European Style Appliance IDIQ

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for a two (2) year ordering period Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract for a commercial item prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6 and 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. This solicitation is issued IAW FAR Parts 12 and 13.5 as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) utilizing Full and Open Competition, and 'Best Value' evaluation and award procedures. In order to be considered for award by the Government, vendors must adhere to the quotation requirements and respective evaluation factors of: 1) Price 2) Technical 3) Past Performance as detailed in Clause 52.212-1. Solicitation number is F2P3E90130A001 and is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ). Quotes must be received by Friday, 6 August 2010 at 1700 (5:00 p.m.) Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). Quotes shall be E-Mailed to richard.enriquez@lakenheath.af.mil and thomas.crews@lakenheath.af.mil; or faxed to 011 (44) 1638 522189. For information regarding this solicitation contact Richard Enriquez at 011 44 01638 522407 and reference the solicitation number. All interested vendors shall follow the procedural guidelines within the attached Combination Synopsis Solicitation when providing their respective quotes. 1. The resultant contract will prescribe an overall ordering minimum of - 150,000 and maximum of - 1,060,000 over a 2 year ordering period (01 Sept 2010 - 31 August 2012). To meet the minimum amount, the first delivery will be issued in an amount that is at least - 150,000, at time of contract award. Please Note: The minimum quantity prescribed by the contract, for any single appliance-type ordered, is as 40 each. Attached to this posting are the types of items and associated quantities that will be placed at time of award under the first delivery order. 2. Quoted appliances must be for domestic use (e.g. residential/home), meet EU Marking (Marcum?) standards, and meet the minimum Government specifications listed in the attached spreadsheet. The attached electronic product/pricing spreadsheet must be utilized by vendors when quoting to this solicitation with the following stipulations (please note each appliance type is seperately tabbed within the pricing schedule spreadsheet; a. If an "or equal" brand/model is quoted, vendors must provide respective specifications for each category, of each appliance, under the "Quoted Specifications"-column of the spreadsheet. b. Failure by vendors to indicate product specifications for each category, of each appliance, may result in not being considered for award by the Government. c. If the Government's requested brand-name/model will be quoted, simply state the respective brand-name/model in the "Quoted Specifications"-column of the spreadsheet. d. Pricing provided by vendors in the spreadsheet must be computed, and extended into the respective line items of the solicitation. e. Once the electronic spreadsheet is quoted and completed, it must be sent with the vendor's proposed response to the synopsis/solicitation. It is preferred that quotations provided by vendors, in response to this solicitation, be provided electronically via email to richard.enriquez@lakenheath.af.mil and thomas.crews@lakenheath.af.mil 3. All items must be quoted in British Pounds Sterling (). 4. All payments by the government, for all orders and subsequent items placed under this IDIQ, will be made in British Pounds Sterling (). 5. Delivery is prescribed as "FOB Destination", RAF Feltwell, United Kingdom and shall be accounted for by vendors in the quoted pricing of respective appliances (e.g. a separate contract line item is NOT prescribed per the solicitation nor resultant contract, to account for delivery pricing). 6. The due date and time for quotations is 13 Aug 10 at 1300 GMT. Quotations not received by this date and time, will not be considered for award. 7. The due date for past performance information as required on pg. 16 of the Solicitation is 30 Jul 10. 8. Vendors are encouraged to submit more than one (1) option for varying appliance-lines in satisfying the requirements of this solicitation. Each quoted product-line submitted by vendors will be evaluated separately. 9. As a result of this synopsis/solicitation, the government reserves the right to award more than one contract, to multiple vendors.