Breathing Air Compressor and Air Purifier

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in the notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.

Solicitation number W9127Q-17-T-0068 is being issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ) with OPEN MARKET PRICING. This solicitation document, incorporated provisions, and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-95, effective January 19, 2017 and the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations (DFARS) Publication Notice (DPN) 20161222 dated 22 December 2016. It is the contractors' responsibility to be familiar with applicable clauses and provisions. This requirement is being set-aside for Small Business (SB) and only qualified offerors may submit quotes. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) Code is 333912 with a size standard of 1,000.

A contract is intended for the following items:

CLIN 0001 - (1 each.) Compressor
CLIN 0002 - (1 each.) Breathing Air Purifier
CLIN 0003 - (1 each.) Installation/Training
CLIN 0004 - (1 each.) CMRA

Salient characteristics and scope of work are included in the attached PDF document named "Description of_Breathing Air Compressor and Air Purifier_Final"

DELIVERY: 60 Days after receipt of order. If delivery date cannot be met, indicate proposed delivery date. Offer is to be FOB DESTINATION, delivered to: 172 MXS, 141 Military Drive Bldg. 235, Jackson MS 39232-8881

BASIS OF AWARD: A purchase order will be awarded to the responsible offeror whose quote conforms to the solicitation and is considered to be the most advantageous to the Government according to FAR Part
12, Acquisition of Commercial Items, utilizing the Lowest-Price-Technically-Acceptable (LPTA) source selection process with technically acceptable and price being equal. To ensure timely and equitable evaluation of quotes, offerors must comply with instructions contained herein. Quotes must be complete, self-sufficient, and respond directly to the requirements of this RFQ.

The following factors will be used to evaluate the proposals: (1) Technical Acceptability and (2) Price. Technical Acceptability shall be evaluated as acceptable or not acceptable. Price evaluation shall be based on the lowest reasonable evaluated price. This notice does not obligate the Government to award the contract; it does not restrict the Government's ultimate approach; nor does it obligate the Government to pay for any quote/proposal preparation costs. Clauses and provisions incorporated by reference may be accessed via the Internet at http://farsite.hill.af.mil/. Quotes must be for all items stated, partial quotes will not be considered. Only firm fixed price offers will be evaluated. Award will be made (all or none) to one contractor.

A site visit is scheduled for this requirement to take place at 2:00 P.M., Wednesday, September 13, 2017. Site visit location will be in Hangar/Building 235 Classroom (on the right after passing through the hangar main entrance doors). Site visit notes will be posted as an amendment on FBO. If someone from your company plans to attend the site visit, please complete the attached Pre-Announcement Sheet with all personnel who plan to attend, and return to the emails listed on the bottom of the sheet no later than 12:00 P.M., Tuesday, September 12. Vehicle operators require a valid driver's license and proof of registration and insurance to drive on the installation. Vehicle passengers require a valid state-issued ID card to enter the installation.

Quotes are due no later than 1:00 P.M., Thursday, September 21, 2017. Quotes may be emailed to:
Chigbo.o.nzoiwu.mil@mail.mil & usaf.ms.172-aw.mbx.contracting@mail.mil or faxed to 601-405-8214. SAM is a mandatory requirement for all DoD Government contracts. You must be registered and have an active status in order to be eligible for award of a contract. To register on line go to http://www.sam.gov/.

The following FAR and DFARS provisions and clauses apply to this solicitation:

52.203-19 Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements
52.204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards
52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting
52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance
52.204-22 Alternative Line Item Proposal
52.209-6 Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting With Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment
52.209-10 Prohibition on Contracting With Inverted Domestic Corporations
52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors--Commercial Items
52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications--Commercial Items
52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions--Commercial Items
52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders--Commercial Items
52.219-6 Notice Of Total Small Business Set-Aside
52.219-14 Limitations On Subcontracting
52.219-28 Post-Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation
52.222-3 Convict Labor
52.222-19 Child Labor -- Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies
52.222-21 Prohibition Of Segregated Facilities
52.222-26 Equal Opportunity
52.222-36 Equal Opportunity For Workers With Disabilities
52.222-41 Service Contract Labor Standards
52.222-42 Statement Of Equivalent Rates For Federal Hires
52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons
52.222-55 Minimum Wages Under Executive Order 13658
52.222-62 Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706
52.223-5 Pollution Prevention and Right-to-Know Information
52.223-18 Encouraging Contractor Policies To Ban Text Messaging While Driving
52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases
52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer--System for Award Management
52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors
52.233-3 Protest After Award
52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim
52.237-1 Site Visit
52.237-2 Protection Of Government Buildings, Equipment, And Vegetation
52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated By Reference
52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated By Reference
52.252-6 Authorized Deviations In Clauses
252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials
252.203-7002 Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights
252.203-7005 Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials
252.204-7004 Alt A System for Award Management Alternate A
252.204-7011 Alternative Line Item Structure
252.204-7015 Notice of Authorized Disclosure of Information for Litigation Support
252.211-7003 Item Unique Identification and Valuation
252.213-7000 Notice to Prospective Suppliers on Use of Past Performance Information Retrieval System--Statistical Reporting in Past Performance Evaluations
252.223-7008 Prohibition of Hexavalent Chromium
252.225-7000 Buy American--Balance Of Payments Program Certificate-Basic
252.225-7001 Buy American And Balance Of Payments Program-Basic (Dec 2016)
252.225-7031 Secondary Arab Boycott Of Israel
252.225-7048 Export-Controlled Items
252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports
252.232-7006 Wide Area Workflow Payment Instructions
252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments
252.237-7010 Prohibition on Interrogation of Detainees by Contractor Personnel
252.244-7000 Subcontracts for Commercial Items
252.247-7023 Transportation of Supplies by Sea

Contracting Office Address:
172 MSG/MSC - Base Contracting Office
141 Military Drive AW 30 Bldg. 104
Jackson MS 39232-8881

Primary Point of Contact:
SSgt Chigbo Nzoiwu - 601-405-8341
chigbo.o.nzoiwu.mil@mail.mil