Solar Heat System for Base Pool

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number is F3Z3458191A014; this solicitation is a request for quotation. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-26, Defense DCN 20080812, and AFAC 2008-0605. This acquisition will be 100% total small business set-aside; the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 333414. The business size standard is 500 employees. The Federal Supply Class (FSC) is 4520. The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) is 3433. This request for quotation consists of fabrication and installation of a solar pool heating system. CLIN 0001: 1 EA, Non-personal services. Contractor to supply all tools, labor, materials, and transportation. Install solar heating system capable of heating pool to 78-82 degrees. Installation to include structure to support solar panels. The pool holds approximately 225,000 gallons of water. Install solar system with the capability of using either the existing gas furnace or solar to heat the pool. This work is to be performed at the base swimming pool. A site visit will be held on Thursday, 11 September, 2008 at 9:00 am at Travis AFB. Please contact SrA Joseph Hoh at (707) 424-7773 or joseph.hoh@travis.af.mil to be included in the site visit. Please ensure you bring a current license, current registration, and current insurance in order to gain access to the base. Award shall be made in the aggregate, all or none. The following provisions and/or clauses apply to this acquisition. Offerors must comply with all instructions contained in FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Items. FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation -- Commercial Items (Jan 1999): (a) 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: 1: Price. FAR 52.212-3 Alt I Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items. FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items will be incorporated into any resultant Purchase Order by reference. FAR 52.212-5 (Dev) Contract Terms and Condition Required to Implement Statues or Executive Orders-Commercial Items (Deviation). FAR 52.203-3 Gratuities. FAR 52.203-6 Alt I Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government Alt I. FAR 52.204-4 Printed or Copied Double-Sided or Recycled Paper. 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Wage determination 05-2069 (Rev.-6) is hereby incorporated by reference. FAR 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons. FAR 52.232-18 Availability of Funds. FAR 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds. FAR 52.233-3 Protest After Award. FAR 52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contracts. FAR 52.237-1 Site Visit. FAR 52.242-13 Bankruptcy. FAR 52.247-34 FOB Destination. FAR 52.253-1 Computer Generated Forms. DFARS 252.204-7004 Alt A Required Central Contractor Registration Alternate A. DFARS 252.209-7001 Disclosure of Ownership or Controlled by the Government of a Terrorist Country. DFARS 252.209-7004 Subcontracting with Firms that are Owned or Controlled by the Government of a Terrorist Country. DFARS 252.211-7003 Item Identification and Validation. DFARS 252.212-7000 Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items. DFARS 252.225-7001 Buy American Act and Balance of Payments Program. DFARS 252.225-7002 Qualifying Country Sources as Subcontractors. DFARS 252.225-7012 Preference for Certain Domestic Commodities. DFARS 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests. DFARS 252.243-7002 Request for Equitable Adjustments. DFARS 252.247-7023 Alt III Transportation of Supplies by Sea, Alternate III. FAR 52.219-28 Post-Award Small Business Program Representation. FAR 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference, with the following two fill-ins: http://www.arnet.gov/far and http://farsite.hill.af.mil. FAR 52.252-6 with the following fill-in: Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation 48 CFR Chapter 2. DFARS 252.212-7001 (Dev) Contract Terms and Conditions Deviation. AFFARS 5352.201-9101 Ombudsman. Clauses may be accessed electronically in full text through http://farsite.hill.af.mil. Contractors must be actively registered with the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) at http://www.ccr.gov, at Wide Area Work Flow (WAWF) at http://wawf.eb.mil, and at Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) at http://orca.bpn.gov. Please send any response to joseph.hoh@travis.af.mil or fax to 707-424-2712 NO LATER THAN 23 September 2008, 12:00 PM, PST. Point of contact is Joseph Hoh, SrA, Contract Specialist, telephone 707-424-7773. Alternate POC is Amy Friberg, MSgt, Contracting Officer, telephone 707-424-7725. Funds are not presently available for this contract. The Government's obligation under this contract is contingent upon the availability of appropriated funds from which payment for contract purposes can be made. No legal liability on the part of the Government for any payment may arise until funds are made available to the Contracting Officer for this contract and until the Contractor receives notice of such availability, to be confirmed in writing by the Contracting Officer. THE PURPOSE OF THE AMENDMENT COMPLETED TO THIS POSTING ON 18 SEPTEMBER, 2008 WAS TO ATTACH A POST SITE VISIT Q & A, AS WELL AS TO EXTEND THE CLOSING DATE FOR THE REQUEST. THE CONTRACTING OFFICER AND SECONDARY POC HAS ALSO CHANGED FROM SSGT ELIZABETH SQUIRES TO MSGT AMY FRIBERG. PLEASE CONTACT SRA JOSEPH HOH AT (707) 424-7773 OR joseph.hoh@travis.af.mil WITH ANY QUESTIONS. THE PURPOSE OF THE AMENDMENT COMPLETED TO THE POSTING ON 23 SEPTEMBER, 2008 WAS TO EXTEND THE POSTING CLOSING DATE TO 24 SEPTEMBER, 2008 AT 12:00 PM PST.