CANCELLATION NOTICE: This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. The solicitation number is 70FBR219Q00007777 and is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ), unless otherwise indicated herein. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-101. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 2005-101 with a small business size standard of 500.00 employees. This requirement is a [ Small Business ] set-aside and only qualified offerors may submit bids. The solicitation pricing on www.UnisonMarketplace.com will start on the date this solicitation is posted and will end on 2019-04-03 13:00:00.0 Eastern Time or as otherwise displayed at www.UnisonMarketplace.com. FOB Destination shall be in the Special Shipping Instructions. The DHS Federal Emergency Management Agency requires the following items, Brand Name or Equal, to the following: LI 001: Bottled Water - Purified or Spring - 16.9oz/.5L size - special pallet requirements - must be 40X48 inch heavy duty wooden pallets,(see attachment) This is do to a special rack storage system. Each pallet must be double shrink wrapped. Delivery would be to four (4) FEMA warehouses in Puerto Rico (Bayamon, Ponce, Ceiba, and Cayey. Anticipated award date is 28 March - delivery would be approximately 3,800,000 bottles per month starting April and continuing until all product is delivered. Production date can be no earlier than April 2019 - each delivery must be less than 30 days from the production date to ensure maximum shelf life and rotation of product. delivery will be in 6 LOTS - to allow billing after each delivery. TOTAL REQUIRED QTY IS 21,800,000 .5L bottles - the first 800,000 units will be shipped to the US Virgin Islands. The remaining QTY (21,000,000 units) will be distributed to the 4 FEMA warehouses in Puerto Rico. Each bottle must be marked with a production date and meet all Food & Drug Administration (FDA) specifications (see attachment). The government reserves the right to award to the two lowest offerors in the instance that the lowest offer can not provide the full QTY in the required timeframe. THIS REQUIREMENT IS RESTRICTED TO SMALL BUSSINE, 6, LOT; LI 002: Shipping Cost for 850,000 bottles to be shipped to the FEMA warehouse in the US Virgin Islands. There will be 3 delivery points in the USVI on the different islands, 1, LS; Solicitation and Buy Attachments ***Question Submission: Interested offerors must submit any questions concerning the solicitation at the earliest time possible to enable the Buyer to respond. Questions must be submitted by using the 'Submit a Question' feature at www.UnisonMarketplace.com. Questions not received within a reasonable time prior to close of the solicitation may not be considered.*** For this solicitation, DHS Federal Emergency Management Agency intends to conduct an online competitive reverse auction to be facilitated by the third-party reverse auction provider, Unison, Inc. Unison Marketplace has developed an online, anonymous, browser based application to conduct the reverse auction. An Offeror may submit a series of pricing bids, which descend in price during the specified period of time for the aforementioned reverse auction. DHS Federal Emergency Management Agency is taking this action in an effort to improve both vendor access and awareness of requests and the agency's ability to gather multiple, competed, real-time bids. All responsible Offerors that respond to this solicitation MUST submit the pricing portion of their bid using the online exchange located at www.UnisonMarketplace.com. There is no cost to register, review procurement data or make a bid on www.UnisonMarketplace.com. Offerors that are not currently registered to use www.UnisonMarketplace.com should proceed to www.UnisonMarketplace.com to complete their free registration. Offerors that require special considerations or assistance may contact Marketplace Support at 1.877.933.3243 or via email at
[email protected]. Offerors may not artificially manipulate the price of a transaction on www.UnisonMarketplace.com by any means. It is unacceptable to place bad faith bids, to use decoys in the www.UnisonMarketplace.com process or to collude with the intent or effect of hampering the competitive www.UnisonMarketplace.com process. Should offerors require additional clarification, notify the point of contact or Marketplace Support at 1.877.933.3243 or
[email protected]. : Each LOT delivery must be less than 30 days old - First delivery is in March - manufacture / bottling date should be no earlier than March 2019 Bid MUST be good for 60 calendar days after close of Buy. Shipping/Freight for all equipment, material, parts to be included in CLIN price - Water needs to be on heavy duty wooden pallets with 4X4 cross members to prevent sagging - this is due to a special racking system in the FEMA warehouse - all pallets must be double wrapped - delivery will be to four (4) FEMA warehouse in Puerto Rico - Approximately 900,000 units will need to be shipped to the FEMA warehouse in the US Virgin Islands This solicitation requires registration with the System for Award Management (SAM) in order to be considered for award, pursuant to applicable regulations and guidelines. Registration information can be found at www.sam.gov. Registration must be "ACTIVE" at the time of award. The selected Offeror must comply with the following commercial item terms and conditions, which are incorporated herein by reference: FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition; FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items - the selected offeror must submit a completed copy of the listed representations and certifications; 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, paragraph (a) and the following clauses in paragraph (b): 52.222-21, 52.222-26, 52.222-35, 52.222-36, 52.222-37, 52.225-13, 52.232-34. The full text of the referenced FAR clauses may be accessed electronically at https://www.acquisition.gov/far/. Shipping must be free on board (FOB) destination, which means that the seller must deliver the goods on its conveyance at the destination specified by the buyer, and the seller is responsible for the cost of shipping and risk of loss prior to actual delivery at the specified destination.