i) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items/services prepared in accordance with the format in FAR PART 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. ii) Solicitation Number: W912ES-12-T-0026 is being issued as a request for quotes (RFQ). Quotes are due no later than 22 November, 2011 at 12:00 pm. CST. iii) The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular. iv) This procurement will be set-aside for Small Business concerns under North American Industry Classification Code 324110 Size Standard 1500. v) Requirements are defined as follows: CLIN Item Qty Unit of Measure 0001 50,000 of #2 Dyed Diesel Fuel 50,000 Gallon Scope of Work for Fuel Request for purchase: Physical Support Branch, Dredge Goetz, requests the purchase of 50,000 of #2 dyed off-road diesel fuel. Due to the remote location of the shore placement site it is necessary to maintain a fuel supply at the site for our heavy equipment. This will NOT be a tanker delivery; fuel will be delivered as needed over approximately the next month. Scope of Work Due to limited fuel storage capacity it is necessary to take delivery of this fuel on an as needed basis. Currently we have a 1000 gallon storage tank on site that we fuel our heavy equipment from. The deliveries will be made to this storage tank and directly to equipment between 23 November, 2011 through 7 December, 2011. The Government requests the vendor schedule deliveries two times per day to be coordinated with the Chief Engineer Jake Bernhardt or Jeff Hopkins, Assistant Master. Delivery site: On the north side of Shields Ave just off of Minnesota Highway 61, the onsite contact will be MR. Jeff Hopkins, Assistant Master @ 651-249-4980 or Jake Bernhardt Chief Engineer vi) FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors - Commercial applies to this solicitation. vii) FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation - Commercial Items does apply to this solicitation. Evaluation of Offers Offers shall be evaluated IAW FAR Part 13 - Simplified Acquisition Procedures. Offers will be evaluated using simplified acquisition procedures of FAR 13.106-2. The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible contractor whose offer, conforming to the solicitation, will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. Award will be made to the lowest priced technically acceptable offer. The following factors will be used to evaluate offers: (i) Technical capability of the items and service quoted to meet the Government's requirement; and In order for the offer to be considered technically acceptable, the Government will make a determination of technical acceptability by evaluating the following: (ii) Lowest Price able to deliver on request. (iii)To be considered for evaluation, all Contractors may submit an electronic offer to the following email address no later than the stated due date and time. Submit an electronic offer to Shannon.l.matthews@usace.army.mil You may also deliver hand carried offers to 180 5th St East, Suite 700, St Paul, MN 55101-1678 and must be time stamped no later than the stated due date. Submission of offers via fax will not be accepted. Late Offers Offers that are received late in accordance with FAR 52.212-1(f) will not be considered for award. Late offers will be considered late. Exchanges with Offerors after Receipt of Offers/Quotes/Proposals Contractors may be asked to clarify certain aspects of their offer/quote/proposal. Clarification conducted to resolve minor or clerical errors will not constitute discussions and the Contracting Officer reserves the right to award a contract without the opportunity for revision. The Government intends to award a contract without discussions with respective contractors. The Government, however, reserves the right to conduct discussions if deemed in its best interest. viii) Offerors must submit with their offer a completed clause 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications or indicate current registration with the online representations and certifications application (ORCA). Clause 52.212-3 may be found in the attached document or at http://www.acquisition.gov/far/ ix) Clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial applies to this acquisition. x) Clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items applies to this acquisition, the following FAR clauses cited in the 52.212-5 are applicable: 52.219-6, 52.222-3, 52.222-19, 52.222-21 52.222-26, 52.222-36, 52.223-18, 52.225-13, 52.232-33 xiii) Other applicable clauses, 52.225-18, 52.252-1, 52.252-2, 252.212-7001, 252.232-7003, 252.232-7010, 252.243-7002 xiv) Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) - not applicable. xv) Offers are due - not later than 22 November, 2011 at 12:00 pm CST. xvi) INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS To assure timely and equitable evaluation of quotes, contractors must follow the instructions contained herein. The quote must be complete, self sufficient, and respond directly to the requirements of this solicitation. Quoters are encouraged to ask any questions regarding this solicitation. This requirement is for the acquisition of commercial items and/or services. Submit an electronic quote to Shannon.L.Matthews @usace.army.mil. You may also deliver hand carried offers to 180 5th St East, Suite 700, St Paul, MN 55101-1678 and must be time stamped no later than the stated due date stated above. Quote Preparation Instructions NOTE: All Contractor quotes with company identifying information (name, logo, stamp, etc...) shall be limited to the cover page only on all submitted information, including technical submittals and schedules provided with the quote. 1. Contractors shall insert proposed unit ("UNIT PRICE") and extended prices ("AMOUNT") in Pricing Schedule. Please note that a price must be entered on all CLINS as partial quotations will not be accepted. 2. Offerors shall complete the fill-ins and certifications in the provisions as necessary. Specifically, the provision FAR 52.212-3 shall be returned with the proposal or acknowledge that Annual Representation and Certification at Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) are complete. Submission of the first page of ORCA is also acceptable. 3. Prior to award contractor must be registered with the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database at http://www.ccr.gov. 4. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, as part of the Federal Government, is tax exempt. Federal Tax ID#62-1642142. Electronic Quote Format All quote information shall be provided on, or formatted to, standard paper size. Electronic proposals provided via e-mail shall be submitted in Microsoft Word or Excel format or Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) as applicable. WINZIP (.zip) files cannot be accepted as they are routinely blocked by the domain firewall. It may be necessary to send multiple emails to keep the e-mail within the firewall size of 8MB. Quotes sent in multiple e-mails shall be numbered to include the total sent, for example "E-mail 2 of 6." For any questions regarding this solicitation, e-mail is the preferred method. E-mail questions to, Shannon.L.Matthews@usace.army.mil.
