24--Purchase Riding Mower - Ulysses S. Grant National

(i) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotations are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. (ii) All responsible sources may submit a quote that shall be considered by the agency. The Solicitation Number is 140P222Q0030 and is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) under FAR Part 12 Acquisition of Commercial Items and Part 13 Simplified Acquisitions. (iii) The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2022-06, effective 05/26/2022. The FAC is available at https://www.acquisition.gov/FAR. (iv) This is set aside 100% for Small Business Concerns under NAICS Code 333112 - Lawn and Garden Tractor and Home Lawn and Garden Equipment Manufacturing, with a small business size standard of 1,500. (v) Line items - Please provide pricing for the following. Line Item 00010 - Mower (vi) The acquisition is to provide one utility tractor and one mower. (vii) Date(s) and place(s) of delivery and acceptance and FOB point: Line Item 00010 - 90 Days ARO See Attachment 1_Statement of Work for additional details. (viii) The selected quoter must comply with the following commercial item terms and conditions, which are incorporated herein: The provision 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items (Nov 2021) applies to this acquisition per FAR 12.603(c). Addendum to FAR 52.212-1(c), Period for Acceptance of Offers. The paragraph is tailored as follows: "The offeror agrees to hold the prices in its offer firm for 60 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of offers." The offeror shall make a clear statement in the proposal documentation that the proposal is valid until this date. The Contractor shall comply with the attached Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clauses, which are incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items. The National Park Service intends to issue one (1) Firm-Fixed Price Award in response to this solicitation. Offerors are encouraged to submit best price(s), considering all items, and any price reductions. To assure timely and equitable evaluation of quotes, offerors must follow the instructions contained herein. Quoters are required to meet all solicitation requirements, including terms and conditions, representations and certifications, and technical requirements, in addition to those identified as evaluation factors. The quoter shall submit in their quote all requested information specified in this section of the Request for Quote (RFQ) at or before the exact time specified. Failure to meet a requirement may result in a quote package being ineligible for award. INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS: 1. Any Questions pertaining to this solicitation must be sent via email to contact@example.gov no later than 07/11/2022, at 11:00 a.m. CST. Any questions will be answered in an Amendment to this solicitation and posted on sam.gov. 2. At a minimum, quotes must include: a) Provide your companies UEI number and CAGE Code under which your quote is made. b) Required Documents per FAR 52.212-2 herein. c) Review Terms and Conditions and complete where required. (ix) The provision 52.212-2 - Evaluation of Commercial Items (Nov 2021) applies to this acquisition (a) Award will be made using Simplified Acquisition Procedures, therefore the evaluation procedures at Far 13.106-2 will be used. A firm-fixed price award will be made to the responsible offeror submitting the quote that provides the best value to the Government. In determining best value, the following factors will be considered: (1) Technical Capability (2) Past Performance and (3) Price. Factor I - Technical Capability: Sub factor I - Technical acceptance determined based upon the information provided in the quote package. Please ensure quoted equipment meet or exceeds the salient characteristics listed in this RFQ. Provide specification sheet(s) of equipment quoted and include part numbers of quoted equipment. Sub factor II - Documentation demonstrating the equipment can be transported by the park to a service certified by the manufacturer or a manufacturer dealership location within 50-miles of the park's address. In order to verify distance between the park and the service location, the government will input the addresses in Google Maps https://www.google.com/maps. Factor II - Price: Provide pricing with a breakdown of costs. Price will be subjectively evaluated for Best Value by the Government, considering total cost of all items. (End of provision) (x) FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications, Commercial Items. All quoters must submit a completed copy of the listed representations and certifications with their quotation. (xi) Offerors must comply with the following commercial item terms and conditions, which are incorporated herein by reference: FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions, Commercial Items; The full text of the referenced FAR clauses may be accessed electronically at https://www.acquisition.gov/far/. ADDENDUM TO FAR 52.212-4 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS - Nov 2021 COMMERCIAL ITEMS, applies to this acquisition. Reference FAR 52.212-4, Paragraph (c) is hereby tailored as follows: (c) Changes. Changes in the terms and conditions of this contract may be made only by written agreement of the parties with the exception of administrative changes such as paying office, appropriation data, etc., which may be changed unilaterally by the Government. (End of addendum) (xii) The clause at FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items applies to this acquisition: paragraph (a) and the following clauses in paragraph (b): 52.219-6, 52.219-28, 52.222-3, 52.222-19, 52.222-21, 52.222-26 52.222-36, 52.222-50, 52.223-18, 52.225-13, 52.232-33. The full text of the referenced FAR clauses may be accessed electronically at https://www.acquisition.gov/far/. (xiii) Contractor registration is required on the System for Award Management (SAM) website, https://www.sam.gov, to be considered at the time of offer and at the time of award. Clauses 52.204-13, 52.204-18, 52.204-19, 52.204-21, 52.223-6, 52.232-39, and 52.232-40 apply. DOI Electronic Invoicing and Payment Requirements, Invoice Processing Platform (IPP) (April 2013) Payment requests must be submitted electronically through the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Invoice Processing Platform System (IPP). "Payment request" means any request for contract financing payment or invoice payment by the Contractor. To constitute a proper invoice, the payment request must comply with the requirements identified in the applicable Prompt Payment clause included in the contract, or the clause 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items included in commercial item contracts. The IPP website address is: https://www.ipp.gov. Under this contract, the following document is required to be submitted as an attachment to the IPP invoice: 1. Copy of vendor invoice document in PDF format. The Contractor must use the IPP website to register access and use IPP for submitting requests for payment. The Contractor Government Business Point of Contact (as listed in SAM) will receive enrollment instructions via email from the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston (FRBB) prior to the contract award date, but no more than 3-5 business days of the contract award date. Contractor assistance with enrollment can be obtained by contacting the IPP Production Helpdesk via email contact@example.gov or phone +1 (555) 000-0000. If the Contractor is unable to comply with the requirement to use IPP for submitting invoices for payment, the Contractor must submit a waiver request in writing to the Contracting Officer with its proposal or quotation. (End of Local Clause) 52.211-6 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) (xiv) N/A (xv) Contractor questions regarding this posting will be accepted in writing by email to contact@example.gov at: contact@example.gov, no later than 07/11/2022, at 11:00 a.m. CST. All quote packages shall be received on or before 07/18/2022, at 3:00 p.m. CST. (xvi) The Government point of contact, Stephen Loftus, is the contracting point of contact for this solicitation.