CES Zero Turn Mowers

This is a solicitation for commercial items prepared with format in Subpart 12.2 of the Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Overhaul (RFO), as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement is being issued as a request for quotation (RFQ) and constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect per the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO). This solicitation is set-aside 100% for small business. The North American Industrial Classification Standard 333112 applies to this solicitation; business size standard is 1500 EMP. The Contracting Officer reserves the right to award under a different NAICS if the company would qualify as a small business under the solicited NAICS. 

The Minnesota Air National Guard has plans to issue a firm-fixed price order for the following: 

John Deere Z960M Ztrak mowers, qty 2 each (see attached Statement of Work) 

“Funds are not presently available for this acquisition. No contract award will be made until appropriated funds are made available.” (IAW PIM 2021-11) 

“Award will be made to the offeror who represents the best value to the Government as outlined in accordance with the criteria set forth within the solicitation. No contract award will be made until appropriated funds are made available.” (IAW PIM 2021-11)                

Quote your best available pricing. 

Quotes must be good through 30 September 2026. 

Evaluation:  

The Government plans to award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the offer conforming to the solicitation which will be most advantageous to the Government. Quotes will be evaluated based on: 

Best value using price, technical acceptability, delivery time, quality, and past performance  

(based on FAPIIS, SPRS, CPARS, and references) (ref RFO FAR 52.212-2) 

In accordance with RFO FAR 15.104(d), the relative importance of all other evaluation factors, when combined, are considered equal to price. 

All solicitation specifications are not absolute and the 133AW will consider innovative solutions to this requirement. Quotes may be comparatively evaluated in compliance with RFO FAR 12.203. 

*Provide sufficient information and details to allow for a full and comprehensive evaluation of your quote.* 

Multiple Solutions:  

Multiple solutions to the requirement should be offered as alternative quotes and will be evaluated as separate offers. Multiple solutions are encouraged. Innovative solutions are encouraged and will be evaluated in accordance with the intent of this requirement. Standing quotes may be considered as responsive if in the best interest of the government. 

GOVERNMENT INTENDS TO ISSUE ONE (1) CONTRACT BUT RESERVES THE RIGHT TO CONSIDER PARTIAL OR MULTIPLE AWARDS.  

SAM.gov registration is required. If not already registered in SAM, go to https://sam.gov/ to register prior to submitting quote. 

SAM.gov Contracting Opportunities is the official posting location for this solicitation. Interested vendors are encouraged to access this solicitation and all supporting documents on SAM.gov. We are not responsible for information posted on any other web site.  

Offeror MUST provide: Tax ID and SAM UEI with quote. All questions and quotes must be directed to the 133AW Contracting Officer via email at jason.mosher@us.af.mil, daniel.byler@us.af.mil, and ann.feist.1@us.af.mil. Questions asked within 2 days of solicitation close will be answered at the discretion of the Contracting Officer. Emailed quotes are preferred. Late quotes may be rejected at the Contracting Officer’s discretion. 

Electronic Documents: All electronic documents must NOT be “secured,” “locked”, or otherwise inaccessible. Submitter risks rejection if documents prove inhospitable to viewing and evaluation. Utilize standard Microsoft or Adobe formats, and net file size of all documents should be less than 10MB. 

POC INFORMATION 

Contracting: 

Lt Col Ann Feist 

(612)713-2626 

Email: ann.feist.1@us.af.mil 

SMSgt Jason Mosher 

(612) 713-2612 

Email: jason.mosher@us.af.mil 

MSgt Dan Byler 

(612) 712-2613 

Email: daniel.byler@us.af.mil  

Delivery and End User: 

SMSgt Jason Mosher 

(612) 713-2612 

Email: jason.mosher@us.af.mil 

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)****Clauses and Provisions****  

• Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) link https://www.acquisition.gov/content/regulations  
• Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) link https://www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul  
• Defense RFO FAR (DFARS) link https://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dfarspgi/current/index.html 

A small business joint venture offeror must submit, with its offer[HMRSUA1M1] , the representation required in paragraph (c) of FAR solicitation provision 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Products and Commercial Services, and paragraph (c) of FAR solicitation provision 52.219-1, Small Business Program Representations, in accordance with 52.204-8(d) and 52.212-3(b) for the following categories: 

(A) Small business; 

(B) Service-disabled veteran-owned small business; 

(C) Women-owned small business (WOSB) under the WOSB Program; 

(D) Economically disadvantaged women-owned small business under the WOSB Program; or 

(E) Historically underutilized business zone small business. 

see Policy Alert # 23-011.  Statement required until SAM is aligned with the FAR (FAR Case 2017-019)