The United States Property and Fiscal Office for Mississippi-Contracting Office, Flowood, MS intends to issue a purchase order for the following items: CLIN 0001 - 2EA - 3 LEVEL PLATFORM SYSTEM, WITH EACH LEVEL MEASURING AT LEAST 28' LONG BY 6' DEEP AND THE PLATFORM HEIGHTS NEEDED ARE 8", 16", AND 24". MUST HAVE STEEL FRAME AND ABLE TO BE BROKEN DOWN INTO 4'X4' SECTIONS. DECKING MUST BE MADE OF AT LEAST 2" HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENE PANELS. MUST BE ABLE TO FIT ON 3 4'X4' PALLETS COMPLETELY PACKED. CLIN 0002 - FREIGHT - IF APPLICABLE BASIS OF AWARD: A purchase order will be awarded to the responsible offeror whose quote conforms to the solicitation and is considered to be the most advantageous to the Government according to FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items, utilizing the Lowest-Price-Technically-Acceptable (LPTA) source selection process with technically acceptable and price being equal. To ensure timely and equitable evaluation of quotes, offerors must comply with instructions contained herein. Quotes must be complete, self-sufficient, and respond directly to the requirements of this RFQ. The following factors will be used to evaluate the proposals: (1) Technical Acceptability and (2) Price. Technical Acceptability shall be evaluated as acceptable or not acceptable. Price evaluation shall be based on the lowest reasonable evaluated price. Price will always be an important factor. This notice does not obligate the Government to award the contract; it does not restrict the Government's ultimate approach; nor does it obligate the Government to pay for any quote/proposal preparation costs. Clauses and provisions incorporated by reference may be accessed via the Internet at http://farsite.hill.af.mil/ . Quotes must be for all items stated, partial quotes will not be considered. Only firm fixed price offers will be evaluated. Award will be made (all or none) to one vendor. Quotes are due no later than 05:00 p.M. CDT, 20 JULY 2016 to USPFO-MS-PC, Attn: SSG Adam Austin , 144 Military Drive, Flowood, MS 39232-8861. Quotes can be emailed to a
[email protected] or faxed to 601-313-1569. SAM is a mandatory requirement for all DoD Government contracts. You must be registered and have an active status in order to be eligible for award of a contract. To register on line go to http://www.sam.gov/ . APPLICABLE CLAUSES/PROVISIONS: FAR 52.203-17 Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights and Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors, Commercial Items FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Items FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items (Note: Offerors are to provide a completed copy of the representations and certifications contained in this provision) FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items FAR 52.204-7, System for Award Management FAR 52.204-13, System for Award Management Maintenance FAR 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer/ Central Contractor Registration FAR 52.252-1, Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference FAR 52.252-2, Clauses Incorporated by Reference DFARS 252.203-7000, Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials DFARS 252.204-7004, Alternate A, System for Award Management DFARS 252.204-7012, Safeguarding of Unclassified Controlled Technical Information DFARS 252.209-7999, Representation by Corporations Regarding an Unpaid Delinquent Tax Liability or a Felony Conviction under any Federal Law DFARS 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests DFARS 252.232-7006, Wide Area Workflow Payment Instructions DFARS 252.225-7000, Buy American and Balance of Payments Program DFARS 252.225-7012, Preference for Certain Domestic Commodities DFARS 252.225-7002, Restrictions on food, clothing, fabric, hand or measuring tools, and flags. FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition, and specifically the following FAR clauses are applicable: 52.204-10, Reporting Executive compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards 52.209-6, Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set Aside 52.222-3, Convict Labor 52.222-19, Child Labor 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer - System for Award Management