SOLICITATION NOTICE
99 -- Wanted: Picnic Tables for the Army Corps of Engineers Valley City, North Dakota Office - Solicitation
- Notice Date
- 9/1/2011
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 238990
— All Other Specialty Trade Contractors
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, USACE District, St. Paul, Attn: CEMVP-CT, 180 East Fifth Street, St. Paul, Minnesota, 55101-1678, United States
- ZIP Code
- 55101-1678
- Solicitation Number
- W912ES-11-T-0109
- Archive Date
- 9/24/2011
- Point of Contact
- Shannon Matthews, Phone: 6512905304
- E-Mail Address
-
shannon.l.matthews@usace.army.mil
(shannon.l.matthews@usace.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- Solicitation i) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items/services prepared in accordance with the format in FAR PART 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. ii) Solicitation Number: W912ES-11-T-0109 is being issued as a request for quotes (RFQ). Quotes are due no later than 9 September, 2011 at 10 am. CDT. iii) The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular. iv) This procurement will be set-aside for Small Business concerns under North American Industry Classification Code 423210 Size Standard 100. v) Requirements are defined as follows: CLIN Item Qty Unit of Measure 0001 Picnic Table(s) 25 EA 0002 Shipping 1 LS Scope of Work for Picnic Table Picnic table - made of non-permeable material or coated with non-permeable coating at least 3/16" thick. All fasteners shall be corrosion resistant. Benches shall support a minimum of 800 lbs and the table top shall support a minimum of 300 lbs. Benches: Dimensions: Minimum Maximum Length - 7 ft 9 ft Width - 10" 12" Height to top of benches 18" 20" Table Top: Dimensions: Minimum Maximum Length - 7 ft 9 ft Width - 29" 34" Height to top of table 28" 32" vi) FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors - Commercial applies to this solicitation. vii) FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation - Commercial Items does apply to this solicitation. Evaluation of Offers Offers shall be evaluated IAW FAR Part 13 - Simplified Acquisition Procedures. Offers will be evaluated using simplified acquisition procedures of FAR 13.106-2. The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible contractor whose offer, conforming to the solicitation, will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. Award will be made to the lowest priced technically acceptable offer. The following factors will be used to evaluate offers: (i) Technical capability of the items and service quoted to meet the Government's requirement. In order for the offer to be considered technically acceptable, the Government will make a determination of technical acceptability by evaluating the following: (ii) Product description conforming to specifications in the scope of work. For services the offeror shall not simply rephrase or restate the Government's requirements, but shall provide convincing rationale to address how the Offeror intends to meet these requirements. For products a description matching the specifications of the Government requirement is acceptable. To be considered for evaluation, all Contractors may submit an electronic offer to the following email addresses no later than the stated due date and time in block 8 of the SF 1449. Submit an electronic offer to Shannon.l.Matthews@usace.army.mil. You may also deliver hand carried offers to 180 5 th St East, Suite 700, St Paul, MN 55101-1678 and must be time stamped no later than the stated due date in block 8 of the SF 1449. Submission of offers via fax will not be accepted. Late Offers Offers that are received late in accordance with FAR 52.212-1(f) will not be considered for award. Late offers will be considered late. Addendum to 52.212-1(b)(5) Terms of Express Warranty 1. The Contractor shall provide the standard commercial warranty or the warranty terms the Contractor offers to its most favorable customers, whichever is greater; however, the minimum warranty shall be one year. This excludes acts of Government negligence, acts of war and acts of nature. Any warranty offered shall be incorporated into the contract. The warranty shall include all parts, labor, transportation, and installation. 2. The contractor shall ensure each warranty includes details of the warranty duration and warranty coverage. Repairs required during the warranty period that are covered under the terms of the express warranty shall be the responsibility of the contractor providing the warranty. The Contractor and its suppliers may offer extended warranties in its quote, which may be accepted at the Government's discretion and included in the contract award. However, the offer of additional warranties will not affect technical acceptability or favor one contractor over another. 3. The contractor's terms of express warranty shall be incorporated into the contract award. Exchanges with Offerors after Receipt of Offers/Quotes/Proposals Contractors may be asked to clarify certain aspects of their offer/quote/proposal. Clarification conducted to resolve minor or clerical errors will not constitute discussions and the Contracting Officer reserves the right to award a contract without the opportunity for revision. The Government intends to award a contract without discussions with respective contractors. The Government, however, reserves the right to conduct discussions if deemed in its best interest. viii) Offerors must submit with their offer a completed clause 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications or indicate current registration with the online representations and certifications application (ORCA). Clause 52.212-3 may be found in the attached document or at http://www.acquisition.gov/far/ ix) Clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial applies to this acquisition. x) Clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items applies to this acquisition, the following FAR clauses cited in the 52.212-5 are applicable: 52.219-6, 52.219-28, 52.222-3, 52.222-19, 52.222-21 52.222-26, 52.222-36, 52.223-18, 52.225-1, 52.225-13, 52.232-33 xiii) Other applicable clauses, 52.225-18, 52.252-1, 52.252-2, 252.212-7001, 252.232-7010 xiv) Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) - not applicable. xv) Offers are due - not later than 9 September, 2011 at 10am CDT. xvi) INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS To assure timely and equitable evaluation of quotes, contractors must follow the instructions contained herein. The quote must be complete, self sufficient, and respond directly to the requirements of this solicitation. Quoters are encouraged to ask any questions regarding this solicitation. Technical related questions will be accepted up to 72 hours prior to the close of the solicitation. This requirement is for the acquisition of commercial items and/or services. Submit an electronic quote to Shannon.L.Matthews @usace.army.mil. You may also deliver hand carried offers to 180 5th St East, Suite 700, St Paul, MN 55101-1678 and must be time stamped no later than the stated due date stated above. Quote Preparation Instructions NOTE: All Contractor quotes with company identifying information (name, logo, stamp, etc...) shall be limited to the cover page only on all submitted information, including technical submittals and schedules provided with the quote. 1. Contractors shall complete blocks 12 (if applicable), 17a, 30a, 30b, and 30c on page 1 of the SF 1449 or submit alternate document(s) containing comparable information sufficient to allow for a determination of technical sufficiency and price acceptability. In doing so, the contractor accedes to the contract terms and conditions as written in the Solicitation, with attachments. 2. Contractors shall insert proposed unit ("UNIT PRICE") and extended prices ("AMOUNT") in Pricing Schedule. Please note that a price must be entered on all CLINS as partial quotations will not be accepted. 3. Offerors shall complete the fill-ins and certifications in the provisions as necessary. Specifically, the provision FAR 52.212-3 shall be returned with the proposal or acknowledge that Annual Representation and Certification at Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) are complete. Submission of the first page of ORCA is also acceptable. 4. Quoters shall provide all technical submittals and information as requested in these specific instructions. 5. Provide detailed warranty information in accordance with Addendum to 52.212-1(b)(5) in these specific instructions. 6. Prior to award contractor must be registered with the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database at http://www.ccr.gov. 7. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, as part of the Federal Government, is tax exempt. Federal Tax ID#62-1642142. Electronic Quote Format All quote information shall be provided on, or formatted to, standard paper size. Electronic proposals provided via e-mail shall be submitted in Microsoft Word or Excel format or Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) as applicable. WINZIP (.zip) files cannot be accepted as they are routinely blocked by the domain firewall. It may be necessary to send multiple emails to keep the e-mail within the firewall size of 8MB. Quotes sent in multiple e-mails shall be numbered to include the total sent, for example "E-mail 2 of 6." For any questions regarding this solicitation, e-mail is the preferred method. E-mail questions to, Shannon.L.Matthews @usace.army.mil.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Army Corps of Engineers, Lake Ashtabulsa Project Office, 2630 114th AVE SE, Valley City, North Dakota, 58072, United States
- Zip Code: 58072
- Zip Code: 58072
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