-1, Statement of Work.

FOB: Destination

Delivery Date: 21 OCT 2022

Delivery Location: FT Riley, KS 66442

EA

FFP

IAW Attachment-1, Statement of Work.

FOB: Destination

Delivery Date: 21 OCT2022

EA

FFP

De-Installation and Disposal of old batteries from Bldgs. 213 and 6421 IAW Attachement-1, Statement of Work.

FOB: Destination

JOB

FFP

Install Batteries in Bldgs. 213 and 6421 IAW Attachement-1, Statement of Work.

FOB: Destination

JOB

Total

Evaluation of Offerors

The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforms to the solicitation.

Evaluation for Award is Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) IAW with FAR 13.106-2. The Government will award a firm fixed price 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 capability, and Contractor past performance of the item offered to meet the Government requirement. All evaluation factors other than Price, when combined, are equally as important as price.

Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Items

IAW 52.212-1(g) Contract award (not applicable to Invitation for Bids) The Government intends to evaluate offers and award a contract without discussions with offerors. Therefore, the offerors initial offer should contain the offerors best terms from a price and technical standpoint. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if later determined by the Contracting Officer to be necessary. The Government may reject any or all offers if such action is in the public interest; accept other than the lowest offer; and waive informalities and minor irregularities in offers received.

System for Award Management (SAM)

IAW 52.212-1(k): Unless exempted by an addendum to this solicitation, by submission of an offer, the Offeror acknowledges the requirement that a prospective awardee shall be registered in the SAM database prior to award, during performance and through final payment of any contract resulting from this solicitation. If the Offeror does not become registered in the SAM database before the close of the solicitation, the Contracting Officer will proceed to award to the next otherwise successful registered Offeror. Offerors may obtain information on registration and annual confirmation requirements via the SAM database accessed through https://www.acquisition.gov.

Registration information can be found at www.sam.gov.

Provision and Clauses

The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular, 2022-06, dated 05-26-2022. From the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), the following provisions and clauses are applicable to this solicitation: All FAR Provisions & Clauses 52.203-12, 52.203-19, 52.204-7, 52.204-10, 52.204-13, 52.204-16, 52.204-18, 52.204-23, 52.204-24, 52.204-25, 52.204-26, 52.209-6, 52.209-10, 52.212-1, 52.212-3 Alt1, 52.212-4, 52.212-5 (CD 2018-O00021), 52.219-3, 52.219-28, 52.219-33, 52.222-3, 52.222-19 (CD 2020-O00019),52.222-20, 52.222-21, 52.222-26, 52.222-35, 52.222-37, 52.222-50, 52.223-9, 52.223-18, 52.223-20, 52.223-22, 52.232-33, 52.232-39, 52.232-40, 52.233-3, 52.233-4, 52.252-1,52.525-2, 52.252-5, 52.252-6.

The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through DFARS Change dated 06-23-2022. From the Department of Defense FAR Supplement (DFARS), the following provisions and clauses are applicable to this solicitation: All DFARS Provisions & Clauses incorporated: 252.203-7000, 252.203-7002, 252.203-7005, 252.204-7003, 252.204-7008, 252.207-7003, 252.204-7008, 252.204-7012, 252.204-2015, 252.204-7016, 252.204-7017, 252.204-7018, 252.204-2019, 252.204-7020, 252-211-7003, 252.213-7000, 252.223-7008, 252.225-7001, 252.225-7012,252.225-7020,252.225-7031,252.225-7035(CD2020-O00019),252.225-7048, 252.225-7055,252.225-7056,252.225-7974(CD2020-O0005), 252.232-7003, 252.232-7006, 252.232-7010, 252.232-7017, 252.239-7098, 252.244-7000, 252.246-7004.

Full text of these clauses may be found at https://www.acquisition.gov.

Offer Period

Quote shall be good for 30 calendar days from the date of the quote submission.

Attachments Attachment-1 –Statement of Work (SOW), W911RX22Q0092 Attachment-2 –Technical Specifications, W911RX22Q0092 Exhibit-A –Fort Riley iWatch Training (as of 26APR22), W911RX22Q0092