Combined_Synopsis_Solicitation.pdf

This is a combined synopsis/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; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation W9124N-16-Q-0005 is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ). This solicitation incorporates provisions and clauses that are in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-90 and DAC 2005-95-31.

The associated NAICS Code for this acquisition is 5323210, Small Business size standard is $7.5 Million.

This solicitation is set aside for Small Business. The Government intends to award a Firm Fixed Price contract.

The location for rental, placement and servicing of the portable latrines is Presidio of Monterey Army Installation, Monterey CA 93944. See attached Performance Work Statement (PWS), Technical Exhibit A, and Schedule of Price for details.

Offerors are required to have an active account in System for Award Management (SAM) https://www/sam/govl. to be considered for award.

All information relating to this solicitation, including, changes/amendments, questions and answers, will be posted on the following website: http://www.FBO.gov. Formal communications such as request for clarifications and/or information concerning this solicitation must be submitted in writing via e-mail to the points of contact (POCs) indicated below.

Joyce Amador: joyce.h.amador.civ@mail.mil

E. Malissa Williams: evan.m.williams6.civ@mail.mil

Offerors are requested to submit questions via email not later than 12:00 PM PST, 14 September 2016. Terms of the solicitation and specification remain unchanged unless the solicitation is amended in writing by the Contracting Officer. If an amendment is issued, normal procedures relating to the acknowledgement and receipt of solicitation shall apply.

Closing time and date is 12:00 PM PST, 16 September 2016.

The following clauses and provisions are included by reference:

FAR

52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Item (Oct 2015) 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions – Commercial Items (May 2015) 52.212-5 (Deviation), Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders (Jun 2016) 52.204-7 System for Award Management (Jul 2015) 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items (Apr 2016) 52.222-3 Convict Labor (Jun 2003) 52.222-19 Child Labor – Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Feb 2016)

52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 2015) 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity (Apr 2015) 52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (Jul 2014) 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons (Mar 2015) 52.223-18 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (Aug 2011) 52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (Jun 2008) 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer—System for Award Management (Jul 2013) 52.233-3, Protest After Award (Aug 1996) 52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (Oct 2004) 52.247-34, F.O.B. – Destination (Nov 1991) 52.252-6, Authorized Deviations in Clauses (Apr 1984) 52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998)

DFARS

252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials 252.203-7002 Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights 252.204-7004 Alt A, System for Award Management 252.209-7999 Prohibition against contracting w/Corps that have unpaid delinquent tax liability or a felony conviction, 252.211-7003, Item Identification and Valuation 252.212-7001 (Deviation) Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests 252.232-7006 Wide Area Workflow Payment Instructions 252.232-7010, Levies on Contract Payments

The following clauses and provisions are provided in full text:

52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Items (Oct 2015)

(a) North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code and small business size standard for this acquisition. NAICS code: 532310; small business size standard: $70.5 Million

(b) Submission of offers. Submit signed and dated offers to the office specified in this solicitation at or before the exact time specified in this solicitation. Offers may be submitted on letterhead stationery, or as otherwise specified in the solicitation. As a minimum, offers must show --

(1) The solicitation number;

(2) The time specified in the solicitation for receipt of offers;

(3) The name, address, and telephone number of the offeror;

(4) Price and any discount terms;

(6) A completed copy of the representations and certifications at FAR 52.212-3 (see FAR 52.212-3(b) for those representations and certifications that the offeror shall complete electronically);

(7) Acknowledgment of Solicitation Amendments;

(8) Past performance information to include recent and relevant contracts for the same or similar items and other references (including contract numbers, points of contact with telephone numbers and other relevant information); and

(9) Include a statement specifying the extent of agreement with all terms, conditions, and provisions included in the solicitation. Offers that fail to furnish required representations or information, or reject the terms and conditions of the solicitation may be excluded from consideration.

(c) Period for acceptance of offers. The offeror agrees to hold the prices in its offer firm for 30 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of offers, unless another time period is specified in an addendum to the solicitation.

(d) Multiple offers. Offerors are encouraged to submit multiple offers presenting alternative terms and conditions or commercial items for satisfying the requirements of this solicitation.

Each offer submitted will be evaluated separately.

(e) Late submissions, modifications, revisions, and withdrawals of offers.

(1) Offerors are responsible for submitting offers, and any modifications, revisions, or withdrawals, so as to reach the Government office designated in the solicitation by the time specified in the solicitation. If no time is specified in the solicitation, the time for receipt is 4:30 p.m., local time, for the designated Government office on the date that offers or revisions are due.

(2)

(i) Any offer, modification, revision, or withdrawal of an offer received at the Government office designated in the solicitation after the exact time specified for receipt of offers is “late” and will not be considered unless it is received before award is made, the Contracting Officer determines that accepting the late offer would not unduly delay the acquisition; and—

(A) If it was transmitted through an electronic commerce method authorized by the solicitation, it was received at the initial point of entry to the Government infrastructure not later than 5:00 p.m. one working day prior to the date specified for receipt of offers; or

(B) There is acceptable evidence to establish that it was received at the Government installation designated for receipt of offers and was under the Government’s control prior to the time set for receipt of offers; or

(ii) However, a late modification of an otherwise successful offer, that makes its terms more favorable to the Government, will be considered at any time it is received and may be accepted.

(3) Offers may be withdrawn by written notice received at any time before the exact time set for receipt of offers

(f) Contract award (not applicable to Invitation for Bids). The Government intends to evaluate offers and award a contract without discussions with offerors. Therefore, the offeror’s initial offer should contain the offeror’s 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.

(g) Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) Number. (Applies to offers exceeding $3,500, and offers of $3,500 or less if the solicitation requires the Contractor to be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database. The offeror shall enter, in the block with its name and address on the cover page of its offer, the annotation “DUNS” or “DUNS+4” followed by the DUNS or DUNS+4 number that identifies the offeror’s name and address. The DUNS+4 is the DUNS number plus a 4-character suffix that may be assigned at the discretion of the offeror to establish additional SAM records for identifying alternative Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) accounts (see FAR Subpart 32.11) for the same concern. If the offeror does not have a DUNS number, it should contact Dun and Bradstreet directly to obtain one. An offeror within the United States may contact Dun and Bradstreet by calling 1-866-705-5711 or via the Internet at http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform. An offeror located outside the United States must contact the local Dun and Bradstreet office for DUNS number. The offeror should indicate that it is an offeror for a Government contract when contacting the local Dun and Bradstreet office.

(h) System for Award Management. 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 in the time prescribed by the Contracting Officer, 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.

ij) Debriefing. If a post-award debriefing is given to requesting offerors, the Government shall disclose the following information, if applicable:

(1) The agency’s evaluation of the significant weak or deficient factors in the debriefed offeror’s offer.

(2) The overall evaluated cost or price and technical rating of the successful and debriefed offeror and past performance information on the debriefed offeror.

(3) The overall ranking of all offerors, when any ranking was developed by the agency during source selection.

(4) A summary of rationale for award;

(5) For acquisitions of commercial items, the make and model of the item to be delivered by the successful offeror.

(6) Reasonable responses to relevant questions posed by the debriefed offeror as to whether source-selection procedures set forth in the solicitation, applicable regulations, and other applicable authorities were followed by the agency.

ADDENDUM TO FAR 52.212-1

The government intends to award a contract to the lowest priced technically acceptable offeror without discussions with respective offerors.

Provide sufficient information that offeror meets requirements of Performance Work Statement.

Past Performance. The offeror shall identify past contracts (including Federal, State, and local government and private) for efforts similar as stated in this RFQ. Limit references for work performed to the last three (3) years. In addition, past performance information on contracts not listed by the offeror may be solicited and used in determining the overall past performance rating.

Provide a summary of the previous contracts described above, not to exceed 1 page of past performance information per reference, and must include:

Name of project (Contract number, if applicable) Name and address of customer or Government agency Name, telephone, fax number and/or email of customer contact or contracting officer Dollar value Period of performance/Completion date Brief description of work performed, and why the effort is relevant

52.212-2 EVALUATION--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (OCT 2014)

(a) 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. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:

Award will be made based on the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) offer in accordance with FAR 15.101.2.

TECHNICALLY ACCEPTABLE FACTORS:

FACTOR 1. Provide sufficient information that offeror meets requirements of Performance

Work Statement.

FACTOR 2. Provide Past Performance information

FACTOR 3. Provide summary of previous contracts described in Past Performance

Information.

Lowest price will be used for selection after offer is determined to be technically acceptable.

(b) Options. The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s).

(c) A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer's specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award.

52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)

This contract incorporates one or more clauses 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. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es):

http://farsite.hill.af.mil http://www.arnet.gov/far http://www.dtic.mil/dfars