Asbestos and Lead Sample Analysis

This notice is hereby amended (Amendment 03) to address the following changes: 1. There are no requirements for TCLP related to this contract. Therefore, CLIN (0003) for "Toxic Characteristic Leaching Procedure" has been removed. (See attached "Revision 2 Price Schedule"), and 2. The Statement of Work has been revised. (See attached "Revision 2 SOW) The date and time set for receipt of quotes has changed from 28 January 2014 to 29 January 2014 at 3:00 pm Eastern. Failure to acknowledge ALL three (3) amendments in your quote may render you non-responsive and, therefore, result in the quote not being considered for award. This notice is hereby amended (Amendment 02) to address the following issues/concerns: 1. The Price Schedule only included "Asbestos Analysis" and "Lead Analysis." It has been revised to include an additional CLIN (0003) for "Toxic Characteristic Leaching Procedure". (Attached "Revision 1 Price Schedule") 2. Information regarding RCRA 8 has been removed. New information has been removed and/or added to the Statement of Work in sections 1.1.1, 5, and 7. (Attached "Revision 1 SOW) The date and time set for receipt of quotes has changed from 4:00 pm on 17 January 2014 to 2:00 pm on 23 January 2014. Failure to acknowledge both amendments in your quote may render you non-responsive and, therefore, result in the quote not being considered for award. The 502d Contracting Squadron at Randolph AFB, TX has a requirement to purchase laboratory analysis services in accordance with the items set forth in the Description of Services below. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6 and in conjunction with FAR Subpart 13.5 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 F3P3A33221A001 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ). The NAICS Code for this acquisition is 541380 and the associated small business size standard is $14 Million. This requirement is 100% Small Business set-aside. This combined synopsis/solicitation incorporates provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-72. This combined synopsis/solicitation is NOT to be construed as a commitment by the United States Air Force. The Government is NOT liable for any costs and/or activity associated with providing a response to this announcement. Any costs incurred as a result of a response to this announcement shall be borne by the firm and will not be charged to the government for reimbursement. Description of Services: Provide all labor, materials, tools, equipment, and supervision necessary to perform Laboratory Analysis for Asbestos and Lead Samples under the Contract Line Item Numbers (CLINs) shown below. CLIN 0001: Asbestos Sample Analysis (Cost per sample analysis shall be based on a 24-hour turnaround time; See attached Statement of Work for additional details) CLIN 0002: Lead Sample Analysis (Cost per sample analysis shall be based on a 24-hour turnaround time; See attached Statement of Work for additional details) FOB Point: Destination Randolph AFB Period of Performance: One (1) year from award date This RFQ incorporates provisions and/or clauses 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://farsite.hill.af.mil CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE 52.204-7 System for Award Management 52.204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards 52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance 52.212-4 52.212-5 (Dev) 52.219-1 Alt I Contract Terms and Conditions--Commercial Items Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items (Deviation)Small Business Program Representations Alternate I 52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside 52.219-28 Post-Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation 52.222-3 Convict Labor 52.222-21 Prohibition Of Segregated Facilities 52.222-41 52.222-42 Service Contract Act Of 1965 Statement of Equivalent Rates For Federal Hires 52.223-18 Encouraging Contractor Policies To Ban Text Messaging While Driving 52.225-3 Buy American Act--Free Trade Agreement--Israeli Trade Act 52.225-3 Alt I Buy American Act--Free Trade Agreement--Israeli Trade Act Alternate I 52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases 52.225-25 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities Engaging in Certain Activities or Transactions Relating to Iran-- Representation and Certifications 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer--System for Award Management 52.233-3 Protest After Award 52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim 252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials 252.203-7002 Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights 252.203-7005 Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials 252.204-7004 Alt A System for Award Management Alternate A 252.204-7011 Alternative Line Item Structure 252.225-7031 Secondary Arab Boycott Of Israel 252.232-7003 252.232-7006 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports Wide Area WorkFlow Payment Instructions 252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments 252.237-7010 Prohibition on Interrogation of Detainees by Contractor Personnel 252.243-7001 252.247-7023 Pricing Of Contract Modifications Transportation of Supplies by Sea 252.247-7023 Alt III 5352.201-9101 Transportation of Supplies by Sea Ombudsman Clause CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors--Commercial Items (a) North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code and small business size standard. The NAICS is 541380 with a small business size standard of $14M. However, the small business size standard for a concern which submits an offer in its own name, but which proposes to furnish an item which it did not itself manufacture, is 500 employees. (b) Submission of offers. Submit signed and dated written offers to the office specified in this solicitation at or before the exact time specified in this solicitation. Offers may be submitted on the SF 1449, letterhead stationery, or as otherwise specified in the solicitation. As a minimum, offers must show - (1) The RFQ number, CAGE Code, DUNS, and Discount Terms (2) The time specified in the solicitation for receipt of offers; (3) The name, address, and telephone number of the offeror; (4) A technical description of the items being offered in sufficient detail to evaluate compliance with the requirements in the solicitation. This may include product literature, or other documents, if necessary; (5) Terms of any express warranty; (6) Price and any discount terms; (7) "Remit to" address, if different than mailing address; (8) A completed copy of the representations and certifications at FAR 52.212-3 (see FAR 52.212-3(b) for those representations and certifications that the offeror shall complete electronically); (9) Acknowledgment of Solicitation Amendments, if any; (10) Past performance information, when included as an evaluation factor, to include recent and relevant contracts for the same or similar items and other references (including contract numbers, points of contact with telephone numbers and other relevant information); and (11) If the offer is not submitted on the SF 1449, include a statement specifying the extent of agreement with all terms, conditions, and provisions included in the solicitation. Offers that fail to furnish required representations or information, or reject the terms and conditions of the solicitation may be excluded from consideration. (c) Period for acceptance of offers. The offeror agrees to hold the prices in its offer firm for 30 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of offers, unless another time period is specified in an addendum to the solicitation. (d) Product samples. When required by the solicitation, product samples shall be submitted 52.212-2 Evaluation -- Commercial Items 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: Compliance with the Statement of Work, to include any required accreditations, certifications, and licenses. (ii) Price The above factors are in no particular order of importance and the Government reserves the right to award to other than the low offeror based on the technical response. Since award may be based on initial responses, offerors are highly encouraged to quote their most advantageous pricing in their initial response. 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items. Offerors are reminded that Representations and Certifications are maintained electronically at the following website: https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/. In the event Representations and Certifications are not on file, Offerors must include a completed copy of the provisions at FAR Part 52 or on on-line at http://farsite.hill.af.mil. Addendum To Far 52.212-4 Contract Terms And Conditions - Commercial Items Reference FAR 52.212-4, Paragraph (c) is hereby tailored as follows: (c) Changes. Changes in the terms and conditions of this contract may be made only by written agreement of the parties with the exception of administrative changes such as paying office, appropriation data, etc., which may be changed unilaterally by the Government. Reference FAR 52.212-4, Paragraph (n) is hereby tailored as follows: (n) Title. Unless specified elsewhere in this contract, title to items furnished by this contract shall pass to the government upon acceptance, regardless of when or where the Government takes physical possession. Title for commercially-available-off-the-shelf (COTS) Software is exempt from this paragraph. The terms and conditions of the Software Licensing Agreement shall prevail in lieu thereof. Responses to this notice shall be provided in writing via e-mail to: Danita Porter-McGee, at contact@example.gov and copied to Vivian Fisher, at contact@example.gov. All responses shall be received NLT 4:00 PM on 17 Jan 2014. Email is the preferred method. Late offers may not be considered. Point of Contact: Danita Porter-McGee, Contract Specialist, Phone +1 (555) 000-0000, Fax +1 (555) 000-0000; Vivian Fisher, Contracting Officer, Phone +1 (555) 000-0000, Fax +1 (555) 000-0000.