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1. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial supplies 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.

1.1. The combined synopsis is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) under solicitation number W912QG-23-Q-0040 for Bulk Rations.

1.2. The solicitation document and incorporated clauses and provisions are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2023-02 dated 03/16/2023.

1.3. This acquisition is made on an unrestricted basis, large or small business entities may provide a proposal. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 722310 – Food Service Contractors, with a size standard of $41.5M.

1.5. Description of requirements for the items to be acquired:

1.5.1. The following commercial items are requested:

1.5.1.1 CLIN 0001 – Bulk Rations (refer to attached ordering guide).

1.5.2. Place of delivery. All items shall be delivered FOB to Eastover Armory, 10311 Garners Ferry Road, Eastover, SC 29044.

1.5.3. Desired delivery dates. Upon award the unit will coordinate with the vendor the required items to be delivered on the below dates:

12 July (Wednesday)

14 July (Friday)

17 July (Monday)

19 July (Wednesday)

21 July (Friday)

24 July (Monday)

26 July (Wednesday)

28 July (Friday)

1.6. Provision 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial, and addendum applies to this acquisition, refer to addendum below.

1.7. Provision 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Items and addendum applies to this acquisition, refer to attachment.

1.8. Offerors shall include a completed copy of 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items with its offer (refer to attachment)

1.9. FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items applies to this acquisition. (refer to attachment)

1.10. FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. (refer to attachment)

1.11. Attached are the FAR and DFARS Provision and Clauses that are applicable to this requirement.

1.12. Offeror shall complete and return the follow Provisions or Clauses with their quote if they have not completed their annual representation and certifications electronically in SAM.gov IAW FAR Provision 52.204-7.

1.11.1. 52.204-24

1.11.2. 52.204-26

1.11.3. 52.212-3

1.11.4. 252.204-7016

1.11.5. 252.204-7017

1.13. IAW FAR 16.202, this is a firm-fixed-priced contract. This type of contract places upon the contractor maximum risk and full responsibility for all costs and resulting profit or loss. It provides maximum incentive for the contractor to control costs and perform effectively and imposes a minimum administrative burden upon the contracting parties.

1.14. Payment Notice: Vendors shall be registered on Wide Area Workflow (WAWF) to receive payment for good or services after notice of contract award. The WAWF system is the method to electronically process vendor payment requests as authorized by DFARS 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests Receiving Reports. You may register to use WAWF at https://wawf.eb.mil/ and follow the step-by-step procedures for self-registration. The site does offer a WAWF Web-Based Training Course and use the Practice Training Site before submitting payment requests through WAWF.

***Addendum to FAR 52.212-1***

1. QUOTE SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

1.1. Submission Due Date. The offeror must ensure its quote, in its entirety, reaches the required destination before the date and time set for closing of the solicitation. The submission due date for this solicitation is 8 May 2023 at 11:00 a.m. (EST).

1.1.1. The lateness rules for submitted quotes are outlined in FAR 52.212-1 "Instructions to Offerors Commercial Items," and are incorporated into this solicitation.

1.2. Submission. The quote submitted in response to this solicitation shall be formatted as stated below and furnished electronically to Contract Specialist Blake S. Cromer at blake.s.cromer.civ@army.mil and Contracting Officer Kevin J. Esber at kevin.j.esber.mil@army.mil. Only emailed quotes will be considered; no oral, mailed or faxed quotes will be accepted. The quote shall only be submitted as described.

1.3. Quote Compliance. The Government must have received from the offeror a fully compliant quote. The quote is compliant when it conforms to all of the requirements, terms, and conditions of this solicitation.

1.4. Quote Acceptance. FAR 52.212-1(c) is hereby tailored for this solicitation: The contractor shall specify a quote acceptance period in the quote Summary of not less than 30 days from the date of the solicitation closing. This date may be extended by mutual agreement. The contractor shall make a clear statement in the quote as to the expiration date of the quote and the stated expiration date shall be valid for all proposed subcontractors as well.

1.5. Quote Retention. In accordance with FAR Subpart 4.8, Government Contract Files, the Government will retain one copy of all unsuccessful quotes.

1.6. Single Quote Submission. FAR 52.212-1 is hereby tailored to remove subparagraph (e) which does not apply to this solicitation. Offerors are limited to submitting one quote with one approach to meeting all the requirements of this solicitation. Quotes that contain alternative terms and conditions will be considered as taking exception to the requirements of the solicitation.

1.7. All or None. FAR 52.212-1(h) is hereby tailored for this solicitation: Offers in response to this solicitation shall be submitted for all the requirements identified in the solicitation. Offers submitted for less than all the requirements called for by this solicitation shall be deemed non responsive and their offer rejected.

1.8. Mark the title page with the following legend:

1.8.1. This quote includes data that shall not be disclosed outside the Government and shall not be duplicated, used, or disclosed -- in whole or in part -- for any purpose other than to evaluate this quote. If, however, a contract is awarded to this offeror as a result of -- or in connection with -- the submission of this data, the Government shall have the right to duplicate, use, or disclose the data to the extent provided in the resulting contract. This restriction does not limit the Government’s right to use information contained in this data if it is obtained from another source without restriction. The data subject to this restriction are contained in sheets [offeror shall insert numbers or other identification of sheets]; and

1.9. Mark each sheet of data it wishes to restrict with the following legend:

1.9.1. Use or disclosure of data contained on this sheet is subject to the restriction on the title page of this quote.

2. QUOTE FORMAT

2.1. This section provides guidance to the offeror for preparing a quote in response to the solicitation. The offeror’s quote shall include all data and information required by this solicitation and submitted in accordance with these instructions. Any contract resulting from this effort shall be required to meet United States Government regulations and statutory requirements. In addition, the offeror is expected to ensure compliance with all laws, regulations, standards, and any other constraints specifically identified in the solicitation.

2.2. The acceptable electronic formats for quotes shall be compatible with MS Office, specifically MS Word and MS Excel, or PDF format. All quote volumes shall be labeled with the solicitation number W912QG-23-Q-0040, as well as the name, address, and telephone number of the Offeror. All volumes shall be electronic files and not be password protected.

2.3. Quote shall address Technical and Price as stated in FAR 52.212-2 below:

52.212-2 EVALUATION--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (OCT 2014)

(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, price and other factors considered. IAW FAR Provision 52.212-1(g) 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.

The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:

Evaluation method: –Lowest Priced Technically Acceptable

Evaluation criteria: 1) Technical Capability and (2) Total Price.

Technical:

A. Technical is defined as Vendor providing all items on the attached ordering guide and ability to deliver items on dates requested.

Total Price

A. Overall price will be evaluated to determine it is complete and reasonable.

(b) Options. N/A

(c) 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)

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