Tippmann Marker and Paintball Equipment

The purpose of this amendment is to: 1. Change the part number of CLIN 0001 to MFR# T101041. GENERAL INFORMATION The 42nd Contracting Squadron, 50 LeMay Plaza, Bldg 804, Maxwell AFB, AL has a requirement to purchase items as described in this document. This is a streamlined 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 notice. A written solicitation will not be issued. This requirement is issued as a request for quote (Reference-Number F2XJA22017A002). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect the Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-55 (02 February 2012) and the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) change notice 20120130. A Firm Fixed Priced Award will be made in accordance with the following: NAICS Code: 339920; size standard: 500 employees The Defense Priorities and Allocations System rating is C9E. IMPORTANT NOTE: THE GOVERNMENT IS SOLICITING FOR "OPEN MARKET' QUOTES ONLY. GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION (GSA) QUOTES WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. NATURE OF ACQUISITON: The 42nd Contracting Squadron has a requirement to purchase the below listed items. This procurement will be awarded under Simplified Acquisition Procedures. All inquiries/responses to this notice must be received by 05 March 12, 12:00 noon CST. This acquisition is for the purchase of the following: CLIN 0001-AA: Tippmann A5 paintball marker with hopper, color-black, MFR# T101041 (See attached Brand Name Justification) (Quantity 500 each ) CLIN 0002-AA: 12oz CO2 canisster, color black (Quantity 500 each) CLIN 0003-AA: Black paintball mask with NO FOG features (Quantity 500 each) CLIN 0004-AA: Fingerless paintball gloves, color-black, Size-Medium (Quantity 400 each) CLIN 0005-AA: Fingerless paintball gloves, color-black, size-large (Quantity 100 each) CLIN 0006-AA: Box of .68 clear paintballs. These paintballs leave NO VISIBLE RESIDUE or unsightly "splat" evidence. Color: clear (2000 per individual box) 14L X 10.5W (IN) (Quantity 116 each) QUOTATION PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS To ensure timely and equitable evaluation of quotes, offerors must comply with instructions contained herein. Quotes must be complete, self-sufficient, and respond directly to the requirements of this RFQ. The offeror must submit a signed and dated quote on company letterhead with unit prices and extended prices in response to this solicitation. In doing so and without taking any exception to the requirements of this synopsis/solicitation, including specifications, terms and conditions, the offeror agrees to accede to all solicitation requirements. Offerors must clearly identify any exception to the solicitation terms and conditions and provide complete accompanying rationale. Offerors must include a completed copy of the provision at FAR 52.212-3, Alternate I, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items. Interested parties capable of providing the requirement must submit a written quote to include discount terms, tax identification number, cage code, and DUNS. To be eligible to receive an award resulting from this RFQ, contractors must be registered in the DoD Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database, no exceptions. To register, please visit http://www.ccr.gov or by calling +1 (555) 000-0000. IMPORTANT NOTE: MULTIPLE OFFERORS NOR MULTIPLE AWARDS WILL BE CONSIDERED. A SINGLE AWARD WILL BE MADE IN THE RESULTANT CONTRACT. BASIS FOR AWARD Award will be based on technical acceptability and price. An offer will be determined technically acceptable if the offeror accedes to all solicitation requirements (See Quotation Preparation Instructions) and then award will then be based on price. CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS: The following clauses apply: By reference: 52.204-7, Central Contractor Registration 52.211-17, Delivery of Excess Quantities 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items 52.232-33- Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Central Contractor Registration 252.204-7004, Alternate A, Central Contractor Registration (52.204-7) Alternate A 252.223-7008, Prohibition of Hexavalent Chromium 252.225-7002, Qualifying Country Sources as Subcontractors 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports By Full Text: FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders- Commercial Items and the following additional FAR clauses under paragraph (b) are applicable: 52.204-10, Reporting executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards 52.209-6, Protecting the Governments Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment 52.209-10, Prohibition on Contracting With Inverted Domestic Corporations, 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Representation, 52.222-3, Convict Labor 52.222-19, Child labor- Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities; 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity; 52.222-35,Equal Opportunity for Veterans 52.222-36, Affirmative Action Compliance Requirements for Construction 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans 52.223-16, IEEE 1680 Standard for the Environmental Assessment of Personal Computer Products, 52.223-18 Contractor Policy to Ban Text messaging While Driving 52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases; 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Central Contractor Registration. DFARS 252.212-7001, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Applicable To This Defense Acquisition Of Commercial Items, and specifically the following clauses under paragraphs (a) and (b) are applicable: 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 252.204-7004 Atl A, Central Contractor Registration 252.225-7036, Buy american Act- Free Trade Agreements-Balance of Payments Program Certificate 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests, 252.232-7010, Levies on Contract Payments 252.223-7008, Prohibition of Hexavalent Chromium 252.243-7001, Pricing of contract Modifications 252.247-7023, Transportation of Supplies by Sea, Alt III 52.252-2, CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE, 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/these address (es): http://farsite.hill.af.mil/vffara.htm (End of clause) AFFARS 5352.201-9101 OMBUDSMAN APR 2010 (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 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 debriefing, employee-employer actions, contests of OMB Circular A-76 competition performance decisions). (c) If resolution cannot be made by the contracting officer, concerned parties may contact the center/MAJCOM ombudsmen, the incumbent is Mr. Jones/Alternate: Mr. Smith Suite 1, Randolph AFB, TX 78150-4304, +1 (555) 000-0000, (office), +1 (555) 000-0000 (fax), e-mail contact@example.gov or contact@example.gov . Concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations that cannot be resolved at the MAJCOM/DRU level, may be brought by the concerned 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 +1 (555) 000-0000, facsimile number +1 (555) 000-0000. (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 inquires shall be directed to the Contracting Officer. (End of clause) Note 1 REQUIRED POSTERS Please utilize the following website to access and download as appropriate EEO posters, Service Contract posters, and disability posters required in accordance with 52.222-26, 52.222-41, and 52.222-36 respectively. http://www.dol.gov/osbp/sbrefa/poster/main.htm INVOICING INSTRUCTIONS AND PAYMENTS FOR SUPPLIES/SERVICES Note 2 WAWF-ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION OF INVOICE Reference DFAR Clause 252.232-7003 "ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION OF PAYMENT REQUESTS." Invoices shall be submitted and accepted using Wide Area Workflow (WAWF) web-based system at https://wawf.eb.mil. For information on WAWF including web-based training, visit the web-site and click on "About WAWF". The web-site also contains detailed instructions for setting up your computer to achieve the best results with the system. If you have additional questions contact the WAWF-RA Customer Helpdesk at +1 (555) 000-0000, Option 2 The following information codes will be required to submit your invoices correctly through WAWF: SELECT TYPE OF INVOICE: Contract Specialist/Administrator select only one (1) of the following: 1 Invoice and Receiving Report (Combo) (Creates two documents, an Invoice and a Receiving Report, within one data entry session (Combo). Creating both documents at the same time, rather than separately, is recommended. 0 Construction Invoice (Creates a Construction Payment Invoice from a contract for construction. Both an Inspector and a Contracting Officer must review and accept). Contract Number: Block 2 of the SF1449 Form (If this is a GSA Delivery Order award, enter the GSA NUMBER) Delivery Order: Block 4 of (Order Number) of SF1449 No Dashes - (if applicable) Pay DoDAAC: Block 16a (Payment will be made by) of SF1449 - Pay DoDAAC code is used to route documents to the Defense Finance Accounting office responsible for payment. The accounts payable mailing address can be located in Block 18a of SF1449. You can easily access payment information using the DFAS web site at http://www.dod.mil/dfas. Your contract/purchase order number or invoice will be required to inquire status of your payment. Issue by DoDAAC: Block 9 (Issued by) of SF1449. Contracting office that issued your contract - WAWF uses the code to route the document to the base. Admin DoDAAC: Block 16 (Administered by) of SF1449) Ship-To Code: Block 15 (Deliver To) of SF1449 - This is a crucial piece of information. It will be different for almost every contract issued. Ship-From Code: Not a required field for Air Force contracts. Inspected by DoDAAC: Block 15 (Deliver to) of SF1449 - If an inspection is called for in the document, then you must provide the DoDAAC/Ext this code identifies the inspector. Service Acceptor: Block 15 (Deliver to) of SF1449 - It is used to route documents to receiving service acceptor in WAWF. LPO DoDAAC/Ext: Not a required field for Air Force contracts. ADDITIONAL E-MAIL NOTIFICATIONS: The VENDOR and the DFAS Office will automatically receive a notice; after clicking SUBMIT WAWF will prompt for additional email submissions. The following E-Mail addresses MUST be input in order to prevent delays in processing: Receiver/Acceptor: TBD at time of contact@example.gov Contract Specialist: contact@example.gov Contracting Officer: TBD at time of contact@example.gov In addition to the requirement of this local clause, the Contractor shall meet the requirements of the appropriate payment clauses in this contract when submitting payment requests. The following provisions apply: By reference: FAR 52.212-3 Alt 1-- Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items FAR 52.212-3, (b) (2) Offerors are reminded that Representations and Certifications are maintained at the following website: http://orca.bpn.gov/publicserach.aspx. In the event Representations and Certifications are not on file, Offerors must include a completed copy of the provisions at FAR Part 52 or on on-line at http://farsite.hill.af.mil. By full text: FAR 52.252-1 -- Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference 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. All product items sold to the Government should be properly marked with manufacturer's name and part number (Commodities Only). Responses to this notice shall be provided in writing via e-mail to: Austin Parker at contact@example.gov. All responses shall be received NLT 12:00 noon CST on 05 March 12. Email is the preferred method. Points of Contact: Austin Parker, Contracting Specialist, Phone +1 (555) 000-0000, Fax +1 (555) 000-0000.