RFQ #12905B22Q0186 IT Support Services at USDA, Wenatchee and Hood River

COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the procedures contained in FAR Part 12.6, Acquisition of Commercial Items, and FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures, 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 12905B22Q0186 and is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ).

The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) Number 2022-06 thru May 26, 2022 Service Contract Labor Standards Wage Determination Number WD 2015-5541 and WD 2015-5583 are applicable and are attached.

This solicitation is issued as SB SET ASIDE. The associated NAICS code is 541519 the small business size standard is $25.5 Million.

List CLINS, item descriptions, quantities and units of measure:

Please see the SOW.

Base Year and possible up to four option years

Description/Statement of Work/Specification:

Please see the SOW.

Date(s) and place(s) of delivery and acceptance:

USDA ARS Tree Fruit Research Laboratory:

1104 N Western Ave., Wenatchee, Washington 98801, and 3005 Experiment Station Drive, Hood River, OR 97031

FAR Provision 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial, is incorporated by reference and applies to this acquisition. Please see the attached RFQ terms and conditions for the submission requirements.

Evaluation:

For the evaluation criteria, please see the attached RFQ terms and conditions.

Offerors are required to complete in full FAR Provision 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items, with their offer online at SAM: www.sam.gov.  An offeror must state in their offer if they completed FAR 52.212-3 online and that is it up-to-date and valid. See the attached RFQ terms and conditions for more requirements.

FAR Clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. Please see the attached RFQ terms and conditions for its Addendum.

FAR Clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, is incorporated and applies to this acquisition. Please see the attached RFQ terms and conditions that are applicable to the acquisition.

There are no additional contract requirement(s) or terms and conditions (such as contract financing arrangements or warranty requirements) determined by the contracting officer to be necessary for this acquisition and consistent with customary commercial practices.

The Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) and assigned ratings are not applicable to this solicitation.

Date, time and place offers are due.

Offers are due by 08/25/2022 at 1:00 pm Pacific Time

Submit offers to the following e-mail address(es), by the offer due date and time:

Lam.pham@usda.gov

Any and all questions regarding this solicitation shall be submitted in writing to lam.pham@usda.gov no later than 1:00 pm Pacific Time on Thursday 08/18/2022.