Inactive Historically Underutilized Business (HUBZone) Set-Aside (FAR 19.13)

Amendment 02 Amendment 02 is issued to answer questions issued by vendors. Please see Attachment 4 Questions and Answers in the attachments/links section. There are no other changes at this time. ----... Amendment 02 Amendment 02 is issued to answer questions issued by vendors. Please see Attachment 4 Questions and Answers in the attachments/links section. There are no other changes at this time. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Amendment 01 This amendment is issued to add safety requirements (an operators overhead guard) to each model of forklift within the Statement of Work (SOW) and to answer questions related to the solicitation. An updated Statement of Work has been attached to this solicitation. Attachment 3 is added to have vendors sign the SF30 to acknowledge the updated safety requirements in the SOW and vendors are required to submit this SF30 with their proposals. Failure to submit the signed SF 30 (attachment 3) with proposals will result in bids being disqualified. Attachment 4 is added to provide answers relating to the solicitation.The updated SOW, SF30, and Questions & Answers attachments can be found under the Attachments/Links section. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items/services prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. We will be using FAR subpart 13.5 procedures for this solicitation. This procurement is a HUBZone set-aside under NAICS 811310 with a size standard of 900 employees. This is for an IDIQ contract with a Base Period and (2) Option Periods. The required equipment is per the attached specifications in the Statement of Work provided, including its delivery timeframes. The following clauses will be included in the award: FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Item; Far 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions required to implement statutes or Executive Orders Commercial items. Offeror must submit Representations and Certifications (FAR 52.212-3). If an offeror has completed the annual representations and certificates electronically the offeror shall complete only paragraph (b) of this provision. Quotes are to be received no later than 3:00 p.m. Eastern Standard U.S. Time on Friday, April 18, 2025, via email only to the designated Contracting Officer. See Attachment for the Bid Schedule and Specifications/Additional Terms. All quotes shall be in U.S. Dollars All contractor performance shall be in a safe manner, and in compliance with all applicable Federal, State and Local laws and regulations, and all installation policies. Any/all required documentation and service-related requirements including installation access are the responsibility of the contractor, with coordination as necessary with the site point of contact (POC). Deliveries must be performed during normal installation work hours which are available from the POC, excluding Federal holidays. Place of Performance listed in SAM is DLA Disposition Services Headquarters. Delivery for the forklifts will be to all requested DLA Disposition Services site locations CONUS wide based on site needs. INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS: Submit quotes by email to james.isola@dla.mil no later than Friday, April 18, 2025, at 3:00 P.M. Eastern Time. Attention should be noted to FAR 52.212-1(f), concerning late submissions. The offeror bears the risk of non-receipt of any email transmissions and should ensure that all pages of the quote have been received by the designated office before the deadline indicated. Email submissions by 5:00 pm one business day prior to the due date and time are encouraged to reduce the possibility of server or other cyber-related delays that may render your response as ineligible for consideration. Quotes are to include: 1) The bid schedule is attached and responding firms are required to complete and return the bid schedule for all line items. 2) Complete listing of CLIN specifications for each equipment offered item, fully demonstrating the equipment meets the required specifications in the attachment. 3) Offerors shall provide the applicable CAGE code and Unique Entity Identifier with their bid submission. The information located in FAR 52.212-3 (Offerors Representations and Certifications) must be current on SAM.gov at the time of quote submission. Any solicitation questions shall be submitted no later than Wednesday, April 2, 2025 at 3:00 PM Eastern Time to james.isola@dla.mil. In the event questions are received, a solicitation amendment will be posted to distribute the answers prior to the closing date of the solicitation. The Government is not responsible for answering questions received after this deadline. EVALUATION: Quotations will be evaluated on a Lowest-Price Technically Acceptable basis. Award will be made to the firm that offers the lowest total cost to the Government for the entire requirement after a pass/fail evaluation of the contractors’ provided technical submittals meeting or exceeding salient characteristics. The offeror shall clearly certify the country of origin / place of manufacture on each product being quoted. Additionally, the offeror shall state the county of origin / place of manufacture for the batteries installed on the quoted electric forklifts under CLIN 0005 and 0006. The offeror shall verify that the batteries are not manufactured by any company on the 1260H list. Given these forklifts are multi-year assets, the offeror shall identify if the batteries included are manufactured by a firm subject to a future prohibition under the Decoupling from Foreign Adversarial Battery Dependance Act of 2024. A link to the 1260H list, and the listing of the prohibited battery manufactures scheduled to take effect October 2027, are listed below. https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/4023145/dod-releases-list-of-chinese-military-companies-in-accordance-with-section-1260/ Prohibitions projected to take effect October 2027 in accordance with the Decoupling from Foreign Adversarial Battery Dependance Act: Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL), BYD, Envision Energy, EVE Energy, Gotion High Tech, and Hithium Energy Storage Technology. Equipment with batteries manufactured by any firm on the 1260H list will be excluded from consideration. Equipment with batteries manufactured by companies listed under the Decoupling from Foreign Adversarial Battery Dependance Act, will also be excluded from consideration, unless a statement is provided from the equipment manufacturer demonstrating the commercial availability of replacement batteries from companies not subject to the upcoming prohibition. FAR 52.212-1 (Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial) (Sep 2023) Fill-in coverage: All offerors shall submit the make, model, and technical specifications of the forklift being quoted for technical acceptability review. The detailed specifications shall be complete to verify that all salient characteristics are met in accordance with the Statement of Work. Offerors shall state the place of manufacture/country of origin of the equipment they are quoting for this solicitation. (See 252.225-7020 Trade Agreements Certificate—Basic). Offers shall also state the place of manufacture / country of origin for the batteries included on the electric forklifts under CLIN 0005 and 0006. 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (Jun 2020), with Alternate I (Nov 2021) 52.203-19 Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements JAN 2017 52.204-7 System for Award Management NOV 2024 52.204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards JUN 2020 52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance OCT 2018 52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting AUG 2020 52.204-17 Ownership or Control of Offeror AUG 2020 52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance AUG 2020 52.204-20 Predecessor of Offeror AUG 2020 52.204-23 Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab and Other Covered Entities DEC 2023 52.204-24 Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment NOV 2021 52.204-25 Prohibition of Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment NOV 2021 52.204-26 Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services—Representation OCT 2020 52.204-27 Prohibition on a ByteDance Covered Application JUN 2023 52.204-30, Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders—Prohibition. (Dec 2023) 52.209-6 Protecting the Government’s Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment JAN 2025 52.209-7 Information Regarding Responsibility Matters OCT 2018 52.209-9 Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility Matters OCT 2018 52.209-10 Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations NOV 2015 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors—Commercial Products and Commercial Services SEP 2023 52.212-2 Evaluation—Commercial Products and Commercial Services NOV 2021 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services MAY 2024 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services--Alternate I FEB 2024 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Products and Commercial Services NOV 2023 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders—Commercial Products and Commercial Services JAN 2025 52.216-18 Ordering AUG 2020 52.216-19 Order Limitations OCT 1995 52.216-22 Indefinite Quantity OCT 1995 52.217-5 Evaluation of Options JUL 1990 52.217-9 Option to Extend the Term of the Contract MAR 2000 52.219-3 Notice of HUBZone Set-Aside or Sole Source Award OCT 2022 52.219-8 Utilization of Small Business Concerns JAN 2025 52.219-14 Limitations on Subcontracting OCT 2022 52.219-28 Post-Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation JAN 2025 52.222-3 Convict Labor June 2003 52.222-19 Child Labor—Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies JAN 2025 52.222-20 Contracts for Materials, Supplies, Articles, and Equipment Exceeding $15,000 JUN 2020 52.222-35 Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Jun 2020) 52.222-36 Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (Jun 2020) 52.222-37 Employment Reports on Veterans (Jun 2020) 52.222-40 Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act DEC 2010 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons NOV 2021 52.223-22 Public Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Reduction Goals—Representation DEC 2016 52.223-23 Sustainable Products and Services MAY 2024 52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases FEB 2021 52.226-8 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving MAY 2024 52.229-11 Tax on Certain Foreign Procurements—Notice and Representation JUN 2020 52.229-12 Tax on Certain Foreign Procurements FEB 2021 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer—System for Award Management OCT 2018 52.232-39 Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations JUN 2013 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors MAR 2023 52.233-3 Protest after Award AUG 1996 52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim OCT 2004 52.240-1 Prohibition on Unmanned Aircraft Systems Manufactured or Assembled by American Security Drone Act—Covered Foreign Entities NOV 2024 52.252-5 Authorized Deviations in Provisions NOV 2020 252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials SEP 2011 252.203-7002 Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights DEC 2022 252.203-7005 Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials SEP 2022 252.204-7003 Control of Government Personnel Work Product APR 1992 252.204-7016 Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services--Representation DEC 2019 252.204-7017 Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services--Representation MAY 2021 252.204-7018 Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services JAN 2023 252.204-7024 Notice on the use of the Supplier Performance Risk System MAR 2023 252.211-7003 Item Unique Identification and Valuation JAN 2023 252.215-7008 Only One Offer DEC 2022 252.223-7008 Prohibition of Hexavalent Chromium JAN 2023 252.225-7012 Preference for Certain Domestic Commodities APR 2022 252.225-7020 Trade Agreements Certificate--Basic NOV 2014 252.225-7021 Trade Agreements--Basic FEB 2024 252.225-7048 Export-Controlled Items JUN 2013 252.225-7052 Restriction on the Acquisition of Certain Magnets and Tungsten MAY 2024 252.225-7055 Representation Regarding Business Operations with the Maduro Regime MAY 2022 252.225-7056 Prohibition Regarding Business Operations with the Maduro Regime JAN 2023 252.225-7059 Prohibition on Certain Procurements from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region–Representation JUN 2023 252.225-7060 Prohibition on Certain Procurements from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region JUN 2023 252.226-7001 Utilization of Indian Organizations, Indian-Owned Economic Enterprises, and Native Hawaiian Small Business Concerns JAN 2023 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports DEC 2018 252.232-7006 Wide Area WorkFlow Payment Instructions JAN 2023 252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments DEC 2006 252.243-7002 Requests for Equitable Adjustment DEC 2022 252.244-7000 Subcontracts for Commercial Products or Commercial Services NOV 2023 252.247-7023 Transportation of Supplies by Sea--Basic OCT 2024 DLAD Procurement Notes: DLAD 5452.233-9001 DISPUTES – AGREEMENT TO USE ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION (JUN 2020) C02 Manufacturing Phase-Out or Discontinuation of Production, Diminishing Sources, and Obsolete Materials or Components (DEC 2016) C03 CONTRACTOR RETENTION OF SUPPLY CHAIN TRACEABILITY DOCUMENTATION (SEP 2016) L06 Agency Protests (DEC 2016) L09 Reverse Auction (OCT 2016)