87--Bareroot - Hardwood and Pine Seedlings - USACE, Vicksburg District

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation Number W912EE-11-T-0019 is being issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) with the intent to award using simplified acquisition procedures. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-52. NAICS Code 111421. Specifications: The USACE, Vicksburg District, has a requirement to furnish and deliver Bareroot Hardwood and Pine seedlings in accordance with the attached specifications. This procurement may be quoted as follows: PLEASE SEE ATTACHED FILE FOR SPECIFICATIONS, LINE ITEM DESCRIPTION AND QUANTITY. CCR: CCR registration is necessary, if you are not registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database, an award CANNOT be made to your company. You may register electronically at http://www.ccr.gov. Registering electronically will expedite the registration process. Quotes are due 14 July 2011 not later than 2:00 p.m. to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, ATTN: Leah McCain, 4155 East Clay Street, Vicksburg, MS 39183-3435. Quotes/offers may be submitted electronically via email, providing that they are complete and provide all required information to: contact@example.gov. For information concerning this solicitation, contact Leah McCain at +1 (555) 000-0000; E-mail: contact@example.gov. The following FAR Clauses apply to this acquisition: FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications - Offerors must include a completed copy of this provision with this offer; FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items (MAR 2009); FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statues or Executive Orders - Commercial Items (AUG 2009) - Alternate II (MAY 2009), and the following clauses cited within that clause: FAR 52.219-8 Utilization of Small Business Concerns (May 2004); FAR 52.222-3 Convict Labor; FAR 52.222-19 Child Labor; FAR 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities; FAR 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity; FAR 52.222-35 Equal Opportunity of 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 Disabled Veterans; FAR 52.222-39 Notification of Employee Rights Concerning Payment of Union Dues or Fees; FAR 52.222-54 Employment Eligibility Verification (Jan 2009); FAR 52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (Jun 2008); FAR 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer - Central Contractor Registration; The full text of these FAR clauses can be accessed electronically at website: http://farsite.hill.af.mil/vffara.htm. The following DFARS Clauses are also applicable to this acquisition: DFARS 252.204-7004 (Alt A.) Central Contractor Registration; DFARS 252.212-7000 Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items (Jun 2005); DFARS 252.212-7001 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items (MAR 2008); DFARS 252.225-7000 Buy American Act--Balance of Payments Program Certificate (Jan 2009); DFARS 252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments; The full text of these DFARS clauses can be accessed electronically at website: http://farsite.hill.af.mil/VFDFARA.HTM. TECHNICAL INQUIRIES AND QUESTIONS All technical inquiries and questions relating to W912EE-11-T-0019 are to be submitted via Bidder/Offeror Inquiry in ProjNet at http://www.projnet.org/projnet. To submit and review bid/offer inquiry items, offerors will need to be a current registered user or self-register into system. To self-register go to web page, click BID tab select Bidder Inquiry, select agency USACE, enter Key for this solicitation listed below, and your e-mail address, click login. Fill in all required information and click create user. Verify that information on next screen is correct and click, continue. From this page you may view all bidder inquiries or add inquiry. Bidders/Offerors will receive an acknowledgement of their question via email, followed by an answer to their question after it has been processed by our technical team. The Solicitation Number is: W912EE-11-T-0019 The Bidder/Offeror Inquiry Key is: T5829R-GHKSB7 Bidders/Offerors are encouraged to submit questions at least 5 days prior to the closing/response date of the solicitation in order to ensure adequate time is allotted to form an appropriate response and amend the solicitation, if necessary. Bidders/Offerors are requested to review the specification in its entirety, review the Bidder Inquiry System for answers to questions prior to submission of a new inquiry. The call center operates weekdays from 8AM to 5PM U.S. Central Time Zone (Chicago). The telephone number for the Call Center is 800-428-HELP. Special Notes to Offerors: You are responsible for reading all information contained in this solicitation and all attachments posted with it. Offerors should check the Fed Biz Opps Web Site often for new solicitation and/or modifications to this solicitation. Quotes are due 14 July 2011 by 2:00 PM at the District Headquarters Office located at 4155 Clay Street, Vicksburg, MS 39183-3435. Offerors are responsible for ensuring that their proposals arrive prior to the scheduled closing time. Quotes must be clearly identified for Solicitation No W912EE-11-T-0019 to the Attn. of Leah McCain, Vicksburg District Contracting Office.