Orbital Tube Welder

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Requirements (FAR) Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information requested in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; and proposals are being requested. The solicitation number for this requirement is FA8601-12-P-0226 and is hereby issued as a Request for Quotations using FAR Subpart 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures Firm Fixed Price and is to be a 100% Small Business Set-aside. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-46, 25 March 2012. This acquisition is to be 100% Small Business Set-Aside under North American Industry Classification System Code 333992-Welding and Soldering Equipment Manufacturing. Size standard is 500 employees. The RFQ has one Contract Line Item: CLIN 0001: One (1) orbital tube welder to join stainless steel tubing to provide process gas delivery lines for semiconductor device research. The orbital tube welder is required to connect process gas and vacuum lines to equipment already installed on site. Your capability packages must include all items listed in this requirement packet as shown below. Requirements One (1) orbital tube welder that must be able to weld tubing with 0.25" OD, 0.375" OD and 0.5" OD with the following specifications : 1) Appropriate power supply to weld all stainless steel fittings specified in Items (3) through (10) 2) Remote pendant for remote operation of power supply 3) Orbital weld head assembly capable of fusion (TIG) welding tube/pipe from 0.093" to 0.5" OD 4) Fixture to weld 0.25" OD tubing to 0.25" OD tubing 5) Fixture to weld 0.375" OD tubing to 0.375" OD tubing 6) Fixture to weld 0.5" OD tubing to 0.5" OD tubing 7) Fixture to weld 0.25" OD tubing to 0.25" 90 or Tee fitting 8) Fixture to weld 0.375" OD tubing to 90 or Tee fitting 9) Fixture to weld 0.5" OD tubing to 90 or Tee fitting 10) Compact fixture to weld 0.25" OD tubing in confined spaces Price A Firm-Fixed Price Purchase Order is contemplated. The contractor should submit the price for the product described in the requirement description provided above and state that the price is good for 60 days after date of quotation. Quotations need to adhere to FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commerical; and include a completed FAR 212-3, Representations and Certifications. The Government's preferred method is On-line Representations and Certifications. This can be accomplished by registering in ORCA at https://orca.bpn.gov and completing the on-line Representations and Certifications. 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: Technical Capability (i.e. the capability of the offeror to provide the items described in this solicitation) and price. The quotations may be in any format, but MUST include: 1) Proposing company's name, address, CAGE Code and phone; 2) Point-of-contact's name, phone, and email address; 3) Quotation number & date; 4) Price Information in the format described above; 5) Total Price; 6) Applicable discounts; 7) Payment terms; 8)Time frame that the quotation is valid (at least 60 days); 9) Technical Capability Information (See above); and 10) Warranty Information (if applicable). Quotations MUST also contain a complete description of the product offered that clearly shows an understanding of the requirement and that meets or exceeds the requirements listed above. The Contracting Officer will review quotations based on the factors listed in this solicitation and the information furnished by the offeror. The award will go to the lowest priced, technically acceptable quotation. IMPORTANT NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS: All prospective awardees are required to register at the Central Contractor's Register (CCR) and to maintain active registration during the life of the contract. CCR can be accessed at https://www.bpn.gov. Any award resulting from this solicitation will include DFARS Clause 252.237-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests. Section 1008 of the National Defense Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2001 requires any claims for payment (invoices) under DoD contract to be submitted in electronic form. Wide Area Workflow - Receipt and Acceptance (WAWF - RA) is the DoD system of choice for implementing this statutory requirement. Use of the basic system is at no cost to the contractor. Contractors must complete vendor training, which is also available at no cost at http://www.wawftraining.com. Prior to submitting invoices in the production system, contractors must register for an account at http://wawf.eb.mil/. It is the offeror's responsibility to be familiar with the applicable clauses and provisions. Clauses and provisions in full text may be accessed via the Internet at website http://farsite.hill.af.mil. The following provisions are incorporated by reference and apply to this acquisition: FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation Factors [the fill in portion of this clause is: technical capability and price] FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items The following clauses are incorporated by text and apply to this acquisition: FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders. The clauses that follow are applicable to this purchase: FAR 52.222-3 Convict Labor FAR 52.219-8 Utilization of Small Business Concerns FAR 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Representation 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 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging while Driving FAR 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Central Contractor Registration FAR 52.232-37, Multiple Payment Arrangements DFARS 252.212-7001, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statues or Executive Orders-Commercial Items. The clauses that are check marked as being applicable to this purchase are: DFARS 252.203-7000, Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials DFARS 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests All Quotations and Responses must be received no later than 12:00 PM, Eastern Standard Time on 21 May 2012. Submittal of quotations in response to this FBO posting constitutes agreement by the offeror of all terms & conditions contained herein, which will also be the terms & conditions of resulting Purchase Order. Please email to mohamed.hussein@wpafb.af.mil or send requested information to: ASC/PKO Attn: Mohamed Hussein 1940 Allbrook Drive, Suite3 WPAFB, OH 45433 Any questions should be directed to Mohamed Hussein at (937)522-4594 or mohamed.hussein@wpafb.af.mil