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The 700th Contracting Squadron (CONS), Kapaun A.S. Germany, requests the items listed below. This acquisition is being procured utilizing NAICS Code 336310, Motor Vehicle Gasoline Engine and Engine Parts Manufacturing and PSC Code 2590, Miscellaneous Vehicular Components. From this quotation, a single purchase order will be made. Please provide an offer for the products listed below by: 9:00 A.M. EST 15 July 2025. All parts must be new (no refurbished items will be accepted) and either Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) or an approved equal. Quotes must include shipping to Ramstein AB, Germany. If re-selling equipment from another vendor, vendor must provide validation that they are an authorized re-seller of that equipment. If it is determined that the vendor is not an authorized re-seller of equipment they are quoting, the quotation may be rejected. The vendor must also provide a brief summary of how they plan to ship the products to Ramstein AB, Germany (e.g., DHL). If this information is not provided with a vendor’s quote, it may be rejected.

This is a commercial purchase using Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 12 and Part 13 procedures. The following information, as required per FAR 12.603(c)(2) applies:

(i) 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; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.

(ii) FA561325Q0022 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 2025-04 effective 11 June 2025, Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) 2025-01, Department of the Air Force Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DAFFARS) 2024-10.

(iv) This acquisition is being solicited as unrestricted utilizing NAICS Code 336310, Motor Vehicle Gasoline Engine and Engine Parts Manufacturing and PSC Code 2590, Miscellaneous Vehicular Components.

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Total Price

(vi) Description of requirements: The contractor shall provide the parts listed, or approved equals and deliver them to Ramstein AB, Germany.

(vii) The Government desires FOB Destination to 86 LRS LGRDD AF BPN NO MILSBILLS PROCESSES BLDG 2127 DOOR 19 APO, AE, 09094-320, Ramstein AB, Germany no later than (NLT) 90 days after date of contract (ADC).

(viii) The provision 52.212-1 , Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Products and Commercial Services, applies to this acquisition.

ADDENDA TO 52.212-1 (CONTINUED):

PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING CONTRACTOR INFORMATION WITH YOUR QUOTE:

1. Contractor Name: _______________________________________________________

2. Contractor Address: _____________________________________________________

3. Point of Contact: ________________________________________________________

4. Phone Number: __________________________________________________________

5. Email Address: __________________________________________________________

6. UEI Number: ___________________________________________________________

7. CAGE Code: ______________________________________________________________

8. Date of Quote and Expiration Date of Quote: _____________________________________

9. Proposed Payment Terms or Discount: _______________________________________

10. Delivery Date: DELIVERED by

11. FOB (Destination or Origin): Destination

(End of Provision)

(ix) Evaluation Procedures: 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. For this acquisition, the following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: price and technical acceptability. Evaluations will conducted using the lowest priced technically acceptable source selection process. If re-selling equipment from another vendor, vendor must provide validation that they are an authorized re-seller of that equipment. If it is determined that the vendor is not an authorized re-seller of equipment they are quoting, the quotation may be rejected.

(x) Offers must include with their offer a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Products and Commercial Services (MAR 2025) (DEVIATION 2025-O0003), unless this information has been submitted electronically as part of its annual representations and certificates at https://www.sam.gov.

As prescribed in 52.212-3, an Offeror shall complete only paragraph (b) of this provision if the Offeror has completed the annual representations and certification electronically in the System for Award Management (SAM) accessed through https://www.sam.gov. If the Offeror has not completed the annual representations and certifications electronically, the Offeror shall complete only paragraphs (c) through (v) of this provision.

(b) (1) Annual Representations and Certifications. Any changes provided by the Offeror in paragraph (b)(2) of this provision do not automatically change the representations and certifications in SAM. (2) The offeror has completed the annual representations and certifications electronically in SAM accessed through http://www.sam.gov. After reviewing SAM information, the Offeror verifies by submission of this offer that the representations and certifications currently posted electronically at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Products and Commercial Services, have been entered or updated in the last 12 months, are current, accurate, complete, and applicable to this solicitation (including the business size standard(s) applicable to the NAICS code(s) referenced for this solicitation), at the time this offer is submitted and are incorporated in this offer by reference (see FAR 4.1201), except for paragraphs ____. [Offeror to identify the applicable paragraphs at (c) through (v) of this provision that the offeror has completed for the purposes of this solicitation only, if any. These amended representation(s) and/or certification(s) are also incorporated in this offer and are current, accurate, and complete as of the date of this offer. Any changes provided by the offeror are applicable to this solicitation only, and do not result in an update to the representations and certifications posted electronically on SAM.]

(xi) Clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Products and Commercial Services, applies to this acquisition.

(xii) The clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions required to implement statutes or executive orders—Commercial products and Commercial services (MAR 2025) (DEVIATION 2025-O0003) applies to this acquisition.

The following additional Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clauses cited in 52.212-5(b) are applicable to the acquisition:

52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (Jun 2020) 52.204-27, Prohibition on a ByteDance Covered Application (Jun 2023) 52.209-6, Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, Proposed for Debarment, or Voluntarily Excluded. (Jan 2025) 52.209-9, Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility Matters (Oct 2018) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Jun 2020) 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (Jun 2020) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (Jun 2020) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Nov 2021) 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (Feb 2021) 52.226-8, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (May 2024) 52.229-12, Tax on Certain Foreign Procurements (Feb 2021) 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award Management (Oct 2018)

(xiii) The following FAR, Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS), and Department of the Air Force Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DAFFARS) clauses/provisions are determined by the Contracting Officer (CO) to be necessary for this acquisition and consistent with customary commercial practices are incorporated by reference and full text.

FAR Provisions & Clauses Incorporated by Reference:

52.201-1 Acquisition 360: Voluntary Survey. 2023-09 52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance. 2018-10 52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting. 2020-08 52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance. 2020-08 52.204-24 Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment. 2021-11 52.204-29 Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders- Representation and Disclosures.2023-12 52.204-7 System for Award Management. 2024-11 52.223-5 Pollution Prevention and Right-to-Know Information. 2024-05 52.229-11 Tax on Certain Foreign Procurements-Notice and Representation. Jun 2020 52.240-1 Prohibition on Unmanned Aircraft Systems Manufactured or Assembled by American Security Drone Act-Covered Foreign Entities. 2024-11

DFARS Provisions & Clauses Incorporated by Reference:

252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials. 2011-09 252.203-7002 Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights. 2022-12 252.203-7005 Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials. 2022-09 252.204-7017 Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services-Representation. 2021-05 252.204-7018 Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services. 2023-01 252.204-7024 Notice on the Use of the Supplier Performance Risk System. 2023-03 252.223-7008 Prohibition of Hexavalent Chromium. 2023-01 252.225-7055 Representation Regarding Business Operations with the Maduro Regime. 2022-05 252.225-7056 Prohibition Regarding Business Operations with the Maduro Regime. 2023-01 252.225-7059 Prohibition on Certain Procurements from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region-Representation. 2023-06 252.225-7060 Prohibition on Certain Procurements from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. 2023-06 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports. 2018-12 252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments. 2006-12 252.233-7001 Choice of Law (Overseas). 1997-06 252.244-7000 Subcontracts for Commercial Products or Commercial Services. 2023-11 252.247-7023 Transportation of Supplies by Sea. 2024-10

DFARS Provisions & Clauses Incorporated by Full Text:

252.225-7043 Antiterrorism/Force Protection for Defense Contractors Outside the United States.

2015-06

ANTITERRORISM/FORCE PROTECTION POLICY FOR DEFENSE CONTRACTORS OUTSIDE

THE UNITED STATES (JUN 2015)

(a) Definition. " United States ," as used in this clause, means, the 50 States, the District of Columbia , and outlying areas.

(b) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this clause, the Contractor and its subcontractors, if performing or traveling outside the United States under this contract, shall-

(1) Affiliate with the Overseas Security Advisory Council, if the Contractor or subcontractor is a U.S. entity;

(2) Ensure that Contractor and subcontractor personnel who are U.S. nationals and are incountry on a non-transitory basis, register with the U.S. Embassy, and that Contractor and subcontractor personnel who are third country nationals comply with any security related requirements of the Embassy of their nationality;

(3) Provide, to Contractor and subcontractor personnel, antiterrorism/force protection awareness information commensurate with that which the Department of Defense (DoD) provides to its military and civilian personnel and their families, to the extent such information can be made available prior to travel outside the United States; and

(4) Obtain and comply with the most current antiterrorism/force protection guidance for Contractor and subcontractor personnel.

(c) The requirements of this clause do not apply to any subcontractor that is-

(1) A foreign government;

(2) A representative of a foreign government; or

(3) A foreign corporation wholly owned by a foreign government.

(d) Information and guidance pertaining to DoD antiterrorism/force protection can be obtained from sam.gov(Contracting Officer to insert applicable information cited in PGI 225.372-1 (DFARS/PGI view)).

(End of clause)

252.229-7001 Tax Relief. (Alternate I) (Apr 2020)

(a) Prices set forth in this contract are exclusive of all taxes and duties from which the United States Government is exempt by virtue of tax agreements between the United States Government and the Contractor's government. The following taxes or duties have been excluded from the contract price:

NAME OF TAX: ____[Offeror insert] RATE (PERCENTAGE): ____[Offeror insert]

(b) Invoices submitted in accordance with the terms and conditions of this contract shall be exclusive of all taxes or duties for which relief is available. The Contractor's invoice shall list separately the gross price, amount of tax deducted, and net price charged. (c) When items manufactured to United States Government specifications are being acquired, the Contractor shall identify the materials or components intended to be imported in order to ensure that relief from import duties is obtained. If the Contractor intends to use imported products from inventories on hand, the price of which includes a factor for import duties, the Contractor shall ensure the United States Government's exemption from these taxes. The Contractor may obtain a refund of the import duties from its government or request the duty-free import of an amount of supplies or components corresponding to that used from inventory for this contract.

(d) Tax relief will be claimed in Germany pursuant to the provisions of the Agreement Between the United States of America and Germany Concerning Tax Relief to be Accorded by Germany to United States Expenditures in the Interest of Common Defense. The Contractor shall use Abwicklungsschein fuer abgabenbeguenstigte Lieferungen/Leistungen nach dem Offshore Steuerabkommen (Performance Certificate for Tax-Free Deliveries/Performance according to the Offshore Tax Relief Agreement) or other documentary evidence acceptable to the German tax authorities. All purchases made and paid for on a tax-free basis during a 30-day period may be accumulated, totaled, and reported as tax-free.

(End of clause)

252.232-7006 Wide Area WorkFlow Payment Instructions. 2023-01

WIDE AREA WORKFLOW PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS (JAN 2023)

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause- "Department of Defense Activity Address Code (DoDAAC)" is a six position code that uniquely identifies a unit, activity, or organization.

"Document type" means the type of payment request or receiving report available for creation in Wide Area WorkFlow (WAWF).

"Local processing office (LPO)" is the office responsible for payment certification when payment certification is done external to the entitlement system.

"Payment request" and "receiving report" are defined in the clause at 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports.

(b) Electronic invoicing. The WAWF system provides the method to electronically process vendor payment requests and receiving reports, as authorized by Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports.

(c) WAWF access. To access WAWF, the Contractor shall-

(1) Have a designated electronic business point of contact in the System for Award Management at https://www.sam.gov; and

(2) Be registered to use WAWF at https://wawf.eb.mil/ following the step-by-step procedures for self-registration available at this web site.

(d) WAWF training. The Contractor should follow the training instructions of the WAWF Web- Based Training Course and use the Practice Training Site before submitting payment requests through WAWF. Both can be accessed by selecting the "Web Based Training" link on the WAWF home page at https://wawf.eb.mil/

(e) WAWF methods of document submission. Document submissions may be via web entry, Electronic Data Interchange, or File Transfer Protocol.

(f) WAWF payment instructions. The Contractor shall use the following information when submitting payment requests and receiving reports in WAWF for this contract or task or delivery order:

(1) Document type. The Contractor shall submit payment requests using the following document type(s):

(i) For cost-type line items, including labor-hour or time-and-materials, submit a cost voucher.

(ii) For fixed price line items-

(A) That require shipment of a deliverable, submit the invoice and receiving report specified by the Contracting Officer.

Combo (Contracting Officer: Insert applicable invoice and receiving report document type(s) for fixed price line items that require shipment of a deliverable.)

(B) For services that do not require shipment of a deliverable, submit either the Invoice 2in1, which meets the requirements for the invoice and receiving report, or the applicable invoice and receiving report, as specified by the Contracting Officer.

2in1 (Contracting Officer: Insert either "Invoice 2in1" or the applicable invoice and receiving report document type(s) for fixed price line items for services.)

(iii) For customary progress payments based on costs incurred, submit a progress payment request.

(iv) For performance based payments, submit a performance based payment request.

(v) For commercial financing, submit a commercial financing request.

(2) ) Fast Pay requests are only permitted when Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.213-1 is included in the contract.

[Note: The Contractor may use a WAWF "combo" document type to create some combinations of invoice and receiving report in one step.]

(3) Document routing. The Contractor shall use the information in the Routing Data Table below only to fill in applicable fields in WAWF when creating payment requests and receiving reports in the system.

Routing Data Table* Routing Data Table*

(*Contracting Officer: Insert applicable DoDAAC information. If multiple ship to/acceptance locations apply, insert "See Schedule" or "Not applicable.") (**Contracting Officer: If the contract provides for progress payments or performance-based payments, insert the DoDAAC for the contract administration office assigned the functions under FAR 42.302(a)(13).)

(4) Payment request. The Contractor shall ensure a payment request includes documentation appropriate to the type of payment request in accordance with the payment clause, contract financing clause, or Federal Acquisition Regulation 52.216-7, Allowable Cost and Payment, as applicable.

(5) Receiving report. The Contractor shall ensure a receiving report meets the requirements of DFARS Appendix F.

(g) WAWF point of contact.

(1) The Contractor may obtain clarification regarding invoicing in WAWF from the following contracting activity's WAWF point of contact. Tabitha Freeman, tabitha.freeman.1@us.af.mil

(2) Contact the WAWF helpdesk at 866-618-5988, if assistance is needed.

EC VAT FORMS (ELECTRONIC VALUE ADDED TAX FORM) / ELEKTRONISCHE ABWICKLUNGSSCHEINE:

The completed EC VAT form can be downloaded from the PIEE/MyInvoice module. A YouTube tutorial is available in English and German language: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XCjhhakvUU. If the contract and/or the VAT Form is not showing in MyInvoice, you must contact DFAS EUROPE: Customer Service Inquiries, COMM: 011-49-631-7106-8829, DSN: 324-206-8829, or via email: DFAS-EUROPE-CUSTOMERSERVICE@MAIL.MIL. Always quote the contract and invoice number for inquiries.

- AskDFAS Module: https://corpweb1.dfas.mil/askDFAS/custMain.action?mid=5300 and submit a ticket

- Phone: +1-800-756-4571.

(End of clause)

DAFFARS Provisions & Clauses Incorporated by Full Text:

5352.201-9101 OMBUDSMAN (JUL 2023)

(a) An ombudsman has been appointed to hear and facilitate the resolution of concerns from offerors, potential offerors, and others for this acquisition. When requested, the ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. The existence of the ombudsman does not affect the authority of the program manager, contracting officer, or source selection official. Further, the ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposals, the source selection process, or the adjudication of protests or formal contract disputes. The ombudsman may refer the interested party to another official who can resolve the concern.

(b) Before consulting with an ombudsman, interested parties must first address their concerns, issues, disagreements, and/or recommendations to the contracting officer for resolution. Consulting an ombudsman does not alter or postpone the timelines for any other processes (e.g., agency level bid protests, GAO bid protests, requests for debriefings, employee-employer actions, contests of OMB Circular A-76 competition performance decisions).

(c) If resolution cannot be made by the contracting officer, the interested party may contact the ombudsman, Primary:

Mr. Alex A. Hight

AFICC/KU OL-AFE, OPC 02 BOX 3, APO, AE 09094

AFICC/KU, Geb 404, Flugplatz Ramstein, 66877 Ramstein-Miesenbach, Germany E-mail: alex.hight@us.af.mil Tel: DSN: (314)480-2209, Fax: (49)-6371-47-2025 Alternate:

Mr. Alexander L. Larsen

AFICC/KU OL-AFE, OPC 02 BOX 3, APO, AE 09094

AFICC/KU, Geb 404, Flugplatz Ramstein, 66877 Ramstein-Miesenbach, Germany E-mail: alexander.larsen.1@us.af.mil Tel: DSN: (314)480-5938, Fax: (49)-6371-47-5938 Concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations that cannot be resolved at the Center/MAJCOM ombudsman level, may be brought by the interested party for further consideration to the Department of the Air Force ombudsman, Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary (ADAS) (Contracting), SAF/AQC, 1060 Air Force Pentagon, Washington DC 20330-1060, phone number (571) 256-2395, facsimile number (571) 256-2431.

(d) The ombudsman has no authority to render a decision that binds the agency.

(e) Do not contact the ombudsman to request copies of the solicitation, verify offer due date, or clarify technical requirements. Such inquiries shall be directed to the contracting officer.

(End of clause) 5352.223-9000 Elimination of Use of Class I Ozone Depleting Substances (ODS) (Jun 2024)

(a) Contractors shall not:

(1) Provide any service or product with any specification, standard, drawing, or other document that requires the use of a Class I ODS in the test, operation, or maintenance of any system, subsystem, item, component, or process; or

(2) Provide any specification, standard, drawing, or other document that establishes a test, operation, or maintenance requirement that can only be met by use of a Class I ODS as part of this contract/order.

(b) For the purposes of Department of the Air Force policy, the following products that are pure (i.e., they meet the relevant product specification identified in AFI 32-7086) are Class I ODSs:

(1) Halons: 1011, 1202, 1211, 1301, and 2402;

(2) Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs): CFC-11, CFC-12, CFC-13, CFC-111, CFC-112, CFC-113, CFC-114, CFC-115, CFC-211, CFC-212, CFC-213, CFC-214, CFC-215, CFC-216, and CFC-217, and the blends R-500, R-501, R-502, and R-503; and

(3) Carbon Tetrachloride, Methyl Chloroform, and Methyl Bromide.

[NOTE: Material that uses one or more of these Class I ODSs as minor constituents do not meet the Department of the Air Force definition of a Class I ODS.] (End of clause)

(xiii) N/A

(xiv) N/A

(xv) Quotes are due no later than 9:00 A.M. EST 15 July 2025.

(xvi) Quotes are due via email to tabitha.freeman.1@us.af.mil 314-489-7996 Interested parties with questions by phone will be directed to ask questions in writing to the email address listed above. The point of contact for this acquisition is Tabitha Freeman, E-Mail – tabitha.freeman.1@us.af.mil. In the event this individual is not available, contact Carleen Clinger: phone 314-489-2122, E-Mail - carleen.clinger@us.af.mil.