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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF MAY 04, 2008 FBO #2351
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66 -- 10,000 LBF Load Cells - Technical Supplement 1. Dated 2 May 2008.

Notice Date

5/2/2008
 

Notice Type

Technical Supplement 1. Dated 2 May 2008.
 

NAICS

334513 — Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables
 

Contracting Office

Department of the Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command, 562 CBSG OMP (AFMETCAL), 813 Irving Wick Dr. W. Bldg 2, Heath, OH, 43056-6116, UNITED STATES
 

ZIP Code

43056-6116
 

Solicitation Number

FY2333-08-Q-0008
 

Response Due

4/7/2008
 

Point of Contact

Bruce E Thompson, Phone: 740-788-5046, Glenna F Pound, Phone: 740-788-5040
 

E-Mail Address

Bruce.Thompson@afmetcal.af.mil, glenna.pound@afmetcal.af.mil
 

Small Business Set-Aside

Total Small Business
 

Description

2 May 2008 - "Technical Supplement 1" added as an attachment that may be downloaded. This attachment addresses questions received after the initial posting. Closing date for offers extended until 15 May 2008, 4:00PM EST. 18 April 2008 - Closing date for offers extended until 5 May 2008, 4:00PM EST. 4 April 2008 - Closing date for offers extended until 21 April 2008, 4:00 PM Eastern. This extension is being made in an effort to provide Q & A's concerning the purchase description that have been requested. These Q & A's will be posted to this announcement as soon as the answers are available from the Project Engineer. This combined synopsis solicitation will be the only public solicitation issued. AFMETCAL, 562d CBSG OMP, Heath OH intends to award a firm fixed price purchase order under Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP) for 10,000 lbf Load Cells with standard one year commercial warranties and associated data as prescribed below. This combined synopsis solicitation for commercial items is prepared in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) subparts 12.6 and 13 and supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-23 and DAC 91-13 DFARS Change Notice (DCN) 20080124. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Quotes are being requested and hardcopy written request for quotes (RFQ) will not be issued by AFMETCAL. It is the responsibility of the offeror to monitor this site for release of amendments and modifications (if any). The RFQ number is FY2333-08-Q-0008 and shall be referenced on any offer and correspondence submitted. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 334513 and the business size standard is 500 employees. This antisipated procurement is being solicited as restricted, 100 per cent set aside for small business concerns. The basic contract is for 30 each 10,000 lbf Load Cells in accordance with (IAW) purchase description 08M-201A-FO Revision 1, dated 27 November 2007, standard one year commercial warranties and data requirements IAW DD Forms 1423, Air Force Technical Manual Requirements (TMCR) TM-86-01M and Data Item Descriptions. In addition to the basic contract, options for a total of 58 each are included and shall be quoted. Option quantities for the purpose of quoting shall be based upon 30 each ordered in fiscal year (FY) 2009 and 28 each in FY 2010. The Government reserves the authority to excersice options by issuance of modification orders for all or any portion of the total option quantity from the date of the award through FY 2010, ending 30 September 2010. The purchase description, data requirements, and associated documents are available for download at this site. Items offered shall be commercially available. All items shall be delivered FOB destination to AFMETCAL Heath OH 43056 and all units will undergo an acceptance testing period not to exceed 45 days after receipt by AFMETCAL. Initial delivery of the 10,000 lbf Load Cells shall be a minimum of 6 each or a maximum of 7 each due 180 days after receipt of an award notification. Delivery of the remaining order quantities, including re-deliveries, shall be a minimum of 6 each and a maximum of 7 each every 30 days. Accelerated deliveries are not permitted unless authorized by the contracting officer. Invoices may not be submitted in Wide Area Work Flow (WAWF) until the unit has passed acceptance testing and instructions for submitting Receiving Reports and Invoices in WAWF will be included in the award. The following clauses apply to this acquisition and are incorporated by reference: FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors Commercial Items. FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Items. (a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: 1) Technical acceptability, the capability of the item offered to fully meet the Government requirements as stated in the purchase description and 2) Price. All offerors shall provide with their quotation a technical proposal, a copy of the commercial warranty, and any descriptive literature or brochures. Offerors shall submit sufficient technical literature, documentation, specifications, etc. in order for the Government to make a complete technical assessment. Award will be based on technical acceptability (acceptable or not acceptable) and then price. Technical acceptability will be determined solely on the content and merit of the information submitted in response to this request for quote. The technical proposal shall include without exception a written line-by-line response to each paragraph, subparagraph, table, diagram, parameter, formula, and specification in the purchase description. The technical proposal shall be specific and detailed enough without the need for additional data or clarification after receipt. Written responses to the purchase description shall allow full evaluation of the equipment being offered compared to the purchase description requirements. Simple statements of compliance, such as exceeds, meets, or does not meet will be evaluated as non-responsive to the technical requirements and will not be evaluated further for this procuremnet. Where the technical literature demonstrates that the proposed unit meets the requirement of a specific requirement of the purchase description you may reference that page and paragraph of the technical literature in lieu of restating it. FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications Commercial Items with Alternate I. Each offeror shall include a completed copy of this provision. Offerors shall complete only paragraph (k) of this provision if the offeror has completed the annual representations and certificates electronically at http://orca.bpn.gov. If an offeror has not completed the annual representations and certifications electronically at the ORCA website, the offeror shall complete only paragraphs (b) through (j) of this provision and shall update the ORCA website. FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items. FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Commercial Items. Deviation FAR 52.219-1 Small Business Program Representations. FAR 52.219-8 Utilization of Small Business Concerns. FAR 52-219-28 Post-Award Small Business Program Representation. FAR 52.222-19 Child Labor Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies. FAR 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities FAR 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity FAR 52.222-35 Equal Opportunity for Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans. FAR 52.222-37 Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans. DFARS 252.212-7000 Offeror Representations and Certifications Commercial Items DFARS 252.209-7001 Disclosure of Ownership or Control by the Government of a Terrorist Country. DFARS 252.211-7003 Item Identification and Valuation DFARS 252.212-7001 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items. DFARS 252.227-7015 Technical Data Commercial items. DFARS 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of payment request. Use of Wide Area Work Flow (WAWF) for invoicing and receiving reports is required. AFMC FARS 5352.215-9006 Intent to Incorporate Contractors Technical Proposal. AFFARS 5352.201-9101 Ombudsman. When appropriate, potential offerors may contact Ombudsman Alan Mathis, WR-ALC/XR at 478-926-4028. To view provisions and clauses in full text see website (http://farsite.hill.af.mil). All offers must be valid for a period of at least 90 days. The Government intends to evaluate offers and issue an award without discussions with offerors. Therefore initial offers should contain the offerors best terms from a price and technical standpoint. The Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if later determined by the Contracting Officer to be necessary. The Government reserves the right to limit the number of offers reviewed for award, for efficiency purposes. The offer must: 1) be for the item described in the purchase description 2) be FOB Destination 3) include a delivery schedule and discount payment terms 4) include a copy of the commercial price list 5) include the name and be signed by an authorized company representative along with telephone number and facsimile number 6) include taxpayer identification number 7) include Government vendor cage code number 8) include DUNS number 9) include a technical proposal as described in this combined synopsis solicitation 10) include FAR 52.212-3 Reps and Certs, with ORCA currently up to date 11) include a copy of the standard commercial warranty 12) include unit pricing on line items that are separately priced for the basic contract and option quantities, including quantity price breaks if any. Contract Line Item Numbers (CLINs) should be priced as follows and if necessary, please include Sub-CLINs in your offer to identify special unit pricing. FY 2008 Basic Contract, Unit Prices. CLIN 0001 10,000 lbf Load Cells, 30 each. CLIN 0002 Data Requirements, IAW DD Form 1423 CLIN 0003 Warranty, 30 each. FY 2009 Option (1 Oct 2008 to 30 Sept 2009), Unit Prices. CLIN 0004 10,000 lbf Load Cells, 1 to 30 each. CLIN 0005 Data Requirements, IAW DD Form 1423 CLIN 0006 Warranties, 1 to 30 each. FY 2010 Option (1 Oct 2009 to 30 Sept 2010), Unit Prices. CLIN 0007 10,000 lbf Load Cells, 1 to 28 each. CLIN 0008 Data Requirements, IAW DD Form 1423 CLIN 0009 Warrant, 1 to 28 each. This will be a DO-A7 rated order. Offers are due by 15 May 2008 at 4:00 PM EST. Offers shall be post marked, stamped and dated, no later than the due date and mailed to: 562d CBSG, AFMETCAL OMP, Contracting Attn Bruce Thompson, FY2333-08-Q-0007 813 Irving-Wick Dr W, Bldg. 2 Heath OH 43056-119 Facsimile submissions to 740-788-5157 are permissible with the follow-up of an original sent by mail or by email to Bruce.Thompson@afmetcal.af.mil. Any offer or modification of an offer received after the exact time specified for receipt of offers may not be considered. All contractors must be currently registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) Database and have entered their current reps and certs in the ORCA website at http://ORCA.bpn.gov. All responsible sources may submit an offer, which if timely received, shall be considered by the agency. Note: 100 percent small business set aside.
 

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Technical Supplement 1. Dated 2 May 2008.
 

File Name: Technical Supplement 1 addresses questions received after the initial posting. (Technical Supplement, 2 May 2008.pdf)

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