Added: Feb 06, 2012 4:12 am
425 ABS/LGC, Contracting Office
Attn: Cuneyt Kuey
Phone: 0-232-455-6714
E-Mail Address: cuneyt.kuey@izmir.af.mil
Request For Quotation, FA5531-12-Q-0001
(1) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items 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; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.
(2) The solicitation number is FA5531-12-Q-0001. The solicitation is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ).
(3) This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-53, DFARS Change Notice 20111004, and Air Force Acquisition Circular 2011-0714.
(4) There is no small business set-aside for this acquisition. However, this acquisition is set-aside for Turkish business concerns. Due to established economic agreements between the United States Government and the Government of Turkey, the U.S. Air force intends to award this solicitation to a business concern within the country of Turkey. The NAICS code assigned to this acquisition is 532112.
(5) There are three (3) contract line items (CLINs) for this requirement:
CLIN 0001: Two (2) leased vans with the ability to transport 15 (fifteen) adult passengers -- PoP: 1 Mar 12 - 30 Sep 12
CLIN 0002: Five (5) leased vans with the ability to transport 8 (eight) adult passengers -- PoP: 1 Mar 12 - 30 Sep 12
CLIN 0003: Two (2) leased sedans suitable for transporting at least 3 (three) adult passengers in comfort -- PoP: 1 Mar 12 - 30 Sep 12
*Each quote should contain the proposed vehicle information to meet the requirement of each line item listed above. Vehicle information shall include, at a minimum: Year, Make, Model, Maximum adult passengers, and type of vehicle (sedan, SUV, van, truck, etc...)
**The government recommends that all quotes are provided on the Quote Sheet attached to this solicitation.
(6) Delivery of all vehicles requested in paragraph "5" above, must be made to 425 ABS at Izmir Air Base, Turkey. Delivery of the vehicles will not be accepted unless they conform with the contract and the statement of work dated 1 Feb 12. This order is FOB destination, so all quoted prices must include delivery to 425 ABS.
(7) Payment Office: Payment for this contract will be made by electronic funds transfer by:
DFAS, ATTN LM (F78900)
KLEBER KASERNE, GEB 3200
MANNHEIMERSTR 218/219
KAISERSLAUTERN 67657
(8) The due date for all quotes is 15 Feb 12 by 12:00 pm local time. All quotes must be received by the government by the time and date stated in order to be considered.
(9) The following Provisions and Clauses are inserted in this RFQ:
• The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial (Jun 2008)
The following addenda is made to the provision. Paragraph (b) Submission of offers is added to read: Quotations shall be in terms of U.S. Dollars. Quotations received in other than U.S. Dollars shall be rejected. Quotations shall also be submitted in the English Language. Quotations received not in English will not be considered. The provision at 252.212-7000 Offeror Representations and Certifications--Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The certification in paragraph (b) of the provision at 252.212-7000 does not apply to this solicitation.
• The provision at 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Items (Jan 1999)
There are two specific evaluation criteria included in paragraph (a). The first one is (i) technical capability of the item quoted to meet the requirement of that provision. The last criteria is (ii) price. The Lowest Price Technically Acceptable Source Selection Process will be used in this acquisition.
• FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications (Nov 2011)
The provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The quotation must include a complete copy of this provision. See http://orca.bpn.gov. The provision at 252.212-7000 Offeror Representations and Certifications--Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The certification in paragraph (b) of the provision at 252.212-7000 does not apply to this solicitation.
• FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions (Jun 2010)
The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The following addenda are made to this clause. Paragraph (a) Inspection/Acceptance is added to read: The contractor shall use the Wide Area Workflow web page at https://wawf.eb.mil/index.html to submit invoices for acceptance. Paragraph (o) Warranty is added to read: The contractor shall provide all standard commercial (including manufacturer) warranties to the United States Government.
• FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders (Jan 2012)
The clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The following additional FAR clauses cited in the clause under paragraph (b) are considered checked and applicable to the acquisition: (1), (20), (34), & (39). The clause at 252.212-7001 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The FAR clause at paragraph (a) is considered checked and applicable to the acquisition. The following additional DFARS clauses cited in the clause under paragraph (b) are considered checked and applicable to the acquisition: (1), (6), (18), (20), (21)(iii), (22)
• 252.232-7003 ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION OF PAYMENT REQUESTS AND RECEIVING REPORTS (MAR 2008)
(a) Definitions. As used in this clause--
(1) Contract financing payment and invoice payment have the meanings given in section 32.001 of the Federal
Acquisition Regulation.
(2) Electronic form means any automated system that transmits information electronically from the initiating system
to all affected systems. Facsimile, e-mail, and scanned documents are not acceptable electronic forms for
submission of payment requests. However, scanned documents are acceptable when they are part of a submission of
a payment request made using Wide Area WorkFlow (WAWF) or another electronic form authorized by the
Contracting Officer.
(3) Payment request means any request for contract financing payment or invoice payment submitted by the
Contractor under this contract.
(b) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this clause, the Contractor shall submit payment requests and receiving
reports using WAWF, in one of the following electronic formats that WAWF accepts: Electronic Data Interchange,
Secure File Transfer Protocol, or World Wide Web input. Information regarding WAWF is available on the Internet
at https://wawf.eb.mil/.
(c) The Contractor may submit a payment request and receiving report using other than WAWF only when--
(1) The Contracting Officer authorizes use of another electronic form. With such an authorization, the Contractor
and the Contracting Officer shall agree to a plan, which shall include a timeline, specifying when the Contractor will
transfer to WAWF;
(2) DoD is unable to receive a payment request or provide acceptance in electronic form;
(3) The Contracting Officer administering the contract for payment has determined, in writing, that electronic
submission would be unduly burdensome to the Contractor. In such cases, the Contractor shall include a copy of the
Contracting Officer's determination with each request for payment; or
(4) DoD makes payment for commercial transportation services provided under a Government rate tender or a
contract for transportation services using a DoD-approved electronic third party payment system or other exempted
vendor payment/invoicing system (e.g., PowerTrack, Transportation Financial Management System, and Cargo and
Billing System).
(d) The Contractor shall submit any non-electronic payment requests using the method or methods specified in
Section G of the contract.
(e) In addition to the requirements of this clause, the Contractor shall meet the requirements of the appropriate
payment clauses in this contract when submitting payments requests.
(10) The following six additional contract provision/clauses apply to this acquisition:
• DFARS 252-225-7041 Correspondence in English
• DFARS 252.229-7001 Tax Relief. Paragraph (a) is filled in as follows: "Name of Tax: VAT/KDV, Rate (Percentage): 18%".
• DFARS 252.233-7001 Choice of Law (Overseas).
• AFFARS 5352.201-9101 Ombudsman. Paragraph (c) is filled in as follows:
Primary: Tara Petersen, HQ USAFE/A7K, Unit 3050, Box 10, APO AE 09094-0110, HQ USAFE/A7K, Flugplatz Ramstein, 66877 Ramstein Germany, E-Mail: tara.petersen@ramstein.af.mil, Tel: 0049-637-147-2209, Fax: (49)-6731-47-2025. Alternate: Heidi Hoehn, HQ USAFE/A7K, Unit 3050, Box 10, APO AE 09094-0110, HQ USAFE/A7K, Flugplatz Ramstein, 66877 Ramstein Germany, E-Mail: heidi.hoehn@ramstein.af.mil, Tel: 0049-637-147-2026, Fax: (49)-6731-47-2025.
• AFFARS 5352.242-9000 Contractor access to Air Force installations. Paragraph (b) is filled in as follows: The Turkish Air Force will coordinate with contractors to attain necessary documents and information to grant access to the installation. The United States Government will not be held liable for any delays or breach of contract caused by refusal of the Turkish Air Force to grant a gate pass. The contractor shall notify the contracting officer immediately if access is denied.
(11) The following Local Clauses are inserted in this RFQ:
• CCR REGISTRATION:
TO PARTICIPATE IN THE COMPETITION AND TO BE CONSIDERED FOR EVALUATION, ALL INTERESTED COMPANIES MUST POSSESS DATA UNIVERSAL NUMBERING SYSTEM (DUNS) NUMBER AND COMMERCIAL&GOVERNMENT; ENTITY (CAGE) CODE AND BE REGISTERED UNDER CENTRAL CONTRACTOR REGISTERY (CCR), WITH A VALID REGISTRATION DATE. TO APPLY AND RECEIVE A DUNS NUMBER AND A CAGE CODE WILL APPROXIMATELY TAKE A FEW WEEKS. AFTER OBTAINING THEM, LOG ONTO http://www.ccr.gov TO DO YOUR CCR REGISTRATION. COMPANIES WITHOUT DUNS NUMBER, CAGE CODE AND CCR REGISTRATION, OR NOT WILLING TO OBTAIN THEM WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED FOR EVALUATION AND/OR AWARD.
FOR DUNS NUMBER, CALL 0212 2587272
FOR CAGE CODE, CALL 0312 410 6171 or 0312 410 6184
• COMPANY EFT INFORMATION:
CONTRACTORS ARE SUBJECT TO RECEIVE PAYMENTS BY ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER (EFT) METHOD. IF AND WHEN AWARDED A CONTRACT, YOU WILL BE ASKED TO PROVIDE A US DOLLAR BANK ACCOUNT WITH FOLLOWING INFORMATION:
Bank Name:
Branch Name:
City:
Swift Code:
IBAN Number:
Account Number:
• DOLLAR PAYMENTS:
PAYMENT WILL BE MADE IN US DOLLARS AND INVOICES MUST BE SUBMITTED IN US DOLLARS TO BE CONSIDERED FOR PAYMENT.
• V.A.T. EXEMPTION:
THIS PURCHASE (DELIVERY OF GOODS OR SERVICES) IS MADE FOR THE COMMON DEFENSE EFFORT AS CONTEMPLATED BY THE TAX RELIEF AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TURKIYE, WHICH WAS RATIFIED BY LAW NUMBER 6426 DATED 30 JUNE 1954. IT IS EXEMPT FROM VALUE ADDED TAX ACCORDING TO THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS OF THE REPUBLIC OF TURKIYE DECISION NUMBER 1992/2958 OF 22 APRIL 1992, PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE DATED 21 MAY 1992 NUMBER 21234. NOTE TO TURKISH VENDORS: CONTRACTORS MAY SUBMIT A VAT-EXEMPT FORM ALONG WITH A COPY OF THE INVOICE SUBMITTED TO FINANCE, TO OUR OFFICE FOR CERTIFICATION. FOR THE TURKISH GOVERNMENT TO ACCEPT IT, CONTRACTING OFFICER MUST CERTIFY THE VAT FORM.
(12) The Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) is not applicable to this acquisition.
Point of Contact: Mr. Cuneyt Kuey - 425 ABS, Izmir, Turkey - Phone: 0-232-455-6714 - Email: cuneyt.kuey@izmir.af.mil and TSgt Lucas Skillman - 39 CONS, Incirlik AB, Adana, Turkey - Phone: 0-322-316-8074 - Email: lucas.skillman@incirlik.af.mil
Note: Offerors may use another format for submission of quotes. However, all quotes must contain the minimum information required under FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors, Commercial Items (Jun 2008).