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SOLICITATION/Combo This solicitation is expected to result in the award of a firm-fixed-price contract for a Dynamic Thermal Extractor as described under the requirements section of this solicitation ... SOLICITATION/Combo This solicitation is expected to result in the award of a firm-fixed-price contract for a Dynamic Thermal Extractor as described under the requirements section of this solicitation and accompanying requirements attachment. This solicitation is prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 13, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This solicitation is for a Dynamic Thermal Extractor to support the Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB). An award, if any, will be made to the responsible Offeror who submits a proposal that: 1. Conforms to the requirements of the solicitation. 2. Receives a rating of "Acceptable" on the Technical Capability evaluation factor. 3. Has a price that is deemed fair and reasonable provided pricing is not unbalanced. The solicitation number for this requirement is FA8601-19-R-A009 and is hereby issued as a Request for Proposal (RFP) using FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code is 334516 with a small business size standard of 1,000 employees. NAICS Code: 334516 - Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing Small Business Size Standard: 1,000 Employees Acceptable means of Submission: All submissions must be submitted electronically to the following email address jesse.vera.1@us.af.mil by Friday, 15 March 2019 1:00 P.M. EST. Any correspondence sent via e-mail must contain the subject line "FA8601-19-R-A009 Dynamic Thermal Extractor". The entire proposal may be in multiple e-mails as long as each email is numbered. Each email must not exceed 5 megabytes, including attachments. E-mails with compressed files will not be accepted. Note that e-mail filters at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base are designed to filter e-mails without subject lines or with suspicious subject lines or contents (i.e., .exe or .zip files). Therefore, if the specified subject line is not included, the e-mail may not get through the e-mail filters. Also be advised that .zip or .exe files are not allowable attachments and may be deleted by the email filters at Wright-Patterson. If sending attachments with email, ensure only .pdf, .doc, .docx, .xls or .xlsx documents are sent. The email filter may delete any other form of attachments. Submittal of proposals in response to this solicitation constitutes agreement by the Offeror to all terms & conditions contained herein, which will also be the terms & conditions of any resulting contract. It is the Offerors responsibility to be familiar with the applicable clauses and provisions. Clauses and provisions in full text may be accessed via the Internet website http://farsite.hill.af.mil. The Government reserves the right to award without discussions or make no award depending upon the quality, price fairness, and price reasonableness of the proposals received. Delivery Schedule: 30 Days after date of contract Place of Delivery: 711HPW/OML 2510 Fifth Street BLDG 840, AREA B Wright-Patterson AFB OH 45433 Attn: Donna Sebesky 937-938-2620 Delivery Type: FOB Destination (As defined in FAR 2.101-Definitions, the seller or consignor is responsible for the cost of shipping and risk of loss.) Inspection and Acceptance: Both inspection and acceptance will be by the Government at Destination. Requirement: The Air Force Packaging Technology and Engineering Facility has a requirement for Dynamic Thermal Extractor. The Thermal Extractor is to be provided in accordance with the Statement of Work (Attachment 1). The anticipated award is Firm-Fixed Price. The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible Offeror whose offer conforms to the solicitation and is most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. Technical Capability and Price will be used to evaluate all offers. The proposals may be in any format but MUST include: 1. Proposing company's name, address, DUNS number, Cage Code, and TIN. 2. Point of contact's name, phone, and email. 3. Proposal number & date. 4. Timeframe that the proposal is valid. 5. Individual item price. 6. Total price (Net 30), No Progress Payments. 7. Shipping (FOB Destination). 8. Delivery Schedule. 9. Completed copy of representations and certifications (attachment 2) Important Notice to Contractors: Proposals MUST also contain a complete description of items offered and any technical manuals or literature to clearly show that the items meet or exceed the requirements outlined in the Statement of Work (Attachment 1). The Contracting Officer will review proposal based on the factors listed in this solicitation and the information furnished by the Offeror. Before price is considered, the proposal must meet the technical specifications of this solicitation. Important Notice to Contractors: All prospective awardees are required to register at the System for Award Management (SAM) and to maintain active registration during the life of the contract. SAM can be accessed at https://www.sam.gov. Any award resulting from this solicitation will include DFARS Clause 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests. Section 1008 of the National Defense Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2001 requires any claims for payment (invoices) under DoD contract to be submitted in electronic form. Wide Area Workflow - Receipt and Acceptance (WAWF - RA) is the DoD system of choice for implementing this statutory requirement. Use of the basic system is at no cost to the contractor. Contractors must complete vendor training, which is also available at no cost at http://www.wawftraining.com. Prior to submitting invoices in the production system, contractors must register for an account at http://wawf.eb.mil/. ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS Proposal Content: Proposals shall consist of two separate parts, a technical proposal and a price proposal. Length of the proposal shall not exceed ten (10) typed pages. Proposal Detail: The proposal shall be clear, concise, and shall include sufficient detail for effective evaluation and for substantiating the validity of stated claims. The proposal should not simply rephrase or restate the Government's requirements, but rather shall provide convincing rationale to address how the offeror intends to meet the listed requirements. Offerors shall assume that the Government has no prior knowledge of their facilities and experience, and will base its evaluation on the information presented in the offer submitted. Embellishments Not Desired: Elaborate brochures or documentation, binding, detailed artwork or other embellishments are unnecessary and are not desired. Technical Proposal: Describe how the offeror will provide 24 container casters as described in the Statement of Work. EVALUATION FACTORS The Government will use Simplified Acquisition Procedures to evaluate proposals submitted in response to the solicitation. The factors that shall be used to evaluate proposals are Technical and Price, as expounded below. Evaluation will be based on Lowest Price Technically Acceptable. FACTOR 1 - Technical: Pursuant to evaluation of all requirements, the Technical factor will receive an overall rating of either "Acceptable" or "Unacceptable" using the rating and descriptions in the table below: Rating Description Acceptable Proposal clearly meets the minimum requirements of the solicitation. Unacceptable Proposal does not clearly meet the minimum requirements of the solicitation. In determining whether a technical proposal is Acceptable or Unacceptable, the Government will consider the extent to which the technical proposal demonstrates the offeror's ability to meet all of the factors as outlined in the Statement of Work (Attachment 1): FACTOR 2 - Price: Price proposals will be evaluated to determine if unit prices are fair and reasonable using the techniques described in FAR 13.106-3(a). Evaluation Process: (a) The Government will initiate concurrent evaluation of all evaluation factors on all proposals. The Government will consider, throughout the evaluation, the "correction potential" of a proposal including whether any proposal deficiency can be rectified and whether any uncertainty can be resolved. The judgment of such "correction potential" is within the sole discretion of the Government. (b) If, pursuant to initial evaluation, the Government rates the Technical factor as "Unacceptable", or if the Government determines that there is some other deficiency or uncertainty relative to an offeror's proposal, and in the Government's judgment, the deficiency is rectifiable or the uncertainty is resolvable, the Contracting Officer (CO) may open discussions and may continue discussions as long as, in the Government's judgment, the deficiency is rectifiable or the uncertainty is resolvable. (c) For the purpose of conducting discussions, if the Government rates the Technical factor as "Unacceptable", or if the Government determines that there is some other deficiency or uncertainty relative to an offeror's proposal, the entire proposal will be rated "Unacceptable." At the conclusion of discussions, if the Technical factor is rated "Unacceptable", or if any deficiency or uncertainty relative to the proposal has not been resolved, evaluation of that proposal will be considered final. The entire proposal will be rated "Unacceptable" and no further consideration will be given to that proposal for award. (d) For the purpose of award without discussions, if pursuant to initial evaluation, the Government rates the Technical factor as "Unacceptable", or if the Government determines that there is some other deficiency or uncertainty relative to an offeror's proposal, notwithstanding that any deficiency may be rectifiable or any uncertainty may be resolvable, the entire proposal will be rated "Unacceptable," the initial evaluation will be the final evaluation, and no further consideration will be given to that proposal for award. Unless the Government has received a prior written notice that an offeror has withdrawn its proposal, the Government may accept the proposal in whole or in part before the proposal's expiration date. Provisions and Clauses can be found in Attachment 3. The following provisions are incorporated into this solicitation by full text to be completed by the offeror in Attachment 2: FAR 52.204-17 Ownership oR Control of Offeror (JUL 2016) FAR 52.212-3 Alt 1, OFFEROR REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (NOV 2017) FAR 52.209-11 REPRESENTATION BY CORPORATIONS REGARDING DELINQUENT TAX LIABILITY OR A FELONY CONVICTION UNDER ANY FEDERAL LAW (FEB 2016) Attachments: •1. Statement of Work •2. Representations and Certifications •3. Provisions and Clauses Please direct all questions to Jesse Vera, jesse.vera.1@us.af.mil.

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SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS (Not a Notice of Solicitation): Thermal Extractor (Temperature programmed) The United States Air Force, AFLCMC/PZIBC Base Support Contracting Branch, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio... SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS (Not a Notice of Solicitation): Thermal Extractor (Temperature programmed) The United States Air Force, AFLCMC/PZIBC Base Support Contracting Branch, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio is seeking capabilities packages of potential sources including Small Business (SB), 8(a), HUBZone, and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) concerns. This Sources Sought Synopsis is published for market research purposes only, to identify potential sources capable of providing a Thermal Extractor (Temperature programmed) to meet the 711th Human Performance Wing (711HPW/OML) requirements. A new (not refurbished) thermal extractor with 4 chambers that can thermally transfer up to 100 cm3 of media to a thermal desorption tube for subsequent analysis is required. The equipment desired will have an inert coated steel treated chamber that is temperature programmed from ambient to 250°C and can be used as a stand-alone unit. Other requirements include ramp speed during heating, cold down rate, and independent control of each chamber. TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS: The draft requirements document has all of the information listed in regards to the technical requirements for this acquisition. As a reminder, these are drafts which are subject to be changed. The requirement is for one (1) thermal extractor. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this requirement is 334516- Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing, with a size standard of 1,000 employees. The Government reserves the right to consider a small business set-aside based upon responses hereto for any subsequent action. All prospective contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database to be awarded a DoD contract. No set-aside decision has been made. Note that a key factor in determining an acquisition to be a Small Business Set Aside is that small business prime contractors must perform at least 50% of the effort, as defined in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clause 52.219-14. The Air Force anticipates an acquisition for a Firm Fixed Price Contract. Any information submitted by respondents to this sources sought synopsis is voluntary. This sources sought notice is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government, nor will the Government reimburse any costs associated with the submission of information in response to this notice. Respondents will not be individually notified of the results of any Government assessments. The Government's assessment of the capability statements received will factor into whether any forthcoming solicitation will be conducted as a full and open competition or as a set-aside for small businesses, or any particular small business program. INSTRUCTIONS: 1. The information below provides a "Contractor Capability Survey" to allow you to document your company's capabilities in meeting these requirements. 2. If, after reviewing these documents, you desire to participate in the market research, please complete and return the Contractor Capability Survey below. Response format and due date information is specified at the bottom portion of this notice. Failure to provide a complete response may result in the Government being unable to adequately assess your capabilities. If you lack sufficient experience in a particular area, please provide details explaining how you would overcome the lack of experience/capabilities in order to perform that portion of the requirement (i.e., teaming, subcontracting, etc.). 3. Both large and small businesses are encouraged to participate in this Market Research. Joint ventures or teaming arrangements are encouraged. Questions relative to this market survey should be addressed via email to Jesse Vera, AFLCMC/PZIBC, at Jesse.vera.1@us.af.mil by 3:00 pm EST, Monday, 18 February 2019. CONTRACTOR CAPABILITY SURVEY: Part I. Business Information: Please provide the following business information for your firm:? Company/Institute Name:? Address:? Point of Contact:? CAGE Code:? Phone Number:? Email Address:? Web Page URL: Based on North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 334516 with a size standard of 1,000 employees, please circle Yes or No as to whether your company is: Small Business (Yes / No) Self-Certified or Third Party Certified Small Disadvantaged Business (Yes / No) Self-Certified or Third Party Certified 8(a) Certified (Yes / No) Self-Certified or Third Party Certified HUBZone Certified (Yes / No) Self-Certified or Third Party Certified Veteran-Owned Small Business (Yes / No) Self-Certified or Third Party Certified? Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business(Yes / No) Self-Certified or Third Party Certified? Women-Owned (WO) (Yes / No) Self-Certified or Third Party Certified? Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business (Yes / No) Self-Certified or Third Party Certified Please indicate if your company is domestic or foreign owned (if foreign, please indicate the country of ownership). Indicate if you are the manufacturer or provide the name and size of the manufacturer of the product(s) you will be supplying. Please provide a statement that the respondent will allow or will not allow the Government to release proprietary data. The Air Force will handle proprietary items in accordance with FAR 2.101 and 3.104. Please provide information about the firm's standard warranty. Please provide recent sales history to commercial companies in order to determine commerciality. Please provide a statement to acceptability of the following proposed provisions and clauses, as they are determined to be consistent with customary commercial practice. Attention: Small business respondents who are interested in submitting a proposal as the prime contractor for this effort: The acquisition strategy for this requirement has not been decided; however, the Air Force is contemplating setting this acquisition aside for small businesses if there is sufficient demonstrated interest and capability. Note that a key factor in determining an acquisition to be a Small Business Set Aside is that two or more small business prime contractors must be capable of providing at least 50% of the entire scope of the hydraulic pump IAW attached Requirements Document, as defined in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clause 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting. Provide specific details and rationale as to how compliance with FAR clause 52.219-14 would be achieved, including specific details regarding teaming arrangements, etc. If subcontracts are to be used, provide anticipated percentage of effort to be subcontracted and whether small or large businesses will be used. Teaming and/or subcontracting arrangements should be clearly delineated and previous experience in teaming must be provided. Attention all potential respondents: If this acquisition is not set aside for small business, it is anticipated that the contract may contain a small business utilization requirement. Please provide feedback on what areas of this requirement are likely candidates for small business subcontracting. Part II. Capability Survey Questions: 1. Name of country where manufacturing takes place. 2. Describe briefly the capabilities of your facility and the nature of the services you provide. Include a description of your staff composition and management structure. 3. Describe your company's past experience on previous projects similar in complexity to this requirement. Include contract number and date, a brief description, agency/organization supported, and point of contact name and telephone number. 4. Are there specific requirements in the documentation that we provide that would currently preclude your product/service from being a viable solution to our requirement? 5. Are there established market prices for our requirement? If you offer this product and/or service to both U.S. Government and commercial sources, is the same workforce used for both the U.S. Government and general public? Is our requirement offered to both under similar terms and conditions? Briefly describe any differences. 6. Describe your standard warranty and return process for goods and services furnished to the Government for items similar in nature to this requirement. CAPABILITIES PACKAGE: All interested firms shall submit a response demonstrating their capabilities to provide the requested items to the primary point of contact listed below. Any information submitted by respondents to this sources sought synopsis is voluntary. As stipulated in Federal Acquisition Regulation 15.201, responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Any information submitted by respondents to this sources sought synopsis is voluntary and will not be returned. The Government will not reimburse any costs incurred or associated with the submission of information in response to this notice. The decision to solicit for a contract shall be solely within the Government's discretion. Responses are limited to 5 pages and may be submitted electronically to the following email address: jesse.vera.1@us.af.mil in a Microsoft Word compatible format or mailed to AFLCMC/PZIBC POC: Jesse Vera, 1940 Allbrook Drive, Room 109, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433-5344 to be received no later than by 3:00 pm EST, Monday, 18 February 2019. Direct all questions concerning this acquisition to Jesse Vera at jesse.vera.1@us.af.mil or 937-522-4575. The Government's assessment of the capability statements received will factor into whether any forthcoming solicitation will be solicited as full and open or set-aside for small business, or any particular small business program (e.g. SDVOSB, EDWOSB, HUBZone, 8(a), etc.). Be advised that all correspondence sent via e-mail shall contain a subject line that reads "Hydraulic Pumps". If this subject line is not included, the e-mail may not get through e-mail filters at Wright-Patterson AFB. Filters are designed to delete emails without subject lines or with suspicious subject lines or contents. Attachments with files ending in.zip or .exe are not allowable and will be deleted. Ensure only .pdf, .doc, or .xls documents are attached to email. Attachments •1. Statement of Work