SOLICITATION NOTICE
81 -- 32 oz. Water Bottles
- Notice Date
- 1/20/2009
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Army, Army Contracting Agency, North Region, ACA, Fort Carson, 1676 Evans Street, Bldg 1220, Third Floor, Fort Carson, CO 80913
- ZIP Code
- 80913
- Solicitation Number
- W911RZ-09-T-0067
- Response Due
- 1/26/2009
- Archive Date
- 7/25/2009
- Point of Contact
- Name: Hannah Montoya, Title: Contract Specialist, Phone: 7195264479, Fax: 7195265333
- E-Mail Address
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hannah.montoya@us.army.mil;
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, in conjunction with FAR 13.5, as applicable, and as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; bids are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number is W911RZ-09-T-0067 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 FAC 2005-26. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 326160 with a small business size standard of 500 employees. This requirement is unrestricted 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 2009-01-26 12:00:00.0 Eastern Time or as otherwise displayed at www.FedBid.com. FOB Destination shall be Fort Carson, CO 80913 The USA ACA Fort Carson requires the following items, Brand Name or Equal, to the following: LI 001, Nalgene, Narrow-mouth Loop-Top Tritan Water Bottle- 32 oz.- Made of Eastmen Tritan Copolyester, BPA-free- Impact resistant and suitable for both warm and cold beverages- Narrow mouth for easy drinking- Loop top design keeps the lid from being lost- Color: Clear, 3448, EA; LI 002, Shipping, 1, EA; For this solicitation, USA ACA Fort Carson 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. USA ACA Fort Carson 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 clientservices@fedbid.com. 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 clientservices@fedbid.com. Use 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. New Equipment ONLY; NO remanufactured or "gray market" items. All items must be covered by the manufacturer's warranty. Bid MUST be good for 30 calendar days after close of Buy. Shipping must be free on board (FOB) destination CONUS (Continental U.S.), which means that the seller must deliver the goods on its conveyance at the destination specified by the buyer, and the seller is responsible for the cost of shipping and risk of loss prior to actual delivery at the specified destination. Offeror must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database before an award can be made to them. If the offeror is not registered in the CCR, it may do so through the CCR website at http://www.ccr.gov. The offeror must provide within its offer the number of days - not to exceed 13 Feb 2009 - required to make delivery after it receives a purchase order from the buyer. No partial shipments are permitted unless specifically authorized at the time of award. The Government will award a purchase order resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose technically acceptable 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: price, technical, and delivery date NLT 13 Feb 2009. The Government intends to evaluate offers and make award without discussions; however, this does not preclude the Government from having discussions if it is in the best interest of the Government to do so. All invoices shall be uploaded through Wide Area Workflow. Informaiton is available at https://wawf.eb.mil/. The contractor shall provide a signed copy of the Buy American Act Certificate with their quote. A copy of the clause 252.225-7001 can be viewed at http://farsite.hill.af.mil/VFDFARA.HTM. Also see the attachment for a copy of the Buy American Act Certificate. In addition to providing pricing at www.fedbid.com for this solicitation, each offeror must provide any required, NON-PRICING responses (e.g. technical proposal, representations and certifications, etc.) directly to hannah.montoya@us.army.mil (NOT THROUGH FEDBID.COM) so that they are recieved at that email address no later than the closing date and time for this solicitation. The following provisions will be in the contract and may be viewed at http://farsite.hill.af.mil/: 252.204-7004 Alternate A (Central Contractor Registration) (Sep 2007), 52.211-6 (Brand Name or Equal) (Aug 1999), 52.212-1 (Instructions to Offerors- Commercial Items) (Jun 2008), 52.212-2 (Evaluation Commercial Items) (Jan 1999), 52.212-3 (Offeror Representations and Certifications Commercial Items) (Jun 2008) The following clauses will be in the contract and may be viewed at http://farsite.hill.af.mil/: 52.204-7 (Central Contractor Registration) (Apr 2008), 52.212-4 (Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items) (Feb 2007), 52.212-5 (Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statues or Executive Orders Commercial Items) (Sep 2008), 52.219-6 (Notice of Total Small Business Set Aside) (Jun 2003), 52.219-28 (Small Business Representation) (Jun 2007), 52.222-3 (Convict Labor) (Jun 2003), 52.222-21 (Prohibition of segregated facilities) (Feb 1999), 52.222-26 (Equal Opportunity) (Mar 2007), 52.222-36 (Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities) (Jun 1998), 52.222-50 (Combat Trafficking in Persons) (Aug 2007), 52.232-33 (Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer Central Contractor Registration) (Oct 2003) or 52.232-36 (Payment by Third Party) (May 1999), 52.233-3 (Protest After Award) (Aug 1996), 52.233-4 (Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claims) (Oct 2004), 52.247-34 FOB Destination (Nov 1999), 52.252-2 (Clauses Incorporated by Reference) (Feb 1998), 252.211-7003 (Item Identification and Valuation) (Aug 2008), 252.212-7001 (Contract Terms and Conditions required to implement statues or executive orders) (Sep 2008), 252.225-7001 (Buy American Act and Balance of Payments) (Jun 2005), 252.232-7003 (Electronic Submission of Payment Requests) (Mar 2008), 52.204-7 (Central Contractor Registration) (Apr 2008, 52.233-3 (Protest after Award) (Aug. 1996), 52.233-4 (Applicable Law For Breach Of Contract Claim) (OCT 2004), 252.204-7004 ALT A (CENTRAL CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION) (SEP 2007), 252.232-7003 WAWF (ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION OF PAYMENT REQUESTS AND RECEIVING REPORTS) (MAR 2008), 252.211-7003 ALT I(Item Identification and Valuation)(AUG 2008).
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Fort Carson, CO 80913<br />
- Zip Code: 80913<br />
- Zip Code: 80913<br />
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