Uniform Purchase

Q and A posted 5 May 2021.

Combined Synopsis/Solicitation

Solicitation Number: FA461321Q1024

Purchase Description: Uniform Purchase

This is a Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Notice for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation/notice; responses/quotes are being requested, further written solicitation will not be issued. This solicitation will be posted to the beta.SAM.gov web-site as a Total Small Business Set Aside.

The 90th Contracting Squadron is issuing this combined synopsis/solicitation, FA461321Q1024, as a Request for Quote using FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Item, & FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 315220, with a small business size standard of 750 employees.

The Government intends to award a Firm Fixed-Price Commercial Award. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2021-05 effective 10-Mar-2021, Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement DPN 20210224 effective 24-Feb-2021 and Air Force Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement AFAC 2019-1001 effective 11-Feb-2021.

DESCRIPTION OF ITEMS/SERVICES: All CLINs F.O.B. Destination.

The Contractor shall provide the following:

THIS IS A BRAND NAME OR EQUAL REQUIREMENT TO THE NSNs LISTED IN ATTACHMENT 2

CLINS 0001 – 0014  A2 Leather Jacket (Brand Name or Equal)

Salient Characteristics:

Color Brown

100% leather outer shell

65/25 Cotton/Polyester Lining

Hook and Loop on chest for Nametag on left

Hook and Loop on right for Command Patch/shield.

Snap close waist front pockets

Ribbed cuffs and Hem

Interior Security Pockets on Both Sides  

See attachment 2: CLIN/Pricing Sheet for sizes and quantities

CLINS 0015 – 0042  2PFDU  (2 Piece Flight Duty Uniform; Top and Trousers) (Brand Name or Equal)

Salient Characteristics:

Pants and Blouse

Flame-Resistant

OCP (Operational Camouflage Pattern)

Two Upper Arm Pockets

Two Chest Pockets

Hook And Loop Cuff Closures

Upper Shoulder Pen Pocket

Donning And Doffing Zippers

See attachment 2: CLIN/Pricing Sheet for sizes and quantities

CLINS 0043 – 0046  Kifaru Parka (Brand Name or Equal)

Salient Characteristics:

OCP (Operational Camouflage Pattern)

Ripstop Shield outer and inner material

Water Resistant Outer Shell

Climashield APEX insulation (or similar for cold weather)

Reinforced Front Pocket and sleeve panel

Internal Chest Pocket

Front Pockets

Hook and Loop on chest or button loop field for badge/rank/insignia.

See attachment 2: CLIN/Pricing Sheet for sizes and quantities

DELIVERY DATE(S): Estimated Delivery 60 Days After Date of Order/Contract

PLACE OF DELIVERY: F.E. Warren AFB, WY

ALL RFQ Questions must be emailed to budd.butcher@us.af.mil and maria_lourdes.bustillo@us.af.mil and received no later than 11:00 AM MT on Monday, 3 May 2021.

Responses/quotes MUST be received no later than Monday, 13 May, 2021; 11:00 AM (Mountain Time).  Forward responses by e-mail to budd.butcher@us.af.mil and maria_lourdes.bustillo@us.af.mil.

Per FAR Subpart 4.1102, offerors are required to be registered in System for Award Management (SAM) at the time an offer is submitted. Failure to do so will result in the offer being deemed ineligible for award.

APPLICABLE FAR CLAUSES:

All applicable Provision/Clauses can be found in the attached document.  The following are instructions and evaluation factors pulled from the Provision/Clauses document specific to this combined synopsis solicitation for easier viewing for the vendor.

FAR 52.212-1 (ADDENDUM) ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS--COMMERCIAL ITEMS

FAR 52.212-1 is hereby tailored as follows:

 (1) Any inconsistency between FAR Provision 52.212-1 and the Addendum to FAR 52.212-1 shall be solved by giving precedence to the Addendum to FAR 52.212-1.

(2) After receipt of quotes the Government may, with or without notice, negotiate with and, if desired, seek quote revisions from as many or as few quoters as it, in its discretion, deems appropriate.

(3)  The term “offeror” or “offer” as used in FAR 52.212-1 shall be understood to mean “quoter” and “quote,” respectively.  Further, the term “award” shall be understood to describe the Government’s issuance of an order.

(4)  The Government will consider all quotes that are timely received and may consider late quotes.  Failure of a quote to address any items required in the submission package may make a quote unacceptable.

(5)  Paragraph (b) of FAR Provision 52.212-1, Submission of Offers, is amended as follows:

(n) In addition to the quote submission requirements stated in FAR provision 52.212-1, quoters shall provide the following, as part of the quote submission package, no later than the required time and date for quote submission:

(1)  Price quote which identifies the requested item(s), unit price inclusive of shipping (if any), and extended price (see Attachment 2 – CLIN and Pricing Sheet).

(2)  Total Firm Fixed price

(3)  Any Discount Terms

(4)  Estimated time of delivery

(5)  Technical Submission Requirements

(i.) For Parts/Supply buy, the quote shall contain a description including part number and title for each item listed in the solicitation to allow the Government to verify that the quoted parts match the requirements listed in the requirements schedule.  A photo is required of each like item.

(ii.) For a Services buy, the vendor shall provide a Statement of Work (SOW) based on the provided Statement of Objectives (SOO).

(6) Cage Code

       (7) Company Name, Physical Address, Point of Contact, phone number and email address.

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

FAR 52.212-2 is hereby tailored as follows:

(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, price and other factors considered.  The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:

(i) Technical capability of the item offered: meets brand name or equal to the Government requirement/specifications as identified within each CLIN.

(ii) Price: Award will be made to the lowest priced technically acceptable.  No additional information from the offeror will be required if the price is based on adequate price competition.  In the event adequate price competition does not exist, the contracting officer will obtain information from the offeror to the extent required to determine the reasonableness of the offered prices.

(iii) The Government will evaluate quotes in accordance with the following evaluation criteria. The Government will evaluate quotes for acceptability, but will not rank the quotes by the non-price factors. If the Government receives fewer than three (3) initial quotes, all quotes will be evaluated for Technical Acceptability. If the Government receives more than three (3) initial quotes, the Government will only select the three (3) lowest priced quotes and then evaluate them for Technical Acceptability. The Government reserves the right to evaluate additional quotes for technical acceptability if it is the Government’s best interest to do so.

(b) A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party.  Before the offer’s specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award.

(End of Provision)

52.211-6 Brand Name or Equal.

As prescribed in 11.107(a), insert the following provision:

Brand Name or Equal (Aug 1999)

      (a) If an item in this solicitation is identified as "brand name or equal," the purchase description reflects the characteristics and level of quality that will satisfy the Government’s needs. The salient physical, functional, or performance characteristics that "equal" products must meet are specified in the solicitation.

      (b) To be considered for award, offers of "equal" products, including "equal" products of the brand name manufacturer, must-

           (1) Meet the salient physical, functional, or performance characteristic specified in this solicitation;

           (2) Clearly identify the item by-

                (i) Brand name, if any; and

                (ii) Make or model number;

           (3) Include descriptive literature such as illustrations, drawings, or a clear reference to previously furnished descriptive data or information available to the Contracting Officer; and

           (4) Clearly describe any modifications the offeror plans to make in a product to make it conform to the solicitation requirements. Mark any descriptive material to clearly show the modifications.

      (c) The Contracting Officer will evaluate "equal" products on the basis of information furnished by the offeror or identified in the offer and reasonably available to the Contracting Officer. The Contracting Officer is not responsible for locating or obtaining any information not identified in the offer.

      (d) Unless the offeror clearly indicates in its offer that the product being offered is an "equal" product, the offeror shall provide the brand name product referenced in the solicitation.

(End of provision)

Attachments

Attachment 1- Additional Applicable Provisions and Clauses

Attachment 2- CLIN and Pricing Sheet

Combined Synopsis/Solicitation

Solicitation Number: FA461321Q1024

Purchase Description: Uniform Purchase

This is a Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Notice for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation/notice; responses/quotes are being requested, further written solicitation will not be issued. This solicitation will be posted to the beta.SAM.gov web-site as a Total Small Business Set Aside.

The 90th Contracting Squadron is issuing this combined synopsis/solicitation, FA461321Q1024, as a Request for Quote using FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Item, & FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 315220, with a small business size standard of 750 employees.

The Government intends to award a Firm Fixed-Price Commercial Award. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2021-05 effective 10-Mar-2021, Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement DPN 20210224 effective 24-Feb-2021 and Air Force Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement AFAC 2019-1001 effective 11-Feb-2021.

DESCRIPTION OF ITEMS/SERVICES: All CLINs F.O.B. Destination.

The Contractor shall provide the following:

THIS IS A BRAND NAME OR EQUAL REQUIREMENT TO THE NSNs LISTED IN ATTACHMENT 2

CLINS 0001 – 0014  A2 Leather Jacket (Brand Name or Equal)

Salient Characteristics:

Color Brown

100% leather outer shell

65/25 Cotton/Polyester Lining

Hook and Loop on chest for Nametag on left

Hook and Loop on right for Command Patch/shield.

Snap close waist front pockets

Ribbed cuffs and Hem

Interior Security Pockets on Both Sides  

See attachment 2: CLIN/Pricing Sheet for sizes and quantities

CLINS 0015 – 0042  2PFDU  (2 Piece Flight Duty Uniform; Top and Trousers) (Brand Name or Equal)

Salient Characteristics:

Pants and Blouse

Flame-Resistant

OCP (Operational Camouflage Pattern)

Two Upper Arm Pockets

Two Chest Pockets

Hook And Loop Cuff Closures

Upper Shoulder Pen Pocket

Donning And Doffing Zippers

See attachment 2: CLIN/Pricing Sheet for sizes and quantities

CLINS 0043 – 0046  Kifaru Parka (Brand Name or Equal)

Salient Characteristics:

OCP (Operational Camouflage Pattern)

Ripstop Shield outer and inner material

Water Resistant Outer Shell

Climashield APEX insulation (or similar for cold weather)

Reinforced Front Pocket and sleeve panel

Internal Chest Pocket

Front Pockets

Hook and Loop on chest or button loop field for badge/rank/insignia.

See attachment 2: CLIN/Pricing Sheet for sizes and quantities

DELIVERY DATE(S): Estimated Delivery 60 Days After Date of Order/Contract

PLACE OF DELIVERY: F.E. Warren AFB, WY

ALL RFQ Questions must be emailed to budd.butcher@us.af.mil and maria_lourdes.bustillo@us.af.mil and received no later than 11:00 AM MT on Monday, 3 May 2021.

Responses/quotes MUST be received no later than Monday, 13 May, 2021; 11:00 AM (Mountain Time).  Forward responses by e-mail to budd.butcher@us.af.mil and maria_lourdes.bustillo@us.af.mil.

Per FAR Subpart 4.1102, offerors are required to be registered in System for Award Management (SAM) at the time an offer is submitted. Failure to do so will result in the offer being deemed ineligible for award.

APPLICABLE FAR CLAUSES:

All applicable Provision/Clauses can be found in the attached document.  The following are instructions and evaluation factors pulled from the Provision/Clauses document specific to this combined synopsis solicitation for easier viewing for the vendor.

FAR 52.212-1 (ADDENDUM) ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS--COMMERCIAL ITEMS

FAR 52.212-1 is hereby tailored as follows:

 (1) Any inconsistency between FAR Provision 52.212-1 and the Addendum to FAR 52.212-1 shall be solved by giving precedence to the Addendum to FAR 52.212-1.

(2) After receipt of quotes the Government may, with or without notice, negotiate with and, if desired, seek quote revisions from as many or as few quoters as it, in its discretion, deems appropriate.

(3)  The term “offeror” or “offer” as used in FAR 52.212-1 shall be understood to mean “quoter” and “quote,” respectively.  Further, the term “award” shall be understood to describe the Government’s issuance of an order.

(4)  The Government will consider all quotes that are timely received and may consider late quotes.  Failure of a quote to address any items required in the submission package may make a quote unacceptable.

(5)  Paragraph (b) of FAR Provision 52.212-1, Submission of Offers, is amended as follows:

(n) In addition to the quote submission requirements stated in FAR provision 52.212-1, quoters shall provide the following, as part of the quote submission package, no later than the required time and date for quote submission:

(1)  Price quote which identifies the requested item(s), unit price inclusive of shipping (if any), and extended price (see Attachment 2 – CLIN and Pricing Sheet).

(2)  Total Firm Fixed price

(3)  Any Discount Terms

(4)  Estimated time of delivery

(5)  Technical Submission Requirements

(i.) For Parts/Supply buy, the quote shall contain a description including part number and title for each item listed in the solicitation to allow the Government to verify that the quoted parts match the requirements listed in the requirements schedule.  A photo is required of each like item.

(ii.) For a Services buy, the vendor shall provide a Statement of Work (SOW) based on the provided Statement of Objectives (SOO).

(6) Cage Code

       (7) Company Name, Physical Address, Point of Contact, phone number and email address.

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

FAR 52.212-2 is hereby tailored as follows:

(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, price and other factors considered.  The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:

(i) Technical capability of the item offered: meets brand name or equal to the Government requirement/specifications as identified within each CLIN.

(ii) Price: Award will be made to the lowest priced technically acceptable.  No additional information from the offeror will be required if the price is based on adequate price competition.  In the event adequate price competition does not exist, the contracting officer will obtain information from the offeror to the extent required to determine the reasonableness of the offered prices.

(iii) The Government will evaluate quotes in accordance with the following evaluation criteria. The Government will evaluate quotes for acceptability, but will not rank the quotes by the non-price factors. If the Government receives fewer than three (3) initial quotes, all quotes will be evaluated for Technical Acceptability. If the Government receives more than three (3) initial quotes, the Government will only select the three (3) lowest priced quotes and then evaluate them for Technical Acceptability. The Government reserves the right to evaluate additional quotes for technical acceptability if it is the Government’s best interest to do so.

(b) A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party.  Before the offer’s specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award.

(End of Provision)

52.211-6 Brand Name or Equal.

As prescribed in 11.107(a), insert the following provision:

Brand Name or Equal (Aug 1999)

      (a) If an item in this solicitation is identified as "brand name or equal," the purchase description reflects the characteristics and level of quality that will satisfy the Government’s needs. The salient physical, functional, or performance characteristics that "equal" products must meet are specified in the solicitation.

      (b) To be considered for award, offers of "equal" products, including "equal" products of the brand name manufacturer, must-

           (1) Meet the salient physical, functional, or performance characteristic specified in this solicitation;

           (2) Clearly identify the item by-

                (i) Brand name, if any; and

                (ii) Make or model number;

           (3) Include descriptive literature such as illustrations, drawings, or a clear reference to previously furnished descriptive data or information available to the Contracting Officer; and

           (4) Clearly describe any modifications the offeror plans to make in a product to make it conform to the solicitation requirements. Mark any descriptive material to clearly show the modifications.

      (c) The Contracting Officer will evaluate "equal" products on the basis of information furnished by the offeror or identified in the offer and reasonably available to the Contracting Officer. The Contracting Officer is not responsible for locating or obtaining any information not identified in the offer.

      (d) Unless the offeror clearly indicates in its offer that the product being offered is an "equal" product, the offeror shall provide the brand name product referenced in the solicitation.

(End of provision)

Attachments

Attachment 1- Additional Applicable Provisions and Clauses

Attachment 2- CLIN and Pricing Sheet