RFQ_INFORMATION.pdf

Solicitation number: W9127P-18-Q-#### is hereby issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ).

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with 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.

The Incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular

2005-96, Dated 06 Nov 2017 and the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement

(DFARS) change notice 20160326. It is the contractor's responsibility to become familiar with applicable clauses and provisions. This acquisition is under North American Industry

Classification Standards (NAICS) code 326299.

This is a set aside for small business.

The Government intends to award a contract to a qualified vendor deemed responsive in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 12, whose quote conforms to all of the RFQ's requirements and is judged to represent the Best Value to the Government in accordance with the evaluation scheme set forth in this RFQ. This office will consider any late quotes or any late revisions of quotes as non-responsive.

ln no event shall any understanding or agreement between the Contractor and any Government employee other than the Contracting Officer on any contract, modification, change order, letter or verbal direction to the contractor be effective or binding upon the Government. All such actions must be formalized by a proper contractual document executed by an appointed

Contracting Officer. The Contractor is hereby notified that in the event a Government employee other than the Contracting Officer directs a change in the work to be performed or increases the scope of the work to be performed, it is the Contractor's responsibility to make inquiry of the

Contracting Officer before making the deviation from the written terms of the contract. Payments or Partial payments will not be made without being authorized by an appointed Contracting

Officer with the legal authority to bind the Government.

Government POC: Government POC will be provided at time of award. Any changes must be coordinated through the government POC and approved in writing by the Contracting Officer.

The date, time and request for quote offers are due by 21 September 2018 at 3:00 P.M. eastern time.

Electronic offers preferred. All questions must be submitted by email no later than 24 hours prior to bid close date.

NO QUESTIONS BY TELEPHONE AS EVERYTHING MUST BE IN WRITING (EMAIL).

SHIPPING ADDRESS:

Virgin Islands National Guard

Floyd E. Lake Warehouse

10A & 18 Estate Bethlehem

Kingshill, St. Croix, VI 00850

ITEM REQUIRED:

Inflatable Obstacle Course

Size: 18#H x 17#W x 100#L overall length

Consisting of 3 inflatable sections to include the following:

Section 1: Barrel Crawl & Angle Wall 13#H x 17#W x 32#L

Section 2: Three Breaching Walls & Fence 13#H x 17#W x 18#L

Section 3: Hill Climb & Slide 18#H x 17#W x 50#L

Color: RED, WHITE, BLUE

Print: Logo VIRGIN ISLANDS NATIONAL GUARD on each side per component with

NATIONALGUARD.COM below logo (logo colors red, white and blue)

The complete system include one or more of the following:

Construction (printed): Ultra-White 500 denier PVC coated polyester specially formulated digital print substrate with ultraviolet, mildew and flame resistant infused inhibitors.

Construction (unprinted): high grade, high strength, and tear resistant cloth, PVC coated nylon twill weave with ultraviolet and mildew resistant infused inhibitors.

Print: Digitally printed art as required is processed using water based latex inks, resolution up to

1200 x 1200.

Inner Walls: Rip stop nylon.

Basic: Finished with flat-fold seams, double needle lock stitch and sewn with high-grade polyester thread.

Storage: Standard heavy-duty envelope storage tarp.

Inflation System

Externally connected inflation fans capable of operating on 115v/60Hz providing up to 1,170

CFM; (basis 110v).

Installation System

Qty eight (8) 12# L nonadjustable straps

Qty four (4) 15# ground stakes

Qty one (1) 10# x 12# ground tarp

Qty one (1) Patch repair kit

Qty one (1) Owner#s manual

Similar to

Solicitation Provisions

Clauses may be accessed electronically in full text through http://farsite.hill.af.mil.

Contractors must be actively registered with the SAM.gov website.

Invoice required via Wide Area Work Flow (WAWF) at http://wawf.eb.mil

FAR 52.204-7, System for Award Management Registration

FAR 52.204-9, Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel

FAR 52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards

FAR 52.204-16, Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance

52.209-6 -- Protecting the Governments Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors

Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment

FAR 52.211-6, Brand Name or Equal (IF APPLICABLE)

FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items

FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Items Evaluation. 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, technically acceptability and delivery time of all items "all or none" is the evaluation criteria. This is a best value decision.

FAR 52.212-3 ALT I, Offerors Representation and Certifications Commercial Item or complete electronic annual representations and certifications at http//orca.bpn.gov

FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Condition-Commercial Items http://farsite.hill.af.mil/ http://wawf.eb.mil/

FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive

Orders-Commercial Item are incorporated by reference, however, for paragraphs (b) and (c) the following clauses apply

FAR 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside

FAR 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Representation

FAR 52.222-3, Convict Labor

FAR 52.222-19, Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies

FAR 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities

FAR 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity

FAR 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities

FAR 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons

FAR 52.223-5, Pollution Prevention and Right to Know Information

FAR 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policy to Ban Text Messaging While Driving

FAR 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases

FAR 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer--Central Contractor Registration

FAR 52.232-39, Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations

FAR 52.232-40, Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors

FAR 52.233-3, Protest after Award

FAR 52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim

FAR 52.237-1, Site Visit

FAR 52.237-2, Protection of Government Buildings, Equipment and Vegetation

FAR 52.252-2, Clauses Incorporated by Reference - SEE http://farsite.hill.af.mil

DFARS 252.201-7000, Contracting Officer's Representative

DFARS 252.203-7000, Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DOD Officials

DFARS 252.203-7005, Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DOD Officials

DFARS 252.203-7998, Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal

Confidentiality Agreements

DFARS 252.204-7008, Compliance with Safeguarding Covered Defense Information Controls.

DFARS 252.204-7012, Safeguarding of Unclassified Controlled Technical Information

DFARS 252.204-7015, Disclosure of Information to Litigation Support Contractors

DFARS 252.207-7012, Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident

Reporting.

DFARS 252.209-7992, Representation by Corporations Regarding an Unpaid Delinquent Tax

Liability or a Felony Conviction under Any Federal Law

DFARS 252.211-7003 Item Unique Identification and Valuation.

DFARS 252.212-7000, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items

DFARS 252.212-7001, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or

Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items

DFARS 252.223-7006, Prohibition on Storage and Disposal of Toxic and Hazardous Materials

DFARS 252.225-7000, Buy American Act-Balance of Payments Program Certificate

DFARS 252.225-7001, Buy American Act and Balance of Payments Program

DFARS 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests (WAWF instructions provided at time of award)

DFARS 252.232-7010, Levies on Contract Payments

DFARS 252.237-7010, Prohibition on Interrogation of Detainees by Contractor Personnel

DFARS 252.244-7000, Subcontracts for Commercial Items

DFARS 252.247-7023 ALT III, Transportation of Supplies by Sea-Alt III

252.225-7035 Buy American--Free Trade Agreements--Balance of Payments

Program Certificate.

Basic. As prescribed in 225.1101(9) and (9)(i), use the following provision:

BUY AMERICAN—FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS—BALANCE OF PAYMENTS

PROGRAM CERTIFICATE—BASIC (NOV 2014)

(a) Definitions. “Bahrainian end product,” “commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) item,”

“component,” “domestic end product,” “Free Trade Agreement country,” “Free Trade

Agreement country end product,” “foreign end product,” “Moroccan end product,” “Panamanian end product,” “Peruvian end product,” “qualifying country end product,” and “United States,” as used in this provision, have the meanings given in the Buy American—Free Trade

Agreements—Balance of Payments Program—Basic clause of this solicitation.

(b) Evaluation. The Government—

(1) Will evaluate offers in accordance with the policies and procedures of Part 225 of the

Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; and

(2) For line items subject to the Buy American—Free Trade Agreements—Balance of Payments

Program—Basic clause of this solicitation, will evaluate offers of qualifying country end products or Free Trade Agreement country end products other than Bahrainian end products, Moroccan end products, Panamanian end products, or Peruvian end products without regard to the restrictions of the Buy American or the Balance of Payments Program.

(c) Certifications and identification of country of origin.

(1) For all line items subject to the Buy American—Free Trade Agreements—Balance of

Payments Program—Basic clause of this solicitation, the offeror certifies that—

(i) Each end product, except the end products listed in paragraph (c)(2) of this provision, is a domestic end product; and

(ii) Components of unknown origin are considered to have been mined, produced, or manufactured outside the United States or a qualifying country.

(2) The offeror shall identify all end products that are not domestic end products.

(i) The offeror certifies that the following supplies are qualifying country (except Australian or

Canadian) end products:

(Line Item Number) (Country of Origin)

(ii) The offeror certifies that the following supplies are Free Trade Agreement country end products other than Bahrainian end products, Moroccan end products, Panamanian end products, or Peruvian end products:

(Line Item Number) (Country of Origin)

(iii) The following supplies are other foreign end products, including end products manufactured in the United States that do not qualify as domestic end products, i.e., an end product that is not a

COTS item and does not meet the component test in paragraph (ii) of the definition of “domestic end product”:

(Line Item Number) (Country of Origin (If known))

(End of provision) http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dfars/html/current/225_11.htm#225.1101

Alternate I. As prescribed in 225.1101(9) and (9)(ii), use the following provision, which uses

“Canadian end product” in paragraph (a), rather than the phrases “Bahrainian end product,”

“Free Trade Agreement country,” “Free Trade Agreement country end product,” “Moroccan end product,” “Panamanian end product,” and “Peruvian end products” in paragraph (a) of the basic provision; uses “Canadian end products” in paragraphs (b)(2) and (c)(2)(i), rather than “Free

Trade Agreement country end products other than Bahrainian end products, Moroccan end products, Panamanian end products, or Peruvian end products” in paragraphs (b)(2) and (c)(2)(ii) of the basic provision; and does not use “Australian or” in paragraph (c)(2)(i):

BUY AMERICAN—FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS—BALANCE OF PAYMENTS

PROGRAM CERTIFICATE—ALTERNATE I (NOV 2014)

(a) Definitions. “Canadian end product,” “commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) item,”

“component,” “domestic end product,” “foreign end product,” “qualifying country end product,” and “United States,” as used in this provision, have the meanings given in the Buy American—

Free Trade Agreements—Balance of Payments Program—Alternate I clause of this solicitation.

(b) Evaluation. The Government—

(1) Will evaluate offers in accordance with the policies and procedures of part 225 of the

Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; and

(2) For line items subject to the Buy American—Free Trade Agreements—Balance of Payments

Program—Alternate I clause of this solicitation, will evaluate offers of qualifying country end products or Canadian end products without regard to the restrictions of the Buy American or the

Balance of Payments Program.

(c) Certifications and identification of country of origin.

(1) For all line items subject to the Buy American—Free Trade Agreements—Balance of

Payments Program—Alternate I clause of this solicitation, the offeror certifies that—

(i) Each end product, except the end products listed in paragraph (c)(2) of this provision, is a domestic end product; and

(ii) Components of unknown origin are considered to have been mined, produced, or manufactured outside the United States or a qualifying country.

(2) The offeror shall identify all end products that are not domestic end products.

(i) The offeror certifies that the following supplies are qualifying country (except Canadian) end products:

(Line Item Number) (Country of Origin)

(ii) The offeror certifies that the following supplies are Canadian end products:

(Line Item Number) (Country of Origin)

(iii) The following supplies are other foreign end products, including end products manufactured in the United States that do not qualify as domestic end products, i.e., an end product that is not a

COTS item and does not meet the component test in paragraph (ii) of the definition of “domestic end product”:

(Line Item Number) (Country of Origin (If known))”

(End of provision)

252.232-7006 Wide Area WorkFlow Payment Instructions.

As prescribed in 232.7004(b), use the following clause:

WIDE AREA WORKFLOW PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS (JUN 2012)

http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dfars/html/current/225_11.htm#225.1101 http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dfars/html/current/232_70.htm

(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.

(b) Electronic invoicing. The WAWF system is the method to electronically process vendor payment requests and receiving reports, as authorized by 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 Central Contractor Registration at https://www.acquisition.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 must use the following information when submitting payment requests and receiving reports in WAWF for this contract/order:

(1) Document type. The Contractor shall use the following document type(s).

Vendors shall submit a combo Invoice. Units of measure and CLIN verbiage shall match the contract or the invoice will be rejected. Do NOT mark Fast Pay.

Vendors shall submit a 2-in-1 Invoice. Units of measure and CLIN verbiage shall match the contract, or the price of the services being invoiced, or the invoice will be rejected. Do NOT mark Fast Pay.

(2) Inspection/acceptance location. The Contractor shall select the following inspection/acceptance location(s) in WAWF, as specified by the contracting officer.

N/A

(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* http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dfars/html/current/252232.htm https://www.acquisition.gov/ https://wawf.eb.mil/ https://wawf.eb.mil/

(4) Payment request and supporting documentation. The Contractor shall ensure a payment request includes appropriate contract line item and subline item descriptions of the work performed or supplies delivered, unit price/cost per unit, fee (if applicable), and all relevant back-up documentation, as defined in DFARS Appendix F, (e.g. timesheets) in support of each payment request. If your invoice in WAWF does not match the items and unit of measure as stated in the contract, the invoice may be rejected.

(5) The vendor shall supply a tracking number for shipment. If no tracking system is used, then the vendor shall provide a ship date and an estimated arrival date. If the items are shipping through the consolidation point in Norfolk VA, the Contracting Officer will supply shipping labels marked especially for the Virgin

Islands National Guard for delivery to the DLA distribution point that shall be attached to the contract and shall be affixed to each pallet or box. The vendor shall provide the Contracting Officer with a Proof of

Delivery to Norfolk that clearly shows a DLA receiving representative signature.

(6) WAWF email notifications. The Contractor shall enter the e-mail address identified below in the “Send

Additional Email Notifications” field of WAWF once a document is submitted in the system.

Failure to include email address will delay payment. The Government is not responsible for delays caused by improper submission and notification in WAWF.

donna.r.prock.mil@mail.mil kendell.r.richmond.mil@mail.mil charles.c.gilbert25.mil@mail.mil trisha.l.lawrence.mil@mail.mil akimo.i.lionel.mil@mail.mil

(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.

Field Name in WAWF Data to be entered in WAWF

Pay Official DoDAAC HQ0670

Issue By DoDAAC W9127P

Admin DoDAAC W9127P

Inspect By DoDAAC N/A

Ship To Code WF3APY

Ship From Code N/A

Mark For Code N/A

Service Approver (DoDAAC) N/A

Service Acceptor (DoDAAC) N/A

Accept at Other DoDAAC WF3APY

LPO DoDAAC N/A

DCAA Auditor DoDAAC N/A

Other DoDAAC(s) N/A

**WAWF will require a shipment number. **Please use the same invoice number as the shipment number mailto:donna.r.prock.mil@mail.mil mailto:kendell.r.richmond.mil@mail.mil mailto:charles.c.gilbert25.mil@mail.mil mailto:trisha.l.lawrence.mil@mail.mil mailto:akimo.i.lionel.mil@mail.mil donna.r.prock.mil@mail.mil geraldine.p.vaval.mil@mail.mil

(2) For technical WAWF help, contact the WAWF helpdesk at 866-618-5988.

(End of clause) mailto:donna.r.prock.mil@mail.mil mailto:geraldine.p.vaval.mil@mail.mil