DHRF Wright Line Furniture

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR 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 (paper copy) will not be issued. Further, offerors are responsible for monitoring this site for the release of amendments (if any) or other information pertaining to this solicitation.

Solicitation FA8751-18-Q-0497 is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ).

This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-99 and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement Change Notice (DCN) 20180629. See http://farsite.hill.af.mil/ for the full text of all provisions and clauses incorporated by reference herein.
This procurement is being issued as small business set-aside under NAICS code 337127 and small business size standard 500 employees.

Offerors shall provide at least the same warranty terms, including offers of extended warranties, offered to the general public in customary commercial practice. The contractor shall provide the items detailed in the List of Materials (Attachment 1), per the Statement of Work (SOW) (Attachment 2) and the Reconfigure and/or Install Drawings (Attachment 3) all on a BRAND NAME ONLY (Attachment 4) Firm Fixed Price basis, including the cost of shipping FOB destination. Brand Name only will be considered.

The required completion date is 6 weeks After Receipt of Order (ARO). All deliveries shall be made in accordance with FAR 52.247-34 FOB Destination. The place of delivery, acceptance and FOB destination point is Rome NY.

The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. Addenda to the following paragraphs of 52.212-1 are:

(b) Written quotes are due at or before 3:00 PM, (Eastern Time) 4 SEPTEMBER 2018. Submit to: AFRL/RIKO, Attn: Jennifer Calandra-Willson, 26 Electronic Parkway, Rome NY 13441-4514 or by facsimile to: 315-330-2555 or by email to jennifer.calandra-willson@us.af.mil. Offerors are encouraged to submit their proposals/quotes using the SF 1449, Solicitation/Contract/Order for Commercial Items.

(g) Contract award. The Government intends to evaluate offers and award a contract without interchanges with offerors. Therefore, the offeror's initial offer should contain the offeror's best terms from a price and technical standpoint. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct interchanges if later determined by the Contracting Officer to be necessary. The Government may reject any or all offers if such action is in the public interest; and waive informalities and minor irregularities in offers received.

(k) SAM. Offerors must be registered in the SAM database to receive a contract award. If the Offeror does not become registered in the SAM database within 4 days after receiving notification from the Contracting Officer, the Contracting Officer will proceed to award to the next otherwise successful registered Offeror.

The provision at FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Items applies. In addition to the information within Paragraph (a), the following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:

(i) Technical capability of the item offered to meet the Government requirement;
(ii) Price; and

All evaluation factors when combined, are equal to price.

Offerors are required to complete representations and certifications found in the provision at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items; Alternate I.

252.225-7020, Trade Agreements Certificate- Basic
252.239-7009, Representation of Use of Cloud Computing

For your convenience all referenced certifications are attached to this solicitation. (Attachment No. 5)

The 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. The following additional FAR clauses cited in the clause are applicable to this acquisition:

52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards
52.209-6, Protecting the Government Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment
52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Aside
52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Re-representation
52.222-3, Convict Labor
52.222-19, Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Oct 2016)
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
52.226-4, Notice of Disaster or Emergency Area Set-Aside
52.226-5, Restrictions on Subcontracting Outside Disaster or Emergency Area
52.232-33, Payment By Electronic Funds Transfer-System For Award Management
52.222-17, Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers
52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards
52.222-42, Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires (Attachment 6-Wage Determination)

This Statement is for Information Only:
It is not a Wage Determination
Employee Class Monetary Wage -- Fringe Benefits
09040 Furniture Handler WG-3 $17.31 + $4.48= $21.79

52.222-55, Minimum Wages Under Executive Order 13658
52.222-62, Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706

The following additional FAR and FAR Supplement provisions and clauses also apply:

52.204-16, Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting
52.204-18, Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance
52.204-19, Incorporation by Reference of Representations and Certifications
52.204-21, Basic Safeguarding of Covered Contractor Information
52.204-22, Alternative Line Item Proposal
52.232-40, Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors
52.247-34, FOB Destination
252.203-7000, Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials
252.203-7005, Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials
252.204-7008, Compliance with Safeguarding Covered Defense Information Controls
252.204-7012, Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting
252.204-7015, Notice of Authorized Disclosure of Information for Litigation Support
252.223-7008, Prohibition of Hexavalent Chromium
252.225-7031, Secondary Arab Boycott of Israel
252.227-7015, Technical Data--Commercial Items
252.227-7037, Validation of Restrictive Markings on Technical Data
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 - Basic

5352.201-9101, Ombudsman (AUG 2017) is hereby incorporated into this solicitation. The Ombudsman for this acquisition is Ms Lisette K. LeDuc, 1864 4th Street, Wright-Patterson AFB OH 45433-7130 COM: 937-904-4407, email: lisette.leduc@us.af.mil. Alternate Ombudsman: Ms. Kimberly L. Yoder, 1864 4th Street, Wright-Patterson AFB OH 45433-7130 COM: 937-255-4967, email: kimberly.yoder@us.af.mil

5352.223-9001, Health and Safety on Government Installations

The following additional requirements apply:

REGARDING ACCESS TO AIR FORCE FACILITIES AND GOVERNMENT INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY NETWORKS

(a) Contractor employees requiring access to USAF bases, AFRL facilities, and/or access to U.S. Government Information Technology (IT) networks in connection with the work on this contract must be U.S. citizens. For the purpose of base and network access, possession of a permanent resident card ("Green Card") does not equate to U.S. citizenship. This requirement does not apply to foreign nationals approved by the U.S. Department of Defense or U.S. State Department under international personnel exchange agreements with foreign governments. Any waivers to this requirement must be granted in writing by the Contracting Officer prior to providing access. The above requirements are in addition to any other contract requirements related to obtaining a Common Access Card (CAC).
(b) For purposes of paragraph (a) above, if an IT network/system does not require AFRL to endorse a contractor's application to said network/system in order to gain access, the organization operating the IT network/system is responsible for controlling access to its system. If an IT network/system requires an U.S. Government sponsor to endorse the application in order for access to the IT network/system; AFRL will only endorse the following types of applications; consistent with the requirements above: (1) Contractor employees who are U.S. citizens performing work under this contract/order; or (2) Contractor employees who are non-U.S. citizens and who have been granted a waiver.
Note that the clause at 252.232-7003 is included in this solicitation. DoD requires all payment requests (with a few exceptions) to be submitted and processed electronically. All vendors/contractors must familiarize themselves with this clause and DFAR 232.7003 for specific procedures. The DoD preferred electronic form for transmission is Wide Area Workflow - Receipt and Acceptance (see website - https://wawf.eb.mil). Wide Area Workflow Training may be accessed online at http://www.wawftraining.com. Please confirm in your proposal that your company is able to submit electronic invoices as set forth in the clause.

The Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) rating DO-C9 has been assigned to this effort.

All responsible organizations may submit a proposal, which shall be considered.

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