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************************AMENDMENT 0001***************************** The purpose of this amendment is to extend the response date of 15 Sep 23 no later than 1200. All changes are identified by highligh... ************************AMENDMENT 0001***************************** The purpose of this amendment is to extend the response date of 15 Sep 23 no later than 1200. All changes are identified by highlight and/or underline. POCs for this amendment are: Shelton Hamilton Jr., Contract Specialist, phone (334) 953-3525, and Paulette Montgomery-Troy, Contracting Officer, phone (334) 953-5475. GENERAL INFORMATION The 42nd Contracting Squadron, 50 LeMay Plaza, Bldg 804, Maxwell AFB, AL has a requirement to purchase items as described in this document. 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 written solicitation will not be issued. This requirement is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ) (Reference-Number F2XTB93219AW01) The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect in the Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2020-07, Defense Publication Notice (DPN) 20200605 and Air Force Acquisition Circular (AFAC) 2020-0420. A Firm Fixed Priced Award will be made in accordance with the following: NAICS Code: 611512; size standard: 34M The Defense Priorities and Allocations System rating is C9E. IMPORTANT NOTES: 1. THE GOVERNMENT IS SOLICITING FOR “OPEN MARKET” QUOTES ONLY. GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION (GSA) QUOTES WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. 2. ALL PRODUCTS MUST BE NEW; NO REFURBISHED OR USED ITEMS WILL BE ACCEPTED. 3. THIS REQUIREMENT IS BEING SOLICITED AS FULL AND OPEN COMPETION. NATURE OF ACQUISITION: The Maxwell (AFB) 908 AW, or MH-139 Formal Training Unit (FTU) has a requirement to purchase the below listed items outlined in CLIN 0001-0002. This procurement will be awarded under Simplified Acquisition Procedures. All inquiries/responses to this notice must be received by 15 September 2023, 12:00 p.m. CST. SCHEDULE OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES: This acquisition is for the purchase of the following items: CLIN 0001: FMS Trainer V-Desk Flight Management System Software Qty: 6 EA CLIN 0002: Virtual Maintenance Trainer Qty: 1 EA DELIVERY INFORMATION Delivery Address: FMS Training Stations: 315 E. Selfridge Street Bldg 1036 Maxwell AFB, AL 36112 VMT Training Stations: 225 W. Ash St. Bldg 845 Rm 126 Maxwell AFB, AL 36112 Shipping will be FOB Destination QUOTATION PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS To ensure timely and equitable evaluation of quotes, offerors must comply with instructions contained herein. Quotes must be complete, self-sufficient, and respond directly to the requirements of this RFQ. The offeror must submit dated quote with unit prices and extended prices in response to this solicitation. In doing so and without taking any exception to the requirements of this synopsis/solicitation, including specification, “Schedule of Supplies/Services”, and terms and conditions, the offeror accedes to all solicitation requirements. Offerors must clearly identify any exception to the solicitation terms and conditions and provide complete accompanying rationale. The offeror shall complete only paragraphs (b) of this provision if the Offeror has completed the annual representations and certification electronically via the System for Award Management (SAM) Web site located at http://www.sam.gov/portal. If the Offeror has not completed the annual representations and certifications electronically, the Offeror shall complete only paragraphs (c) through (u) of this provision. DELIVERY: The offeror shall provide a PMP that establishes a timeline from issuance of the contract to the location identified in this solicitation. The exact format and content of the PMP is at the offeror’s discretion, but it shall be expressed in terms of “days after contract” and include, at a minimum, a timeline for: Description Days After Contract Product Ordering Product Delivery Total # Days Until Contract Completion Interested parties capable of providing the requirement must include discount terms, tax identification number, cage code, and DUNS. To be eligible to receive an award resulting from this RFQ, contractors must be registered in the DoD Systems for Award Management database, no exceptions. To register, please visit http://www.sam.gov or by calling 1-866-606-8220. Responses to this notice shall be provided in writing via e-mail to Shelton Hamilton Jr. at shelton.hamilton@us.af.mil, (334) 953-3525, Dinah Young-Perdue at dinah.young_perdue@us.af.mil, (334) 953-7758 and Mrs. Paulette Montgomery-Troy at paulette.montgomery-troy@us.af.mil, (334) 953-5475. All responses shall be received NLT 12:00 P.M. CST on 15 September 2023. Email is the preferred method. IMPORTANT NOTE: Multiple Offerors nor Multiple Awards will be considered. A single award will be made in the resultant contract. BASIS FOR AWARD This will be a competitive best value acquisition utilizing FAR 13.5, Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Items. Award will be based on technical acceptability and price. This requirement will be awarded to the lowest priced offeror meeting technical acceptability. 1. Technical acceptability: The offeror will be determined technically acceptable if they meet the following: a. Offeror must provide the service that meets the minimum specifications described in "Schedule of Supplies/Services" CLINs 0001-0002 and the Statement of Requirement. Quotes will be assigned ratings of acceptable (clearly meets the minimum requirement) or unacceptable (does not clearly meet the minimum requirements). 2. Price: The Government shall order each offeror’s quote by price from lowest priced to highest priced. Award will be made to the lowest priced, technically acceptable offeror. The Government may use any of the following price analysis techniques IAW FAR 13.106-3(a) to determine price reasonableness: competitive quotes, comparison of the proposed price with prices found reasonable on previous purchases, a comparison with similar items in a related industry, comparison to an independent Government estimate, or any other reasonable basis. The Government intends to award a contract without discussions. The Government, however, reserves the right to conduct discussions if deemed in its best interest.