Amendment 03 - Strapping Machines

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; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will NOT be issued. This is a Request for Quote (RFQ) using FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items; the Solicitation number is W52P1J-21-Q-SM11 The solicitation and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2021-05. The NAICS code for this procurement is 333993; the small business size standard is 500 employees. The Federal Supply Code is 3540. Offerors must be registered within the System for Award Management (SAM) database at time of response to this solicitation. The website for SAM is https://www.sam.gov/. Addendum to 52.212-1 DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT Strapping Machine Quantity: 3 In accordance with Statement of Work at Attachment 05 CLIN 0001: Strapping Machine, Quantity 3 CLIN 0002: Installation and Training TYPE OF ACQUISITION AND CONTRACT This acquisition is issued as a Full and Open competition. Award will be made using Low Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) Source Selection procedures, resulting in a single award Firm Fixed Price contract. DELIVERY and LOCATION CLIN Description Delivery Date 0001 Strapping Machine 30 days after Award (desired) 0002 Installation and Training 1 week after Receipt of Strapping Machines Delivery shall be FOB Destination to Crane Army Ammunition Activity, Building 148, 300 Highway 361, Crane, Indiana 47522-5001, in accordance with the following: Crane Army Ammunition Activity Delivery Instructions CAAA receiving hours are 0700 - 1430, Mon - Thurs BY APPOINTMENT ONLY; Includes Inert & Freight All Kind (FAK). Appointments shall be made via Carrier Appointment System (CAS). Carriers without access to the CAS System, call (812)854-2199 or (812)854-2339, 48 hours prior to delivery for appointment. Failure to follow the protocol stated herein and/or obtain a scheduled delivery time prior to delivery, may result in the truck being turned away. PROPOSAL SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS Offerors shall submit the following in response to this solicitation: 1. Price - Offerors must submit Completed Pricing Sheet at Attachment 02. All yellow-highlighted sections shall be completed. Prices shall be stated to 2 decimal places. 2. Technical Capability Information, as follows: Detailed description of the offered item, which adequately describes how it meets all requirements within the Statement of Work Note: Simply stating the offered item meets the requirements is unacceptable. The description must address each of the requirements in sufficient detail to describe how the offered item meets the requirement * If Offered Item is an Off-the-Shelf product, with no modifications: offeror may provide product literature describing its specifications, sizing, etc., providing it addresses each of the requirements within the Statement of Work. If product literature does not address all requirements, additional description shall be provided to address each requirement. * If Offered Item is an Off-the-Shelf product with modifications: offeror may provide product literature plus a detailed description of the modifications that will bring the product in conformance with all Statement of Work requirements * If no standard product literature is available, a basic concept drawing, with description, is required. 3. Completed Provision at Attachment 03 - FAR 52.204-24, paragraph (d)(1) and (d)(2); 4. Completed Provision at Attachment 04 - FAR 52.212-3, NOTE: Offerors that are registered and active in the System for Award Management (SAM) database may complete paragraph (b) only. EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR TECHNICAL CAPABILITY Based on the information the offeror provides, a rating of - Acceptable or - Unacceptable will be assigned to the proposal, as follows: Acceptable: The offeror submitted Technical Capability Information as specified within this Solicitation Unacceptable: The offeror has not submitted Technical Capability Information as specified within this Solicitation BASIS FOR AWARD Award will be made to the offeror whose offer is determined to be Technically Acceptable, who provides the lowest Total Price, who is deemed responsible, and whose quote conforms to the solicitation requirements. Only those offers determined to be technically acceptable, either initially or as a result of discussions, will be considered for award. In accordance with FAR 52.212-1(g), the Government intends to award a contract against this solicitation without discussions. LISTING OF ATTACHMENTS Attachment 01 - Statement of Work dated March 8, 2021 Attachment 02 - Pricing Sheet Attachment 03 - FAR 52.204-24, Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services and Equipment Attachment 04 - FAR 52.212-3, Offerors Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items Attachment 05 - Statement of Work dated April 20, 2021 (REPLACES ATTACHMENT 01) DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION Offers are due May 11, 2021 no later than 12:00 p.m. Central Time. Offers shall be submitted in the following way: Electronically via email to the Contract Specialist Lorraine.geren.civ@mail.mil and Contracting Officer cindy.k.wagoner.civ@mail.mil Offerors should include - Response to W52P1J-21-Q-SM11 within the Subject line. QUESTIONS Questions shall be submitted in the same manner as Offers, electronically via email to the Contract Specialist and Contracting Officer. **Note: Interested offerors must submit any questions concerning this solicitation at the earliest time possible, to enable the Buyer to respond. Questions not received within a reasonable time prior to close of the solicitation may not be considered. End of Addendum to 52.212-1 SOLICITATION PROVISIONS The following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) provisions apply and are incorporated by reference (provisions may be obtained via the internet at http://www.acquistion.gov): FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items FAR 52.212-3 Alt I, Offerors Representations and Certifications, Commercial Items, Alternate I FAR 52.204-7, System for Award Management FAR 52.204-16, Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting FAR 52.204-26, Covered Telecommunications and Equipment - Representation FAR 52.229-11, Tax on Certain Foreign Procurements - Notice and Representation DFARS 252.203-7005, Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials DFARS 252.204-7016, Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services - Representation DFARS 252.204-7017, Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services - Representation DFARS 252.213-7000, Notice to Prospective Suppliers on Use of past Performance Information Retrieval System-Statistical Reporting in Past Performance Evaluations DFARS 252.215-7008, Only One Offer DFARS 252.215-7010, Requirements for Certified Cost or Pricing Data or Other Than Certified Cost or Pricing Data DFARS 252.225-7974 (DEVIATION 2020-O0005, Feb2020)), Representation Regarding Business Operations with the Maduro Regime DFARS 252.247-7023, Transportation of Supplies by Sea The following provisions are provided in full text FAR 52.204-24 Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services and Equipment (Aug 2020) *SEE ATTACHMENT 03 FAR 52.212-3 Alt I, Offerors Representations and Certifications, Commercial Items, Alternate I *SEE ATTACHMENT 04 CLAUSES The following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) clauses apply and are incorporated by reference (clauses may be obtained via the internet at http://www.acquistion.gov): FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items FAR 52.203-3, Gratuities FAR 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (June 2020), with Alternate I FAR 52.204-18, Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment FAR 52.209-6, Protecting the Government's In1terest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment FAR 52.219-4, Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns FAR 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Representation FAR 52.222-3, Convict Labor FAR 52.222-19 (DEVIATION 2020-O0019(Jul2020)), Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies FAR 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities FAR 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity FAR 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans FAR 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities FAR 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans FAR 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act FAR 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons FAR 52.223-18, Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging while Driving FAR 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases FAR 52.229-12, Tax on Certain Foreign Procurements FAR 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award Management FAR 52.232-40, Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors FAR 52.247-34, FOB Destination DFARS 252.203-7000, Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials DFARS 252.204-7003, Control of Government Personnel Work Product DFARS 252.204-7015, Notice of Authorized Disclosure of Information for Litigation Support DFARS 252.204-7018, Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services DFARS 252.211-7003 Item Unique Identification and Valuation DFARS 252.215-7013, Supplies and Services Provided by Nontraditional Defense Contractors DFARS 252.225-7021, Trade Agreements (DEVIATION 2020-O0019) DFARS 252.225-7002, Qualifying Country Sources as Subcontractors DFARS 252.225-7012, Preference for Certain Domestic Commodities DFARS 252.225-7052, Restriction on the Acquisition of Certain Magnets, Tantalum, and Tungsten DFARS 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports DFARS 252.232-7006, Wide Area Workflow Payment Instructions DFARS 252.232-7010, Levies on Contract Payments DFARS 252.232-7017, Accelerating Payments to Small Business Subcontractors - Prohibition on Fees and Consideration DFARS 252.243-7002, Requests for Equitable Adjustment DFARS 252.244-7000, Subcontracts for Commercial items AMENDMENT 01 1. Question: What is the Min/Max size of the product you are looking to strap? Answer: Max box size is 36 W x 36'H; Min box size of 6'H x 6'W 2. Question: Are you looking to strap a case or crate for closure/containment? Or are you looking to strap case/crate to a pallet? Answer: We are looking to strap a case/crate for closure only 3. Question: What size strapping is needed? Your DFP states 3/8 x .010 Black Steel Strapping which doesn't exist. Answer: The required strapping is 5/8 x .020 Black Steel Strapping AMENDMENT 02 The Statement of Work (SOW) at Attachment 01 is replaced by the Statement of Work dated April 20, 2021 at Attachment 05. The April 20, 2021 SOW at Attachment 05: Incorporates Q&A #3 Adds requirement "Adjustable tension strength from 50 to 1,200 lbs" Adds requirement "Strap Dispenser" AMENDMENT 03 4. Question: Are there any equipment dimension requirements? Answer: No 5. Question: Are there any space constraints? Answer: No