Pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 12.603(a), the Contracting Officer is issuing a combined synopsis/solicitation for the acquisition of Equine 840 Series RFID chips and readers for wild horse and burro program (WH&BP) under the administration of the Bureau of Land Management Office in Reno, Nevada. (i) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for the acquisition of 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; offers are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. (ii) Solicitation Number 140L0619Q0100 is being issued as a Request for Quotes (RFQ). This solicitation will utilize the policies contained in FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures, in conjunction with the policies and procedures for solicitation evaluation and award prescribed in FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items, as appropriate for this acquisition. (iii) The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2019-05 dated August 13, 2019. (iv) This solicitation is being issued as Full and Open to all responsible contractors. The NAICS associated with this solicitation is 334419 - Other Electronic Component Manufacturing, with a size standard of 750 employees. (v) See Attachment 1 to the solicitation for detailed specifications. (vi) The items to be acquired through this combined synopsis/solicitation are Destron-Fearing 840 Life Chips with Bio-Thermo or equivalent, along with Destron-Fearing Equine 840 Series scanner/reader with thermal capability or equivalent. (vii) The delivery schedule requires items be delivered within 30 days after delivery order award. If you are unable to comply with that schedule, an alternative schedule shall be submitted with the quote. FOB Destination applies to this acquisition. (viii) Delivery location is detailed in the attached Specifications Document. (ix) FAR Provision 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors ¿ Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. Potential offerors shall read and comply with all of the requirements. Additionally, potential offerors shall read and comply with all of the requirements to the attached Addendum - Instructions to Offerors document (Attachment 5). (x) Provision 52.212-2, Evaluation - Commercial items will be used in evaluation of quotes. See Provision FAR 52.212-2 in Attachment 4 for details on evaluations. (xi) In accordance with FAR Part 12, Part 13 and Part 16, the Government anticipates making two (2), five (5) year, indefinite-quantity indefinite-delivery contract awards to the lowest priced, technically acceptable, responsive offers. However, if only one (1) technically acceptable quote is received the Government may make only one (1) award. To be eligible for award, the offeror must be deemed responsible in accordance with FAR 9.104, provide all documentation/information required in this solicitation; meet all requirements of the solicitation and conform to all required terms and conditions. Failure to comply with the terms and conditions of the solicitation may result in the offeror being ineligible for award. (xii) Offerors with an active System for Award Management (SAM) registration shall ensure that their Representation and Certifications in SAM are up to date. If an offeror does not have an active SAM registration, they shall complete FAR provisions 52.212-3 and 52.209-7 and include them with their quote. Potential awardees shall have an active SAM registration prior to award of a contract. (xiii) FAR Clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items applies to this acquisition. (xiv) FAR Clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. (xv) Additional clauses that apply to this acquisition are provided in Attachment 3 to this solicitation. These clauses will be incorporated into any successful offerors' contract award. Additional provisions that apply to this acquisition are provided in Attachment 4. These provisions are incorporated into this solicitation, but will not be incorporated into any successful offerors' contract award. (xvi) The Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) does not apply to this acquisition. (xvii) Offers are due no later than September 20, 2019 @ 12:00 p.m. MT. Interested parties may submit questions relating to this solicitation via electronic mail, no later than September 16th, to the below identified points of contacts. (xviii) The following individuals are the point of contacts for this combined synopsis/solicitation. Ken Silvers Contract Specialist Contractor - MDLI Bureau of Land Management National Operations Center Acquisitions Branch Email:
contact@example.gov Theresa Coffenberry Contracting Officer Bureau of Land Management National Operations Center Acquisitions Branch Email:
contact@example.gov The following attachments are hereby incorporated into this combined synopsis/solicitation: Attachment 1 - Specifications Attachment 2 - Pricing Attachment 3 - Clauses Attachment 4 - Provisions Attachment 5 - Addendum to FAR 52.212-1, Additional Instructions to Offerors
