4,000 Gallon Water Truck - Amistad Field Office

A00001 The purpose of amendment A00001 is to provide responses to RFIs. See attached amendment. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items 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; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued separately. This solicitation document and its incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2022-06 dated April 26, 2022. The solicitation number is 20223201039 and this solicitation is issued as a request for quote (RFQ). This is a 100% Small business Set Aside. The associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 333120 Construction Machinery Manufacturing, with a corresponding small business standard of 1,250 employees. Only offers from small businesses will be considered for this solicitation. DESCRIPTION: The United States Section of the International Boundary and Water Commission (USIBWC), Amistad Dam Field Office located in Del Rio, TX requires a 4000-Gallon Water Truck as outlined in the attached Statement of Work/Specification Sheet. Offer due date/local time: 2:00 PM Mountain on July 05, 2022. Please reference the solicitation number of 20223201039 in the subject. Offers shall be emailed to blanca.ochoa@ibwc.gov and carmella.speer@ibwc.gov. FAXED QUOTES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. Please include your DUNS number with your offer. Only questions submitted by email to blanca.ochoa@ibwc.gov and carmella.speer@ibwc.gov by June 15, 2022, will be considered. Questions received from Offerors after the due date may not be responded to. PAYMENT INFORMATION: The Contractor will be paid in accordance with FAR 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer - System for Award Management (Oct 2018). Invoices will be submitted electronically via Invoice Processing Platform (IPP). INVOICE PROCESSING PLATFORM: The U.S. Section International Boundary and Water Commission (USIBWC) has transitioned to an electronic invoicing system. The Invoice Processing Platform (IPP) is a secure, web-based system provided by the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Bureau of the Fiscal Service in partnership with the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. IPP is available at no cost to any commercial vendor or independent contractor doing business with a participating government agency. Information concerning accessing the IPP system will be provided at time of award. COVID-19: All vendors must adhere to COVID-19 requirements for social distancing and the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) (i.e. mask and gloves). Vendors will not be permitted access to IBWC facilities without proper PPE. Virtual site visits (video/photographs) are not permitted. Contractor employees must adhere to all CDC and OSHA COVID19 requirements while on IBWC property and when participating in any type of function associated with this requirement. - Vaccination attestation for onsite contractor employees and visitors. When the COVID-19 Community Level is MEDIUM or HIGH in a county where a Federal facility is located, onsite contractor employees and visitors to that facility should attest to their vaccination status using the Certification of Vaccination form. - Proof of recent negative COVID-19 tests for onsite contractor employees and visitors who are not fully vaccinated. When the COVID-19 Community Level is MEDIUM or HIGH in a county where a federal facility is located, onsite contractor employees and visitors who are not fully vaccinated or who decline to provide information about their vaccination status should be able to provide proof of a negative COVID-19 test from within the previous 3 days when in that facility. - Agency approvals of meetings, conferences, or events. Should an agency intend to host a meeting, conference, or event that will be attended in-person by more than 50 participants at a facility in a county where the COVID-19 Community Level is HIGH, the agency should first seek the approval of its agency head or official to which this responsibility has been delegated, in consultation with the agency's COVID-19 Coordination Team. EVALUATION - TERMS AND CONDITIONS: The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible Offeror based on Lowest Price Technically Acceptable. Technical acceptability will be based on the Contractor's ability to meet or exceed the item specifications outlined in the SOW/Spec Sheet. Contractor must provide a specification sheet for the proposed equipment. Contractor must provide pictures of the proposed item. Failure to submit required technical information will deem a proposal non-responsive and no consideration for award will be given. Offerors shall include a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items, with its offer. NOTE: The Offeror shall complete only paragraph (b) of this provision if the Offeror has completed the annual representations and certification electronically via the System for Award Management (SAM) website accessed through http://www.acuisition.gov. The Government reserves the right to cancel this solicitation, either before or after the closing date. In the event the Government cancels this solicitation, the Government has no obligation to reimburse an offeror for any costs incurred because of this request for quote. All quotes must remain valid for a minimum of 120 days after receipt. See attachments for additional information. END of combined synopsis/solicitation. ATTACHMENTS: Statement of Work/Specification Sheet CLIN Structure Applicable Provisions and Clauses/COVID-19 Requirements