Shower and Latrine Trailers

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, in conjunction with FAR 13.5, as applicable, and as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; bids are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number is SPE5B1-15-Q-0002 and is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ). (See attachment for specific requirements.) The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 332321. This requirement is full and open competition. The solicitation pricing will start on the date this solicitation is posted and will end on 2015-1-26 15:00:00.0 Eastern Time. FOB Destination shall be Kibbutz HATZOR Israel. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular FAC 05-78, December 26, 2014. This combined synopsis/solicitation is a follow up for a previous Sources Sought Synopsis SPE5B1-15-Q. The Contractor must provide Corimec Brand Name or Equal shower and Latrine Trailers in accordance with the attached document. LI 0001, Toilet Containers: Three (3) trailers IAW attached Statement of Work. See attachment., 3 EA LI 0002, Shower Containers: Five (5) trailers IAW attached Statement of Work. See attachment., 5 EA In responding to this solicitation/request for quote, you must provide the manufacturer's name and part numbers AND salient characteristics of the items you are proposing to sell to the Government. Whether the solicitation/request for quote contains a Brand Name or Equal evaluation criteria OR a meet or exceed evaluation criteria, the information requested must be physically written into the seller's offer specification block. Salient characteristics are defined as "pronounced features of an item that identify it describe its size and composition, functional intent, and/or operational capabilities or limits." When researching product capabilities, you must, as a minimum, respond with feature for feature comparisons in order for your product to be technically evaluated for sufficiency. Responses such as "bidding exact match", "as specified", or cutting and pasting the Government's specification information into the seller's bid specification block are not acceptable responses. Offerors who respond in any of the three examples directly above will be eliminated from the competition without consideration of their offer. If you are bidding the same product as is being requested, your seller bid specification should indicate: "Bidding on Manufacturer (Insert Name) and Part Number (Insert Number). If you are bidding on an "or equal" or a "meet or exceed" basis, your seller bid specification should indicate: Bidding on Manufacturer (Insert Name) and Part Number (Insert Number), containing the following salient characteristics (insert salient characteristics). If your bid response does not contain all of the required information called out in this notice, your bid will be determined nonresponsive and will not be considered for award. SAM Requirement - Company must be registered on System for Award Management (SAM) before an award could be made to them. The following attached Amendment including Questions and Answers will be attached to this posting.