HVA High Vacuum HV Gate Valve

SOLICITATION NOTICE: Requirement Title: HVA High Vacuum HV Gate Valve Solicitation Number: RFQ - 1666397 Solicitation Issue Date: 08 November 2023 Response Deadline: 28 November 2023 no later than 1600 hours (MST) Points of Contacts: Tyler Breedlove / tyler.breedlove.1@spaceforce.mil Alternate POC: Same info as previous Contracting Officer: Paige Thompson / paige.thompson@spaceforce.mil / 505-846-2070 (Please email) GENERAL INFORMATION 1. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation notice for commercial product/services prepared in accordance with the format in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This is a request for information (RFQ). 2. This solicitation is being issued as a(n): Request for Quote (RFQ). 3. This acquisition is set-aside 100% for Small Business Competition. 4. North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) is 332911 - Industrial Valve Manufacturing. 5. The size standard of 750 employees. All qualified small businesses under this industry are encouraged to submit quotes. 6. This announcement falls under GSA e-Buy and SAM. REQUIREMENT INFORMATION Description: Requirements: ISO-500 High Vac automatic vacuum gate valve. Throttleable, i.e., able to stop at intermediate opening. Fit into a constrained environment will be a consideration, therefor CAD drawings are essential. The totality of features of the given examples in Attachments 1 and 2 are to not be construed as requirements. Stainless Steel or Aluminum are both acceptable. Indicators for full open/close. Bidirectional vacuum hold. Place of Delivery/Performance/Acceptance/FOB Point: F.O.B. Destination: Kirtland AFB, New Mexico 87117 (exact customer address will be provided in the resulting contract). INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS FAR provision 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial, applies to this acquisition. As prescribed in FAR 12.301(b)(1), the following addendum is provided for this solicitation and hereby amends any language therein: 1. Questions may be submitted to the POCs, and Contracting Officer listed above no later than 27 November 2023. Questions submitted after this date may not be answered. 2. Quotes in response to this solicitation must be submitted via email to the POC and Contracting Officer listed above no later than the established deadline. 3. Product must be available on the OPEN MARKET PRICING. Quotes must contain the following information below, including the GSA Contract Number, if possible: Company Name: Point of Contact: Address: Telephone Number: Discount Terms: SAM Registered: Yes/No Small Business: Yes/No DUNS # CAGE # Estimated Delivery Date: Signature / Date: Printed Name: EVALUATION CRITERIA (a) 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 and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: i - Technical Acceptability, technical evaluation team will evaluate by assigning a rating of - acceptable or - unacceptable. The Government will evaluate a minimum of three (3) lowest priced offers for technical acceptability in accordance with the solicitation. If none of the lowest three (3) are technically acceptable, the Government will evaluate the next three (3) lowest priced proposals until one proposal is technically acceptable, or until all offers have been evaluated. Only those proposals considered technically acceptable will receive further consideration for award. Once a proposal is deemed acceptable, all technical proposals are considered equal. Provide the most optimal Delivery Schedule. Quote must be in US Dollars. ii - Price - Price will be evaluated on a comparative basis amongst all received quotations and the Government's estimate. CLAUSES AND PROVISIONS FAR provision 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items with an Alternate I applies to this acquisition; the offeror verifies by submission of their offer that the representation and certifications currently posted electronically at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items, have been entered or updated in the last 12 months, are current, accurate, complete, and applicable to this solicitation. FAR clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items applies to this acquisition. FAR clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items applies to this acquisition; the following checked clauses are hereby included by reference: 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, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking Persons 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer--System for Award Management The provisions and clauses listed below have been determined by the contracting officer to be necessary for this acquisition and consistent with customary commercial practices. All provisions and clauses are available at https://www.acquisition.gov/. The following provisions and clauses are hereby included by full text or by reference as prescribed: 52.204-7, System or Award Management 52.211-6, Brand Name of Equal To 52.247-34, F.O.B Destination 252.232-7006, Wide Area Workflow Payment Instructions ATTACHMENTS Attachment 1 - Example 1 Attachment 2 - Example 2