RFQ_-_Heavy_Equipment_Rental.pdf

North Dakota Air National Guard Request for Quote (RFQ)

119th Wing / NDANG

1400 32nd Ave. North

Fargo, ND 58102

This solicitation W901UZ18P30APR1801, in accordance FAR 13.106, is being issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for GSA pricing or open market pricing.

This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-97, effective date 24 Jan 2018.

This procurement is a FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION. The NAICS code is 532412 and the small business size standard is $32.5M. All responsible sources may submit a quote which shall be considered.

However, any award from this RFQ shall require the potential vendor to be certified within the System for Award Management System (SAM) and completion of Reps and Certs in the SAM system prior to award at www.sam.gov.

**Short of Award Notice**

This effort is a high priority requirement in support of the National Guard. Funds are not presently available to make award. If funds become available for award, and prices are deemed fair and reasonable, it is the Governments intent to make award. This is not a commitment of funds or contract award.

DESCRIPTION / MINIMUM SALIENT CHARACTERISTICS ARE AS FOLLOWS:

This is a requirement for rental of heavy equipment. The 119th WG North Dakota Air National Guard in Fargo, ND will be constructing a 750 LF x 150 LF concrete pad for training purposes. Please refer to the Rental of Heavy Equipment Statement of Work (SOW) for all requirements and specifications.

**Quotes are required to be received no later than 7:00 PM. CST, Friday, May 11th, 2018** Questions are due no later than 3:00 PM. CST, Tuesday, May 8th, 2018. Submission of a quote does not obligate the government to make an award. All quotes must be e-mailed to the attention of TSgt Rachel Syverson, rachel.m.syverson.mil@mail.mil.

*** It is the vendor's responsibility to furnish sufficient information to the Government in order to determine acceptability of the quoted "equal" item(s). Therefore, if "equal" items are quoted, the vendor shall submit all technical specifications for the Government to review in order to determine technical acceptability. Failure to submit technical specifications for “equal” items shall deem the associated vendor’s quote as “non-responsive”.

The Government will award the contract to that responsible vendor whose quotation, conforming to the combined synopsis/solicitation, will be most advantageous to the Government, considering price and http://www.sam.gov/ price-related factors included in the combined synopsis/solicitation. The specific Factors that will be evaluated are as follows:

Factor One - Price of product and delivery charges.

Factor Two - Vendor's ability to provide technically acceptable products in accordance with this solicitation.

Factor Three – vendor’s ability to meet delivery requirement identified in this solicitation.

*Brand New items only; “remanufactured” or “gray market” items will not be considered for award.

* A firm-fixed price purchase order will be issued for these Commercial Items. All items must be covered by the manufacturer’s warranty.

* The Department of Defense requires vendors to submit invoices in the Wide Area Workflow System

(WAWF); please go to https://wawf.eb.mil/ for more information.

* This is an "All or Nothing" requirement; no split-awards shall be made for this acquisition. Quotes received shall contain all requested products as the contract award will be made in aggregate.

Therefore, any quote received without all products priced will be considered non-responsive.

The following provisions and clauses apply to this acquisition:

FAR 52.204-7 -- System for Award Management FAR 52.209-2 -- Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations--Representation.

FAR 52.209-11 – Representation by Corporations Regarding Delinquent Tax Liability or a Felony Conviction under any Federal Law FAR 52.211-6 -- Brand Name or Equal FAR 52.212-1 -- Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Items FAR 52.212-2 -- Evaluation -- Commercial Items. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:

price, technical acceptability, delivery, and past performance.

FAR 52.212-3 Alt. 1 -- Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items. Complete your Reps/Certs information electronically via the SAM website accessed through https://www.acquisition.gov FAR 52.212-5 -- Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items. Specifically, the following clauses cited are applicable to this solicitation:

FAR 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Representation FAR 52.222-3, Convict Labor FAR 52.222-19, Child Labor FAR 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities FAR 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity FAR 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities FAR 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving FAR 52.225-1, Buy American--Supplies FAR 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases FAR 52.247-34 -- F.o.b. – Destination DFARS 252.232-7006 Wide Area WorkFlow Payment Instructions

****REQUIRED CLAUSE TO BE SUBMITTED WITH QUOTE****

ANY INTERESTED PARTY SUBMITTING A QUOTE IN RESPONSE TO THIS SOLICITATION MUST COMPLETE THE ATTACHED CLAUSE (FAR 52.203-18) AND SUBMIT THE COMPLETED CLAUSE WITH YOUR QUOTE.

FAILURE TO COMPLETE AND SUBMIT THE REQUIRED CLAUSE WITH YOUR QUOTE MAY DISQUALIFY YOUR QUOTE/PROPOSAL FROM CONSIDERATION FOR CONTRACT AWARD BY THE 119th CONTRACTING

OFFICE.

** The NDANG (119WG) is a Federal agency and tax exempt. The NDANG EIN number is 45-0438712 and the ND State Tax exempt number is E-2001.