54--RESIDENTIAL SCAFFOLDING

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 70FBR919Q00000063 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 2019-03. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 423810 with a small business size standard of 100.00 employees. This requirement is a [ Small Business ] set-aside and only qualified offerors may submit bids. The solicitation pricing on www.UnisonMarketplace.com will start on the date this solicitation is posted and will end on 2019-07-18 17:00:00.0 Eastern Time or as otherwise displayed at www.UnisonMarketplace.com. FOB Destination shall be in the Statement of Work. The DHS Federal Emergency Management Agency requires the following items, Purchase Description Determined by Line Item, to the following: LI 001: 400 SETS OF RESIDENTIAL SCAFFOLDING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ATTHACED STATEMENT OF WORK. "PROPOSED SCAFFOLDING MUST MEET BUY AMERICAN ACT REQUIREMENT" PHOTOS AND SPECIFICATIONS ARE REQUIRED TO BE SUBMITTED WITH QUOTE, 400, EA; LI 002: SHIPPING (IF APPLICABLE) CONTRACTORS ARE REQUIRED TO SPECIFY THEIR COMPANY'S DELIVERY SCHEDULE ON SUBMITTED QUOTES. DELIVERY SCHEDULES LESS THAN 30 DAYS WILL BE GIVEN EVALUATION PREFERENCE., 1, LS; Solicitation and Buy Attachments ***Question Submission: Interested Offerers 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, DHS Federal Emergency Management Agency 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 bids, which descend in price during the specified period of time for the aforementioned reverse auction. DHS Federal Emergency Management Agency 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 bids. All responsible Offerers that respond to this solicitation MUST submit the pricing portion of their bid using the online exchange located at www.UnisonMarketplace.com. There is no cost to register, review procurement data or make a bid on www.UnisonMarketplace.com. Offerers that are not currently registered to use www.UnisonMarketplace.com should proceed to www.UnisonMarketplace.com to complete their free registration. Offerers that require special considerations or assistance may contact Marketplace Support at +1 (555) 000-0000 or via email at contact@example.gov. Offerers may not artificially manipulate the price of a transaction on www.UnisonMarketplace.com by any means. It is unacceptable to place bad faith bids, 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 Offerers 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. This solicitation will give local area evaluation preference to local firms, in this case "local firms" is defined as those companies residing or doing business primarily in The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). This local area evaluation preference is in accordance with FAR 26.202 and the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Act (42 U.S.C. 5121), which states preference shall be given, to the extend feasible and practicable, to local firms when awarding emergency response contracts during a major disaster Potential offerors must meet the requirements for FAR 52.226-3, FAR 52.226-4, and FAR 52.226-5 and be operating within DR-4404-MP, The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), which will be verified upon selection for award or otherwise will be determined ineligible for award. Local vendor determination will be based on SAM registration as defined by FAR 52.226-3(c). If the offeror does not meet representation criteria per FAR 52.226-3(c), the offeror shall furnish documentation to support its representation IAW FAR 52.226-3(c). The Government will evaluate quotes received in accordance with FAR 13.106-2, Evaluation of Quotations or Offers. A best value determination will be considered using the following factors; Price, Local Area Preference, and Delivery Schedule, not necessarily in that order. This solicitation requires registration with the System for Award Management (SAM) prior to award, pursuant to applicable regulations and guidelines. Registration information can be found at www.sam.gov. New Equipment ONLY; NO remanufactured or "gray market" items. All items must be covered by the manufacturer's warranty. Bid MUST be good for 30 calendar days after close of Buy. Shipping must be free on board (FOB) destination CONUS (Continental U.S.), which means that the seller must deliver the goods on its conveyance at the destination specified by the buyer, and the seller is responsible for the cost of shipping and risk of loss prior to actual delivery at the specified destination. The selected Offeror must comply with the following commercial item terms and conditions, which are incorporated herein by reference: FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition; FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items - the selected offeror must submit a completed copy of the listed representations and certifications; FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, paragraph (a) and the following clauses in paragraph (b): 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 the referenced FAR clauses may be accessed electronically at https://www.acquisition.gov/far/. Buy American – Supplies (May 2014) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause-- “Commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) item?— (1) Means any item of supply (including construction material) that is— (i) A commercial item (as defined in paragraph (1) of the definition at FAR 2.101); (ii) Sold in substantial quantities in the commercial marketplace; and (iii) Offered to the Government, under a contract or subcontract at any tier, without modification, in the same form in which it is sold in the commercial marketplace; and (2) Does not include bulk cargo, as defined in 46 U.S.C. 40102(4), such as agricultural products and petroleum products. “Component? means an article, material, or supply incorporated directly into an end product. “Cost of components? means-- (1) For components purchased by the Contractor, the acquisition cost, including transportation costs to the place of incorporation into the end product (whether or not such costs are paid to a domestic firm), and any applicable duty (whether or not a duty-free entry certificate is issued); or (2) For components manufactured by the Contractor, all costs associated with the manufacture of the component, including transportation costs as described in paragraph (1) of this definition, plus allocable overhead costs, but excluding profit. Cost of components does not include any costs associated with the manufacture of the end product. “Domestic end product? means— (1) An unmanufactured end product mined or produced in the United States; (2) An end product manufactured in the United States, if— (i) The cost of its components mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States exceeds 50 percent of the cost of all its components. Components of foreign origin of the same class or kind as those that the agency determines are not mined, produced, or manufactured in sufficient and reasonably available commercial quantities of a satisfactory quality are treated as domestic. Scrap generated, collected, and prepared for processing in the United States is considered domestic; or (ii) The end product is a COTS item. “End product? means those articles, materials, and supplies to be acquired under the contract for public use. “Foreign end product? means an end product other than a domestic end product. “United States? means the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and outlying areas. (b) 41 U.S.C. chapter 83, Buy American, provides a preference for domestic end products for supplies acquired for use in the United States. In accordance with 41 U.S.C. 1907, the component test of the Buy American statute is waived for an end product that is a COTS item (See 12.505(a)(1)). (c) Offerors may obtain from the Contracting Officer a list of foreign articles that the Contracting Officer will treat as domestic for this contract. (d) The Contractor shall deliver only domestic end products except to the extent that it specified delivery of foreign end products in the provision of the solicitation entitled “Buy American Certificate.? (End of clause) Buy American Certificate (May 2014) (a) The offeror certifies that each end product, except those listed in paragraph (b) of this provision, is a domestic end product and that for other than COTS items, the offeror has considered components of unknown origin to have been mined, produced, or manufactured outside the United States. The offeror shall list as foreign end products those end products manufactured in the United States that do not qualify as domestic end products, i.e., an end product that is not a COTS item and does not meet the component test in paragraph (2) of the definition of “domestic end product.? The terms “commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) item,? “component,? “domestic end product,? “end product,? “foreign end product,? and “United States? are defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled “Buy American—Supplies.? (b) Foreign End Products: Line Item No.: Country of Origin: [List as necessary] (c) The Government will evaluate offers in accordance with the policies and procedures of Part 25 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. (End of Provision) 52.202-1 DEFINITIONS; 52.203-5 COVENANT AGAINST CONTINGENT FEES ANTI-KICKBACK PROCEDURES; 52.203-17 CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEE WHISTLEBLOWER RIGHTS AND REQUIREMENT TO INFORM EMPLOYEES OF WHISTLEBLOWER RIGHTS; 52.204-13 SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT MAINTENANCE; 52.223-3 HAZARDOUS MATERIAL IDENTIFICATION ADN MATERIAL SAFETY DATA; 52.223-5 POLLUTION PREVENTION AND RIGHT-TO-KNOW INFORMATION; 52.223-11 OZONE-DEPLETING SUGSTANCES AND HIGH GLABAL WARMING POTENTIAL HYDROFLUOROCARBONS; 52.223-19 COMPLIANCE WITH ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; 52.232-1 PAYMENTS; 52.233-3 PROTEST AFTER AWARD; 52.233-4 APPLICABLE LAW FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT CLAIM; 52.243-1 CHANGES-FIXED PRICE; 52.246-4 INSPECTION OF SERVICES - FIXED PRICE; 52.253-1 COMPUTER GENERATED FORMS The full text of the referenced FAR clauses may be accessed electronically at https://www.acquisition.gov/far/.