Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

**AMENDMENT 1** The purpose of this amendment is to publish a Q&A and post a revised bid schedule. See attached. Submissions shall use Bid Schedule DFAC EQUIPMENT UPDATED for quotes. **AMENDMENT 2** T... **AMENDMENT 1** The purpose of this amendment is to publish a Q&A and post a revised bid schedule. See attached. Submissions shall use Bid Schedule DFAC EQUIPMENT UPDATED for quotes. **AMENDMENT 2** The purpose of this amendment is to publish an updated Q&A. See attached "Questions & Answers UPDATED". **AMENDMENT 3** The purpose of this amendment is to publish an updated Q&A. See attached "Questions & Answers UPDATED 2". **AMENDMENT 4** The purpose of this amendment is to publish an updated Q&A and change RFQ due date to 11Sep2024 by 3:00pm CST. See attached "Questions & Answers UPDATED 3". **ORIGINAL POST** 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; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The Request for Quotation (RFQ) number FA462524Q1087 shall be used to reference any written quote provided under this RFQ. The RFQ document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2024-05; Effective 05/22/2024. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this project is 333415with a size standard of 1250 Employees. The purpose of this combined synopsis and solicitations for the purchase and delivery of Kitchen Equipment in accordance with the attached Performance Work Statement (PWS). This requirement is set aside 100% for small businesses. Ship to address: _F4E32H_ *FAR Provision 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Items (Mar 2023) applies to this acquisition and the following addendum applies: The following words stating “offer”, “offeror”, and “proposal” are replaced with “quotation”, “vendor”, and “quote”. Paragraph (a) first sentence revised as follows: “The NAICS code and small business size standard for this acquisition appear above.” Paragraph (c) first sentence revised as follows: “The vendor agrees to hold the prices in its quote firm for 60 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of quotes, unless another time period is specified in an addendum to the quote.” RFQ due date: 11September2024 RFQ due time: 3:00 P.M. CST Email to brandan.palma@us.af.mil and nico.montero@us.af.mil. THIS MUST BE SENT TO brandan.palma@us.af.mil and nico.montero@us.af.mil AS STATED BELOW, OR THE ADDRESS IF MAILING. ANYTHING OTHERWISE CAN AND WILL BE CONSIDERED NONRESPONSIVE. YOU MAY WISH TO PLACE A READ/DELIVERY RECEIPT. Note: .zip files are not an acceptable format for the Air Force Network and will not go through our email system. If email attachments are greater than 10 MB, contact us for alternate instructions before proposal deadline. All questions regarding this RFQ must be email to brandan.palma@us.af.mil and nico.montero@us.af.mil by 27August2024, 3:00 P.M. CST Please provide the following information with your quote: Company Name Address City, St, Zip POC Email Telephone CAGE Code SAM UEI Socioeconomic Status *Number of Employees or Total Yearly Revenue Estimated Delivery Payment Terms Warranty Terms All companies must be registered in the System for Award Management at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/ to be considered for award. The Government will not provide contract financing for this acquisition. Invoice instructions shall be provided at time of award. Invoice instruction shall be provided at time of award. FAR Provision *52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Nov 2021), applies to this acquisition and the following evaluation is applicable: The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible vendor whose quotation conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate quotes: (i) technical capability of the item offered to meet the Government requirement; (ii) price; A vendor must be determined to be responsible by the Contracting Officer in order to be eligible for award. Responsibility is described in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 9.1, “Responsible Prospective Contractors.” Part of the determination addresses financial capability. Please provide the names, addresses and points of contact for all financial institution organizations utilized to determine if contractor has adequate financial resources to perform the contract or the ability to obtain them to include written authority to contact the provided financial institution. (b) Options. The Government will evaluate quotes for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that a quote is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s). (c) A written notice of award or acceptance of a quote, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful vendor within the time for acceptance specified in the quote, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the quote’s specified expiration time, the Government may accept a quote (or part of a quote), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award. (End of Provision) Discussions: The government intends to award a purchase order without discussions with respective vendors/quoters. The government however, reserves the right to conduct discussions if deemed in its best interest. FAR Provision *52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Products and Commercial Services. (Dec 2022), with its Alternate I (Dec 2022), applies to this acquisition. All vendors must be registered in System for Award Management at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/ at the time of Quote submittal. FAR clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Products and Commercial Services. (Dec 2022), applies to this acquisition with the following Addendum: Paragraph (c) of this clause is tailored as follows: Changes in the terms and conditions of this contract may be made only by written agreement of the parties with the exception of administrative changes, such as changes in the paying office, appropriations data, etc., which may be changed unilaterally by the Government. Note: The vendor acknowledges that should the quote terms and conditions and/or agreement conflict with mandatory provisions of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and other Federal law applicable to commercial acquisitions, to the extent of such conflict the FAR and Federal law govern and conflicting vendor terms and conditions and/or agreement are unenforceable and are not considered incorporated into any resultant contract. FAR clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders—Commercial Products and Commercial Services. (Jun 2023), additionally, the following FAR clauses cited in 52.212-5 are applicable: Additional contract requirement(s) or terms and conditions (such as contract financing arrangements or warranty requirements) determined by the contracting officer to be necessary for this acquisition and consistent with customary commercial practices The full text of these clauses and (*) provisions may be assessed electronically at the website: FAR | Acquisition.GOV NOTE: ALL PROVISIONS WILL BE REMOVED AT TIME OF AWARD BUT SHALL REMAIN PART OF THE CONTRACT FILE. Attachments: (3) Statement of Work Bid Schedule Provisions and Clauses