Canine trailers

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; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.

The solicitation number is 70T02018Q7NOTD440. This Request for Quotation (RFQ) is issued to establish a contract for CANINE TRAILERS. Quoters are requested to review the attached solicitation and its associated attachments (Attachments 1 and 2). Please review all documents carefully.

The RFQ and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-99.

This RFQ is under NAICS code 336212, with a U. S. Small Business Administration (SBA) size standard of 1,000 employees, and set aside for Small Businesses.
List of contract line item number(s) and item(s), quantities and units of measure: See the attached solicitation and its attachments.

Description of requirements for the items to be acquired: See attached solicitation.

Date of Delivery: See attached solicitation.

The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial, applies to this acquisition, however no alternative terms and conditions or commercial items outside those specified in the attached solicitation will be considered.

The provision at 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial items, is used in this solicitation. Please see the attached solicitation for the evaluation procedures to be used.
Included in Attachment (1) is a compliance check for Offeror Representations and Certifications (FAR Provision 52.212-3) that the Quoter is required to complete. The Quoter shall indicate in the table that it submitted a completed Attachment (2) Reps and Certs Document or is compliance with paragraph (b)(2) of the provision which states that the offers' representations and certifications posted electronically at FAR 52.212-3 are current, accurate, complete, and applicable to this solicitation (including the business size standards applicable to the NAICS code referenced in the solicitation).

Clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition.

The clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes Or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition with the following additional FAR clauses cited in the clause:

_X_ (14)(i) 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (Nov 2011) (15 U.S.C. 644).
_X_ (22) 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation (Jul 2013) (15 U.S.C. 632(a)(2)).
_X_ (25) 52.222-3, Convict Labor (June 2003) (E.O. 11755).
_X_ (26) 52.222-19, Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Jan 2018) (E.O. 13126).
_X_ (27) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 2015).
_X_ (28) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Sept 2016) (E.O. 11246).
_X_ (30) 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (Jul 2014) (29 U.S.C. 793).
_X_ (33)(i) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Mar 2015) (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O. 13627).
_X_ (42) 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (AUG 2011) (E.O. 13513).
_X_ (48) 52.225-5, Trade Agreements (OCT 2016) (19 U.S.C. 2501, et seq., 19 U.S.C. 3301 note).
_X_ (55) 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award Management (Jul 2013) (31 U.S.C. 3332).

There are no additional contract requirement(s) or terms and conditions, outside of the attached solicitation, determined by the contracting officer to be necessary for this acquisition and consistent with customary commercial practices.

Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) and assigned rating: NA

The following are the milestones for the key events leading to the award of the Purchase Order:

Questions are due no later than Thursday, August 2, 2018, 3:00pm Eastern time.
Quotes are due no later than Thursday, August 9, 2018, 3:00pm Eastern time.

All questions and quotes shall be submitted via email to janet.cariaga@tsa.dhs.gov and kurt.allen@tsa.dhs.gov.

A purchase order will be awarded to the Quoter who provides the best value to the Government, price and non-price related factors considered. The Government will utilize a tradeoff process when determining best value. In the event that two or more quotes are determined not to have any substantial technical differences (i.e. are technically equivalent), an award may be made to the lower priced quote. However, award may also be made to other than the lowest priced quote if the Government determines that a price premium is warranted due to technical merit. The Government may also award to other than the highest technically rated quote, if the Government determines that a price premium is not warranted.

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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; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.

The solicitation number is 70T02018Q7NOTD440. This Request for Quotation (RFQ) is issued to establish a contract for CANINE TRAILERS. Quoters are requested to review the attached solicitation and its associated attachments (Attachments 1 and 2). Please review all documents carefully.

The RFQ and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-99.

This RFQ is under NAICS code 336212, with a U. S. Small Business Administration (SBA) size standard of 1,000 employees, and set aside for Small Businesses.
List of contract line item number(s) and item(s), quantities and units of measure: See the attached solicitation and its attachments.

Description of requirements for the items to be acquired: See attached solicitation.

Date of Delivery: See attached solicitation.

The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial, applies to this acquisition, however no alternative terms and conditions or commercial items outside those specified in the attached solicitation will be considered.

The provision at 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Items, is not used in this solicitation. Please see the attached solicitation for the evaluation procedures to be used.

Included in Attachment (1) is a compliance check for Offeror Representations and Certifications (FAR Provision 52.212-3) that the Quoter is required to complete. The Quoter shall indicate in the table that it submitted a completed Attachment (2) Reps and Certs Document or is compliance with paragraph (b)(2) of the provision which states that the offers' representations and certifications posted electronically at FAR 52.212-3 are current, accurate, complete, and applicable to this solicitation (including the business size standards applicable to the NAICS code referenced in the solicitation).

Clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition.

The clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes Or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition with the following additional FAR clauses cited in the clause:

_X_ (14)(i) 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (Nov 2011) (15 U.S.C. 644).
_X_ (22) 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation (Jul 2013) (15 U.S.C. 632(a)(2)).
_X_ (25) 52.222-3, Convict Labor (June 2003) (E.O. 11755).
_X_ (26) 52.222-19, Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Jan 2018) (E.O. 13126).
_X_ (27) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 2015).
_X_ (28) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Sept 2016) (E.O. 11246).
_X_ (30) 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (Jul 2014) (29 U.S.C. 793).
_X_ (33)(i) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Mar 2015) (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O. 13627).
_X_ (42) 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (AUG 2011) (E.O. 13513).
_X_ (48) 52.225-5, Trade Agreements (OCT 2016) (19 U.S.C. 2501, et seq., 19 U.S.C. 3301 note).
_X_ (55) 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award Management (Jul 2013) (31 U.S.C. 3332).

There are no additional contract requirement(s) or terms and conditions, outside of the attached solicitation, determined by the contracting officer to be necessary for this acquisition and consistent with customary commercial practices.

Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) and assigned rating: NA

The following are the milestones for the key events leading to the award of the Purchase Order:

Questions are due no later than Thursday, August 2, 2018, 3:00pm Eastern time.
Quotes are due no later than Thursday, August 9, 2018, 3:00pm Eastern time.

All questions and quotes shall be submitted via email to janet.cariaga@tsa.dhs.gov and kurt.allen@tsa.dhs.gov.

A purchase order will be awarded to the Quoter who provides the best value to the Government, price and non-price related factors considered. The Government will utilize a tradeoff process when determining best value. In the event that two or more quotes are determined not to have any substantial technical differences (i.e. are technically equivalent), an award may be made to the lower priced quote. However, award may also be made to other than the lowest priced quote if the Government determines that a price premium is warranted due to technical merit. The Government may also award to other than the highest technically rated quote, if the Government determines that a price premium is not warranted.

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