Control Panel for (Large) Advanced Composite Oven

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; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation number W9127Q18R6011 is being issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ) with OPEN MARKET PRICING. This requirement is being Set-Aside for Small Businesses under NAICS 333994 with a Size Standard of 500 employees. Quotes will be evaluated on price and ability to meet specifications. All quotes shall include a standard commercial warranty equal to that offered in the commercial market, as well as specifications and product literature that sufficiently describes the product. Along with your quote, please provide the country of origin for the products quoted. This solicitation document, incorporated provisions, and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-100, effective August 22, 2018 and the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations (DFARS) Publication Notice (DPN) 20180824 dated 24 August 2018. It is the contractors' responsibility to be familiar with applicable clauses and provisions.

The 172d Airlift Wing, Base Contracting Office, Jackson, MS intends to issue a contract for the following items:

CLIN 0001 - Oven Control Panel
CLIN 0002 - Labor
CLIN 0003 - Contractor Manpower Reporting Application (CMRA), if applicable
DELIVERY: 30 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, Building 235, 141 Military Dr., Jackson, MS 39232

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. Proposals shall include: (1) price quoted and (2) technical specifications of the equipment offered.

The following factors will be used to evaluate the proposal: (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. Price will always be an important factor.

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.

Deadline for receipt of your quote is established for no later than 12:00 P.M. CDT, Wednesday, September 19, 2018. Please email quote to usaf.ms.172-aw.mbx.contracting@mail.mil and adam.h.surkin.mil@mail.mil.

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/.

SITE VISIT: A site visit will be conducted on 13 September 2018 at 9:00 a.m. at 141 Military Dr., Building 235 Conference Room, Jackson, MS 39232. If someone from your company plans to attend the site visit, please complete the Pre-Announcement Sheet with all personnel who plan to attend, and return to usaf.ms.172-aw.list.sfs-contractors@mail.mil and usaf.ms.172-aw.mbx.contracting@mail.mil by COB, 11 September 2018. Information provided at the site visit as well as answers to questions shall not change/qualify the terms and conditions of the solicitation and specifications. Terms remain unchanged unless solicitation is amended in writing.

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

FAR 52.204-7, System for Award Management
FAR 52.204-8, Annual Representations and Certifications
FAR 52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards
FAR 52.204-13, System for Award Management Maintenance
FAR 52.204-16, Commercial and Government Entity Code reporting
FAR 52.204-18, Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance
FAR 52.204-21, Basic Safeguarding of Covered Contractor Information Systems
FAR 52.204-22, Alternative Line Item Proposal
FAR 52.209-6, Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment
FAR 52.209-11, Representation by Corporations Regarding Delinquent Tax Liability or a Felony Conviction under any Federal Law
FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors, Commercial Items
FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items
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, applies to this acquisition, and these additional FAR clauses cited in the clause are applicable to the acquisition:
52.203-19, Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Standards
52.209-10, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations
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
52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons
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
52.233-3, Protest after Award
52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim
FAR 52.222-20, Contracts for Materials, Supplies, Articles, and Equipment Exceeding $15,000
FAR 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards
FAR 52.222-42, Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires
FAR 52.222-55, Minimum Wages Under Executive Order 13658
FAR 52.232-40, Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors
FAR 52.237-1, Site Visit
FAR 52.237-2, Protection of Government Buildings, Equipment, and Vegetation
FAR 52.252-1, Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference
FAR 52.252-2, Clauses Incorporated by Reference
FAR 52.252-6, Authorized deviations in Clauses
DFARS 252.203-7000, Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials
DFARS 252.203-7002, Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights
DFARS 252.203-7005, Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials
DFARS 252.204-7012, Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting
DFARS 252.204-7015, Notice of Authorized Disclosure of Information for Litigation Support
DFARS 252.211-7003, Item Unique Identification and Valuation
DFARS 252.211-7008, Use of Government-Assigned Serial Numbers
DFARS 252.223-7008, Prohibition of Hexavalent Chromium
DFARS 252.225-7000, Buy American-Balance of Payments Program Certificate
DFARS 252.225-7001, Buy American and Balance of Payments Program DFARS 252.225-7031, Secondary Arab Boycott of Israel
DFARS 252.225-7048, Export-Controlled Items
DFARS 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests
DFARS 252.232-7006, Wide Area Workflow Payment Instructions
DFARS 252.232-7010, Levies on Contract Payments
DFARS 252.237-7010, Prohibition on Interrogation of Detainees by Contractor Personnel
DFARS 252.244-7000, Subcontracts for Commercial Items
DFARS 252.247-7023, Transportation of Supplies by Sea

Contracting Office Address:
172 MSG/MSC
141 Military Drive
AW-30
Jackson, MS 39232

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