Brand Name - Life Rafts & Preservers

Amendment 0001

The purpose of this amendment 0001 is to change the RFQ due date from 06 September 2024, 4:30 PM MST. to 11 September 2024 2:30PM MST. All changes are in red bold and underlined. All other terms and conditions remain unchanged.

RFQ #FA4877-24-QA494

414 CTS – Life Rafts (Bamboo Eagle Exercise)

1. This is a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for procurement of life rafts as supplemented by information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and additional written solicitation will not be issued.
2. RFQ #FA4877-24-QA494.
3. This solicitation document incorporates provisions and clauses of those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2024-06 effective 29 August 2024, DFARS provisions and clauses, effective 15 August 2024, and DAFFARS provisions and clauses, effective 12 June 2024.
4. This RFQ is being issued with a Brand Name J&A utilizing a Total Small Business set-aside. The North American Industry Classification System Code is 336612 with a size standard of 1,000 Employees.
5. The right to make multiple or no award is reserved in the event it is advantageous to the Government to do so.
6. 355 CONS, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base intends to award a firm-fixed price contract for the following:
   1. CLIN 0001 – Life Raft LRU-33A/A (4220-01-505-8727) or F-2B (NSN: 4220005633567; if the first model is not available)   QTY: 2 each (ea)
   2. CLIN 0002 – Life Preserver LPU-10/P (NSN: 4220-00-705-8648)     QTY: 10 ea
   3. CLIN 0003 – Life Raft LRU-16/P (NSN: 4220-01-003-6763)              QTY: 10 ea
   4. CLIN 0004 - Shipping                                                                          QTY: 1 ea
7. The government will place an order with the offeror whose quote meets lowest price and technical acceptability. Technical acceptability is defined and referred to within this solicitation document as the offeror’s capability statement to provide the specified life raft units and life raft preserver units and delivery date.
8. Important Dates/Times (All Times are Mountain Standard Time (MST) / Arizona Local Time)
   1. All questions must be submitted via email no later than 05 September 2024, 10:00 AM MST.
   2. All quotes must be submitted via email no later than 11 September 2024, 2:30 PM MST.
   3. All items to be delivered by 10 November 2024.
9. It is the responsibility of the offeror to review the posting for any changes or amendments that may occur concerning this RFQ. It is the responsibility of the offeror to ensure all quotes and/or questions are submitted in a timely manner by specified due date.
10. Points of Contact:
    1. Primary: Matthew Hackett, matthew.hackett.1@us.af.mil 520-228-2213
    2. Alternate: TSgt Natalie Bernal, natalie.bernal@us.af.mil,  520-228-5478
11. Attachments: Provisions and Clauses; Brand Name J&A; Amendment 0001

52.212-2 Evaluation-Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Nov 2021)

1. 1. The Government will award a 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:
      1. technical capability of the service offered to meet the Government requirement.
      2. price:

The lowest priced offer will be evaluated for technical acceptability and best value to the Government. If found technically acceptable and found to be the best value award will be made without further consideration. If found technically unacceptable the government will evaluate the next lowest offer for technical acceptability until award can be made to the lowest priced technically acceptable offeror. Past Performance will not be evaluated. Therefore, the offeror’s initial offer should contain the offeror’s best terms from a price and technical standpoint. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if later determined by the Contracting Officer to be necessary. Offers that fail to furnish required representations or information or reject the terms and conditions of the solicitation may be excluded from consideration.

1. 1. Options. Not applicable.
   2. A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer's specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award.

5352.201-9101 ACC Ombudsman Jul 2023

1. 1. (a) An ombudsman has been appointed to hear and facilitate the resolution of concerns from offerors, potential offerors, and others for this acquisition. When requested, the ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. The existence of the ombudsman does not affect the authority of the program manager, contracting officer, or source selection official. Further, the ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposals, the source selection process, or the adjudication of protests or formal contract disputes. The ombudsman may refer the interested party to another official who can resolve the concern.
   2. (b) Before consulting with an ombudsman, interested parties must first address their concerns, issues, disagreements, and/or recommendations to the contracting officer for resolution. Consulting an ombudsman does not alter or postpone the timelines for any other processes (e.g., agency level bid protests, GAO bid protests, requests for debriefings, employee-employer actions, contests of OMB Circular A-76 competition performance decisions).
   3. (c) If resolution cannot be made by the contracting officer, the interested party may contact the ombudsman, [Insert names, addresses, telephone numbers, facsimile numbers, and e-mail addresses of Center/MAJCOM/FLDCOM/DRU/DAFRCO ombudsman/ombudsmen]. Concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations that cannot be resolved at the Center/MAJCOM/

FLDCOM/DRU ombudsman level, may be brought by the interested party for

   further consideration to the Department of the Air Force ombudsman, Associate Deputy

       Assistant Secretary (ADAS) (Contracting), SAF/AQC, 1060 Air Force Pentagon,       Washington DC 20330-1060, phone number (571) 256-2395, facsimile number (571) 256-2431.

1. 1. The ombudsman has no authority to render a decision that binds the agency.
   2. Do not contact the ombudsman to request copies of the solicitation, verify offer due date, or clarify technical requirements. Such inquiries shall be directed to the contracting officer. (End of clause)

5352.223-9000 Elimination of Use of Class I Ozone Depleting Substances (ODS)

As prescribed in DAFFARS 5323.804-90, insert the following clause in solicitations and contracts: ELIMINATION OF USE OF CLASS I OZONE DEPLETING SUBSTANCES (ODS) (JUN 2024)

(a) Contractors shall not:

1. Provide any service or product with any specification, standard, drawing, or other document that requires the use of a Class I ODS in the test, operation, or maintenance of any system, subsystem, item, component, or process; or
2. Provide any specification, standard, drawing, or other document that establishes a test, operation, or maintenance requirement that can only be met by use of a Class I ODS as part of this contract/ order.

(b) For the purposes of Department of the Air Force policy, the following products that are pure (i.e., they meet the relevant product specification identified in AFI 32-7086) are Class I ODSs:

1. Halons: 1011, 1202, 1211, 1301, and 2402;
2. Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs): CFC-11, CFC-12, CFC-13, CFC-111, CFC-112, CFC-113, CFC-114,

CFC-115, CFC-211, CFC-212, CFC-213, CFC-214, CFC-215, CFC-216, and CFC-217, and the blends R-500, R-501, R-502, and R-503; and

1. Carbon Tetrachloride, Methyl Chloroform, and Methyl Bromide.

[NOTE: Material that uses one or more of these Class I ODSs as minor constituents do not meet the

Department of the Air Force definition of a Class I ODS.]

(End of clause)