Kromer Tractor, 13 HP Honda Engine

KROMER TRACTOR, 13 HP HONDA ENGINE (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 # F3R3FF9028A001 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 2005-26. (iv) This acquisition is 100% set aside for small business. The associated NAICS code is 336112 with a small business standard of 1,000 employees for this NAICS. (v) & (vi) This RFQ has one priced (1) contract line item (CLIN). The government intends to procure the following: CLIN 0001: AFM- H13 Kromer Tractor, 13 HP Honda Engine. Manufacturer: KROMER ; P/N: AFM-H13 13HP Qty: 1 ea Note: An AFM- H13 Kromer Tractor, 13 HP Engine will only be accepted, and OR EQUAL product will NOT be considered. Unit price __________________ Total Price __________________ (vii) Delivery is required within 30 days from date of award. Delivery location is Schriever AFB, CO 80912. Inspection and acceptance location is Schriever AFB. FOB point shall be Destination. All FOB Destination charges must be included in quoted prices. (viii) Thru (xii) The following FAR, DFARS & AFFARS provisions and clauses apply to this acquisition and are available at http://farsite.hill.af.mil : (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) technical capability of the item offered to meet the Government requirement; (ii) price; (iii) delivery schedule. Technical capability and delivery schedule, when combined, are approximately equal to price. (3) 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items must be completed and provided with this offer or available to the Contracting Office on Online Representations & Certifications Application at https://orca.bpn.gov/. (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; 52.203-6 Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government with Alt I; 52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside; 52.219-8 Utilization of Small Business Concerns; 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; 52.222-35 Equal Opportunity for Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans; 52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities; 52.222-37 Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and other Eligible Veterans; 52.222-39 Notification of Employee Rights Concerning Payment of Union Dues or Fees; 52.222-50 Combat Trafficking in Persons; 52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases; 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Central Contractor Registration (6) 52.203-3 Gratuities (7) 52.204-4 Printed or Copied on Double-Sided on Recycled Paper (8) 52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference (9) 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Full Text (10) 52.252-6 Authorized Deviations in clauses by Full text (10) 252.232-7003 Electronic submission of payment requests and receiving reports (11) 252.212-7000 Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items (12) 252.212-7001 (DEVIATION) Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items. The Following Sub clauses apply: 252.225-7001 Buy American Act and Balance of Payments Program; 252.225-7012 Preference for Certain Domestic Commodities; 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports; 252.243-7002 Requests for Equitable Adjustment; 252.247-7023 Transportation of Supplies by Sea (13) 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 Address: Headquarters Air Force Space Command A7K, 150 Vandenberg Street / Suite 1105, Peterson AFB CO, 80914-4230 Phone #: (719) 554-5250 Fax #: (719) 554-5299 E-mail: a7k.wf@afspc.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. (xiii) 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 will be most advantageous to the Government. The Government reserves the right to not make an award at all. (xiv) This acquisition does not have a Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) assigned rating. (xv) There are no numbered notes related to this notice. (xvi) 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 12:00 P.M. EASTERN STANDARD TIME (12:00P.M. EST) ON 18 June 2009 (x) The Point of Contact for this acquisition is Anthony Quarles, 719-567-7945. Quotes can be emailed to anthony.quarles@schriever.af.mil; AND/OR faxed to 719-567-3438, Attn: Anthony S. Quarles; AND/OR mailed to 50th Contracting Squadron/LGCB, Attn: Anthony S. Quarles, 210 Falcon Parkway, Ste 2116, Schriever AFB, CO 80912-2116. To ensure your quote is received, you are encouraged to contact the POC with notification of which method your quote was submitted.