(i) 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. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. (ii) Solicitation W912L9-16-T-0016 is issued as a request for Proposal (RFP). (iii) This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-60 and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement Change Notice (DCN) 20120724. ****IMPORTANT*** See http://farsite.hill.af.mil/ for the FULL TEXT of all provisions and clauses incorporated by reference herein. (iv) This procurement is being issued as unrestricted under NAICS code 482112 and small business size standard of 500 employees. (v) The Government intends to award (1) one Firm Fixed Price Contract including the cost of shipping FOB Destination A list of contract line item number(s) and items, quantities and units of measure, are found in Attachment 1. (vi) Description of requirements for the items to be acquired can be found in attachment 1 (vii). The required delivery is as defined in the SOW. All deliveries shall be made in accordance with clause 52.247-34 FOB Destination. The place of delivery, acceptance and FOB destination point is Camp Atterbury Building 3 Clark Street Edinburgh IN 46124 (viii) The provision at 52.212-1 , Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Items applies to this solisitation. . This provision provides a single, streamlined set of instructions when soliciting offers for commercial items and is incorporated in this solicitation by reference. (ix) The provision at 52.212-2 , Evaluation -- Commercial Items, applies to this solicitation as well as the provision at 52.215-1 , Instructions to Offerors -- Competitive Acquisition applies to this solicitation. The Government intends to evaluate proposals and award a contract without discussions with offerors (except clarifications as described in FAR 15.306(a)). Therefore, the offeror’s initial proposal should contain the offeror’s best terms from a cost or price and technical standpoint. The Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if the Contracting Officer later determines them to be necessary. If the Contracting Officer determines that the number of proposals that would otherwise be in the competitive range exceeds the number at which an efficient competition can be conducted, the Contracting Officer may limit the number of proposals in the competitive range to the greatest number that will permit an efficient competition among the most highly rated proposals. a. The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: i. Technical capability of the item offered to meet the Government requirement (see attachment 1) ii. Price; Total Price - The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the offeror’s proposed total price. iii. Past performance (see FAR 15.304); (The offeror will provide past performance information for two recent and relevant contracts for the same or similar items (i.e., contracts performed within the past three years (from the date of release of this synopsis/solicitation) for the same type and magnitude as described in attachment 1. This information should include contract numbers, points of contact with telephone numbers, Inspection date, a description and other relevant information. · The Government will evaluate the offeror’s ability to satisfy the evaluation factors found in attachment 1and solicitation requirements. Proposals will be evaluated as follows: 1. Acceptable (go): Proposal clearly meets the minimum requirements of the solicitation 2. Unacceptable (no-go): Proposal does not clearly meet the minimum requirements of the solicitation. · If a proposal receives an “unacceptable” rating on the Technical, the entire quote will receive an overall unacceptable rating, rendering it ineligible for award in the absence of discussions. · In accordance with FAR 15.304, technical and past performance, when combined, are approximately equal to price. (x) (2) The provision at 52.212-3 , Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items applies to this solicitation . as well as 252.212-7000 , Offeror Representations and Certifications--Commercial Items is applicable to this solicitation. This provision provides a single, consolidated list of representations and certifications for the acquisition of commercial items and is attached to the solicitation for offerors to complete. This provision may not be tailored except in accordance with Subpart 1.4.This provision shall be used with its Alternate I due to solicitation issued by DoD. · Offerors shall include a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3 , Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items, with its offer. · Note: (An offeror shall complete only paragraphs (b) of this provision ( 52.212-3 ) if the offeror has completed the annual representations and certificates electronically via SAM . If an offeror has not completed the annual representations and certifications electronically at the ORCA website, the offeror shall complete only paragraphs (c) through (o) of this provision.) (xi) The clause at 52.212-4 , Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items applies to this acquisition. This clause includes terms and conditions which are, to the maximum extent practicable, consistent with customary commercial practices and is incorporated in this solicitation and contract by reference. (xii) The clause at 52.212-5 , Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders--Commercial Items applies to this acquisition as well as 252.212-7001 , Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items is applicable to this solicitation. This clause incorporates by reference only those clauses required to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to the acquisition of commercial items. This clause is attached to this solicitation and indicates which, if any, of the additional clauses cited in 52.212-5 (b) or (c) are applicable to this specific acquisition. ( xiii) Questions and Answers: Email all questions to
[email protected] . DO NOT contact any other government employees/personnel as this will only delay receipt of answers. Questions must be received No later than MONDAY 4th APR 2016 3:00P.M. EST . Early submittal of questions is preferred in order to obtain the most accurate and complete answers. All questions and answers will be provided as an Amendment to this solicitation. The Government is not offering commercial contract financing terms IAW FAR 32 for this acquisition. (xiv) The Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) and assigned rating, is not applicable. (xv) Electronic quotes are due at or before Friday 10:00A.M EST, 18 APRIL 2016 . Submit to: DOUG MARCZAK Email
[email protected] AND
[email protected] Faxes will NOT be accepted. . (xvi) Contact for information regarding this solicitation is Doug Marczak The preferred means of communication is E-Mail at
[email protected] Address is BLDG 244 room 107 Camp Atterbury P.O. Box 5000 Edinburgh Indiana 46124-5000 Phone Phone (812) 847-9894 Ext 0