Amendment 0003 Solicitation W912PF24Q133 Amendment.pdf

W912PF24Q0133

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SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION SF 30 - BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

The following have been added by full text:

AMENDMENT 0003

The purpose of this Amendment is to cancel Solicitation W912PF24Q0133.

Solicitation W912PF24Q0133 is hereby cancelled.

SECTION SF 1449 - CONTINUATION SHEET

The following have been modified:

ADDENDUM TO FAR 52.212-1

NOTE TO QUOTERS: Solicitation W912PF24Q0133 is hereby cancelled.

I. DOCUMENTATION TO BE SUBMITTED

All QUOTES must be submitted to the Contracting Officer no later than 11 September 2024 at 12:00 p.m.

"noon" (local time, Rome, Italy) as indicated in Block 8 of SF 1449. All quotes shall be submitted in English and include the company point of contact, phone number, and email address.

The Point of Contact and address for this contract is:

Ketti Andrei 414th Contracting Support brigade- RCO Vicenza Phone : 050-965-8766 Email: ketti.andrei2.ln@army.mil

The alternate point of contact for this requirement is:

Sonia Zanobini 414th Contracting Support Brigade – RCO Vicenza Phone: 050-965-8762 Email: Sonia.zanobini2.ln@army.mil

Only E-mail quotes will be accepted. Quotes shall include one scanned copy of the dated quote signed by an official fully authorized to bid the quoter submitted in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format.

E-Mail Submission Instructions: Quoters shall submit their quotation via E-Mail using the subject line “W912PF24Q0133 – Laboratory Sampling and Anlysis, Potable Water, Wastewater and Unknown Waste and Materials, USAG Italy Darby Military Community (DMC)”. If more than one email is required to submit all quotation attachments, quoters shall indicate in the E-Mail number at the end of the subject (i.e. for the first of three E-Mails “W912PF24Q0133 – Laboratory Sampling and Anlysis, Potable Water, Wastewater and Unknown Waste and Materials, USAG Italy Darby Military Community (DMC)”., E-Mail 1 of 3).

If the quotation submission requires multiple E-Mails to submit, ALL E-Mails shall be submitted prior to the time listed above. E-Mails received after that time will be considered late and the quote will be rejected.

(NOTE: Recommended maximum file(s) size per email is no larger than 5MB. If quotation documents exceeds 5MB, submit in multiple emails.)

Quoters shall include the names and number of attachments in the body of each E-Mail. E-Mail submissions shall be sent to both of the above email addresses. Be advised that the Government does not provide automatic notification of receipt; please contact the point of contact via telephone or email to receive confirmation.

To be awarded a government contract you MUST have an NCAGE code (www.siac.difesa.it/) and be registered in SAM (https://www.sam.gov).

Pre-Quote Conference: The Pre-Quote Conference will be held via Teams on 9 August 2024 at 10.00 am. Please, send an e-mail to Ms. Andrei and Ms. Zanobini, indicating your intent to participate to the Conference and providing the names and e-mail addresses of the persons that would like to participate. A link with the invitation will be sent, before the pre-quote conference date and time.

Questions and Answers: All prospective quoters are highly encouraged to ask questions regarding this RFQ by email to Ketti Andrei at ketti.andrei2.ln@army.mil and to Sonia Zanobini at Sonia.zanobini2.ln@army.mil no later than ten (10) calendar days following the RFQ issue, date as identified in Page 1, block 6 of the RFQ.

Answers to questions may be posted to https://betasam.gov//.

II. DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED FOR THE EVALUATION

1. Failure to address all the mandatory requirements may cause the bidder to be disqualified from further consideration.

2. The quoter is responsible for submitting a well-written quote, with adequately detailed information, which clearly demonstrates compliance with the request for quotation (RFQ).

FACTOR I – CERTIFICATIONS

The following certifications shall be submitted and the offeror shall demonstrate to be in possession of the following documentation:

- UNI EN ISO IEC 17025-2005 “General Requirements for the Competence of Testing and Calibration Laboratories”

- UNI EN ISO 9001-2015 “Quality Management Systems”

- ISO EN 14000-2015 “Laboratory Services related Sampling and Analysis Requirements”

- The quoter shall demonstrate to be certified in accordance with ACCREDIA credit registration as follows:

POTABLE WATER more than 70% of all parameters to be analyzed WASTE WATER more than 70% of all parameters to be analyzed WASTE MATERIALS more than 50% of all parameters to be analyzed

FACTOR II – PRICE

Each Quoter shall provide a price for each CLIN included in the request for quotation, in Euro currency and without IVA tax. The United States government is exempt from payment of Imposta Valore Aggiunto (IVA) tax in accordance with DFAR 252.229-7003, Tax Exemptions, and with Article 72 of the Italian IVA implementing Decree Law 633, dated October 26, 1972.

III. DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED FOR THE DETERMINATION OF RESPONSIBILITY

a. DOCUMENTO UNICO DI REGOLARITA’ CONTRIBUTIVA (DURC) The Quoter shall provide with the quote a copy certified and NOT older than 90 ninety days at the time set forth for the receipt of the quote of the DURC. (Documento Unico di Regolarita’ Contributiva). Self-certifications are NOT accepted, however if the Quoter has submitted a certified DURC to the issuing office (RCO Sub-Office Livorno) within 90 days from the due date of this quote, then the Quoter may submit a copy of the previously certified

DURC.

The document MUST include the following statement otherwise the quote will be rejected: “Con il presente document si dichiara che l’impresa RISULTA REGOLARE ai fini del DURC”.

b. CERTIFICATE OF CHAMBER OF COMMERCE (ORDINARIO): The Quoter shall provide a copy of the Chamber of Commerce Certificate of Membership (Certificato di iscrizione alla Camera di Commercio), NOT older than two (2) months at the time set forth for the receipt of quotes. Self-certifications are not allowed. However, if the quoter has submitted a certified Chamber of Commerce Certificate of Membership to the issuing office (RCO Sub- Office Livorno) within 90 days from the due date of this quote, then the Quoter may submit a copy of the previously certified Chamber of Commerce Certificate of Membership.

c. SELF-CERTIFICATION FOR ANTIMAFIA COMMUNICATION: The Quoter shall complete the Attachment titled “Self-certification for Antimafia communication” consisting of one (1) page.

IV. ARMY CONTRACT WRITING SYSTEM (ACWS) TRANSITION INFORMATION TO OFFERORS

a. The Army Contracting Enterprise (ACE) is in the process of deploying new solicitation and contract writing software to Army contracting offices worldwide. Known as the Army Contract Writing System (ACWS), this modern software suite will soon replace most existing Army contract writing systems, including the system used to create and release this Solicitation.

b. During this transition period, Offerors are hereby advised:

1. The Contracting Office may use any combination of contract writing systems to create and release documents related to this solicitation (e.g. solicitation amendments and awards, if any). Due to this:

i. This solicitation may contain different offer submission instructions than other solicitations released by the same Contracting Office (e.g. requiring offer submission via the PIEE Solicitation Module vs. e-mail). Offerors should review all offer submission instructions contained in the solicitation documents and direct any questions or concerns to the Contract Specialist or Contracting Officer.

ii. If the Contracting Office switches contract writing systems prior to award, documents you receive from the Contracting Officer or view on SAM.gov or other forums may appear noticeably different than the initial solicitation or previous solicitations or awards from the same Contracting Office. This is normal and expected.

iii. A change between contract writing systems may cause important information concerning solicitation response (amendments) or accepted terms (awards) to take on different formatting or appear in different parts of later documents issued. Offerors shall review all documents carefully to locate this important information and direct any questions or concerns to the Contract Specialist or Contracting Officer.

2. The Government does not intend to use the transition between contract writing systems to effect any changes to solicitation or award terms and conditions without accompanying document narratives explicitly stating such changes are deliberate and desired. While the Contract Specialist and Contracting Officer will take care to minimize or eliminate any inadvertent changes when adapting to the new contract writing software, you, as the Offeror, may still be the first to spot such errors. Therefore, Offerors shall:

i. Notify the Contracting Officer immediately if any observed changes, removals, or additions affect your award eligibility, violate or alter existing quote/proposal terms, or could affect Contract performance post-award.

ii. Take special care to ensure all fill-in Clauses are populated and remain populated across documents received from the Contracting Office throughout the Solicitation and Award process.

iii. Contact the Contracting Officer listed on the first page of the solicitation or solicitation amendment for guidance if you notice or suspect any inadvertent change has occurred between document issuances.

3. The Contracting Officer will correct problems affecting award documents (if any) via bilateral modification, at no cost to the Contractor. Any such modification will reconcile the award with the latest version of this solicitation reflecting deliberate action by the Contracting Officer (e.g. the first issuance if no amendments, or the latest amendment with accompanying narratives), inclusive of any documented pre-award negotiations or accepted supplemental offer terms.

4. In the unlikely event a network disruption, contract writing system error, or financial system error threatens timely award of the requirement set forth in this solicitation, the Contracting Officer:

i. May elect to use alternative mechanisms to obligate funds and allow work or deliveries to legally begin to the benefit of, and with legal protection for, both parties.

ii. Will incorporate the latest version of this Solicitation into such mechanisms to serve as a framework for contract execution until any such system problems are resolved.

iii. Will ensure any action taken does not conflict with the stated offer evaluation and award methodology of this requirement.

iv. Will issue a complete, properly-formatted award accurately reflecting this requirement and all applicable terms and conditions once systems return to normal.

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