Plasma Cutting System Tender in USA - 6820482

Procurement Summary

Country: USA

Summary: Plasma Cutting System

Deadline: 17 Jun 2016

Posting Date: 07 Jun 2016

Other Information

Notice Type: Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 6820482

Document Ref. No.: FA488716P0104

Competition: ICB

Financier: Self Financed

Purchaser Ownership: -

Tender Value: Refer Document

CPV Classification

42662000 - Welding equipment

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Tender Details

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; quotations are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The reference number applicable to this announcement is rfq fa488716p0104.
This solicitation is being issued as a request for quotation (rfq), far 12.6 streamlined procedures for evaluation and solicitation for commercial items. This synopsis/combined solicitation incorporate provisions and clauses effective through federal acquisition circular (fac) 2005-85, dated 26 february 2016. This requirement does not have a set-aside and is unrestricted. North american industry classification system code (naics) is 333992 - welding and soldering equipment manufacturing, with a size standard of 1, 250 employees. All qualified businesses under this industry are encouraged to submit quotes.
Requirement description:

the department of the air force, 56th fighter wing, luke afb, az, currently has a requirement to acquire a plasma cutting system. "or equal" items may be considered. Contractor shall provide a quote that includes each clin, matching descriptions, and quantity:
clin 0001: torchmate 3, 4 x8 bolt together system, qty: 1 each. This system will include: extruded aluminum gantry and frame with stability arm, 5:1 nema 23 low backlash gear boxes, 4 axis microstepping electronics, stepper motors with keyways, driver software and instructions, universal interface, dual interface cable, slat support brackets, precision machined gear rack, precision ground rails, and heavy duty cable carrier system.
Clin 0002: bolt together water table - 4 x8 , qty: 1 each. Bolt together water table with steel support structure and leveling feet.
Clin 0003: standard cnc interface cable, qty: 1 each.
Clin 0004: hypertherm pmx65 208v1 25 cable, qty: 1 each. Hypertherm powermax 65 plasma cutter 200-600v, 1/3 phase and includes cpc port with 25 machine torch and lead.
Clin 0005: arc voltage height control w/ 25 cable, qty: 1 each. Arch volt height control unit with magnetic breakaway and 25 cable set. Will include: aluminum torch clamp, accumove vfc, and magnetic torch breakaway.
Clin 0006: software package, torchmate cad full, qty: 1 each. Torchmate cad/cam computer module.
Clin 0007: starter pack of consumable hypertherm 65, qty: 1 each.
Clin 0008: installation and training, qty: 3 days. Installation will include full installation of the plasma cutting system. Training will consist of three (3) days (each day = 8 hours) with a qualified technician on this specific system. Technician and installation team must be able to pass a federal background check conducted by the local security forces squadron for access to luke afb.
Clin 0009: shipping, qty: 1 each. Includes any shipping and handling charges to luke afb, az 85309.
Fob point is destination.
Delivery general address: luke air force base, az 85309. Specific luke afb delivery and installation address will be determined at the time of award.
Delivery/installation terms: 30 days after receipt of order (aro).
Contract information: the selected contract type will be a firm fixed-price (ffp).
Basis of award: brand name or equal products, refer to far provision 52.212-2 - evaluation - commercial items. Evaluation: iaw far 13.106-1(a)(2) award will be made to the offeror who represents the best value to the government based on price and technically acceptable for brand name or equal products.
Delivery of offers:

a. The preferred method for delivery of offers is electronic (i.e. Per email or fax). However, delivery of offer can be sent via postal service. Offerors may also contact the contract specialist shown in paragraph (b) below to verify receipt of the offer. If the offeror chooses to email or fax the offer, the government will not be responsible for any failure of transmission or receipt of the offer, or any failure of the offeror to verify receipt of the emailed or faxed offer.

B. All submissions and correspondence shall be submitted by 1600 hours mst on june 17, 2016 and directed to:
primary:

sra justin mroz, contract specialist

(623) 856-2730 office

(623) 856-3447 fax

[email protected]
secondary:
ms. Maria woolford, contracting officer
(623) 856-3449 office
(623) 856-3447 fax
[email protected]
c. If the offeror chooses to mail the offer via postal services, the government will not be responsible for any non-receipt of the offer, or any failure of the offeror to verify receipt of the mailed offer.

D. Multiple methods of delivery are neither required, nor desired.

2. Period for acceptance of offers: the offeror agrees to hold the prices in its offer firm for 90 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of offers, unless another time period is specified in an addendum to the solicitation.

3. The acquisition procedures to be used for this acquisition will be in accordance with far part 12, acquisition of commercial items, and part 13, simplified acquisition procedures.

4. Prospective offerors are strongly encouraged to submit any questions regarding this solicitation through email. All questions must be submitted by 1600 hours mst on june 15, 2016.all timely submitted questions will be answered officially through an amendment for distribution to all prospective offerors.

5. Offerors may submit modifications to their proposals at any time before the solicitation closing date and time (1600 hours mst on june 17, 2016). If final quote revisions are required, the same page limitations will apply, and any changed pages submitted shall have changed information clearly marked by a vertical line in the right margin of the page identifying the changed content. The date of the revision and revision number shall be reflected in the top right corner of the page on each changed page. The offeror shall highlight cells on any spreadsheet revisions.

6. Offerors shall provide the name, title, and telephone number of those individuals authorized to make decisions on behalf of the offeror.

7. Failure of an offeror to comply will subject the offer to possible rejection on responsibility grounds
late offers: offerors are responsible for submitting offers, and any modifications, revisions, or withdrawals, so as to reach the government office designated in the solicitation by the time specified in the solicitation. Quotations/offers or modification of quotes/offers received at the address specified for the receipt of offers after the exact time specified for receipt of offers will not be considered (ref. Far 52.212-1(f)).
All contractors must be registered in the system for award management http://www.sam.gov database prior to any contract award. Please submit the following information with each quote: cage code, duns number, tax identification number, prompt payment terms, delivery time, gsa contract no. (if applicable), date offer expires, warranty, line item unit price, and total cost.
A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer s specified expiration time, the government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award.

The government intends to evaluate offers and award a contract without discussions with offerors. Therefore, the offeror s initial offer should contain the offeror s best terms from a price standpoint. However, the government reserves the right to conduct discussions if later determined by the contracting officer to be necessary. The government may reject any or all offers if such actions is in the public interest and waive informalities and minor irregularities in offers received.
The following clauses and provisions apply to this acquisition:

far 52-204-10 reporting executive compensation and first-tier subcontract awards; far 52.209-6 protecting the governments interest when subcontracting with contractors debarred, suspended, or proposed for debarment; 52.209-7 information regarding responsibility matters; 52.212-1 instructions to offerors -commercial items; far52.212-4 contract terms and conditions - commercial items; far 52.219-6 notice of total small business set-aside; far 52.219-30 notice of set-aside for women-owned small business concerns eligible under the women-owned small business program; 52.222-3 convict labor; far 52.222-41 service contract act of 1965; far 52.222-50 combat trafficking in persons; far 52.222-99 establishing a minimum wage for contractors (deviation); far 52.228-5 insurance - work on a government installation; far 52.232-18 availability of funds; far 52.233-3 protest after award; far 52.233-4 applicable law for breach of contract claim; far 52.232-33 payment by electronic funds transfer--system for award payment by electronic funds transfer--system for award management; 52.242-15 stop-work order; far 52.247-34 f.o.b. - destination; dfars 252.201-7000 contracting officer s representative; dfars 252.203-7002 requirement to inform employees of whistleblower rights; dfars 252.203-7005 representation relating to compensation of former dod officials; dfars 252.204-7003 control of government personnel work product; dfars 252.204-7004 alternate a, system for award management; dfars 252.212-7000 offeror representations and certifications - commercial items; dfars 252.223-7006 prohibition on storage and disposal of toxic and hazardous materials. Alternate i; dfars 252.232-7003 electronic submission of payment; requests and receiving reports; dfars 252.243-7001 pricing of contract modifications; dfars 252.243-7002 requests for equitable adjustment; dfars 252.246-7000 material inspection and receiving report; dfars 252.247-7010 scope of contract; dfars 252.247-7012 ordering limitation; affars 5352.209-9000 organizational conflict of interest; affars 5352.223-9001 health and safety on government; installations; affars 5352.242-9000 contractor access to air force installations; local clause: special contract requirements.
Provisions/clauses incorporated by full text:

far 52.204-7 -- system for award management. As prescribed in 4.1105(a)(1), use the following provision: system for award management (a) definitions. As used in this provision- "data universal numbering system (duns) number" means the 9-digit number assigned by dun and bradstreet, inc. (d&b) to identify unique business entities. "data universal numbering system+4 (duns+4) number" means the duns number means the number assigned by d&b plus a 4-character suffix that may be assigned by a business concern. (d&b has no affiliation with this 4-character suffix.) this 4-character suffix may be assigned at the discretion of the business concern to establish additional system for award management records for identifying alternative electronic funds transfer (eft) accounts (see the far at subpart 32.11) for the same concern. "registered in the system for award management (sam) database" means that- (1) the offeror has entered all mandatory information, including the duns number or the duns+4 number, the contractor and government entity (cage) code, as well as data required by the federal funding accountability and transparency act of 2006 (see subpart 4.14), into the sam database; and (2) the offeror has completed the core, assertions, and representations and certification, and points of contact sections of the registration in the sam database; (3) the government has validated all mandatory data fields, to include validation of the taxpayer identification number (tin) with the internal revenue service (irs). The offeror will be required to provide consent for tin validation to the government as a part of the sam registration process.

(4) the government has marked the record "active". (b) (1) by submission of an offer, the offeror acknowledges the requirement that a prospective awardee shall be registered in the sam database prior to award, during performance, and through final payment of any contract, basic agreement, basic ordering agreement, or blanket purchasing agreement resulting from this solicitation.

(2) the offeror shall enter, in the block with its name and address on the cover page of its offer, the annotation "duns" or "duns+4" followed by the duns or duns+4 number that identifies the offeror s name and address exactly as stated in the offer. The duns number will be used by the contracting officer to verify that the offeror is registered in the sam database. (c) if the offeror does not have a duns number, it should contact dun and bradstreet directly to obtain one.

(1) an offeror may obtain a duns number-

(i) via the internet at http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform or if the offeror does not have internet access, it may call dun and bradstreet at 1-866-705-5711 if located within the united states; or

(ii) if located outside the united states, by contacting the local dun and bradstreet office. The offeror should indicate that it is an offeror for a u.s. Government contract when contacting the local dun and bradstreet office.

(2) the offeror should be prepared to provide the following information:

(i) company legal business name.

(ii) trade style, doing business, or other name by which your entity is commonly recognized.

(iii) company physical street address, city, state and zip code.

(iv) company mailing address, city, state and zip code (if separate from physical).

(v) company telephone number.

(vi) date the company was started.

(vii) number of employees at your location.

(viii) chief executive officer/key manager.

(ix) line of business (industry).

(x) company headquarters name and address (reporting relationship within your entity).

(d) if the offeror does not become registered in the sam database in the time prescribed by the contracting officer, the contracting officer will proceed to award to the next otherwise successful registered offeror.

(e) processing time, which normally takes 48 hours, should be taken into consideration when registering. Offerors who are not registered should consider applying for registration immediately upon receipt of this solicitation.

(f) offerors may obtain information on registration at https://www.acquisition.gov.

Far 52-252-2 clauses incorporated by reference

this contract 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 this/these address(es): http://farsite.hill.af.mil

far 52.212-3 offeror representations and certifications - commercial items

an offeror shall complete only paragraphs (b) of this provision if the offeror has completed the annual representations and certificates electronically via https://www.acquisition.gov . If an offeror has not completed the annual representations and certifications electronically at the orca website, the offeror shall complete only paragraphs (c) through (o) of this provision.

(a) definitions. As used in this provision--

"economically disadvantaged women-owned small business (edwosb) concern" means a small business concern that is at least 51 percent directly and unconditionally owned by, and the management and daily business operations of which are controlled by, one or more women who are citizens of the united states and who are economically disadvantaged in accordance with 13 cfr part 127. It automatically qualifies as a women-owned small business eligible under the wosb program.

"forced or indentured child labor" means all work or service-

(1) exacted from any person under the age of 18 under the menace of any penalty for its nonperformance and for which the worker does not offer himself voluntarily; or

(2) performed by any person under the age of 18 pursuant to a contract the enforcement of which can be accomplished by process or penalties.

"inverted domestic corporation, " as used in this section, means a foreign incorporated entity which is treated as an inverted domestic corporation under 6 u.s.c. 395(b), i.e., a corporation that used to be incorporated in the united states, or used to be a partnership in the united states, but now is incorporated in a foreign country, or is a subsidiary whose parent corporation is incorporated in a foreign country, that meets the criteria specified in 6 u.s.c. 395(b), applied in accordance with the rules and definitions of 6 u.s.c. 395(c). An inverted domestic corporation as herein defined does not meet the definition of an inverted domestic corporation as defined by the internal revenue code at 26 u.s.c. 7874.

"manufactured end product" means any end product in federal supply classes (fsc) 1000-9999, except-

(1) fsc 5510, lumber and related basic wood materials;

(2) federal supply group (fsg) 87, agricultural supplies;

(3) fsg 88, live animals;

(4) fsg 89, food and related consumables;

(5) fsc 9410, crude grades of plant materials;

(6) fsc 9430, miscellaneous crude animal products, inedible;

(7) fsc 9440, miscellaneous crude agricultural and forestry products;

(8) fsc 9610, ores;

(9) fsc 9620, minerals, natural and synthetic; and

(10) fsc 9630, additive metal materials.

"place of manufacture" means the place where an end product is assembled out of components, or otherwise made or processed from raw materials into the finished product that is to be provided to the government. If a product is disassembled and reassembled, the place of reassembly is not the place of manufacture.

"restricted business operations" means business operations in sudan that include power production activities, mineral extraction activities, oil-related activities, or the production of military equipment, as those terms are defined in the sudan accountability and divestment act of 2007 (pub. L. 110-174). Restricted business operations do not include business operations that the person (as that term is defined in section 2 of the sudan accountability and divestment act of 2007) conducting the business can demonstrate-

(1) are conducted under contract directly and exclusively with the regional government of southern sudan;

(2) are conducted pursuant to specific authorization from the office of foreign assets control in the department of the treasury, or are expressly exempted under federal law from the requirement to be conducted under such authorization;

(3) consist of providing goods or services to marginalized populations of sudan;

(4) consist of providing goods or services to an internationally recognized peacekeeping force or humanitarian organization;

(5) consist of providing goods or services that are used only to promote health or education; or

(6) have been voluntarily suspended.

Sensitive technology-

(1) means hardware, software, telecommunications equipment, or any other technology that is to be used specifically-

(i) to restrict the free flow of unbiased information in iran; or

(ii) to disrupt, monitor, or otherwise restrict speech of the people of iran; and

(2) does not include information or informational materials the export of which the president does not have the authority to regulate or prohibit pursuant to section 203(b)(3) of the international emergency economic powers act (50 u.s.c. 1702(b)(3)).

"service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern"-

(1) means a small business concern-

(i) not less than 51 percent of which is owned by one or more service-disabled veterans or, in the case of any publicly owned business, not less than 51 percent of the stock of which is owned by one or more service-disabled veterans; and

(ii) the management and daily business operations of which are controlled by one or more service-disabled veterans or, in the case of a service-disabled veteran with permanent and severe disability, the spouse or permanent caregiver of such veteran.

(2) service-disabled veteran means a veteran, as defined in 38 u.s.c. 101(2), with a disability that is service-connected, as defined in 38 u.s.c. 101(16).

"small business concern" means a concern, including its affiliates, that is independently owned and operated, not dominant in the field of operation in which it is bidding on government contracts, and qualified as a small business under the criteria in 13 cfr part 121 and size standards in this solicitation.

"subsidiary" means an entity in which more than 50 percent of the entity is owned-

(1) directly by a parent corporation; or

(2) through another subsidiary of a parent corporation.

"veteran-owned small business concern" means a small business concern-

(1) not less than 51 percent of which is owned by one or more veterans (as defined at 38 u.s.c. 101(2)) or, in the case of any publicly owned business, not less than 51 percent of the stock of which is owned by one or more veterans; and

(2) the management and daily business operations of which are controlled by one or more veterans.

"women-owned business concern" means a concern which is at least 51 percent owned by one or more women; or in the case of any publicly owned business, at least 51 percent of the its stock is owned by one or more women; and whose management and daily business operations are controlled by one or more women.

"women-owned small business concern" means a small business concern --

(1) that is at least 51 percent owned by one or more women or, in the case of any publicly owned business, at least 51 percent of the stock of which is owned by one or more women; and

(2) whose management and daily business operations are controlled by one or more women.

"women-owned small business (wosb) concern eligible under the wosb program (in accordance with 13 cfr part 127), " means a small business concern that is at least 51 percent directly and unconditionally owned by, and the management and daily business operations of which are controlled by, one or more women who are citizens of the united states.

(b)

(1) annual representations and certifications. Any changes provided by the offeror in paragraph (b)(2) of this provision do not automatically change the representations and certifications posted on the online representations and certifications application (orca) website.

(2) the offeror has completed the annual representations and certifications electronically via the orca website accessed through https://www.acquisition.gov . After reviewing the orca database information, the offeror verifies by submission of this offer that the representation and certifications currently posted electronically at far 52.212-3, offeror representations and certifications-commercial items, have been entered or updated in the last 12 months, are current, accurate, complete, and applicable to this solicitation (including the business size standard applicable to the naics code referenced for this solicitation), as of the date of this offer and are incorporated in this offer by reference (see far 4.1201), except for paragraphs ____________. (offeror to identify the applicable paragraphs at (c) through (o) of this provision that the offeror has completed for the purposes of this solicitation only, if any. These amended representation(s) and/or certification(s) are also incorporated in this offer and are current, accurate, and complete as of the date of this offer. Any changes provided by the offeror are applicable to this solicitation only, and do not result in an update to the representations and certifications posted electronically on orca.)

(c) offerors must complete the following representations when the resulting contract is to be performed in the united states or its outlying areas. Check all that apply.

(1) small business concern. The offeror represents as part of its offer that it (_) is, (_) is not a small business concern.

(2) veteran-owned small business concern. (complete only if the offeror represented itself as a small business concern in paragraph (c)(1) of this provision.) the offeror represents as part of its offer that it (_) is, (_) is not a veteran-owned small business concern.

(3) service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern. (complete only if the offeror represented itself as a veteran-owned small business concern in paragraph (c)(2) of this provision.) the offeror represents as part of its offer that it (_) is, (_) is not a service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern.

(4) small disadvantaged business concern. (complete only if the offeror represented itself as a small business concern in paragraph (c)(1) of this provision.) the offeror represents, for general statistical purposes, that it (_) is, (_) is not, a small disadvantaged business concern as defined in 13 cfr 124.1002.

(5) women-owned small business concern. (complete only if the offeror represented itself as a small business concern in paragraph (c)(1) of this provision.) the offeror represents that it (_) is, (_) is not a women-owned small business concern.

Note: complete paragraphs (c)(8) and (c)(9) only if this solicitation is expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold.

(6) wosb concern eligible under the wosb program. (complete only if the offeror represented itself as a women-owned small business concern in paragraph (c)(5) of this provision.) the offeror represents that-

(i) it (_) is, (_) is not a wosb concern eligible under the wosb program, has provided all the required documents to the wosb repository, and no change in circumstances or adverse decisions have been issued that affects its eligibility; and

(ii) it (_) is, (_) is not a joint venture that complies with the requirements of 13 cfr part 127, and the representation in paragraph (c)(6)(i) of this provision is accurate for each wosb concern eligible under the wosb program participating in the joint venture. (the offeror shall enter the name or names of the wosb concern eligible under the wosb program and other small businesses that are participating in the joint venture: _________.) each wosb concern eligible under the wosb program participating in the joint venture shall submit a separate signed copy of the wosb representation.

(7) economically disadvantaged women-owned small business (edwosb) concern. (complete only if the offeror represented itself as a wosb concern eligible under the wosb program in (c)(6) of this provision.) the offeror represents that-

(i) it (_) is, (_) is not an edwosb concern, has provided all the required documents to the wosb repository, and no change in circumstances or adverse decisions have been issued that affects its eligibility; and

(ii) it (_) is, (_) is not a joint venture that complies with the requirements of 13 cfr part 127, and the representation in paragraph (c)(7)(i) of this provision is accurate for each edwosb concern participating in the joint venture. (the offeror shall enter the name or names of the edwosb concern and other small businesses that are participating in the joint venture: _____________.) each edwosb concern participating in the joint venture shall submit a separate signed copy of the edwosb representation.

(8) women-owned business concern (other than small business concern). (complete only if the offeror is a women-owned business concern and did not represent itself as a small business concern in paragraph (c)(1) of this provision.). The offeror represents that it (_) is, a women-owned business concern.

(9) tie bid priority for labor surplus area concerns. If this is an invitation for bid, small business offerors may identify the labor surplus areas in which costs to be incurred on account of manufacturing or production (by offeror or first-tier subcontractors) amount to more than 50 percent of the contract price:

___________________________________________

(10) (complete only if the solicitation contains the clause at far 52.219-23, notice of price evaluation adjustment for small disadvantaged business concerns, or far 52.219-25, small disadvantaged business participation program-disadvantaged status and reporting, and the offeror desires a benefit based on its disadvantaged status.)

(i) general. The offeror represents that either-

(a) it (_) is, (_) is not certified by the small business administration as a small disadvantaged business concern and identified, on the date of this representation, as a certified small disadvantaged business concern in the ccr dynamic small business search database maintained by the small business administration, and that no material change in disadvantaged ownership and control has occurred since its certification, and, where the concern is owned by one or more individuals claiming disadvantaged status, the net worth of each individual upon whom the certification is based does not exceed $750, 000 after taking into account the applicable exclusions set forth at 13 cfr 124.104(c)(2); or

(b) it (_) has, (_) has not submitted a completed application to the small business administration or a private certifier to be certified as a small disadvantaged business concern in accordance with 13 cfr 124, subpart b, and a decision on that application is pending, and that no material change in disadvantaged ownership and control has occurred since its application was submitted.

(ii) joint ventures under the price evaluation adjustment for small disadvantaged business concerns. The offeror represents, as part of its offer, that it is a joint venture that complies with the requirements in 13 cfr 124.1002(f) and that the representation in paragraph (c)(10)(i) of this provision is accurate for the small disadvantaged business concern that is participating in the joint venture. (the offeror shall enter the name of the small disadvantaged business concern that is participating in the joint venture: ________________.)

(11) hubzone small business concern. (complete only if the offeror represented itself as a small business concern in paragraph (c)(1) of this provision.) the offeror represents, as part of its offer, that--

(i) it (_) is, (_) is not a hubzone small business concern listed, on the date of this representation, on the list of qualified hubzone small business concerns maintained by the small business administration, and no material changes in ownership and control, principal office, or hubzone employee percentage have occurred since it was certified in accordance with 13 cfr part 126; and

(ii) it (_) is, (_) is not a hubzone joint venture that complies with the requirements of 13 cfr part 126, and the representation in paragraph (c)(11)(i) of this provision is accurate for each hubzone small business concern participating in the hubzone joint venture. (the offeror shall enter the names of each of the hubzone small business concerns participating in the hubzone joint venture: __________.) each hubzone small business concern participating in the hubzone joint venture shall submit a separate signed copy of the hubzone representation.

(d) representations required to implement provisions of executive order 11246 --

(1) previous contracts and compliance. The offeror represents that --

(i) it (_) has, (_) has not, participated in a previous contract or subcontract subject to the equal opportunity clause of this solicitation; and

(ii) it (_) has, (_) has not, filed all required compliance reports.

(2) affirmative action compliance. The offeror represents that --

(i) it (_) has developed and has on file, (_) has not developed and does not have on file, at each establishment, affirmative action programs required by rules and regulations of the secretary of labor (41 cfr parts 60-1 and 60-2), or

(ii) it (_) has not previously had contracts subject to the written affirmative action programs requirement of the rules and regulations of the secretary of labor.

(e) certification regarding payments to influence federal transactions (31 u.s.c. 1352). (applies only if the contract is expected to exceed $150, 000.) by submission of its offer, the offeror certifies to the best of its knowledge and belief that no federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a member of congress, an officer or employee of congress or an employee of a member of congress on his or her behalf in connection with the award of any resultant contract. If any registrants under the lobbying disclosure act of 1995 have made a lobbying contact on behalf of the offeror with respect to this contract, the offeror shall complete and submit, with its offer, omb standard form lll, disclosure of lobbying activities, to provide the name of the registrants. The offeror need not report regularly employed officers or employees of the offeror to whom payments of reasonable compensation were made.

(f) buy american act certificate. (applies only if the clause at federal acquisition regulation (far) 52.225-1, buy american act - supplies, is included in this solicitation.)

(1) the offeror certifies that each end product, except those listed in paragraph (f)(2) of this provision, is a domestic end product and that for other than cots items, the offeror has considered components of unknown origin to have been mined, produced, or manufactured outside the united states. The offeror shall list as foreign end products those end products manufactured in the united states that do not qualify as domestic end products, i.e., an end product that is not a cots item and does not meet the component test in paragraph (2) of the definition of "domestic end product." the terms "commercially available off-the-shelf (cots) item, " "component, " "domestic end product, " "end product, " "foreign end product, " and "united states" are defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled "buy american act-supplies."

(2) foreign end products:

line item no. Country of origin

(list as necessary)

(3) the government will evaluate offers in accordance with the policies and procedures of far part 25.

(g)

(1) buy american act -- free trade agreements -- israeli trade act certificate. (applies only if the clause at far 52.225-3, buy american act -- free trade agreements -- israeli trade act, is included in this solicitation.)

(i) the offeror certifies that each end product, except those listed in paragraph (g)(1)(ii) or (g)(1)(iii) of this provision, is a domestic end product and that for other than cots items, the offeror has considered components of unknown origin to have been mined, produced, or manufactured outside the united states. The terms "bahrainian, moroccan, omani, panamanian, or peruvian end product, " "commercially available off-the-shelf (cots) item, " "component, " "domestic end product, " "end product, " "foreign end product, " "free trade agreement country, " "free trade agreement country end product, " "israeli end product, " and "united states" are defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled "buy american act--free trade agreements--israeli trade act."

(ii) the offeror certifies that the following supplies are free trade agreement country end products (other than bahrainian, moroccan, omani, panamanina, or peruvian end products) or israeli end products as defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled "buy american act-free trade agreements-israeli trade act":

free trade agreement country end products (other than bahrainian, moroccan, omani, panamanian, or peruvian end products) or israeli end products:

line item no. Country of origin

(list as necessary)

(iii) the offeror shall list those supplies that are foreign end products (other than those listed in paragraph (g)(1)(ii) or this provision) as defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled "buy american act-free trade agreements-israeli trade act." the offeror shall list as other foreign end products those end products manufactured in the united states that do not qualify as domestic end products, i.e., an end product that is not a cots item and does not meet the component test in paragraph (2) of the definition of "domestic end product."

other foreign end products:

line item no. Country of origin

(list as necessary)

(iv) the government will evaluate offers in accordance with the policies and procedures of far part 25.

(2) buy american act-free trade agreements-israeli trade act certificate, alternate i. If alternate i to the clause at far 52.225-3 is included in this solicitation, substitute the following paragraph (g)(1)(ii) for paragraph (g)(1)(ii) of the basic provision:

(g)(1)(ii) the offeror certifies that the following supplies are canadian end products as defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled "buy american act-free trade agreements-israeli trade act":

canadian end products:

line item no.:

___________________________________________

(list as necessary)

(3) buy american act-free trade agreements-israeli trade act certificate, alternate ii. If alternate ii to the clause at far 52.225-3 is included in this solicitation, substitute the following paragraph (g)(1)(ii) for paragraph (g)(1)(ii) of the basic provision:

(g)(1)(ii) the offeror certifies that the following supplies are canadian end products or israeli end products as defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled buy american act--free trade agreements--israeli trade act :

canadian or israeli end products:

line item no.: country of origin:

(list as necessary)

(4) buy american act-free trade agreements-israeli trade act certificate, alternate iii. If alternate iii to the clause at 52.225-3 is included in this solicitation, substitute the following paragraph(g)(1)(ii) for paragraph (g)(1)(ii) of the basic provision:

(g)(1)(ii) the offeror certifies that the following supplies are free trade agreement country end products (other than bahrainian, korean, moroccan, omani, panamanian, or peruvian end products) or israeli end products as defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled "buy american act-free trade agreements-israeli trade act":

free trade agreement country end products (other than bahrainian, korean, moroccan, omani, panamanian, or peruvian end products) or israeli end products:

line item no.: country of origin:

(list as necessary)

(5) trade agreements certificate. (applies only if the clause at far 52.225-5, trade agreements, is included in this solicitation.)

(i) the offeror certifies that each end product, except those listed in paragraph (g)(5)(ii) of this provision, is a u.s.-made or designated country end product as defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled "trade agreements."

(ii) the offeror shall list as other end products those end products that are not u.s.-made or designated country end products.

Other end products

line item no.: country of origin:

(list as necessary)

(iii) the government will evaluate offers in accordance with the policies and procedures of far part 25. For line items covered by the wto gpa, the government will evaluate offers of u.s.-made or designated country end products without regard to the restrictions of the buy american act. The government will consider for award only offers of u.s.-made or designated country end products unless the contracting officer determines that there are no offers for such products or that the offers for such products are insufficient to fulfill the requirements of the solicitation.

(h) certification regarding responsibility matters (executive order 12689). (applies only if the contract value is expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold.) the offeror certifies, to the best of its knowledge and belief, that the offeror and/or any of its principals--

(1) (_) are, (_) are not presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, or declared ineligible for the award of contracts by any federal agency;

(2) (_) have, (_) have not, within a three-year period preceding this offer, been convicted of or had a civil judgment rendered against them for: commission of fraud or a criminal offense in connection with obtaining, attempting to obtain, or performing a federal, state or local government contract or subcontract; violation of federal or state antitrust statutes relating to the submission of offers; or commission of embezzlement, theft, forgery, bribery, falsification or destruction of records, making false statements, tax evasion, violating federal criminal tax laws, or receiving stolen property; and

(3) (_) are, (_) are not presently indicted for, or otherwise criminally or civilly charged by a government entity with, commission of any of these offenses enumerated in paragraph (h)(2) of this clause; and

(4) (_) have, (_) have not, within a three-year period preceding this offer, been notified of any delinquent federal taxes in an amount that exceeds $3, 000 for which the liability remains unsatisfied.

(i) taxes are considered delinquent if both of the following criteria apply:

(a) the tax liability is finally determined. The liability is finally determined if it has been assessed. A liability is not finally determined if there is a pending administrative or judicial challenge. In the case of a judicial challenge to the liability, the liability is not finally determined until all judicial appeal rights have been exhausted.

(b) the taxpayer is delinquent in making payment. A taxpayer is delinquent if the taxpayer has failed to pay the tax liability when full payment was due and required. A taxpayer is not delinquent in cases where enforced collection action is precluded.

(ii) examples.

(a) the taxpayer has received a statutory notice of deficiency, under i.r.c. A

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