SOLICITATION NOTICE
41 -- TRANE CONDENSER COIL; Model Number RAUCC50EBX0300DF00000
- Notice Date
- 3/18/2014
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- Contracting Office
- 1792 12th Street, Fort Riley, KS 66442
- ZIP Code
- 66442
- Solicitation Number
- W911RX-14-T-0081
- Response Due
- 3/27/2014
- Archive Date
- 9/23/2014
- Point of Contact
- Name: Client Services, Title: Client Services, Phone: 1.877.933.3243, Fax: 703.422.7822
- E-Mail Address
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Clientservices@fedbid.com;
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Economically Disadvantaged Woman Owned Small Business
- Description
- This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice.The solicitation number is W911RX-14-T-0081 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 2005-72. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 238220 with a small business size standard of $14.00M.This requirement is an [ Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned 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 2014-03-27 11:00:00.0 Eastern Time or as otherwise displayed at www.FedBid.com.FOB Destination shall be Fort Riley, KS 66442 The MICC Fort Riley requires the following items, Brand Name or Equal, to the following: LI 001: TRANE Condenser Coil Model Number RAUCC50EBX0300DF00000 The Government will consider any Vendor submitted alternative condenser coil devices for comparison and review. However, all Vendors who submit recommended alternative devices will provide a specification sheet that accurately reflects their recommended devices' capabilities, and dimensions as compared to the requested TRANE Condenser Coil (Model Number RAUCC50EBX0300DF00000). Failure to adhere to this requirement will result in quotes containing alternative recommended devices being rejected for failure to adhere to these RFQ instructions., 1, 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, MICC Fort Riley 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. MICC Fort Riley 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. The following solicitation is a Request for Quote (RFQ) competed IAW FAR PART 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures; FAR PART 12, Commercial Items. Quotes failing to met all the terms and conditions of this solicitation; to include buy terms, line item descriptions, and attachments, may not be evaluated for award. One (1) firm-fixed price purchase order will be awarded as a result of this solicitation. Please see FAR 13.004-Legal effect of quotations. Far Clause 52.219-6 and 52.219-6 Alternate 1 This solicitation is a Small Business set-aside for Economically Disadvantaged Women Owned Small Business (EDWOSB) and only those qualified Offerors can quote. This solicitation requires registration with the System for Award Management (SAM) prior to award, pursuant to applicable regulations and guidelines. Registration information can be found at www.sam.gov. This solicitation requires registration with the System for Award Management (SAM) to be eligible for award, pursuant to applicable regulations and guidelines. Registration information can be found at www.sam.gov. The applicable NAICS code for this procurement is ___238220_with the related size standard of __$14 Million___ dollars. The NAICS code identified herein must appear in FAR 52.212-3 "Offeror Representations and Certifications" in SAM and the Offeror must be actively registered in that NAICS Prior to Award to be considered for any resulting contract. Failure to be properly registered at the time and date of award may render the quote as incomplete and ineligible for award. 1. Offeror may submit quotes for alternate brand name items, provided those items meet all of the salient physical, functional, or performance characteristics specified by this solicitation. Offeror MUST enter exactly what they are offering (including make, model and description) into the blank description field in order for the quote to be considered. The government will evaluate 'equal' items on the basis of information furnished by the Offeror or identified in the quote and reasonably available to the government. The government is not responsible for locating or obtaining any information not identified in the quote. 2. Technical Evaluation will be performed on all alternate brand names and/or models. Alternate Brand Names and/or models will be evaluated against all listed required specifications provided by the government. Item shall meet all of the salient physical, functional, or performance characteristics specified by this solicitation to be consider technically acceptable. Offeror must present a line by line comparison of alternative products using manufacturer name, model/part number, and salient features. 3. Offerors must, as a minimum, respond with feature for feature comparisons in order for your product to be technically evaluated for sufficiency. Responses such as "bidding exact match", "as specified", or cutting and pasting the Government's specification information into the Offeror?s quote specification block are not acceptable responses. New Equipment ONLY; NO remanufactured or "gray market" items. All items must be covered by the manufacturer's warranty. Delivery must be made within the specified number of days after receipt of order (ARO). The Offeror must provide within its offer the number of days required to make delivery after it receives a purchase order from the buyer. The Contractor shall NOT make partial line item shipments against any resulting purchase order/contract issued as a result of this solicitation unless otherwise specified at time of order. Far Clause 52.247-34 F.o.b. Destination applies. 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. Purchase Description Determined by Line Item The solicitation requires that the government evaluates quotes on a line item basis; therefore, each line item will include applicable evaluation criteria. For all line items, Offerors MUST enter exactly what they are quoting (including make, model, and description) into the blank description field in order for the quote to be considered. The Government will award a firm fixed price 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: price, technical capability, past performance, and delivery of the item offered to meet the Government requirement. All evaluation factors other than price, when combined, are equally important as price (Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA). In addition to providing pricing, Offeror must include certain non-pricing information as document(s) attached to their quote, so they are received no later than the closing date and time of this RFQ. Attachment(s) can total no more than 20 MB, whether multiple files or one file, and may be zipped to decrease their size. Pricing will not be accepted if it is included in the attachment(s). An Offeror failure to comply with these terms shall result in its quote being determined incomplete and shall not be evaluated. The attachment(s) must include the following information: 1) EXAMPLE: Offeror must provide the government with a listing of equipment offered for Line Item 0001 in accordance with Equipment List Specification document and Design Plans provided by the government as part of this solicitation. Please refer to Equipment List Document. Offeror must present a line by line comparison of alternative items. Please refer to buy term Brand Name or Equal/Technical Evaluation of Quotes for more details. Interested Offerors must submit all questions concerning the solicitation at the earliest time possible to enable the government to respond. Questions can be submitted by using the 'Submit a Question' button. Questions not received prior to 27 March 2014 1000hour will not be considered. DFARS 252.232-7003, ?Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports. I n accordance with DFARS 252.232-7003, ?Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports?, the contractor shall submit their payment request electronically using the Wide Area Workflow (WAWF). The WAWF website is located at https://wawf.eb.mil. There is no charge to use WAWF. Contractors must register to use WAWF at this website and ensure an electronic business point of contact (POC) is designated in the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://www.sam.gov. Contractor training is available at the website Home Page, under ?about WAWF?. Contractors may contact the WAWF Customer Support for assistance toll free at 866-618-5988; commercial: 801-605-7095; Fax commercial: 801-605-7453 or CSCASSIG@CSD.DISA.MIL. Fedbid is NOT a forum for filing protests against the Government. Attempts to file protests through Fedbid will not be considered legitimate as they do not conform to the requirements in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). It is preferable that disputes and protests be resolved as quickly as possible at the lowest level possible before considering the more formal process described below. To be timely, protests must be filed within the periods specified in FAR 33.10. 1) All agency-level protests should be sent to the contracting officer for resolution. 2) The HQ, AMC-Level Protest Program is intended to encourage interested parties to seek resolution of their concerns within AMC, as an Alternate Dispute Resolution forum, rather than filing a protest with the Government Accountability Office (GAO) or other external forum. The address for filing a protest directly with AMC is: Headquarters U.S. Army Materiel Command Office of Command Counsel-Deputy Command Counsel 4400 Martin Road Rm: A6SE040.001 Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898-5000 Fax: (256) 450-8840 or e-mail: usarmy.redstone.usamc.mbx.protests@mail.mil The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and Department of Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations (DFARS) are incorporated in this contract by reference, to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at this address: http://farsite.hill.af.mil and/or http://www.acqnet.gov/far. Provisions: 52.204-7, 52.207-2, 52.212-1, 52.212-3, 52.222-22, 52.209-2, 52.223-18, 252.203-7005, 252.206-7000 Clauses: 52.204-10, 52.204-13, 52.204-99, 52.209-10, 52.212-4, 52.212-5, 52.219-28, 52.222-3, 52.222-19, 52.222-21, 52.222-26, 52.222-50, 52.222-51, 52.223-18, 52.225-13, 52.252-2, 52.252-6, 52.232-23, 52.232-39, 52.233-3, 252.201-7000, 252.203-7000, 252.203-7002, 252.204-7000(when applicable), 252.204-7003, 252.204-7004 Alt A, 252.223-7008, 252.225-7001, 252.225-7002, 252.232-7003, 252.232-7006, 252.243-7001, 252.244-7000, 52.223-11, Ozone-Depleting Substances, in solicitations and contracts for ozone-depleting substances or for supplies that may contain or be manufactured with ozone-depleting substances. 52.223-12, Refrigeration Equipment and Air Conditioners, in solicitations and contracts for services when the contract includes the maintenance, repair, or disposal of any equipment or appliance using ozone-depleting substances as a refrigerant, such as air conditioners, including motor vehicles, refrigerators, chillers, or freezers. 52.232-24, Prohibition of Assignment of Claims, in solicitations and contracts for which a determination has been made under agency regulations that the prohibition of assignment of claims is in the Government?s interest.
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- Zip Code: 66442
- Zip Code: 66442
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