This is a Combined Synopsis/Solicitation (CSS) for a commercial item prepared in accordance with the format in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 12 Acquisition of Commercial Items and Part 13.5 Test Program for Certain Commercial Items, a s supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Request for Quotations (RFQ) are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The RFQ number for this solicitation is W9124R-06-T-0010. This requirement is being issued under the Simplified Acquisition Procedures as a Brand Name or Equal per FAR 52.211-6. It is strongly advised that you review FAR Clause 52.211-6 Brand Name or Equal (Aug 1999) for information regardi ng what must be included with your quote if you are submitting an equal to offer. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-06 dated 31 October 2005 and Defense Fe deral Acquisition Regulation (DFAR) Supplement, 1998 edition, current to DCN 20051209. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation, quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This acquisition is being solicited as a 100% Small Business Set-Aside. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) is 334519 with a size standard of 500 employees. The resultant contract will be firm-fixed price. It is anticipated that payment under this contract will be made vi a Government VISA credit card. Offerors shall account for any costs associated with accepting credit card payment in their quote. All prospective offerors must be actively registered in the Central Contractor Registration. Offerors may register online at https://www.bpn.gov/CCR/scripts/index.html The proposal shall consist of one Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) 0001, Quantity: 2, Unit of Issue: Each, Description: Midac Corporation Spectrometer, FTIR, Industrial.The CSS and the Salient Characteristics ar e located at the U.S. Army Contracting Agency Yuma web site www.yuma.army.mil/contracting/rfp.html. All offerors proposing an equal item shall demonstrate that the proposed item meets or exceeds the minimum salient characteristics of the brand name being solicited. Failure to provide the evidence of any equivalent product may result in your proposal being excluded from consideration for award. All proposals shall be clearly marked with Request for Quotation number W9124R-06-T-0010and emailed to Maribel.S
contact@example.gov or sent by facsimile to
+1 (555) 000-0000 no later than 19 December 2005, 4:00 PM Mountain Standard Time (MST). In addition, all technical questions concerning this requirement must be emailed to
contact@example.gov no later than 14 December 2005, 4:00 PM Mountain Standard Time (MST). Arizona vendors are to include the Arizona Transaction Privilege Tax. Offerors that fail to furnish required representations or technical information as required by FAR Clause 52.212-1 cited below or reject the terms and conditions of this solicitation may be excluded from consideration. The following FAR Clauses and Provisions are incorporated by reference and apply to this acquisition. FAR provision 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors of Commercial Ite ms (Jan 2005). Note: In order to complete the Representations and Certifications for the following referenced provisions you must go to the Air Force Web Site at http://farsite.hill.af.mil/Vffar1.htm locate the referenced clause, copy and paste it to a Wor d Document and complete FAR provision 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications Commercial Items (Mar 2005) with Alternate I (Apr 2002) and DFAR 252.212-7000 Offeror Representations and Certification Commercial Items (June 2005). FAR 52.212-4 Con tract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items (Sep 2005). FAR 52.211-6 Brand Name or Equal (Aug 1999). FAR 52.247-34 F.o.b. Destination (Nov 1991). FAR 52.212-2 E valuation Commercial Items (Jan 1999), Paragraph a. of provision 52.212-2 is completed as follows: award will be made to the technically acceptable low price offeror. FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions required to Implement Statues or Executive Ord er Commercial Items (Sep 2005) apply to this acquisition. Specific clauses cited in FAR 52.212-5 that are applicable to this acquisition are 52.203-6 Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (Jul 1995) with Alternate I (Oct 1995), 52.219-6 Not ice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (Jun 2003), 52.219-8 Utilization of Small Business Concerns (May 2004), 52.219-14 Limitations on Subcontracting (Dec 1996), 52.222-3 Convict Labor (Jun 2003), 52.222-19 Child Labor Cooperation with Authorities and Reme dies (Jun 2004), 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Feb 1999), 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity (Apr 2002), 52.222-35 Equal Opportunity for Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans (Dec 2001), 52.222-36 Af firmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (Jun 1998), 52.222-37 Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans (Dec 2001), 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer Central Contractor Reg istration (Oct 2003), and 52.232-36 Payment by Third Party (May 1999). DFAR Clause 252.212-7001 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items (Sep 2005) applies to th is acquisition, and specifically FAR 52.203-3 Gratuities (Apr 1984), 252.225-7012 Preference for Certain Domestic Commodities (Jun 2004), 252.225-7036 Buy American Act Free Trade Agreements Balance of Payments Program (Jan 2005), 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests (Jan 2004), 252.243-7002 Requests for Equitable Adjustment (Mar 1998), 252.247-7023 Transportation of Supplies by Sea (May 2002), and 252.247-7024 Notification of Transportation of Supplies by Sea. If you plan on participati ng in this acquisition you are required to provide your name, address, phone number, and email address to Maribel Sanchez via email to
contact@example.gov or facsimile
+1 (555) 000-0000 for notification of amendments. See Note 1.
