Postage Meter Lease

Combined Synopsis/Solicitation RFQ - Postage Meter Lease Requesting Agency: 4th Support Squadron - 4 FSS/CSS 1570 Wright Brothers Ave. Seymour Johnson AFB, NC 27531-2459 Purchasing Agency: 4th Contracting Squadron - 4 CONS/PKB 1570 Wright Brothers Ave. Bldg 2903 Seymour Johnson AFB, NC 27531-2459 This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for a commercial item prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This solicitation is issued as a request for quotation IAW FAR Part 12 and 13. Submit quotes in reference to RFQ number FA480919POSTAG. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-99 Effective 15 Jun 18. Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation DPN 20180601, Effective 30-May-2018. Air Force Federal Acquisition Regulation AFAC 2018-0525, Effective 25-May-2018. __________________________________________________________________________________ BID SCHEDULE: Potential Offerors are to provide a quote for the items/services listed below: Quote shall include the total price to provide for all of the items listed below, on the following bid schedule. CLIN 0001 - Postage Meter Lease (Pitney Bowes Mail Stream Solution 2, or equal as described below) Quantity: 12 Price: _____ Units: Month Total Price: $________ CLIN 0002 - Postage Meter Lease Option Year 1 Quantity: 12 Price: _____ Units: Month Total Price: $________ CLIN 0003 - Postage Meter Lease Option Year 2 Quantity: 12 Price: _____ Units: Month Total Price: $________ CLIN 0004 - Postage Meter Lease Option Year 3 Quantity: 12 Price: _____ Units: Month Total Price: $________ CLIN 0005 - Postage Meter Lease Option Year 4 Quantity: 12 Price: _____ Units: Month Total Price: $________ TOTAL: Total Price: $________ __________________________________________________________________________________ No site visit will be held. Questions shall be submitted to SrA Ezekiel Galyon via email at ezekiel.galyon@us.af.mil and are due no later than 16 September 2019 at 01:00 PM EST. __________________________________________________________________________________ *** To be considered for award, note that the offeror must be actively registered with the US Government database System for Award Management (SAM). Vendors must be registered and/or enrolled in Wide Area Workflow (WAWF) for purpose of invoice/payment if awarded the contract. Please note WAWF is the ONLY ACCEPTABLE means of invoicing for payment and that no advance payments will be made. Vendors must provide their DUNS number, CAGE code, and confirmation of their registration in WAWF along with the quote. *** Quotes are due no later than 2:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, 17 September 2019. Quotes shall be sent via e-mail to ezekiel.galyon@us.af.mil. Contracting points of contact: SrA Ezekiel Galyon, Contract Specialist, (919) 722-1753 or e-mail: ezekiel.galyon@us.af.mil TSgt Veronica Guerrero, Contracting Officer, (919) 722-0745 or email: veronica.guerrero@us.af.mil ____________________________________________________________________________________ PRODUCT TO BE LEASED: The 4 FW intends to lease a Pitney Bowes Mail Stream Solution 2 "or equal" for a period of 1 year, with options to extend services to a maximum total of 5 years. An "Or equal" product will be considered, if it meets or exceeds the following specifications: Laser Printer Enabled Capability to weigh packages at least 70 pounds, with digital display readout Display larger than or equal to 15" Weights for calibration/testing Mono printer Barcode scanner Wireless LAN capability Wireless keyboard Laser printer 3G subscription ____________________________________________________________________________________ BASIS FOR CONTRACT AWARD: Lowest Price Technically Acceptable: QUOTE SPECIFICS: All quotes must include the following information: 1. Quote shall include the contractors Price Quotation as follows: a) Contractor's Unit and Total Price relating to each of the CLIN/Items above. i. Vendor must note that separate Contract Line Item Numbers (CLINs), are not prescribed for purpose of associated costs entailing taxes, fees, transportation, delivery, etc. Accordingly, quoted unit pricing for requirements at the CLIN level under this solicitation, shall be all inclusive of all associated costs (i.e. all material, transportation, labor, delivery, etc.) b) Discount for prompt payment - if any 2. Company Point of Contact with name, address, email address, and telephone number. 3. Quotes must be valid for a period of no less than 60 days. NOTE: Vendor specific terms and conditions that may be contingently proposed for subsequent inclusion into the contract will not be considered by the Government in its evaluation of quotations. This aspect also includes the Government's exclusion from requests by vendors to enter into supplemental agreements from their respective company in order to conduct business under a resultant contract award. Vendors that are not able to comply with the aforementioned conditions will be determined as noncompliant with the solicitation requirements and therefore may be removed from consideration for award. (End of Provision) FAR 52.252-1: Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998) This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. The Vendor is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at this address: http://farsite.hill.af.mil/ FAR 52.252-2: Clauses Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998) This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this address: http://farsite.hill.af.mil/ AFFARS 5352.201-9101 Ombudsman (a) 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 interested 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, the interested party may contact the Lt Col Aaron D. Judge, 129 Andrews St, Langley AFB, VA 23665-2769, phone number (757) 764-5372, facsimile number (757) 764-4400, Email address: aaron.judge@us.af.mil. Concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations that cannot be resolved at the Center/MAJCOM/DRU/HQ AFICA/AFISRA/SMC ombudsman level, may be brought by the interested 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 (571) 256-2395, facsimile number (571) 256-2431. (INTERIM CHANGE: See Policy Memo 14-C-05) (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. (End of clause) Federal Acquisitions Regulation (FAR) Provisions and Clauses: 52.204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards 52.204-13 System for Award Management 52.204-18 Commercial And Government Entity Code Maintenance 52.204-19 Incorporation By Reference Of Representations And Certifications 52.209-6 Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting With Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment 52.209-10 Prohibition on Contracting With Inverted Domestic Corporations 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions--Commercial Items 52.212-5 Contract Terms And Conditions Required To Implement Statutes Or Executive Orders-Commercial Items (Deviation 2013-O0019) 52.222-3 Convict Labor 52.222-19 Child Labor--Cooperation With Authorities And Remedies 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking In Persons 52.223-3 Hazardous Material Identification And Material Safety Data 52.223-5 Pollution Prevention And Right-To-Know Information 52.223-18 Encouraging Contractor Policies To Ban Text Messaging While Driving 52.225-13 Restrictions On Certain Foreign Purchases 52.232-1 Payments 52.232-8 Discounts For Prompt Payment 52.232-11 Extras 52.232-25 Prompt Payment 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer--System for Award Management 52.232-39 Unenforceability Of Unauthorized Obligations 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments To Small Business Subcontractors 52.233-3 Protest After Award 52.233-4 Applicable Law For Breach Of Contract Claim 52.244-6 Subcontracts For Commercial Items 52.247-34 F.O.B. Destination 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated By Reference 52.252-4 Alterations In Contract 52.252-5 Authorized Deviations in Provisions 52.252-6 Authorized Deviations In Clauses Department of Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations (DFAR): 252.203-7000 Requirements Relating To Compensation Of Former DoD Officials 252.203-7002 Requirement To Inform Employees Of Whistleblower Rights 252.204-7003 Control Of Government Personnel Work Product 252.204-7012 Safeguarding Of Unclassified Controlled Technical Information 252.204-7015 Disclosure Of Information To Litigation Support Contractors 252.209-7998 Representation Regarding Conviction of a Felony Criminal 252.209-7999 Representation by Corporations Regarding an Unpaid Delinquent Tax Liability or a Felony Conviction under any Federal Law 252.211-7003 Item Unique Identification And Valuation 252.223-7001 Hazard Warning Labels 252.223-7006 Prohibition On Storage, Treatment, And Disposal Of Toxic Or Hazardous Materials--Basic 252.223-7008 Prohibition Of Hexavalent Chromium 252.225-7048 Export-Controlled Items 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission Of Payment Requests And Receiving Reports 252.232-7006 Wide Area Workflow Payment Instructions 252.232-7010 Levies On Contract Payments 252.237-7010 Prohibition on Interrogation of Detainees by Contractor Personnel 252.243-7001 Pricing Of Contract Modifications 252.244-7000 Subcontracts For Commercial Items 252.246-7000 Material Inspection And Receiving Report 252.247-7023 Transportation Of Supplies By Sea-Basic Air Force Federal Acquisition Regulations (AFFAR): 5352.223-9001 Health and Safety on Government Installations 5352.242-9000 Contractor Access to Air Force Installations The full text of the FAR, DFAR, and AFFARS can be accessed on the Internet at http://farsite.hill.af.mil