OHWS Exercise Equipment

1. 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; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The Government intends to use simplified acquisition procedures for evaluating quotes and awarding the resulting purchase order in accordance with FAR 13.106.

2. This solicitation is being issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ).

3. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through:

            Federal Acquisition Circular                                                      2023-05 Effective 7 Sep 2023

4. This requirement is Full and Open Competition.

5. The North American Industry Size Classification System (NAICS) code associated with this requirement is 339920.

6. Partial quotes will be considered. Partial awards may be made.

7. All quotes submitted require manufactured product part numbers and spec data sheets for each item quoted to confirm salient characteristics are met.

ATTACHMENTS

Attachment 1: Equipment List W50S6V23Q0028

INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS

FAR provision 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial, applies to this acquisition. As prescribed in FAR 12.301(b)(1), the following addendum is provided for this solicitation and hereby amends any language therein:

- Quoted amounts need to be net prices without tax

- Quotes, attachments, and all other correspondence as listed in this solicitation must be emailed to all points of contact (POCs)

- All questions are to be submitted in writing by 18 Sep 2023 @ 5:00PM MDT

- Quotes are due by 21 Sept 2023 @ 12:00 PM MDT

- Quotes shall not exceed 10MB in size

- The anticipated award date is NLT 30 September 2023

EVALUATION CRITERIA

FAR Provision 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. As prescribed in FAR 12.301(c), the following addendum is provided for this solicitation and hereby amends any language therein:

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 price and other factors considered. The Government may award without discussions; however, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if deemed in the Government's best interest. Quotes will be evaluated on conformance to the salient characteristics, price, and past performance based on a review of FAPIIS and SPRS. Award will be based on the offer that represents the best value to the Government.

NOTE: The Government will perform a comparative evaluation (comparing quotes to each other) to select the contractor that is best suited and provides the best value, considering the evaluation factors in this solicitation. No adjectival ratings will be assigned to the evaluation factors. The award will be based on price and other factors as listed above. The lowest priced offer may not necessarily represent the best value to the Government.