Painting C-124 & C47 Static Display Aircraft

COMBINED SYNOPSIS/ SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS (IAW FAR 12.603 (c)). (i) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Proposals are requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. (ii) This solicitation/synopsis reference number is F1M2X12135A001 and is being issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ). (iii) This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-58. (iv) This acquisition is 100% set-aside for small businesses. The associated NAICS code is 238320 with an $14 million size standard. (v) Contractors shall submit a lump sum quote for preparing and painting a C124 & C47 in Charleston Air Park. All responsible sources may submit a quotation, which shall be considered. The Pricelist A Format is attached to this combination solicitation/synopsis and will be used to submit quotes. A SITE visit will be conducted at Joint Base Charleston Air Park at 2:00 PM (ET) on Thursday, 21 June 2012. All prospective Offerors shall meet at the Dorchester Rd gate. All prospective Offerors are urged to attend this conference and are requested to contact Amn Alex Cahail, Contract Specialist at (843) 963-4479, Fax number (843) 963-5183, e-mail address alex.cahail@us.af.mil NLT 20 June 2012 if they plan to attend. Offerors should allow sufficient time to obtain a visitor pass (requiring valid driver's license, vehicle registration, and current proof of vehicle insurance.) All responsible sources may submit a quote, which shall be considered. A firm fixed price contract is contemplated. (vi) C-124 & C47 (prepare and paint static display in Charleston air park) on Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina. (See attached Performance Work Statement) (vii) The painting must be completed within 30 calendar days of award. (viii) The following clauses and provisions are incorporated and will remain in full force in any resultant award: (full text of clauses and provisions may be accessed electronically at this website: http://farsite.hill.af.mil) FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation - Commercial Items Evaluation. 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 in the following relative order of importance: 1. Past Performance. 2. Technical capability of the item offered to meet the Government requirement. Technical and performance factors, when combined, are significantly more important than price. 3. Price - The Government will evaluate the total price of the offer for award purposes. If the lowest priced evaluated responsible offer is judged to have a Substantial Confidence Performance Assessment Rating that offer represents the best value for the Government and the evaluation process stops at this point. Award shall be made to that offeror without further consideration of any other offers. Offerors shall provide 3-5 references of "recent" and "relevant" projects that have occurred. "Recent" is defined as; projects within the past three years. "Relevant" is defined as; Performance effort involved essentially the same magnitude of effort and complexity this RFQ requires. (ix) All offerors shall include a completed copy of FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representation and Certifications -- Commercial Item or complete electronic annual representations and certifications at http//orca.bpn.gov. (x) The following clauses are incorporated by reference: � FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Condition-Commercial Items � FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items (May 2009) (Deviation) are incorporated by reference, however, the following clauses apply: � FAR 52.222-21, Prohibition Of Segregated Facilities � FAR 52.222-22, Previous Contracts and Compliance Reports � FAR 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity � FAR 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers With Disabilities � FAR 52.225-1Alternate II, Buy American Act - Supplies Offerors are reminded that the Buy American Act restricts the purchase of supplies that are not domestic end products. � FAR 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer--Central Contractor Registration (xi) The following additional clauses are applicable to this procurement. � FAR 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside � FAR 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Representation � FAR 52.222-41 Service Contract Act of 1965 and current Wage Determination # 05-2473 (Rev.-13) Dated 6/13/2011 � FAR 52.222-42, Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires In compliance with the Service Contract Act of 1965, as amended and the regulations of the Secretary of Labor (29 CFR Part 4), this clause identifies the classes of service employees expected to be employed under the contract and states the wages and fringe benefits payable to each if they were employed by the contracting agency subject to the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 5341 or 5332. This Statement is for Information Only: It is not a Wage Determination. Employee Class Monetary Wage-Fringe Benefits 23050 Painter, Maintenance WG-9 $20.93 + 36.25% Fringes � FAR 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons � FAR 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases � FAR 52.223-15, Energy Efficiency in Energy-Consuming Products � FAR 52.228-5 Insurance-Work on a Government Installation � FAR 52.253-1 Computer Generated Forms � DFARS 252.204-7004 Alternate A, Required Central Contractor Registration; Contractors not registered in the CCR will be ineligible for award (register at http://www.ccr.gov/ or call 1-800-334-3414). � DFARS 252.209-7999, Representation by Corporations Regarding an Unpaid Delinquent Tax Liability or a Felony Conviction under any Federal Law. REPRESENTATION BY CORPORATIONS REGARDING AN UPDAID DELINQUENT TAX LIABILITY OR A FELONY CONVICTION UNDER ANY FEDERAL LAW (DEVIATION 2012-O0004) (JAN 2012) (a) In accordance with sections 8124 and 8125 of Division A of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012, (Pub. L. 112-74) none of the funds made available by that Act may be used to enter into a contract with any corporation that - (1) Has any unpaid Federal tax liability that has been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the authority responsible for collecting the tax liability, where the awarding agency is aware of the unpaid tax liability, unless the agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and made a determination that this further action is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government. (2) Was convicted of a felony criminal violation under any Federal law within the preceding 24 months, where the awarding agency is aware of the conviction, unless the agency has considered suspension of debarment of the corporation and made a determination that this action is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government. (b) The Offeror represents that - (1) It is [ ] is not [ ] a corporation that has any unpaid Federal tax liability that has been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the authority responsible for collecting the tax liability, (2) It is [ ] is not [ ] a corporation that was convicted of a felony criminal violation under a Federal law within the preceding 24 months. (End of provision) � DFARS 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports (Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this clause, the Contractor shall submit payment requests and receiving reports using WAWF, in one of the following electronic formats that WAWF accepts: Electronic Data Interchange, Secure File Transfer Protocol, or World Wide Web input. Information regarding WAWF is available on the Internet at https://wawf.eb.mil/. The WAWF routing information will be provided upon award.) � DFARS 252.246-7000, Material Inspection And Receiving Report � AFFARS 5352.201-9101 OMBUDSMAN (APR 2010) 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 or AFISRA ombudsmen, Gregory O'Neal, HQ AMC/A7K, 507 Symington Dr., Scott AFB, IL, 62225-5022, (618) 229-0267, fax (618) 256-6668, email: gregory.oneal@us.af.mil. Concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations that cannot be resolved at the MAJCOM/DRU or ARISRA level, may be brought by the concerned party for further consideration to the Air Force ombudsman, Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary (ADAS) (Contracting), SAF/AQC, 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. � AFFARS 5352.223-9001, Health and Safety on Government Installations � AFFARS 5352.242-9000, Contractor Access to Air Force Installations (a) 52.223-11, Ozone-Depleting Substances (b) 5352.223-9000, Elimination of Use of Class I Ozone Depleting Substances (ODSs) (xiii) Response to this combined synopsis/solicitation must be received via email, fax, mail, or delivery by 25 June 2012 no later than 09:30 AM Eastern Standard Time. Requests should be marked with solicitation number F1M2X12135A001 (xiv) Address questions to Amn Alex Cahail, Contract Specialist, at (843) 963-4479, fax (843) 963-5183, email alex.cahail@us.af.mil. For more opportunities, visit http://www.airforcesmallbiz.org (see Contract Opportunities at the right side-bar. Direct link: http://airforcesmallbiz.org/opportunities/index.php Also see http://www.sba.gov