The Blue Grass Army Depot (BGAD) has a valid requirement for the repair and alignment of the Doosan 2600 SY CNC machine at Building 59460, located at Blue Grass Army Depot, Richmond, KY as per the attached Statement of Work and other attached applicable documents.
This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial services prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, 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.
The solicitation is being issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ) with the intent to award as a simplified acquisition. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2024-05. This requirement is 100% small business set aside and utilizes the North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) 333517 (Machine Tool Manufacturing) with a size standard of 500 employees. This procurement is being conducted in accordance with regulation at FAR 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items and FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures.
Please see attached Purchase Statement of Work and other applicable documents.
Instructions to Offerors (Reference FAR 52.212-1)
(a) The Offeror is responsible for reading all information contained in this solicitation and all attachments, if any, posted with it. Offerors should check the www.SAM.gov website often for any information regarding this solicitation and/or amendments to this solicitation. For information concerning this solicitation, please email Jeremy.s.turner10.civ@army.mil.
(b) Pursuant to FAR 52.204-7(b), System for Award Management, offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at the time an offer or quotation is submitted and shall continue to be registered until time of award, during performance, and through final payment of any contract, basic agreement, basic ordering agreement, or blanket purchasing agreement resulting from this solicitation. If an offeror is not registered in SAM at the time of the offer, its offer will not be considered for award. You may register electronically at http://www.sam.gov.
(c) Submission of offers. Signed and dated offers are due 20 November 2024, not later than 5:00 PM EST and must be submitted via email to Jeremy.s.turner10.civ@army.mil. At a minimum, offers must include:
(1) The solicitation number W519TC25T3007;
(2) A technical description of the services being offered in sufficient detail to evaluate compliance with the requirements in the solicitation;
(3) Unit pricing and extended pricing for each service: State discount terms, if any;
(4) Cage code and Unique Entity ID (generated by SAM.gov).
(d) Late submissions, modifications, revisions, and withdrawals of offers - (1) Offerors are responsible for submitting offers, and any modifications, revisions, or withdrawals, so as to reach the designated government emails by the date and time designated in the solicitation; (2) Any offer, modification, revision, or withdrawal of an offer received after the exact date and time specified for receipt of offers is "late" and will not be considered unless it is received before award is made, and the Contracting Officer determines that accepting the late offer would not unduly delay the acquisition; however, a late modification of an otherwise successful offer, that makes its terms more favorable to the Government, will be considered at any time it is received and may be accepted; and (3) Offers may be withdrawn by written notice received at any time before the exact time set for receipt of offers.
(e) Contract award. The Government intends to evaluate offers and award a contract without discussions with offerors. 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. The Government may reject any or all offers if such action is in the public interest; accept other than the lowest offer; and waive informalities and minor irregularities in offers received.
(f) Offers shall be made in accordance with the Service Description, Statement of Work and other applicable documents provided in this solicitation.
(g) Shipping terms if applicable must be FOB Destination.
(h) Advance payment or down payment terms are not acceptable.
(i) Oral communications ARE NOT acceptable in response to this notice.
(j) Technical Inquiries and Questions: All technical inquiries and questions relating to this solicitation are to be submitted via email to Jeremy.s.turner10.civ@army.mil. Offerors shall submit questions at least 2 days prior to the closing/response date of the solicitation in order to ensure adequate time is allotted to form an appropriate response and to amend the solicitation, if necessary. Offerors must review the specifications in their entirety and review the www.SAM.gov website for answers to questions prior to submission of an inquiry.
FAR 52.212-2 - Evaluation -- Commercial Services:
(a) 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.
The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:
1) Lowest Price
2) Technically Capability
The Government will issue an award to the offeror whose quote is the Lowest Price that is determined to meet at least the minimum requirements to be determined Technically Capable. Technically Capable is defined as the documented capability to meet the minimum requirements of the project as specified in this solicitation and the attached Statement of Work, including evidence of the offeror's capability to provide the service specified and the ability to meet or exceed the specified period of performance schedule. It is imperative that the offeror submit sufficient documentation and information for the Government to determine technical capability and quoted price. Failure to submit sufficient information for the Government to determine technical capability and quoted price may be cause for rejection of your quote.
(b) 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 or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award.
(End of provision)
The following FAR clauses and provisions may apply to this acquisition:
52.203-8 Cancellation, Rescission, and Recovery of Funds for Illegal or Improper Activity
52.203-10 Price or Fee Adjustment for Illegal or Improper Activity
52.204-7 System for Award Management
52.204-9 Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel
52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance
52.204-19 Incorporation by Reference of Representations and Certifications
52.212-3 Offerors Representations and Certifications- Commercial Items
52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items
52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statues or Executive Orders – Commercial Items
52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference
52.232-17 Interest
52.243-1 Changes-Fixed Price
Additionally, the following clauses/provisions located within FAR 52.212- 5 may apply to this acquisition:
52.204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards
52.204-23 Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab and Other Covered Entities
52.204-25 Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment
52.209-10 Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations
52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside
52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns
52.219-13, Notice of Set-Aside of Orders
52.219-28 Post Award Small Business Program Representation
52.222-3 Convict Labor
52.222-19 Child Labor Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies
52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities
52-222-26 Equal Opportunity
52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons
52.225-1, Buy American—Supplies
52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer System for Award Management
52.233- 3 Protest After Award
The full text of these FAR clauses can be accessed electronically at website:
https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far
The following DFARS Clauses and Provisions may be applicable to this acquisition:
252.203-7000 Requirement Relating to Compensation of Former DoD officials
252.203-7002 Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights
252.204-7012 Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting
252.225-7048 Export Controlled Items
252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports
252.232-7006 Wide Area Workflow Payment Instructions
252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments
The full text of these DFARS clauses can be accessed electronically at website:
https://www.acquisition.gov/dfars
If you are selected as the successful offeror, the service(s) is (are) to be performed at the Blue Grass Army Depot in Richmond, KY.
