The U.S. Army Rapid Equipping Force has a requirement for various parts/equipment. The brand name items are required for interoperability. It is anticipated that one award will be made from this announcement, however, the Government reserves the right to award multiple awards if the terms and conditions are in the Government's best interest. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotations are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This is a Request for Quotation and the solicitation number is W91CRB-09-T-0164. This notice incorporates provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-36 effective 10 Sept 2009 and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) edition dated 25 Aug 2009. The complete text of any of the provisions and clauses may be accessed in full text at http://farsite.hill.af.mil. This acquisition is 100% set-aside for small business concerns. The NAICS code applicable to this acquisition is 423430, with a size standard of 100 employees. The nonmanufacturer rule does not apply. The requirement consists of the items on the attached spreadsheet, in the quantities indicated. Please review all three worksheets in the attached document. Delivery shall be within 30 days of order award. Any award resulting from this solicitation will be issued on a Standard Form (SF) 1449. The following FAR and DFARS clauses and provisions apply to this acquisition: FAR 52.212-1, 52.212-4, 52.212-5 including 52.203-6, 52.219-6, 52.219-8, 52.219-14, 52.219-28, 52.222-3, 52.222-19, 52.222-21, 52.222-26, 52.222-35, 52.222-36, 52.222-37, 52.222-39, 52.222-50, 52.225-13, 52.232-33, 52.247-64 DFARS 252.204-7000, 252.212-7001 including 52.203-3, 252.205-7000, 252.225-7001, 252.225-7012, 252.225-7014, 252.225-7015, 252.226-7001, 252.227-7015, 252.232-7003, 252.243-7002, 252.247-7023, 252.247-7024 Quotation submission instructions 1. Quotes shall be submitted in contractor format and shall include: (1) Company name, address, telephone number, e-mail address, and FAX number; (2) Solicitation number; (3) Unit price and extended prices; (4) Contractor DUNS number and Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Code; (5) Signed acknowledgements of any amendments, if any amendments to this combined synopsis/solicitation are issued. 2. Offerors shall include a copy of the FAR provision 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications Commercial Items and DFARS 252.212-7000 Offeror Representation and Certification Commercial Items with the quotation or indicate that completion of reps and certs online at http://orca.bpn.gov. Failure to include the reps and certs with the quotation may result in elimination from consideration for award. 3. Quotations shall include the name, phone number, and e-mail addresses of at least three customers for whom the product proposed has been provided in the past. If the product proposed has never been provided, the quotation shall so state. Evaluation 1. The Government intends to award a contract resulting from this combined synopsis/solicitation without conducting discussions. 2. The Government intends to award to the responsible offeror proposing the lowest priced technically acceptable item. Offerors responding to this announcement shall submit quotations via FAX to Kari Schoerner at
+1 (555) 000-0000 or via e-mail at
contact@example.gov.