RHEOMETER

The 96 Contracting Squadron, 96 CONS/MSCB at Eglin AFB, Florida intends to solicit and award a Firm-Fixed Price contract for a Rheometer System for the purpose of conducting research and product development. This rheometer will measure the flow properties for a wide range of materials. See the attachment for specifications. This announcement constitutes a combined synopsis-solicitation; a quotation is being requested, and no other request for quote will be issued. This solicitation is issued as Request for Quotation (RFQ) F1TBAP8108A003. This is a 100% set-aside for small business. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 334516, with small business size 500 employees. This requirement is for the following.

One each, Rheometer System in accordance with the attached specifications.

For questions, contact Ms. Mary Gardner or Ms. Manivanh Mundy by email only, [email protected] or [email protected] .

The following provisions and clauses are incorporated in this notice and are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-25, effective May 22, 2008.

• FAR 52.204-7, Central Contractor Registration;
• FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: Technical Merit and Price. Both factors are of equal importance.
• FAR 52.212-3, Offerors Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items (In accordance with FAC 2001-26, offerors are required to provide representations and certifications electronically via the BPN website http://www.bpn.gov);
• 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, incorporating the following:
o 52.233-3, Protest After Award;
o 52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim;
o 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside;
o 52.222-3, Convict Labor;
o 52.222-19 Child Labor - Cooperation With Authorities and Remedies;
o 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities;
o 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity;
o 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers With Disabilities;
o 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases;
o 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer - Central Contractor Registration;
• 52.219-28, Post-Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation
• 52.247-34, F.O.B Destination;
• 52.252-2, Clauses Incorporated By Reference, which reads as follows: 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 (End of Clause);

• DFARS 252.204-7004, Alternate A;
• 252.212-7001, Contract terms and conditions required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders applicable to Defense acquisitions of Commercial Items, incorporating the following:
• DFARS 252.225-7001- Buy American Act and Balance of Payments Program;
• DFARS 252.225-7002, Qualifying Country Sources as Subcontractors;
• DFARS 252.232-7003, Electronic submission of payment requests;
• DFARS 252.247-7023, Transportation of Supplies by Sea, with Alternate III;
• 252.246-7000, Material Inspection and Receiving Report;
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• AFFARS 5352.223-9000, Elimination of Use of Class I Ozone Depleting Substances;

• Local H-850, Wide Area Work Flow. Local H-850 reads as follows:

WIDE AREA WORK FLOW DODAAC AND EMAIL DISTRIBUTION TABLE
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If transportation charges exceed $100.00, WAWF will require an attachment that provides documentation to substantiate the charges. Without the attachment the invoice will not flow to the payment office and is not considered a proper invoice. When commercial invoices, or any finance document with the capability of including miscellaneous transportation charges, do not have an attachment WAWF will:

1. Accept the vendor's FTP and EDI transactions but will place them in a new "Documentation Required" folder. The vendor will have to access WAWF via the web and attach the supporting documentation before the transaction can be processed further.

2. Allow for web input of a combo transaction only if inspection is at source (origin). The invoice will be placed in the new "Documentation Required" folder. The vendor will have to access WAWF via the web and attach the supporting documentation to the invoice before the transaction can be processed further. All other types of web input transactions will require the supporting documentation be attached before they may be created.

THE FOLLOWING CODES WILL BE REQUIRED TO ROUTE YOUR INVOICES AND ADDITIONAL EMAILS CORRECTLY THROUGH WAWF.

Invoice Type: INVOICE AND RECEIVING REPORT (COMBO)
*Contract Number: See Block #2 of the award
*Delivery Order: See Block #4 of the award if applicable
*Issue Date: See Block #3 of the award
*Issue DODAAC: See Block #9 of the award
*Admin DODAAC: See Block #16 of the award
Inspected By DODAAC/Ext:
*Ship To Code/Ext: See Contract Line Item
Ship From Code:
*Pay DODAAC: See Block #18a of the award

ADDITIONAL EMAIL NOTIFICATIONS:
1. (organization POC)
2. (contracting POC)
3. (others, as appropriate)

Payments may be expedited electronically via the Internet through the Wide Area Work Flow (WAWF) system.

WAWF may be accessed at https://wawf.eb.mil.

WAWF Training may be accessed online at http://www.wawftraining.com.

Payment information may be accessed using the DFAS website at https://www.dfas.mil. Your purchase order/contract number or invoice will be required to inquire status of your payment.
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To view the other provisions and clauses in full text, visit the web site http://farsite.hill.af.mil.

The quote format is at the discretion of the offeror. If your company is capable of providing this item, pricing and product literature must be received NLT 2:00 pm Central Time on Thursday, 29 May 2008. Send all packages to 96 CONS/MSCBB, Attn: Ms. Mary Gardner or Ms. Manivanh Mundy, 205 West D. Ave, Suite 541, Eglin AFB Florida, 32542-6862; or by facsimile to (850) 882-1680 or email at [email protected] or [email protected] .