THIS ACQUISITION IS FOR NATIVE OWNED SMALL BUSINESS SET ASIDE UNDER THE BUY INDIAN ACT (25 U.S.C.) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; a written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation No. A17PS00323 herein cited will be procured under FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items. Solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-91. DESCRIPTION: This acquisition is set aside 100% Native Owned Small Business. In order to participate in this solicitation, vendors MUST qualify under the following NAICS Code is 221210 and this NAICS code is in their SAM profile. Size Standard in number of employees 1,000. The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Navajo Regional Office intends to award a firm fix priced commercial item contract in response to the Request for Quotation (RFQ) for LP fuel needed at the BIA-Eastern Navajo Agency, Judicial Complex, Crownpoint, New Mexico. The contractor providing a quote needs to have Navajo Nation Permit in order to deliver on the reservation. QUOTE LINE ITEMS: The Judicial Complex has two (02) 30,000 gallons LP tank on site which provides heat/hot water to four building. (Average Gallons for five months -31,608 gallons) Please include taxes and other applicable fees with the overall cost. $_______________________ Award will be made at a fair and reasonable price to the lowest responsive and responsible offeror whose quote conforming to the requirements herein will be the most advantageous to the government. QUOTE SUBMISSION INFORMATION: To be considered for award, vendors must quote on all items/services listed in the solicitation. Quote submission must include the following items: 1. Section 17a, 23, 24, 30a, 30b, and30c completed per the attached SF 1449 document (include DUNS number on form) (include taxes if applicable) 2. IEE Representation 3. Acknowledgement of any and all amendments by completion of Section 8, 15a, and 15c on SF30 amendments documents. 4. Provide a DUNS# and Tax ID# with a signed and dated quote. Attachment A - Mandatory Clause Electronic Invoicing and Payment Requirements - Invoice Processing Platform (IPP) (April 2013) Payment requests must be submitted electronically through the U. S. Department of the Treasury's Invoice Processing Platform System (IPP). "Payment request" means any request for contract financing payment or invoice payment by the Contractor. To constitute a proper invoice, the payment request must comply with the requirements identified in the applicable Prompt Payment clause included in the contract, or the clause 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items included in commercial item contracts. The IPP website address is: https://www.ipp.gov. Under this contract, the following documents are required to be submitted as an attachment to the IPP invoice [Contracting Officer to edit and include the documentation required under this contract]: - A copy of the contractor¿s invoice shall be included with the IPP invoice. If no invoice is attached, the Invoice will be rejected. The Contractor must use the IPP website to register access and use IPP for submitting requests for payment. The Contractor Government Business Point of Contact (as listed in SAM) will receive enrollment instructions via email from the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston (FRBB) within 3 - 5 business days of the contract award date. Contractor assistance with enrollment can be obtained by contacting the IPP Production Helpdesk via email
[email protected] or phone (866) 973-3131. If the Contractor is unable to comply with the requirement to use IPP for submitting invoices for payment, the Contractor must submit a waiver request in writing to the Contracting Officer with its proposal or quotation. (End of Local Clause) CONTRACT CLAUSES: The following FAR Clauses including all addenda applies to this acquisition: FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-3 - Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-4 - Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-5 - Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items: 52.233-3 Protest After Award; 52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim;; 52.219-6 Notice to Total Small Business Set-Aside; 52.222-3 Convict Labor ; 52.222-19; 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities; 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity; 52.223-9 Estimated of Percentage of Recovered Material Content of EPA-Designated Items; 52.223-18 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving; 52.225-1 Buy American Supplies; 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award Management; 52.223-4 Recovered Material Certification; 52.229-3 Federal, State and Local Taxes; 52.217-8;52.217-8 Option to Extend Services; 52.217-9 Option to Extend Term of Contract; FAR 52.232-40 Providing Payment to Small Business; FAR 52.216-2 Economic Price Adjustment¿Standard Supplies; FAR 52.232-18 Availability of Funds; 1452-204-70 Release of Claims; DOI Acquisition Reg (DIAR)Indian Preference; 1452.226-71 Indian Preference Program; 1452-204-70 Release of Claims; FAR 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer System for Award Management; DOI Electronic Invoicing Electronic Invoicing and Payment Requirements-Invoicing Processing Platform (IPP) (April 2013).; 1452.204-70 RELEASE OF CLAIMS; 1452.28-1 Notice to Indian Small Business Economic Enterprises Set Aside; 1452.28-2 Notice to Indian Economic enterprises set aside; 1452.280-3 Subcontracting limitations; 1452.280-4 Indian economic enterprises representation; 1452.280-4 Indian Economic Enterprise representation Form. The Federal Acquisition Regulation clauses and provisions are available in the internet at: http://www.acqusition.gov or may be requested from the Contracting Officer. Signed and dated Quotes, along with a completed copy of FAR clause 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications Commercial Items, are due at the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Navajo Regional Office, Division of Acquisition, Attention: Charmaine Williams-James, P.O. Box 1060, Gallup, New Mexico 87305 by local time on February 15, 2017, by 5:00 pm (Gallup, NM time). Quotes submitted by facsimile and emails will be accepted. Any further questions regarding this announcement may be directed to Charmaine Williams-James, Contract Specialist, at (505) 863-8227, by fax at (505) 863-8382. Email:
[email protected]. All contractors submitting quotes must be registered in the SAM www.sam.gov in order to receive contracts and purchase orders from the Federal Government pursuant to FAR Clause 52.204-7. To register or learn more about the SAM, go to: http://www.sam.gov.