MODIFICATION
42 -- Final Bid - RFI ONLY- Airfield Fire Extinguishers
- Notice Date
- 8/26/2015
- Notice Type
- Modification/Amendment
- Contracting Office
- 189 Marine Street, Saint Augustine, FL 32085
- ZIP Code
- 32085
- Solicitation Number
- W911YN-15-T-FEX1
- Response Due
- 7/27/2015
- Archive Date
- 1/23/2016
- 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
- Total Small Business
- Description
- CANCELLATION NOTICE:Bids are being solicited under solicitation number W911YN-15-T-FEX1. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; bids are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation is issued as an invitation for bids (IFB), unless otherwise indicated herein.If your company can provide the product/services listed on the solicitation and comply with all of the solicitation instructions, please respond to this notice. To view the specifications, please go to www.FedBid.com and reference Buy No. 735886. GSA Schedule Bids Only: Sellers bidding on this opportunity MUST have the items requested on an existing GSA Schedule. The Schedule must either be in the Seller's name or the Seller must be able to document its ability to act as an agent of a partner's Schedule. Sellers must not bid more than their applicable contract ceiling price, excluding the FedBid Fee, for contract-specific items. If FedBid receives notice that, due to inclusion of the FedBid Fee, the Selected Bid's line item pricing is higher than the Selected Seller's applicable published government contract pricing, the FedBid Fee will be reduced to ensure the Selected Bid's line item pricing does not exceed the Selected Seller's applicable contract pricing. Sellers may offer Open Market items only in accordance with the approved Terms and Conditions of their respective GSA Schedule AND upon approval from the soliciting Contracting Officer. Information regarding GSA Schedules can be found at www.GSA.gov. This requirement is a [ Small Business ] set-aside and only qualified sellers may submit bids.The solicitation pricing on www.FedBid.com will start on the date this solicitation is posted and will end on 2015-07-27 12:00:00.0 Eastern Time or as otherwise displayed at www.FedBid.com.FOB Destination shall be Brooksville, FL 34604 The National Guard - Florida requires the following items, Meet or Exceed, to the following: LI 001: This is a REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ONLY -- no pricing, quotes, or proposals are being requested nor will they be accepted. This is to determine if the capability exists for vendors to meet the Government's need.this is only a REQUEST FOR INFORMATION. Please upload a CAPABILITY STATEMENT.NOTE: Providing a capability statement will be at no cost to the Government. This RFI is for MARKET RESEARCH ONLY and may or may not result in a future request for quote and/or purchase order. The Government is Requesting Information on the the following: The Florida Army National Guard anticipates a requirement for 3 Each, 125lb Fire Extinguishers for one of our Army Aviation Support Facilities. Past performance shows that this item was able to be obtained via GSA Schedule, as a Total Small Business Set-Aside. The Primary Functions of this RFI is to confirm through vendor response that these Fire Extinguishers are available on a GSA Schedule not only by the salient characteristics, but also by a vendor who can comply with the Total Small Business Set-Aside. Both the GSA Schedule and Total Small Business Set-Aside Requirements are detailed in the Buy Terms (Please Read Before Responding). The Proposed Solution(s) MUST Meet or Exceed the following Characteristics: --WEIGHT: 125 Lbs-- --EXTINGUISHING AGENT: Dry Chemical-- --CLASS REQUIREMENT: B.C.-- --Certified/Designed For Use In/At Aviation Facilities-- --Data Plate(s) MUST Be Metal-- --Proposed Solutions MUST Be Wheeled Extinguishers-- --MUST Be Easy To Operate And Maintain-- --MUST Be Able To Operate, Sustain, and Maintain in Florida environment (Hot, Humid, Wet)-- NOTE: If further characteristics, attributes, or information is required in order to make an accurate assessment of what solution would be best suited for the requirement, or is required to determine if the firm can fulfill said requirement, Please let the Buyer know in response to the RFI., 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, National Guard - Florida intends to document bids online to be facilitated by the third-party Marketplace, FedBid, Inc. FedBid has developed an online, anonymous, browser based application to document pricing. Offerors may submit bids during the specified period of time. National Guard - Florida 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 Sellers 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.Sellers that are not currently registered to use www.FedBid.com should proceed to www.FedBid.com to complete their free registration. Sellers that require special considerations or assistance may contact the FedBid Helpdesk at 877-9FEDBID (877-933-3243) or via email at clientservices@fedbid.com. Sellers 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 Sellers require additional clarification, contact 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. SUMMARY: Based on the Acquisition History of this, and like Items, along with anticipated cost and other potentially met criteria, it is the intention of the Buyer is for this Acquisition to be a Total Small Business Set-Aside. There is NOT an SBA Class Waiver for this Class of Products. The SBA has NOT granted an Exception for this Acquisition. Therefore, in order for this procurement to be, and the Seller be able to comply with, a Total Small Business Set-Aside, the End Product provided MUST be: 1.Manufactured By The Seller (That is a Small Business Concern) 2.Manufactured By Another DOMESTIC (In the U.S. or its Outlying Areas) SMALL BUSINESS Concern. SELLER ACTION: Sellers MUST provide the following in response to RFI, WHO/WHAT FIRM would Manufacture the End Product? WHERE is the End Product Manufactured? EXPLANATION: FAR Part: 19.502-2(c) states: "For small business set-asides other than for construction or services, any concern proposing to furnish a product that it did not itself manufacture must furnish the product of a small business manufacturer unless the SBA has granted either a waiver or exception to the nonmanufacturer rule (see 19.102(f)). In industries where the SBA finds that there are no small business manufacturers, it may issue a waiver to the nonmanufacturer rule (see 19.102(f)(4) and (5)). In addition, SBA has excepted procurements processed under simplified acquisition procedures (see Part 13), where the anticipated cost of the procurement will not exceed $25,000, from the nonmanufacturer rule. Waivers permit small businesses to provide any firm?s product. The exception permits small businesses to provide any domestic firm?s product...." SUMMARY: Acquisition History and Market Research indicate that this item, and like items, have previously been acquired through Federal Supply Schedules via GSA Contract Vehicle. Based on this, the Buyer intends to procure this product by a placing an Order on a Seller's existing GSA Contract. This means that the provided product(s) MUST be on the Seller's GSA Schedule. SELLER ACTION: In response to the RFI, Sellers MUST Provide in their response, the GSA Contract Number that the provided product(s) ARE on. Whether it be in the Seller Specifications, Provided Capabilities Statement, and/or their Authorized Federal Supply Schedule Pricelist (a.k.a. Pricelist). This requirement will contain a Buy American Provision in it when it is posted for acquisition. This RFI Intends to find out where this product is Manufactured. Where the Item(s) are Manufactured, will dictate what kind of Set-Aside (If Any) is used. When responding to this RFI, please include where the End Item would be Manufactured. This way, an inappropriate Set-Aside is not used when posted, which would potentially exclude qualified buyers. 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. 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. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. If you feel that your firm possesses the ability to provide these requirements, then you must respond by demonstrating your firm's technical capability and understanding. It is the Government's intent to disable the FedBid reverse auction function for this requirement. The contractors for this RFI should submit one dollar for their proposal cost. The contractors will then need to upload their technical by the proposal due date. Information submitted must be in sufficient detail to allow for a thorough government review of firm's interest and capabilities.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Brooksville, FL 34604
- Zip Code: 34604-6821
- Zip Code: 34604-6821
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