PORTABLE COLD BUFFET STATION

This solicitation, numbered N0040626Q0405, is a combined synopsis and solicitation issued under FAR Part 12 for the procurement of one portable cold buffet station as a commercial item. The acquisition is set aside exclusively for small business concerns under the SBA Total Small Business Set-Aside authority. The item must be a self-contained, mobile unit with mechanical cooling, four pan wells, ice pans, tray slides, double-sided sneeze guards, a polished brass finish, and four swivel casters, operating on 115V/60Hz/1ph power with R404a refrigerant. Delivery is required by September 30, 2026, to DDYJ Sasebo Detachment in Japan under FOB Origin terms, meaning the government will arrange and pay for transportation. All items must comply with MIL-STD-130 for unique item identification using a two-dimensional Data Matrix (ECC200) barcode that encodes enterprise identifier, serial number, and DoD-recognized unique identification equivalents, with no linear barcodes permitted. Shipment labeling must follow MIL-STD-129, and packaging must use fully traceable commercial carriers with unique package IDs; manifests alone are insufficient. The contract is firm-fixed-price and will be awarded based on the most advantageous offer, weighing both price and non-price factors, without using lowest price technically acceptable procedures. Invoicing must be conducted electronically via Wide Area WorkFlow. Contractors are required to comply with cybersecurity standards including safeguarding covered defense information under DFARS 252.204-7012 and 252.204-7008, and must certify compliance with restrictions on doing business with the Maduro regime or entities from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. All items must be marked and reported in accordance with UID requirements, and the contractor must submit Ready-to-Ship notices for container shipments at least three weeks in advance. The solicitation incorporates numerous FAR and DFARS clauses by reference, including those related to payment by electronic funds transfer, subcontracting for commercial items, protests after award, and security prohibitions, with deviations applied to several clauses. Pricing details including unit and extended prices are not provided, as this is a solicitation seeking offers, and all pricing information will be determined post-award. No attachments or completed representations from offerors are included in the document; potential vendors must register in SAM,