6 YR Maintenance Halon Fire Extinguishers

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. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and written solicitation will not be issued. F5F3FD9299A001 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ). This acquisition is being performed as constituted in FAR Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures. This is a 100% small business set-aside; NAICS code 541380 and size standard $12.0 million apply. The contractor shall provide all plant, labor, supervision, equipment, tools, materials, transportation, and appliances necessary to conduct a six-year teardown/maintenance service to 88 each 150 lb. wheeled halon fire extinguisher tanks and hoses (refer to attached photographs which are provided for reference only), in accordance with the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 10 Standards for Portable Fire Extinguishers; to include but not limited to rust removal and painting of those units that require it, but leaving all existing labels and markings unpainted. Service will not include hydrostatic testing of tanks and hoses but shall include replacement of parts (e.g., valve stem, O-ring & spring, pull-pins chains, hose gaskets, dust & nozzle holder, etc.) as necessary. Each fire extinguisher may need different work done to it past the six-year teardown at March ARB, California. To be able to meet requirements and due to the large quantity of fire extinguishers to be serviced, the vendor must be located within the 30 traveling miles proximity of March ARB. This will allow March ARB fire department personnel to economically deliver and pick-up fire extinguishers in batches of 10 fire extinguishers at a time. March ARB will then swap 10 for 10 fire extinguishers upon completion of the service that would allow only 20 fire extinguishers to be out of service at any given time. Period of performance: The first 10 fire extinguishers to be serviced shall be delivered to the vendor as soon after contract award. All required maintenance of 88 halon fire extinguishers must be completed no later than 31 January 2010. The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors being considered in accordance with FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation-Commercial Items. The following evaluation factors will be used when evaluating quotes: (1) Price; (2) Location-Proximity to March ARB (Generally, but not limited to, within 30 traveling miles of the Base). Price is significantly more important than the location in the evaluation process. All interested parties are responsible for monitoring the FedBizOpps website at https://www.fedbizopps.gov for status of this combined synopsis/solicitation and any applicable amendments thereto. To be eligible for award under this combined synopsis/solicitation, offeror must be registered on the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) at http://www.ccr.gov. Effective January 1, 2005 in accordance with FAR 52.212.3 Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items, offerors are required to submit on-line representations and certifications (ORCA) application at https://orca.bpn.gov/. The following clauses apply to this acquisition: FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items; Offerors need to include a completed copy of the provision at FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items, with its offer; 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; FAR 52-219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside; FAR 52.219-8 Utilization of Small Business Concerns; FAR 52.222-3 Convict Labor; FAR 52.222-19 Child Labor--Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies; FAR 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities; FAR 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity; FAR 52.222-32 Equal Opportunity for Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans; FAR 52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities; FAR 52.222-37 Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans; FAR 52.225-1 Buy American Act--Supplies; FAR 52.225-3 Buy American Act--Free Trade Agreements--Israeli Trade Act; FAR 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer; FAR 52.222-41 Service Contract Act of 1965; FAR 52.222-42 Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires; FAR 52.233-3 Protest after Award; FAR 52.222-51 Exemption from Application from the Service Contract Act to Contracts for Maintenance, Calibration or Repair of Certain Equipment Requirements. The Department of Defense requires payment of contractor invoices be made electronically in accordance with DFARS 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Request, with procedures available at http://www.wawf.eb.mil. FAR 52.232-18 Availability of Funds is hereby incorporated in full text: The Government's obligation under this contract is contingent upon the availability of appropriated funds from which payment for contract purposes can be made. No legal liability on the part of the Government for any payment may arise until funds are made available to the Contracting Officer for this contract and until the Contractor receives notice of such availability, to be confirmed in writing by the Contracting Officer. No organized site visit is scheduled at this time. All responsible sources complying with the requirements of this combined synopsis/solicitation may submit an offer/quote, which may or may not be considered. Email quotes are preferred and will be accepted at the following email address: evan.porter.1@us.af.mil. Email quotes must be submitted in a format able to be read on a Government computer, such as Acrobat (PDF) or Microsoft Word (DOC). You may also mail your quotes to: Contracting Officer, 452nd Operational Contracting Office, 1940 Graeber St. Bldg. 449, March ARB, CA 92518-1650 to be received on or before the deadline for submission of all quotes. Facsimile quotes are oftentimes received unreadable and therefore will be not accepted. DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF ALL QUOTES WILL BE NO LATER THAN DECEMBER 22, 2009 AT 2:00 PM PST. Contracting Officer is Mr. Reynaldo Elauria at (951) 655-4331 or email reynaldo.elauria@march.af.mil. For questions arising as a result of this solicitation, please contact Contract Specialist, Evan Porter by email at evan.porter1@us.army.mil or phone (951) 655-2431. Closing date of this combined synopsis/solicitation notice is on 22 December 2009 at 2:00 p.m. PST.