This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with acquisition procedures provided in FAR Subpart 12.6, as a supplement with additional information included in this notice. This announcement and attached Request for Quote (RFQ) constitutes as the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a separate solicitation will not be issued. This solicitation document and incorporated provision and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular FAC 2005-76 and the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations Supplement, current to DPN 20140828. As a result of this authority, certain requirements for soliciting, awarding, and notifying quotes are streamlined. In accordance with FAR 12.102(c), when a policy in another part is inconsistent with FAR Part 12, Part 12 shall take precedence. This procurement is a 100% small business set-aside and the associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 337920, Blind and Shade Manufacturing with a small size standard of 500 employees. This requirement is a Small Business set-aside and only qualified offerors may submit quotes.
Responses to this solicitation are considered quotations and not offers. In those instances where the words offer, offeror, and proposal are used, the reader should understand that the use of such words does not change the nature of this request for quotation. The resulting award will be a Firm Fixed Price Type Contract for Delivery and Installation of Manual Roller Shade-Cloth Window Covering and in support of the School of Infantry (SOI) aboard Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Pendleton located in San Diego, California.
SUBMISSION OF QUOTE: QUOTES must be received by the Government no later than the date and time MONDAY 22 SEPTEMBER 2014 2:00PM (PST). Contractor submitted quotes that fail to provide all required information due to a transmission error may be rejected as non-responsive.
DELIVERY OF QUOTE: Quotes may be emailed or submitted by commercial courier service (FedEx, UPS, etc.). Faxed quotations will not be accepted.
•· Email Submission: For email submission, the Government office designated for receipt of the quotes are the email addresses indicated below. Notwithstanding the provisions at FAR 52.212-1(f) or FAR 52.215-1(c)(3), delivery is not accomplished until the addressee can open the email; delivery to a server or an email inbox on a server is not considered delivery to the designated Government office and the quotation is not under the Government's control until the addressee can open the email. The email shall not be considered to be delivered unless the entire content of the email and all attachments can be read by the addressee indicated above. Receipt of an electronic acknowledgment from the addressee establishes that a record was received but does not establish that the content sent corresponds to the content received. Email attachments are limited to no more than 2MB. Offerors are specifically warned that email may be subjected to spam filters or attachment stripping. All submissions shall be submitted to the email addresses: nina.kanoa@usmc.mil and angela.chavez@usmc.mil
•· Commercial Courier:
UPS/FEDEX
Regional Contracting Office MCIWEST USMC
Attn: Nina Kanoa
Building 22180 MCB
Camp Pendleton, CA 92055
•3. SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT (SAM):
Contractors must be currently registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) to eligible for award. For information and registration go to http://www.sam.gov.
•4. REFERENCE THE FOLLOWING ATTACHMENTS:
•· Attachment 1: REQUEST FOR QUOTE INFORMATION SHEET AND STATEMENT OF WORK
•5. REQUIRED CONTENT OF QUOTE: Contractor submitted quotes that fail to provide all required information due to a transmission error may be rejected as non-responsive. Offerors must submit a COMPLETE QUOTE addressing (a), (b) and as follows:
•a) Price: Complete REQUEST FOR QUOTE INFORMATION SHEET
•b) Technical Acceptability (must not exceed 2 pages):
•· Provide detailed specifications /product description of offered items that meet the salient characteristics in accordance with the Statement of Work.
•· Contractors are to provide a delivery & installation schedule (date & time) to deliver and install solar shades. Delivery lead time must be within industry standards and work must begin before 30 September 2014.
•· Provide Product/Hardware/Workmanship Warranty Terms (must be a minimum 25 years) - Offeror's price shall include best terms for commercial warranty included in the original purchase.
Incomplete QUOTES may not be considered
Basis of Award:
Lowest Price Acceptable - Awardee shall be the lowest evaluated price of quotes meeting or exceeding the non-price factors provided above. If during the evaluation period it is determined to be in the best interest of the Government to hold discussions, Offeror responses to clarifications/discussion notices will be considered in making the award decision. The Government reserves the right to make award solely on initial quotes received.
The following clauses apply to this request for quotation:
52.207-7 System for Award Management
52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial items
52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions- Commercial Items
52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside
52.219-13 Notice of Set-Aside of Orders
52.219-28 Post Award Small Business Program Representation
52.232-39 Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations
52.237-2 Protection of Government Bldgs, Eq. and Vegitation
52.247-34 F.O.B. Destination.
52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE.
252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials
252.203-7002 Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights
252.203-7005 Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials
252.204-7011 Alternate Line Item Structure (Sep 2011)
252.211-7003 Alternate I Item Identification and Valuation
252.212-7001 Acquisitions of Commercial Items (incorporating 252.203-7000, 252.225-
7001, 252.247-7023 Alt III, and 252.232-7003)
252.215-7007 Notice of Intent to Resolicit
252.223-7008 Prohibition of Hexavalent Chromium
252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payment
252.232-7006 Wide Area Workflow Payment Instructions
252.243-7001 Pricing of Contract Modifications
Nina A. Kanoa, Phone 7607253614, Email nina.kanoa@usmc.mil - Angela R. Chavez, Purchasing Agent, Phone 7607253919, Email angela.chavez@usmc.mil