Airman Battle Uniforms 1. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation F1D3A20259A004 is being issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ) using the Simplified Acquisitions Procedures in accordance with FAR 13 guidelines. The solicitation document; incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-44. 2. This solicitation has been set aside 100% for a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business; all responsible sources may submit a quote. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 315211 and the business size standard is 500 employees. 3. The Government will award a firm fixed price contract for providing Airman Battle Uniforms (ABU). Multiple offerors and awards are hereby deleted from this solicitation. All quotes must be for all items, as stated, partial quotes will not be considered. Award will be made to a single vendor. 4. Contract Line Item 0001 100% Cotton NFPA 1975 ABUs in accordance with attached product breakdown 1 Lump Sum 5. Place of Performance: Andrews AFB Building 4797 Period of Performance: 30 days after award 6. It is the vendor's responsibility to be familiar with all applicable clauses and provisions. All Offerors must submit representations and certifications in accordance with the provision at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications Commercial Items, with their offer. FAR 52.212-3 can be downloaded from the internet: http://farsite.hill.af.mil/ or from http://orca.bpn.gov, if registered in ORCA (On-line Representations and Certifications Application). Offerors that fail to furnish the required representation information, or reject the terms and conditions of the solicitation, may be excluded from consideration. DFARS 252.212-7000 Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items (Jun 2005). All FAR clauses and provisions incorporated by reference may be viewed in full text via the Internet at http://farsite.hill.af.mil/ or http://www.arnet.gov/far/. The following FAR provisions are applicable: FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation - Commercial Items, quotes will be evaluated on price-related factors only; FAR 52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference. The following FAR clauses are applicable: FAR 52.252-2, Clauses Included by Reference; FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items, with addendum; FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statues or Executive Orders Commercial Items (Dev), applies to this acquisition, and specifically the following FAR clauses are applicable: 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (May 2004); 52.219-27, Notice of Total Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside (May 2004); 52.222-19, Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Jul 2010); 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); 52.225-13 -Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (Jun 2008); and 52.232-33 - Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer--Central Contractor (Oct 2003), 52.233-4, Applicable Law For Breach Of Contract Claim (OCT 2004). The clause at DFARS 252.212-7001, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items (Jun 2010), applies to this acquisition, and specifically the following clauses under paragraph (b) are applicable: 252.225-7001 - Buy American Act and Balance of Payments Program (Jan 2009); 252.232-7003 - Electronic Submission of Payment Requests (Mar 2008); 252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments (Dec 2006) and 252.247-7023 - Transportation of Supplies by Sea, Alternate III (May 2002). The following DFARS clause is hereby incorporated into this solicitation: 252.204-7004 Alt A, Required Central Contractor Registration (CCR) (Sep 2007). NOTE: CCR can be obtained by accessing the Internet, http://www.ccr.gov or by calling 1-888-227-2423. The CCR number must be obtained before award can be made. The following AFFARS clause applies to this acquisition: 5352.242-9000, Contractor Access to Air Force Installations (Aug 2007). The following local clauses apply to this acquisition: 316CONS-004, Environmental Compliance; 316CONS-007, Personnel Security Requirements; and 316CONS-010 WAWF Instructions and 5352.201-9101 OMBUDSMAN (Aug 2005). 7. Award will be made in accordance with simplified acquisition procedures established in FAR Part 13 procedures, to the responsive entity whose evaluated offer which represents the lowest price to the Government. The Government intends to make award (offer) to the responsive firms without discussions; prospective offerors are advised to submit their firm's best offer prior by the proposal closing date of 23 September 2010, 4:00 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST). The Government intends to enter into an agreement without discussions, nevertheless, the Government may communicate with an offeror in order to clarify or verify information submitted in its offer. 8. This requirement has not been funded yet and the government will not be responsible for any cost incurred in preparation of this quote and is not obligated to award this contract. QUOTE SUBMISSION PROCESS: Offers shall be in the contracting office no later than 12:00 PM EST on 23 September 2010. Offers shall be emailed to 2d Lt Marcus A. Miller (marcus.miller@afncr.af.mil) and Ms. Anke Taylor (anke.taylor@afncr.af.mil).
