Award Notice: W91ZLK-12-T-0466 Hydraulic Assemblies

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

This 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. Incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 05-60. The solicitation number for this requirement is W91ZLK-12-T-0446. This requirement has been deemed a 100% small business set-aside under the associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code 423830, Industrial Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers, and the Small Business Size Standard 100 employees. The Government contemplates award of a Firm-Fixed Price purchase order under FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items. This procurement will be evaluated as lowest price technically acceptable, for the procurement of the following:

Part No. (Manufacturer: Truck Crane Solutions) / Item Description / Quantity
HYDK-HMDS / Hydraulic Assemblies / 30 each

Additional Information:
The hose is a SAE 100 R2AT.
The Length is 4 feet.
The ends are 1/2 Male NPT.
The pressure rating is 3000 psi.
The temperature rating is -40 F to 212 F.

BRAND NAME OR EQUAL is acceptable.

NOTES to OFFERORS: Although it is not required that offerors hold an existing GSA contract, it is suggested that quotes should be competitively priced in proportion to current GSA schedule pricing for items of the same specifications.

Acceptance shall be at destination.

Shipping shall be FOB Destination to Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005.

The following provisions and clauses will be incorporated by reference:
52.209-6 protecting the Government's Interest when Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended or Proposed for Debarment

52.212-1 Instruction to Offerors Commercial Items

52.212-2, Evaluation Commercial Items

The contract will be awarded to the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA). The technical evaluation will be a determination based on information furnished by the vendor. The Government is not responsible for locating or securing any information which is not identified in the offer. The Government reserves the right to make an award without discussions.
52.212-3 Offerors Representations and Certifications Commercial Items
An offeror shall complete only paragraph (l) of this provision if the offeror has completed the annual representations and certifications electronically at https://www.sam.gov If an offeror has not completed the annual representations and certifications electronically at the SAM website, the offeror shall complete only paragraphs (c) through (o) of this provision.
52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items
ADDENDUM to 52.212-4
52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct
52.223-11 Ozone Depleting Substances
52.247-34 FOB Destination
252.211-7003 Item Identification and Valuation
52.212-5 Contract terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Commercial Items applies to this acquisition. The following additional FAR clauses cited in this clause are applicable:
52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government, with Alternate I (41 U.S.C 253S and 10 U.S.C.2402)
52.209-9, Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility Matters
52.209-10, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporation
52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside
52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns
52.222-3, Convict Labor
52.219-14 Limitations on Subcontracting
52.222-19 Child Labor Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies
52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities
52.222-26 Equal Opportunity
52.222-35 Equal Opportunity for Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era and Other Disabled Veterans
52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities
52.222-37 Employment Reports on Disabled veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era
52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchase
52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer Central Contractor Registration
252.212-7001 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items (APR 2007) The following additional DFAR clauses cited in the clause are applicable:
52.203-3 Gratuities
252.212-7000 Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items
252.225-7000 Buy American Act-Balance of Payments Program Certificate
252.225-7001 Buy American and Balance of Payment Program
252.225-7012 Preference for Certain Domestic Commodities
252.225-7015 Preference of Domestic Hand and Measuring Tools
252.225-7021 Trade Agreements
252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests
252-247-7023 Transportation of Supplies by Sea
EXEMPTION CERTIFICATE FROM MARYLAND RETAIL SALES AND USE TAX (JUL 1999) (APG 52.0229-4100) Exemption Certificate No. 30005004 covers exemption from Maryland Retail Sales and Use Tax
The full text of FAR and DFAR references may be accessed electronically at this address: http://farsite.hill.af.mil

AMC-LEVEL PROTEST (NOV 2008)
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 the Government Accountability 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. If you want to file a protest under the AMC-Level Protest Program, the protest must request resolution under that program and be sent to the address below. All other agency-level protests should be sent to the contracting officer for resolution.

HQ Army Materiel Command
Office of Command Counsel
9301 Chapek Rd, Room 2-1SE3401
Ft. Belvoir, VA 22060-5527
Facsimile number: (703) 806-8866 or 8875

Packages sent by FedEx, UPS, or other delivery service should be addressed to:
HQ Army Materiel Command
Office of Command Counsel
Room2-1SE3401
1412 Jackson Loop
Ft. Belvoir, VA 22060-5527

The AMC-level protest procedures are located on the Internet. If Internet access is not available, contact the contracting officer or HQ, AMC to obtain the AMC-level protest procedures.
http://www.amc.army.mil/pa/COMMANDCOUNSEL.asp

SUBMISSION PROCEDURES:
All questions must be submitted via email to Malini.h.ganvir.civ@mail.mil by 3 p.m. Eastern Time, Friday, 21 September 2012.

Quotations must be signed, dated, and received by 3 p.m. Eastern Time, Tuesday, 25 September 2012, via email to Malini.h.ganvir.civ@mail.mil (preferred method), or via U.S. Mail at US Army Contracting Command- Aberdeen Proving Ground, Tenant Contracting Division, Attention: Malini H. Ganvir, 4118 Susquehanna Avenue, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005.

All quotations from responsible sources will be fully considered. Vendors who are not registered in the System for Award Management (SAM), prior to award, will not be considered. SAM has replaced CCR, ORCA, and EPLS. Reference https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/ for additional information.

Vendors may register with SAM by going to www.sam.gov.

For questions concerning this Request for Quotation, contact Mali Ganvir, Contract Specialist, via email at Malini.h.ganvir.civ@mail.mil.

NO TELEPHONE REQUESTS WILL BE HONORED.

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

This 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. Incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 05-60. The solicitation number for this requirement is W91ZLK-12-T-0446. This requirement has been deemed a 100% small business set-aside under the associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code 423830, Industrial Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers, and the Small Business Size Standard 100 employees. The Government contemplates award of a Firm-Fixed Price purchase order under FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items. This procurement will be evaluated as lowest price technically acceptable, for the procurement of the following:

Part No. (Manufacturer: Truck Crane Solutions) / Item Description / Quantity
HYDK-HMDS / Hydraulic Assemblies / 30 each

BRAND NAME OR EQUAL is acceptable.

NOTES to OFFERORS: Although it is not required that offerors hold an existing GSA contract, it is suggested that quotes should be competitively priced in proportion to current GSA schedule pricing for items of the same specifications.

Acceptance shall be at destination.

Shipping shall be FOB Destination to Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005.

The following provisions and clauses will be incorporated by reference:
52.209-6 protecting the Government's Interest when Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended or Proposed for Debarment

52.212-1 Instruction to Offerors Commercial Items

52.212-2, Evaluation Commercial Items

The contract will be awarded to the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA). The technical evaluation will be a determination based on information furnished by the vendor. The Government is not responsible for locating or securing any information which is not identified in the offer. The Government reserves the right to make an award without discussions.
52.212-3 Offerors Representations and Certifications Commercial Items
An offeror shall complete only paragraph (l) of this provision if the offeror has completed the annual representations and certifications electronically at https://www.sam.gov If an offeror has not completed the annual representations and certifications electronically at the SAM website, the offeror shall complete only paragraphs (c) through (o) of this provision.
52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items
ADDENDUM to 52.212-4
52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct
52.223-11 Ozone Depleting Substances
52.247-34 FOB Destination
252.211-7003 Item Identification and Valuation
52.212-5 Contract terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Commercial Items applies to this acquisition. The following additional FAR clauses cited in this clause are applicable:
52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government, with Alternate I (41 U.S.C 253S and 10 U.S.C.2402)
52.209-9, Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility Matters
52.209-10, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporation
52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside
52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns
52.222-3, Convict Labor
52.219-14 Limitations on Subcontracting
52.222-19 Child Labor Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies
52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities
52.222-26 Equal Opportunity
52.222-35 Equal Opportunity for Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era and Other Disabled Veterans
52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities
52.222-37 Employment Reports on Disabled veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era
52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchase
52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer Central Contractor Registration
252.212-7001 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items (APR 2007) The following additional DFAR clauses cited in the clause are applicable:
52.203-3 Gratuities
252.212-7000 Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items
252.225-7000 Buy American Act-Balance of Payments Program Certificate
252.225-7001 Buy American and Balance of Payment Program
252.225-7012 Preference for Certain Domestic Commodities
252.225-7015 Preference of Domestic Hand and Measuring Tools
252.225-7021 Trade Agreements
252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests
252-247-7023 Transportation of Supplies by Sea
EXEMPTION CERTIFICATE FROM MARYLAND RETAIL SALES AND USE TAX (JUL 1999) (APG 52.0229-4100) Exemption Certificate No. 30005004 covers exemption from Maryland Retail Sales and Use Tax
The full text of FAR and DFAR references may be accessed electronically at this address: http://farsite.hill.af.mil

AMC-LEVEL PROTEST (NOV 2008)
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 the Government Accountability 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. If you want to file a protest under the AMC-Level Protest Program, the protest must request resolution under that program and be sent to the address below. All other agency-level protests should be sent to the contracting officer for resolution.

HQ Army Materiel Command
Office of Command Counsel
9301 Chapek Rd, Room 2-1SE3401
Ft. Belvoir, VA 22060-5527
Facsimile number: (703) 806-8866 or 8875

Packages sent by FedEx, UPS, or other delivery service should be addressed to:
HQ Army Materiel Command
Office of Command Counsel
Room2-1SE3401
1412 Jackson Loop
Ft. Belvoir, VA 22060-5527

The AMC-level protest procedures are located on the Internet. If Internet access is not available, contact the contracting officer or HQ, AMC to obtain the AMC-level protest procedures.
http://www.amc.army.mil/pa/COMMANDCOUNSEL.asp

SUBMISSION PROCEDURES:
All questions must be submitted via email to Malini.h.ganvir.civ@mail.mil by 3 p.m. Eastern Time, Friday, 21 September 2012.

Quotations must be signed, dated, and received by 3 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday, 24 September 2012, via email to Malini.h.ganvir.civ@mail.mil (preferred method), or via U.S. Mail at US Army Contracting Command- Aberdeen Proving Ground, Tenant Contracting Division, Attention: Malini H. Ganvir, 4118 Susquehanna Avenue, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005.

All quotations from responsible sources will be fully considered. Vendors who are not registered in the System for Award Management (SAM), prior to award, will not be considered. SAM has replaced CCR, ORCA, and EPLS. Reference https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/ for additional information.

Vendors may register with SAM by going to www.sam.gov.

For questions concerning this Request for Quotation, contact Mali Ganvir, Contract Specialist, via email at Malini.h.ganvir.civ@mail.mil.

NO TELEPHONE REQUESTS WILL BE HONORED.