APPLIANCES - MCAS IWAKUNI

SEE ATTACHMENTS. In accordance with FAR Part 8, the Contracting Department MCIPAC - Far East is issuing a Request for Quote (RFQ) for the acquisition of various appliances for, MCAS Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture Japan. The Contractor's quoted product description shall reflect the characteristics and level of quality that will satisfy the Government's need as described. The RFQ documents and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-72, effective 30 January 2014 and DFARS Change Notice (DCN) 20140311. Prospective awardees shall be registered in System for Award Management (SAMs) prior to invoicing. Information on registering in SAMs may be obtained (866) 606-8220 or via the internet at https://www.fsd.gov/app/sam/. The provision at 52.212-1 Instruction to Offerors - Commercial Items applies to this acquisition. The contractor shall comply with all Federal, State, and Local regulations. Procurement Approach: The Contractor's quoted item descriptions shall reflect the characteristics and level of quality that will satisfy the Government's need as described in the Contract Line Items. A single firm-fixed price contract will be issued and it is the Government's intent to award on an "all-or-none" basis to satisfy this requirement. Delivery: The Contractor shall notify the Government two weeks prior to delivery to coordinate delivery and offloading of appliances. Location: Installation of all Appliances: Because this building is just now beginning to be built, the exact installation date cannot be determined. The current estimated date of completion is November 30, 2015. The exact installation window shall be negotiated between the Transient Manager and the vendor once exact dates are known. All appliances will be delivered to the building and installed. The Transient Housing Division has a limited storage space so it will be critical for the Transient Manager and vendor to coordinate and agree to the dates. Installation should be completed within 30 days of arrival of appliances. Pricing: All quotes submitted shall be the Contractor's Best Pricing. Evaluation: Award will be made to the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable quote. The Government intends to make a single Firm Fixed Price Award to satisfy this requirement. Award will be based on the initial evaluation of quotes received in response to the solicitation. Therefore, quoters are cautioned that their initial quotes should contain their best terms from a technical and price standpoint. Evaluation of quotes will be conducted on a lowest-priced, technically acceptable basis. All quotes will be evaluated first on price. The lowest priced quote will be evaluated for technical acceptability on an acceptable/unacceptable basis by individual CLIN. If the lowest priced quote is found to be technically acceptable, then no further evaluations will be conducted and award will be made. If the lowest priced quote is not technically acceptable, the next lowest priced quote will be evaluated, and so on until a technically acceptable quote is found. Submission: Questions related to this RFQ shall be submitted, via email, to Kazuho Tamayose (kazuho.tamayose.ja@usmc) no leter than 27 Feb 2015 at 08:00.It is the Contractor's responsibility to ensure that questions are received by the Contracting Department within the required timeframe. Any questions received after the time and date listed above will not be addressed. Quotes shall be received by 1:00 P.M JST, 19 March 2015 to be considered for award. Quotes may be submitted via email to kazuho.tamayose.ja@usmc.mil via courier to Regional Contracting Department, Bldg. 355, Camp Butler, Okinawa Japan; or by mail to Regional Contracting Office, Attn: Jarvis Goggins, PSC 557 Box 2000, FPO AP 96379-0379. The Government reserves the right to make award solely on the quotes received or request clarifications. Quoters bear the burden of ensuring that quotes (and any authorized modifications) reach the designated office before the deadline. All pages of the quote must reach the office before the deadline specified. Late quotes will not be accepted or evaluated. Quotes may be submitted electronically (emailed); however, due to government computer firewall security, please be advised that it is the Quoter's responsibility to ensure that the Contracting Office receives all required documents. Format of Quotes: This section specifies the contents, format, and limitations that Quoters shall use when submitting quotes. Quotes that do not conform to the requirements addressed herein may not be considered for award. All responses to this request for quote are due no later than Thursday, 19 March 2015 @ 1:00 PM JST Electronic submissions shall use Microsoft Word, Excel and/or Adobe Acrobat format. All submissions shall include the following files: - a) Vendor information to include the following SHALL be provided with the quote on a separate page, on company letterhead. - 1) Prompt Payment Terms: - 2) GSA Contract Number: - 3) Expiration Dates: - 4) Parent Name and Federal Tax I.D. No: - 5) Company Federal Tax I.D. No: - 6) E-Mail Address for POC: - 7) Business Size: - 8) Remittance Address: - 9) Commercial and Government Entity Code (Cage) - 10) Data Universal Numbering System (Duns) - 11) Verification Of Company Registration In System for Award Management (SAMs): https://www.fsd.gov/app/sam/ - 12) Delivery Timeframe: - b) Pricing quotes shall be submitted utilizing either the Vendor's form/letterhead or the attachment named "Requirements List." Vendor SHALL state delivery terms to include method of delivery and number of days ARO that is being quoted. - c) Technical Information WITH Pictures shall not contain any pricing information but shall include a picture (visual representation, illustration, depiction or photograph) with a detailed description or specification of the item being proposed to ensure adequate technical understanding and compliance of each item. Every specification, for each appliances item, must be addressed for compliance with the requirements list and/or statement of work. In addition, for any products made from wood, the Quoter shall to provide the type of wood being used, and the manufacturing process used for the assembly of the particular piece of appliances. The information provided in the specifications section shall be from the manufacturer's specification sheet and shall not be a reiteration (Copy and Paste) of the information from the solicitation. NOTE: Vendor's expenses incurred as a result of proposal preparation shall not be reimbursed by the U.S. Government. - d) Contract Authority: This solicitation is being conducted under FAR subpart 8. - e) Period for acceptance of quotes. The Quoter agrees to hold the prices in its quote firm for 60 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of quotes, unless another time period is specified in an addendum to the solicitation.