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Tungsten Powder

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FA8681-16-R-0125Federal

Submission Closed03/01/2016, 04:00:00 PM UTC

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General Info

Agency

Department Of Defense → FA8681 Aflcmc Ebd

NAICS

331492 - Secondary Smelting, Refining, and Alloying of Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum)

Place of Performance

McAlester Army Ammunition Plant 1 C Tree Road, MCALESTER, OK, 74501, USA

Set-Aside

NONE

Documents

Atch_1_SOW_Tungsten_Powder.doc

Atch_2_52.212-1_52.212-2__52.212-5_Addendum.docx

Responses_to_Questions_February_11_2016.docx

Responses_to_Questions_February_17_2016.docx

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PhaseClosed

PostedFeb 9

Combined Synopsis

Notice updatedFeb 11

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Notice updatedFeb 19

Response deadline changed from Feb 24, 2016 to Mar 1, 2016. The notice description changed.

Response DeadlineMar 1

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Submission Closed

03/01/2016, 04:00:00 PM UTC

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Organization & Contact Information

AgencyDepartment Of Defense → FA8681 Aflcmc Ebd

Contacts2 people available

OfficeEGLIN AFB, FL, 32542-6883, USA

Organization / AgencyDepartment Of Defense → FA8681 Aflcmc Ebd

Office AddressEGLIN AFB, FL, 32542-6883, USA

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Mr. Anthony PorterContract Specialist

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Scott SchneiderContracting Officer

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Full Description

GENERAL INFORMATION The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Armament Directorate, Direct Attack Division has a requirement to purchase six thousand and six hundred (6,600) pounds of Tungsten Powder for Ordnance Ballast. 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. The NAICS Code for this requirement is 331492 (Secondary Smelting, Refining, and Alloying of Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum) and the small business size standard is 750 employees. This will be a Full and Open Competition and will be a Firm-Fixed Priced contract. This procurement will be awarded using Simplified Acquisition Procedures. The period of performance is delivery by 14 April 2016 with an estimated award on 4 March 2016. The Tungsten Powder must be produced and delivered according to the associated Statement of Work (Attachment 1) and the addendums for FAR 52.212-1, 52.212-2, and 52.212-5. Shipment of material and test sample: McAlester Army Ammunition Plant 1 C Tree Road McAlester, OK 74501 Mark shipping containers for: Attn: Mr. Treaver Price Phone: 918-420-6009 Bldg 152 This announcement constitutes the only notice. A written solicitation will not be issued. This requirement is issued as a request for quote (RFQ) (Reference-Number FA8681-16-R-0125). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect the Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-80, Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) Publication Notice 20150226, and Air Force Acquisition Circular 2014-1001. All FAR clauses may be viewed at the following website: http://farsite.hill.af.mil CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS The following FAR clauses are incorporated by reference: 52.202, Definitions 52.204-7, System for Award Management 52.209-2, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations-Representation 52.211-11, Liquidated Damages--Supplies, Services, or Research and Development 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Items -- See Addendum 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions--Commercial Items 52.222-25, Affirmative Action Compliance 52.223-3, Hazardous Material Identification and Material Safety Data 52.225-25, Prohibition on Contracting with Entities Engaging in Certain Activities or Transactions Relating to Iran-Representation and Certifications 52.232-23, Assignment of Claims 52.232-39, Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations 52.233-1, Disputes 52.242-15, Stop-Work Order 52.246-11, Higher-Level Contract Quality Requirement 52.246-16, Responsibility for Supplies 52.247-34, F.o.b. Destination 52.249-1, Termination for Convenience of the Government (Fixed-Price) (Short Form) 52.253-1, Computer Generated Forms. The following FAR clauses are incorporated by reference by Full Text: 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Items. See Addendum 52.212-3, Offerors Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items (Alternate 1) 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders- Commercial Items. See Addendum 52.222-22, Previous Contracts and Compliance Reports 52.222-25, Affirmative Action Compliance 52.223-11, Ozone- Depleting Substances 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 offeror 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/these address(es): http://farsite.hill.af.mil 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/these address (es): http://farsite.hill.af.mil 52.252-5, The use in this solicitation of any Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) provision with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the name of the regulation The Contractor shall comply with the DFARS clauses below that the contracting officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items: 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, Alternate A 252.204-7012, Safeguarding of Unclassified Controlled Technical Information 252.204-7015, Disclosure of Information to Litigation Support Contractors 252.209-7999, Representation by Corporations Regarding an Unpaid Delinquent Tax Liability or a Felony Conviction under any Federal Law - DEVIATION (2016-O0002). Class Deviation- Prohibition Against Using Fiscal Year 2016 Funds to Contract with Corporations that have an Unpaid Delinquent Tax Liability or a Felony Conviction under Federal Law http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/policy/policyvault/USA005462-15-DPAP.pdf 252.213-7000, Notice to Prospective Suppliers on Use of Past Performance Information Retrieval System - Statistical Reporting in Past Performance Evaluations 252.223-7001, Hazard Warning Labels 252.223-7008, Prohibition of Hexavalent Chromium 252.225-7002, Qualifying Country Sources as Subcontractors 252.227-7015, Technical Data-Commercial Items 252.227-7037, Validation of Restrictive Markings on Technical Data 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests 252.232-7006, Wide Area Work Flow Payment Instructions 252.232-7010, Levies on Contract Payments 252.243-7001, Pricing of Contract Modifications 252.244-7000, Subcontracts for Commercial Items 252.247-7023, Transportation of Supplies by Sea The Contractor shall comply with the AFFARS clauses below that the contracting officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items: 5352.201-9101 Ombudsman (Ms. Jill Willingham, AFLCMC/AQP; Commercial: 937-255-5472 5352.223-9000 Elimination of Use of Class I Ozone Depleting Substances (ODS) Interested parties capable of providing the requirement must submit a written proposal 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 System for Award Management database, no exceptions. To register, please visit http://www.sam.gov. Documents submitted in response to this RFQ must be fully responsive to and consistent with the following: 1. Government standards and regulations pertaining to this procurement in this notice. 2. Statement of Work (SOW) - Attachment 1 3. Evaluation Factors for Award: FAR 52.212-1/52.212-2/52.212-5 Addendums - Attachment 2 4. Limitation of 10 proposal pages. Pages exceeding the page limitations set forth will not be read or evaluated, and will be removed from the proposal. Each side of printed information counts as a page. 5. Format for proposal shall be as follows: Documents shall be in MS Office Edition 2010 Professional - Word, Excel, Project, and PowerPoint or Adobe PDF no larger than 5 mb. Pages shall be single lined spaced and the text size shall be no less than twelve (12) point, Arial or Times New Roman type font. Use at least one (1) inch margins on all four (4) edges of each sheet. Pages shall be numbered sequentially. NOTE: Offerors are required to provide BOTH a proposal and a test sample in accordance with instructions and dates below: SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS: Exchanges of source selection information between Government and offerors will be controlled by the Contract Specialist and CO. Email may be used to transmit such information to offerors only if the email can be sent and received encrypted and includes "Source Selection Information - See FAR 2.101 & 3.104 in the Subject line." In order to facilitate the sending and receiving of encrypted emails, offerors must use MS Outlook email configured to support encryption or a different email product that is S/MIME compatible and configured to support encryption. If you intend to submit your source selection information via encrypted email, you will need to contact the Contract Specialist or Contracting Officer in order to exchange certificates used for encryption. To ensure the process is working correctly, send a test encrypted message (without including any source selection information). In the event the offeror is unable to submit or accept source selection information encrypted via MS Outlook, the AMRDEC Safe Access File Exchange (SAFE) website (https://safe.amrdec.army.mil/SAFE/Welcome.aspx) will be used for the secure transmission of any source selection information. Offerors shall submit the proposals via email or AMRDEC no later than 1 March 2016,10:00 AM CST. Contract Specialist: Mr. Anthony Porter Phone: 850-883-2124 E-mail: anthony.porter.7@us.af.mil Contracting Officer: Captain Scott Schneider Phone: 850-883-2373 E-mail: scott.schneider@us.af.mil SUBMISSION OF TEST SAMPLE INSTRUCTIONS: Offerors shall provide a one (1) kilogram sample of their Tungsten powder, conforming to the specifications set forth in Section 3 Table I of the Statement of Work (SOW). This sample shipment shall include the Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) and Certificate of Analysis (COA) and all other reports from the required sample that demonstrates knowledge and understanding of the requirement to include full compliance with the specifications set forth in the SOW. The sample and required information will be sent to the following testing facility (see below) to be independently tested by the Government using the same parameters and testing required in the SOW. Samples and information must be received prior to RFQ closing, which is no later than 1 March 2016, 10:00 AM CST. Failure to provide this sample and information will result in the dismissal of the offeror's proposal. Shipment of material and test sample: McAlester Army Ammunition Plant 1 C Tree Road McAlester, OK 74501 Mark shipping containers for: Attn: Mr. Treaver Price Phone: 918-420-6009 Bldg 152