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GENERAL INFORMATION The 42nd Contracting Squadron, 50 LeMay Plaza, Bldg 804, Maxwell AFB, AL has a requirement to purchase items as described in the Schedule of Supplies/Services. This is a streamlined combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6 as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only notice. A written solicitation will not be issued. This requirement is issued as a request for quote (Reference-Number F2XHD80095A001). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect the Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-41 (13 May 2010) and the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) change notice 20100507. It is the contractor's responsibility to become familiar with applicable clauses and provisions. A Firm Fixed Priced Award will be made in accordance with the following the Schedule of Supplies: NAICS Code: 323117; size standard: 500 employees The Defense Priorities and Allocations System rating is C9E. IMPORTANT NOTE: THE GOVERNMENT IS SOLICITING FOR "OPEN MARKET" QUOTES ONLY. GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION (GSA) QUOTES WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. NATURE OF ACQUISITON: Air University Head Quarters has a requirement to purchase the below list of books delivered no later than 18 June 2010. The Schedule of Supplies/Services provides all items and quantities required. This procurement will be awarded under Simplified Acquisition Procedures. SCHEDULE OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES: This acquisition is for the purchase of the following items: CLIN 0001: "Essence of Decision" by Graham Allison and Philip Zlikow (ISBN: 0-321-01349-2); Quantity: 70 Each, CLIN 0002: "Ways of War and Peace" by Michael Doyle (ISBN: 0393969479); Quantity: 70 Each, CLIN 0003: "The Price of Glory: Verdun 1916" by Alistair Horne (ISBN: 0140170413); Quantity: 70 Each CLIN 0004: "The Structure of Scientific Revolutions" By Thomas Kuhn (ISBN: 0-226-45808-3) Quantity: 70 Each CLIN 0005: "Perception and Misperception in International Politics" by Robert Jervis ( ISBN: 0-691-100497); Quantity: 70 Each CLIN 0006: "The Pursuit of Power" by William McNeill (ISBN: 0-226-56158-5); Quantity: 70 Each CLIN 0007: "Images of Organization" by Gareth Morgan (ISBN:978-1-4129-3979-9); Quantity: 70 Each CLIN 0008: "Complexity" by Michael Waldrop(ISBN: 0-671-87234-6); Quantity: 70 Each CLIN 0009: "Just and Unjust Wars, 4th ED" By Michael Walzer (ISBN: 0-465037070); Quantity: 70 Each CLIN 0010: "Plan of Attack" Bob Woodard (ISBN: 0743255488); Quantity: 70 Each CLIN 0011: "On War" by Alistair Horne (ISBN: 0-691-01854-5); Quantity: 70 Each CLIN 0012: "Some Principles of maritime Strategy" by Carl Clausewitz (ISBN:0-87021-880-8; Quantity: 70 Each CLIN 0013: "The Mind War: John Boyd and American Security" by Grant Hammond (ISBN: 978-158834-178-5); Quantity: 70 Each CLIN 0014: "War in European History" by Michael Howard (ISBN: 978-0199546190); Quantity: 70 Each CLIN 0015: "Moltke on the Art of War: Selected Writings" Edited by Daniel J. Hugues, ed (ISBN: 0-89141-575-0); Quantity: 70 Each CLIN 0016: "The art of War" by Antoinie-Henri Jomini (ISBN: 978-0-486-46006-2); Quantity: 70 Each CLIN 0017: "Strategy, 2nd rev."ed by B.H. Liddel hart (ISBN: 0-452-01071-3); Quantity: 70 Each CLIN 0018: "Makers of Modern Strategy: From Machiavelli to the Nuclear age" edited by Peter Paret (ISBN:0-691-02764-1); Quantity: 70 Each CLIN 0019: "The Landmark Thucydides: A comprehensive Guide to the Peloponnesian War" edited by Robert B. Strassler (ISBN:978-0-684-82790-2); Quantity: 70 Each CLIN 0020: "The illustrated Art of War: The definitive English Translation by Samuel B. Griffith" By Sun Tzu (ISBN:978-0-19518999-5); Quantity: 70 Each CLIN 0021: "Military Straegy" by Joseph Wylie (ISBN: 0-87021-362-8); Quantity: 70 Each QUOTATION PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS To ensure timely and equitable evaluation of quotes, offerors must comply with the following instructions. Quotes must be complete, self-sufficient, and respond directly to the requirements of this RFQ. a. The offeror must the accede to all solicitation requirements, including technical, and the terms and conditions by submitting the following statement with your response to this solicitation: "I accede to all of the requirements of this synopsis/solicitation, including specifications (CLINs 0001 through 0021), and terms and conditions." b. Offerors must include a completed copy of the provision at FAR 52.212-3, Alternate I, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items and DFARS 252.225-7000, Buy American Act Certificate with quotation. c. Offerors must provide a unit price and extended price for all items referenced in the "SCHEDULE OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES". d. Interested parties capable of providing the requirement must submit a written quote to include discount terms, tax identification number, cage code, and DUNS. To be eligible to receive an award resulting from this RFQ, contractors must be registered in the DoD Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database, no exceptions. To register, please visit http://www.ccr.gov or by calling 1-888-227-2423. IMPORTANT NOTE: Multiple Offerors nor Multiple Awards will be considered. A single award will be made in the resultant contract. BASIS FOR AWARD Award will be based on delivery, price and technical acceptability. The offeror by acceding to all of the requirements of this synopsis/solicitation, including specifications (CLINs 0001 through 0021), and terms and conditions will be determined by the delivery. Award will then be based on price. IMPORTANT NOTE: The government requires the the listed books to be delivered no later than 18 June 2010. If you are unable to meet the 18 June 2010 delivery date, please indicate the earliest possible delivery date on the quote. CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS: The following clauses apply: By reference: 52.204-7: - Central Contractor Registration 52.212-4 -- Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items 252.204-7004, Alternate A By Full Text: FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, and the following additional FAR clauses under paragraph (b) are applicable: 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation 52.222-19, Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities 52.232-32, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Central Contractor Registration DFARS 252.212-7001, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders applies to this acquisition, and specifically the following clauses under paragraphs (a) and (b) are applicable: 252.203-7000, Requirements Relating to Compensaton of Former DOD Officials 252.225-7001, Buy American Act and Balance of Payments Program 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests 252.247-7023, Alt III, Transportation of Supplies by Sea 52.252-2, CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE 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/these address (es): http://farsite.hill.af.mil (End of clause) AFFARS 5352.201-9101 Ombudsman (a) An ombudsman has been appointed to hear and facilitate the resolution of concerns from offerors, potential offerors, and others for this acquisition. When requested, the ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. The existence of the ombudsman does not affect the authority of the program manager, contracting officer, or source selection official. Further, the ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposals, the source selection process, or the adjudication of protests or formal contract disputes. The ombudsman may refer the party to another official who can resolve the concern. (b) Before consulting with an ombudsman, interested parties must first address their concerns, issues, disagreements, and/or recommendations to the contracting officer for resolution. Consulting an ombudsman does not alter or postpone the timelines for any other processes (e.g., agency level bid protests, GAO bid protests, requests for debriefings, employee-employer actions, contests of OMB Circular A-76 competition performance decisions). (c) If resolution cannot be made by the contracting officer, concerned parties may contact the Center/MAJCOM ombudsmen, [Insert names, addresses, telephone numbers, facsimile numbers, and e-mail addresses]. Concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations that cannot be resolved at the MAJCOM/DRU level, may be brought by the concerned party for further consideration to the Air Force ombudsman, Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary (ADAS) (Contracting), SAF/AQC, 1060 Air Force Pentagon, Washington DC 20330-1060, phone number (703) 588-7004, facsimile number (703) 588-1067. (d) The ombudsman has no authority to render a decision that binds the agency. (e) Do not contact the ombudsman to request copies of the solicitation, verify offer due date, or clarify technical requirements. Such inquiries shall be directed to the Contracting Officer. (End of clause) MAXWELL 114 REQUIRED POSTERS (>$10K) (FEB 2003) Please utilize the following website to access and download as appropriate EEO posters, Service Contract posters, and disability posters required in accordance with 52.222-26, 52.222-41, and 52.222-36 respectively. http://www.dol.gov/osbp/sbrefa/poster/main.htm (End of Clause) Maxwell 119 WAWF-ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION OF INVOICE JAN 2007 Reference DFAR Clause 252.232-7003 "ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION OF PAYMENT REQUESTS." Invoices shall be submitted and accepted using Wide Area Workflow (WAWF) web-based system at https://wawf.eb.mil. For information on WAWF including web-based training, visit the web-site and click on "About WAWF". The web-site also contains detailed instructions for setting up your computer to achieve the best results with the system. If you have additional questions contact the WAWF-RA Customer Helpdesk at (866) 618-5988, Option 2 The following information codes will be required to submit your invoices correctly through WAWF: SELECT TYPE OF INVOICE: Contract Specialist/Administrator select only one (1) of the following: ___X___ Invoice and Receiving Report (Combo) (Creates two documents, an Invoice and a Receiving Report, within one data entry session (Combo). Creating both documents at the same time, rather than separately, is recommended. _______ Construction Invoice (Creates a Construction Payment Invoice from a contract for construction. Both an Inspector and a Contracting Officer must review and accept). Contract Number: Block 2 of the SF1449 Form (If this is a GSA Delivery Order award, enter the GSA NUMBER) Delivery Order: Block 4 of (Order Number) of SF1449 No Dashes - (if applicable) Pay DoDAAC: Block 16a (Payment will be made by) of SF1449 - Pay DoDAAC code is used to route documents to the Defense Finance Accounting office responsible for payment. The accounts payable mailing address can be located in Block 18a of SF1449. You can easily access payment information using the DFAS web site at http://www.dod.mil/dfas. Your contract/purchase order number or invoice will be required to inquire status of your payment. Issue by DoDAAC: Block 9 (Issued by) of SF1449. Contracting office that issued your contract - WAWF uses the code to route the document to the base. Admin DoDAAC: Block 16 (Administered by) of SF1449) Ship-To Code: Block 15 (Deliver To) of SF1449 - This is a crucial piece of information. It will be different for almost every contract issued. Ship-From Code: Not a required field for Air Force contracts. Inspected by DoDAAC: Block 15 (Deliver to) of SF1449 - If an inspection is called for in the document, then you must provide the DoDAAC/Ext this code identifies the inspector. Service Acceptor: Block 15 (Deliver to) of SF1449 - It is used to route documents to receiving service acceptor in WAWF. LPO DoDAAC/Ext: Not a required field for Air Force contracts. ADDITIONAL E-MAIL NOTIFICATIONS: The VENDOR and the DFAS Office will automatically receive a notice; after clicking SUBMIT WAWF will prompt for additional email submissions. The following E-Mail addresses MUST be input in order to prevent delays in processing: Receiver/Acceptor: Kelly.Rhodes@maxwell.af.mil Contract Specialist: Toshiro.Toyama@maxwell.af.mil Contracting Officer: chad.hankins-02@maxwell.af.mil In addition to the requirement of this local clause, the Contractor shall meet the requirements of the appropriate payment clauses in this contract when submitting payment requests. (End of Clause) The following provisions apply: FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors, Commercial Items (Jan 2004), applies to this acquisition and is addended to delete paragraphs (e) Multiple offers and paragraph (h) Multiple Awards. FAR 52.212-3, ALT 1 Offerors are reminded that Representations and Certifications are maintained at the following website: http://orca.bpn.gov/publicserach.aspx. 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. DFARS 252.225-7000 Buy American Act - Balance of Payments Program Certificate (make sure Trade Agreement or FAR 52.252-1 -- Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference 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. (End of Provisions) IMPORTANT NOTE: All product items sold to the Government should be properly marked with manufacturer's name and part number. Responses to this notice shall be provided in writing via e-mail to: 2d LT Toshiro J. Toyama, at Toshiro.Toyama@maxwell.af.mil. All inquiries/responses to this notice must be received by 8 June 2010, 4:00 p.m Central Daylight Savings Time (CDST). Email is the preferred method. Points of Contact: 2d LT Toshiro J. Toyama, Contract Specialist, Phone (334) 953-8083.