10 Watt Visible Wavelength Laser

This is a combined synopsis solicitation no solicitation will be issued. AFMETCAL 562 CBSG OMP at Heath OH intends to award a firm fixed price purchase order under Simplified Acquisition Procedures for the purchase of 1 each, 10 Watt Visible Wavelength Laser with a one year commercial warranty, onsite installation at Heath OH, and associated data requirements for 1 copy of a pre-installation guide and 1 copy of the commercial manuals. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items in accordance with the format in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subparts 12.6 and 13, supplemented by additional information and requirements. This document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-29 and DAC 91-13 DFARS Change Notice (DCN) 20090115. This constitutes the only solicitation. Quotes are being requested and a written request for quotation (RFQ) will not be issued. It is the offeror's responsibility to monitor this site for the release of amendments (if any). The RFQ number is FY2333-09-Q-0006 and shall be referenced on any offer submitted. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 334413 and the small business size standard is 500 employees. This announcement is being solicited as unrestricted with full and open competition. Offerors are requested to provide unit pricing for the 1 each, 10 Watt Visible Wavelength Laser with a one year commercial warranty and, if separately priced, onsite installation at Heath OH, and associated data requirements for 1 copy of a pre-installation guide and 1 copy of the commercial manuals. The 10 Watt Visible Wavelength Laser must meet the requirements of Purchase Description 09E-103A-LA dated 6 August 2008. The data requirements shall be provided in accordance with the Data Requirements DD Form 1423-1 and Data Item Description for Commercial Off the Shelf Manuals and Associated Supplemental Data. The Purchase Description and Data Requirements are available for download at this site. Products offered shall be commercially available. Please review all documents carefully and note that each offeror shall be required to submit a detailed Technical Proposal as instructed by the below FAR clauses 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors Commercial Items and 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Items. Delivery of all items shall be to Heath OH 43056, FOB Destination. Delivery of contract data requirements shall be in accordance DD Form 1423-1. Delivery of the 10 Watt Visible Wavelength Laser, 1 each, shall be due 90 days after receipt of award notification and onsite installation completed within 30 days after the 10 Watt Visible Wavelength Laser is received. Government Inspection and Acceptance Testing is required and will be completed by the Air Force Primary Standards Laboratory (AFPSL) within 45 days after the 10 Watt Laser installation is completed. Contractor Invoices shall not be submitted in the Wide Area Work Flow (WAWF) for payment until the 10 Watt Visible Wavelength Laser has passed AFPSL testing. The current versions of the following clauses apply to this acquisition and are incorporated by reference: FAR 52.203-6 with Alternate 1, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government. FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors Commercial Items. FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Items - (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: 1. Technical. Capability of the item offered to meet the Government requirements as stated in the Purchase Description (PD) and 2. Price. All offerors shall provide with their quotation a Technical Proposal, a copy of the commercial warranty, and any descriptive literature or brochures. Offerors shall submit sufficient technical literature, documentation, specifications, etc. in order for the Government to make a complete technical assessment of the proposed items. Award will be based on technical acceptability (acceptable or not acceptable) and then price. Technical acceptability will be determined solely on the content and merit of their information submitted in the Technical Proposal. The Technical Proposal shall be a formatted line-by-line response to each paragraph, subparagraph, table, diagram, parameter, and specification in the Purchase Description. The technical proposal shall be specific and detailed enough without the need for additional data or clarification after receipt. Line by line responses with respect to the Purchase Description shall allow full evaluation of the equipment being offered. Simple statements of compliance, such as exceeds, meets, or does not meet will be considered non-responsive and the contractor's offer may not be evaluated further for this procurement. Where the technical literature demonstrates that the proposed unit meets the requirement of a specific paragraph of the purchase description you may reference that page and paragraph of the technical literature in your technical proposal in lieu of restating it. FAR 52.212-3 with Alternate I, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items. An offeror shall complete only paragraphs (b) of this provision if the offeror has completed the annual representations and certificates electronically at http://orca.bpn.gov . If an offeror has not completed the annual representations and certifications electronically at the ORCA website, the offeror shall complete only paragraphs (c) through (m) of this provision. FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items. FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Items. (Deviation). FAR 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns. FAR 52.219-28, Post-Award Small Business Program Representation. FAR 52.222-3, Convict Labor. FAR 52.222-19, Child Labor - Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies. FAR 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities. FAR 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity. FAR 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans. FAR 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities. FAR 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veteran. FAR 52.222-39, Notification of Employee Rights Concerning Payment of Union Dues or Fees. FAR 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons. FAR 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer - Central Contractor Registration. FAR 52.233-3, Protest After Award. FAR 52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim. DFAR 252.209-7001, Disclosure of Ownership or Control by the Government of a Terrorist Country. DFAR 252.211-7003, Item Identification and Valuation. DFAR 252.212-7000, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items. DFAR 252.212-7001, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items. DFAR 252.225-7035 Buy American Act--Free Trade Agreements--Balance of Payments Program Certificate. DFAR 252.227-7015, Technical Data - Commercial Items. DFAR 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of payment request. DFAR 252.232-7010, Levies on Contract Payments. AFMC FAR 5352.215-9006, Intent to Incorporate Contractor's Technical Proposal (AFMC). AFMC FAR 5352.201-9101, Ombudsman (AFMC) (Aug 2005) - When appropriate, potential offerors may contact Ombudsman Alan Mathis, WR-ALC/XR at 478-926-4028. To view provisions and clauses in full text see website (http://farsite.hill.af.mil). This acquisition is contingent upon the availability of funds. All offers must be valid for a period of 90 days. The Government intends to evaluate offers and award a contract without discussions with offerors. Therefore, the offeror's initial offer should contain the offeror's best terms from a price and technical standpoint. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if later determined by the Contracting Officer to be necessary. The government reserves the right to limit the number of offers reviewed for award, for efficiency purposes. The offer must: (1) be for the item described in the Purchase Description, (2) include the unit price for 1 each, 10 Watt Visible Wavelength Laser with 1 year commercial warranty and, if separately priced, unit prices for onsite installation at Heath OH, and the associated data requirements for 1 copy of a pre-installation guide and 1 copy of the commercial manuals, (3) be offered FOB Destination, (4) include a delivery schedule and discount/payment terms, (5) include a copy of commercial price list, (6) include name of and be signed by an authorized company representative along with telephone number and facsimile number, (7) include taxpayer identification number (TIN), CAGE Code Number and DUNS Number, (8) include a technical proposal that follows the PD line-by-line as instructed above, (9) include a copy of the commercial warranty, (10) include FAR 52.212-3 reps and certs and the offeror is to ensure ORCA and CCR registrations are current. This will be a DO-A7 rated order. Offers are due by 6 March 2009 at 4:00 PM EST to: Bruce Thompson, 562 CBSG/OMP (AFMETCAL) 813 Irving-Wick Dr W, Bldg. 2, Heath OH 43056-1199. Facsimile submissions to 740-788-5157 are permissible with the follow-up of an original sent by mail or by email to Bruce.Thompson@afmetcal.af.mil. Any offer or modifications to the offer received after the exact time specified for receipt of offers/quotes may not be considered. All contractors must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) Database and must put their reps and certs in the ORCA website at http://ORCA.bpn.gov. All responsible sources may submit an offer, which if timely received shall be considered by this agency.