SOLICITATION NOTICE
77 -- 56th Army Band Base Instruments
- Notice Date
- 8/7/2010
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- Contracting Office
- 902d CCB, Fort Lewis, WA 98433
- ZIP Code
- 98433
- Solicitation Number
- W810H301550001
- Response Due
- 8/16/2010
- Archive Date
- 2/12/2011
- Point of Contact
- Name: Client Services, Title: Sourcing Agent, Phone: 1.877.9FEDBID, Fax: 703.442.7822
- E-Mail Address
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clientservices@fedbid.com;
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- 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 W810H301550001 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 2005-44. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 339992 with a small business size standard of 500.00 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 2010-08-16 12:00:00.0 Eastern Time or as otherwise displayed at www.FedBid.com. FOB Destination shall be Joint Base Lewis McChord, WA 98433 The USA ACC MICC Joint Base Lewis-McCord requires the following items, Exact Match Only, to the following: LI 001, Schilke B Series Custom Bb Trumpet. The B1Model - Medium Large.460" (11.68 mm) Bore. The Bell is a Large 5" (127.00 mm) Yellow Brass Bell with #1 taper) This instrument must come with a hard case and must be play tested by a professional musician.FOB: Destination, 1, EA; LI 002, Schilke Custom Series C Trumpets: CX - Large Bore and Large Bell. This Instrument must come with a hard case and must be play tested by a professional musician., 2, EA; LI 003, Paxman Model 20M F/Bb full double horn. Medium bore, Yellow brass, detachable bell, brass or titanium rotors, cord action, lacquered, with adjustable finger hook and duck's foot. This Instrument must come with a hard case and must be play tested by a professional musician., 1, EA; LI 004, Holton H105 Professional French Horn Bb/F double,.468" bore, 12-1/4" diameter, large-throated, hand-hammered tempered bronze bell, 2 interchangeable mouthpipes feature a.306 venturi and a.310 venturi, Noiseless string action, short stroke with stainless steel springs, Tapered hand-lapped brass rotors with nickel silver, Slides are hand-lapped nickel silver both inside and outside with outer rolled beads; short-length recessed slides for quick removal, Nickel silver body. This Instrument must come with a hard case and must be play tested by a professional musician., 1, EA; LI 005, King 2102PL 2B Plus Legend Series Trombone. Key of Bb..500" bore; 7-3/8" one-piece, hand-hammered, sterling; King 11C mouthpiece; brass outer slides; and clear lacquer finish. This Instrument must come with a hard case and must be play tested by a professional musician., 1, EA; LI 006, Shires Tenor Trombones: Slide TB 47.62 N, Theyer/Axial Flow Valves, Gold Brass Tuning Slide; Bell 7GYVEMT7; Lead Pipes 1.5 LSS & 2 LSS & 2.5 LSS. This Instrument must come with a hard case and must be play tested by a professional musician., 2, EA; LI 007, Shires Tenor Trombones: Slide TB 47N, Theyer/Axial Flow Valves, Gold Brass Tuning Slide; Bell 7GYMT7; Lead Pipes 1.5 LSS & 2 LSS & 2.5 LSS. This Instrument must come with a hard case and must be play tested by a professional musician., 2, EA; LI 008, Shire Bass Trombone: Slide B62.78N, Theyer Axial Flow Valves, B gold Brass Tuning Slide; Bell: BII 7GY 9.5 "T7 Lead Pipes; B 1.5LSS, & B 2LSS, & B 2.5LSS. This Instrument must come with a hard case and must be play tested by a professional musician., 1, EA; LI 009, Conn 20K Series Brass BBb Sousaphone: Key: BBb, Weight: 28 pounds, Bore:.734-inch, Bell: 26-inch, Bell Material: Brass, Body Material: Brass, Number of Valves: 3, Valve Position: Front Action Piston, Valve Material: Nickel, Features: Exclusive Offset Short Action Pistons, Silver Finish. This Instrument must come with a hard case and must be play tested by a professional musician., 3, 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, USA ACC MICC Joint Base Lewis-McCord 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 ACC MICC Joint Base Lewis-McCord 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. Contact ClientServices@FedBid.com or call 1-877-9FEDBID to address any questions. The Contracting Officer (KO) at Joint Base Lewis-McChord is the only person authorized to approve changes or modify any of the requirements under this contract, and notwithstanding anything contained elsewhere in this contract, the said authority remains solely with the KO. In the event the Contractor or contract employee effects any such change at the direction of any person other than the KO, the change will be considered to have been without authority, and no adjustment will be made in the contract price under the Changes clause or any other clause to cover any increase in costs incurred as a result thereof. If an interested party have complaints about this procurement, it is preferable that you first attempt to resolve those concerns with the responsible contracting officer. However, you can also officially protest to the contracting officer. Contract award or performance is suspended during the protest. To be timely, protests must be filed within the periods specified in FAR 33.10. If an interested party has complaints or want to file a protest it must be sent to the address below: Mission and Installation Contracting CommandChief, Supply/Small Services Branch BOX 339500, MS 19Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA 98433-9500Facsimile number 253-967-3844 If you have complaints about this procurement, it is preferable that you first attempt to resolve those concerns with the responsible contracting officer. However, you can also protest to Headquarters, AMC. The HQ, AMC-Level Protest Program is intended to encourage interested parties to seek resolution of their concerns within AMC as an Alternative Dispute Resolution forum, rather than filing a protest with the Government Accountability Office or other external forum. Contract award or performance is suspended during the protest to the same extent, and within the same time periods, as if filed at the GAO. The AMC protest decision goal is to resolve protests within 20 working days from filing. To be timely, protests must be filed within the periods specified in FAR 33.10. If you want to file a protest under the AMC-Level Protest Program, the protest must request resolution under that program and be sent to the address below. All other agency-level protests should be sent to the contracting officer for resolution. HQ Army Material CommandOffice of Command Counsel9301 Chapek Rd, Room 2-1SE3401Ft. Belvoir, VA 22060-5527Facsimile number (703) 806-8866 or 8875 Packages sent by FedEx or UPS should be addressed to:HQ Army Material CommandOffice of Command CounselRoom 2-1SE34011412 Jackson LoopFt. Belvoir, VA 22060-5527 Quote MUST be good for 45 days after Reverse Auction closing date. Questions concerning this quote must be submitted at least 5 days prior to the established closing date to reasonably expect a response from the Government. Those questions not received within the proscribed date will not be considered. The contractor shall stamp or mark the supplies delivered or otherwise furnish notice with the supplies of the existence of a warranty. Markings shall include (i) a brief statement that a warranty exists, (ii) the substance of the warranty, (iii) its duration, and (iv) who to notify if the supplies are found to be defective. This is a Request for Bids under Federal Acquisition Regulation 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures. The following provisions and clauses may apply:52.225-1 Buy American ActSupplies in solicitations and contracts with a value exceeding the micro-purchase threshold but not exceeding $25,000; and in solicitations and contracts with a value exceeding $25,000 when 52.225-3 or 52.225-5 is not used.52.225-2Buy American Act Certificate, in solicitations containing the clause 52.225-1.52.225-3 Buy American Act Free Trade Agreements Israeli Trade Act,in solicitations and contracts for supplies, involving the $25,000 or more, but is less than $194,000. Alternate I If the acquisition value is $25,000 or more but is less than $50,000, use the clause with its Alternate I. Alternate IIIf the acquisition value is $50,000 or more but is less than $67,826; use the clause with its Alternate II.52.225-3 Buy American ActFree Trade AgreementsIsraeli Trade Act CertificateIn solicitations containing the clause at 52.225-3 or Alternate I If the acquisition value is $25,000 or more but is less than $50,000.Alternate II If the acquisition value is $50,000 or more but is less than $67,826 use the provision with its Alternate II. NOTE: THE ABOVE PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES ARE NOT ALL INCLUSIVE. ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS AND OR CLAUSES WILL BE INCORPARTED AS REQUIRED BY REGULATIONS. This is a Request for Bids under Federal Acquisition Regulation 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures. The following clauses apply: ClauseClause TitleCriteriaFAR 52.213-1Fast PayFast Pay is incorporated by reference and applies to purchase orders under $30,000.FAR 52.213-2InvoicesIs incorporated by reference and applies to purchase orders authorized for Advance Payment. FAR 52.213-3Notice to SupplierIs incorporated by reference and applies to all firm price purchase orders.FAR 52.213-4Terms and Conditions-Is incorporated by reference and applies to Simplified Acquisitions purchase orders under $100,000. FAR 52.225.13Restriction on CertainIs incorporated by reference and applies to all orders Foreign Purchases for supplies.FAR 52.252-2. This award incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the Clauses Incorporated same force and affect as if they were given in full text. Upon request the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this address http://farsite.hill.af.mil/vffara.htmWherever the words "offer", "proposal", "offerors", or similar terms are used in this solicitation, they shall be read to mean "quote", "quotation", "quoter", vendor or similar corresponding term to reflect that this solicitation is a Request for Quotations, not a Request for Proposals or an Invitation for Bids. FAR 52.212-2Is incorporated by reference and applies to commercial purchase ordersClause Incorporated by ReferenceFAR 52.212-3Is incorporated by reference and applies to commercial purchase ordersOffer Reps and CertsFAR 52.212-4Is incorporated by full text and applies to purchase orders where noted.Contract Terms and ConditionsFAR 52.212-5Is incorporated by full text and applies to purchase orders where noted.Contract Terms and ConditionsTo Implement Federal LawDFAR 252.212-7001 Is incorporated by full text and applies to purchase orders where noted. This is a Request for Bids under Federal Acquisition Regulation 12, SUPPLY/SMALL SERVICES BRANCH Procedures and Simplified Acquisition Procedures under FAR 13.5. The following clauses apply: Provision/ClauseCriteriaFAR 52.213-2 Is incorporated by reference and applies to purchase orders authorized for Invoices Advance Payment.FAR 52.213-3Is incorporated by reference and applies to all firm fixed price purchase orders.Notice to SupplierFAR 52.212-1Is incorporated by reference and applies to commercial purchase ordersProvision Incorporated by Reference Contract Terms and ConditionsTo Implement Federal LawFAR 52.252-2 This award incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the Clauses Incorporated same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this address http://farsite.hill.af.mil/vffara.htmWherever the words "offer", "proposal", "offerors", or similar terms are used in this solicitation, they shall be read to mean "quote", "quotation", "quoter", vendor or similar corresponding term to reflect that this solicitation is a Request for Quotations, not a Request for Proposals or an Invitation for Bids. Quotes must be submitted per unit price. Multiple awards will not be made; therefore, quotes that cover less than all the items and quantities in this solicitation will be rejected as non-responsive. New equipment/parts only. No remanufactured products. Quotes will be evaluated based on price and technical acceptability. By submitting a quote the vendor certifies that the product quoted meets or exceeds all minimum requirements as stated in the Request for Quote. Vendors shall submit quotes that meet the requirements of FAR Part 23 and FDARS Part 223, Environmental, Energy and Water Efficiency, Renewable Energy Technologies, Occupational Safety, and Drug-Free Workplace. The contract price shall include all applicable Federal, state, and local taxes and duties. FOB Destination CONUS (Continental U.S.). In accordance with FAR 13.106-2 shipping will be evaluated inclusive with quoted price. Vendor will stipulate when separate shipping charges are required by other Federal or DOD contracts. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS PROVIDED TO ASSIST YOU, AND WILL HELP TO EXPEDITE PAPERWORK AND PAYMENT. a. Only one delivery will be accepted against each line item. Backorders will NOT be accepted on individual line items. b. Deliver on or before date specified. Deliveries will be accepted Monday through Friday (except Holidays) from 7:30 A.M. to 2:30 P.M. to Block 15 of the Purchase Order. Notify the individual in Block 16 of any delay encountered (due to strikes, factory backorders, etc.) and give revised delivery date if possible. c. Mark outside of all cartons. Put packing list inside cartons. Show the order number assigned, the PR number shown at the end of each item, and the quantity shipped. All items will be identified by the part number by attached tag and/or stamped identification. d. On direct shipments, have the supplier or manufacturer cite our order number on packages. This eliminates delay caused by trying to determine the firm awarded the original order. Unless otherwise specified in this contract, the contractor shall obtain any necessary licenses and permits, give all notices, and comply with any applicable Federal, State, County, and municipal laws, codes, and regulations in connection with this award. The Contractor will appoint an IMO to be the liaison between the Contractor and Government communication personnel. All requirements to the Directorate of Information Management (DOIM) will be coordinated through the IMO. This shipment will be made on Government Bill Of Lading. Request for GBL is forwarded with this order. Fill out and return to the Materiel Movements Officer, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA. Shipment will be made by carrier designated by that office. Do not ship prepaid or collect. If shipment will be made sooner than 21 days prior to date in block 10, vendor must contact buyer shown in block 6. NOTE: DD Form 1659 (Application for U.S. Government Shipping Documentation) is included with this order. It is the responsibility of the contractor to complete and return this form to the Materiel Movement Officer (Block no. 1 of the DD Form 1659) or FAX it to: (253) 967-6736. This should be done as soon as the vendor receives this order, or has established a firm ship date. Particular attention must be given to Block No. 21 of the application in order for the Materiel Movement Officer to expedite shipment. QUESTIONS: Questions regarding the GBL should be directed to: Materiel Movements Branch ATTN: AFZH-JTM-M Bldg 9630, Box 339500, MS-53 Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA 98433-9500 Telephone No: (253) 967-6445 or 4810 FAX No: (253) 967-6736 The contractor shall not make news releases or otherwise provide information relative to the performance of this contract or information relative to any incident occurring on Joint Base Lewis-McChord without prior approval of the Contracting Officer.
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