NOTICE! NOTICE! THIS REQUIREMENT IS CANCELED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. PLEASE NOTE CHANGE IN POINT OF CONTACT FROM KEVIN MERCHANT TO MARIE LAUDERDALE-----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. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The combined Synopsis/Request for Quotation (RFQ) number is F2XHE15112A500 using Simplified Acquisition Procedures under FAR Part 13. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-03, dated 11 April 2005. It is the contractor’s responsibility to be familiar with applicable clauses and provisions. The associated North American Industrial Code System (NAICS) code is 424920 and the size standard is 500. This acquisition is 100% set-aside for small businesses. Quotes given shall include all related shipping and handling charges conducive in shipping to Maxwell AFB-Gunter Annex, AL 36118. (0001) 1700 Each, Age of Sacred Terror: Radical Islam’s War Against America. Author(s): Daniel Benjamin, Steven Simon. ISBN: 0812969847 (0002) 1800 Each, American Generalship: Character is Everything: The Art of Command. Author: Edgar F. Puryear. ISBN: 0891417702 (0003) 1800 Each, Crisis of Islam: Holy War and Unholy Terror. Author: Bernard Lewis ISBN: 0812967852 (0004) 1800 Each, Of Paradise and Power: America and Europe in the New World Order. Author: Robert Kagan. ISBN: 1400034183 (0005) 1800 Each, Supreme Command: Soldiers, Statesmen, Leadership in Wartime. Author: Eliot A. Cohen. ISBN: 1400034043 (0006) 1600 Each, Winged Victory: The Army Air Forces in World War II. Author: Geoffrey Perret. ISBN: 0375750479. The following clauses and provisions are incorporated by reference and are to remain in full force in any resultant purchase order: FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors – Commercial item (Jan 2005). The basis for award: Award will be made to the lowest price offered who takes no exception to the specifications identified in CLIN 0001-0006. Interested vendors must quote on all items. Partial quotes will not be accepted. Only one (1) award will be made as a result of this combined synopsis/solicitation. Offerors responding to this requirement must include a completed copy of the provisions at FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications – Commercial Items (Mar 2005), and at DFARS 252.225-7000, Buy American Act – Balance Payment Program Certificate (APR 2003) with their quote. The following clauses and provisions are incorporated by reference IAW FAR 52.252-2—Clauses Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998) and remain in full force in any resultant purchase order. FAR 52.212-1, Instruction to Offerors—Commercial Items (Jan 2005), applies to this acquisition. The clause at FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Items (Oct 2003), is incorporated into this RFQ and is an addendum to add the following clause: FAR 52.204-7 Central Contractor Registration (Oct 2003). FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Order—Commercial Items (April 2005) is incorporated in to this RFQ and the following FAR clauses under paragraph (b) are applicable: 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set Aside (June 2003) (15 U.S.C. 644),52.222-3, Convict Labor (June 2003), 52.222-19, Child Labor- Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (June 2004) (E.O. 13126), 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Feb 1999), 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Apr 2002) (E.O. 11246), 52.233-3, Protest after Award (Aug 1996)(31 U.S.C 3553), 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans (Dec 2001)(38 U.S.C. 4212), 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (Jun 1998)(29 U.S.C. 793), 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans (Dec 2001)(38 U.S.C. 4212); 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer Central Contractor Registration (Oct 2003)(31 U.S.C. 3332); The following FAR clause also applies to this combined synopsis/solicitation: 52.252-6 Authorized Deviations in Clauses (Apr 1984). The following DFARS: 252.212-7001, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statues or Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisition of Commercial Items (Jan 2005) applies to this RFQ and the following clauses are applicable under sub-paragraph (a) and (b): 52.203-3 Gratuities; 252.225-7001, Buy American Act and Balance of Payments Programs (Apr 2003); 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Request (Jan 2004). DFARS 252.204-7004 Alternate A are also applicable. Clauses and provisions may be accessed via the Internet at http://farsite.hill.af.mil. Offers are due no later than 10:00 AM 9 May 2005 Central Standard Time. Reference the solicitation number when submitting your quote. Quotations must be submitted electronically to:
[email protected] or faxed to ATTN: Kevin Merchant (334) 953-2198. All contractors must be registered in the Central Contract Registry (CCR) prior to receiving an award; see web-site www.ccr.gov for details on CCR. Contractors must be registered in Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) prior to receiving an award; see web-site www.bpn.gov for details on ORCA. Contractors must be registered in the Wide Area Work Flow (WAWF) database prior to receiving an award; see web-site https://wawf.eb.mil for details on WAWF. Requests for information concerning this solicitation should be made in writing to the buyer at the following email address:
[email protected].