THIS IS A COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION FOR SERVICES PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FORMAT IN SUBPART 12.6 AS SUPPLEMENTED WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDED IN THIS NOTICE. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY SOLICITATION; PROPOSALS ARE BEING REQUESTED AND A WRITTEN SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED. THE SOLICITATION NUMBER IS 70Z03023QCLEV0018. THIS COMBINED SYNOPSIS CONSTITUTES A SOLICITATION AND INCORPORATES PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES IN EFFECT THROUGH FEDERAL ACQUISITION CIRCULAR 2007. THIS ACQUISITION IS SET ASIDE SMALL BUSINESS. THE NAICS IS 444230 (OUTDOOR POWER EQUIPMENT RETAILERS). THE SMALL BUSINESS SIZE STANDARD IS $9.5 MILLION. THE CONTRACT TYPE WILL BE A FIRM-FIXED-PRICE PURCHASE ORDER. THE EVALUATION STRATEGY IS LOWEST PRICE TECHNICALLY ACCEPTABLE. THE HUSQVARNA PART NUMBERS AND DESCRIPTIONS ARE LISTED BELOW. THE BRAND NAME JUSTIFICATION FORM CAN BE FOUND IN THE ATTACHMENTS/LINKS SECTION OF THIS SOLICITATION. 970711801 – CEORA STARTER KIT 970465305 – AUTOMOWER 550 EPOS 970468205 – EPOS REFERENCE STATION 599805311 – AUTOMOWER BLADES ALL QUOTES WILL REQUIRED TO BE ON A BUSINESS LETTERHEAD TO INCLUDE A BREAKDOWN OF SUPPLIES, ESTIMATED MATERIALS NEEDED, LABOR HOURS, AND NUMBER OF WORKERS NEEDED TO COMPLETE THE PROJECT. PLEASE E-MAIL QUOTES TO
[email protected]. EMAIL ALL QUESTIONS REGARDING THE SOLICITATION TO
[email protected]. QUESTIONS REGARDING THE STATEMENT OF WORK WILL BE FORWARED TO THE UNIT FOR ACCURATE RESPONSE. ALL REPONSES WILL BE UPLOADED FOR AN EQUAL AND FAIR SOLICITATION TO ALL INTERESTED VENDORS. THE GOVERNMENT WILL AWARD A PURCHASE ORDER RESULTING FROM THIS SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION TO THE RESPONSIBLE CONTRACTOR WHOSE QUOTE CONFORMS TO THE SOLICITATION WILL BE MORE ADVANTAGEOUS TO THE GOVERNMENT, PRICE AND OTHER FACTORS CONSIDERED. VENDORS DOING BUSINESS WITH THE COAST GUARD MUST BE REGISTERED OR BE WILLING TO REGISTER WITH THE SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT AT WWW.SAM.GOV. FAR 52.204-7 SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT. AS PRESCRIBED IN 4.1105(A)(1), USE THE FOLLOWING PROVISION: SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT (OCT 2018) (A) DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS PROVISION— "ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER (EFT) INDICATOR MEANS A FOUR-CHARACTER SUFFIX TO THE UNIQUE ENTITY IDENTIFIER. THE SUFFIX IS ASSIGNED AT THE DISCRETION OF THE COMMERCIAL, NONPROFIT, OR GOVERNMENT ENTITY TO ESTABLISH ADDITIONAL SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT RECORDS FOR IDENTIFYING ALTERNATIVE EFT ACCOUNTS (SEE SUBPART 32.11) FOR THE SAME ENTITY. REGISTERED IN THE SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT (SAM) MEANS THAT– (1) THE OFFEROR HAS ENTERED ALL MANDATORY INFORMATION, INCLUDING THE UNIQUE ENTITY IDENTIFIER AND THE EFT INDICATOR, IF APPLICABLE, THE COMMERCIAL AND GOVERNMENT ENTITY (CAGE) CODE, AS WELL AS DATA REQUIRED BY THE FEDERAL FUNDING ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY ACT OF 2006 (SEE SUBPART 4.14) INTO SAM; (2) THE OFFEROR HAS COMPLETED THE CORE, ASSERTIONS, AND REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS, AND POINTS OF CONTACT SECTIONS OF THE REGISTRATION IN SAM; (3) THE GOVERNMENT HAS VALIDATED ALL MANDATORY DATA FIELDS, TO INCLUDE VALIDATION OF THE TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (TIN) WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE (IRS). THE OFFEROR WILL BE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE CONSENT FOR TIN VALIDATION TO THE GOVERNMENT AS A PART OF THE SAM REGISTRATION PROCESS; AND (4) THE GOVERNMENT HAS MARKED THE RECORD "ACTIVE". UNIQUE ENTITY IDENTIFIER MEANS A NUMBER OR OTHER IDENTIFIER USED TO IDENTIFY A SPECIFIC COMMERCIAL, NONPROFIT, OR GOVERNMENT ENTITY. SEE WWW.SAM.GOV FOR THE DESIGNATED ENTITY FOR ESTABLISHING UNIQUE ENTITY IDENTIFIERS. (B) (1) AN OFFEROR IS REQUIRED TO BE REGISTERED IN SAM AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. IF REGISTRATION IS NOT POSSIBLE WHEN SUBMITTING AN OFFER OR QUOTATION, THE AWARDEE SHALL BE REGISTERED IN SAM IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF CLAUSE 52.204-13, SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT MAINTENANCE. (2) THE OFFEROR SHALL ENTER, IN THE BLOCK WITH ITS NAME AND ADDRESS ON THE COVER PAGE OF ITS OFFER, THE ANNOTATION "UNIQUE ENTITY IDENTIFIER" FOLLOWED BY THE UNIQUE ENTITY IDENTIFIER THAT IDENTIFIES THE OFFEROR'S NAME AND ADDRESS EXACTLY AS STATED IN THE OFFER. THE OFFEROR ALSO SHALL ENTER ITS EFT INDICATOR, IF APPLICABLE. THE UNIQUE ENTITY IDENTIFIER WILL BE USED BY THE CONTRACTING OFFICER TO VERIFY THAT THE OFFEROR IS REGISTERED IN THE SAM. (C) IF THE OFFEROR DOES NOT HAVE A UNIQUE ENTITY IDENTIFIER, IT SHOULD CONTACT THE ENTITY DESIGNATED AT WWW.SAM.GOV FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF THE UNIQUE ENTITY IDENTIFIER DIRECTLY TO OBTAIN ONE. THE OFFEROR SHOULD BE PREPARED TO PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: (1) COMPANY LEGAL BUSINESS NAME. (2) TRADESTYLE, DOING BUSINESS, OR OTHER NAME BY WHICH YOUR ENTITY IS COMMONLY RECOGNIZED. (3) COMPANY PHYSICAL STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, AND ZIP CODE.T (4) COMPANY MAILING ADDRESS, CITY, STATE AND ZIP CODE (IF SEPARATE FROM PHYSICAL). (5) COMPANY TELEPHONE NUMBER. (6) DATE THE COMPANY WAS STARTED. (7) NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES AT YOUR LOCATION. (8) CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER/KEY MANAGER. (9) LINE OF BUSINESS (INDUSTRY). (10) COMPANY HEADQUARTERS NAME AND ADDRESS (REPORTING RELATIONSHIP WITHIN YOUR ENTITY). (D) PROCESSING TIME SHOULD BE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION WHEN REGISTERING. OFFERORS WHO ARE NOT REGISTERED IN SAM SHOULD CONSIDER APPLYING FOR REGISTRATION IMMEDIATELY UPON RECEIPT OF THIS SOLICITATION. SEE HTTPS://WW.SAM.GOV FOR INFORMATION ON REGISTRATION. EMPLOYEES MUST BE VERIFIED USING THE E-VERIFY SYSTEM (HTTPS://WWW.E-VERIFY.GOV). INVOICE PROCESSING PLATFORM (IPP) SUMMARY: FOR MOST U.S. COAST GUARD AWARDS ESTABLISHED ON OR AFTER OCTOBER 1, 2021, CONTRACTORS MUST SUBMIT PROPER INVOICES THROUGH THE INVOICE PROCESSING PLATFORM (IPP), A SECURE WEB-BASED, PAYMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM PROVIDED BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY'S FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SERVICE. THE SERVICE IS AVAILABLE FREE OF CHARGE TO ALL FEDERAL AGENCIES AND THEIR SUPPLIERS. PLEASE REFER TO THE TERMS OF YOUR CONTRACT FOR INVOICING INSTRUCTIONS SPECIFIC TO YOUR AWARD. ENROLLMENT ACTIONS TO TAKE AFTER YOU HAVE AN APPLICABLE AWARD: IF YOU ARE ALREADY ENROLLED IN IPP THROUGH ANOTHER AWARD OR AGENCY: IF YOUR COMPANY IS ALREADY REGISTERED TO USE IPP, YOU WILL NOT BE REQUIRED TO RE-REGISTER AND YOU DO NOT NEED TO CONTACT IPP. IF YOU ARE NOT ALREADY ENROLLED IN IPP: THE POINT OF CONTACT YOU PROVIDED IN YOUR SAM.GOV REGISTRATION WILL RECEIVE TWO EMAILS FROM
[email protected]. PLEASE NOTE THAT EMAILS FROM THIS EMAIL ADDRESS MAY FILTER INTO YOUR SPAM OR JUNK FOLDER: 1. THE FIRST EMAIL WILL HAVE THE IPP LOGON ID AND A LINK TO THE IPP APPLICATION. 2. A SECOND EMAIL, WHICH WILL BE SENT WITHIN 24 HOURS OF THE FIRST EMAIL, CONTAINS A TEMPORARY PASSWORD. ONCE YOUR CONTACT RECEIVES THESE EMAILS, PLEASE ENSURE THEY LOG INTO IPP AND COMPLETE THE REGISTRATION PROCESS. IF YOU ARE NOT ENROLLED IN IPP, YOU MUST CONTACT THE FINCEN VENDOR SUPPORT TEAM AT
[email protected]. YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO "SIGN UP" FOR IPP. YOU MUST HAVE A CURRENT AWARD AND BE ENROLLED BY WORKING THROUGH YOUR FINCEN POINTS OF CONTACT. IPP TRAINING AND SUPPORT VENDOR TRAINING MATERIALS, INCLUDING A FIRST TIME LOGIN TUTORIAL, ARE AVAILABLE ON THE HTTPS://WWW.IPP.GOV/ WEBSITE. ONCE YOU HAVE LOGGED IN TO THE IPP APPLICATION, YOU WILL HAVE ACCESS TO USER GUIDES THAT PROVIDE STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS FOR ALL IPP CAPABILITIES, RANGING FROM CREATING AND SUBMITTING AN INVOICE TO SETTING UP EMAIL NOTIFICATIONS. LIVE WEBINARS ARE HELD MONTHLY AND PROVIDE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN THE BASIC OF THE SYSTEM AND TO CALL IN AND ASK THE IPP TEAM QUESTIONS ABOUT THE IPP APPLICATION. IPP CUSTOMER SUPPORT IS AVAILABLE TO ASSIST SYSTEM USERS: • TOLL-FREE NUMBER: 866-973-3131 • EMAIL ADDRESS:
[email protected] • HOURS OF OPERATION: MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY (EXCLUDING BANK HOLIDAYS) FROM 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM EST