COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION        

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation ("synopsitation" hereafter), which is expected to result in award of a Fixed-Price contract for commercial items, i.e., Anton Parr Density Meter, as described under the attachment titled "Minimum Requirements". The synopsitation is prepared in accordance with the format in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation is conducted as a commercial item procurement using Simplified Acquisition Procedures (FAR Part 13). An award, if any, will be made to the responsible offeror who submits a proposal that (1) conforms to the requirements of the synopsitation; (2) that receives a rating of "Acceptable" on the Technical Capability evaluation factor; and (3) that submits the proposal with the lowest total evaluated price (TEP), provided that the TEP is not unbalanced and is determined to be fair and reasonable. The Government reserves the right to award without discussions or make no award at all depending upon (1) the quality of proposals received and (2) whether proposed prices are determined to be fair and reasonable. 

Synopsitation Number:  FA8601-16-T-0404

This acquisition will be solicited as a Brand Name requirement under North American Industry Classification (NAICS) Code: 334516, Small Business Size Standard: 1000 employees.  See attached Brand Name Justification.

Synopsitation Closing Date: Proposals must be received not later than 12:00 pm, Eastern time on 22 August 2016.

Send Proposals To:

AFLCMC/PZIOBB

Attn: Kenneth D. Herrell

1940 Allbrook Drive, Suite 3

WPAFB OH 45433-5344

or

Submit electronic proposals via e-mail to: [email protected]

Any correspondence sent via e-mail must contain the subject line "Synopsitation FA8601-16-T-0404." The entire proposal must be contained in a single e-mail that does not exceed 5 megabytes including attachments, if any.  E-mails with compressed files are not permitted.  Note that e-mail filters at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base are designed to filter e-mails without subject lines or with suspicious subject lines or contents (i.e., .exe or .zip files).  Therefore, if the specified subject line is not included, the e-mail may not get through the e-mail filters. Also be advised that .zip or .exe files are not allowable attachments and may be deleted by the email filters at Wright-Patterson.  If sending attachments with email, ensure only .pdf, .doc, .docx, .xls or .xlsx documents are sent.  The email filter may delete any other form of attachments. 

Address questions regarding this synopsitation to Kenneth Herrell by phone at (937) 522-3393 or via e-mail at [email protected].

A detailed description of the requirement including provisions and clauses, representations and certifications, are provided in the attached documents. Upon award, any provisions that were in the synopsitation (including representations and certifications) will be removed from the award document.

IMPORTANT NOTICE TO ALL CONTRACTORS: All prospective awardees are required to register in the System for Award Management (SAM) and maintain active registration during the life of the contract. SAM can be accessed at https://www.sam.gov

Attachment:

Document                               Date                Pages

Solicitation Document             19 May 16       35

Brand Name Justification       10 Aug 16        1