Forklift and Lifttruck

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

Solicitation number W9127Q-17-T-0050 is being issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ). This solicitation document, incorporated provisions, and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-95, effective January 13, 2017 and the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations (DFARS) Publication Notice (DPN) 20161222 dated 22 December 2016. It is the contractors' responsibility to be familiar with applicable clauses and provisions. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) Code is 333924 with a standard size of 750 employees.

The United States Property and Fiscal Office for Mississippi, Purchasing and Contracting Office, Flowood, MS intends to issue a contract for the following items:

CLIN 0001 - 4,000 LB FORKLIFTS, 2EA. ***TOTAL HEIGHT CAN NOT BE HIGHER THAN 82" ****
CLIN 0002 - 30,000LB LIFTTRUCK, 1EA.

Salient characteristics of the above items are included in the specifications attached in the following two PDF documents:
1. FORKLIFT AND LIFTTRUCK - MINIMUM SPECIFICATIONS.

DELIVERY: 120 Days after Receipt of Order
If delivery date cannot be met, indicate proposed delivery date.
Offer is to be FOB DESTINATION, delivered to:
1108th TASMG, 4715 Hewes Avenue, Hangar 1, Gulfport, MS 39507

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. The Government prefers and anticipates to make one award from this soliciation.

The following factors will be used to evaluate the proposals: (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.

Quotes are due no later than 10:00 A.M. CDT, Friday, August 18, 2017 to USPFO-MS-PC, Attn: SSG Adam Austin, 144 Military Drive, Flowood, MS 39232-8861. Quotes can be emailed to adam.n.austin.mil@mail.mil or faxed to 601-313-1569. 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/.

Questions may also be directed to SSG Austin in writing, via email, to the above mentioned e-mail address prior to date of RFQ closing . Any questions received after 16 August 2017, will not receive a response. Should offerors require additional clarification or have any questions regarding this requirement, must be submitted in writing by email, and addressed to SSG Adam Austin, adam.n.austin.mil@mail.mil.

The following FAR and DFARS provisions and clauses apply to this solicitation:
FAR 52.203-3, Gratuities
FAR 52.203-6 Alt. I, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government - Alt. I
FAR 52.203-17 Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights and Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights
FAR 52.204-4, Printed or Copied-Double Sided on Post-consumer Fiber Content Paper
FAR 52.204-16, Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting
FAR 52.204-18, Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance
FAR 52.204-22, Alternative Line Item Proposal
FAR 52.211-6, Brand Name or Equal
FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors, Commercial Items
FAR 52.212-3 Alt. I, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items - Alternate I (Note: Offerors are to provide a completed copy of the representations and certifications contained in this provision)
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
52.204-10, Reporting Executive compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards
52.209-6, Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment
52.209-10, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations
52.219-4, Notice of Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns
52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting
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
52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans
52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities
52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans
52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights under the National Labor Relations Act
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 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns
FAR 52.223-5, Pollution Prevention and Right to Know Information
FAR 52.228-5, Insurance - Work on a Government Installation
FAR 52.232-40, Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors
FAR 52.252-1, Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference
FAR 52.252-2, Clauses Incorporated by Reference

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 252.204-7004, Alternate A, System for Award Management
DFARS 252.204-7011, Alternative Line Item Structure
DFARS 252.204-7015, Notice of Authorized Disclosure of Information for Litigation Support
DFARS 252.211-7003, Item Unique Identification and Valuation
DFARS 252.213-7000, Notice to Prospective Suppliers on the Use of Past Performance Information Retrieval System-Statistical Reporting in Past Performance Evaluations
DFARS 252.222-7007, Representation Regarding Combatting Trafficking in Persons
DFARS 252.225-7000, Buy American-Balance of Payments Program Certificate
DFARS 252.225-7001, Buy American and Balance of Payments Program
DFARS 252.225-7012, Preference for Certain Domestic Commodities
DFARS 252.225-7031, Secondary Arab Boycott of Israel
DFARS 252.225-7048, Export-Controlled Items
DFARS 252.225-7050, Disclosure of Ownership or Control by the Government of a Country that is a State Sponsor of Terrorism
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 252.243-7002, Requests for Equitable Adjustment
DFARS 252.244-7000, Subcontracts for Commercial Items
DFARS 252.247-7023, Transportation of Supplies by Sea

Full text of these clauses may be accessed on-line at http://farsite.hill.af.mil/vffara.html.

All potential sources shall be registered in the SAMs, https://sam.gov/portal/publis/sam in order to be considered eligible for award.

Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports DFAR 252.22-7003, apply to this requirement. In order for vendors to be paid, all vendors must now use an E-invoicing system called Wide Area Work Flow (WAWF). To gain access to the WAWF production system, contractors must acquire an account available at https://wawf.eb.mil/. Questions on WAWF may be directed to the WAWF Help Desk (available 24/7) at 866-618-5988.

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

Solicitation number W9127Q-17-T-0050 is being issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ). This solicitation document, incorporated provisions, and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-95, effective January 13, 2017 and the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations (DFARS) Publication Notice (DPN) 20161222 dated 22 December 2016. It is the contractors' responsibility to be familiar with applicable clauses and provisions. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) Code is 333924 with a standard size of 750 employees.

The United States Property and Fiscal Office for Mississippi, Purchasing and Contracting Office, Flowood, MS intends to issue a contract for the following items:

CLIN 0001 - 4,000 LB FORKLIFTS, 2EA.
CLIN 0002 - 30,000LB LIFTTRUCK, 1EA.

Salient characteristics of the above items are included in the specifications attached in the following two PDF documents:
1. FORKLIFT AND LIFTTRUCK - MINIMUM SPECIFICATIONS.

DELIVERY: 120 Days after Receipt of Order
If delivery date cannot be met, indicate proposed delivery date.
Offer is to be FOB DESTINATION, delivered to:
1108th TASMG, 4715 Hewes Avenue, Hangar 1, Gulfport, MS 39507

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.

The following factors will be used to evaluate the proposals: (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.

Quotes are due no later than 10:00 A.M. CDT, Friday, August 18, 2017 to USPFO-MS-PC, Attn: SSG Adam Austin, 144 Military Drive, Flowood, MS 39232-8861. Quotes can be emailed to adam.n.austin.mil@mail.mil or faxed to 601-313-1569. 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/.

Questions may also be directed to SSG Austin in writing, via email, to the above mentioned e-mail address prior to date of RFQ closing . Any questions received after 16 August 2017, will not receive a response. Should offerors require additional clarification or have any questions regarding this requirement, must be submitted in writing by email, and addressed to SSG Adam Austin, adam.n.austin.mil@mail.mil.

The following FAR and DFARS provisions and clauses apply to this solicitation:
FAR 52.203-3, Gratuities
FAR 52.203-6 Alt. I, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government - Alt. I
FAR 52.203-17 Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights and Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights
FAR 52.204-4, Printed or Copied-Double Sided on Post-consumer Fiber Content Paper
FAR 52.204-16, Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting
FAR 52.204-18, Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance
FAR 52.204-22, Alternative Line Item Proposal
FAR 52.211-6, Brand Name or Equal
FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors, Commercial Items
FAR 52.212-3 Alt. I, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items - Alternate I (Note: Offerors are to provide a completed copy of the representations and certifications contained in this provision)
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
52.204-10, Reporting Executive compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards
52.209-6, Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment
52.209-10, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations
52.219-4, Notice of Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns
52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting
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
52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans
52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities
52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans
52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights under the National Labor Relations Act
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 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns
FAR 52.223-5, Pollution Prevention and Right to Know Information
FAR 52.228-5, Insurance - Work on a Government Installation
FAR 52.232-40, Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors
FAR 52.252-1, Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference
FAR 52.252-2, Clauses Incorporated by Reference

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 252.204-7004, Alternate A, System for Award Management
DFARS 252.204-7011, Alternative Line Item Structure
DFARS 252.204-7015, Notice of Authorized Disclosure of Information for Litigation Support
DFARS 252.211-7003, Item Unique Identification and Valuation
DFARS 252.213-7000, Notice to Prospective Suppliers on the Use of Past Performance Information Retrieval System-Statistical Reporting in Past Performance Evaluations
DFARS 252.222-7007, Representation Regarding Combatting Trafficking in Persons
DFARS 252.225-7000, Buy American-Balance of Payments Program Certificate
DFARS 252.225-7001, Buy American and Balance of Payments Program
DFARS 252.225-7012, Preference for Certain Domestic Commodities
DFARS 252.225-7031, Secondary Arab Boycott of Israel
DFARS 252.225-7048, Export-Controlled Items
DFARS 252.225-7050, Disclosure of Ownership or Control by the Government of a Country that is a State Sponsor of Terrorism
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 252.243-7002, Requests for Equitable Adjustment
DFARS 252.244-7000, Subcontracts for Commercial Items
DFARS 252.247-7023, Transportation of Supplies by Sea

Full text of these clauses may be accessed on-line at http://farsite.hill.af.mil/vffara.html.

All potential sources shall be registered in the SAMs, https://sam.gov/portal/publis/sam in order to be considered eligible for award.

Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports DFAR 252.22-7003, apply to this requirement. In order for vendors to be paid, all vendors must now use an E-invoicing system called Wide Area Work Flow (WAWF). To gain access to the WAWF production system, contractors must acquire an account available at https://wawf.eb.mil/. Questions on WAWF may be directed to the WAWF Help Desk (available 24/7) at 866-618-5988.