Chevrolet Suburbans and Chevrolet Silverado Models 2015

Agency for International Development, Overseas Missions, Kazakhstan USAID-Almaty, Dept. of State, Washington DC, 20521-7030. Description This is a combined synopsis-solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (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. The solicitation number is RFQ115-14-0566-612. The proposed procurement will be conducted under the Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP), FAR Subpart 13.5. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 423110 and the small business size standards in number of employees 100. This solicitation is being conducted under full and open competition however all things being equal, preference will be given to U.S. small businesses. If two offers are equally advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered, the offer from a small business will be given preference. Please indicate your business status on your response. The Authorized Geographic Code for this contract is 000 (United States). The following FAR and AIDAR clauses and provisions apply to this solicitation and are incorporated by reference: 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors Commercial Items (Apr 2014); FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation Commercial Items (Jan 1999); the evaluation criteria are listed below; FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications Commercial Items (May 2014); FAR 52.212.-4 Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items (May 2014); 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions required to implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items (Jul 2014) . All clauses and provisions referenced in this announcement may be accessed at the following website: http://www.acquisition.gov/far. All Offerors must be registered with the System Award Management (SAM) per FAR Subpart 4.11-System for Award Management. Offerors who have no valid registration with SAM may be considered nonresponsive and will not be considered in the evaluation. The United States Agency for International Development, Regional Mission for Central Asian Republics, Almaty (USAID/CAR) intends to purchase the vehicles of 2015 Models, standard options, with the following minimum requirements: 1) Chevrolet Suburban LT, 4WD, left hand drive, dual zone A/C unit, white color exterior - 6 ea; 2) Chevrolet Silverado LT, 4WD, left hand drive, short box, extended cab, white color exterior - 1 ea. All the vehicles for consolidated delivery to Kazakhstan thru the U.S. Despatch Agency, CCI, Linden,N.J.. Delivery time to CCI, Linden, N.J.: by January 31, 2015. Quote shall provide: 1. Unit price; 2. Price for shipping to CCI,Linden,New Jersey; 3. Full specification for each item; 4. Full text of warranty, including explicit statement of applicability in Central Asian Republics if any; name, address, telephone and email contact of warranty-service provider in Central Asian Republics; 5. Past performance information. The contractor will be required to provide along with above, -company's name, address, point of contact name, phone number, email address, fax number, tax identification number and DUNS number. Past Performance must include information on up to 3 (three) of the most recent and relevant contracts for efforts similar to the items in the subject solicitation performed within the last three (3) years and must provide references: contract number, company name, point of contact, telephone number and email address. Prospective bidders should be ready to provide documents required for export shipment. Evaluation criteria The Government intends to evaluate offers and award a firm fixed price contract without discussions. Therefore the initial offer must contain and meet all the Government specifications and requirements. The Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if the Contracting Officer later determines discussions are necessary. The Government may reject any or all offers and waive informalities and minor irregularities in offers received. The award shall be made to the responsible Offeror providing the lowest price technically acceptable quote according to the following evaluation criteria: 1. Price: cost of the items and cost of shipment of the items to CCI, Linden,N.J.. 2. Meeting or exceeding specifications. 3. Past performance. The contract is supposed to be awarded by October 1, 2014 subject to funds availability. Issuance of this combined synopsis does not constitute an award commitment on the part of the Government, nor does it commit the Government to pay for costs incurred in the preparation and submission of the proposals. Offers with quotations are due at 12:00 PM, Eastern time, on September 23, 2014. They must be addressed to the Contracting Officer, USAID/CAR. The Offeror must submit the offer electronically - via email compatible with Adobe Acrobat in a MS Windows environment to elebedeva@usaid.gov 15 MB is the maximum size limit for electronic submission per e-mail. Please do not submit files in zip format. All quotes must be in writing, dated and signed by an authorized representative and referenced RFQ 115-14-0566-612.