Dry Ice Delivery

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subparts 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 F1Q4ME3109A001 and this solicitation is being issued as a Request For Quotes. The Offeror must quote on an all or none basis. The Government intends to award a Firm Fixed Price Contract with a Base Period and Four Option Years. The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer meets the minimum technical requirement at the lowest price. Since award will be based on initial responses, offerors are highly encouraged to quote their most advantageous pricing in their initial response. The solicitation document, incorporated provisions, and clauses are those in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-66 and Defense Acquisition Circular 20130522. This is a 100% small business set-aside. The North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) is 325120, size standard 1000 employees. Note 1: To assure timely and equitable evaluation of the quote, the offeror must follow the instructions contained herein. The quote must be complete, self-sufficient, and respond directly to the requirements of this solicitation. The response shall consist of pricing for the items listed below. Note 2: The contractor agrees to hold the prices in its quote firm for at least 30 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of quote, unless another time period is specified. Note 3: The contractor shall include the provisions at 52.212-3, Representation and Certifications-Commercial Items. And shall be registered in System for Award Management (SAM) Registration: https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/ Note 4: Contractors are hereby notified that initial quote which are found incomplete may be rejected without affording the contractor an opportunity to satisfy the requirement of the Government. Notwithstanding the information included in support of the offeror's technical capability, the contractor must meet all requirements of this Request For Quote. The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible contractor that submitted a complete package according to this RFQ and meets the minimum technical requirement at the lowest price. The Government intends to award without discussions. Therefore contractors are encouraged to offer their most advantageous/best quote. The contractor shall submit their quote by 21 June 2013 at (1:00 PM) EST to the contracting office by email in order to be considered for award. If you have any questions, please send them to the POC below by 19 June 2013 at (1:00PM) EST. POC information: Warren Rehrer, A1C, USAF 302-677-5028 Warren.rehrer@us.af.mil ALT POC: Andre Lopez, TSgt, USAF 302-677-5104 Andre.lopez.1@us.af.mil The contractor shall provide the items listed below: 0001- Base year. Weekly delivery of Dry Ice in accordane with attached Performance Work Statement. Period of Performance - 1 October 2013 - 30 September 2014 0002- Option Year 1. Weekly delivery of Dry Ice in accordane with attached Performance Work Statement. Period of Performance - 1 October 2014 - 30 September 2015 0003- Option Year 2. Weekly delivery of Dry Ice in accordane with attached Performance Work Statement. Period of Performance - 1 October 2015 - 30 September 2016 0004- Option Year 3. Weekly delivery of Dry Ice in accordane with attached Performance Work Statement. Period of Performance - 1 October 2016 - 30 September 2017 0005- Option Year 4. Weekly delivery of Dry Ice in accordane with attached Performance Work Statement. Period of Performance - 1 October 2017 - 30 September 2018 *Pricing shall include installation and shipping F.O.B. Destination to Dover AFB, DE 19902.* The following provisions and clauses apply to this acquisition and can be viewed through internet access at the Air Force FAR Site, http://farsite.hill.af.mil. In accordance with 52.252-1 and 52.252-2. 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, IAW FAR 52.107 or view in the sites mentioned in provision 52.252.-1 and Clause 52.252.2. Provision 52.204-7, Central Contractor Registration Provision 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items Provision 52.212-2, Evaluation - Commercial Items Provision 52.212-3, Offerors Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items Provision 52.217-5, Evaluation of Options Provision 52.225-25, Prohibition on Engaging in Sanctioned Activites relating to Iran - Certification Provision 52.252-1, Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference http://farsite.hill.af.mil/vffara.htm Provision 252.209-7002, Disclosure of Ownership or Control by a Foreign Government Provision 252.209-7998, Representation Regarding Conviction of a Felony Criminal Violation under any Federal or State Law. (a) In accordance with section 514 of Division H of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012, none of the funds made available by that Act may be used to enter into a contract with any corporation that was convicted of a felony criminal violation under any Federal or State law within the preceding 24 months, where the awarding agency is aware of the conviction, unless the agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and made a determination that this further action is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government. (b) The Offeror represents that it is [ ] is not [ ] a corporation that was convicted of a felony criminal violation under a Federal or State law within the preceding 24 months. (End of provision) Provision 252.209-7999, Representation by Corporations Regarding an Unpaid Delinquent Tax Liability or a Felony Conviction under any Federal Law (a) In accordance with sections 8124 and 8125 of Division A of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012, (Pub. L. 112-74) none of the funds made available by that Act may be used to enter into a contract with any corporation that- (1) Has any unpaid Federal tax liability that has been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the authority responsible for collecting the tax liability, where the awarding agency is aware of the unpaid tax liability, unless the agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and made a determination that this further action is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government. (2) Was convicted of a felony criminal violation under any Federal law within the preceding 24 months, where the awarding agency is aware of the conviction, unless the agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and made a determination that this action is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government. (b) The Offeror represents that- (1) It is [ ] is not [ ] a corporation that has any unpaid Federal tax liability that has been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the authority responsible for collecting the tax liability, (2) It is [ ] is not [ ] a corporation that was convicted of a felony criminal violation under a Federal law within the preceding 24 months. (End of provision) Provision 252.225-7000, Buy American Act- Balance of Payments Program Certificate (a) Definitions. "Commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) item," "component," "domestic end product," "foreign end product," "qualifying country," "qualifying country end product," and "United States" have the meanings given in the Buy American Act and Balance of Payments Program clause of this solicitation. (b) Evaluation. The Government- (1) Will evaluate offers in accordance with the policies and procedures of Part 225 of the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; and (2) Will evaluate offers of qualifying country end products without regard to the restrictions of the Buy American statute or the Balance of Payments Program. (c) Certifications and identification of country of origin. (1) For all line items subject to the Buy American and Balance of Payments Program clause of this solicitation, the offeror certifies that- (i) Each end product, except those listed in paragraphs (c)(2) or (3) of this provision, is a domestic end product; and (ii) For end products other than COTS items, components of unknown origin are considered to have been mined, produced, or manufactured outside the United States or a qualifying country. (2) The offeror certifies that the following end products are qualifying country end products: Line Item Number Country of Origin (3) The following end products are other foreign end products, including end products manufactured in the United States that do not qualify as domestic end products, i.e., an end product that is not a COTS item and does not meet the component test in paragraph (ii) of the definition of "domestic end product": Line Item Number Country of Origin (If known) (End of provision) Clause 52.204-13, Central Contractor Registration Maintenance Clause 52.211-16, Variation in Quantity Clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items. Clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to implement Statutes Or Executive Orders-Commercial Items. The following FAR Clauses cited in this clause also applies: 52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards 52.209-6, Protecting the Government's Interest when Subcontracting with Contractor's Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment. 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set Aside 52.219-28, Post Award Business Program Representation 52.222-3, Convict Labor 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 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons, 52.223-18, Contractor Policy to Ban Text Messaging While Driving. 52.225-13, Restriction on Certain Foreign Purchases 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer 52.233-3, Protest After Award, 52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim. Clause 52.217-8, Option to Extend Services The Government may require continued performance of any services within the limits and at the rates specified in the contract. These rates may be adjusted only as a result of revisions to prevailing labor rates provided by the Secretary of Labor. The option provision may be exercised more than once, but the total extension of performance hereunder shall not exceed 6 months. The Contracting Officer may exercise the option by written notice to the Contractor within 15 Days. Clause 52.217-9, Option to Extend the Term of the Contract (a) The Government may extend the term of this contract by written notice to the Contractor within 15 days provided that the Government gives the Contractor a preliminary written notice of its intent to extend at least 60 days before the contract expires. The preliminary notice does not commit the Government to an extension. (b) If the Government exercises this option, the extended contract shall be considered to include this option clause. (c) The total duration of this contract, including the exercise of any options under this clause, shall not exceed Five Years. Clause 52.222-22, Previous Contracts and Compliance Reports Clause 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Verterans Clause 52.225-25, Prohibition on Engaging in Sanctioned Activities Relating to Iran - Certification Clause 52.232-18, Availability of Funds Clause 52.247-34, F.O.B Destination Clause 52.252-2, Clauses Incorporated by Reference http://farsite.hill.af.mil/vffara.htm Clause 252.203-7002, Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights Clause 252.204-7003, Control of Government Personnel Work Product Clause 252.204-7004, Alternate A Central Contractor Registration Clause 252.212-7001, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items. The following FAR Clauses cited under this clause also applies: 252.203-7000, Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DOD Officials, 252.225-7001, Buy American Act and Balance of Payments Program, Alt I 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests. 252.247-7023, Transportation of Supplies by Sea, Alt III Clause 252.225-7002, Qualifying Country Sources As Subcontractors. Clause 252.232-7010, Levies on Contract Payments Clause 5352.201-9101 Ombudsman