Inactive SBA Certified Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) Program Set-Aside (FAR 19.15)

This is an amendment to the FMCSA FIELD UNIFORMS Combined Synopsis/Solicitation that extends the submission due date of offers. Quotes are now due by Friday, April 3, 2020. ___________________________... This is an amendment to the FMCSA FIELD UNIFORMS Combined Synopsis/Solicitation that extends the submission due date of offers. Quotes are now due by Friday, April 3, 2020. _____________________________________________________________________________ This is an amendment to the Combined Synopsis/Solicitation to include the attached Questions & Responses to the FMCSA FIELD UNIFORMS Solicitation Questions, Revised RFQ, and Revised Parts List. ______________________________________________________________________________ This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisitions Regulation (FAR) subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. Quotations are being requested and no further written solicitation will be issued. The solicitation number is 693JJ420Q000008 and is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ). This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular 2020-01. The associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 315280. Size standards in number of employees is 750. This solicitation is a request for quotations (RFQ) for a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular FAC 2020-04 effective January 15,2020. It is the responsibility of the contractor to be familiar with the applicable clauses and provisions. The FAR clauses may be accessed in full text at these addresses http://www.acquisition.gov/far/. The full text of the Transportation Acquisition Regulations (TAR) (1252.) can be found at: http://www.dot.gov/administrations/assistant-secretary-administration/transportation-acquisition-regulation-tar. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has a requirement to obtain full service Uniform support to all FMCSA field employees, including manufacturing/procurement, inventory control, security control, distribution, online ordering mechanisms and acceptance of payments. This procurement is a total set-aside for Woman-Owned Small Business. Only quotes submitted by Small Businesses will be accepted by the government. Any quote that is submitted by a contractor that is not Small Business will not be considered for award. FMCSA invites your company to submit a quote on a firm-fixed-priced basis in accordance with the attachments. Basis For Award – RFQ Award will be made to the responsible offeror whose quote represents the Best Value, based on technical capability, price, and past performance. The Government intends to evaluate quotes and award a Single-Award Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) without discussions. The Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if later determined by the Contracting Officer to be necessary. Quotation Submission Instructions: Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Items, the quotation shall include detailed information on the coverage terms, conditions, and limits. Offerors shall submit a firm-fixed-price quotation for the specified services in the Performance Work Statement (PWS) for the following ordering periods: CLIN 00001: Ordering Period - Year One CLIN 00002: Ordering Period - Year Two CLIN 00003: Ordering Period - Year Three CLIN 00004: Ordering Period - Year Four CLIN 00005: Ordering Period - Year Five CLIN 00006: Six-month Option Period Contract award cannot be made to any contractor not enrolled in the Beta System for Award Management (Beta.SAM) database. Https://beta.sam.gov/. FMCSA will conduct a streamlined evaluation of the quotations submitted in response to this request for quotation. The BPA Period of Performance is 60-months, which includes a five year ordering period. QUOTE SUBMISSION Please submit your quotation to the attention of the Contract Specialist, Steve Fuller via email, to Steve.Fuller@dot.gov on or before 12:00 PM, Eastern Daylight Time on March 27, 2020. Any questions or concerns regarding this solicitation should be forwarded in writing via e-mail to the Contract Specialist, Steve Fuller via email, to Steve.Fuller@dot.gov no later than March 18, 2020 at 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time. Any questions received after this date are not guaranteed to be addressed. The award is contingent upon the availability of funds.