Chlorine Cylinder Rental

The purpose of modificaiton A003 is to modify the closing date from February 15, 2022 to February 16, 2022 and to respond to the following question: Q. Looking at the statement of work, would we be required to install the chlorine cylinders or are there government technicians on hand to receive items upon delivery and pick-up? A. Yes we do have our Water Plant operator here on site to receive and install cylinders. _________________________________________________________________________________ The purpose of modification A002 is to modify the closing date from February 11, 2022 to February 15, 2022. ___________________________________________________________________________________ The purpose of modification A001 is to modify the following: 1. Add the Amistad Field Office to the service location on the Combined Synopsis 2.. Add revised CLIN Structure 3. Add Revised SOW __________________________________________________________________________________________ Solicitation Number: 2022R3161008 Notice Type: Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Synopsis: This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued separately. This solicitation document and its incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2022-03 dated December 30, 2021. The solicitation number is 2022R3161008 and this solicitation is issued as a request for quote (RFQ). This is a 100% Small business Set Aside. The associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 221310 Water Supply and Irrigation Systems, with a corresponding small business standard of $30 million. Only offers from small businesses will be considered for this solicitation. Description: The United States Section of the International Boundary and Water Commission (USIBWC), Falcon Plant Field Office located at FM2098, 1 Reservoir Rd., Falcon Heights, Texas 78545 requires rental service for Chlorine Cylinders as outlined in the attached Statement of Work (SOW). Offer due date/local time: 2:00 PM Mountain on February 11, 2022. Please reference the solicitation number of 20223161008 in the subject. Offers shall be emailed to blanca.ochoa@ibwc.gov and thomas.mendoza@ibwc.gov. FAXED QUOTES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. Please include your DUNS number with your offer. Only questions submitted by email to blanca.ochoa@ibwc.gov by January 28, 2022, will be considered. Questions received from Offerors after the due date may not be responded to. Payment information: The Contractor will be paid in accordance with FAR 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer - System for Award Management (OCT 2018). Invoices will be submitted electronically via Invoice Processing Platform (IPP). Invoice Processing Platform The U.S. Section International Boundary and Water Commission (USIBWC) has transitioned to an electronic invoicing system. The Invoice Processing Platform (IPP) is a secure, web-based system provided by the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Bureau of the Fiscal Service in partnership with the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. IPP is available at no cost to any commercial vendor or independent contractor doing business with a participating government agency. Information concerning accessing the IPP system will be provided at time of award. SITE VISIT: Site visits may be scheduled by contacting Mario Gomez, Area Operations Manager, 956-754-0565 or via email at mario.gomez@ibwc.gov. All vendors must adhere to COVID-19 requirements for social distancing and the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) (i.e., mask and gloves). Vendors will not be permitted access to IBWC facilities without proper PPE. Virtual site visits (video/photographs) are not permitted. COVID-19 Requirements: Contractor employees must adhere to all CDC and OSHA COVID19 requirements while on IBWC property and when participating in any type of function associated with this requirement. Contractor must submit a basic Safety Plan addressing COV19 with their proposal. The safety plan needs to outline safe working procedures for anticipated hazards, including a plan to contain infectious disease pursuant to CDC guidelines. The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible Offeror based on Lowest Price Technically Acceptable. Technical acceptability will be based on the Contractor's Technical Approach, Expertise and Qualified Personnel to provide the services, and Past Performance. The clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. END of combined synopsis/solicitation. Attachments: Statement of Work (SOW) CLIN Structure Applicable Provisions and Clauses/COVID-19 Requirements Wage Determination 2015-5309 Rev 16 Dated 10/20/2021