Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

Updated change.... This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6 as supplemented with additional information included in this not... Updated change.... This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6 as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. The solicitation is issued under Request for Quotation (RFQ) number 70LGLY21QGLB00105. This action is Small Business Set Aside, NAICS Code 332994, and small business size standard of 1,000 employees. This solicitation documents and incorporates provisions and clauses that are in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular Number 2021-06 dated July 12, 2021. SCHEDULE OF PRICES: CLIN* 0001 RIFLE, FLATTOP, M-4A1 CARBINE, MILSPEC, 14.5” BARREL, 1 IN 7 TWIST, 5.56MM, SELECT FIRE, COLT R0977 OR EQUAL; 24 Each Unit Price $ ; Total Amount $ CLIN* 0002 RIFLE, FLATTOP, M-4A1 CARBINE, MILSPEC, 14.5” BARREL, 1 IN 7 TWIST, 5.56MM, SELECT FIRE, COLT R0977 OR EQUAL; 14 Each Unit Price $ ; Total Amount $ CLIN* 0003 SHIPPING. Provide total shipping and include estimated delivery from date of award anticipated to be on or about September 16 2021. Ship to Glynco, Georgia 31524 1 Lot $ TOTAL PRICE $ *CLIN denotes: Contract Line Item Number In response to this combined notice, vendors will be required to submit the following: 1. Standard Form (SF) 18 with pricing for each product (Include place of manufacture and estimated delivery schedule). The SF18 should include vendor name, complete address, phone number. Ensure to sign and date this form. 2. Complete, sign and date Homeland Security Acquisition Regulation (HSAR) 3052-209-70, Prohibition on Contracts with Corporate Expatriates (Jun 2006) last page of this RFQ. 3. Contractor Dunn & Bradstreet Number and Tax Identification Number 4. Brochure/picture/description of product being quoted if other than product requested 5. Evidence of active registration in System for Award Management (SAM) [www.sam.gov] and completion of online Representations and Certifications of your SAM registration Vendors interested must be registered in the System for Award Management at www.sam.gov. SUBMIT QUOTE ELECTRONICALLY NOT LATER THAN SEPTEMBER 15, 2021; 2:30 P.M. TO Sheryle.wood@fletc.dhs.gov. Ensure submission is received prior to closing date and time established for receipt of quotes. Delivery is F.O.B Destination. Any quote submitted on a basis other than F.O.B Destination will be rejected as nonresponsive. FOB Destination address is listed on the SF18. APPLICABLE CLAUSES: #1. The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial (Jan 2017) applies to this acquisition. Descriptive literature is required in accordance with paragraph (d) of this clause. If product quoted is other than actual product identified in this notice, a product sample shall be submitted with quote at no expense to the government in accordance with paragraph (d) of this clause. A single award will be made. #2. The provision at 52.212-2, Evaluation - Commercial Items (Oct 2014) applies to this acquisition. Evaluation factors: The Government intends to make a single award on an all-or-none basis. Quotations will be evaluated and award will be based on the price, product offered, delivery schedule and overall best value to the Government. Ensure descriptive literature is provided with quote. The Government will make award to the responsible bidder whose bid conforms to this solicitation and is most advantageous. The proposed price must include all associated charges, fees and delivery cost (F.O.B. Destination). #3. The clause at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications (Oct 2017) applies to this acquisition. As stated above, the contractor is required to include a completed copy of this provision with its bid. Ensure paragraph (f) of this clause, Buy American Certificate, is completed. #4. The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items (JAN 2017) applies to this acquisition. There are no addenda to this clause. #5. The clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Items (Jan 2018) applies to this acquisition. The following FAR clauses cited in this clause are applicable to this acquisition: (i) 52.203-19, Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements (Jan 2017) (ii) 52.209-10, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations (Nov 2015) (iii) 52.233-3, Protest After Award (Aug 1996) (iv) 52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (Oct 2004)(Public Laws 108-77 and 108-78 (19 U.S.C. 3805 note)) (v) 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (Nov 2011) (vi) 52,219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Representation (JUL 2013) (vii) 52.222-3, Convict Labor (Jun 2003) (viii) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 2015 (ix) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Sep 2016) (x) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Mar 2015) (xi) 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging while Driving (Aug 2011) (xii) 52.225-1, Buy American-Supplies (May 2014) (xiii) 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (Jun 2008) (xiv) 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award Management (Jul 2013) #6. The clause at 52.204-7, System for Award Management (Oct 2016) is applicable to this acquisition. #7. The clause at 52.204-13, System for Award Management Maintenance (Oct 2016) is applicable to this acquisition. #8. The Homeland Security Acquisition Regulation (HSAR) clause at 3052-209-70, Prohibition on Contracts with Corporate Expatriates (Jun 2006) is applicable to this acquisition and provided in full text: PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTS WITH CORPORATE EXPATRIATES (Jun 2006) (a) Prohibitions. Section 835 of the Homeland Security Act, 6 U.S.C. 395, prohibits the Department of Homeland Security from entering into any contract with a foreign incorporated entity which is treated as an inverted domestic corporation as defined in this clause, or with any subsidiary of such an entity. The Secretary shall waive the prohibition with respect to any specific contract if the Secretary determines that the waiver is required in the interest of national security. (b) Definitions. As used in this clause: Expanded Affiliated Group means an affiliated group as defined in section 1504(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (without regard to section 1504(b) of such Code), except that section 1504 of such Code shall be applied by substituting `more than 50 percent' for `at least 80 percent' each place it appears. Foreign Incorporated Entity means any entity which is, or but for subsection (b) of section 835 of the Homeland Security Act, 6 U.S.C. 395, would be, treated as a foreign corporation for purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. Inverted Domestic Corporation. A foreign incorporated entity shall be treated as an inverted domestic corporation if, pursuant to a plan (or a series of related transactions)- (1) The entity completes the direct or indirect acquisition of substantially all of the properties held directly or indirectly by a domestic corporation or substantially all of the properties constituting a trade or business of a domestic partnership; (2) After the acquisition at least 80 percent of the stock (by vote or value) of the entity is held- (i) In the case of an acquisition with respect to a domestic corporation, by former shareholders of the domestic corporation by reason of holding stock in the domestic corporation; or (ii) In the case of an acquisition with respect to a domestic partnership, by former partners of the domestic partnership by reason of holding a capital or profits interest in the domestic partnership; and (3) The expanded affiliated group which after the acquisition includes the entity does not have substantial business activities in the foreign country in which or under the law of which the entity is created or organized when compared to the total business activities of such expanded affiliated group. Person, domestic, and foreign have the meanings given such terms by paragraphs (1), (4), and (5) of section 7701(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, respectively. (c) Special rules. The following definitions and special rules shall apply when determining whether a foreign incorporated entity should be treated as an inverted domestic corporation. (1) Certain stock disregarded. For the purpose of treating a foreign incorporated entity as an inverted domestic corporation these shall not be taken into account in determining ownership: (i) Stock held by members of the expanded affiliated group which includes the foreign incorporated entity; or (ii) Stock of such entity which is sold in a public offering related to an acquisition described in section 835(b)(1) of the Homeland Security Act, 6 U.S.C. 395(b)(1). (2) Plan deemed in certain cases. If a foreign incorporated entity acquires directly or indirectly substantially all of the properties of a domestic corporation or partnership during the 4-year period beginning on the date which is 2 years before the ownership requirements of subsection (b)(2) are met, such actions shall be treated as pursuant to a plan. (3) Certain transfers disregarded. The transfer of properties or liabilities (including by contribution or distribution) shall be disregarded if such transfers are part of a plan a principal purpose of which is to avoid the purposes of this section. (d) Special rule for related partnerships. For purposes of applying section 835(b) of the Homeland Security Act, 6 U.S.C. 395(b) to the acquisition of a domestic partnership, except as provided in regulations, all domestic partnerships which are under common control (within the meaning of section 482 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) shall be treated as a partnership. (e) Treatment of Certain Rights. (1) Certain rights shall be treated as stocks to the extent necessary to reflect the present value of all equitable interests incident to the transaction, as follows: (i) warrants; (ii) options; (iii) contracts to acquire stock; (iv) convertible debt instruments; and (v) others similar interests. (2) Rights labeled as stocks shall not be treated as stocks whenever it is deemed appropriate to do so to reflect the present value of the transaction or to disregard transactions whose recognition would defeat the purpose of Section 835. (f) Disclosure. The offeror under this solicitation represents that [Check one]: __ it is not a foreign incorporated entity that should be treated as an inverted domestic corporation pursuant to the criteria of (HSAR) 48 CFR 3009.108-7001 through 3009.108-7003; __ it is a foreign incorporated entity that should be treated as an inverted domestic corporation pursuant to the criteria of (HSAR) 48 CFR 3009.108-7001 through 3009.108-7003, but it has submitted a request for waiver pursuant to 3009.108-7004, which has not been denied; or __ it is a foreign incorporated entity that should be treated as an inverted domestic corporation pursuant to the criteria of (HSAR) 48 CFR 3009.108-7001 through 3009.108-7003, but it plans to submit a request for waiver pursuant to 3009.108-7004. (g) A copy of the approved waiver, if a waiver has already been granted, or the waiver request, if a waiver has been applied for, shall be attached to the bid or proposal. (End of clause) SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE #9. The HSAR clause at 3052.212-70, Contract Terms and Conditions Applicable to DHS Acquisition of Commercial Items (Sep 2012) is applicable to this acquisition. The following additional HSAR clauses cited in this clause are applicable to this acquisition: (i) 352.247-72, F.O.B Destination Only (Dec 2003) Vendors interested must be registered in the System for Award Management at www.sam.gov. SUBMIT QUOTE ELECTRONICALLY NOT LATER THAN SEPTEMBER 9, 2021; 2:30 P.M. TO Sheryle.wood@fletc.dhs.gov. Ensure submission is received prior to closing date and time established for receipt of quotes. Delivery is F.O.B Destination. Any quote submitted on a basis other than F.O.B Destination will be rejected as nonresponsive. FOB Destination address is as follows: FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING CENTERS (FLETC) 2400 GLYNCO PARKWAY GLYNCO, GA 31524