COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION
This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the procedures contained in FAR Part 12.6, Acquisition 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 and a written solicitation will not be issued.
This acquisition is for the selected contractor to provide 60 tons of #3 yellow feed corn, delivered to the USDA, ARS headquarters facility north of Dubois, ID.
(A) The solicitation number is 12905B21Q0113 and is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ).
(B) The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2021-07 dated August 11, 2021.
(C) This solicitation is issued as total small business set-aside. The associated NAICS code is 311119, and the small business size standard is 500.
(D) List CLINS, item descriptions, quantities and units of measure:
CLIN 1 – 60 tons of #2 yellow feed corn, per specifications from the 2020-2021 growing season only.
(E) Description/Statement of Work/Specification:
Please see attached specifications.
(F) Date(s) and place(s) of delivery and acceptance:
The feed corn must be delivered to the location by September 27, 2021. Deliveries must be made no later than 2:30pm, MDT Monday through Thursday.
All items shall be sent FOB Destination with all freight charges included..
(G) FAR Provision 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial, is incorporated by reference and applies to this acquisition. Please see the attached RFQ terms and conditions for the submission requirements.
(H) Evaluation:
For the evaluation criteria, please see the attached RFQ terms and conditions.
(I) Offerors are required to complete in full FAR Provision 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items, with their offer online at SAM: www.sam.gov. An offeror must state in their offer if they completed FAR 52.212-3 online and that is it up-to-date and valid. See the attached RFQ terms and conditions for more requirements.
(J) FAR Clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. Please see the attached RFQ terms and conditions for its Addendum.
(K) FAR Clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, is incorporated and applies to this acquisition. Please see the attached RFQ terms and conditions that are applicable to the acquisition.
(L) A statement regarding any additional contract requirement(s) or terms and conditions (such as contract financing arrangements or warranty requirements) determined by the contracting officer to be necessary for this acquisition and consistent with customary commercial practices: N/A.
(M) The Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) and assigned ratings are not applicable to this solicitation.
(N) Date, time and place offers are due.
Offers are due by September 15, 2021 at 3pm MDT.
Submit offers to the following e-mail address(es), by the offer due date and time:
Shelley.steen@usda.gov
INSTRUCTIONS:
Quote submission must include:
- Email quote as described above including pricing, signatures, DUNS/Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) #.
- Acknowledgement of any solicitation amendment(s) on the SF-30.
- Active registration at SAM.gov (required at quote submission or your quote will not be accepted).
- Complete fill-in certifications and annual representations for FAR 52.212-3 - Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items, in the System for Award Management (SAM) system online.
- Completed electronic annual representations and certifications at SAM.gov. Complete fill-in certification for FAR 52.204-20, FAR 52.204-24, FAR 52.204-26, and FAR 52.209-11 in your SAM.gov profile under Reps and Certs. No submission required if reps and certs are completed at SAM.gov. The government will validate this is completed at time of quote receipt. If not filled out in SAM.gov, these shall be filled out and accompanied with your quote.
EVALUATION:
In accordance with FAR 13.106-2, the evaluation for this award will be based on lowest price for all CLINs and the quoter’s compliance with the terms and conditions for this RFQ. The quoter shall possess all necessary certifications to perform the work specified in the requirements in order to be eligible for award. Prices quoted must reflect the quoter’s understanding of the requirement, ability to perform, and be considered fair and reasonable to the Government.
Note that a price evaluation will be performed to determine the reasonableness of the quoted price. Reasonableness will be determined considering other competitive prices received and comparison to the independent Government estimate (IGE) or to any other information the Contracting Officer deems useful in their discretion. The Government will look at whether a quoted price is too high, possibly indicative of capabilities that exceed those needed for successful performance of the work; and may also consider whether a quoted price is too low, since this may indicate a lack of technical understanding on the quoter's part or a performance risk associated with the quote that the agency may not be willing to accept.
