Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

AMENDMENT 01 - ISSUED TO EXTEND THE CLOSING DATE TO SEPTEMBER 21 2020 AT 1:00 CST -------------------------- This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with t... AMENDMENT 01 - ISSUED TO EXTEND THE CLOSING DATE TO SEPTEMBER 21 2020 AT 1:00 CST -------------------------- This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This combined synopsis/solicitation and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2020-07, Effective: 3 August 2020. Solicitation Number FA441720QC018 is hereby issued as a Request for Quote. Submit written offers only, oral offers will not be accepted. Please respond to this RFQ by providing the following information in this document. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this project is 212321. The Product Service Code (PSC) is 5610. The Size Standard for this NAICS is 500 Employees. Evaluation of commercial items in accordance with FAR 52.212-2 will be utilized using lowest price technically acceptable. Response Due Date: 21 September 2020 @ 1:00 PM CST. *This acquisition is solicited as restricted to Small Business Only. The contractor shall provide all labor, equipment, materials, tools, parts, shipping, and all other items necessary to deliver the following items: 0001 - Items in accordance with the Attached List of Materials 52.212-1 – Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Items (Oct 2018) Addendum to 52.212-1 – Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Items (Oct 2018) Addendum to FAR 52.212-1(b), Submission of offers. Offeror shall submit an electronic copy of their dated offer via e-mail to: brendan.delane@us.af.mil or stephanie.mccullough@us.af.mil with the solicitation number in the subject block, by 17 September 2020 @ 1:00 PM CDT. Submit a dated Offer Schedule marked with solicitation number FA441720QC018. Facsimile proposals will not be accepted. In addition to the items required by 52.212-1(b), the offeror shall complete the Vendors Information and Vendors Offer Information at the end of this Combined Synopsis/Solicitation. This information shall be submitted with the offer. Addendum to FAR 52.212-1(f), Late submissions, modifications, revisions, and withdrawal of offers. This paragraph is tailored to read as follows: Offerors are responsible for submitting electronic offers by the solicitation due date and time. Offers received after the solicitation due date and time are considered late and will be handled in accordance with FAR 52.212-1(f). The contractor shall provide an itemized quote with each item, quantity, unit price and extended price for each of the items requested in the List of Materials. Offerors shall complete the Vendor’s Offer Information and Vendor Information tables at the end of this Combined Synopsis Solicitation and submit with offer by the established due date and time. Offerors shall provide a representation regarding use of telecommunications equipment or services by completing FAR Provision 52.204-24, Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment (AUG 2020), and submit with offer by the established due date and time. (End of Provision) 52.212-2 – Evaluation – Commercial Items (Oct 2014) 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: Technical Acceptability Price The Government will award a FFP contract to the Lowest Priced Technically Acceptable offer. Offers will be determined technically acceptable if all items are quoted and equivalent items proposed meet the descriptive requirements included in the List of Materials. Equivalent items will be evaluated in accordance with FAR Provision 52.211-6. Not all offers will be evaluated for technical acceptability. The lowest price offer will be evaluated, if the offer is determined technically acceptable, no other offers will be evaluated for technical acceptability. If the lowest price is not technically acceptable, the second lowest price will be reviewed. So on and so forth. 2. 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) Due to limited space, the clauses and provisions (terms and conditions) applicable to this Solicitation and the resulting contract are provided in the attached Combined Synopsis Solicitation document.