AMENDMENT NOTICE: 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. The solicitation number is W91QV1-18-R-0059 and is issued as an invitation for bids (IFB), unless otherwise indicated herein. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-97. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 325998 with a small business size standard of 500.00 employees. This requirement is an [ Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business ] set-aside and only qualified offerors may submit bids. The solicitation pricing on www.FedBid.com will start on the date this solicitation is posted and will end on 2018-04-18 12:00:00.0 Eastern Time or as otherwise displayed at www.FedBid.com. FOB Destination shall be Fort Detrick, MD 21702 The MICC Fort Belvoir requires the following items, Meet or Exceed, to the following: LI 001: 250 Tons of Rock Salt, see specifics in SOW, 250, EA; Solicitation and Buy Attachments ***Question Submission: Interested offerors must submit any questions concerning the solicitation at the earliest time possible to enable the Buyer to respond. Questions must be submitted by using the 'Submit a Question' feature at www.fedbid.com. Questions not received within a reasonable time prior to close of the solicitation may not be considered.*** For this solicitation, MICC Fort Belvoir intends to conduct an online competitive reverse auction to be facilitated by the third-party reverse auction provider, FedBid, Inc. FedBid has developed an online, anonymous, browser based application to conduct the reverse auction. An Offeror may submit a series of pricing bids, which descend in price during the specified period of time for the aforementioned reverse auction. MICC Fort Belvoir is taking this action in an effort to improve both vendor access and awareness of requests and the agency's ability to gather multiple, competed, real-time bids. All responsible Offerors that respond to this solicitation MUST submit the pricing portion of their bid using the online exchange located at www.FedBid.com. There is no cost to register, review procurement data or make a bid on www.FedBid.com. Offerors that are not currently registered to use www.FedBid.com should proceed to www.FedBid.com to complete their free registration. Offerors that require special considerations or assistance may contact the FedBid Helpdesk at 877-9FEDBID (877-933-3243) or via email at
[email protected]. Offerors may not artificially manipulate the price of a transaction on www.FedBid.com by any means. It is unacceptable to place bad faith bids, to use decoys in the www.FedBid.com process or to collude with the intent or effect of hampering the competitive www.FedBid.com process. Should offerors require additional clarification, notify the point of contact or FedBid at 877-9FEDBID (877-933-3243) or
[email protected] of FedBid: Buyers and Sellers agree to conduct this transaction through FedBid in compliance with the FedBid Terms of Use. Failure to comply with the below terms and conditions may result in offer being determined as non-responsive. For solicitation with multiple CLINs, each individual CLINs shall be priced and submitted on FEDBID. Pricing for multiple CLINS shall not be lumped into one line item. Doing so will place your quote/proposal in the (not to be considered for award) status. CLINs with $0 dollar shall be identified as NO CHARGE. This solicitation requires registration with the System for Award Management (SAM) prior to award, pursuant to applicable regulations and guidelines. Registration information can be found at www.sam.gov. In accordance with DFARS 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports, the contractor shall submit their payment request electronically using the Wide Area Workflow (WAWF). The WAWF website is located at https://wawf.eb.mil. There is no charge to use WAWF. Contractors must register to use WAWF at this website and ensure an electronic business point of contact (POC) is designated in the Central Contractor Registration site at http://www.ccr.gov within ten (10) calendar days after award of this contract. Contractor training is available at the website Home Page, under “about WAWF. Contractors may contact the WAWF Customer Support for assistance toll free at 866-618-5988; commercial: 801-605-7095; Fax commercial: 801-605-7453 or
[email protected] http://cp.mcafee.com This solicitation is being released in FEDBID for competition. In order to submit a quote, you must register, and/or log into FEDBID to submit your quotes in accordance with their guidance. No quotes will be accepted outside of the FEDBID site. Please log onto http://www.fedbid.com to submit your quote. In addition to providing pricing at www.FedBid.com for this solicitation, each Offeror shall provide any required, NON-PRICING responses (e.g. technical proposals, representations and certifications, etc.). You may attach documents with your offer when placing a bid. After you begin the bidding process the attachment feature is located on the 2nd page “Line Items� or you may submit them to
[email protected] to supplement your Bid (e.g., in response to a ‘Brand name or Equal/Meet or Exceed’ Requirement). Failure to provide any required documents prior to the proposal due date and time will deem your offer non-responsive and ineligible for award. Technical Capability will be considered "acceptable" with an attachment that states that the Offeror has read the specifications in the SOW, understands the specifications and shall deliver the supplies IAW the SOW. If the Offeror fails to provide this attachment, the Offeror may be rated "unacceptable". All bids are final at the time the buy closes. Basis of award: An award will be made to the lowest price technically acceptable offeror. Evaluation are lowest technically acceptable offer. All communication is made solely through the Contracting Office. The award will be based on lowest price technically acceptable (lowest evaluated price of proposals meeting or exceeding the acceptability standards for technical). To be considered technically acceptable the seller must clearly describe in the blank description field that they understand and shall provide all of the requirements that are stated in the Statement of Work for the supply Bid MUST be good for 60 calendar days after submission. In addition to providing pricing through the marketplace, Sellers must include certain non-pricing information as document(s) attached to their Bid, so they are received no later than the closing date and time of this Buy. Pricing will not be accepted if it is included in the attachment(s). Attachment(s) can total no more than 20 MB, whether multiple files or one file, and may be zipped to decrease their size. A Seller's failure to comply with these terms may result in its Bid being determined to be non-responsive. Review and comply with the attached solicitation terms and conditions as stated in the clauses of the solicitation in the attachment. The clauses in the By Terms of FEDBID do not apply to this requirement. All sellers are required to provide pricing as stated through the marketplace of FEDBID. Please do not quote pricing on the attached solicitation. The applicable NAICS code for this procurement is 325998 with the related size standard of 500 employees. The NAICS code identified herein must appear in FAR 52.212-3 "Offeror Representations and Certifications" in SAM and the vendor must be actively registered in that NAICS prior to receipt of quote in order to receive an award. Bidders are reminded that failure to comply shall render their quote as non-responsive The seller must also acknowledge in the blank description field that the seller understands all of the requirements that are stated in the Statement of Work(attached) for the supplies AND services required