W--Rental of 16,000 to 18,000 Ib mini excavator

Solicitation Number: 140P6218R0010 Notice Type: Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Synopsis: (i) 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; quotes are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued. (ii) This solicitation, 140P6218R0010, shall serve as a Request for Quotation (RFQ). (iii) This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-87-1 (Effective 03/16/2016) [FAR obtained from AFLCMC HIBB via http://farsite.hill.af.mil/vffara.htm] (iv) This procurement is classified: Small Business Set-Aside. Size Standard: $32.5M The associated North American Industrial Classification Standard (NAICS) is 532412 Construction, Mining and Forestry Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing (v-vi) The contractor shall provide: 00010: Rental of 16,000 to 18,000 Ib. mini excavator 1 EACH Rental company to deliver, unload, pick-up and load equipment at destination. Rental company is responsible for any and all maintenance or repairs during the rental period. Exception - If damage is caused by park personnel, the situation will be investigated, and a resolution will be negotiated between the parties concerned. Rental company to deliver machine full of fuels, oils and lubricants. Park is responsible for refueling if needed during the rental period. Rental Period: 1 March 2018 - August 31, 2018. Rental Period: 6 MONTHS Delivery: March 1, 2018 Place of Delivery: Buffalo National Riverway 2229 Hwy 268 E., Yellville, AR 72687 Please include any shipping cost in unit price FOB: Destination -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 00020: Rental of Grapple Attachment Rental company to deliver, unload, pick-up and load equipment at destination. Rental company is responsible for any and all maintenance or repairs during the rental period. Exception - If damage is caused by park personnel, the situation will be investigated, and a resolution will be negotiated between the parties concerned. Rental company to deliver machine full of fuels, oils and lubricants. Park is responsible for refueling if needed during the rental period. Rental Period: 1 March 2018 - August 31, 2018. Quantity: 6 Unit of Issue: Months Delivery: March 1, 2018 Place of Delivery: Buffalo National Riverway 2229 Hwy 268 E., Yellville, AR 72687 Please include any shipping cost in unit price FOB: Destination _____________________________________________________________________________________________ 00030: Rental of 16 to 18 in Bucket Rental company to deliver, unload, pick-up and load equipment at destination. Rental company is responsible for any and all maintenance or repairs during the rental period. Exception - If damage is caused by park personnel, the situation will be investigated, and a resolution will be negotiated between the parties concerned. Rental company to deliver machine full of fuels, oils and lubricants. Park is responsible for refueling if needed during the rental period. Rental Period: 1 March 2018 - August 31, 2018. Quantity: 6 Unit of Issue: Months Delivery: March 1, 2018 Place of Delivery: Buffalo National Riverway 2229 Hwy 268 E., Yellville, AR 72687 Please include any shipping cost in unit price FOB: Destination _____________________________________________________________________________________________ Quotes are required to be received NO LATER THAN (NLT) 4:00 P.M. CST, 15 February 2018. Submit written offers ONLY. Oral offers will not be accepted. Please send any questions or comments via email to: contact@example.gov All quotes must be sent to the attention of Michael Bochenek via email to:contact@example.gov Quotes should conform to the CLIN structure as established in this synopsis/solicitation. Quotes shall be valid through 15 March, 2018. The following provisions are included by full text: 52.212-2 -- Evaluation -- Commercial Items. As prescribed in 12.301(c), the Contracting Officer may insert a provision substantially as follows: 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: 1. Price 2. Technical Acceptance i. Technical acceptance will constitute strict adherence to specifications provided (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) 52.203-18, Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements - Representations (DEVIATION 2015-02) (a) In accordance with section 743 of Division E, Title VII, of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Resolution Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L. 113¬235), Government agencies are not permitted to use funds appropriated (or otherwise made available) under that or any other Act for contracts with an entity that requires employees or subcontractors of such entity seeking to report fraud, waste, or abuse to sign internal confidentiality agreements or statements prohibiting or otherwise restricting such employees or subcontractors from lawfully reporting such fraud, waste, or abuse to a designated investigative or law enforcement representative of a Federal department or agency authorized to receive such information. (b) The prohibition in paragraph (a) of this provision does not contravene requirements applicable to Standard Form 312, Form 4414, or any other form issued by a Federal department or agency governing the nondisclosure of classified information. (c) Representation. By submission of its offer, the Offeror represents that it does not require employees or subcontractors of such entity seeking to report fraud, waste, or abuse to sign internal confidentiality agreements or statements prohibiting or otherwise restricting such employees or subcontractors from lawfully reporting such waste, fraud, or abuse to a designated investigative or law enforcement representative of a Federal department or agency authorized to receive such information. (End of provision) 52.203-19 ¿ Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements. Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements (Jan 2017) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause-- ¿Internal confidentiality agreement or statement¿ means a confidentiality agreement or any other written statement that the contractor requires any of its employees or subcontractors to sign regarding nondisclosure of contractor information, except that it does not include confidentiality agreements arising out of civil litigation or confidentiality agreements that contractor employees or subcontractors sign at the behest of a Federal agency. ¿Subcontract¿ means any contract as defined in subpart 2.1 entered into by a subcontractor to furnish supplies or services for performance of a prime contract or a subcontract. It includes but is not limited to purchase orders, and changes and modifications to purchase orders. ¿Subcontractor¿ means any supplier, distributor, vendor, or firm (including a consultant) that furnishes supplies or services to or for a prime contractor or another subcontractor. (b) The Contractor shall not require its employees or subcontractors to sign or comply with internal confidentiality agreements or statements prohibiting or otherwise restricting such employees or subcontractors from lawfully reporting waste, fraud, or abuse related to the performance of a Government contract to a designated investigative or law enforcement representative of a Federal department or agency authorized to receive such information (e.g., agency Office of the Inspector General). (c) The Contractor shall notify current employees and subcontractors that prohibitions and restrictions of any preexisting internal confidentiality agreements or statements covered by this clause, to the extent that such prohibitions and restrictions are inconsistent with the prohibitions of this clause, are no longer in effect. (d) The prohibition in paragraph (b) of this clause does not contravene requirements applicable to Standard Form 312 (Classified Information Nondisclosure Agreement), Form 4414 (Sensitive Compartmented Information Nondisclosure Agreement), or any other form issued by a Federal department or agency governing the nondisclosure of classified information. (e) In accordance with section 743 of Division E, Title VII, of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015, (Pub. L. 113-235), and its successor provisions in subsequent appropriations acts (and as extended in continuing resolutions) use of funds appropriated (or otherwise made available) is prohibited, if the Government determines that the Contractor is not in compliance with the provisions of this clause. (f) The Contractor shall include the substance of this clause, including this paragraph (f), in subcontracts under such contracts. (End of clause) This solicitation and resultant contract contains provisions and clauses that may be included by reference. You may view provisions or clauses incorporated by reference at this website: http://farsite.hill.af.mil FAR 52.252-2, Clauses Incorporated by Reference/ 52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference/ 52.252-6, Authorized Deviations in Clauses The following provisions are included by reference: 52.223-5 Pollution Prevention and Right-to-Know Information The following clauses are included by reference: 52.204-7 System for Award Management 52.204-9 Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel 52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance 52.223-5 Pollution Prevention and Right-To-Know Information 52.237-2 Protection of Government Building, Equipment and Vegetation 52.233-3 Protest After Award 52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim 52.223-18 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (AUG 2011) 52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (JUN 2008) 52.233-1 Disputes (JUL 2002) 1452.215-71 Use and Disclosure of Proposal Information (APR 1984) The following clauses within 52.212-5 are applicable: 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 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facility 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards 52.222-42, Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires 52.222-50 Combat Trafficking in Persons 52.223-18 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-- System for Award Management 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors. (a) Upon receipt of accelerated payments from the Government, the Contractor shall make accelerated payments to its small business subcontractors under this contract, to the maximum extent practicable and prior to when such payment is otherwise required under the applicable contract or subcontract, after receipt of a proper invoice and all other required documentation from the small business subcontractor. (b) The acceleration of payments under this clause does not provide any new rights under the Prompt Payment Act. (c) Include the substance of this clause, including this paragraph (c), in all subcontracts with small business concerns, including subcontracts with small business concerns for the acquisition of commercial items. (End of clause) Liability Insurance - Department of the Interior (JUL 1996) (a) The Contractor shall procure and maintain during the term of this contract and any extension thereof liability insurance in form satisfactory to the Contracting Officer by an insurance company which is acceptable to the Contracting Officer. The named insured parties under the policy shall be the Contractor and the United States of America. The amounts of the insurance shall be not less than as follows: $__50,000 each person* $__100,000 each occurrence* $__500,000 property damage* (b) Each policy shall have a certificate evidencing the insurance coverage. The insurance company shall provide an endorsement to notify the Contracting Officer 30 days prior to the effective date of cancellation or termination of the policy or certificate; or modification of the policy or certificate which may adversely affect the interest of the Government in such insurance. The certificate shall identify the contract number, the name and address of the Contracting Officer, as well as the insured, the policy number and a brief description of contract services to be performed. The contractor shall furnish the Contracting Officer with a copy of an acceptable insurance certificate prior to beginning the work. DOI ELECTRONIC INVOICING Electronic Invoicing and Payment Requirements - Invoice Processing Platform (IPP) (Apr 2013) Payment requests must be submitted electronically through the U. S. Department of the Treasury's Invoice Processing Platform System (IPP). "Payment request" means any request for contract financing payment or invoice payment by the Contractor. To constitute a proper invoice, the payment request must comply with the requirements identified in the applicable Prompt Payment clause included in the contract, or the clause 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items included in commercial item contracts. The IPP website address is: https://www.ipp.gov. Under this contract, the following documents are required to be submitted as an attachment to the IPP invoice: None The Contractor must use the IPP website to register access and use IPP for submitting requests for payment. The Contractor Government Business Point of Contact (as listed in CCR) will receive enrollment instructions via email from the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston (FRBB) within 3 - 5 business days of the contract award date. Contractor assistance with enrollment can be obtained by contacting the IPP Production Helpdesk via email contact@example.gov or phone +1 (555) 000-0000. If the Contractor is unable to comply with the requirement to use IPP for submitting invoices for payment, the Contractor must submit a waiver request in writing to the Contracting Officer with its proposal or quotation. (End of Clause) (xiii) All firms or individuals responding must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) (https://www.sam.gov) in order to be considered for award. IAW FAR 9.405(a); Contractors debarred, suspended, or proposed for debarment as listed in the SAM Exclusions Listing are excluded from receiving contracts, and agencies shall not solicit offers from, award contracts to, or consent to subcontracts with these contractors. IAW FAR 9.103, Purchases shall be made from, and contracts shall be awarded to, responsible prospective contractors only.