NIOSH CBRN Certified Equipment

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. The Government requires an upgrade to current CBRN equipment issued to Pentagon Force Protection Agency (PFPA) employees to a National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) certified ensemble as well as replenish expired FR-64 canister / filter stocks with the NIOSH CBRN certified FR-15 CBRN canister / filters on a brand name or equal basis, under Supply Schedule 84, Category 465 22. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 339113 with a business size standard of 500. This acquisition is a HUBZone set-aside; thus, only HUBZones will be considered for award. All quotes must be for the items requested either brand name or equal. To be considered for award, offers of - equal products, including - equal products of the brand name manufacturer, must meet the salient physical, functional, and performance characteristics specified in this solicitation, clearly identify the item by brand name, if any, and the make or model number as defined in FAR 52.211-6. Please see the attached statement of work for salient characteristics (Attachment A). If the offeror plans to make any modifications to a product to make it conform to the solicitation requirements, the offeror shall include descriptive literature such as illustrations or drawings that clearly describe the modifications. The offeror shall mark all descriptive material to clearly show the modifications. The Government is not responsible for locating or obtaining any information not identified in the offer as defined in FAR 52.211-6. Quotes must be firm-fixed-priced and include all quantities listed, all or none. The following clauses apply to this acquisition: FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Items. FAR 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 Government will evaluate quotes and make a selection based on the lowest priced, technically acceptable quotation meeting the specified salient characteristics. The order of importance when evaluating quotations is as follows: technical acceptability is more important than price. FAR 52.212-3 Alt I Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items. FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items will be incorporated into any resultant Purchase Order by reference. FAR 52.212-5 (Dev) Contract Terms and Condition Required to Implement Statues or Executive Orders-Commercial Items (Deviation). FAR 52.204-7 Central Contractor Registration. FAR 52.209-6 Protecting the Government's Interests When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment. FAR 52.211-6 Brand Name or Equal. FAR 52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set Aside. FAR 52.222-3 Convict Labor. FAR 52.222-19 Child Labor Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies. 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 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons. FAR 52.232-18 Availability of Funds. FAR 52.232-33 Payment by EFT - CCR. FAR 52.233-3 Protest After Award. FAR 52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contracts. FAR 52.247-34 FOB Destination. FAR 52.253-1 Computer Generated Forms. DFARS 252.204-7004 (Alt A) Required Central Contractor Registration Alternate A. DFARS 252.211-7003 Item Identification and Validation DFARS 252.212-7001(Dev) Contract Terms and Conditions DFARS 252.225-7001 Buy American Act and Balance of Payments Program. DFARS 252.225-7002 Qualifying Country Sources as Subcontractors. DFARS 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Request; requests for payments must be submitted electronically through the Wide Area WorkFlow system at https://wawf.eb.mil. DFARS 252.247-7023 (Alt III) Transportation of Supplies by Sea, Alternate III. FAR 52.219-28 Post-Award Small Business Program Representation. FAR 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference, with the following two fill-ins: http://www.arnet.gov/far and http://farsite.hill.af.mil. FAR 52.252-6 with the following fill-in: Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation 48 CFR Chapter 2. DFARS 252.211-7003 Item Identification and Validation. DFARS 252.212-7001 (Dev) Contract Terms and Conditions Deviation. AFFARS 5352.201-9101 Ombudsman. Clauses may be accessed electronically in full text through http://farsite.hill.af.mil. Offeror's shall include Tax Identification Number, CAGE Code, DUNS Number and applicable FSC Codes stated on their quotes. Quotes must be submitted to paul.martin.ctr@whs.mil by 10:00 AM EDT on Friday, September 17, 2010. The point of contact (POC) for this requirement is Contract Specialist, Paul Martin who can be reached at the email address above.