Assistant Education Technician

ATTENTION TO POTENTIAL OFFERORS NOTE: Quotes received in response to this solicitation must show they're valid until 1 Nov 12. (i) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for a commercial item prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12, 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. (ii) This solicitation is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ). Submit written quotes (oral quotes will not be accepted) on RFQ reference number FA5685-12-Q-0044B. (iii) A statement that the solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-60, DFARS Change Notice 20120829, and Air Force Acquisition Circular 2012-0330. (iv) There is no small business set-aside for this acquisition. However, this acquisition is set-aside for Turkish business concerns. Due to established economic agreements between the United States Government and the Government of Turkey, the U.S. Air Force intends to award this solicitation to a business concern within the country of Turkey. The NAICS code assigned to this acquisition is 611710. The following contains: (v) A list of contract line item number(s) and items, quantities and units of measure, (including option(s), if applicable). (vi) Description of requirements for the items to be acquired. CLIN 0001: Assistant Education Technician QUANTITY: 230 UNIT OF MEASURE: Unit (A unit is equal to 6 hours worked per day) ITEM DESCRIPTION: Provide Assistant Education Technician Services in accordance with the Statement of Work. The quantity of 230 is equivalent to 1380 hours worked per year. This requirement will be for an 11 month base year plus one option year of 12 months. ***Please attached Statement of Work*** (vii) Date and place of delivery and acceptance and FOB point: The period of performance will be from 1 November 2012 - 30 September 2013 (11 Months) for the base year. The option year will be for the period of 1 October 2013 - 30 September 2014 (12 Months). (viii) The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial, applies to this acquisition. The following addenda is made to the provision. Paragraph (b) Submission of offers is added to read: Quotations shall be in terms of U.S. Dollars. Quotations received in other than U.S. Dollars shall be rejected. Quotations shall also be submitted in the English Language. Quotations received not in English will not be considered. The provision at 252.212-7000 Offeror Representations and Certifications--Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The certification in paragraph (b) of the provision at 252.212-7000 does not apply to this solicitation. (ix) The provision at 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. There are two specific evaluation criteria included in paragraph (a). The first one is (i) technical capability of the item quoted to meet the requirement of that provision. The last criteria is (ii) price. The Lowest Price Technically Acceptable will be used in this acquisition. (x) The provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The quotation must include a complete copy of this provision. See http://orca.bpn.gov. (xi) The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The following addenda are made to this clause. Paragraph (a) Inspection/Acceptance is added to read: The contractor shall use the Wide Area Workflow web page at https://wawf.eb.mil/index.html to submit invoices for acceptance. Paragraph (o) Warranty is added to read: The contractor shall provide all standard commercial (including manufacturer) warranties to the United States Government. (xii) The clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The following additional FAR clauses cited in the clause under paragraph (b) are considered checked and applicable to the acquisition: (1), (19), (33), & (38). The clause at 252.212-7001 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The following additional DFARS clauses cited in the clause under paragraph (b) are considered checked and applicable to the acquisition: (1), (6), (18), (20), (21)(ii), (22) (xiii) The following additional contract clauses apply to this acquisition: (1) FAR 52.204-99 -- System for Award Management Registration (DEVIATION) (2) FAR 52.204-7 Central Contractor Registration (3) FAR 52.225-14 Inconsistency Between English Version & Translation of Contract (4) FAR 52.225-25 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities Engaging in Sanctioned Activities Relating to Iran-Representation and Certification (Nov 2011) (5) FAR 52.217-5 Evaluation of Options (6) FAR 52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference (7) FAR 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998): This contract incorporates one or more 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. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this address: http://farsite.hill.af.mil (8) DFARS 252.225-7041 Correspondence in English. (9) DFARS 252.229-7001 Tax Relief. Paragraph (a) is filled in as follows: "Name of Tax: VAT/KDV, Rate (Percentage): 18%". (10) DFARS 252.233-7001 Choice of Law (Overseas). (11) AFFARS 5352.201-9101 Ombudsman. Paragraph (c) is filled in as follows: Primary: Ms. Tara Petersen, HQ USAFE/A7K, Unit 3050 Box 10, APO AE 09094-0110, HQ USAFE/A7K, Flugplatz Ramstein, 66877 Ramstein Germany, E-Mail: tara.petersen@ramstein.af.mil, Tel: 0049-637-147-2209, Fax: (49)-6731-47-2025. Alternate: Ms. Heidi Hoehn, HQ USAFE/A7K, Unit 3050 Box 10, APO AE 09094-0110, HQ USAFE/A7K, Flugplatz Ramstein, 66877 Ramstein Germany, E-Mail: heidi.hoehn@ramstein.af.mil, Tel: 0049-637-147-2026, Fax: (49)-6731-47-2025. (12) AFFARS 5352.242-9000 Contractor access to Air Force installations. Paragraph (b) is filled in as follows: The Turkish Air Force will coordinate with contractors to attain necessary documents and information to grant access to the installation. The United States Government will not be held liable for any delays or breach of contract caused by refusal of the Turkish Air Force to grant a gate pass. The contractor shall notify the contracting officer immediately if access is denied. (xiv) The Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) is not applicable to this acquisition. (xv) Quotations are due by 1:00PM on 19 October 2012 and must be valid until 1 November 2012. In addition to providing the information required above, Turkish Vendors shall provide the following documents, translated and certified in English: (1) Tax Payer License, (2) Trade Chamber Registration, (3) Signature Circular, (4) Company Registration (if applicable), (5) Certified/Authorized Retail/Reseller documentation from manufacturer and or importer of requested supply(s), and (6) Photocopies of written warranty documents (if applicable). (xvi) Contact SrA Julian Clarke at E-Mail: julian.clarke@incirlik.af.mil and brendan.baxter@incirlik.af.mil or Tel: 0-322-316-8075 for any questions or concerns regarding this solicitation.