MAT SINKING UNIT 2017 STEEL TOE BOOT ORDER

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 will not be issued. Solicitation Number W912EE-17-T-0017 is being issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ) with the intent to issue a single Firm-Fixed Price Contract. The solicitation document and incorporated provision and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 05-71. THIS PROCUREMENT IS BEING COMPETED AS A 100% SMALL BUSINESS SET ASIDE. The NAICS code for this procurement is 316210, Footwear Manufacturing; Size Standard, 1,000 employees. This procurement is being conducted in accordance with regulations at FAR Part 12 - Acquisition of Commercial Items and FAR Part 13 -Simplified Acquisition Procedures. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has a requirement for 269 steel toe boots for the Mat Sinking Unit 2017 season. QUOTES ARE DUE WEDNESDAY, 12 APRIL 2017, NOT LATER THAN 12:00 CST AT THE DISTRICT HEADQUARTERS OFFICE LOCATED AT 4155 CLAY STREET, VICKSBURG, MS 39183-3435. PROJECT SPECIFICATIONS: For Detailed Specifications Reference The Attachments Posted With This Solicitation Under The "Additional Documentation" Link Toward The Bottom Of This Announcement: OFFERS MAY BE QUOTED AS FOLLOWS: See Attached Bid Schedule. The government intends to award one firm fixed price contract. Offers for less than the required items will not be accepted. The Government intends to award without discussions while reserving the right to hold discussions if determined advantageous to the Government. Offerors are encouraged to provide their best proposed pricing in their initial offer. SAM REGISTRATION: Pursuant to FAR Provision 52.204-7, prior to award offerors shall be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM), if you are not registered in (SAM), an award CANNOT be made to your company. You may register electronically at http://www.sam.gov. Before a complete evaluation of your proposal can be made offerors must provided "Offeror Representations and Certifications" for their company. The preferred method for providing Reps & Certs is to include this information in your SAM registration. Offerors who do not include their Reps & Certs in their SAM registration, must print complete and include FAR Clause 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - with their quote package. 52.212-2 -- Evaluation -- Commercial Items (Jan 1999) (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: 1) price only. (b) Options. The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s). (c) A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer's specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award. (End of Provision) SAM Registration: All offerors shall be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM), if you are not registered in (SAM), an award CANNOT be made to your company. You may register electronically at http://www.sam.gov. The following FAR Clauses apply to this acquisition: FAR 52.203-3 Gratuities; FAR 52.204-4 Printed or Copied Double-Sided on Postconsumer Fiber Content Paper; FAR 52.204-7 System for Award Management;FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation - Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications; FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items; FAR 52.217-8 Option to Extend Services (Nov 1999); FAR 52.217-9 Option to Extend the Term of the Contract (Mar 2000); FAR 52.222-52 -- Exemption From Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Certain Services-Certification; FAR 52.223-3 Hazardous Material Identification and Material Safety Data (Jan 1997); FAR 52.223-4 Recovered Material Certification (May 2008); FAR 52.223-6 Drug-Free Workplace; FAR 52.223-10 Waste Reduction Program; FAR 52.223-17 Affirmative Procurement of EPA-Designated Items in Service and Construction Contracts (May 2008); FAR 52.228-5 Insurance-Work on a Government Installation (Jan 1997); FAR 52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference; FAR 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference; FAR 52.252-4 Alterations in Contract. (Apr 1984); FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statues or Executive Orders - Commercial Items - and the following clauses cited within that clause: FAR 52.203-6 Alt I Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government; FAR 52.204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation and First Tier Sub Contract Awards; FAR 52.209-6 Protecting the Government's Interest when Subcontracting with Contractor Debarred, Suspended or Proposed for Debarment; FAR 52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set Aside; FAR 52.219-8 Utilization of Small Business Concerns; FAR 52.219-14 Limitations on Subcontracting; FAR 52.219-28 Post Award Small Business Program Re-representation; FAR 52.222-3 Convict Labor; FAR 52.222-19 Child Labor; FAR 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities; FAR 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity; FAR 52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities; FAR 52.222-41 Service Contract Labor Standards (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67.). FAR 52.222-42 Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires (May 2014) FAR 52.222-43 Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards -- Price Adjustment (Multiple Year and Option Contracts) (May 2014) (29 U.S.C.206 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 67). FAR 52.222-44 Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards -- Price Adjustment (May 2014) (29 U.S.C. 206 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 67). FAR 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons; FAR 52.222-53 Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Certain Services--Requirements (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67). FAR 52.222-55 Minimum Wages Under Executive Order 13658 (Dec 2015) (E.O. 13658). FAR 52.223-1 Biobased Product Certification (May 2012) FAR 52.223-2 Affirmative Procurement of Biobased Products Under Service and Construction Contracts (Sep 2013) FAR 52.223-9 Estimate of Percentage of Recovered Material Content for EPA Designated Items (May 2008) FAR 52.223-11 Ozone-Depleting Substances and High Global Warming Potential Hydrofluorocarbons FAR 52.223-18 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging while Driving; FAR 52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases; FAR 52.226-6 Promoting Excess Food Donation to Nonprofit Organizations. (May 2014) (42 U.S.C. 1792). FAR 52.237-11 Accepting and Dispensing of $1 Coin (Sep 2008) (31 U.S.C. 5112(p)(1)). FAR 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer - System for Award Management; 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; The full text of these FAR clauses can be accessed electronically at website: http://farsite.hill.af.mil/vffara.htm. The following DFARS Clauses are also applicable to this acquisition: The following DFARS Clauses are also applicable to this acquisition: DFARS 252.201-7000 Contracting Officer Representative; DFARS 252.203-7000 Requirement Relating to compensation of former DoD officials; DFARS 252.204-7011 Alternative Line Item Structure; DFARS 252.209-7001 Disclosure of Ownership or Control by Government of a Terrorist Country; DFARS 252.203-7005 Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials; DFARS 252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments; DFARS 252.225-7001 Buy American and Balance of Payments Program; DFARS 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports; DFARS 252.243-7002 Requests for Equitable Adjustment; DFARS 252.212-7000 Offeror Reps & Certs; DFARS 252.213-7000 Notice to Prospective Suppliers on Use of Past Performance Information Retrieval System-Statistical Reporting in Past Performance Evaluations; DFARS 252.237-7010 Prohibition on Interrogation of Detainees by Contractor Personnel; DFARS 252.247-7023 Transportation of Supplies by Sea; NOTES TO OFFERORS: Quotes are due WEDNESDAY, 12 APRIL 2017 not later than 12:00 CST. to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, ATTN: Dustin G. Cannada, 4155 East Clay Street, Vicksburg, MS 39183-3435. Quotes may be submitted electronically via email, providing that they are complete and provide all required information to: contact@example.gov . For information concerning this solicitation, contact Dustin G. Cannada at +1 (555) 000-0000; E-mail: contact@example.gov. - You are responsible for reading all information contained in this solicitation and all attachments if any posted with it. - Offerors should check the FedBizOpps web site often for a new solicitation and/or modifications to this solicitation. - Offerors are responsible for ensuring that their offers arrive prior to the scheduled closing time. - Quotes must be clearly identified for Solicitation No W912EE-17-T-0017 to the Attn. of Dustin G. Cannada, Vicksburg District Contracting Office, CEMVK-CT-C. - OFERORS ARE REMINDED TO INCLUDE ALL DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED BY FAR CLAUSE 52.212-2 - EVALUATION FACTORS - COMMERCIAL ITEMS. PLEASE SEE THE ATTACHMENT SECTIONS FOR SPECIFICATIONS AND BID SCHEDULE.