Tube Bender

Added: May 28, 2015 6:29 pm Modified: Aug 19, 2015 1:37 pmTrack Changes

THIS IS A BRAND NAME ACQUISITION.

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared IAW the format in FAR Subpart 12.6 as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. 

This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Quotes are being requested and an additional written solicitation will not be issued. This is a Request for Quotation (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and Supplements, Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-82 and DFARs change notice (DPN) 2015602. NAICS is 333517 with a small business size standard of 500 employees.

The Air Force Test Center (AFTC)/PZIEB Edwards AFB, CA is soliciting a Tube Bender one (1) Each Vectorbend Model 42 ELEC Automatic Programmable CNC Tube Bender, 6mm-50mm T.O.D Capacity, Less Tools; one (1) Each Remote Start Footswitch; one (1) Collet Control Footswitch; one (1) Mandrel Bending Package with Manual Tangent Adjust; one (1) 1-Meter Extended Length (provides 2.5M (98.5") tube length cap); one (1) Mandrel Rod Support for 1 Meter Extended Bed, One Trolley; three (3) Additional Rubberflex Collet & Tube Stop (1 required for ea. TOD); one (1) Air Conditioning Electronics (recommended when ambient temperatures exceed 100 deg F); one (1) Machine Mounts; one (1) Tooling Adapters for Existing Eaton Leonard VB 200SE Tube Bender Tools; one (1) Programmable X-Axis.

Delivery: 14-16 WARO    Place of delivery, performance, and acceptance is FOB Destination, Edwards AFB, CA 93524.

Interested parties who believe they can meet all the requirements for the items described in this combined synopsis are invited to submit in writing a complete quote including delivery FOB Destination to Edwards AFB, CA 93524. Offerors are required to submit with their quote enough information for the Government to evaluate the minimum requirements detailed in this synopsis. 

OFFERORS MUST COMPLY WITH POLICY IN FAR 4.1102 For System for Award Management (SAM) registration requirements. 

INTERESTED OFFERORS CAN ACCESS THE CLAUSES BY INTERNET URL: http://farsite.hill.af.mil. 

ONLINE REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS APPLICATION (ORCA) MUST BE COMPLETED. USE OF ONLINE REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS APPLICATION (ORCA) BECAME MANDATORY 1 JANUARY 2005. CONTRACTORS CAN ACCESS ORCA THROUGH BUSINESS PARTNERING NETWORK BY INTERNET URL: www.sam.gov.

TO REGISTER WITH CCR, GO TO URL: www.sam.gov.

The government will be evaluating quotes IAW FAR 52.212-2-Evaluation-Commercial Items (OCT 2014). 

The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose quote conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate quotations: 

•i.                     Price

•ii.                    Technical capability of the item offered to meet the Government requirement

**Only the Lowest Priced, Technically Acceptable (LPTA) offeror will be awarded**

To Complete Business Registration Requirements and Representation and Certifications, go to http://www.sam.gov

Interested Contractors Can Access The Clauses By Internet URL: http://farsite.hill.af.mil

The following provisions and clauses apply:

FAR 52.204-7 System for Award Management (JUL 2013)
FAR 52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance (JUL 2013)
FAR 52.204-9 Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel (Jan 2011)
FAR 52.204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation and First Tier Subcontract Awards (JUL 2013)
FAR 52.209-6 Protecting the Government's interest when subcontracting with contractors debarred, suspended, or proposed for debarment (AUG 2013)
FAR 52-212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items (DEC 2014)
FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Items (MAY 2015)
FAR 52-219 -6 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (NOV 2011)
FAR 52-219-28 Post Award Small Business Program Representative (JUL 2013)
FAR 52-222-3 Convict Labor (JUN 2003)
FAR 52.222-19 Child Labor - Cooperation With Authorities and Remedies (JAN 2014)
FAR 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity (APR 2015)
FAR 52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (Jul 2014)
FAR 52.223-18 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (AUG 2011)
FAR 52.247-34 F.O.B. Destination (NOV 1991)
FAR 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference (FEB 1998)
DFARS 252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials (SEP 2011)
DFARS 252.203-7002 Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights (SEP 2013)
DFARS 252.203-7005 Representation Relating to Compensation of former DoD Officials (NOV 2011)
DFARS 252.204-7004 Alternate A, System for Award Management (FEB 2014)
DFARS 252.209-7998 Representation Regarding Conviction of a Felony Criminal (MAY 2014)
DFARS 252.209-7999 Representation by Corporations Regarding an Unpaid Delinquent Tax Liability or Felony Conviction under any Federal Law (MAY 2014)
DFARS 252.225-7001 Buy American Act, Balance of Payments Program (NOV 2014)
DFARS 252.225-7048 Export - Controlled Items (JUN 2013)
DFARS 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports (JUN 2012)
DFARS 252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments (DEC 2006)
DFARS 252.247-7023 Transportation of Supplies by Sea, - Basic (APR 2014)

The following AFFARS clauses apply to this acquisition:

AF 5352.223-9000  Elimination of Use of Class I Ozone Depleting Substances (NOV 2012)
AF 5352.201-9101  Ombudsmen (APR 2015)

The following factor shall be used to evaluate quotes. Lowest price technically acceptable; technically acceptable is meeting all minimum salient characteristics.

Quotes are due by e-mail no later than June 10, 2015 at 2:00 PM PST. E-mail address: denina.solomon@us.af.mil. Phone: 661-277-9659, Fax: 661-277-0470.