Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

DATE: 7 July 2020 The purpose of this modification is to post a question and answer to the solicitation, as well as update Attachment 1. DATE: 30 June 2020 I. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation ... DATE: 7 July 2020 The purpose of this modification is to post a question and answer to the solicitation, as well as update Attachment 1. DATE: 30 June 2020 I. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6; the procedures of FAR 13 will be used in this particular acquisition, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotations are requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. II. This solicitation is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ), solicitation number N4019220Q7116. III. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular Change 110, effective dated 24 June 2020. IV. This acquisition is set aside 100% for small businesses. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code is 336214 and the small business size standard is 1,000 employees. V. Potential vendors are to quote on the following Contract Line Items: CLIN DESCRIPTION QTY UNIT OF ISSUE AMOUNT 0001 Deck Over Type Trailer 2 Each 0002 Fully Enclosed Trailer 1 Each 0003 Shipping to Guam 1 Each VI. The requirements must be met as stated in Attachment 1, SPECIFICATIONS. VII. Items shall be delivered to the shipping address stated in Attachment 1, SPECIFICATIONS, and FOB Destination. VIII. FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors—Commercial Items (Jun 2020), applies to this acquisition. IX. FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation – Commercial Items (Oct 2014), applies to this acquisition. 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. Award will be made on an all or none basis. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: (1)Technical acceptability of the item offered to meet the Government requirement; (2) Price TECHNICAL CRITERIA RATINGS RATING DEFINITION Acceptable: The quote meets the minimum requirements of the solicitation and the specifications provided. Unacceptable: The quote does not meet the minimum requirements of the solicitation. Technical acceptability: Technical acceptability will be based on the salient characteristics of the requested items. All quoted items must match the salient characteristics provided. If the offeror’s quote does not fulfill the salient characteristics of the items and is deemed technically unacceptable, that quote will not be considered. Price: The lowest priced quote will be evaluated for technical acceptability. If the lowest priced quote is found technically acceptable, the award will be made without further consideration. If the lowest quote is deemed technically unacceptable, the next lowest quote will be evaluated for technical acceptability, and so on until an award can be made to the lowest priced technically acceptable quote. X. FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representation and Certifications—Commercial Items (Jun 2020) is included in this solicitation. XI. FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Items (Oct 2018) applies to this acquisition. No addenda to this clause. XII. FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items (Jun 2020). These additional FAR provisions and clauses cited within the clause at 52.212-5 are applicable to this acquisition: FAR 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (Mar 2020) FAR 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation (Mar 2020) FAR 52.222-3, Convict Labor (Jun 2003) FAR 52.222-19, Child Labor (Jan 2020) FAR 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 2015) FAR 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Sep 2016) FAR 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (Jun 2020) FAR 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Jan 2019) FAR 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (Jun 2020) FAR 52.224-3, Privacy Training (Jan 2017) FAR 52.225-13, Restriction on Certain Foreign Purchases (Jun 2008) FAR 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer (Oct 2018) XIII. The following FAR and DFARS provisions and clauses are applicable to this acquisition: FAR 52.204-16, Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting (Jul 2016) FAR 52.204-18, Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance (Jul 2016) FAR 52.204-19, Incorporation by Reference of Representations and Certifications (Dec 2014) FAR 52.204-21, Basic Safeguarding of Covered Contractor Information Systems (Jun 2016) DFARS 252.203-7000, Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials (Sep 2011) DFARS 252.203-7002, Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights (Sep 2013) DFARS 252.203-7005, Representation Relating to the Compensation of Former DoD Officials (Nov 2011) DFARS 252.204-7006, Billing Instructions (Oct 2005) DFARS 252.204-7012, Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting (Dec 2019) DFARS 252.204-7015, Notice of Authorized Disclosure of Information for Litigation Support (May 2016) DFARS 252.223-7008, Prohibition of Hexavalent Chromium (Jun 2013) DFARS 252.225-7048, Export-Controlled Items (Jun 2013) DFARS 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payments Requests and Receiving Reports (Dec 2018) DFARS 252.232-7006, Wide Area Work Flow Payment Instructions (Dec 2018) DFARS 252.232-7010, Levies on Contract Payments (Dec 2006) DFARS 252.244-7000, Subcontracts for Commercial Items (Jun 2013) DFARS 252.247-7023, Transportation of Supplies by Sea – Basic (Feb 2019) DFARS PGI PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS, Payments shall be made in accordance with the Payment Instructions table at DFARS PGI 204.7108(b)(2). XIV. All firms must be registered and active in the System for Award Management (SAM) database at https://www.sam.gov/SAM/ to be considered for award. Offerors must be registered with NAICS 336214. Quote must be directly submitted by the firm registered in SAM that is intended to be the successful awardee. Quotes submitted by another firm on behalf of a SAM registered company with the intention of being award “care of” will not be accepted. All quotes must include registered DUNS, CAGE code, and Tax ID and small business status. XV. Submit quote via email to Angelica Hibbert at angelica.hibbert@us.af.mil. Submittal of multiple quotes will not be accepted. XVI. A response to this RFQ must be received via e-mail no later than 9:00 am Chamorro Standard Time (ChST) on 13 July 2020. Oral quotes will not be accepted. Emailed quotes must be received at the stated addressee email inbox on time and the addressee must be able to open the email and all attachments. No other email receipt will be acceptable. The Government does not accept responsibility for non-receipt of quotes. It is the vendor’s responsibility to request and receive confirmation of quote receipt. XVII. Please send any questions to the email provided above or call 671-366-1709 for information regarding this solicitation no later than 9:00 am ChST on 8 July 2020.