Horizontal Band Saw

This is a 100% Small Business Set-Aside, Brand Name or Equal Solicitation. Brand Name = W.F. Wells

The Air Force Test Center (AFTC), Installation Operational Contracting Division (PZIO), Eglin AFB, FL intends to solicit, negotiate, and award a Firm-Fixed Price contract for a horizontal band saw or equal. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6, Streamlined Procedures; FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items; and FAR Part 15, Contracting by Negotiation, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a separate, written solicitation will not be issued. This announcement is issued as Request for Quotation (RFQ) # F1T0CW2228AG01. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 333512, with small business size standard of 500 employees; please identify your business size in your response based upon this standard. This is a 100% Small Business, Brand Name or Equal Set-Aside. Offerors will be evaluated on a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) basis IAW FAR 15.101-2 and the award will be made to the lowest priced offeror that meets the minimum requirement. The government will not accept refurbished/used equipment. There will be no advance payments. Cost of shipping shall be included in unit price. Offerors are advised to include a completed copy of provision 52.212-3, Offer Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items, with their offer. This requirement is for:

CLIN 0001: Two (2) each, horizontal band saw system, W.F. Wells or equal. Model F-16-1A-CNC or equal functionality. Capacity: rectangular at 90 degrees 16 inches high X 18 inches wide round 16 inch diameter. Saw force: 30-120 pounds, voltage 230-60-3, P/N: 0010566 or equal. System includes: discharge worktable (20 inches wide X 48 inches long) P/N: 0011661 or equal; Wired in work light, P/N: 0052016 or equal; and 18 inch X 10 feet X 5,000 pound capacity distributed weight, P/N: 0050028 or equal. Please reference the following attachments for additional guidance: Government Requirements Document; Machine Specifications.

The following provisions and clauses are incorporated in this notice and are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-60, effective 27 August 2012:

• FAR 52.204-9, Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel;
• FAR 52.209-2, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations-Representation;
• FAR 52.211-6, Brand Name or Equal;
• FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Items;
• FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items with Alt I;
• 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 (Apr 2012); incorporating the following:

(b) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (b) that the contracting officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items:

• FAR 52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards;
• FAR 52.209-6, Protecting the Government's Interests when Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment;
• FAR 52.209-10, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations;
• FAR 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside;
• FAR 52.219-28, Post-Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation;
• 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 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers With Disabilities;
• 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 52.232-29, Terms for Financing of Purchases of Commercial Items;
• 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;

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• FAR 52.247-34, F.o.b. Destination;
• FAR 52.249-1, Termination for Convenience of the Government (Fixed-Price) (Short Form);
• FAR 52.252-2, Clauses Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998), which reads as follows: This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es): http://farsite.hill.af.mil (End of Clause).
• DFARS 252.203-7005, Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials;
• DFARS 252.204-7003, Control of Government Personnel Work Product;
• DFARS 252.211-7003, Item Identification and Valuation;

• DFARS 252.212-7001, Contract terms and conditions required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders applicable to Defense acquisitions of Commercial Items, incorporating the following:
• DFARS 252.203-7000, Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials;
• DFARS 252.225-7001, Buy American Act and Balance of Payments Program;
• DFARS 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests;
• DFARS 252.247-7023, Transportation of Supplies by Sea, with Alt III;

• DFARS 252.225-7002, Qualifying Country Sources as Subcontractors;
• DFARS 252.232-7006, Wide Area WorkFlow Payment Instructions;
• DFARS 252.232-7010, Levies on Contract Payments;
• AFFARS 5352.201-9101, Ombudsman;
• AFFARS 5352.242-9000, Contractor Access to Air Force Installations;

DEVIATIONS

• FAR 52.252-6, Authorized Deviations in Clauses;
• FAR 52.204-99, System for Award Management Registration (DEVIATION);
• FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items (DEVIATION);
• DFARS 252.209-7999, Representation by Corporations Regarding an Unpaid Delinquent Tax Liability or a Felony Conviction under any Federal Law (DEVIATION);

Please provide DUNS or Cage Code, Shipping Point, payment terms, quote expiration date, lead time and any additional information pertinent to this solicitation. Offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) in order to be eligible for award. All questions are due by 12 September 2012. If your company is capable of providing this item, pricing and any product literature must be received NLT 09:00AM Central Time, 14 September 2012. Please send all questions via email to Caroline Frank @ Caroline.Frank@eglin.af.mil.