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 0040250578 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 2005-86. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 424410 with a small business size standard of 100.00 employees.This requirement is a [ 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 2016-01-25 15:30:00.0 Eastern Time or as otherwise displayed at www.FedBid.com.FOB Destination shall be Fort Wainwright, AK 99703 The DOI BLM Alaska Fire Service requires the following items, Brand Name or Equal, to the following: LI 001: Van Camp Beanie Weenie 7.75 oz can Brand Name or equal 288 Each, 1, LOT; LI 002: Green Tea Assorted Flavor Single Serving 300 Each, 1, LOT; LI 003: Black Tea Assorted Flavors Single Serving 300 Each, 1, LOT; LI 004: Nutrigrain Bars Assorted Flavor 1.3 oz bars Brand Name or equal 1440 Each, 1, LOT; LI 005: Trappey Jalapinto Beans Pinto 15.5 oz can Brand Name or equal 264 Each, 1, LOT; LI 006: Candy Bar, Almond Joy 1.61oz bar Brand Name or equal 252 Each, 1, LOT; LI 007: Candy Bar, M&M Plain 1.63 oz Brand Name or equal 288 Each, 1, LOT; LI 008: Candy Bar, Baby Ruth 2.1 oz bar Brand Name or equal 264 Each, 1, LOT; LI 009: Candy Bar, Dove Milk Chocolate Singles Brand Name or equal 468 Each, 1, LOT; LI 010: Candy Bar, M&M Peanut Butter 1.69oz Brand Name or equal 480 Each, 1, LOT; LI 011: Candy Bar, Snickers 2.7 oz bar Brand Name or equal 480 Each, 1, LOT; LI 012: Instant Cocoa 6 oz packages No styrofoam and without marshmallow. 1200 Each, 1, LOT; LI 013: Texas Pete Hot Sauce 3 oz bottle Brand Name or equal 264 Each, 1, LOT; LI 014: Ground Wheat Crackers 11.5 oz Box 140 Each, 1, LOT; LI 015: Premium Saltine Crackers 8 oz box Brand Name or equal 140 Each, 1, LOT; LI 016: Starkist Tuna Fish 7.1 oz pouches Brand Name or equal 264 Each, 1, LOT; LI 017: Starkist Salmon Fish 7.1 oz pouches Brand Name or equal 264 Each, 1, LOT; LI 018: Del Monte Fruit Apricots 8-10 oz can Brand Name or equal 324 Each, 1, LOT; LI 019: Dole Mandarin Oranges 8-10 oz can Brand Name or equal 336 Each, 1, LOT; LI 020: Del Monte Fruit Peaches 8-10 oz can Brand Name or equal 336 Each, 1, LOT; LI 021: Del Monte Fruit Pears 8-10 oz can Brand Name or equal 324 Each, 1, LOT; LI 022: King Oscar Kippered Snacks 3.25 oz can Brand Name or equal 270 Each, 1, LOT; LI 023: Hormel Meat Spam 12 oz can Brand Name or equal 264 Each, 1, LOT; LI 024: Chicken Chunk Meat in Water 4.5 oz can 264 Each, 1, LOT; LI 025: Carnation Evaporated Milk 5 oz can Brand Name or equal 264 Each, 1, LOT; LI 026: Gatorade Instant Mix 2.12 oz packet Brand Name or equal 1872 Each, 1, LOT; LI 027: Stagg Chili Assorted Variety 15oz can Brand Name or equal 264 Each, 1, LOT; LI 028: Folgers Coffee Single Serve Bags Brew 1 cup Brand Name or equal 1140 Each, 1, LOT; LI 029: Chopped Onion .3 oz packet 600 Each, 1, LOT; LI 030: Grey Poupon Dijon Mustard .25 oz packet Brand Name or equal 600 Each, 1, LOT; LI 031: Kraft Mayonnaise .5 oz packet Brand Name or equal 600 Each, 1, LOT; LI 032: Heinz Relish .3 oz packet Brand Name or equal 500 Each, 1, LOT; LI 033: Kraft Easy Mac Singles 2 oz packet - NO CUPS Brand Name or equal 272 Each, 1, LOT; LI 034: Top Ramen Instant Noodels Beef, Chicken, Oriental 3 oz packages - NO CUPS Brand Name or equal 576 Each (Total 576 with a combination of the 3 flavors), 1, LOT; LI 035: ProBar Nutrition Bar Asoorted 3 oz bar Brand Name or equal 1428 Each, 1, LOT; LI 036: Quaker Oatmeal Assorted 28-45 gram packets Brand Name or equal 1040 Each, 1, LOT; LI 037: Idahoan Instant Potato Assorted 4 oz packet Brand Name or equal 516 Each, 1, LOT; LI 038: Chef Boyardee Spaghetti Meatballs 15 oz can Brand Name or equal 144 Each, 1, LOT; LI 039: Chef Boyardee Beef Ravioli 15 oz can Brand Name or equal 144 Each, 1, LOT; LI 040: Uncle Ben Ready Serve Rice Assorted 8.8 oz pouch Brand Name or equal 264 Each, 1, LOT; LI 041: A1 Steak Sauce .5 oz packet Brand Name or equal 400 Each, 1, LOT; LI 042: Pacific Pearl Smoked Oyster 3.75 oz can Brand Name or equal 264 Each, 1, LOT; LI 043: Lipton Instant Soup Cup-O-Soup, Garden Veggie, Envelope Only, makes 6-8 oz Brand Name or equal 264 Each, 1, LOT; LI 044: Lipton Instant Soup Cup-O-Soup, Beef Noodle, Envelope Only, makes 6-8 oz Brand Name or equal 264 Each, 1, LOT; LI 045: Lipton Instant Soup Cup-O-Soup, Creamy Chicken, Envelope Only, makes 6-8 oz Brand Name or equal 264 Each, 1, LOT; LI 046: Lipton Instant Soup Cup-O-Soup, Chicken Noodle, Envelope Only, makes 6-8 oz Brand Name or equal 264 Each, 1, LOT; LI 047: Campbell Chunky Soup Assorted Beef, Ham, Chicken 18.8 oz can NO CHOWDERS Brand Name or equal 264 Each (Total is 264 with a combination of the 3 flavors), 1, LOT; LI 048: Del Monte Corn 8-9 oz can Brand Name or equal 192 Each, 1, LOT; LI 049: Del Monte Green Bean 8-9 oz can Brand Name or equal 192 Each, 1, LOT; LI 050: Del Monte Green Peas 8-9 oz can Brand Name or equal 192 Each, 1, LOT; LI 051: 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, DOI BLM Alaska Fire Service 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. DOI BLM Alaska Fire Service 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. Bid MUST be good for 30 calendar days after close of Buy. 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. INVOICING AND PAYMENT REQUIREMENTS ? INTERNET PAYMENT PLATFORM (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: Vendor generated invoice 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) prior to the contract award date, but no more than 3 - 5 business days of the contract award date. Contractor assistance with enrollment can be obtained by contacting the lPP 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. See Attachment 1 Brand Name or Equal (Aug 1999) (a) If an item in this solicitation is identified as ?brand name or equal,? the purchase description reflects the characteristics and level of quality that will satisfy the Government?s needs. The salient physical, functional, or performance characteristics that ?equal? products must meet are specified in the solicitation. (b) To be considered for award, offers of ?equal? products, including ?equal? products of the brand name manufacturer, must? (1) Meet the salient physical, functional, or performance characteristic specified in this solicitation; (2) Clearly identify the item by? (i) Brand name, if any; and (ii) Make or model number; (3) Include descriptive literature such as illustrations, drawings, or a clear reference to previously furnished descriptive data or information available to the Contracting Officer; and (4) Clearly describe any modification the offeror plans to make in a product to make it conform to the solicitation requirements. Mark any descriptive material to clearly show the modification. (c) The Contracting Officer will evaluate ?equal? products on the basis of information furnished by the offeror or identified in the offer and reasonably available to the Contracting Officer. The Contracting Officer is not responsible for locating or obtaining any information not identified in the offer. (d) Unless the offeror clearly indicates in its offer that the product being offered is an ?equal? product, the offeror shall provide the brand name product referenced in the solicitation. These food items are used to fill a container that is delivered via paracargo drop to feed/support the nutritional needs of wildland fire fighters in remote areas of Alaska. The contractor shall provide product literature including but not limited to the size, type, packaging, and brand of the items included in the quote. Expiration dates shall be to the maximum date possible, but not less than 09/2017 for the canned goods and not less than 10/2016 for all the other items. If offering an "equal brand" on any of the items, the contractor is required by FAR 52.211-6 to provide product literature on the product quoted. Change in size, packaging, or manufacturer will not be accepted without prior consent from the contracting officer. We can not accept the following items: No microwavable or styrofoam containers No marshmallow in the cocoa. No cup for the noodles, instant soup, top ramen. No chowder Soup for the Campbells Chunky assorted variety soups.