34--N0018921QG006 NSSF 3-ROLL POWERED CONICAL BENDING PLATE MACHINE

AMENDMENT NOTICE: 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. The solicitation number is N0018921QG006 and is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ), unless otherwise indicated herein. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2021-02. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 333519 with a small business size standard of 500.00 employees. This requirement is a Small Business Set-Aside and only qualified offerors may submit quotes. The solicitation pricing on www.UnisonMarketplace.com will start on the date this solicitation is posted, and, unless otherwise displayed at www.UnisonMarketplace.com, will end on: 2020-12-11 14:00:00.0 Eastern Time. This time supersedes the Offers Due Time listed above. FOB Destination shall be Groton, CT 06340 The FLC Norfolk - Groton requires the following items, Brand Name or Equal, to the following: LI 001: MACHINE, 3-ROLL BENDING PLATE MACHINE FFP Powered 3-Roll Bending Plate Machine See Incorporated Salient Characteristics To Include Shipping and Delivery FOB Destination to Groton, CT 06349 Sellers must complete bid-quote in accordance with Instructions to Quoters to include and upload all mandatory technical review criteria, complete Yes-No Salient Characteristic Matrix, provide product literature and upload complete signed FAR and DFARS attachments with bid to be considered and not disqualified. See attached SF-1449. NOTE: The requirements in DFARS 252.211-7003, Item Identification and Valuation, are applicable for this line item. The contractor shall provide DoD unique identification or a DoD recognized unique identification equivalent., 1, EA; Solicitation and Buy Attachments ***Question Submission: Interested offerors must submit any questions concerning the solicitation at the earliest time possible to enable the Buyer to respond. Questions must be submitted by using the 'Submit a Question' feature at www.UnisonMarketplace.com. Questions not received within a reasonable time prior to close of the solicitation may not be considered.*** For this solicitation, FLC Norfolk - Groton intends to conduct an online competitive reverse auction to be facilitated by the third-party reverse auction provider, Unison, Inc. Unison Marketplace has developed an online, anonymous, browser based application to conduct the reverse auction. An Offeror may submit a series of pricing quotes, which descend in price during the specified period of time for the aforementioned reverse auction. FLC Norfolk - Groton is taking this action in an effort to improve both vendor access and awareness of requests and the agency's ability to gather multiple, competed, real-time quotes. All responsible Offerors that respond to this solicitation MUST submit the pricing portion of their quote using the online exchange located at www.UnisonMarketplace.com. There is no cost to register, review procurement data or make a quote on www.UnisonMarketplace.com. Offerors that are not currently registered to use www.UnisonMarketplace.com should proceed to www.UnisonMarketplace.com to complete their free registration. Offerors that require special considerations or assistance may contact Marketplace Support at +1 (555) 000-0000 or via email at contact@example.gov. Offerors may not artificially manipulate the price of a transaction on www.UnisonMarketplace.com by any means. It is unacceptable to place bad faith quotes, to use decoys in the www.UnisonMarketplace.com process or to collude with the intent or effect of hampering the competitive www.UnisonMarketplace.com process. Should offerors require additional clarification, notify the point of contact or Marketplace Support at +1 (555) 000-0000 or contact@example.gov of Unison Marketplace: Buyers and Sellers agree to conduct this transaction through Unison Marketplace in compliance with the Unison Marketplace Terms of Use. Failure to comply with the below terms and conditions may result in offer being determined as non-responsive. 1.Vendors must quote ALL line items or you will be automatically disqualified as technically unacceptable. 2.All questions must be directed through the Reverse Auction Website, any questions outside of the Reverse Auction platform will not be answered. Do not send questions directly to buyers email. 3. All vendors must upload all technical criteria, lead time, and attachments with bid otherwise you may be automatically disqualified for not providing mandatory attachments. 4. All vendors must complete and upload Yes/No Salient Characteristic Matrix and include product literature of bid item data specifications to evaluate or equal product. 5. All vendors shall upload published and/or internal price catalog with the effective date and page number for the same or similar bid items. 6. All vendors shall upload two (2) recent paid invoices for the same or similar items. 7. The vendor shall complete, sign, and attach the following mandatory FAR and DFARS Provisions: ?FAR 52.203-18 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Required Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements-Representation (Jan 2017). ?FAR 52.204-24 Representation Regarding certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment (Aug 2019). ?FAR 52.204-26 Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services'Representation (Dec 2019). ?FAR 52.209-11 Representations by Corporations Regarding an Unpaid Delinquent Tax Liability or Felony Conviction under Any Federal Law (Feb 2016). ?FAR 52.225-18 Place of Manufacture (Mar 2015). ?DFARS 252.225-7000 Buy American Act-Balance of Payments Program Certificate (Nov 2004). Do not leave Blank or state FTA Compliant. If no place of manufacture is entered on DFARS 252.225-7000, the bid will be evaluated as it is a foreign non qualifying country per DFARS 225.502 (c) (i) (E). ?DFARS 252.204-7016 Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services - Representation (Dec 2019) ?DFARS 252.204-7017 Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services (Dec 2019) The Government will award on the basis of price, unless the Contracting Officer is aware of past performance information related to the low price bid/quote/offer which indicates that quote/offer may not represent best value. In that case, the Government reserves the right to consider the past performance of other bids/quotes/offers, conduct a price past performance tradeoff, and award to the other than the lowest price bid/quote/offer. Award of the Purchase Order resulting from this Request for Quote (RFQ) Auction will be made to the responsible vendor whose submission/bid (quote) is in full compliance with all the other requirements set forth in the RFQ/Reverse Auction Buy Terms and all applicable Amendments will be awarded the Purchase Order. The Government reserves the right to judge which submissions show the required capability. PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTING WITH ENTITIES THAT REQUIRE CERTAIN INTERNAL CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENTS OR STATEMENTS--REPRESENTATION (JAN 2017) REPRESENTATION REGARDING CERTAIN TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SERVICES OR EQUIPMENT (OCT 2020) COVERED TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT OR SERVICES--REPRESENTATION (OCT 2020) REPRESENTATION BY CORPORATIONS REGARDING DELINQUENT TAX LIABILITY OR A FELONY CONVICTION UNDER ANY FEDERAL LAW (FEB 2016) COVERED DEFENSE TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT OR SERVICES -- REPRESENTATION (DEC 2019) PROHIBITION ON THE ACQUISITON OF COVERED DEFENSE TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT OR SERVICES--REPRESENTATION (DEC 2019) 252.211-7003 Item Identification & Valuation (AUG 2008) USE OF GOVERNMENT-ASSIGNED SERIAL NUMBERS (SEP 2010) This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; a formal, written solicitation will not be issued. PAPER COPIES OF THIS SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE. This solicitation documents and incorporates provisions and clauses in effect through FAC 2005-60 and DFARS Change Notice 20120724. It is the responsibility of the contractor to be familiar with the applicable clauses and provisions. The clauses may be accessed in full text at these addresses: www.acqnet.gov/far and http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dfars/index.htm WIDE AREA WORKFLOW PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS (DEC 2018) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause - Department of Defense Activity Address Code (DoDAAC) is a six position code that uniquely identifies a unit, activity, or organization. - Document type means the type of payment request or receiving report available for creation in Wide Area WorkFlow (WAWF). - Local processing office (LPO) is the office responsible for payment certification when payment certification is done external to the entitlement system. - Payment request and - receiving report are defined in the clause at 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports. (b) Electronic invoicing. The WAWF system provides the method to electronically process vendor payment requests and receiving reports, as authorized by Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) 252.232- 7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports. (c) WAWF access. To access WAWF, the Contractor shall (1) Have a designated electronic business point of contact in the System for Award Management at https://www.sam.gov; and (2) Be registered to use WAWF at https://wawf.eb.mil/ following the step-by-step procedures for self-registration available at this web site. (d) WAWF training. The Contractor should follow the training instructions of the WAWF Web-Based Training Course and use the Practice Training Site before submitting payment requests through WAWF. Both can be accessed by selecting the - Web Based Training link on the WAWF home page at https://wawf.eb.mil/. The NAICS code is 333519 and the Small Business Standard is 100%. FAR 52.247-34, F.o.b. Destination applies 52.212-2 Evaluation - Commercial Items. New Equipment ONLY; NO remanufactured or "gray market" items. All items must be covered by the manufacturer's warranty. No partial shipments are permitted unless specifically authorized at the time of award. Bid MUST be good for 30 calendar days after close of Buy. The full text of the referenced FAR clauses may be accessed electronically at https://www.acquisition.gov/Far/ 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders?Commercial Items. 52.204-10 Reporting Subcontract Awards. 52.219-28 Post-Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation. 52.222-3 Convict Labor 52.222-19 Child Labor--Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity 52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Workers w/ Disabilities 52.223-18 Contractor Policy to Ban Text Messaging while Driving (SEPT 2010) 52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases. 52.232-18 Availability of Funds 252.212-7001 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items. (MAR 2011) 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports. 252.247-7023 Transportation of Supplies by Sea (MAY 2002) 252.225-7000: Buy American Act-Balance of Payments Program Certificate 252.232-7010: Levies on Contract Payments 5252.NS-046P: Prospective Contractor Responsibility 52.212-4: Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items 52.212-1: Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items 52.252-1:Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference 52.252-2: Clauses Incorporated by Reference 52.237-2: Protection of Government Buildings, Equipment, and Vegetation. Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations Representation (May 2012) Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations (May 2012) Control of Government Personnel Work Product (April 1992) Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DOD Officials (Sep 2011) Buy American Act & Balance of Payments (Oct 2011) In addition to providing pricing at www.FedBid.com for this solicitation, each Offeror must provide any required, NON-PRICING responses (e.g. technical proposal, representations and certifications, etc.) so that they are received no later than the closing date and time for this solicitation. Submissions can be sent to contact@example.gov. This solicitation requires registration with the System for Award Management (SAM) prior to award, pursuant to FAR 4.1102 and other applicable regulations and guidelines. Information can be found at www.sam.gov. Registration must be "ACTIVE" at the time of award. All Bids must be valid for 30 days from the closing date for this solicitation. No exceptions or qualifications. New equipment ONLY, NO grey market or refurbished products. Items must be in original packaging, never used, and not altered in any way. Components of the requested equipment, to include memory, must be manufacturer-approved and may not be compatible, remanufactured, or refurbished equipment. All items must be covered by manufacturer's warranty and procured through a manufacturer approved distribution channel. Sellers must be able to document their ability to provide items through manufacturer approved distribution channels upon request. The Seller confirms to have sourced all products submitted in this Bid from manufacturer-approved channels for Federal sales, in accordance with all applicable laws and manufacturer's current applicable policies at the time of purchase. Seller must be able to support both the product sale and product pricing, in accordance with applicable manufacturer certification / specialization requirements. If software is provided or included, Seller shall, upon request, provide Buyer with a copy of the End User License Agreement. Seller certifies that all software is licensed originally to Buyer as the original licensee authorized to use the software. All bid prices must include shipping FOB Destination CONUS (CONtinental U.S.). No partial shipments are permitted, unless otherwise specified by Contracting Officer at time of award. The selected Offeror must comply with the following commercial item terms and conditions. FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial, applies to this acquisition. The selected Offeror must submit a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items. FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The following FAR clauses in paragraph (b) of FAR clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, will apply: 52.222-21, 52.222-26, 52.222-35, 52.222-36, 52.222-37, 52.225-13, 52.232-34. The full text of a FAR clause may be accessed electronically at http://www.acquisition.gov/far/ Sellers understand that the Marketplace ranks all Bids by price; however, sellers will be evaluated by the Buyer in accordance with the basis established in the solicitation and pursuant to applicable acquisition regulations and/or departmental guidelines. The award decision is the sole discretion of the Buyer. Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality JAN 2017 Agreements or Statements System for Award Management OCT 2018 System for Award Management Maintenance OCT 2018 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting AUG 2020 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance AUG 2020 Alternative Line Item Proposal JAN 2017 Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications AUG 2020 and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment. Brand Name or Equal AUG 1999 Instructions to Offerors--Commercial Items JUN 2020 Contract Terms and Conditions--Commercial Items OCT 2018 Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations JUN 2013 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business DEC 2013 Subcontractors Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights SEP 2013 Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber DEC 2019 Incident Reporting Notice of Authorized Disclosure of Information for Litigation MAY 2016 Support Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense DEC 2019 Telecommunications Equipment or Services Prohibition of Hexavalent Chromium JUN 2013 Export-Controlled Items JUN 2013 Sources of Electronic Parts MAY 2018 Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment. (JUN 2020) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note). NOTICE OF TOTAL SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE (DEVIATION 2020-O0008) (MAR 2020) SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998) CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998) REPRESENTATION RELATING TO COMPENSATION OF FORMER DOD OFFICIALS (NOV 2011)