Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation (“synopsitation” hereafter), which is expected to result in award of a Firm Fixed Price contract for a commercial commodity/service, i.e., CNC Press Brake, Bys... This is a combined synopsis/solicitation (“synopsitation” hereafter), which is expected to result in award of a Firm Fixed Price contract for a commercial commodity/service, i.e., CNC Press Brake, Bystronic Bybend Smart 160/3100 With Accessories, Brand Name Or Equivalent, as described under the attachment titled “Statement of Work”. The synopsitation is prepared in accordance with the format in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 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. The solicitation is conducted as a commercial item procurement using Simplified Acquisition Procedures (FAR Part 13) and Small Business Programs (FAR Part 19). An award, if any, will be made to the responsible offeror who submits a proposal that (1) conforms to the requirements of the synopsitation; (2) Complies with the minimum requirements as stated in the Statement of Work (SOW), as evidenced by providing a complete description of the equipment to be provided and (3) that submits the quotation with the lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA), provided that the LPTA is determined to be fair and reasonable. The Government reserves the right to award without discussions or make no award at all depending upon (1) the quality of proposals received and (2) whether proposed prices are determined to be fair and reasonable. Offerors shall complete and include in quotations all representations and certifications, as well as all filling provisions and clauses, contained within this solicitation. Additionally, quotations that contain pricing only with no description/detail of the equipment that will be provided will not be accepted or considered for award. Offerors shall submit a detailed response to the solicitation explaining the products being proposed and how the offeror is able to fulfill all requirements of the solicitation. Synopsitation Number: FA860123Q0040 This acquisition is 100% Set-Aside for Small Businesses (Brand Name or Equal) under North American Industry Classification (NAICS) Code: 333517, Small Business Size Standard: 500 employees. Synopsitation Closing Date: Quotes/Proposals must be received no later than 1:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time (EST) on 16 January 2023. Send Quotations To: AFLCMC/PZIBB Attn: Joaquin Perez Jr. 1940 Allbrook Drive, Bld. 1, Room 109 WPAFB OH 45433-5309 or Submit electronic quotations via e-mail to: joaquin.perez@us.af.mil; and joseph.sbarra@us.af.mil Any correspondence sent via e-mail must contain the subject line “FA860123Q0040, CNC Press Brake.” The entire quotation must be contained in a single e-mail that does not exceed 5 megabytes including attachments, if any. E-mails with compressed files are not permitted. 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. **Due to the Department of Defense Firewall, it strongly advised to call/email the POCs identified in this Synopsitation to verify that proposal was received prior to the cut-off date.** Address questions regarding this synopsitation to Joaquin Perez by phone at (937) 522-4525 or via e-mail at joaquin.perez@us.af.mil. A detailed description of the requirement including delivery date, provisions and clauses, representations and certifications, and specifications are provided in the attached documents. Upon award, any provisions that were in the draft contract (including representations and certifications) will be removed from the award document. IMPORTANT NOTICE TO ALL CONTRACTORS: All prospective awardees are required to register in the System for Award Management (SAM) and maintain active registration during the life of the contract. SAM can be accessed at https://www.sam.gov Attachments: Solicitation Document Statement of Work (SOW) Solicitation Amendment 0001 **05 Jan 2023 - Synopsitation updated to incorporate most recent statement of work revision (including new minimum requirements) and to extend the proposal/quote due date to 16 Jan 2023.**