Storage Aid System (SAS) - Fairchild AFB, WA

Please see the amended RFP for additional information.  The date of response is further extended 5 business days to accomodate any proposal changes if needed.

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Solicitation number FA8604-12-R-7955 is issued as a Request for Proposal (RFP). This solicitation document incorporates provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-53. This acquisition is 100% set aside for small business. The NAICS code is 333922. Small business size standard is 500 employees. All offerors are notified that because this solicitation is a small business set aside, it is subject to FAR Clause 19.102(f), which requires that a small business prime subcontractor who is not manufacturing the supplies to be purchased by this solicitation must furnish items of a small business manufacturer who produces the items in the United States or its outlying territories. 

This effort entails the performance, design, fabrication, installation, orientation, and test requirements for a Storage Aids System (SAS). All solicitation specifications/drawings will be posted at: http://www.fedbizopps.gov/. Drawings are in AutoCad version 2008, you must have this software and version or a compatible viewer to read these drawings. FOB point is Destination (Fairchild AFB, Washington). The following FAR Clauses/Provisions apply to this effort: FAR Solicitation Provision 52.212-1, "Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items," Clause 52.212-4, "Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items," Clause 52.212-5, "Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Items." Evaluation will be based on the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) offer. All offerors are to include a completed copy of the FAR provision 52.212-3, "Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items," with their proposal. Additionally, DFARS Clauses 252.212-7001 and 252.212-7000 also applies to this solicitation - offerors ar required to include a completed copy of this provision with their proposals. Copies of all aforementioned provisions and clauses, including Representations and Certifications can be found at: http://farsite.hill.af.mil/.

Interim, progress, or milestone payments are not authorized for this effort. Contractor must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration database (CCR) in order to receive award. The Government will make an award from this request for proposal to the technically acceptable, responsible offeror whose proposal offers the lowest price to the Government. The Government reserves the right to amend, cancel, resolicit, or not make an award at all for this effort. All proposals are due by 3:30 PM local time on 23 November 2011.

POC for this acquisition is:

Heather N. Kuba
ASC/PKESN
2275 D Street, Area B
BLDG 16, RM 129
WPAFB, OH 45433-7228
937.656.6265 DSN
Heather.Kuba@wpafb.af.mil

Alternate POC for this effort is:

Lynn A. Jefferies
937.656.7481 DSN
Lynn.Jefferies@wpafb.af.mil

Please note that email and fax proposals are not permitted. Be advised that offerors planning to submit their proposals on base and in person must notify the POC 72 hours before they plan on arriving so that a Visitor Request Form can be sumitted. Offerors who have a military ID will not require a Visitor Request Form to gain base entry. Please note, no telephone, written, email, or fax requests for documents will be permitted; all interested offerors must download the documents from the solicitation notice, there will be no exceptions. All interested offerors are requested to register for this soliciation.

Mr. Howard E. Marks Jr. has been appointed as Ombudsman to hear concerns from offerors, or potential offerors during the proposal development process. The purpose of the Ombudsman is to communicate contractor concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations to the appropriate government personnel. Existence of an Ombudsman does not diminsh the authority of the Program Director or the Contracting Officer. Accordingly, the Ombudsman does not participate in the preparation of solicitations, the evaluation of proposals or the source selection process and therefore, for routine matters on individual solicitations, please contact the POC listed for this soliciation. When requested, the Ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of concern.

The Ombudsman for this effort is:

Howard E. Marks, Jr.
Director, Acquisition Excellence Directorate
Aeronautical Systems Center
1755 11th Street
Building 570, RM 101
WPAFB, OH 45433-7404
937.255.8642 DSN
937.656.7193 FAX
Howard.Marks@wpafb.af.mil