4, 000 lb. EX Forklift

Added: Jun 20, 2016 11:44 am AMENDMENT 01

The purpose of Amendment 01 is to:

a. Replace the Salient Characteristics Listing at Attachment 0001 with Salient Characteristic Listing dated 20 June 2016, at Attachment 0003 . The updated listing provides the following changes:

*Salient Characteristic #15 is revised to read - Fork size (LxWxH): 2" (plus or minus 0.5") x 4" (plus or minus 0.5") x 42" (plus or minus 0.5")

*Salient Characteristic #20 is added, to read: Sit-down style rider (not stand-up)

b. Provide Questions & Answers #1, as follows:

1. Question: Do you want a four-wheel (not 3-wheel), sit-down (not stand-up) rider, 36-volt, "EX" rated, 4,000-lbs. capacity forklift?

Answer: 4 Wheel is preferred, sit down is required. Remaining portion of question is specified on the Salient Characteristics Listing.

2. Question: Do you want to include any of the following options?

Headlights? Brake light? Rear Working Light? Single-point watering system installed on each battery?

Answer: None of the listed options are required

3. Question: Fork width requested is 2"x4"x42". Because of the required brass sheathing on forks, will 4.1" wide forks be acceptable?

Answer: Salient Characteristic #15 is revised to "Fork size (LxWxH): 2" (plus or minus 0.5") x 4" (plus or minus 0.5") x 42" (plus or minus 0.5")

4. Question: Are solid pneumatic (no air), traction lugged type tires acceptable?

Answer: Yes

c.  Provide Attachment 0003, Salient Characteristics Listing dated 20 June 2016.  This listing replaces Attachment 0001.

d.  Extend the Response Date to 24 June 2016, 3:30 p.m. Central.

Added: Jun 07, 2016 4:25 pm 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; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will NOT be issued.

This is a Request for Quote (RFQ) using FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items; the Solicitation number is W52P1J-16-T-TR40.

The solicitation and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-88.

The NAICS code for this procurement is 333924; the small business size standard is 750 employees.

Offerors must be registered within the System for Award Management (SAM) database in order to receive an award against this Solicitation. The website for SAM is https://www.sam.gov/.

DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT

This solicitation is issued for the following:

12 each 4,000 lb. EX Forklifts, in accordance with the Salient Characteristics Listing at Attachment 0001

TYPE OF ACQUISITION AND CONTRACT

This acquisition is issued as a Full and Open competition. The Army Contracting Command-Rock Island (ACC-RI) intends to award a Firm Fixed Price Contract.
 
DELIVERY and LOCATION

The Delivery Date is 120 days after date of award. Early delivery is allowable.

Delivery shall be FOB Destination to:

Crane Army Ammunition Activity
300 Highway 361
Crane Indiana 47522-5001.

QUOTE SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

The following shall be submitted in response to this solicitation:

(1) Quote (Offered Price) for 12 each 4,000 lb. EX Forklifts in accordance with the Salient Characteristics at Attachment 0001

(2) Company Name/CAGE Code/DUNS number

(3) Point of contact (Name/Title/phone number/email address)

(4) Completed Salient Characteristics Listing at Attachment 0001.

Note: Offerors shall enter Yes or NO within column 3 for each listed characteristic, to indicate whether their offered item meets the specification. Additionally, offerors shall enter specific measurements/information within column 4, under the ADDITIONAL DETAILS heading, where indicated (for Characteristics Number 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 15). Inconsistencies on the completed Salient Characteristics Listing may result in the quote being deemed noncompliant with the Solicitation requirements.
 
(5) Product Literature detailing the specifications of the offered item, sufficient to demonstrate compliance with the Salient Characteristics at Attachment 0001.

(6) The following Completed Clause (at Attachment 0002):

a. DFARS 252.225-7020, Trade Agreements Certificate-Basic

b. FAR 52.225-2, Buy American Certificate

Inconsistencies between the completed Salient Characteristics listing and product
literature/specifications may render the offeror's quote noncompliant with the Solicitation requirements.

Failure to provide the completed Salient Characteristics Listing and/or the Product Literature specifications may render the offeror's quote noncompliant with the Solicitation requirements.
 
LISTING OF ATTACHMENTS

Attachment 0001, Salient Characteristics Listing

Attachment 0002, FAR Clause 52.225-2; DFARS Clause 252.225-7020

BASIS FOR AWARD

In accordance with FAR 52.212-1(g), the Government intends to award a contract against this solicitation without discussions.
 
In accordance with FAR 12.602, Streamlined evaluation procedures will be utilized for this procurement.
 
Award will be made on price only to the low price offeror who is determined to be responsible and who is compliant with all the requirements of this Solicitation, to include submission of all items listed under the Quote Submission Requirements heading.

Award will be made on a Firm Fixed Price basis.

CLAUSES

The following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) commercial clauses, apply to this solicitation and are incorporated by reference(clauses may be obtained via the internet at http://farsite.hill.af.mil):

FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items

FAR 52.212-3 Alt I Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items, Alternate I

FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items

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

Within FAR 52.212-5, the following optional clauses apply:
 
FAR 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government

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

FAR 52.209-6, Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment

FAR 52.209-9, Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility Matters

FAR 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns

FAR 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program 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 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans

FAR 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities

FAR 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans

FAR 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act

FAR 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons

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 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award Management.
FAR 52.203-3, Gratuities

FAR 52.204-16, Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting

FAR 52.204-18, Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance

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

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 252.204-7008, Compliance with Safeguarding Covered Defense Information Controls

DFARS 252.204-7012, Safeguarding of Unclassified Controlled Technical Information

DFARS 252.211-7003, Item Unique Identification and Valuation

DFARS 252.215-7007, Notice of Intent to Resolicit

DFARS 252.215-7008, Only One Offer

DFARS 252.222-7007, Representation Regarding Combating Trafficking in Persons

DFARS 252.223-7008, Prohibition of Hexavalent Chromium

DFARS 252.225-7012, Preference for Certain Domestic Commodities

DFARS 252.225-7020, Trade Agreements Certificate

DFARS 252.225-7021, Trade Agreements

DFARS 252.225-7031, Secondary Arab Boycott of Israel

DFARS 252.225-7050, Disclosure of Ownership or Control by the Government of a Country that is a State Sponsor of Terrorism

DFARS 252.226-7001, Utilization of Indian Organizations, Indian-Owned Economic Enterprises, and Native Hawaiian Small Business Concerns

DFARS 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports

DFARS 252.232-7006, Wide Area Workflow Payment Instructions

DFARS 252.232-7010, Levies on Contract Payments

DFARS 252.243-7002, Requests for Equitable Adjustments

DFARS 252.244-7000, Subcontracts for Commercial items

DFARS 252.247-7023, Transportation of Supplies by Sea

The following additional clauses apply:

FAR 52.225-2, Buy American Certificate

FAR 52.247-34, F.O.B. Destination

LOCAL CLAUSE 52.0000-4834 (May 2014) AMC-Level Protest Program

If you have complaints about this procurement, it is preferable that you first attempt to resolve those concerns with the responsible Contracting Officer. However, you can also protest to Headquarters, AMC. The HQ, AMC-Level Protest Program is intended to encourage interested parties to seek resolution of their concerns within AMC as an Alternative Dispute Resolution forum, rather than filing a protest with General Accounting Office or other external forum. Contract award or performance is suspended during the protest to the same extent, and within the same time
periods, as if filed at the GAO. The AMC protest decision goal is to resolve protests within 20 working days from filing. To be timely, protests must be filed within the periods specified in FAR 33.103. Send protests (other than protests to the Contracting Officer) to:

Headquarters U.S. Army Materiel Command
Office of Command Counsel-Deputy Command Counsel
4400 Martin Road
Rm: A6SE040.001
Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898-5000

Fax number (256) 450-8840
Or E-mail: usarmy.redstone.usamc.mbx.protests@mail.mil

The AMC-level protest procedures are found at:
 
http://www.amc.army.mil/amc/commandcounsel.html

If Internet access is not available, contact the Contracting Officer or HQ, AMC Office of Command Counsel to obtain the AMC-Level Protest Procedures.

LOCAL CLAUSE 52.0046-4001, Crane Army Ammunition Activity Delivery Instructions

CAAA receiving hours are 0700 - 1430 BY APPOINTMENT ONLY; Includes Inert & Freight All Kind (FAK); Mon - Thurs; appointments will be made via Carrier Appointment System (CAS). Carriers without access to the CAS System, call (812)854-2199 or (812)854-2339, 48 hours prior to delivery for appointment. Failure to follow the protocol stated herein and/or obtain a scheduled delivery time prior to delivery, may result in the truck being turned away.

Crane Army Ammunition Activity
300 Highway 361
Crane, Indiana 47522

DEADLINE FOR QUOTE SUBMISSION

Offers are due on Wednesday, June 22, 2016, not later than 3:30 p.m. Central Time.
 
Offers shall be submitted in the following way:

Electronically via email to the Contract Specialist lorraine.geren.civ@mail.mil Offerors should include "Response to W52P1J-16-T-TR40" within the Subject line.

QUESTIONS

Questions shall be submitted in the same manner as Offers, electronically via email to the Contract Specialist.

**Note: Interested offerors must submit any questions concerning this solicitation at the earliest time possible, to enable the Buyer to respond. Questions not received within a reasonable time prior to close of the solicitation may not be considered.