Forklift Lease

**Amendment No. 2 dated 27 November 2018 hereby adds an updated Questions & Answers document** **Amendment No. 1 dated 21 November 2018 hereby adds a Questions & Answers document** 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 (paper copy) will not be issued. Further, offerors are responsible for monitoring this site for the release of amendments (if any) or other information pertaining to this solicitation. Solicitation FA8751-19-Q-0013 is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ). This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-101 and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement Change Notice (DCN) 20181031. See http://farsite.hill.af.mil/ for the full text of all provisions and clauses incorporated by reference herein. This procurement is being issued as Total Small Business Set-aside under NAICS code 532490 and small business size standard with an average annual receipts of $32.5M. Notice to Offeror(s)/Suppliers(s): Funds are not presently available for this effort. No award will be made under this solicitation until funds are available. The Government reserves the right to cancel this solicitation, either before or after the closing date. In the event the Government cancels this solicitation, the Government has no obligation to reimburse an Offeror for any costs. The contractor shall provide the following items in accordance with the attached PWS on a firm fixed price basis including the cost of shipping FOB Destination: Rental of two (2) Forklifts for a period of one (1) Base Year and four (4) Option Years for the Air Force Research Laboratory Information Directorate at the Rome Research Site (RRS), Rome, New York. The Performance Work Statement (PWS) attached to this solicitation. (Attachment 1) The Bid Schedule (Attachment 2) Period of Service is as follows: The base period of service: Approximately 3 December 2018 through 2 December 2019 Option Year 1 period of service: 3 December 2019 through 2 December 2020 Option Year 2 period of service: 3 December 2020 through 2 December 2021 Option Year 3 period of service: 3 December 2021 through 2 December 2022 Option Year 4 period of service: 3 December 2022 through 2 December 2023 Offerors shall provide at least the same warranty terms, including offers of extended warranties, offered to the general public in customary commercial practice. The approximate delivery date is December 3, 2018. All deliveries shall be made in accordance with FAR 52.247-34 FOB Destination. The place of delivery, acceptance and FOB destination point is AFRL/RIOLST, 120 Electronic Parkway Rome NY 13441. The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items applies to this acquisition. Addenda to the following paragraphs of 52.212-1 are: (b) Written quotes are due at or before 12:00PM, (Eastern Time) 27 Nov 2018. Submit to: AFRL/RIKO, Attn: Jennifer Calandra-Willson, 26 Electronic Parkway, Rome NY 13441-4514 or by facsimile to: +1 (555) 000-0000 or by email to contact@example.gov. Offerors are encouraged to submit their quotes using the SF 1449, Solicitation/Contract/Order for Commercial Items. (b)(4) Submit a technical description of the items being offered. (b)(11) Please provide a breakout of your price as demonstrated by the proposed CLIN Structure in Attachment 2, Bid Schedule. If the offer is not submitted on the SF 1449, include a statement specifying the extent of agreement with all terms, conditions, and provisions included in the solicitation. Offers that fail to furnish required representations or information, or reject the terms and conditions of the solicitation may be excluded from consideration. (g) Contract award. The Government intends to evaluate offers and award a contract without discussions with offerors. Therefore, the offeror's initial offer should contain the offeror's best terms from a price and technical standpoint. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if later determined by the Contracting Officer to be necessary. The Government may reject any or all offers if such action is in the public interest; accept other than the lowest offer; and waive informalities and minor irregularities in offers received. (k) SAM. Offerors must be registered in the SAM database to receive a contract award. If the Offeror does not become registered in the SAM database within three (3) days after receiving notification from the Contracting Officer, the Contracting Officer will proceed to award to the next otherwise successful registered Offeror. The provision at FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Items (Oct 2014) applies. In addition to the information within Paragraph (a), the following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: (i) technical capability of the item offered to meet the Government requirement; and (ii) price All evaluation factors when combined, are equal. Offerors are required to complete representations and certifications found in the provision at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items Alternate I. For your convenience all referenced certifications are attached to this solicitation. (Attachment 3) The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The clause at 52.217-8, Option to Extend Services applies to this acquisition. The Contracting Officer may exercise the option by written notice to the Contractor before contract expiration. The clause at 52.217-9, Option to Extend the Term of the Contract applies to this acquisition as follows: (a) The Government may extend the term of this contract by written notice to the Contractor before the contract expiration; 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 (5) years. The clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items applies to this acquisition. The following additional FAR clauses cited in the clause are applicable to this acquisition: X 52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards) X 52.209-6, Protecting the Government Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment X 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Aside X 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Re-representation X 52.222-3, Convict Labor X 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities X 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity X 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers With Disabilities X 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons X 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving X52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases X 52.232-33, Payment By Electronic Funds Transfer-System For Award Management The following additional FAR and FAR Supplement provisions and clauses also apply: X 52.204-16, Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting X 52.204-18, Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance X 52.204-19, Incorporation by Reference of Representations and Certifications X 52.204-22, Alternative Line Item Proposal X 52.211-6, Brand Name or Equal X 52.232-40, Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors X 52.232-18, Availability of Funds X 52.247-34, FOB Destination X 252.203-7000, Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials X 252.203-7002 Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights. X 252.203-7005, Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials X 252.204-7003 Control of Government Personnel Work Product X 252.204-7015, Notice of Authorized Disclosure of Information for Litigation Support X 252.215-7013 Supplies and Services Provided by Nontraditional Defense Contractors. X 252.223-7008, Prohibition of Hexavalent Chromium X 252.225-7048 Export-Controlled Items X 252.227-7015, Technical Data--Commercial Items X 252.227-7037, Validation of Restrictive Markings on Technical Data X 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports X 252.232-7006, Wide Area Workflow Payment Instructions X 252.232-7010, Levies on Contract Payments X 252.237-7010, Prohibition on Interrogation of Detainees by Contractor Personnel X 252.243-7001 Pricing of Contract Modifications X 252.244-7000, Subcontracts for Commercial Item X 252.247-7023, Transportation of Supplies by Sea - Basic X 252.247-7024, Notification of Transportation of Supplies by Sea 5352.201-9101, Ombudsman is hereby incorporated into this solicitation. The Ombudsman for this acquisition is Ms Lisette K. LeDuc, 1864 4th Street, Wright-Patterson AFB OH 45433-7130 COM: +1 (555) 000-0000, email: contact@example.gov. Alternate Ombudsman: Ms Kimberly L. Yoder, 1864 4th Street, Wright-Patterson AFB OH 45433-7130 COM: +1 (555) 000-0000, email: contact@example.gov 5352.223-9001, Health and Safety on Government Installations The following additional requirements apply: Note that the clause at 252.232-7003 is included in this solicitation. DoD requires all payment requests (with a few exceptions) to be submitted and processed electronically. All vendors/contractors must familiarize themselves with this clause and DFAR 232.7003 for specific procedures. The DoD preferred electronic form for transmission is Wide Area Workflow - Receipt and Acceptance (see website - https://wawf.eb.mil). Wide Area Workflow Training may be accessed online at http://www.wawftraining.com. Please confirm in your quote that your company is able to submit electronic invoices as set forth in the clause. All responsible organizations may submit a quote, which shall be considered.