Dental Stools

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

The United States Air Force, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, requires dental stools and dental assistant stools.

The solicitation number for this requirement is FA8601-13-T-0185 and is hereby issued as a Request for Quotes (RFQ) using FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures.

This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-66, 01 April 2013.

This acquisition will be completed under Full and Open Competition under North American Industry Classification System code 339114 and the size standard is of 500 employees.

The AFLCMC/PZIO Operational Contracting Division, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio intends to award a firm-fixed-price contract for the following requirement:

Requirements

CLIN 0001: Dental Stools/ Dental Assistant Stools

The required specifications for the dental stools:

1. Dentists Stools
• Leather or duration vinyl upholstery with off-white frame
o Leather/ duration vinyl is black
• Casted metal, 5 caster base
• Contoured Seat
• Up to 12 degrees of forward tilt
• Lever adjustment for locking seat and backrest tilt
• Ratcheted backrest for height adjustment
• Cylinder Height
o Standard 16.5" to 22" (+/- three inches)
• Seat Size
o 17.5" by 16.5" (+/- four inches for both dimensions)
• Adjustable armrests
o Adjustable in height, swivel and slide

2. Dental Assistant Stools
• Leather or duration vinyl upholstery with off-white frame
o Leather/ duration vinyl is black
• Casted metal, 5 caster base
• Contoured Seat
• Ratcheted backrest for height adjustment
• Integrated footrest, automatically adjusts with seat height
• Cylinder Height
o Standard 21.7" to 27.5" (+/- three inches)
• Seat Size
o 16.25" by 16" (+/- four inches for both dimensions)
• Adjustable lumbar support, ratcheted for height adjustment

3. Receive, inspect, deliver and install chairs during normal business hours.

Quantity:

Dental Stools- 38 units
Dental Assistant Stools- 38 units
Unit of Issue: Each

Quotations need to adhere to FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial, and include a completed FAR 52.212-3, Representations and Certifications. The Government's preferred method is Online Representations and Certifications. In addition the reps and cert in FAR 52.212-3 fill-in must be completed and returned with quote. This can be accomplished by registering in ORCA at https://orca.bpn.gov and completing the Online Representations and Certifications.
The quotations may be in any format but MUST include:

1) Proposing company's name, address, phone and tax identification number (TIN)
2) Point of contact's name, phone, and email
3) Quotation number, date, and the time frame that the quote is valid
4) Item price
5) Shipping (FOB Destination)
6) Total price
7) Applicable discounts
8) Payment terms Net 30(after delivery and acceptance)
9) Timeframe that the quote is valid
10) Delivery Schedule
11) Warranty Information (if applicable).
12) Completed FAR 52.212-3, Representations and Certifications.
13) Complete DFARS 252.209-7995

Quotations MUST also contain a complete description of item(s) offered to clearly show item(s) meets or exceeds the requirements listed above. The Contracting Officer will review quotations based on the factors listed in this solicitation and the information furnished by the offeror. Before price is considered, the quotation must meet the technical requirements.

The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: technical acceptability (will be evaluated on a pass or fail bases) and price.

IMPORTANT NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS: All prospective awardees are required to register at the System for Award Management (SAM) and to maintain active registration during the life of the contract. SAM can be accessed at https://www.sam.gov. Any award resulting from this solicitation will include DFARS Clause 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests. Section 1008 of the National Defense Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2001 requires any claims for payment (invoices) under DoD contract to be submitted in electronic form. Wide area Workflow- Receipt and Acceptance (WAWF-RA) is the DoD system of choice for implementing this statutory requirement. Use of the basic system is at no cost to the contractor. Contractors must complete vendor training, which is also available at no cost at http://www.wawftraining.com. Prior to submitting invoices in the production system, contractors must register for an account at http://wawf.eb.mil/.

It is the offeror's responsibility to be familiar with the applicable clauses and provisions. Clauses and provisions in full text may be accessed via the Internet at website http://farsite.hill.af.mil.

The following provisions are incorporated by reference and apply to this acquisition:

FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial
FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation Factors [the fill in portion of this provision is: technical and price]
FAR 52.212-3, Representations and Certifications
DFARS 252.209-7995 Representation by Corporations Regarding an Unpaid Delinquent Tax Liability or a Felony Conviction under any Federal Law- Fiscal Year 2013 Appropriations

The following clauses are incorporated by reference and apply to this acquisition:

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. The clauses that are check marked as being applicable to this purchase are:
FAR 52.204-10, Reporting Executive compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards
FAR 52.209-6, Protecting the Government' Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment
FAR 52.219-4, Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns (Jan 2011) (if the offeror elects to waive the preference, it shall so indicate in its offer)
FAR 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Representation
FAR 52.222-3, Convict Labor
FAR 52.222-19, Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies
FAR 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities
FAR 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity
FAR 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans
FAR 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities
FAR 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans
FAR 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons
FAR 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging while Driving
FAR 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases
FAR 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Central Contractor Registration
FAR 52.233-3, Protest After Award
FAR 52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim

DFARS 252.212-7001, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statues or Executive Orders-Commercial Items. The clauses that are check marked as being applicable to this purchase are:
DFARS 252.203-7000, Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD
Officials
DFARS 252.225-7001, Buy American Act and Balance of Payment Program
DFARS 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests

DFARS 252.232-7006, Wide Area Work Flow Payment Instructions

All quotations and responses must be received no later than 2:00 PM, Eastern Standard Time on 14 May 2013. Submittal of quotes in response to this RFQ constitutes agreement by the offeror of all terms & conditions contained herein, which will also be the terms & conditions of resulting contract. Please email to Christopher.Muntz@wpafb.af.mil via a PDF compatible attachment or to:

AFLCMC/PZIO
Attn: Christopher Muntz
1940 Allbrook Drive, Room 109
WPAFB, Ohio 45433-5344

Be advised that all correspondence sent via e-mail shall contain a subject line that reads "FA8601-13-T-0185. " Note that e-mail filters at Wright-Patterson AFB are designed to filter e-mails without subject lines or with suspicious subject lines or contents (i.e., .exe, or .zip files). Therefore, if this subject line is not included, the e-mail may not get through the e-mail filters. Also be advised that .zip or .exe files are not allowable attachments and may be deleted by the e-mail filters at Wright-Patterson AFB. If sending attachments with e-mail ensure only .PDF, .doc, or .xls documents are sent. The e-mail filter may delete any other form of attachments.

Any questions should be directed to Christopher Muntz at Christopher.Muntz@wpafb.af.mil.