Solicitation Number : W9124R-09-T-1019 Response Date: February 19, 2009 12:00 PM MST Technical Questions: February 17, 2009 12:00 PM MST This is a Combined Synopsis/Solicitation (CSS) for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items and FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures, as 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 solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-29, Effective 19 January 2009 & FAC 2005-30, Effective 15 January 2009 and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARs), current to DCN 20090115 edition. This commercial item acquisition is being solicited on an unrestricted basis. The awarded contract will be firm fixed priced. It is anticipated that payment will be made by Government Visa Credit Card. Offeror shall account for any costs associated with accepting credit card payment. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) is 333315 with a size standard of 500 employees. 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 quotation shall consist of one Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) 0001, Quantity: one (1), Unit of Issue: Each, Description: Mid Wave, Infrared FLIR Camera System, Part Number: 420-0044-04-00. All offerors shall provide quotations for the brand name items specified above only. The Government anticipates award on a best value basis. The Government reserves the right to award to other than the lowest offeror. The Combined Synopsis/Solicitation (CSS) and Minimum Specifications are located at the U.S. Army Mission and Installation Contracting Command Center-Yuma website at: http://www.yuma.army.mil/site contracting.asp. All quotations shall be clearly marked with Request for Quotation (RFQ) referencing number W9124R-09-T-1019 and e-mailed for sent to the Point of Contact below no later than February 19, 2009 12:00 PM Noon Mountain Standard Time (MST). In addition, all technical questions concerning this requirement must be mailed to the point of contact no later than February 17, 2009 at 12:00PM Noon Mountain Standard Time (MST). 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 Items (Jun 2008) and FAR provision 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications Commercial Items (Jun 2008) with Alternate I (Feb 2007). NOTE: in order to complete the Representation 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 reference clause, copy and paste it to a Word document and complete FAR provision 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications Commercial Items (Jun 2008) with Alternate I (Feb 2007) and DFARS 252.212-7000 Offeror Representations and Certifications Commercial Items (Jun 2005). An offeror shall complete only paragraph (b) of FAR 52.212-3 if the offeror has completed the annual representations and certifications electronically at the Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) web site at http://orca.bpn.gov. FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items (Oct 2008) apply to this acquisition, addendas attached are: FAR 52.247-34 FOB Destination (Nov 1991) and FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions required to Implement Statutes or Executive Order Commercial Items (Jan 2009) apply to this acquisition. Specific clauses cited in FAR 52.212-5 that are applicable to this acquisition are 52.219-28 Post Award Small Business Program Representation (Jun 2007), 52.222-3 Convict Labor (Jun 2003), 52.222-19 Child Labor Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Feb 2008), 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Feb 1999), 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity (Mar 2007), 52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Workers with disabilities (Jun 1998), 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons (Aug 2007), and 52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (Jun 2008), 52.232-36 Payment by Third Party (May 1999). FAR Clauses 52.233-3 Protest After Award (Aug 1996) and 52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (Oct 2004) also apply to this acquisition. DFARS Clause 252.212-7001 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items (Jan 2009) applies to this acquisition, 252.225-7001 Buy American Act and Balance of Payments Program (Jan 2009), 252.225-7036 Buy American Act Free Trade Agreements-Balance of Payments Program (Jan 2009) with its Alternate I (Oct 2006), 252.247-7023 Transportation of Supplies by Sea (May 2002) and 252.211-7003 Item Identification and Valuation (Aug 2008). If you plan on participating in this acquisition you are required to provide your name, address, phone number, and email address to the POC listed below.
