Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commodities prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcem... This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commodities 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 is a competitive Request for Quote (RFQ) and the solicitation number for this requirement is FM282322560236. The Contracting Squadron at Eglin, AFB, Florida, requires Brand Name Only Olympus Semi-Rigid Ureteroscopes in accordance with the salient characteristics dated 16 March 2023. This acquisition is under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items, FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures, and FAR Part 13.5 Simplified Acquisition Procedures for Certain Commercial Items, as supplemented. This procurement will be conducted as a 100% Small Business set- aside; please identify your business size in your response based upon this standard. Award will be made to the lowest priced, responsible Offeror whose offer conforms to all solicitation requirements, such as terms and conditions, representations and certifications, and technical requirements. The North American Industry Classification System code (NAICS) is 339112, Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing, with a size standard of 1000 employees. A firm fixed price contract will be awarded. There will be no advance payments. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 20220130, Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement Change Notice (DPN) 20221803, and Air Force Acquisition Circular (AFAC) 2021-0726 The Offeror agrees to hold the prices in its offer firm for 60 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of offers. The Government is not responsible for any costs incurred or associated with preparation and submission of an offer in response to this solicitation. NO OFFERORS WILL BE COMPENSATED FOR SUBMITTING AN OFFER. Please respond to this RFQ by emailing response to: Ms. Jenelle Dukes at e-mail: jenelle.dukes@us.af.mil and MSgt Christopher Townsend at e-mail christopher.townsend.1@us.af.mil no later than 12:30am CST, 29 March 2023 (or sooner if possible) in order to be considered timely. Please contact Ms. Jenelle Dukes or MSgt Christopher Townsend with additional questions at the above listed email addresses. The Contracting Officer has determined that there is a high probability of adequate price competition for this acquisition. Upon examination of the initial offers, the Contracting Officer will review this determination and if, in the Contracting Officer’s opinion, adequate price competition exists no additional cost information will be requested. However, if at any time during the evaluation the Contracting Officer determines that adequate price competition no longer exists, Offerors may be required to submit information to the extent necessary to determine the price fair and reasonable. BASIS FOR AWARD: In accordance with FAR 13.106-1(a)(2) offerors are notified that the award will be made to the lowest priced offeror that meets the minimum technical requirements. Offeror will be evaluated in accordance with FAR 13.106-2(b) Offerors must submit quotations for all items listed. Partial offers will not be considered for award. In accordance with, FAR 52.212-1(b)(4), offerors are reminded that as a minimum, offers must show a technical description of the items being offered in sufficient detail to evaluate compliance with the requirements in the solicitation. This may include product literature, or other documents, if necessary Please provide the information below: Payment Terms: Performance Date: Company Name/Address: Unique Entity ID # Required CAGE Code Number: POC: Contact Phone # : E-Mail Address: Do you have capacity to invoice electronically (invoicing through WAWF): Y or N (circle one) Special Notes and Instructions: This is a notice that this order is a Total Set-Aside for small business concerns under NAICS 339112. The Government will accept only quotes submitted by small business concerns. Any quote that is submitted by a contractor that is not a small business concern will not be considered for award. Brand Name. Only offerors providing the approved brand name as outlined in Attachment 2 of this RFQ will be considered for award. Basis for Award. AFTC/PZ will issue a purchase order to the vendor who is determined to offer the best value to the Government. 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. Best Value Determination. The technically acceptable, lowest priced quote will be determined to represent the best value. Technical acceptability will be determined by an evaluation of the quoted requirements that meet the technical criteria that is contained in the solicited item description. If the lowest priced submission does not meet the technical criteria described in the solicited item description, the government reserves the right to evaluate the next lowest priced submissions until it has determined a technically acceptable submission. The evaluation will stop at the point when the government determines an offeror to be technically acceptable with the lowest evaluated price, because that offer will represent the best value. Contingent upon a determination of contractor responsibility, award will be made to that offeror without further evaluation of other offers. Award will be made to the responsible vendor whose quote is the lowest evaluated price among technically acceptable quotes. Mandatory Registrations. To be eligible for award, registration with the System for Award Management (SAM) must be current. Attachments. The following attachments are to be included with this Request for Quote; Attachment 1 – Clauses and Provisions Attachment 2 – Brand Name Justification Attachment 3 – 52.204-24 Representation In accordance with Attachment 1, FAR/DFARS provisions and clauses are applicable to this solicitation: It is the firm’s or individuals’ responsibility to be familiar with applicable provisions and clauses. All FAR Provisions and Clauses may be viewed in full text at the Federal Acquisition Regulation Table of Contents via the Internet https://www.acquistion.gov.

Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

The Department of Defense, United States Air Force (USAF), Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC), Air Force Test Center (AFTC), is currently conducting market research seeking capabilities statement from ... The Department of Defense, United States Air Force (USAF), Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC), Air Force Test Center (AFTC), is currently conducting market research seeking capabilities statement from potential sources, including small businesses (SB), 8(a), HUBZone, Economically Disadvantaged Woman-Owned (EDWOSB), Woman-Owned (WOSB), Service Disabled Veteran Owned (SDVOSB) small businesses that are capable of providing the brand name or equal requirement described below: Olympus Ureteroscope SingleCH, StraightOC, 330m - Qty 3 (part # WA2UR12A) Olympus Ureteroscope SingleCH, StraightOC, 430m - Qty 3 (part # WA2UR13A) Olympus Ster. Tray OES Elite Semi-Rigid - Qty 6 (part # WA2BSKTB) All interested vendors shall submit a response demonstrating their capability to provide these items to the Primary Point of Contact listed below. Proposals are not being requested or accepted at this time. As stipulated in FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not considered offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. No solicitation (Request for Proposal) exists at this time; therefore, do not request a copy of the solicitation. The decision to solicit for a contract shall be solely within the Government’s discretion. The North American Industry Classification System code (NAICS) is 339112, Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing, with a size standard of 1000 employees. Respondents should indicate their size in relation to this size standard and indicate socio-economic status (i.e. SB, 8(a), HUBZone, EDWOSB, WOSB, or SDVOSB). Respondents are further requested to indicate their status as a Foreign-owned/Foreign-controlled firm and any contemplated use of foreign national employees on this effort. 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 FAR Clause 52.219-14. Any information submitted by respondents to this sources sought 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 business, or any particular small business program. CAPABILITIES STATEMENT: All interested vendors shall submit a capabilities statement that explicitly demonstrates their capability to provide/perform the requirement stated in this notice. The capabilities statement should be brief and concise, yet clearly demonstrate an ability to meet the stated requirement. The response must not exceed 15 pages. Small businesses with only partial capabilities of this requirement are encouraged to submit their capabilities statement demonstrating the portion of the requirement they are capable of providing/performing. This information will allow the Government to identify areas of possible breakout or possible subcontracting opportunities. Responses may be submitted electronically to the following e-mail address: jenelle.dukes@us.af.mil. Correspondence sent via email shall contain a subject line that reads “FM282322560236.” If this subject line is not included, the e-mail may not get through e-mail filters at Eglin AFB. Filters are designed to delete emails without a subject or with a suspicious subject or attachment. Attachments with files ending in .zip or .exe are not allowable and will be deleted. Ensure only .pdf, .doc, .docx, .xsls, or .xls documents are attached to your email. All other attachments may be deleted. All responsible sources may submit information that shall be considered by the agency. If late information is received, it may be considered, depending on agency time constraints. All routine communications regarding the announcement should be directed to the contractual point of contact listed in this posting. The Government may or may not use any responses to this sources sought as a basis for a subsequent project/requirement. Any project/requirement developed from the sources sought responses may be the subject of a subsequent acquisition; any such subsequent acquisition will be posted in FedBizOpps.gov separately. Responses to this sources sought will not be returned. The Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received, or provide feedback to the respondents with respect to any of the information submitted under this sources sought. No requests for a bid package or solicitation will be accepted; a bid package or solicitation does not exist at this time. In order to protect the integrity of any possible future acquisition, no additional information will be provided and no appointments for presentations will be made in reference to this sources sought. Only government employees will review submitted responses to this sources sought. Respondents are advised that employees of commercial firms under contract with the Government may be used to administratively process submissions and perform other administrative duties requiring access to other contractor’s proprietary information. These administrative support contractors include nondisclosure agreements prohibiting their contractor employees from disclosing any information submitted by other contractors or using such information for any purpose other than that for which it was furnished. RESPONSES ARE DUE NO LATER THAN 12:00 P.M. NOON (CST) ON 23 March 2023. Direct all questions concerning this requirement to Ms. Jenelle Dukes at jenelle.dukes@us.af.mil.