Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

Availability of Funds Funds are not presently available for this contract. The Government’s obligation under this contract is contingent upon the availability of appropriated funds from which payment ... Availability of Funds Funds are not presently available for this contract. The Government’s obligation under this contract is contingent upon the availability of appropriated funds from which payment for contract purposes can be made. No legal liability on the part of the Government for any payment may arise until funds are made available to the Contracting Officer for this contract and until the Contractor receives notice of such availability, to be confirmed in writing by the Contracting Officer. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for a commercial item 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. Description of Requirement: The 177th Fighter Wing, Maintenance Group has a requirement for a Pacific Power Source ASX-360 Power Converter as stipulated in the attached Technical Requirements Document. This solicitation is issued as a request for quotation IAW FAR Part 12 and 13. Submit written quotes in reference to Request for Quote (RFQ) reference number W50S8F-21-R-0011. As such only quotes with items that meet the identified specifications will be accepted. The NAICS code for this requirement is 335999-Power converter units (i.e., AC to DC), static manufacturing. This solicitation is a Total Small Business set-aside. Evaluation of Quotes: 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 based on the price and the ability to meet the specifications of the Technical Requirements Document. To be considered for award, note that you or your company must be registered in SAM and if awarded the contract, must subsequently enroll in Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) for the purpose of invoice/payment. Please note that PIEE is the ONLY ACCEPTABLE means of invoicing for payment. Offerors should provide their DUNS number, CAGE code, and confirmation of their registration in PIEE along with their quote. Offerors shall have their System for Award Management (SAM) accounts updated as of October 2020 to reflect the inclusion of clause 52.204-26 – Covered Telecommunication Equipment or Services-Representation. If your SAM account has not been updated you will need to submit clause 52.204-24 – Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment with your offer package. FORMAL COMMUNICATION & OFFEROR EXPLANATIONS: Submit all questions in the format shown below by email to the Contracting Office. All questions must be submitted through the Contracting Office. All Questions and Requests for Quote (RFQ) must be received by the Government No Later Than (NLT) August 17, 2021 @ 5:00pm local time. Solicitation questions received after this time will not be answered prior to solicitation close date Offerors are strongly encouraged to submit questions early in the solicitation process. PRE-OFFER INQUIRY FORMAT: EMAIL TO: 177FW.Contracting.Org@us.af.mil, tammy.hickerson@us.af.mil EMAIL SUBJECT LINE: W50S8F-21-R-0011– Request for Information – Co. Name EMAIL BODY: 1. Date of Inquiry:_________________________________________ 2. From – Firm Name:_________________________________________ 3. Firm Point of Contact:_______________________________________ 4. Address:__________________________________________________ 5. Phone Number:____________________________________________ 6. Email address:_____________________________________________ 7. Inquiry:_______________________________________________ -Please clearly state your question -If sending an attachments, MS word docs are preferred to facilitate posting of answers to the Master Q&A documentation. Any changes or revisions to the requirement will be issued in the form of a Solicitation Amendment on an SF30 and posted to https://sam.gov/content/home. Answers that clarify or provide an interpretation to the technical requirements will be listed on a Question & Answer Log and posted to https://sam.gov/content/home as questions come in. Please be advised that a solicitation amendment (SF30) will be posted with a Final Q&A Log. Solicitation Amendments, if or when issued, will be posted to https://sam.gov/content/home for electronic downloading. This will be the only method of distributing Solicitation Amendments prior to the Solicitation close date. It is the offerors responsibility to check the website periodically for any amendments to the solicitation. The website is occasionally inaccessible due to various reasons beyond the control of this office. The offeror shall acknowledge all Solicitation Amendments in block 15 of the SF30. Offers received that do not acknowledge all Solicitation Amendments will be considered Non-Responsive and not eligible for Award. OFFER SUBMISSION: Quotes shall be emailed to 177FW.Contracting.Org@us.af.mil prior to 27 August 2021 12:00 PM, EST. Attachments: Attachment 1 – Technical Requirements Document (Requirement/Salient Characteristics Attachment 2 – Provisions and Clauses – W50S8F-21-R-0011 Attachment 3 – Brand Name Justification