Hub Cancellers

The purpose of this amendment is to change the part number from VPCMA-2 to VPCMA-L-2. The Government must have VPCMA-L-2 or equal. All other terms and conditions remain unchanged. Hub Cancellers (i) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (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. (ii) Solicitation "Hub Cancellers" is issued as a request for quote (RFQ). (iii) This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-60. (iv) This acquisition is 100% set aside for hubzone small business. The associated NAICS code is 334220 with a small business size standard of employees 750 for this NAICS. (v) & (vi) This RFQ has one (1) contract line item (CLIN). The government intends to procure the following: CLIN 0001 FFP 2MHz (non-redundant) box, 1 yr waranty, VPCMA-L-2 (or equal) Qty: 2 EACH Unit price __________________ Total Price __________________ Discount: ___________________ Delivery Date: ______________ (vii) Delivery location is Schriever AFB, CO 80912. Inspection and acceptance location is Schriever AFB CO. FOB point shall be Destination. All FOB Destination charges must be included in quoted prices. (viii) Contract financing will not be provided for this acquisition. The Government will make an award from this request for quote to the responsible quoter whose quote is lowest price technically acceptable. The Government reserves the right to not make an award at all. To view the information below in full text use the Federal Acquisition Regulation website at http://farsite.hill.af.mil/VFFARA.htm. (1) 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items (2) 52.212-2 Evaluation - Commercial Items. The specific evaluation criteria included in paragraph (a) of this provision are as follows: (i) lowest price technically acceptable. (3) 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Item must be completed and provided with this offer or available to the Contracting Office on Online Representations & Certifications Application at https://orca.bpn.gov/. NOTE: This provision has fill ins that must be completed and returned in full text with quote since the ORCA website is no longer available. (4) 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items (5) 52.212-5 (DEVIATION) Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items. The following sub-clauses apply: 52.233-3 Protest After Award; 52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim; 52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside; 52.219-28 Post Award Small Business Program Re-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; 52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases; 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Central Contractor Registration (6) 52.219-3 Notice of HUBZone Set-Aside or Sole Source Award. (7) 52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference (8) 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference (9) 52.252-6 Authorized Deviations in Clauses (10) 252.212-7001 (DEVIATION) Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items. The Following Subclauses apply: 252.225-7001 Buy American Act and Balance of Payments Program; 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports; (11) 252.247-7023 Electronic Submission of of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports (12) FAR 52.204-99 (DEVIATION) System for Award Management Registration (August 2012)(DEVIATION) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause- "Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database" means the retired primary Government repository for Contractor information required for the conduct of business with the Government. "Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code" means- (1) A code assigned by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Logistics Information Service to identify a commercial or Government entity; or (2) A code assigned by a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization that DLA records and maintains in the CAGE master file. This type of code is known as an "NCAGE code." "Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number" means the 9-digit number assigned by Dun and Bradstreet, Inc. (D&B) to identify unique business entities. "Data Universal Numbering System+4 (DUNS+4) number" means the DUNS number means the number assigned by D&B plus a 4-character suffix that may be assigned by a business concern. (D&B has no affiliation with this 4-character suffix.) This 4-character suffix may be assigned at the discretion of the business concern to establish additional SAM records for identifying alternative Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) accounts (see the FAR at Subpart 32.11) for the same concern. "Registered in the SAM database" means that- (1) The Contractor has entered all mandatory information, including the DUNS number or the DUNS+4 number, into the SAM database; (2) The Contractor's CAGE code is in the SAM database; and (3) The Government has validated all mandatory data fields, to include validation of the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), and has marked the record "Active". The Contractor will be required to provide consent for TIN validation to the Government as a part of the SAM registration process. "System for Award Management (SAM)" means the primary Government repository for prospective federal awardee information and the centralized Government system for certain contracting, grants, and other assistance related processes. It includes- (1) Data collected from prospective federal awardees required for the conduct of business with the Government; (2) Prospective contractor submitted annual representations and certifications in accordance with FAR Subpart 4.12; and (3) The list of all parties suspended, proposed for debarment, debarred, declared ineligible, or excluded or disqualified under the nonprocurement common rule by agencies, Government corporations, or by the Government Accountability Office. (b)(1) The Contractor shall be registered in the SAM database prior to submitting an invoice and through final payment of any contract, basic agreement, basic ordering agreement, or blanket purchasing agreement resulting from this solicitation. (2) The SAM registration shall be for the same name and address identified on the contract, with its associated CAGE code and DUNS or DUNS+4. (3) If indicated by the Government during performance, registration in an alternate system may be required in lieu of SAM. (c) If the Contractor does not have a DUNS number, it should contact Dun and Bradstreet directly to obtain one. (1) A contractor may obtain a DUNS number- (i) Via the internet at http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform or if the contractor does not have internet access, it may call Dun and Bradstreet at 1-866-705-5711 if located within the United States; or (ii) If located outside the United States, by contacting the local Dun and Bradstreet office. The contractor should indicate that it is a contractor for a U.S. Government contract when contacting the local Dun and Bradstreet office. (2) The Contractor should be prepared to provide the following information: (i) Company legal business name. (ii) Tradestyle, doing business, or other name by which your entity is commonly recognized. (iii) Company physical street address, city, state and Zip Code. (iv) Company mailing address, city, state and Zip Code (if separate from physical). (v) Company telephone number. (vi) Date the company was started. (vii) Number of employees at your location. (viii) Chief executive officer/key manager. (ix) Line of business (industry). (x) Company Headquarters name and address (reporting relationship within your entity). (d) Reserved. (e) Processing time for registration in SAM, which normally takes five business days, should be taken into consideration when registering. Contractors who are not already registered should consider applying for registration at least two weeks prior to invoicing. (f) The Contractor is responsible for the accuracy and completeness of the data within the SAM database, and for any liability resulting from the Government's reliance on inaccurate or incomplete data. To remain registered in the SAM database after the initial registration, the Contractor is required to review and update on an annual basis from the date of initial registration or subsequent updates its information in the SAM database to ensure it is current, accurate and complete. Updating information in the SAM does not alter the terms and conditions of this contract and is not a substitute for a properly executed contractual document. (g)(1)(i) If a Contractor has legally changed its business name, "doing business as" name, or division name (whichever is shown on the contract), or has transferred the assets used in performing the contract, but has not completed the necessary requirements regarding novation and change-of-name agreements in Subpart 42.12, the Contractor shall provide the responsible Contracting Officer sufficient documentation to support the legally changed name with a minimum of one business day's written notification of its intention to- (A) Change the name in the SAM database; (B) Comply with the requirements of subpart 42.12 of the FAR; and (C) Agree in writing to the timeline and procedures specified by the responsible Contracting Officer. (ii) If the Contractor fails to comply with the requirements of paragraph (g)(1)(i) of this clause, or fails to perform the agreement at paragraph (g)(1)(i)(C) of this clause, and, in the absence of a properly executed novation or change-of-name agreement, the SAM information that shows the Contractor to be other than the Contractor indicated in the contract will be considered to be incorrect information within the meaning of the "Suspension of Payment" paragraph of the electronic funds transfer (EFT) clause of this contract. (2) The Contractor shall not change the name or address for EFT payments or manual payments, as appropriate, in the SAM record to reflect an assignee for the purpose of assignment of claims (see FAR Subpart 32.8, Assignment of Claims). Assignees shall be separately registered in the SAM database. Information provided to the Contractor's SAM record that indicates payments, including those made by EFT, to an ultimate recipient other than that Contractor will be considered to be incorrect information within the meaning of the "Suspension of payment" paragraph of the EFT clause of this contract. (h) Contractors may obtain information on registration and annual confirmation requirements via the SAM accessed through https://www.acquisition.gov or by calling 866-606-8220, or 334-206-7828 for international calls. (14) 5352.201-9101 Ombudsman (a) An ombudsman has been appointed to hear and facilitate the resolution of concerns from offerors, potential offerors, and others for this acquisition. When requested, the ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. The existence of the ombudsman does not affect the authority of the program manager, contracting officer, or source selection official. Further, the ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposals, the source selection process, or the adjudication of protests or formal contract disputes. The ombudsman may refer the party to another official who can resolve the concern. (b) Before consulting with an ombudsman, interested parties must first address their concerns, issues, disagreements, and/or recommendations to the contracting officer for resolution. Consulting an ombudsman does not alter or postpone the timelines for any other processes (e.g., agency level bid protests, GAO bid protests, requests for debriefings, employee-employer actions, contests of OMB Circular A-76 competition performance decisions). (c) If resolution cannot be made by the contracting officer, concerned parties may contact the Center/MAJCOM ombudsmen: Name: AFSPC/A7K Headquarters Air Force Space Command A7K, Address: 150 Vandenberg Street/ Suite 1105, Peterson AFB, CO 80914, (P) 719-554-5250 Fax: 719-554-5299. Email: a7k.wf@us.af.mil. Concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations that cannot be resolved at the MAJCOM/DRU level, may be brought by the concerned party for further consideration to the Air Force ombudsman, Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary (ADAS) (Contracting), 1060 Air Force Pentagon, Washington DC 20330-1060, phone number (703) 588-7004, facsimile number (703) 588-1067. (d) The ombudsman has no authority to render a decision that binds the agency. (e) Do not contact the ombudsman to request copies of the solicitation, verify offer due date, or clarify technical requirements. Such inquiries shall be directed to the Contracting Officer. (ix) This acquisition does not have a Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) assigned rating. (x) Responding offerors shall include quotations and descriptive literature with their response to allow the Government to make a complete evaluation and appraisal of the offering with respect to the requirements set forth in this combined synopsis/solicitation. No special format is required for your quote. ALL QUOTES ARE DUE BY ONE P.M. EASTERN STANDARD TIME (1:00 P.M. EST) 6 September 2012. (xi) The Point of Contact for this acquisition is SrA Nicholas P. Rogers, 719-567-5800. Quotes can be emailed to nicholas.rogers.13 @us.af.mil. To ensure your quote is received, you are encouraged to contact the POC with notification of which method your quote was submitted.