This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format prescribed in Subpart 12.6 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement (DTMA-95-Q-2012-0308) constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number stated above, and it is being issued as a request for quotation (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-55, effective January 3, 2012. The Solicitation number is DTMA-95-Q-2012-0308 and is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ). The combined synopsis/solicitation will result in a firm fixed price purchase order. This requirement is UNRESTRICTED (Full and Open) The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 511130 with a small business size standard of 500. The United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) at Kings Point, New York requires the provision of multiple textbooks. REQUIREMENTS: 0001 Atmosphere, 12e = 0321-756-312 QTY 75 0002 Operating and Testing... 1e = 0130-417-742 QTY 110 0003 Elementary Differential Equations, 6e = QTY 52 013-6006-132 0004 Engineering with Excel, 4e=013-2788-659 QTY 140 Required Delivery Date: September 28, 2012 TERMS OF DELIVERY FOB Destination (preferred) Delivery and acceptance of deliverables shall be at the following location: U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) ATTN: Ship Service Bookstore 300 Steamboat Road Kings Point, NY 11024-1699 CLAUSES 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference This solicitation incorporates one or more clauses by reference with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at the following Internet address: Federal Acquisition Regulations (52) https://www.acquisition.gov/COMP/FAR/CURRENT/HTML/FARTOCP52.HTML The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial, applies to this solicitation. The provision at 52.212-2 Evaluation-Commercial Items (Jan 1999) applies to this acquisition. (a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be deemed the lowest price technically acceptable offer. Delivery, technical capability of the item offered to meet the Government requirement, and past performance will be evaluated to determine technical acceptability. The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items is incorporated into this solicitation, however, only the following clauses apply to this acquisition: 52.219-6, 52.222-3, 52.222-19, 52.222-21, 52.222-26, 52.222-36 and 52.232-33. INVOICE SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS - The Contractor may submit invoices in either electronic or paper format. Electronic submission is preferred. (1) Electronic invoices shall be address to
[email protected]. Electronic invoices shall conform to the following criteria, or be subject to rejection: a. Invoice and supporting documentation shall be in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format. b. The e-mail subject shall include the contract/purchase order number and invoice number. c. The transmitting e-mail shall include the following information: Name of the Contractor; Invoice date and number; Invoice amount; Contract number and, if applicable, the order or modification number; Terms of any discount for prompt payment offered; Payment Instructions (i.e., financial institution, ABA routing#, account#) (2) Paper invoices shall be submitted to the following address. Multiple copies are not required. MARAD A/P Invoices P.O. Box 25710 Oklahoma City, OK 73125 BASIS FOR AWARD Award will be made to the responsible, technically acceptable offeror, whose quote, conforming to the combined Synopsis/Solicitation, offers the lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA). To be awarded this contract, the offeror must be registered in SAM. SAM information may be found at https://www.sam.gov The provision at 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items, applies to this solicitation. A copy of the provision may be attained from https://www.acquisition.gov/far/. Each offeror shall include a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3 (Nov 2006) or certification that these have been completed online via Online Representations and Certifications application (ORCA) at https://www.SAM.gov Signed quotes are due NO LATER THAN 12:00 P.M. EST on September 05, 2012. All responsible sources may submit a response which, if timely received, will be considered by the agency. Quotes may be emailed to
[email protected] or delivered/mailed to: U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Attention: Carmen I. Feliz (DTMA-95-Q-2012-0308) Procurement Department - Room 212 300 Steamboat Road Kings Point, NY 11024-1699 For information regarding this solicitation, please contact: Carmen I. Feliz, Contract Specialist Phone: 516-726-6149, Fax 516-773-5131 or Email:
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