Synopsis Solicitation.docx

COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION

FA9302-21-Q-0065

Background. The 412th Electronic Warfare Group (EWG) is soliciting competitive Solicitations (“Request for Proposals” or “RFPs”) for the selection of qualified and capable vendors to provide Plumbing Services to EWG as Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA). This Solicitation sets forth the terms, conditions, and requirements for Respondents to be consider for this project. EWG expects to enter into multiple contracts with the selected individuals or firms to provide the plumbing services.

(i) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared IAW the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation for this requirement; quotations are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.

(ii) The solicitation number is FA9302-21-Q-0065 and is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ).

(iii) The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2021-06 effective 12 Jul 2021, DFARS Publication Notice (DPN) 20210709 effective 9 Jul 2021, and Air Force Acquisition Circular (AFAC) 2021-0726, effective 26 Jul 2021.

(iv) This acquisition allows for full and open competition with an associated NAICS code of 238220 – Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors, small business size standard of $15 million. The associated Service Code is J045- Maintenance, Repair, Rebuild of Equipment-Plumbing, Heating, and Waste Disposal Equipment.

(v) List of possible, but not limited to, tasks under this BPA

a) Repair and replace water and sanitary sewer piping, (PVC, CPVC, galvanic pipe, copper tubing, and stainless steel piping), unclog sewer lines.

b) Replacement and modification of storm sewer, sanitary sewer, domestic water, deionized water and R.O. water systems.

c) Welding for pipefitting: Pipefitter must be certified to comply with ASME Boiler Pressure Vessel Code.

d) Remove and/or install faucets, steam traps, shower diverters, hydration stations, sinks, garbage disposals, tub shoes, shower bases, sink & tub drains, soldered copper pipe, cut and thread piping, remove and/or install soldered, threaded, Viega ProPress systems, remove and/or reinstall plastic PVC piping and fittings on an as needed basis, including emergency work and repairs. All plumbing work to comply with current UPC plumbing code.

e) The Respondent shall also provide electric and gas water heater installation, repair and/or replacement.

(vi) Description of Requirements:

1. The Respondent shall have a variety of solutions and ready access to the parts and materials for each subproject installation or repair.

2. The Respondent is responsible for providing all plumbing equipment and materials necessary to complete the work unless specifically excluded in the specific project scope.

3. Landscaping, hardscapes and irrigation systems must be protected from damage with track mats or other acceptable methods. If landscaping, hardscape or irrigations systems are damaged, it is the responsibility of the Respondent to repair and return the area to the original state. Methods and results must be approved by the EWG project manager.

4. Respondent may be required to work in confined spaces. Proper safety and personnel protective equipment shall be utilized.

5. There are two levels of response anticipated, normal and emergency. Normal requests are associated with planned work. Emergency requests will be designated as an emergency by EWG when making the request. All requests not specifically identified by EWG as emergency are normal requests.

6. The Respondent shall be equipped with a staffed telephone service available during the normal working hours of 7:30 am to 4:30 pm Monday through Friday for receiving and making calls. Other office requirements are the ability to send and receive emails. The Respondent shall provide a 24/7 contact to address afterhours and emergency requests.

7. The EWG Representative will contact the Respondent with project information. The Respondent or Respondent’s representative shall respond by meeting with the EWG Representative (and possibly the others) to conduct a scope of work validation, site visit, and conference for normal requests. During the meeting, the following are discussed and established:

Project number and title Site investigation Methods and alternatives for accomplishing work per plans and specifications.

Detailed scope of the work, definitions, and refinement of tasks and quantities as required.

Time requirements for completion, site availability.

8. Upon acceptance of the project by both parties, the EWG Representative will provide approval for the project.

9. Once the approval to work is issued, the Respondent will begin work as per date range specified with the EWG Representative. The EWG Representative or his/her delegate will perform the Contract administration associated with the project until work completion, including final inspection and acceptance.

10. At time of project completion, the Respondent will submit an invoice for payment to be approved by the EWG Representative’s authority.

11. 412th EWG shall not be responsible for payment of any unauthorized work.

12. Please see attached Statement of Work for more details.

(vii) The Government Place of Performance is 412th Electronic Warfare Group, Building 1030, 30 Hoglan Avenue, Edwards AFB, CA 93524. All services and related supply requests shall be F.O.B. Destination-Edwards AFB, CA 93524.

(viii) The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. Provisions and clauses can be viewed through Internet access at the Air Force FAR Site, acquisition.gov.

ADDENDUM TO FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors Commercial Items

Offerors shall prepare their quotations IAW FAR 52.212-1, (Note: Offerors may submit quotes via email, please note the maximum file size is 10MB. Emails over this file size will not be received.) In addition the following information shall be included:

1. Offeror Name

2. Address

3. CAGE Code

4. Primary NAICS

5. Business Size and Socioeconomic Program (if applicable) (i.e. SDVOSB, etc.)

6. Payment Terms (net 30) or Discount

7. Point of Contact & Phone Number

8. Offeror Email address

9. Technical and Company Capability:

a. A technical and company capability narrative, not to exceed ten (10) pages, demonstrating firm’s capabilities to provide the services and full extent of items as outlined within the SOW. The narrative shall provide the Government with a reasonable assurance that the firm has the relevant capability required to meet or exceed the requirement;

b. Brochures, lists and any other specific and pertinent information as pertains to this particular area of procurement that would enhance our consideration and evaluation of the information submitted.

10. Price list shall be labor hours broken out between regular and emergency. Supplies will be based upon the work required.

(ix) FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation – Commercial Items, is applicable to this RFQ. The Government will award a contract to possibly more than one vendor, 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:

ADDENDUM TO FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation Commercial Items 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.

(i) technical capability of the item offered to meet the Government requirement;

(ii) price;

Technical capability is approximately equal when compared to price. Past performance is not evaluated under this RFQ.

To be considered technically acceptable the offeror must submit a capability statement based on the SOW.

(x) Offerors must include with their proposal a completed copy of the provision at FAR 52.204-7 together with DFARS 252.204-7004 Alternate A, System for Award Management and FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Items with Alternate 1, with their quote, unless this information has been submitted electronically as part of its annual representations and certificates at https://www.sam.gov.

(xi) The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items (May 2015), applies.

(xii) The clause at FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders--Commercial Items (Nov 2015) applies.

(xii) The following is a contemplated list of provisions/clauses; the final list of clauses is dependent upon actual dollar value of the award and may change from the list provided below. Full text clauses can be accessed via acquisition.gov.

FAR 52.252-1, Solicitation Provision Incorporated by Reference

This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. The offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at this address: acquisition.gov

The following FAR and DFARS provisions apply and are incorporated by reference:

The following FAR, DFARS, and AFFARS clauses apply and are incorporated by reference:

(xiii) This acquisition requires no additional contract requirement(s) or terms and conditions (such as contract financing arrangements or warranty requirements) determined by the contracting officer to be necessary for this acquisition and consistent with customary commercial practices. Commercial interim and/or advance payments will not be made.

(xiv) DPAS assigned rating is N/A.

(xv) QUOTES ARE DUE NO LATER THAN 1630 PST on 10 September 2021.

(xvi) Quotes shall be submitted electronically to shelley.white.2@us.af.mil and lisa.davis.6@us.af.mil

The offeror agrees to hold the prices in its quote firm for 30 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of quotes.

Proprietary information and trade secrets, if any, must be clearly marked on all materials. All information received that is marked Proprietary will be handled accordingly. Please be advised that all submissions become Government property and will not be returned. All government and contractor personal reviewing sources sought responses will have signed non-disclosure agreements and understand their responsibility for proper use and protection from unauthorized disclosure of proprietary information as described 41 USC 423. The Government shall not be held liable for any damages incurred if proprietary information is not properly identified.

Any information provided is strictly voluntary. The government will not pay for information submitted in response to this synopsis/solicitation.

Attachment:

Statement of Work (SOW) SCA Wage Determination (July 21 2021)