CANCELLATION 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 0010703819 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 2005-83-2. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 337215 with a small business size standard of 500.00 employees.This requirement is a [ Service-Disabled Veteran Owned ] 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 2015-08-11 11:00:00.0 Eastern Time or as otherwise displayed at www.FedBid.com.FOB Destination shall be Fort Benning, GA 31905 The MICC Fort Benning requires the following items, Meet or Exceed, to the following: LI 001: CAB 15, RTA, MPL, PB, WD: Wenger UltraStor Cabinet. CAB 15, RTA, MPL, PB, FUL, WD Maple in color, Full wood doors, Solid doors, polyester laminate and thermofused composite wood, load-tested hinges and lock assemblies, ventilation ridges and rounded front edges, size: 48 1/2"W x 39 1/4" D x 85 5/8" H, Bolt-through construction wood with no formaldehyde (standard), 10 year warranty., 8, EA; LI 002: CAB 41, RTA, MPL, PB, FUL, WD, HL: Note: 3 Stationery Shelves. Wenger UltraStor Cabinet. CAB 41, RTA, MPL, PB, FUL, WD, HL Maple in color, Full wood doors, Stationary shelves, Solid doors,Solid doors, polyester laminate and thermofused composite wood, load-tested hinges and lock assemblies, ventilation ridges and rounded front edges, Size: 48 1/4 W x 48 1/4" D x 85 5/8" Bolt-through construction wood with no formaldehyde (standard), 10 year warranty. Corner unit., 1, EA; LI 003: ACAB 06, ASM, MPL, PB, CMP, WF, HL: Wenger AcoustiCabinets. ACAB 06, ASM, OYS, PB, CMP, WF, HL Maple in color, Compartment waterfall grill doors, Solid doors, Waterfall design on grill doors, solid steel lockable grill doors, polyethylene shelves with bold through construction and heavy duty hardware. 10 year warranty. Size: 27 1/2" W x 29 1/4" D x 85 5/8" H, 2, EA; LI 004: ACAB 08, ASM, MPL, PB, FUL, WF, HL: Note: Full Doors Wenger AcoustiCabinets. ACAB 08, ASM, OYS, PB, FUL, WF, HL Maple in color, Compartment waterfall grill doors, Solid doors, Waterfall design on grill doors, solid steel lockable grill doors, polyethylene shelves with bold through construction and heavy duty hardware. 10 year warranty. Size: 27 1/2 W x 29 1/4" D x 85 5/8" H, 2, EA; LI 005: ACAB 10, ASM, MPL, PB, CMP, WF, HL: Wenger AcoustiCabinets. ACAB 10, ASM, OYS, PB, CMP, WF, HL Maple in color, Compartment waterfall grill doors, Solid doors, Waterfall design on grill doors, solid steel lockable grill doors, polyethylene shelves with bold through construction and heavy duty hardware. 10 year warranty. Size: 27 1/2 W x 29 1/4" D x 85 5/8" H, 2, EA; LI 006: ACAB 15, RTA, MPL, PB, CMP, WF: Wenger AcoustiCabinets. ACAB 15, RTA, OYS, PB, CMP, WF Maple in color, Compartment waterfall grill doors, Solid doors,Waterfall design on grill doors, solid steel lockable grill doors, polyethylene shelves with bold through construction and heavy duty hardware. 10 year warranty. Size: 48 1/2 W x 29 1/4" D x 85 5/8" H, 2, EA; LI 007: ACAB 18, ASM, MPL, PB, CMP, WF, HL: Wenger AcoustiCabinets. ACAB 18, ASM, OYS, PB, CMP, WF, HL Oyster in color, Compartment waterfall grill doors, Solid doors, Waterfall design on grill doors, solid steel lockable grill doors, polyethylene shelves with bold through construction and heavy duty hardware. 10 year warranty. Size: 27 1/2 W x 29 1/4" D x 85 5/8" H, 2, EA; LI 008: ACAB 44, ASM, MPL, PB, CMP, WF, HL: Wenger AcoustiCabinets. ACAB 44, ASM, OYS, PB, CMP, WF, HL Maple in color, Compartment waterfall grill doors, Solid doors,Waterfall design on grill doors, solid steel lockable grill doors, polyethylene shelves with bold through construction and heavy duty hardware. 10 year warranty. Size: 27 1/2 W x 29 1/4" D x 85 5/8" H, 2, EA; LI 009: ACAB 11, ASM, MPL, PB, CMP, WF, HL: Wenger AcoustiCabinets. CAB 11, ASM, OYS, PB, CMP, WF, HL Maple in color, Compartment waterfall grill doors, Solid doors,Waterfall design on grill doors, solid steel lockable grill doors, polyethylene shelves with bold through construction and heavy duty hardware. 10 year warranty. Size: 27 1/2 W x 39 1/4" D x 85 5/8" H, 2, EA; LI 010: ACAB 14, ASM, MPL, PB, CMP, WF, HL: Wenger AcoustiCabinets. ACAB 14, ASM, OYS, PB, CMP, WF, HL Maple in color, Compartment waterfall grill doors, Solid doors,Waterfall design on grill doors, solid steel lockable grill doors, polyethylene shelves with bold through construction and heavy duty hardware. 10 year warranty. Size: 27 1/2 W x 39 1/4" D x 85 5/8" H, 2, EA; LI 011: ACAB 17, RTA, MPL, PB, FUL, WF: Wenger AcoustiCabinets. ACAB 17, RTA, OYS, PB, FUL, WF Maple in color, Compartment full door, Solid doors,Waterfall design on grill doors, solid steel lockable grill doors, polyethylene shelves with bold through construction and heavy duty hardware. 10 year warranty. 60 1/2" W x 39 1/4" D x 85 5/8" H FOB: Destination, 4, EA; LI 012: ACAB 19, ASM, MPL, PB, CMP, WF, HL: Wenger AcoustiCabinets. ACAB 19, ASM, OYS, PB, CMP, WF, HL Maple in color, Compartment waterfall grill doors, Solid doors, Waterfall design on grill doors, solid steel lockable grill doors, polyethylene shelves with bold through construction and heavy duty hardware. 10 year warranty. Size: 27 1/2 W x 39 1/4" D x 85 5/8" D, 1, EA; LI 013: ACAB 43, ASM, MPL, PB, CMP, WF, HL: Wenger AcoustiCabinets. ACAB 44, ASM, OYS, PB, CMP, WF, HL Maple in color, Compartment waterfall grill doors, Solid doors,Waterfall design on grill doors, solid steel lockable grill doors, polyethylene shelves with bold through construction and heavy duty hardware. 10 year warranty. Size: 27 1/2 W x 29 1/4" D x 85 5/8" H, 1, EA; LI 014: ACAB 55, ASM, MPL, PB, CMP, WF, HL: Wenger AcoustiCabinets. ACAB 55, ASM, OYS, PB, CMP, WF, HL Maple in color, Compartment waterfall grill doors, Solid doors, Waterfall design on grill doors, solid steel lockable grill doors, polyethylene shelves with bold through construction and heavy duty hardware. 10 year warranty. Size: 27 1/2 W x 39 1/4" D x 38 5/16" H, 1, EA; LI 015: AIRPRO, 30"WALL, WD, UND, W/BK: Note: These Cabinets are being Wall Mounted. AIRPRO, 30" Wall, WD, UND, W/BK: Standard 2" x 2" (5 x 5 cm) wire grid pattern; upright support tubes constructed from heavy-duty 1-1/4" x 16-gauge steel tubing; 30#; mountable 5# to 7# above the floor to facilitate ventilation; 3/4" (19mm) laminated wood shelf and hinged seat; durable powder-coat paint; lockable solid 5/8" (16 mm) laminated wood door with PVC edge banding. FOB: Destination, 10, EA; LI 016: Freight, 1, 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 Benning 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 Benning 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
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[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. The selected Offeror must submit a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items. FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items, applies to this aquisition. The selected Offeror must comply with the following commercial item terms and conditions: FAR 52.209-5, Certification Regarding Responsibility Matters and FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial, applies to this acquisition. The selected Offeror must submit a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items. FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The following FAR clauses in paragraph (b) of FAR clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, will apply: 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities; 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity; 52.225-13, Restriction on Certain Foreign Purchases; and 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer ? Central Contractor Registration. The full text of a FAR clause may be accessed electronically at http://www.acqnet.gov/far. The following DFARS clauses are applicable under DFAS 252.212-7001: 252.225-7001, Buy American Act and Balance of Payments Program; 252.211-7003 Item Identification and Valuation (JUN 2005); 252.246-7000 Material Inspection and receiving Report 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. New equipment ONLY, NO remanufactured or used products. No "GREY" market items. Bid MUST be valid for 30 calendar days after submission FOB Destination CONUS (CONtinental U.S.) No partial shipments unless otherwise specified at time of order Payment terms shall be net 30 unless otherwise agreed to by MICC Fort Benning. Submission of Offers in the English Language 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] This subpart prescribes policies, standards, and procedures for determining whether prospective contractors and subcontractors are responsible. (a) Certain supplies or services to be provided under this contract for use by Government are required by law to be obtained from nonprofit agencies participating in the program operated by the Committee for Purchase from People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled (the Committee) under the Javits-Wagner-O?Day Act (41 U.S.C. 48). Additionally, certain of these supplies are available from the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), the General Services Administration (GSA), or the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The Contractor shall obtain mandatory supplies or services to be provided for Government use under this contract from the specific sources indicated in the contract schedule. (b) The Contractor shall immediately notify the Contracting Officer if a mandatory source is unable to provide the supplies or services by the time required, or if the quality of supplies or services provided by the mandatory source is unsatisfactory. The Contractor shall not purchase the supplies or services from other sources until the Contracting Officer has notified the Contractor that the Committee or an Ability One central nonprofit agency has authorized purchase from other sources. (c) Price and Delivery information for the mandatory supplies is available from the Contracting Officer for the supplies obtained through the DLA/GSA/VA distribution facilities. For mandatory supplies or services that are not available from DLA/GSA/VA, price and delivery information is available from the appropriate central nonprofit agency. Payments shall be made directly to the source making delivery. Points of contact for Ability One central nonprofit agencies are: (1) National Industries for the Blind (NIB) 1310 Braddock Place, Alexandria, VA 22314-1691 (703) 310-0500; and.(2) NISH 8401 Old Courthouse Road, Vienna, VA 22182 (571) 226-4660. The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible quoter whose quote conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, considering price alone. Alternate I (May 2014). As prescribed in 19-1309(a)(2), add the following paragraph (b)(9) to the basic provision: (9) [Complete if offeror represented itself as disadvantaged in paragraph (b)(2) of this provision] The offeror shall check the category in which its ownership falls: ____ Black American ____Hispanic American ____Native American (American Indians, Eskimos, Aleuts, or Native Hawaiians). ____Asian-Pacific American (persons with origins from Burma, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Brunei, Japan, China, Taiwan, Laos, Cambodia (Kampuchea), Vietnam, Korea, The Philippines, Republic of Palau, Republic of the Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Samoa, Macao, Hong Kong, Fiji, Tonga, Kiribati, Tuvalu, or Nauru). ____Subcontinent Asian (Asian-Indian) American (persons with origins from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, the Maldives Islands, or Nepal). ____Individual/concern, other than one of the preceding. As prescribed in 19.309(c), insert the following clause: (a) Definitions. As used in this clause- Long-term contract means a contract of more than five years in duration, including options. However, the term does not include contracts that exceed five years in duration because the period of performance has been extended for a cumulative period not to exceed six months under the clause at 52.217-8, Option to Extend Services, or other appropriate authority. Small business concern means a concern, including its affiliates,that is independently owned and operated, not dominant in the field of operation in which it is bidding on Government contracts, and qualified as a small business under the criteria in 13 CFR part 121 and the size standard in paragraph (c) of this clause. Such a concern is ?not dominant in its field of operation? when it does not exercise a controlling or major influence on a national basis in a kind of business activity in which a number of business concerns are primarily engaged. In determining whether dominance exists, consideration shall be given to all appropriate factors, including volume of business, number of employees, financial resources, competitive status or position, ownership or control of materials, processes, patents, license agreements, facilities, sales territory, and nature of business activity. (b) If the Contractor represented that it was a small business concern prior to award of this contract, the Contractor shall rerepresent its size status according to paragraph (e) of this clause or, if applicable, paragraph (g) of this clause, upon the occurrence of any of the following: (1) Within 30 days after execution of a novation agreement or within 30 days after modification of the contract to include this clause, if the novation agreement was executed prior to inclusion of this clause in the contract. (2) Within 30 days after a merger or acquisition that does not require a novation or within 30 days after modification of the contract to include this clause, if the merger or acquisition occurred prior to inclusion of this clause in the contract. (3) For long-term contracts- (i) Within 60 to 120 days prior to the end of the fifth year of the contract; and (ii) Within 60 to 120 days prior to the date specified in the contract for exercising any option thereafter. (c) The Contractor shall rerepresent its size status in accordance with the size standard in effect at the time of this rerepresentation that corresponds to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to this contract. The small business size standard corresponding to this NAICS code can be found at http://www.sba.gov/content/table-small-business-size-standards. (d) The small business size standard for a Contractor providing a product which it does not manufacture itself, for a contract other than a construction or service contract, is 500 employees. (e) Except as provided in paragraph (g) of this clause, the Contractor shall make the representation required by paragraph (b) of this clause by validating or updating all its representations in the Representations and Certifications section of the System for Award Management (SAM) and its other data in SAM, as necessary, to ensure that they reflect the Contractor's current status. The Contractor shall notify the contracting office in writing within the timeframes specified in paragraph (b) of this clause that the data have been validated or updated, and provide the date of the validation or update. (f) If the Contractor represented that it was other than a small business concern prior to award of this contract, the Contractor may, but is not required to, take the actions required by paragraphs (e) or (g) of this clause. (g) If the Contractor does not have representations and certifications in SAM, or does not have a representation in SAM for the NAICS code applicable to this contract, the Contractor is required to complete the following rerepresentation and submit it to the contracting office, along with the contract number and the date on which the rerepresentation was completed: The Contractor represents that it o is, o is not a small business concern under NAICS Code ______________ assigned to contract number ______________. [Contractor to sign and date and insert authorized signer?s name and title]. (End of Clause) Inspection of Supplies ? Fixed Price (August 1996). Authorized Deviations in Clauses (April 1984). Effective 1 October 2014, all personnel requiring access to the installation shall possess either a Common Access Card (CAC), Military ID or Individual temporary pass issued by the Fort Benning Directorate of Emergency Services (DES) pursuant to Army Directive 2014-05, Policy and Implementation Procedures for Common Access Card Credentialing and Installation Access for Un-cleared Contractors. "Pursuant to FAR Part 9, the Contracting Officer is required to make a determination regarding the responsibility of the proposed awardee. Following receipt of offers, the Contracting Officer or Specialist will send a form, designed to elicit financial information from an offeror's financial institution, to those offerors having a reasonable chance at receiving the award under this solicitation. You should forward that form to your financial institution and have the financial institution complete and send it directly to the Contract Specialist. For sections 2 and 4 on the document, the financial institution may answer with high, medium or low or they can answer with a numerical amount. The form must be returned to the MICC within three (3) business days. In the absence of this information, the Contracting Officer will have no choice except to find your company "not responsible," a finding which will make you ineligible for award." Award for All or None. The Government intends to award one (1) purchase order as a result of this solicitation. Offers received for less than the stated number if items listed in the solicitation will be considered ineligible for award. As prescribed in 19.1407, insert the following clause: Notice of Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside (Nov 2011) (a) Definition. ?Service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern?- (1) Means a small business concern- (i) Not less than 51 percent of which is owned by one or more service-disabled veterans or, in the case of any publicly owned business, not less than 51 percent of the stock of which is owned by one or more service-disabled veterans; and (ii) The management and daily business operations of which are controlled by one or more service-disabled veterans or, in the case of a service-disabled veteran with permanent and severe disability, the spouse or permanent caregiver of such veteran. (2) ?Service-disabled veteran? means a veteran, as defined in 38 U.S.C. 101(2), with a disability that is service-connected, as defined in 38 U.S.C. 101(16). (b) Applicability. This clause applies only to- (1) Contracts that have been set aside or reserved for service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns; (2) Part or parts of a multiple-award contract that have been set aside for service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns; and (3) Orders set aside for service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns under multiple-award contracts as described in 8.405-5 and 16.505(b)(2)(i)(F). (c) General. (1) Offers are solicited only from service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns. Offers received from concerns that are not service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns shall not be considered. (2) Any award resulting from this solicitation will be made to a service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern. (d) Agreement. A service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern agrees that in the performance of the contract, in the case of a contract for- (1) Services (except construction), at least 50 percent of the cost of personnel for contract performance will be spent for employees of the concern or employees of other service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns; (2) Supplies (other than acquisition from a nonmanufacturer of the supplies), at least 50 percent of the cost of manufacturing, excluding the cost of materials, will be performed by the concern or other service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns; (3) General construction, at least 15 percent of the cost of the contract performance incurred for personnel will be spent on the concern?s employees or the employees of other service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns; or (4) Construction by special trade contractors, at least 25 percent of the cost of the contract performance incurred for personnel will be spent on the concern?s employees or the employees of other service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns. (e) A joint venture may be considered a service-disabled veteran owned small business concern if- (1) At least one member of the joint venture is a service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern, and makes the following representations: That it is a service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern, and that it is a small business concern under the North American Industry Classification Systems (NAICS) code assigned to the procurement; (2) Each other concern is small under the size standard corresponding to the NAICS code assigned to the procurement; and (3) The joint venture meets the requirements of paragraph 7 of the explanation of Affiliates in 19.101 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. (4) The joint venture meets the requirements of 13 CFR 125.15(b) (f) Any service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern (nonmanufacturer) must meet the requirements in 19.102(f) of the Federal Acquisition Regulation to receive a benefit under this program. (End of clause)