SOLICITATION NOTICE
36 -- Remote Control Slope Mower, Tiger Prowler Slopepro or equal
- Notice Date
- 9/4/2013
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 333111
— Farm Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Defense Logistics Agency, DLA Acquisition Locations, DLA Distribution, J Avenue, DDC J7-AB, Bldg 404, New Cumberland, Pennsylvania, 17070-5001, United States
- ZIP Code
- 17070-5001
- Solicitation Number
- SP3300-13-Q-0132
- Archive Date
- 10/19/2013
- Point of Contact
- Vance W. Rosebush, Phone: 7177705698, Christopher C. Rowe, Phone: 7177707133
- E-Mail Address
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vance.rosebush@dla.mil, christopher.rowe@dla.mil
(vance.rosebush@dla.mil, christopher.rowe@dla.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- SP3300-13-Q-0132 is being issued as a combined synopsis/solicitation for a commercial item prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6-Acquisitions of Commercial Items and FAR Part 13-Simplified Acquisition Procedures as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Quotes are being requested. This notice incorporates provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-69 Effective 03 Sep 2013, Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) DPN 20130808 effective 08 Aug 2013, and Defense Logistics Acquisition Directive (DLAD) current to Revision 5 and PROCLTR 2013-62. The complete text of any of the clauses and provisions may be accessed in full text at http://farsite.hill.af.mil. This acquisition 100% set-aside for small business. The Product Service Code (PSC) is 3695 and associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 333111. This is a brand name or equal acquisition. The requirement consists of the following: Item 0001- 1 Each-Remote control slope mower. Tiger-brand Prowler Slopepro model or equal, complete and in accordance with the attached salient characteristics. FOB DESTINATION to DLA Distribution Susquehanna, New Cumberland, PA 17070. ARE YOU QUOTING THE BRAND NAME Tiger-brand Prowler Slopepro model? (____)YES (____)NO. IF YOU ANSWERED YES PLEASE FILL OUT THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: (Company name)__________________________ is an authorized distributor/reseller for Tiger-brand products and is free to compete individually and set our own prices and discounts? (____)YES (____)NO. IF YOU ANSWERED NO AND YOU ARE QUOTING AN "EQUAL TO" PRODUCT YOU MUST SUBMIT DESCRIPTIVE LITERATURE IN ACCORDANCE WITH FAR 52.211-6. PLEASE FILL OUT THE FOLLOWING "EQUAL TO" PRODUCT INFORMATION: (Company name)____________________ is an authorized distributor/reseller for ____________________ products and is free to compete individually and set our own prices and discounts? (____)YES (____)NO. Any award resulting from this solicitation will be issued on a Standard Form (SF) 1449. Invoicing and Payment for supplies under any subsequent order resulting from this solicitation shall be done using Wide Area Workflow. NOTE: Since the preference for all payments under this purchase order is DFAS via WAWF, the Contractor is expected to accept the WAWF for payment of all supplies ordered under this purchase order. The following FAR, DFARS, and DLAD clauses and provisions apply to this acquisition. The full text version of these clauses and provisions may be viewed at http://farsite.hill.af.mil/. FAR 52.211-9 Desired and Required Time of Delivery. (a) The Government desires delivery to be made according to the following schedule: DESIRED DELIVERY SCHEDULE - All items within 30 days after date of contract. If the offeror is unable to meet the desired delivery schedule, it may, without prejudicing evaluation of its offer, propose a delivery schedule below. However, the offeror's proposed delivery schedule must not extend the delivery period beyond the time for delivery in the Government's required delivery schedule as follows: REQUIRED DELIVERY SCHEDULE - All items within 45 days after date of contract. Offers that propose delivery of a quantity under such terms or conditions that delivery will not clearly fall within the applicable required delivery period specified above, will be considered nonresponsive and rejected. If the offeror proposes no other delivery schedule, the desired delivery schedule above will apply. OFFEROR'S PROPOSED DELIVERY SCHEDULE - All items within _____ days after date of contract. (b) Attention is directed to the Contract Award provision of the solicitation that provides that a written award or acceptance of offer mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror results in a binding contract. The Government will mail or otherwise furnish to the offeror an award or notice of award not later than the day the award is dated. Therefore, the offeror shall compute the time available for performance beginning with the actual date of award, rather than the date the written notice of award is received from the Contracting Officer through the ordinary mails. However, the Government will evaluate an offer that proposes delivery based on the Contractor's date of receipt of the contract or notice of award by adding (1) five calendar days for delivery of the award through the ordinary mails, or (2) one working day if the solicitation states that the contract or notice of award will be transmitted electronically. (The term "working day" excludes weekends and U.S. Federal holidays.) If, as so computed, the offered delivery date is later than the required delivery date; the offer will be considered nonresponsive and rejected. (End of Clause) FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items. Addenda to 52.212-1; the following paragraphs are hereby deleted from this provision: (d) products samples, (e) multiple offers, and (h) multiple awards. FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items. Addenda to FAR 52.212-4; the following clauses apply: FAR 52.247-34 FOB Destination. FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes of Executive Orders-Commercial Items (in paragraph (b) the following clauses apply): FAR 52.204-10 Reporting Executive compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards FAR 52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside FAR 52.219-28 Post Award Small Business Set-Aside FAR 52.222-3 Convict Labor 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 52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities FAR 52.223-18 Contractor Policy to Ban Text Messaging while Driving FAR 52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases FAR 52.216-1 Type of Contract. The Government contemplates award of one firm-fixed price contract for all items. NOTE: To receive an award resulting from this solicitation, offerors MUST be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database IAW FAR 52.212-1(k) and DFARS 204.1104. Registration may be done on line at: www.sam.gov. DLAD 52.233-9000 AGENCY PROTESTS. Companies protesting this procurement may file a protest 1) with the Contracting Officer, 2) with the General Accounting Office, or 3) pursuant to Executive Order No. 12979, with the Agency for a decision by the Activity's Chief of the Contracting Office. Protests filed with the agency should clearly state that they are an "Agency Level Protest under Executive Order No. 12979." (Note: DLA procedures for Agency Level Protests filed under Executive Order No. 12979 allow for a higher level decision on the initial protest than would occur with a protest to the Contracting Officer; this is not an appellate review of a Contracting Officer's decision on a protest previously filed with the Contracting Officer). Absent a clear indication of the intent to file an agency level protest, protests will be presumed to be protests to the Contracting Officer. (End of Provision) DLAD 52.233-9001 DISPUTES: AGREEMENT TO USE ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION (ADR). (a) The parties agree to negotiate with each other to try to resolve any disputes that may arise. If unassisted negotiations are unsuccessful, the parties will use alternative dispute resolution (ADR) techniques to try to resolve the dispute. Litigation will only be considered as a last resort when ADR is unsuccessful or has been documented by the party rejecting ADR to be inappropriate for resolving the dispute. (b) Before either party determines ADR inappropriate, that party must discuss the use of ADR with the other party. The documentation rejecting ADR must be signed by an official authorized to bind the contractor (see FAR 52.233-1, or for the agency, by the Contracting Officer, and approved at a level above the Contracting Officer after consultation with the ADR Specialist and with legal counsel (see DLA Directive 5145.1). Contractor personnel are also encouraged to include the ADR Specialist in their discussions with the Contracting Officer before determining ADR to be inappropriate. (c) If you wish to opt out of this clause, check here ( ). Alternate wording may be negotiated with the Contracting Officer. (End of Provision) OFFER SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS: Quotes must include the following items. Submission of a quote that does not contain all items requested below may result in elimination from consideration for award. 1. Quotations may be submitted in contractor format and shall include: a. Company name, address, telephone number, e-mail address, and FAX number b. Solicitation number c. Unit Price and extended prices for all CLINS d. Contractor DUNS Number and Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Code e. Signed acknowledgements of amendments (applicable only if any amendments are issued against this solicitation) f. Must provide literature including all technical specifications, drawings, or sketches of offered item. 2. Contractors are required to include a copy of the FAR provision 52.212-3-Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items with its proposal or may indicate completion of the representations and certifications on the internet at www.sam.gov. Failure to include the certifications along with the price proposal or to complete the certifications on the internet may result in elimination from consideration for award. FAR 13.106-2 EVALUATION OF QUOTATIONS OR OFFERS. The Government intends to evaluate quotes in response to this solicitation and will award one firm-fixed price contract to the responsible offeror whose quote represents the lowest price, technically acceptable offer. IF QUOTING "EQUAL TO" PRODUCT YOU MUST SUBMIT DESCRIPTIVE LITERATURE IN ACCORDANCE WITH FAR 52.211-6. FAR 52.211-6 Brand Name or Equal. (a) If an item in this solicitation is identified as "brand name or equal," the purchase description reflects the characteristics and level of quality that will satisfy the Government's needs. The salient physical, functional, or performance characteristics that "equal" products must meet are specified in the solicitation. (b) To be considered for award, offers of "equal" products, including "equal" products of the brand name manufacturer, must - Meet the salient physical, functional, or performance characteristic specified in this solicitation; Clearly identify the item by - (i) Brand name, if any; and (ii) Make or model number; Include descriptive literature such as illustrations, drawings, or a clear reference to previously furnished descriptive data or information available to the Contracting Officer; and Clearly describe any modification the offeror plans to make in a product to make it conform to the solicitation requirements. Mark any descriptive material to clearly show the modification. (c) The Contracting Officer will evaluate "equal" products on the basis of information furnished by the offeror or identified in the offer and reasonably available to the Contracting Officer. The Contracting Officer is not responsible for locating or obtaining any information not identified in the offer. (d) Unless the offeror clearly indicates in its offer that the product being offered is an "equal" product, the offeror shall provide the brand name product referenced in the solicitation. (End of Provision) Descriptive Literature a. "Descriptive Literature" means information (e.g., cuts, illustrations, drawings, brochures) that is submitted as a part of a proposal. Descriptive Literature is required to establish, for the purpose of evaluation and award, details of the product offered that are specified elsewhere in the solicitation and pertain to significant elements such as (1) design; (2) materials; (3) components; (4) performance characteristics; and (5) methods of manufacture, assembly, construction or operation. The term includes only information required to determine the technical acceptability of the offered product. It does not include other information such as that used in determining the responsibility of a prospective contractor or for operating or maintaining equipment. b. Descriptive Literature, required elsewhere in this solicitation, must be (1) identified to show the item(s) of the offer to which it applies and (2) received by the time specified in this solicitation for receipt of offers. c. The failure of descriptive literature to show that the product offered conforms to the requirements of this solicitation may result in rejection of the offer. CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE: FAR 52.215-5 Facsimile Proposals DLAD 52.211-9033 Packaging and Marking Requirements DFARS 252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials DFARS 252.203-7002 Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights DFARS 252.203-7005 Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials DFARS 252.204-7003 Control of Government Personnel Work Product DFARS 252.204-7011 Alternative Line Item Structure DFARS 252.223-7008 Prohibition of Hexavalent Chromium DFARS 252.225-7000 Buy American-Balance of Payments Program Certificate DFARS 252.225-7001 Buy American and Balance of Payments Program DFARS 252.225-7035 Buy American-Free Trade Agreements-Balance of Payments Program Certificate DFARS 252.225-7036 Buy American-Free (B) Trade Agreements-Balance of Payments Program DFARS 252.227-7015 Technical Data-Commercial Items DFARS 252.227-7037 Validation of Restrictive Markings on Technical Data DFARS 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports DFARS 252.232-7006 Wide Area Workflow Payment Instructions DFARS 252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments DFARS 252.244-7000 Subcontracts for Commercial Items DFARS 252.247-7023 Transportation of Supplies by Sea DLAD 52.247-9012 REQUIREMENTS FOR TREATMENT OF WOOD PACKAGING MATERIAL (WPM) (a) This clause only applies when wood packaging material (WPM) will be used to make shipments under this contract and/or when WPM is being acquired under this contract. (b) Definition. Wood packaging material (WPM) means wood pallets, skids, load boards, pallet collars, wooden boxes, reels, dunnage, crates, frame and cleats. The definition excludes materials that have undergone a manufacturing process, such as corrugated fiberboard, plywood, particleboard, veneer, and oriented strand board (OSD). (c) All Wood Packaging Material(WPM) used to make shipments under DOD contracts and/or acquired by DOD must meet requirements of International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPM) 15, "Guidelines for Regulating Wood Packaging Materials in International Trade." DOD shipments inside and outside of the United States must meet ISPM 15 whenever WPM is used to ship DOD cargo. (1) All WPM shall comply with the official quality control program for heat treatment (HT) or kiln dried heat treatment (KD HT) in accordance with American Lumber Standard Committee, Incorporated (ALSC) Wood Packaging Material Program and WPM Enforcement Regulations (see http://www.alsc.org/). (2) All WPM shall include certification/quality markings in accordance with the ALSC standard. Markings shall be placed in an unobstructed area that will be readily visible to inspectors. Pallet markings shall be applied to the stringer or block on diagonally opposite sides of the pallet and be contrasting and clearly visible. All containers shall be marked on a side other than the top or bottom, contrasting and clearly visible. All dunnage used in configuring and/or securing the load shall also comply with ISPM 15 and be marked with an ASLC approved DUNNAGE stamp. (d) Failure to comply with the requirements of this restriction may result in refusal, destruction, or treatment of materials at the point of entry. The Agency reserves the right to recoup from the Contractor any remediation costs incurred by the Government. (End of Clause) NOTE: To receive an award resulting from this solicitation, offerors MUST be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database IAW FAR 52.212-1(k) and DFARS 204.1104. The System for Award Management (SAM) replaces CCR. Registration may be done on line at www.acquisition.gov or www.sam.gov. All questions and inquiries should be addressed via email to vance.rosebush@dla.mil. Pricing and representations/certifications are required by 3:00 PM EST on October 4, 2013 to be considered for award. This information should be emailed to vance.rosebush@dla.mil or faxed to (717) 770-5689, attention Vance Rosebush. Salient Characteristics Remote Control Slope Mower Tiger-brand Prowler Slopepro model or equal, with the ability to operate remotely and mow at steep angles up to 50 degrees. The slope mower shall include a safety feature that both controller and mower will "Hand Shake" before mower is engaged. Below are the required operating features and requirements: Standard Features Slope mower shall be capable to mow up to 50 degree slope side operation and 35 degree front and rear operation Slope mower shall be required to mow at 52 inch cutting path Slope mower shall have a cutting adjustment between 2.5 inches to 7 inches Slope mower shall have a horsepower rating between 27 to 30 horsepower Slope mower shall have a fuel capacity of 6 to 7 gallons Slope mower shall operate with gasoline fuel Slope mower shall include jack stands for periodic maintenance Slope mower shall be required to operate remotely with an operating range up to 300 feet line of sight Slope mower shall have battery operated remote controller with the operating features: engine start/stop, enable hand shake, directional control, steering, deck adjustment, e-stop, throttle, PTO on/off, and frequency selector Slope mower shall be equipped with grass/mulching cutting blades Slope mower shall be required with ignition start Slope mower shall be equipped with a digital tachometer/hour meter Slope mower shall be equipped with park brake Slope mower shall be equipped with brush bar Contractor requirements at delivery Include delivery and set-up for operation One-day on-site operator familiarization Include all operator and maintenance manuals Warranty Coverage: Warranty coverage shall be manufacturer's standard warranty but not less than one year of parts and labor.
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