Description
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; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number is HSTS02-16-Q-NCP078. This Request for Quotation (RFQ) is issued for a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) for Medeco Locking Devices for The Transportation Security Administration (TSA). Only one (1) award will be made. Quoters are requested to review the attached BPA Terms and Conditions document, which is the solicitation document itself, as well as its attachments: (1) Medeco BPA Pricing Table and (2) FAR 52.212-3 Provision Document. Please read all documents carefully. The RFQ and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-89. The RFQ is set aside 100% for Small Businesses under NAICS code 423710. List of contract line item number(s) and items, quantities and units of measure: See attached BPA Terms and Conditions. Description of requirements for the items to be acquired: See attached BPA Terms and Conditions. Date of Delivery: See attached BPA Terms and Conditions. Place of delivery and performance: See attached BPA Terms and Conditions. The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial, applies to this acquisition, however no alternative terms and conditions or commercial items outside those specified in the attached BPA Terms and Conditions will be considered. The provision at 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Items, is not used in this solicitation. Please see the attached BPA Terms and Conditions for the evaluation procedures to be used. Quoters shall include a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items, with its quote or provide a statement that the quoter is in compliance with paragraph (b)(2) of the provision and that none of the exceptions found in paragraphs (c) through (r) of the provision apply. Clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes Or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition with the following additional FAR clauses cited in the clause: _x__ (4) 52.204-10, Reporting Executive compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (Oct 2015) (Pub. L. 109-282) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note). _x__ (8) 52.209-6, Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment (Oct 2015) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note). _x__ (14) (i) 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Aside (Nov 2011) (15 U.S.C. 644). _x__ (18) 52.219-13, Notice of Set-Aside of Orders (Nov 2011)x (15 U.S.C. 644(r)). _x__ (22) 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation (Jul 2013) (15 U.S.C. 632(a)(2)). _x__ (25) 52.222-3, Convict Labor (June 2003) (E.O. 11755). _x__ (26) 52.222-19, Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Feb 2016) (E.O. 13126). _x__ (27) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 2015). _x__ (28) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Apr 2015) (E.O. 11246). _x__ (29) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Oct 2015) (38 U.S.C. 4212). _x__ (30) 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (Jul 2014) (29 U.S.C. 793). _x__ (31) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (Feb 2016) (38 U.S.C. 4212). _x__ (32) 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (Dec 2010) (E.O. 13496). _x__ (33) (i) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Mar 2015) (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O. 13627). _x__ (42) 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging while Driving (Aug 2011) (E.O. 13513). _x__ (54) 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer- System for Award Management (Jul 2013) (31 U.S.C. 3332). (End of Clause) There are no additional contract requirement(s) or terms and conditions, outside of the attached BPA Terms and Conditions, determined by the contracting officer to be necessary for this acquisition and consistent with customary commercial practices. Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) and assigned rating: NA The following are the milestones for the key events leading to the award of the BPA(s): 3 August 2016, 3:00 P.M ET Questions due from Quoters 10 August 2016, 3:00 P.M ET Quotes due from Quoters TSA will award one (1) BPA to the Quoter that submits the lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA) quote. The LPTA process is appropriate when best value is expected to result from selection of a technically acceptable quote with the lowest evaluated price.