AMARG Industrial Band Saws

COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICIATION - COMBO: Industrial Band Saw AMENDMENT 1 (i) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR 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. (ii) Solicitation FA4877-23-Q-A217 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ). (iii) The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2023-02 effective 03/16/2023. The DFARS provisions and clauses are those in effect to DPN 04/27/2023 effective 04/27/2023. The AFFARS provisions and clauses are those in effect to AFAC 05/08/2023 effective 05/08/2023. (iv) The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 333243 with a small business standard of 500 employees. This requirement is being posted as a 100% small business set-aside. (v) The Pricing Schedule is incorporated below. Offerors shall complete in its entirety and return with any other documentation/data as required by this Combo. CLIN DESCRIPTION QTY UNIT UNIT PRICE TOTAL PRICE 0001 Industrial Band Saws Delivery on or before 30 Sep 2023 4 EA (vi) The government intends to award a firm-fixed price contract for 4 EA Industrial Band Saws to be vendor offering the lowest technically acceptable price which meets or exceeds all requirements as listed in Attachment 1- Salient Characteristics Document. Notice to Offeror(s): At this time the Air Force is not accepting used or refurbished products to meet this requirement. Valid offers shall include all applicable shipping/freight charges to FOB destination 309 AMARG Tucson, AZ. (vii) Delivery of 4 Industrial Band Saws shall be FOB Destination to Davis-Monthan AFB, Tucson AZ. Contractor shall include delivery schedule information in the Pricing Schedule incorporated above. (viii) FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Items (Mar 2023) is hereby incorporated by reference, with the same force and effect as if it were given in full text. The following have been tailored to this procurement and are hereby added via addenda: 1. To assure timely and equitable evaluation of the proposal, the offeror must follow the instructions contained herein. The proposal must be complete, self-sufficient, and respond directly to the requirements of this solicitation. 2. Specific Instructions: The response shall consist of two (2) separate parts: Part I - Technical Capability/Authorized Distributor confirmation and Part II - Price Proposal. a. PART 1- TECHNICAL CAPABILITY - Submit one (1) copy of technical capability narrative to include product specification sheet, limit to 10 pages. b. PART 2- PRICE - Submit one (1) copy of price schedule any additional documentation is limited to 10 pages. 3. Award will be made to the offeror whose offer is conforming to the solicitation and is determined to be the lowest price technically acceptable. Technical Acceptability, at a minimum, is defined as confirming ability to provide 4 Industrial Band Saws that meet or exceed all requirements as outlined on Attachment 1- Salient Characteristics Document. A product specifications sheet should be including for each product offered. Price and technical acceptability will be considered. The Government intends to evaluate offers and award without discussion, but reserves the right to conduct discussions. Therefore, the offeror's initial offer should contain the offeror's best terms from a price and technical standpoint. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if later determined by the Contracting Officer to be necessary. Offers that fail to furnish required representations or information, or reject the terms and conditions of the solicitation may be excluded from consideration. 4. System for Award Management Registration. (a) Definitions. As used in this provision - Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number means the 9-digit number assigned by Dun and Bradstreet, Inc. (D&B) to identify unique business entities. - Data Universal Numbering System+4 (DUNS+4) number means the DUNS number means the number assigned by D&B plus a 4-character suffix that may be assigned by a business concern. (D&B has no affiliation with this 4-character suffix.) This 4-character suffix may be assigned at the discretion of the business concern to establish additional System for Award Management records for identifying alternative Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) accounts (see the FAR at Subpart 32.11) for the same concern. - Registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database means that (1) The Offeror has entered all mandatory information, including the DUNS number or the DUNS+4 number, the Contractor and Government Entity (CAGE) code, as well as data required by the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (see Subpart 4.14), into the SAM database; and (2) The offeror has completed the Core, Assertions, and Representations and Certification, and Points of contact sections of the registration in the SAM database; (3) The Government has validated all mandatory data fields, to include validation of the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The Offeror will be required to provide consent for TIN validation to the Government as a part of the SAM registration process. (4) The Government has marked the record - Active. (b) (1) By submission of an offer, the offeror acknowledges the requirement that a prospective awardee shall be registered in the SAM database prior to award, during performance, and through final payment of any contract, basic agreement, basic ordering agreement, or blanket purchasing agreement resulting from this solicitation. (2) The offeror shall enter, in the block with its name and address on the cover page of its offer, the annotation - DUNS or - DUNS+4 followed by the DUNS or DUNS+4 number that identifies the offeror's name and address exactly as stated in the offer. The DUNS number will be used by the Contracting Officer to verify that the offeror is registered in the SAM database. (c) If the offeror does not have a DUNS number, it should contact Dun and Bradstreet directly to obtain one. (1) An offeror may obtain a DUNS number (i) Via the internet at http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform or if the offeror does not have internet access, it may call Dun and Bradstreet at +1 (555) 000-0000 if located within the United States; or (ii) If located outside the United States, by contacting the local Dun and Bradstreet office. The offeror should indicate that it is an offeror for a U.S. Government contract when contacting the local Dun and Bradstreet office. (2) The offeror should be prepared to provide the following information: (i) Company legal business name. (ii) Tradestyle, doing business, or other name by which your entity is commonly recognized. (iii) Company physical street address, city, state and Zip Code. (iv) Company mailing address, city, state and Zip Code (if separate from physical). (v) Company telephone number. (vi) Date the company was started. (vii) Number of employees at your location. (viii) Chief executive officer/key manager. (ix) Line of business (industry). (x) Company Headquarters name and address (reporting relationship within your entity). (d) If the Offeror does not become registered in the SAM database in the time prescribed by the Contracting Officer, the Contracting Officer will proceed to award to the next otherwise successful registered Offeror. (e) Processing time, which normally takes 48 hours, should be taken into consideration when registering. Offerors who are not registered should consider applying for registration immediately upon receipt of this solicitation. (f) Offerors may obtain information on registration at https://www.acquisition.gov. (ix) FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation -- Commercial Items (Nov 2021) is hereby incorporated by reference, with the same force and effect as if it were given in full text. The following have been tailored to this procurement and are hereby added via addenda: (a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: (i) technical capability to offer the requested product to meet the Government requirement; (ii) price; All proposals will be reviewed for technical acceptability. If found technically acceptable award will be made to the offeror who is found to provide the best value technical approach and price considered. If found technically unacceptable no further consideration will be made. Past Performance may be evaluated. Therefore, the offeror's initial offer should contain the offeror's best terms from a price and technical standpoint. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if later determined by the Contracting Officer to be necessary. Offers that fail to furnish required representations or information, or reject the terms and conditions of the solicitation may be excluded from consideration. (x) Each offeror shall include a completed copy of the provision at FAR 52.212-3 and Alternate I, Offeror Representations and Certifications--Commercial Items (Dec 2022); or confirmation of registration in www.sam.gov with access to complete Reps & Certs. (xi) The clause at FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items (Dec 2022), is hereby incorporated by reference, with the same force and effect as if it were given in full text. (xii) The clause at FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes Or Executive Orders - Commercial Items (Mar 2023), is hereby incorporated by reference, with the same force and effect as if it were given in full text. (xiii) 52.252-1 -- Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference. Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998) This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. The offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es): http://acquisition.gov Additionally, the following clauses and provisions apply to this acquisition: FAR 52.204-7 System for Award Management Oct 2018 FAR 52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance Oct 2018 FAR 52.204-16 (P) Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting Aug 2020 FAR 52.204-17 (P) Ownership or Control of Offeror Aug 2020 FAR 52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance Aug 2020 FAR 52.204-20 (P) Predecessor of Offeror Aug 2020 FAR 52.204-21 Basic Safeguarding of Covered Contractor Information Systems Nov 2021 FAR 52.204-22 Alternative Line Item Proposal Jan 2017 FAR 52.209-6 Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment Nov 2021 FAR 52.209-10 Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations Nov 2015 FAR 52.209-11 (P) Representation by Corporations Regarding Delinquent Tax Liability or a felony conviction under any federal law Feb 2016 FAR 52.219-1 Small Business Program Representations Oct 2022 FAR 52.219-1 Alt I Small Business Program Representations Alternate I Sep 2015 FAR 52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside Nov 2020 FAR 52.219-8 Utilization of Small Business Concerns Oct 2022 FAR 52.219-13 Notice of Set-Aside Orders Mar 2020 FAR 52.219-28 Post-Award Small Business Program Representation Mar 2023 FAR 52.222-3 Convict Labor Jun 2003 FAR 52.222-19 Child Labor - Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies Dec 2022 FAR 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities Apr 2015 FAR 52.222-22 Previous Contracts and Compliance Reports Feb 1999 FAR 52.222-25 Affirmative Action Compliance April 2015 FAR 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity Sep 2016 FAR 52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Workers With Disabilities Jun 2020 FAR 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons Nov 2021 FAR 52.223-18 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving Jun 2020 FAR 52.223-22 Public Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Reduction Goals-Representation Dec 2016 FAR 52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases Feb 2021 FAR 52.225-18 (P) Place of Manufacture Aug 2018 FAR 52.225-25 Prohibition on Contracting With Entities Engaging in Certain Activities or Transactions Relating to Iran - Representation and Certifications Jun 2020 FAR 52.232-1 Payments Apr 1984 FAR 52.232-11 Extras Apr 1984 FAR 52.232-23 Assignment of Claims May 2014 FAR 52.232-25 Prompt Payment Jan 2017 FAR 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer - System for Award Management Oct 2018 FAR 52.232-39 Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations Jun 2013 FAR 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors Mar 2023 FAR 52.233-1 Disputes May 2014 FAR 52.233-3 Protest After Award Aug 1996 FAR 52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim Oct 2004 FAR 52.243-1 Changes-Fixed-Price Aug 1987 FAR 52.246-15 Certificate of Conformance Apr 1984 FAR 52.246-17 Warranty of Supplies of a Noncomplex Nature June 2003 FAR 52.247-34 F.O.B. - Destination Nov 1991 FAR 52.249-1 Termination for Convenience of the Government (Fixed-Price) (Short Form) Apr 1984 FAR 52.253-1 Computer Generated Forms Jan 1991 DFARS 252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials Sep 2011 DFARS 252.203-7005 Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials Sep 2022 DFARS 252.204-7004 Level I Antiterrorism Awareness Training for Contractors Jan 2023 DFARS 252.204-7008 Compliance with Safeguarding Covered Defense Information Controls Oct 2016 DFARS 252.204-7012 Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting Jan 2023 DFARS 252.209-7004 Subcontracting with firms that are owned or controlled by the Government of a country that is a state sponsor of terrorism May 2019 DFARS 252.211-7008 Use of Government-Assigned Serial Numbers Sep 2010 DFARS 252.215-7008 - (P) Only One Offer Dec 2022 DFARS 252.225-7012 Preference for Certain Domestic Commodities Apr 2022 DFARS 252.225-7048 Export Controlled Items Jun 2013 DFARS 252.227-7015 Technical Data - Commercial Items Mar 2023 DFARS 252.227-7037 Validation of Restrictive Markings on Technical Data Jan 2023 DFARS 252.223-7008 Prohibition of Hexavalent Chromium Jan 2023 DFARS 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of payment Requests and receiving reports Dec 2018 DFARS 252.232-7006 Wide Area Workflow Payment Instructions Jan 2023 DFARS 252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments Dec 2006 DFARS 252.243-7001 Pricing of Contract Modifications Dec 1991 DFARS 252.243-7002 Request For Equitable Adjustment Dec 2022 DFARS 252.244-7000 Subcontracts for Commercial Items and Commercial Components (DoD Contracts) Jan 2023 DFARS 252.247-7022 Representation of Extent of Transportation by Sea Jun 2019 DFARS 252.247-7023 Transportation of Supplies by Sea--Basic Jan 2023 AFFARS 5352.201-9101 Ombudsman Oct 2019 AFFARS 5352.242-9000 Contractor Access To Air Force Installations Oct 2019 (xiv) NOTICE TO ALL INTERESTED PARTIES: Any questions shall be submitted by Friday, 19 May 2023 at 2:00 PM Pacific Standard Time to: 355th Contracting Squadron/PK-AMARG, Attn: Patricia Murray and Rachelle Jenkins, via e-mail: contact@example.gov contact@example.gov . An amendment will be issued providing the Government's answers to all questions received. Quotes are due no later than NOON Pacific Standard Time on Wednesday, 31 May 2023; quotes shall include the following: a. Part 1- TECHNICAL CAPABILITY - Submit one (1) copy of technical capability narrative, limit to 10 pages. Must include specifications sheet for the product to confirm the item meets or exceeds required specs as outlined on Attachment 1- Salient Characteristics Document. b. Part 2- PRICE - Submit one (1) copy of price schedule/quote - any additional documentation is limited to 10 pages. c. Part 2- Representations And Certifications (Reps/Certs) - Submit IAW para (x) above CONTRACT DOCUMENTS, EXHIBITS OR ATTACHMENTS Atch #: Item Description: Page(s): 1 Salient Characteristics Document 2