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Solicitation Number 12305B22Q0161 Aqua Logic Model No. MT-25-460-SPLIT, 25 ton, 2 EA 460V 3Ø, R-410a Split Air-cooled Water Chiller Package NEA Cold Water Marine Aquaculture Center (Franklin, ME) The ... Solicitation Number 12305B22Q0161 Aqua Logic Model No. MT-25-460-SPLIT, 25 ton, 2 EA 460V 3Ø, R-410a Split Air-cooled Water Chiller Package NEA Cold Water Marine Aquaculture Center (Franklin, ME) The Agricultural Research Service, Northeast Area Administrative office, Acquisition and Personal Property office intends to solicit and award a single firm-fixed-price contract for providing two Aqua Logic water chiller packages to Franklin, ME. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6 – Streamlined Procedures for Evaluation and Solicitation for Commercial Items and supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; offers are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This combined synopsis/solicitation is issued under Request for Quotation (RFQ) number 12305B22Q0161. This requirement is being solicited under NAICS code 333415 for full and open competition. All FAR references are based off FAC 2022-07, Effective 10 Aug 2022. This firm-fixed-priced award for these two chillers is 90 days after receipt of order. FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial, is applicable to this acquisition. An addendum will be added on page 13. FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation of Offerors, is applicable to this acquisition. 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. FAR Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures utilizing Lowest Priced Technically Acceptable (LPTA) factors will be used for the evaluation process. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: Technical Factor #1. Offeror must submit a Transmittal Summary Letter that addresses all the items listed in the instructions. Failure to address any of the two items will result in the offeror being technically unacceptable. Technical Factor #2. Offeror must submit a pricing document that prices all items identified within FAR 52.212-1 Addendum. Failure to submit pricing for both items will result in the offeror being technically unacceptable. If an offeror receives an adjectival rating of “unacceptable” in any factor they will not be eligible for contract award. Offeror must sign and date the 52.212-1 Addendum found of page 13, along with all amendments posted to beta.sam.gov for 12305B22Q0161. FAR Clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition and no addendum has been added. FAR Clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition and applicable clauses within 52.212-5 to this acquisition have been marked with three X’s. Other additional FAR Clauses have been added to this synopsis/solicitation. If they are incorporated by reference in this synopsis/solicitation, use acquisition.gov to read them in their entirety. Submittals Formats: Only Electronic submissions via email will be accepted due to Contract Specialist working remotely. Offers are due to the Contract Specialist, Mr. David Hildebrand, at david.hildebrand@usda.gov by 5:00 PM (EST) 24 August 2022. For information regarding this synopsis/solicitation, please contact Mr. David Hildebrand at david.hildebrand@usda.gov. Only written submitted questions will be given a response. They will be answered via a Questions from Industry posting to sam.gov. Due to USDA-ARS operating remotely, Mr. Hildebrand is only available via email. Notice to Offeror(s): The Government reserves the right to cancel this solicitation, either before or after the closing date. In the event the Government cancels this solicitation, the Government has no obligation to reimburse an offeror for any costs incurred. Site Visit: N/A Questions must be submitted in writing via email to david.hildebrand@usda.gov. Questions received after August 19th may not receive a response. Responses will be posted to sam.gov in a document titled Questions from Industry. You will not receive a direct response.