Yellow Ribbon Event / 3-4 August, 2018

     This solicitation is being issued as a Request for Quotation for an upcoming event for the 119th Wing, North Dakota Air National Guard over the dates of Friday, August 3rd through Saturday, August 4th. See attached Statement of Work for a complete description of this requirement.
     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; quotes are being requested and no other written solicitations will be issued. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-96, effective date 06 Nov 2017.
     This procurement is a 100% SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE IAW FAR 19.502-2 (a). The NAICS code is 721110 and the small business size standard is $32.5 million. Other NAICS codes will be accepted on a case by case basis. Only quotes submitted by Small Businesses will be considered by the Government. Any quote that is submitted by a vendor that is not Small Business will not be considered for award. Offerors must have current registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) to compete for this acquisition to include Representations & Certifications. Instructions and information can be found at www.sam.gov . The Department of Defense requires vendors to submit invoices in the Wide Area Workflow System (WAWF); please go to https://wawf.eb.mil/ for more information.
     This is a competitive acquisition, meaning that other firms/businesses are competing for the award of this contract/purchase order. For this reason, all interested parties are highly encouraged to offer their very best pricing for all facets of this requirement. The Government will award the contract to that responsible vendor whose quotation, conforming to the combined synopsis/solicitation and associated Statement of Work, will be most advantageous to the Government (Best Value), considering price and price related factors included in the combined synopsis/solicitation. Price and non-price evaluation criteria are equal. The specific Factors that will be evaluated are as follows:

Factor 1: Vendor's ability to meet all requirements identified in this solicitation.

Factor 2: Overall price.

     **Quotes are required to be received no later than 3:00 PM. CST, Wednesday, April 11th, 2018. Please submit your quote to MSgt Brian Erdmann via email at: brian.l.erdmann.mil@mail.mil.
     **This requirement is being solicited under "Short of Award" Authority. This effort is a high priority requirement in support of the National Guard. Funds are not presently available to make award. If funds become available for award, and prices are deemed fair and reasonable, it is the Governments intent to make award. This is not a commitment of funds or contract award.
     * The NDANG (119WG) is a Federal agency and tax exempt. The NDANG EIN number is 45-0438712 and the ND State Tax exempt number is E-2001.

     Any questions can be directed to either of the POCs listed above.

The following provisions and clauses apply to this acquisition:

FAR 52.204-7 -- System for Award Management
FAR 52.209-2 -- Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations--Representation.
FAR 52.209-11 Representation by Corporations Regarding Delinquent Tax Liability or a Felony Conviction under any Federal Law.
FAR 52.211-6 -- Brand Name or Equal
FAR 52.212-1 -- Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Items
FAR 52.212-2 -- Evaluation -- Commercial Items
FAR 52.212-3 Alt. 1 -- Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items. Complete your Reps/Certs information electronically via the SAM website accessed through https://www.acquisition.gov
FAR 52.212-5 -- Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders --Commercial Items. Specifically, the following clauses cited are applicable to this solicitation:
FAR 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside
FAR 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Representation
FAR 52.222-3, Convict Labor
FAR 52.222-19, Child Labor
FAR 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities
FAR 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity
FAR 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities
FAR 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving
FAR 52.225-1, Buy American-Supplies
FAR 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases
FAR 52.247-34 -- F.o.b. Destination
DFARS 252.232-7006 Wide Area WorkFlow Payment Instructions