Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

Solicitation Number 12805B23Q0960 Fire Pump Rental Beltsville Agricultural Research Center Beltsville, MD The Agricultural Research Service, Plains Area Administrative office, Acquisition and Personal... Solicitation Number 12805B23Q0960 Fire Pump Rental Beltsville Agricultural Research Center Beltsville, MD The Agricultural Research Service, Plains Area Administrative office, Acquisition and Personal Property office intends to solicit and award a single firm-fixed-price contract for the rental of a fire pump at its research center in Beltsville, MD. 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 12805B23Q0960. This requirement is being solicited under NAICS code 922160, Fire Protection. All FAR references are based off FAC 2023-04, Effective 2 June 2023. This firm-fixed-priced award will be awarded as firm-fixed price contract for delivery and two months rental. FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial, is applicable to this acquisition. An addendum will be added on page 11. 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: 1. Technical Factor #1. Vendor must provide pricing and delivery day/expected delivery day. Failure to provide either will cause the vendor to be rated ‘unacceptable’. If an offeror receives an adjectival rating of “unacceptable” in any factor they may not be eligible for contract award. Offeror must sign and date the 52.212-1 Addendum found of page 11, along with all amendments posted to sam.gov for 12805B23Q0960. 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. Quotes are due to the Contract Specialist, Mr. David Hildebrand, at david.hildebrand@usda.gov by 12:00 PM (CDT) 25 Sept 2023. 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