Large Format Hybrid Additive Manufacturing System

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in 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 will not be issued.  W912HZ21Q9835 is being issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ) with the intent to issue a single Firm-Fixed Price Contract. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2021-06. This procurement is being competed as a 100% Small business Set-Aside. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code for this procurement is 334519 – Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing, with a Small Business size standard of 500 employees. This procurement is being conducted in accordance with regulations at FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items, and FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), Geotechnical & Structures Laboratory at Vicksburg, MS has a requirement for the following:

Large Format Hybrid Additive Manufacturing System in accordance with the Description of Requirement. 

Potential vendors may access the following attachments below:

Attachment 01 (Description of Requirement)

Attachment 02 (Quote Submission Form)

In accordance with the attached Description of Requirement (Attachment 01), an award for this acquisition will be provided to the vendor whose quote is the Lowest Price.

FAR 52.212-2 - Evaluation -- Commercial Items (Oct 2014)

(a) 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.

Must include a completed Quote Submission Form (Attachment 02).

SAM Registration:

Pursuant to FAR Provision 52.204-7, prior to award quoters shall be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM), if you are not registered in (SAM), an award CANNOT be made to your company. You may register electronically at https://sam.gov/SAM/ 

Before a complete evaluation of your quote can be made the Offeror must provided "Offeror Representations and Certifications" for their company. The preferred method for providing Reps & Certs is to include this information in your SAM registration. Offerers who do not include their Reps & Certs in their SAM registration must print, complete, and include FAR Clause 52.212-3 Alt I, Offeror Representations and Certifications - with their quote package.

The full text of a FAR provision or clause may be accessed electronically at https://www.acquisition.gov/content/regulations

The following provisions apply to this acquisition:

52.204-7 System for Award Management

52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items

52.212-2 Evaluation-Commercial Items

52.212-3 Offerors Representations and Certifications- Commercial Items

The following clauses apply to this acquisition:

252.203-7002 Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights

252.204-7003 Control Of Government Personnel Work Product

252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports

252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments

252.243-7001 Pricing Of Contract Modifications

Additionally, the following clauses/provisions located within FAR 52.212- 5 apply to this acquisition:

52.204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards

52.209-6 Protecting the Government's Interests when Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment

52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside

52.219-28 Post Award Small Business Program Representation

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

52.222-36 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

52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Central Contractor Registration

Quotes are due 02 August 2021 no later than 4:00 p.m. Central Standard Time (CST) by email to Janalyn.H.Dement@usace.army.mil.