Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. The solic... This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. The solicitation number is W91QV120Q0003 and is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ), unless otherwise indicated herein. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2020-01. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 321999 with a small business size standard of 500.00 employees. This requirement is a Small Business Set-Aside and only qualified offerors may submit bids. The solicitation pricing on www.UnisonMarketplace.com will start on the date this solicitation is posted, and, unless otherwise displayed at www.UnisonMarketplace.com, will end on: 2019-12-18 12:00:00.0 Eastern Time. This time supersedes the Offers Due Time listed above. FOB Destination shall be Ft. Myer, VA 22211 The MICC Fort Belvoir requires the following items, Meet or Exceed, to the following: Base Period of Performance: 12/30/2019 - 12/29/2020 LI 001: Twenty-eight (28) pallets per delivery with Forty-Five (45) bags per pallet making a total One Thousand Two hundred and Sixty (1260) bags per delivery.The vendor shall make a total of Twelve (12) deliveries per year. ** Sample flakes should be approximately 1 1/2 " x 1" in size. This is considered a large flake. These flakes shall be sent to Mr. Eugene Burks, 102 Forrest Circle, Fort Myer, Virginia 22211 no later than 18 DEC 2019.**, 9, EA; Option 1 Period of Performance: 12/30/2020 - 12/29/2021 LI 001: Twenty-eight (28) pallets per delivery with Forty-Five (45) bags per pallet making a total One Thousand Two hundred and Sixty (1260) bags per delivery.The vendor shall make a total of Twelve (12) deliveries per year.** Sample flakes should be approximately 1 1/2 " x 1" in size. This is considered a large flake. These flakes shall be sent to Mr. Eugene Burks, 102 Forrest Circle, Fort Myer, Virginia 22211 no later than 18 DEC 2019.**, 12, EA; Option 2 Period of Performance: 12/30/2021 - 12/29/2022 LI 001: Twenty-eight (28) pallets per delivery with Forty-Five (45) bags per pallet making a total One Thousand Two hundred and Sixty (1260) bags per delivery.The vendor shall make a total of Twelve (12) deliveries per year.** Sample flakes should be approximately 1 1/2 " x 1" in size. This is considered a large flake. These flakes shall be sent to Mr. Eugene Burks, 102 Forrest Circle, Fort Myer, Virginia 22211 no later than 18 DEC 2019.**, 12, EA; Option 3 Period of Performance: 12/30/2022 - 12/29/2023 LI 001: Twenty-eight (28) pallets per delivery with Forty-Five (45) bags per pallet making a total One Thousand Two hundred and Sixty (1260) bags per delivery.The vendor shall make a total of Twelve (12) deliveries per year.** Sample flakes should be approximately 1 1/2 " x 1" in size. This is considered a large flake. These flakes shall be sent to Mr. Eugene Burks, 102 Forrest Circle, Fort Myer, Virginia 22211 no later than 18 DEC 2019.**, 12, EA; Option 4 Period of Performance: 12/30/2023 - 12/29/2024 LI 001: Twenty-eight (28) pallets per delivery with Forty-Five (45) bags per pallet making a total One Thousand Two hundred and Sixty (1260) bags per delivery.The vendor shall make a total of Twelve (12) deliveries per year.** Sample flakes should be approximately 1 1/2 " x 1" in size. This is considered a large flake. These flakes shall be sent to Mr. Eugene Burks, 102 Forrest Circle, Fort Myer, Virginia 22211 no later than 18 DEC 2019.**, 15, EA; Solicitation and Buy Attachments ***Question Submission: Interested Offerers must submit any questions concerning the solicitation at the earliest time possible to enable the Buyer to respond. Questions must be submitted by using the 'Submit a Question' feature at www.UnisonMarketplace.com. Questions not received within a reasonable time prior to close of the solicitation may not be considered.*** For this solicitation, MICC Fort Belvoir intends to conduct an online competitive reverse auction to be facilitated by the third-party reverse auction provider, Unison, Inc. Unison Marketplace has developed an online, anonymous, browser based application to conduct the reverse auction. An Offeror may submit a series of pricing bids, which descend in price during the specified period of time for the aforementioned reverse auction. MICC Fort Belvoir is taking this action in an effort to improve both vendor access and awareness of requests and the agency's ability to gather multiple, competed, real-time bids. All responsible Offerers that respond to this solicitation MUST submit the pricing portion of their bid using the online exchange located at www.UnisonMarketplace.com. There is no cost to register, review procurement data or make a bid on www.UnisonMarketplace.com. Offerers that are not currently registered to use www.UnisonMarketplace.com should proceed to www.UnisonMarketplace.com to complete their free registration. Offerers that require special considerations or assistance may contact Marketplace Support at 1.877.933.3243 or via email at marketplacesupport@unisonglobal.com. Offerers may not artificially manipulate the price of a transaction on www.UnisonMarketplace.com by any means. It is unacceptable to place bad faith bids, to use decoys in the www.UnisonMarketplace.com process or to collude with the intent or effect of hampering the competitive www.UnisonMarketplace.com process. Should Offerers require additional clarification, notify the point of contact or Marketplace Support at 1.877.933.3243 or marketplacesupport@unisonglobal.com.Use of Unison Marketplace: Buyers and Sellers agree to conduct this transaction through Unison Marketplace in compliance with the Unison Marketplace Terms of Use. Failure to comply with the below terms and conditions may result in offer being determined as non-responsive. Sample flakes should be approximately 1 1/2 " x 1" in size. This is considered a large flake. These flakes shall be sent to Mr. Eugene Burks, 102 Forrest Circle, Fort Myer, Virginia 22211 no later than 18 DEC 2019. For solicitation with multiple CLINs, each individual CLINs shall be priced and submitted on Unison Marketplace. Pricing for multiple CLINS shall not be lumped into one line item. Doing so will place your quote/proposal in the (not to be considered for award) status. CLINs with $0 dollar shall be identified as NO CHARGE. This solicitation requires registration with the System for Award Management (SAM) at the time an offer or quotation is submitted, excluding the exceptions outlined in FAR 4.1102(a). Registration information can be found at www.sam.gov. In accordance with DFARS 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports, the contractor shall submit their payment request electronically using the Wide Area Workflow (WAWF). The WAWF website is located at https://wawf.eb.mil. There is no charge to use WAWF. Contractors must register to use WAWF at this website and ensure an electronic business point of contact (POC) is designated in the Central Contractor Registration site at http://www.ccr.gov within ten (10) calendar days after award of this contract. Contractor training is available at the website Home Page, under ?about WAWF. Contractors may contact the WAWF Customer Support for assistance toll free at 866-618-5988; commercial: 801-605-7095; Fax commercial: 801-605-7453 or CSCASSIG@CSD.DISA.MIL http://cp.mcafee.com/d/2DRPoQrhopuud7b33XVKVJ6XZTT4PhOqen3qdTXLKcTshdETvod79EVusvhdETvK-UOqerzzp2cA2fPUDFVVo5e-wgAxOVJTQ24AendK3zhPpCPX_nVAsOyYMVRXBQSn7e73AS74TemKzp55mUVzBgY-F6lK1FJ4SyrKrKr9PCJhbccqotXO7aOfMTFnTv9YXN-GAfzfHicwEjVmhVJ5dxdcSbwaAq8054055Ph0va1kQg6yw9wMi2Ewc30qbxEQ76yASCYrZwIX This solicitation is being released in Unison Marketplace for competition. In order to submit a quote, you must register, and/or log into Unison Marketplace to submit your quotes in accordance with their guidance. No quotes will be accepted outside of the Unison Marketplace site. Please log onto www.UnisonMarketplace.com to submit your quote. In addition to providing pricing at www.UnisonMarketplace.com for this solicitation, each Offeror shall provide any required, NON-PRICING responses (e.g. technical proposals, representations and certifications, etc.). You may attach documents with your offer when placing a bid. After you begin the bidding process the attachment feature is located on the 2nd page “Line Items” or you may submit them to MarketplaceSupport@unisonglobal.com to supplement your Bid (e.g., in response to a ‘Brand name or Equal/Meet or Exceed’ Requirement). Failure to provide any required documents prior to the proposal due date and time will deem your offer non-responsive and ineligible for award. All bids are final at the time the buy closes. Basis of award: An award will be made to the lowest price technically acceptable offeror. Evaluation are lowest technically acceptable offer. All communication is made solely through the Contracting Office. Bid MUST be good for 60 calendar days after submission. In addition to providing pricing through the marketplace, Sellers must include certain non-pricing information as document(s) attached to their Bid, so they are received no later than the closing date and time of this Buy. Pricing will not be accepted if it is included in the attachment(s). Attachment(s) can total no more than 20 MB, whether multiple files or one file, and may be zipped to decrease their size. A Seller's failure to comply with these terms may result in its Bid being determined to be non-responsive. Review and comply with the attached solicitation terms and conditions as stated in the clauses of the solicitation in the attachment. The clauses in the By Terms of Unison Marketplace do not apply to this requirement. All sellers are required to provide pricing as stated through the marketplace of Marketplace. Please do not quote pricing on the attached solicitation. The applicable NAICS code for this procurement is ______ with the related size standard of $____. The NAICS code identified herein must appear in FAR 52.212-3 "Offeror Representations and Certifications" in SAM and the vendor must be actively registered in that NAICS prior to receipt of quote in order to receive an award. Bidders are reminded that failure to comply shall render their quote as non-responsive

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SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE On behalf of the United States Army 3rd Infantry Regiment Caisson Platoon, the Mission and Installation Contracting Command - Fort Belvoir (MICC-FB) is issuing this sources sough... SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE On behalf of the United States Army 3rd Infantry Regiment Caisson Platoon, the Mission and Installation Contracting Command - Fort Belvoir (MICC-FB) is issuing this sources sought notice as a means of conducting market research to identify vendors that can provide horse bedding for the Caisson Platoon located at Fort Myer, VA. This sources sought is for informational purposes only. This is a Request for Information (RFI) only, which is being used for market research purposes only. Responses to this RFI are not considered offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. The Government is not responsible for any costs incurred by the respondents when responding to this RFI. Respondents should not submit any proprietary information when responding to this RFI. Respondents should also note that the Government will not return any information submitted in response to this RFI. To become eligible for award, the contractor must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at the time of contract award Respondents must submit a capability statement that clearly defines the firm's ability to provide the items stated in the RFI. The United States Army 3rd Infantry Regiment Caisson Platoon will require the vendor to deliver Bedding for sixty-one (61) horses. Twenty-eight (28) pallets per delivery with forty-five (45) bags per pallet making a total of one thousand two hundred and sixty (1,260) bags per delivery. The deliveries shall be made within 25 calendar days of the date when the request is placed. The vendor shall make a total of twelve (12) deliveries per year. The specs required are flake size medium-large, Compressed bag size =2.6 cubic ft. Coverage area = 8.0 cubic ft. made of 100% southern yellow pine, kiln dried to kill mold and insects, triple screened to remove dust, pallets covered with full length rain bonnet, and then stretch wrapped. Based on the responses to this RFI, this requirement may be set-aside for small businesses (in full or part) or procured through full and open competition. All small business set-aside categories will be considered. The government's preference is to set aside the requirement for small business. This RFI is a market research tool, in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 10, which is being used to determine potential large or small business firms that are capable of providing the supply described herein prior to determining the method of acquisition and issuance of a Request for Proposal (RFP). The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this requirement is 321113 - Sawmills - Sawdust and shavings (i.e., sawmill byproducts) manufacturing with a Size Standard of 500 employees. The Product Supply Code is 9440 - Miscellaneous Crude Agricultural and Forestry Products. The contract type is anticipated to be a firm-fixed priced contract. A continuing need is anticipated for the bedding which is currently being fulfilled through contract: W91QV1-15-C-0007. Businesses of all sizes are encouraged to respond; however, each respondent must clearly identify their business size in their capabilities statement. If your organization has the potential capacity to provide these contract supplies, please provide the following information: 1. Organization/company name, point of contact, address, email address, Web site address, CAGE code, DUNS number, telephone number, and business size (including small business type(s)/certification(s) such as 8(a), Historically Underutilized Business Zone, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business, Woman-Owned Small Business), and type of ownership for the organization. 2. Tailored capability statements addressing the particulars of this effort, with appropriate documentation supporting claims of organizational and staff capability. If significant subcontracting or teaming is anticipated in order to deliver technical capability, organizations should address the administrative and management structure of such arrangements. 3. Identify whether your firm is interested in competing for this requirement as a prime contractor or not. Identify subcontracting, joint ventures or teaming arrangement that will be pursued, if any. The Government will evaluate market information to ascertain potential sources for this requirement. Note: Please note changes to the Limitations on Subcontracting requirements found in FAR clauses 52.219-3, 52.219-14. 52.219-27, 52.219-29 and 52.219-30. 4. Identify any condition or action that may be having the effect of unnecessarily restricting competition with respect to this acquisition. Please contact the Mission and Installation Contracting /command (MICC) Advocate for Competition, Scott Kukes, at scott.d.kukes.civ@mail.mil or 210-466-3015, if you believe that this action is unreasonably restricting competition. Include the subject of the acquisition, this announcement, and the MICC POC information from the FedBizOpps notice. Provide the specific aspects that unreasonably restrict competition and the rationale for such conclusion. 5. Recommendations to improve the approach/specification/draft Statement of Work to acquiring the identified items. 6. The NAICS code 321113 is being contemplated for this requirement. In your opinion, does this NAICS code fit this requirement? If not, which NAICS code would you suggest and why? The statement of work (SOW) is also attached to this announcement, and all interested parties are requested to submit a capability statement of no more than five (5) pages in length in Times New Roman font of not less than 10 pitch. The deadline for this response is Tuesday, November 12, 2019, at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Please provide your response to this notice to Kenneth Lutes at kenneth.l.lutes.civ@mail.mil and Harry Shatto at Harry.w.shatto.civ@mail.mil.