MCBH Band Instruments

The Marine Corps Base Hawaii is soliciting quotes for the procurement of high-grade musical instruments for the Marine Forces Pacific Band under a commercial procurement framework governed by FAR Part 12 as a brand-name-or-equal acquisition, with all offers required to meet precise technical specifications for each instrument model listed. The solicitation, identified as M00318-26-Q-0009, targets small businesses exclusively through a total set-aside under NAICS code 339992 and includes specific preferences for HUBZone small businesses, which receive a 10 percent price evaluation advantage unless waived. Offerors must submit a single electronic quote to Sgt Eduard Gonzalez at eduard.gonzalez@usmc.mil no later than 4:00 PM HST on July 20, 2026, with submissions via any other method disqualified. All items, including flutes, clarinets, saxophones, trumpets, flugelhorns, French horns, and trombones, must conform to exact construction details such as materials, bore size, keywork, and finishes, with specific brand references provided as benchmarks for acceptable equivalents. Each item must be marked and labeled per MIL-STD-130 and MIL-STD-129, with unique item identifiers, enterprise identifiers, and serial numbers recorded and verified using automatic identification technology, and all delivery must be made by October 1, 2026, to the destination address at Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii under FOB Destination terms. Invoicing and payment will be processed exclusively through the Wide Area Workflow system using specified DoDAAC codes, and contractors must comply with extensive reporting obligations regarding unique identification, warranty status, and component traceability. Technical acceptability and past performance, assessed through the Supplier Performance Risk System, hold significantly more weight than price in the evaluation process, though all quotes must reflect the contractor's best pricing and be determined fair and reasonable. Contractors must maintain active SAM registration, complete required representations for small business status, defense telecommunications prohibitions, and other socioeconomic and compliance clauses, and adhere to stringent rules prohibiting products involving forced labor, hexavalent chromium, or sourcing from restricted regions such as Xinjiang or the Maduro regime. The resulting award will be a firm-fixed-price, all-or-none purchase order.