Helicopter cargo swivels, 6, 000 LB, nfes 0286

Notice ID 1202SC24Q2713

HELICOPTER CARGO SWIVELS, 6,000 LB, NFES 0286

The U.S. Forest Service, Washington Office of Procurement and Property Services (PPS), Incident Procurement Operations, Incident Support Branch-Logistics at the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) in Boise, Idaho, is soliciting quotes for the purchase of HELICOPTER CARGO SWIVELS, 6000 LB CAPACITY, cataloged in the National Fire Equipment System as item NFES 0286.  First Article Testing (FAT) is required. 

Swivels must meet the standards of Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture Specification 5100-506b, and Standard 5100-500e and Amendment 1. 

The Resultant contract, if any, will be a Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP), Purchase Order utilizing Simplified Acquisition procedures to the responsible quoter whose total quote is the most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered for this requirement without engaging in any discussions, negotiations, or requesting any price revisions. Quotes must represent your best possible terms/pricing as there will be no opportunity to revise, amend, correct, or improve your quote once this Solicitation closes. The Government reserves the right to cancel this solicitation.

This Solicitation Request for Quotes (RFQ) for Commercial Items is prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) subpart 12.6 Streamlined Procedures for Evaluation and Solicitation for Commercial Products and Commercial Services, and the Simplified Acquisition Procedures set forth in FAR Subpart 13.5 and as supplemented with additional information included in this notice.

This procurement is set aside for 100% Small Business. Only offers from small business concerns will be accepted.

North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 332510 Hardware Manufacturing, and the Small Business Size Standard is 750 employees.  Prospective offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (www.SAM.gov) and be associated with NAICS 332510 on the registration prior to award. 

Product Service Code (PSC) is 1670 - Parachutes; Aerial Pick Up, Delivery, Recovery Systems; and Cargo Tie Down Equipment.

All vendors wishing to submit a quote to the solicitation described herein must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database (http://sam.gov/) or risk their otherwise timely quotation being considered non-responsive regardless of its completeness, timeliness, or other salient considerations. Information on SAM registration can be obtained at the following web site: http://sam.gov/.

The Contractor must be actively registered with no exceptions in SAM to be awarded any resultant contract.

If there are any questions, please email Theresa Hood at theresa.hood2@usda.gov. All questions must be received by Thursday, June 20, 2024, 11:59 P.M., Eastern Daylight Time.

Quotes must be emailed to Theresa Hood at theresa.hood2@usda.gov no later than Tuesday, July 2, 2024 11:59 P.M., Eastern Daylight Time.

It is the offeror's responsibility to ensure the quote has been received by the contracting office by email confirmation. Fax quotes will not be accepted.

Late quotes will be processed in accordance with FAR 52.212-1(1) "Late submission, modifications, revisions, and withdrawals of offers."

Notice to Offerors:

The Government reserves the right to cancel this solicitation, either before or after the closing date. In the event the Government cancels this solicitation, the Government has no obligation to reimburse an Offeror for any costs.