V-Plow Blade

Ammendment 0001 - 10 Aug 2021 - Added CLINS 0002, 0003 and 0004 along with Attachment 4 QandA Govt Responses. Proposal due date unchanged. This is a Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Notice for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation/notice; responses/quotes are being requested, further written solicitation will not be issued. This solicitation will be posted to Contract Opportunities found on the beta.SAM.gov website as a 100% Small Business Set-Aside. The 90th Contracting Squadron is issuing this combined synopsis/solicitation, FA461321QPL0W, as a Request for Quote using FAR part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items, FAR part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures, and FAR part 6, Brand Name. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 333120, with a small business standard of 1,250 employees or less. The Government intends to award a contract to secure a Multi-Directional V-plow. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2021-06 (effective 12-Jul-21), Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) Change 20210709 (effective 09-Jul-21) and Air Force Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement AFAC 2019-1001 (effective 1-Oct-19). DESCRIPTION OF ITEMS/SERVICES: All CLIN's F.O.B. Destination. CLIN 0001: Brand Name: Rylind 12 foot, Multi-Directional V-Plow, Part Number MDP1247-VME30; Must be compatible with John Deere 724 Loader. (Attachment 1 - Plow Salient Characteristics) Quantity: 1 Unit of Issue: Each (price is to include shipping cost) Quoted Unit Price: $ CLIN 0002: Brand Name: Rylind Hydraulic/Electric Two-Way Split Valve, Part Number SV2-40; Must be compatible with John Deere 724 Loader. Quantity: 1 Unit of Issue: Each (price is to include shipping cost) Quoted Unit Price: $ CLIN 0003: Brand Name: Rylind A-Frame Oscillation, Part Number OS44M; Must be compatible with John Deere 724 Loader. Quantity: 1 Unit of Issue: Each (price is to include shipping cost) Quoted Unit Price: $ CLIN 0004: Brand Name: Rylind Pin Adjustable Mushroom Skid Shoe, Part Number RS29; Must be compatible with John Deere 724 Loader. Quantity: 1 Unit of Issue: Each (price is to include shipping cost) Quoted Unit Price: $ Quoted Total Price: $ DELIVERY DATE(S): 90 Days ARO. PLACE OF DELIVERY: F. E. Warren AFB, Wyoming Responses/quotes MUST be received no later than Wednesday, August 12, 2021; 2:00PM MDT. Forward responses by email to contact@example.gov and contact@example.gov. Offerors must ensure that their company is registered with System for Award Management (SAM) at time of quotation. For information, refer to: https://www.sam.gov/SAM/ APPLICABLE FAR CLAUSES: All applicable Provisions/Clauses can be found in Attachment 2 - Provisions and Clauses. The following are instructions and evaluation factors pulled from the Provision/Clauses document specific to this combined synopsis/solicitation for easier viewing for the vendor. FAR 52.212-1 (ADDENDUM) ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (m) (1) Any inconsistency between FAR Provision 52.212-1 and the Addendum to FAR 52.212-1 shall be solved by giving precedence to the Addendum to FAR 52.212-1. (2) After receipt of quotes the Government may, with or without notice, negotiate with and, if desired, seek quote revisions from as many or as few quoters as it, in its discretion, deems appropriate. (3) The term - offeror or - offer as used in FAR 52.212-1 shall be understood to mean - quoter and - quote, respectively. Further, the term - award shall be understood to describe the Government's issuance of an order. (4) The Government will consider all quotes that are timely received and may consider late quotes. Failure of a quote to address any items required in the submission package may make a quote unacceptable. (5) Paragraph (b) of FAR Provision 52.212-1, Submission of Offers, is amended as follows: (n) In addition to the quote submission requirements stated in FAR provision 52.212-1, quoters shall provide the following, as part of the quote submission package, no later than the required time and date for quote submission: (a) Price quote which identifies the requested item(s), unit price inclusive of shipping (if any), and extended price. (b) Cage number. (c) Any Discount Terms. (d) Estimated delivery date. (e) Attachment 4, 52.204-24 Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment. FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation - Commercial Items (Oct 2014) (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: Award will be to the lowest priced brand name offer recieved. (b) Options. The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s). (c) A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer's specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award. (End of provision) DFARS 252.232-7006 Wide Area WorkFlow Payment Instructions (Dec 2018) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause - Department of Defense Activity Address Code (DoDAAC) is a six position code that uniquely identifies a unit, activity, or organization. - Document type means the type of payment request or receiving report available for creation in Wide Area WorkFlow (WAWF). - Local processing office (LPO) is the office responsible for payment certification when payment certification is done external to the entitlement system. - Payment request and - receiving report are defined in the clause at 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports. (b) Electronic invoicing. The WAWF system provides the method to electronically process vendor payment requests and receiving reports, as authorized by Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports. (c) WAWF access. To access WAWF, the Contractor shall (1) Have a designated electronic business point of contact in the System for Award Management at https://www.sam.gov; and (2) Be registered to use WAWF at https://wawf.eb.mil/ following the step-by-step procedures for self-registration available at this web site. (d) WAWF training. The Contractor should follow the training instructions of the WAWF Web-Based Training Course and use the Practice Training Site before submitting payment requests through WAWF. Both can be accessed by selecting the - Web Based Training link on the WAWF home page at https://wawf.eb.mil/ (e) WAWF methods of document submission. Document submissions may be via web entry, Electronic Data Interchange, or File Transfer Protocol. (f) WAWF payment instructions. The Contractor shall use the following information when submitting payment requests and receiving reports in WAWF for this contract or task or delivery order: (1) Document type. The Contractor shall submit payment requests using the following document type(s): (i) For cost-type line items, including labor-hour or time-and-materials, submit a cost voucher. (ii) For fixed price line items (A) That require shipment of a deliverable, submit the invoice and receiving report specified by the Contracting Officer. Invoice 2in1 (Invoicing and Receiving Report Combo) (B) For services that do not require shipment of a deliverable, submit either the Invoice 2in1, which meets the requirements for the invoice and receiving report, or the applicable invoice and receiving report, as specified by the Contracting Officer. N/A (iii) For customary progress payments based on costs incurred, submit a progress payment request. (iv) For performance based payments, submit a performance based payment request. (v) For commercial item financing, submit a commercial item financing request. (2) Fast Pay requests are only permitted when Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.213-1 is included in the contract. (3) Document routing. The Contractor shall use the information in the Routing Data Table below only to fill in applicable fields in WAWF when creating payment requests and receiving reports in the system. Routing Data Table Field Name in WAWF_____Data to be entered in WAWF Pay Official DoDAAC_____F87700 Issue By DoDAAC_____FA4613 Admin DoDAAC**_____FA4613 Inspect By DoDAAC_____F1Y3DA Ship To Code_____F1Y3DA Ship From Code______N/A Mark For Code_____N/A Service Approver (DoDAAC)_____F1Y3DA Service Acceptor (DoDAAC)_____F1Y3DA Accept at Other DoDAAC_____N/A LPO DoDAAC_____N/A DCAA Auditor DoDAAC_____N/A Other DoDAAC(s)_____N/A (4) Payment request. The Contractor shall ensure a payment request includes documentation appropriate to the type of payment request in accordance with the payment clause, contract financing clause, or Federal Acquisition Regulation 52.216-7, Allowable Cost and Payment, as applicable. (5) Receiving report. The Contractor shall ensure a receiving report meets the requirements of DFARS Appendix F. (g) WAWF point of contact. (1) The Contractor may obtain clarification regarding invoicing in WAWF from the following contracting activity's WAWF point of contact. https://www.aptac-us.org/ (2) Contact the WAWF helpdesk at +1 (555) 000-0000, if assistance is needed. (End of clause) AFFARS 5352.201-9101 AFGSC Ombudsman 10/1/2019 (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 interested 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 debriefings, employee-employer actions, contests of OMB Circular A-76 competition performance decisions). (c) If resolution cannot be made by the contracting officer, the interested party may contact the ombudsman, for AFGSC (Air Force Global Strike Command) acquisitions please contact the Director of Contracts, Air Force Installation Contracting Center, Operating Location - Global Strike (AFICC/KG OL-GSC) via the following e-mail workflow address: contact@example.gov. Concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations that cannot be resolved at the Center/MAJCOM/DRU/SMC ombudsman level, may be brought by the interested 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 number +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 inquiries shall be directed to the contracting officer. (End of clause) AFFARS 5352.223-9000 ELIMINATION OF USE OF CLASS I OZONE DEPLETING SUBSTANCES (ODS) (OCT 2019) (a) Contractors shall not: (1) Provide any service or product with any specification, standard, drawing, or other document that requires the use of a Class I ODS in the test, operation, or maintenance of any system, subsystem, item, component, or process; or (2) Provide any specification, standard, drawing, or other document that establishes a test, operation, or maintenance requirement that can only be met by use of a Class I ODS as part of this contract/order. [Note: This prohibition does not apply to manufacturing.] (b) For the purposes of Air Force policy, the following products that are pure (i.e., they meet the relevant product specification identified in AFI 32-7086) are Class I ODSs: (1) Halons: 1011, 1202, 1211, 1301, and 2402; (2) Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs): CFC-11, CFC-12, CFC-13, CFC-111, CFC-112, CFC-113, CFC-114, CFC-115, CFC-211, CFC-212, CFC-213, CFC-214, CFC-215, CFC-216, and CFC-217, and the blends R-500, R-501, R-502, and R-503; and (3) Carbon Tetrachloride, Methyl Chloroform, and Methyl Bromide. [NOTE: Material that uses one or more of these Class I ODSs as minor constituents do not meet the Air Force definition of a Class I ODS.] (End of clause) AFFARS 5352.223-9001 HEALTH AND SAFETY ON GOVERNMENT INSTALLATIONS (OCT 2019) (a) In performing work under this contract on a Government installation, the contractor shall: (1) Take all reasonable steps and precautions to prevent accidents and preserve the health and safety of contractor and Government personnel performing or in any way coming in contact with the performance of this contract; and (2) Take such additional immediate precautions as the contracting officer may reasonably require for health and safety purposes. (b) The contracting officer may, by written order, direct Air Force Occupational Safety and Health (AFOSH) Standards and/or health/safety standards as may be required in the performance of this contract and any adjustments resulting from such direction will be in accordance with the Changes clause of this contract. (c) Any violation of these health and safety rules and requirements, unless promptly corrected as directed by the contracting officer, shall be grounds for termination of this contract in accordance with the Default clause of this contract. (End of clause)