i. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items and 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. ii. The solicitation AG-6395-S-15-0142 is issued as a Request for Quotation. This notice and the incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR). All responsible sources may submit a proposal. iii. This combined synopsis/solicitation incorporated provisions and clauses that in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-83A. iv. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 311613 Small business size: $25.5M in sales. Offerors must be registered in the System Award Management (SAM) at http://www.sam.gov, in order to be considered for award v. FAR Clauses 52.212-1 through 52.212-5 apply to this procurement. For the exact text and wording of clauses and provisions please see http://farsite.hill.af.mil 52.204-10, Reporting Executive compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (Jul 2013) (Pub. L. 109-282) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note); 52.204-14, Service Contract Reporting Requirements (Jan 2014) (Pub. L. 111-117, section 743 of Div. C). 52.209-6, Protecting the Government' Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment (Aug 2013) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note); 52.209-10, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations (May 2012) (section 738 of Division C of Public Law 112-74, section 740 of Division C of Pub. L. 111- 117, section 743 of Division D of Pub. L. 111-8, and section 745 of Division D of Pub. L. 110-161); 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation (Jul 2013) (15 U.S.C. 632(a)(2)). 52.222-3, Convict Labor (June 2003) (E.O. 11755); 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Feb 1999); 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Mar 2007) (E.O. 11246); 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (Dec 2010) (E.O. 13496). 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging while Driving (Aug 2011); 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (Jun 2008) (E.O.'s, proclamations, and statutes administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury); 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award Management (Jul 2013) (31 U.S.C. 3332). The Department of Labor wage determination, 2005-2517, Revision 20, dated 07/08/2015 applies to this requirement. The Government contemplates an award of a Firm Fixed Priced purchase order contract resulting from this solicitation. vi. Description of services: The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Veterinary Service (VS), Austin, Texas, has a requirement for a contractor to provide transportation of approximately 1700 head of dairy calves to a rendering facility. The cattle have been diagnosed with extreme prevalent TB. The calves will be put down at the dairy; USDA will assist the contractor with loading the animals onto rendering trucks or trailers. The contractor shall transport the calves and render the carcasses at the contractor's facility. The contractor shall provide rendering trucks or rendering trailers; must be licensed to haul dead cattle: provide all equipment, labor and supervision. The estimated date for service is August 15, 2015; however at this time this is not a firm date due to fluctuating circumstances. The farm is located at 2765 FM 303, Muleshoe, TX 79347-7100 This combined synopsis and solicitation notice is a request for competitive quotations. Therefore, all capability statements or quotations received prior to the RFQ close date will be considered. vii. The Government will award a single purchase order contract resulting from this RFQ to the responsible offeror whose offer represents the best value in terms of technical capability and price. All non-price factors (i.e., technical capability and past performance) are significantly more important than price. viii. Offerors must submit representations and certifications in accordance with the provision at FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Item; Accessible at the FAR Site, http://farsite.hill.af.mil) ix. Submit the following documents in response to this RFQ: a. Quotation Cover Page (Contractor Attachment A) b. Technical Capability Statement (Contractor Attachment B) c. Price Quotation (Contractor Attachment C) d. Past Performance (Contractor Attachment D) x. Offers are due on July 23, 2015, at 2:00 P.M. CT. All questions/inquiries must be submitted to the contract officer via electronic mail (e-mail) not later than 12:00 PM CDT on July 22, 2015. Inquiries submitted via telephone calls will be re-directed to an e-mail submission. Submit offers or any questions to the attention of Joanne Mann, via email to:
[email protected] Offerors who fail to complete and submit the requirements above may be considered non-responsive.