Custom USMC 48 foot Semi-Trailer

THIS IS A 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 solicitation: Quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation number M00263-16-T-1016 is issued as a request for quote (RFQ) using the commercial procedures in accordance with FAR Part 12 and FAR Subpart 13.5. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-87-1 and DFARS Publication 20160226. The Regional Contracting Office, Marine Corps Recruit Command- Parris Island, SC intends to solicit and award a Firm-Fixed Price contract for a 48" Semi-Trailer to support 1st Marine Corps District's overall mission. All equipment provided must be in accordance with and in compliance with the Product description. In addition, all items shall be TAA Compliant. Salient Characteristics: Equipment shall be Brand Name or Equal This solicitation is issued for 100% set-aside for Small Businesses. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this requirement is 336212 and the business size standard is 500 employees. Offerors shall be registered and active in SAMs (System for Award Management) with this NAICS code. Offerors shall ensure their representations and certifications are certified and up to date in SAM ,or complete the Representations and Certifications at FAR 52.212-3 of this solicitation and submit with their quote. All applicable Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) provisions and clauses are contained in the SF 1449 for M00263-16-T-1016 attached to this synopsis. Offerors responding to this announcement shall submit their quotes in accordance with FAR Part 12 and additional instructions, conditions, and notices to offerors provided in the attached SF1449. The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government. The following is the basis for award: Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA). The basis for award is Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA). The apparent successful Offeror shall have satisfactory past performance (i.e. a rating of Acceptable). This procurement is being conducted under FAR Part 12 and 13 procedures. All offers shall provide three (3) current and relevant references. Past Performance data shall be reviewed and the quality and usefulness determined as it applies to performance confidence. Failure to comply may result in not being considered for award. A current reference is an order within the last 36 months. A relevant reference is an order of approximately the same size and complexity. If an Offeror does not submit any or less than (3) references, the Offeror shall affirmatively state it only has a certain number of references or state it has none at all. Such Offerors shall be assigned a past performance rating of "Acceptable", if the Offeror affirmatively states it has no references. Offerors who fail to provide (3) references, or affirmatively address a lack of references, shall be considered technically unacceptable as regarding past performance and will not receive an "Acceptable" rating. Technical Acceptability is defined as meeting all specifications listed in the solicitation. You must address each specification and each deliverable. Offers shall be ranked in order of lowest price to highest price. The lowest-priced offer shall be evaluated first. If the lowest-priced offer is technically acceptable, no other offers will be evaluated. Deliverables: Each offeror is required to submit examples (drawings and/or pictures) of similar manufactured Semi-Trailer with quote. Approval of Final drawings is required prior to manufacturing the requested Semi-Trailer. In addition to past performance references, potential sources of performance data are Government sources such as the Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS). OFFEROR SHALL PROVIDE A COMPLETED COPY OF FAR 52.212-3 OR ONLINE REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS APPLICATION (ORCA) RECORD WITH THEIR QUOTE. Offerors are also required to be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) and the Wide Area Work Flow (WAWF) database. SAM replaces CCR/FedReg, ORCA, and EPLS. If you have been using those systems or wish to register, please visit the SAM website at http://www.sam.gov. The provisions and clauses can be found at FAR website: http://www.arnet.gov/far/ and DFARS website: http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dfars/index.htm . The Offeror is required to provide their DUNS Number and Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code with their quote. The CAGE code entered must be for that name and address provided by the Vendor. For WAWF registration, please visit their website at: https://wawf.eb.mil or for WAWF Assistance, please contact 1-866-618-5988. Offerors must be registered in all systems prior to receiving an award for this solicitation, or for any future awards. Offerors responding to this announcement shall submit their quotations in accordance with FAR 52.212-1. All responsible business sources may submit a response which, if timely received, will be considered by the agency. It is the intent of the Government to issue one award; however, the Government reserves the right to issue multiple awards (if applicable). Any/all questions on this RFQ shall be received by this office by No Later Than 25 Apr 2016 at 11:00 am Eastern Standard Time (EST). DATE, TIME, AND PLACE OFFERS ARE DUE: The offeror is responsible for ensuring that quotes are received in the Contracting Office no later than 1:00 PM (EST) on 28 Apr 2016. Any offer, modification, revision, or withdrawal of an offer received at the Government office designated in the solicitation after the exact time specified for receipt of offers is "late" in accordance with FAR 52.212-1(f). Quotes submitted via the U.S. Postal Service shall be mailed to the following address: Marine Corps Recruit Depot - Parris Island Regional Contracting Office Attn: Stephanie Bodrick BLDG 159, MCRD/ERR P.O. Box 5069 Parris Island, SC 29905 Quotes submitted by courier (FedEx, UPS, etc.) shall be addressed for delivery to the Following physical location: Marine Corps Recruit Depot - Parris Island Regional Contracting Office Attn: Stephanie Bodrick BLDG 159, MCRD/ERR Parris Island, SC 29905 Electronic submission of the written proposal is authorized. Please send email to the primary point of contact and copy the secondary point of contact listed below. The written submission must arrive by the stated deadline in order for a proposal to be considered complete and to be evaluated. Failure of any portion of the proposal to arrive by the stated deadline will result in rejection of the entire proposal. Submissions maybe faxed to 843.228.2163. Please call before you fax. Solicitation Number M00263-16-T-1016 should be clearly marked on the outside of your quote. Government Points of Contact: Primary POC Stephanie Bodrick Stephanie.bodrick@usmc.mil 843-228-3779 Secondary POC Kacy Mohead kacy.m.mohead@usmc.mil 843-228-2188