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Helicopter Tug
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This contract solicitation, issued by the Department of Defense's W7N6 Uspfo Activity Wa Arng office in Tacoma, Washington, requests quotes for a firm fixed price purchase of a commercial item, specifically a Tiger Tug Model 8.0 Heavy Duty Helicopter Tug designed for the UH-72A/B Aircraft. The solicitation is designated as a total small business set-aside under NAICS code 333924 and follows FAR Part 12 commercial item acquisition procedures, with provisions and clauses current as of Federal Acquisition Circular 2024-05 and DFARS change notice 20240425. Vendors are required to submit their quotes electronically by May 18, 2026, with all questions submitted via email at least 24 hours prior to the closing date. The government emphasizes that only the Contracting Officer has the authority to formalize agreements or modifications and instructs vendors to verify any change orders accordingly. Evaluation of proposals will be based on a best value determination considering price, technical acceptability, and delivery time, with delivery terms FOB destination. The contract includes numerous FAR and DFARS provisions related to small business participation, compliance with labor and environmental laws, safeguarding of information, and various statutory requirements such as the Buy American Act and prohibitions on certain foreign purchases. Invoices must be submitted electronically using the Wide Area Workflow system. The contract explicitly identifies this requirement as brand name only, referencing the attached purchase description and justification, and mandates that vendors provide their CAGE code and SAM Unique Entity Identifier in proposals. The designated government point of contact for this solicitation is Fredesvin Quintana, reachable via the provided email and phone number.
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NAICS
Place of Performance
Camp Murray, WA, 98430, USASet-Aside
Timeline
Submission Closed
Organization & Contact Information
Full Description
This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with format in FAR subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.
Solicitation number/FY26-0012427048 is hereby issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ). The
Incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2024-05 Dated 22 April 2024 and the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) change notice 20240425. It is the contractor’s responsibility to become familiar with applicable clauses and provisions. This acquisition is 100% Small Business under North American Industry Classification Standards (NAICS) code 333924
This RFQ is for a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) contract. The Government intends to award a contract to a qualified vendor deemed responsive in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 12, whose quote conforms to all of the RFQ's requirements and is judged to represent the Best Value to the Government in accordance with the evaluation scheme set forth in this RFQ. Evaluation will be based upon best value to the Government, and delivery of requirements will be FOB destination. This office will consider any late quotes or any late revisions of quotes as non-responsive.
ln no event shall any understanding or agreement between the Contractor and any Government employee other than the Contracting Officer on any contract, modification, change order, letter or verbal direction to the contractor be effective or binding upon the Government. All such actions must be formalized by a proper contractual document executed by an appointed Contracting Officer. The Contractor is hereby notified that in the event a Government employee other than the Contracting Officer directs a change in the work to be performed or increases the scope of the work to be performed, it is the Contractor's responsibility to make inquiry of the Contracting Officer before making the deviation from the written terms of the contract. Payments or Partial payments will not be made without being authorized by an appointed Contracting Officer with the legal authority to bind the Government.
Government POC: Government POC will be provided at time of award. Any changes must be coordinated through the government POC and approved in writing by the Contracting Officer.
The date, time and request for quote offers are due by 18 MAY 2026 at 12:00 P.M. Eastern time on to Fredesvin.quintana.civ@army.mil. Electronic offers preferred. All questions must be submitted by email no later than 24 hours prior to bid close date. NO QUESTIONS BY TELEPHONE. ALL QUESTIONS MUST BE IN WRITING (EMAIL).
Helicopter Tug
CLIN 1: Helicopter Tug
Tiger Tug Model 8.0 Heavy Duty Tiger Tug for a UH-72A/B Aircraft
This is a brand name only requirement.
1EA_______________________
See Attached Purchase Description and Brand name J&A
Extended Description
NOTE: VENDOR MUST PROVIDE CAGE CODE AND SAM UEI IN QUOTE
PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES
Clauses may be accessed electronically in full text through http://www.acquisition.gov. Contractors must be actively registered with SAM at http://www.sam.gov, at Wide Area Work Flow (WAWF) at http://piee.eb.mil.
FAR 52.204-7, System for Award Management Registration
FAR 52.204-9, Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel
FAR 52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards
FAR 52.204-16, Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance
FAR 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment.
FAR 52.211-6, Brand Name or Equal (IF APPLICABLE)
FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items
FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Items Evaluation. 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, price, technically acceptability and delivery time of all items “all or none” is the evaluation criteria. This is a best value decision.
FAR 52.212-3 ALT I, Offerors Representation and Certifications Commercial Item or complete electronic annual representations and certifications at http//orca.bpn.gov
FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Condition-Commercial Items
FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Item are incorporated by reference, however, for paragraphs (b) and (c) the following clauses apply
FAR 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside
FAR 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Representation
FAR 52.222-3, Convict Labor
FAR 52.222-19, Child Labor—Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies
FAR 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons
FAR 52.223-5, Pollution Prevention and Right to Know Information
FAR 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policy to Ban Text Messaging While Driving
FAR 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases
FAR 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer--Central Contractor Registration
FAR 52.232-39, Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations
FAR 52.232-40, Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors
FAR 52.233-3, Protest after Award
FAR 52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim
FAR 52.237-1, Site Visit
FAR 52.237-2, Protection of Government Buildings, Equipment and Vegetation
FAR 52.252-2, Clauses Incorporated by Reference – SEE http://www.acquisition.gov
DFARS 252.201-7000, Contracting Officer’s Representative
DFARS 252.203-7000, Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DOD Officials
DFARS 252.203-7005, Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DOD Officials
DFARS 252.203-7998, Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements
DFARS 252.204-7008, Compliance with Safeguarding Covered Defense Information Controls.
DFARS 252.204-7012, Safeguarding of Unclassified Controlled Technical Information
DFARS 252.204-7015, Disclosure of Information to Litigation Support Contractors
DFARS 252.207-7012, Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting.
DFARS 252.209-7992, Representation by Corporations Regarding an Unpaid Delinquent Tax Liability or a Felony Conviction under Any Federal Law
DFARS 252.211-7003 Item Unique Identification and Valuation.
DFARS 252.212-7000, Offeror Representations and Certifications – Commercial Items
DFARS 252.212-7001, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items
DFARS 252.223-7006, Prohibition on Storage and Disposal of Toxic and Hazardous Materials
DFARS 252.225-7000, Buy American Act—Balance of Payments Program Certificate
DFARS 252.225-7001, Buy American Act and Balance of Payments Program
DFARS 252.225–7055, Representation Regarding Business Operations with the Maduro Regime
DFARS 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests (WAWF instructions provided at time of award)
DFARS 252.232-7010, Levies on Contract Payments
DFARS 252.237-7010, Prohibition on Interrogation of Detainees by Contractor Personnel
DFARS 252.244-7000, Subcontracts for Commercial Items
DFARS 252.247-7023 ALT III, Transportation of Supplies by Sea—Alt III
Submission of Invoices
In accordance with FAR clause 52.212-4(g) the contractor shall submit all invoices electronically utilizing Wide Area Workflow (WAWF). Procedures for using WAWF are found in DFARS clause 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests.