71 -- Office Chairs

This combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; a written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation number FA3300CHAIRS is being issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) using Simplified Acquisition Procedures under the test program for certain commercial items found at FAR 13.5. The solicitation document and incorporation provisions and clause are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2001-24 and Class Deviation 2004-00001, AFAC 2004-0804, AETC FAR Sup (15 Apr 2003), Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement, and Defense Change Notice (DCN) 20040625. It is the contractor's responsibility to be familiar with applicable clauses and provisions. This acquisition is 100% set-aside for small business. The North American Industry Classification System code is 337214 with a small business size standard of 500 employees. CLIN 0001: HON Chairs, 7828, Chair, Claret, Black, 7228BP69T: Quantity: 105 each, 0002: Delivery, Installation and Setup. These items are to be delivered to Maxwell AFB, Gunter Annex, AL. Delivery is 30 days after receipt of order. Award will be made based on lowest price technically acceptable. Offerors responding to this requirement must include a completed copy of the provisions at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representation and Certifications Commercial Items (May 2004), DFARS 252.212-7000, Offeror Representation and Certifications Commercial Items (Nov 1995), and DFARS 252.225-7000, Buy American Act-- Balance Payment Program Certificate (Apr 2003) with the quotation. Clauses and provisions may be accessed via the Internet, http://farsite.hill.af.mil or http://www.arnet.far.gov. The following clauses and provisions are incorporated by reference IAW FAR 52.252-2?Clauses Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998) and remain in full force in any resultant purchase order. FAR 52.212-1, Instruction to Offerors Commercial Items (Jan 2004), applies to this acquisition. The clause at FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items (Oct 2003), is incorporated into this RFQ and is an addendum to add the following clause: FAR 52.204-7 Central Contractor Registration. FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Order Commercial Items (June 2004) is incorporated in to this RFQ and the following FAR clauses under paragraph (b) are applicable: FAR 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government, with Alt.1; FAR 52.219-4, Limitations on Subcontracting, 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set Aside (June 2003) (15 U.S.C. 644), FAR 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns. 52.222-19, Child Labor- Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Jan 2004) (E.O. 13126), 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Feb 1999), 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Apr 2002) (E.O. 11246), 52.233-3, Protest after Award (Aug 1996)(31 U.S.C 3553), 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans (Dec 2001) (38 U.S.C. 4212), 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (Jun 1998) (29 U.S.C. 793), 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans (Dec 2001) (38 U.S.C. 4212), 52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (Dec 2003);52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer Central Contractor Registration (Oct 2003)(31 U.S.C. 3332); 52.247-64 Inspection of Shipping and Receiving Facilities (April 1984);The following FAR clause also applies to this combined synopsis/solicitation: 52.252-6, Authorized Deviations in Clauses (Apr 1984), 52.253-1, Computer Generated Forms (Jan 1991). The following DFARS: 252.212-7001, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statues or Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisition of Commercial Items (June 2004) applies to this RFQ and the following clauses are applicable under sub-paragraph (a) and (b): 52.203-3 Gratuities; 252.204-7004 Alternate A; 225-7001, Buy American Act and Balance of Payments Programs (Apr 2003), 252.225-7002, Qualifying Country Sources as Subcontractors (Apr 2003), 252.225-7012 Preference for Certain Domestic Commodities, 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Request (Jan 2004), 252.243-7002, Request of Equitable Adjustment (Mar 1998), 252.247-7023, Transportation of Supplies by Sea (May 2002), are also applicable. All offers must be received no later than 30 September 2004, 3:00 pm Central Time and must be able to respond to the information contained herein. Offers may be mailed to 42d Contracting Squadron, Acquisition Flight B-1, 50 LeMay Plaza South, Maxwell AFB AL 36112-6334, ATTN: Areea Malone, or fax to number +1 (555) 000-0000, email to contact@example.gov. ALL QUOTES MUST BE RECEIVED BY 3:00 pm CENTRAL TIME, 30 SEPTEMBER 2004. Quotations should meet all instructions put forth in this combined synopsis/solicitation. Award will be made to a single source. Reference the solicitation number and provide a delivery date on the quotation.