Cold Weather Gear

Cold Weather Gear for 11th SFG 31 May 2012

1. Solicitation

This is an unfunded requirement.

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 this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.

Solicitation number FA2860-12-T-0094 is being issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ) using the Simplified Acquisition Procedures in accordance with FAR Part 13 guidelines. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-58. All responsible sources may submit an offer to be considered by the agency.

Funds are presently not available for this contract. No legal liability on the part of the Government may arise until funds are made available. No award will be made until funds become available. All submitted quotes must be valid through 12:00 AM, 1 October 2012.

2. Acquisition Details

"This is a brand name or equal requirement; any item with the same salient physical, functional, and performance characteristics of the brand name item will be accepted. If providing an equivalent item, interested parties must submit clear and convincing documentation that the submitted model is, in fact, an equal item. An item will be deemed an equal item if it has all the characteristics listed under CLIN 0001 through CLIN 0008 below. For further details on evaluation procedures, refer to FAR clause 52.212-2 "Evaluation - Commercial Items" located below in this solicitation. This requirement is a 100% small-business set-aside. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 315228 ("Men's and Boys' Cut and Sew Other Outerwear Manufacturing") and the business size standard is 500 employees.

3. The Government will award a firm fixed price contract for cold weather gear for the 11th Security Forces Squadron at Joint Base Andrews. The following items are being procured:

CLIN Description Quantity Unit Price Total Price
0001 Jacket, fleece weight, cold weather, foliage green (GEN III) medium regular Part Number: GEN III L3 TOP MR 150
0002 Jacket, fleece weight, cold weather, foliage green (GEN III) large regular Part Number: GEN III L3 TOP LR 250
0003 Jacket, fleece weight, cold weather, foliage green (GEN III) extra-large regular Part Number: GEN III L3 TOP XLR 50
0004 Jacket, fleece weight, cold weather, FG (GEN III) XXLG regular Part Number: GEN III L3 TOP XXLR 100
0005 Paladin-USA Intermediate weather glove/foliage green/small Part Number: G602SM 100
0006 Paladin-USA Intermediate weather glove/foliage green/medium Part Number: G602ME 120
0007 Paladin-USA Intermediate weather glove/foliage green/large Part Number: G602LA 360
0008 Paladin-USA Intermediate weather glove/foliage green/extra large Part Number: G602XL 200
0009 Shipping and Freight 1

4. Delivery Information

FOB: Destination
Delivery date: 30 days after date of contract.
Delivery address: 11TH SECURITY FORCES SQUADRON
1845 WESTOVER DRIVE
ANDREWS AFB MD 20762
TEL: 301-981-2590

Contractor must provide an affirmative statement of their ability to meet the delivery requirement of 30 days after date of contract

5. Clauses & Provisions

It is the vendor's responsibility to be familiar with all applicable clauses and provisions. All FAR/DFARS/AFFARS clauses and provisions may be viewed in full text via the Internet at http://farsite.hill.af.mil/ or http://www.arnet.gov/far/.

The following provisions are applicable:

52.211-6 - Brand Name or Equal (Aug 1999)
52.212-1 - Instructions to Offerors - Commercial;
52.212-2 - Evaluation -- Commercial Items. EVALUATION PROCEDURES: The government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation on the basis of a ‘Lowest Price Technically Acceptable' (LPTA) approach. An award will be made to the lowest evaluated offer that is technically acceptable. If providing an "or equal" item, the offeror must provide descriptive literature for consideration.
The government may communicate with an offeror in order to clarify or verify information submitted in their offer 52.212-3 - Offerors Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items. All offerors must submit representations and certifications in accordance with this provision along with their offer. This provision can be downloaded from the internet via http://farsite.hill.af.mil/ or from http://orca.bpn.gov if registered in ORCA (On-line Representations and Certifications Application). Offerors that fail to furnish the required representation information or that reject the terms and conditions of the solicitation may be excluded from consideration.
52.214-31 - Facsimile Bids (Dec 1989);
52.252-1 - Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998).

The following clauses are applicable:

52.212-4 - Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items (June 2010);
52.212-5 - Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Items (May 2011) (DEVIATION);
52.219-6 - Notice to Total Small Business Set Aside (Jun 2003);
52.222-3 - Convict Labor (Jun 2003);
52.222-19 - Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Jul 2010);
52.222-21 - Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Feb 1999);
52.222-50 - Combating Trafficking in Persons (Feb 2009);
52.223-3 - Hazardous Material Identification and Material Safety Data (Jan 1997);
52.225-13 - Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (Jun 2008);
52.233-3 - Protest After Award (Aug 1996);
52.233-4 - Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (Oct 2004);
52.247-34 - F.O.B. Destination (Nov 1991);
52.252-2 - Clauses Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998)
52.252-6 - Authorized Deviations in Clauses (Feb 1998)
252.204-7004 - Alternate A, Central Contractor Registration (Sep 2007);
252.212-7001 - Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statues or Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items (Jun 2011) (DEVIATION)
252.225-7001 - Buy American Act and Balance of Payments Program (Jan 2009);
252.232-7003 - Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports (Mar 2008);
252.232-7010 - Levies on Contract Payments (Dec 2006);
5352.242-9000 - Contractor Access to Air Force Installations (Aug 2007);
5352.201-9101 - Ombudsman (Apr 2010);

The following local clauses apply to this acquisition:

11CONS-001 - Ceremonial Events;
11CONS-004 - Environmental Compliance;
11CONS-010 - WAWF Instructions;

6. Contracting Office Address

11th Contracting Squadron
1500 West Perimeter Road, Suite 2780
Joint Base Andrews MD 20762

7. Quotes

All quotes must be sent via e-mail to Christopher Castro at christopher.castro@afncr.af.mil or to Rhonda Coles at rhonda.coles@afncr.af.mil, or via facsimile at 301-981-4593. Questions shall be submitted no later than 12:00 PM EST, 20 June, 2012. Quotes shall be submitted no later than 12:00 PM EST, 05 July, 2012.

Approved for posting by:
Rhonda Coles

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