This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with FAR Subpart 12.6 and FAR FAC 2005-12. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation, and is issued as a Request for Quotation. A WRITTEN SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED. This is an Unrestricted acquisition. This is a firm-fixed price procurement procured using commercial procedures. Please see attached Statement of Work. Solicitation Number is FA4809-07-Q-7027. The NAICS code 323121 applies to this solicitation. The size standard is 500. The item description is as follows: Base Library Book Rental Service for 1 Oct 06 ? 30 Sep 07. CLIN 0001: Adult Book Lease Plan, Plan Index #GB7-6 Or Equal, Qty: 12, Unit of Issue: Months, Unit Price $_______. CLIN 0002: Children?s Book Lease Plan, Plan Index #PC-3 Or Equal, Qty: 12, Unit of Issue: Months, Unit Price $_______. CLIN 0003: Audio Book Lease Plan, Plan Index #AL-08 Or Equal, Qty: 12, Unit of Issue: Months, Unit Price $______. SEE THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT OF WORK: For Adult Books - Allowed 75 book points per month - Allowed to have up to 1,300 books in the collection at any given time - Yearly new book allowance is 600 - Allow Library to send back books at any given time - Allow Library to select what books they want each month - Company will send out Best Sellers List (new book selections) in advance (at least 30 days) so Library can select their choices - If a new book becomes damaged within the first three months, company will replace with a new book free of charge - If a book becomes damaged within six months, the company will replace with a used book at not charge - Library is allowed to retain eight books per month for their permanent collection. For Children?s Books - Allowed 90 book points per month - Annual Point Allowance is 1,080 points - Allow Library to send back books at any given time - Allow Library to select what books they want each month - Company will send out Best Sellers List (new book selections) in advance (at least 30 days) so Library can selet their choices - If a new book becomes damaged within six months, the company will replace with a used book at no charge - Library is allowed to retain eight books per month for their permanent collection. For Audio Books - Allowed 240 book points per month - Annual Point Allowance is 2,880 points - Allow Library to send back books at any given time - Allow Library to select what books they want each month - Company will send out Best Sellers List (new book selections) in advance (at least 30 days) so Library can select their choices - If a new book becomes damaged within the first twelve months, company will replace with a new book free of charge. The following clauses and provisions apply to this acquisition FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items; The RFQ should be submitted and shall contain the following information: 1) RFQ number, 2) time specified for receipt of offers, 3) name, address, and telephone number of offeror, 4) terms of any express warranty, 5) price and any discount terms, 6) Delivery Date, 7) a completed copy of the representations and certifications at FAR 52.212-3 Alt 1 Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items (see FAR 52.212-3(j) for those representations and certifications that the offeror shall complete electronically); Offers that fail to furnish required representations or information, or reject the terms and conditions of the solicitation may be excluded from consideration, (IAW FAR 4.1201 prospective contractors must be registered in the Online Representative & Certification Application (ORCA) at http://orca.bpn.gov ) 7) Period for acceptance of offers - The offeror agrees to hold the prices in its offer firm for 30 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of offers, unless another time period is specified in an addendum to the solicitation, 8) Late offers - Any offer, modification, revision, or withdrawal of an offer received at the Government office designated in the solicitation after the exact time specified for receipt of offers is ?late? and will not be considered. FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation-Commercial Items, award evaluation will be in accordance with FAR 13.106-2 and will be based on price, delivery and warranty information, FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items, FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, Paragraphs (a), (b) (5)(ii) (14) (15) (16) (17) (18) (19) (20) (24)(ii) (26) (31), (d), and (e) applies to this solicitation, FAR 52.212-5 (Deviation) Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Order ? Commercial Items. Specifically, the following clauses cited are applicable to this solicitation: FAR 52.204-7 Central Contractor Registration, FAR 52.219-1 Small Business Program Representations, FAR 52.222-1 Notice to the Government of Labor DisputesFAR 52.222-22 Previous Contracts and Compliance Reports, FAR 52.222-25 Affirmative Action Compliance Reports, FAR 52.232-18 Availability of Funds, FAR 52.247-34 F.O.B. ? Destination, FAR 52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference, FAR 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference (located at http://farsite.hill.af.mil). FAR 52.252-6 Authorized Deviations in Clauses, DFARS 252.204-7004 Required Central Contractor Registration, DFARS 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests, DFARS 252.246-7000, Material Inspection and Receiving Report, AFFARS 5352.201-9101 OMBUDSMAN (AUG 2005). Primary Point of Contact is 2Lt. Michael Quinn, (919) 722-5408 or
[email protected] and Alternate is SSgt. Michael Demers, (919) 722-5410 or
[email protected]. Mailing address for quotes is 4TH Contracting Squadron LGCBB, 1695 Wright Brothers Ave, Seymour Johnson AFB, NC 27531-2459. All quotes shall be received NLT September 19, 2006 at 12:00 P.M. EST. Facsimile quotes will also be accepted at (919) 722-5404. ALL OFFERORS MUST BE REGISTERED IN THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CENTRAL CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION (CCR) DATABASE PRIOR TO RECEIVING ANY AWARD. Information concerning CCR requirements can be accessed at http://www.ccr.gov or by calling the CCR Registration Center at 1-888-227-2423. All responsible sources may submit a quotation, which, if timely received, shall be considered by this agency. This solicitation will be posted on Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website only.