R--Laboratory Testing Services for Compliance Water Sampling

LABORATORY SAMPLE ANALYSIS TESTING SERVICES for Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial services prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented, with additional information included in this notice. This combined synopsis/solicitation and request for quotes is a Total Set-Aside for Small Business in accordance with FAR clause 52.219-6. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Reference RFQ FA8601-07-T-0006. This document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular #2005-13. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 541380. The small business size standard is $11,500,000 (annual average gross revenue for the last 3 fiscal years not to exceed $11,500,000). This RFQ is being conducted as a commercial item procurement using the Acquisition of Commercial Items and the Simplified Acquisition Procedures (FAR Parts 12 & 13). No paper copies of this solicitation will be provided. a. The RFQ has one (1) line item. LINE ITEM 0001: Provide all necessary labor, supplies, and equipment to accomplish chemical and microbiological testing of water samples for compliance with the Safe Drinking Water Act (Public Law 93-523), Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (OEPA) Standards, or other methods specified or as required by 88 ABW/CEV (CEV) and 88 AMDS/SGPB (Bioenvironmental Engineering (BEE)), Wright-Patterson AFB, OH. Contractor shall use EPA-approved analytical methods as outlined in the Code of Federal Regulations 40 CFR 141.21 and contained in the most recent edition of - Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater published by the American Public Health Association. Offer/Quote must include a technical description of the services being offered in sufficient detail to evaluate compliance with the requirements in the RFQ and Performance Work Statement. Technical description is limited to no more than thirty (30) pages. Submit one paper original and one CD ROM or paper copy. Offer must also include a completed Pricing Schedule. Applicable solicitation provisions are: FAR Provision 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial (Jan 2006). Award will be based upon best value to the government considering price and technical acceptability, see FAR Provision 52.212-2 -- Evaluation -- Commercial Items. All offerors shall include with their offers a completed copy of FAR Provision 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certification Commercial Items. Clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions, Commercial Items (Sep 2005), is hereby incorporated by reference. The additional FAR clauses cited in FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders, Commercial Items are applicable to the acquisition. FAR Clause 52.232-18, Availability of Funds (Apr 1984), FAR Clause 52.222-41, Service Contract Act of 1965, as Amended (Jul 2005), and Department of Labor Wage Determination No. 2005-2419 Rev (01) are applicable to this acquisition. IMPORTANT NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS: 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 payments (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 https://wawf.eb.mil/. All proposals, completed Pricing Schedule, Representations and Certifications, and Central Contractor Registration Information are due 4:00 PM ET on 21 Nov 2006 and must be submitted to Gene Harvey, 88 CONS/PKPB, 1940 Allbrook Drive, Suite 3, Wright-Patterson AFB OH, 45433-5309. For information concerning this solicitation, contact Janet Scaggs at +1 (555) 000-0000 or contact@example.gov or Gene Harvey at +1 (555) 000-0000 or contact@example.gov. Five (5) documents, FAR Provision 52.212-2 (Evaluation - Commercial Items), FAR Provision 52.212-3 (Representations and Certifications), PWS, Pricing Schedule, and Department of Labor Wage Determination No. 2005-2419 Rev (01), to this combined synopsis/solicitation are attached at www.pixs.wpafb.af.mil and FedBizOpps (FA8601-07-T-0006). Contractors must be registered in CCR prior to award for solicitations issued after 31 May 1998. Tel: 1-888-CCR-2423 Fax: +1 (555) 000-0000. Duns/CCR Website: http://ccr.edi.disa.mil/ccr/cgibin//query.pl. All information regarding this acquisition will be posted on the World Wide Web at https://www.pixs.wpafb.af.mil. For more information on "Laboratory Testing Services for Compliance Water Sampling", please refer to: https://www.pixs.wpafb.af.mil/pixs_solicitation.asp?id=5068