20--Twelve (12) NOPAD Fish Incubators (or Equivalent)

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) - Contracting and General Services (CGS) Region 1, located at 911 NE 11th Avenue; Portland, Oregon 97232, is issuing a Combined Synopsis / Solicitation for Twelve (12) NOPAD Fish Incubators (Or Equivalent) for the Quinault National Fish Hatchery (NFH) - Humptulips, WA. The anticipated award date will be on or about June 10, 2016. Offerors shall be responsible for having reviewed, considered and followed the attachments to this solicitation in preparation of their quote(s). (i) 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. Quotations are being requested. A written solicitation form (i.e. SF 1449) is attached; however, it shall not be used in submission of your quotation. Refer to Paragraph (xv) for submission instructions. (ii) Solicitation No. F16PS00585 is being issued as a request for quotation (RFQ). (iii) The incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-87-2. Offerors shall be responsible for having read and considered identified provisions and clauses in preparation of their quote(s). (iv) Procurement is a small business set-aside under FAR 19.505-2. The applicable NAICS code is 112511 (Finfish Farming and Fish Hatcheries) with a small business size standard of $7.5 Million. (v) Offerors shall provide pricing on the following bid items. Optional items, if applicable, will be identified as such. Procurement is f.o.b. destination; therefore, offerors shall incorporate freight charges, if applicable, within their total price. The resultant contract will be firm-fixed-price; therefore, no adjustment for actual freight charges will be made. (a) Item No. 00010 - Fish Incubators; 12 Each x $ ________ / each = $ ________; Delivery date is August 15, 2016 (vi) A description of the fish incubators can be located in the attached statement of work. (vii) Delivery dates for each bid item are outlined in Paragraph (v). Deliveries shall be made to: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Quinault National Fish Hatchery Attt: Ben Giles 3 Sockeye Road Humptulips, WA 98552-9701 Inspection and acceptance will be in accordance with Paragraph (a) of FAR Clause 52.212-4 (Contract Terms and Conditions ¿ Commercial Items). (viii) FAR Provision 52.212-1 (Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items) applies to this acquisition. There are no addenda to the provision. (ix) FAR Provision 52.212-2 (Evaluation - Commercial Items) applies to this acquisitions. The Government will award a contract resulting from the 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: (a) Offerors shall provide technical specifications which demonstrate that their proposed incubator (if other than a NOPAD Fish Incubator) meets the minimum requirements outlined in the statement of work. If providing a NOPAD Fish Incubator, please explicitly state so. (x) FAR Provision 52.212-3 (Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items) applies to this acquisition. (a) If offeror is not registered in the System for Award Management (SAM), they shall fill in the provision and include it along with their quote. Failure to do so will result in the offerors quote being considered nonresponsive. (b) If offeror is registered in SAM, they do not have to fill in the provision and include it along with their quote; however, they shall state somewhere on their quote that they are registered in SAM and provide their DUNS number. (xi) FAR Clause 52.212-4 (Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items) applies to this acquisition. There are no addenda to the clause. (xii) FAR Clause 52.212-5 (Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Items) applies to this acquisition. The following clauses are indicated as applying to this acquisition: (a) 52.219-6 (Notice of Total Small Business Aside) (b) 52.219-28 (Post Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation) (c) 52.222-3 (Convict Labor) (d) 52.222-19 (Child Labor - Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies) (e) 52.222-21 (Prohibition of Segregated Facilities) (f) 52.222-26 (Equal Opportunity) (g) 52.222-36 (Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities) (h) 52.222-50 (Combating Trafficking in Persons) (i) 52.223-18 (Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging while Driving) (j) 52.225-1 (Buy American - Supplies) (k) 52.225-13 (Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases) (l) 52.232-33 (Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer - System for Award Management) (xiii) In addition to FAR Part 12 provisions and clauses, the following provisions and clauses apply to this acquisition: (a) 52.203-98 (Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements - Representation) (DEVIATION) (b) 52.203-99 (Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements) (DEVIATION) (c) 52.204-7 (System for Award Management) (d) 52.204-16 (Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting) (e) 52.204-18 (Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance) (f) 52.211-17 (Delivery of Excess Quantities) (g) 52.232-40 (Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors) (h) 52.232-70 (Electronic Invoicing and Payment Requirements - Invoice Processing Platform - Department of the Interior) Paragraph fill in: Invoice information as outlined in Paragraph (g) of FAR 52.212-4. Prior to submittal, invoice shall be coordinated with the Technical POC, whom is stated in the statement of work (SOW). (i) 52.242-15 (Stop-Work Order) (j) 52.252-1 (Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference) Paragraph fill in: http://www.acquisition.gov/far - Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) http://farsite.hill.af.mil/vffara.htm - Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) http://farsite.hill.af.mil/vfdiara.htm - Department of the Interior Acquisition Regulation (DIAR) (k) 52.252-2 (Clauses Incorporated by Reference) Paragraph fill in: http://www.acquisition.gov/far - Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) http://farsite.hill.af.mil/vffara.htm - Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) http://farsite.hill.af.mil/vfdiara.htm - Department of the Interior Acquisition Regulation (DIAR) (l) 52.252-5 (Authorized Deviations in Provision) Paragraph (b) fill in - Part 1: Department of the Interior Acquisition Regulation Paragraph (b) fill in - Part 2: 14 (m) 52.252-6 (Authorized Deviations in Clauses) Paragraph (b) fill in - Part 1: Department of the Interior Acquisition Regulation Paragraph (b) fill in - Part 2: 14 (xiv) Not applicable. (xv) Only electronic quotes will be accepted. Hard copies and facsimile quotes will not be accepted. Quotes shall include the minimum information required per Paragraph (b) of FAR Provision 52.212-1. Quotes may be electronically submitted in any format. Submit all quotes to the Contracting Officer, Mr. Michael Stearns (contact@example.gov; +1 (555) 000-0000). Quotes are due by 1:00 PM (PDT) on the date specified under `Response Date.¿ (xvi) If you have any questions in regards to the solicitation, please contact the Contracting Officer identified in Paragraph (xv).