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This a combined synopsis/solicitation (“synopsitation” hereafter), which is expected to result in the award of a Firm-Fixed-Price contract for a commercial commodity/service, i.e., three (3) AMSCO 400 Series Steam Sterilizers, three (3) V-PRO Max 2 Sterilizers, and one (1) VISION 1327 Cart Washer for Wright-Patterson Medical Center (WPMC) as described under attachment titled, “Statement of Work”.

This 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; quotations are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. An award, if any, will be made to the responsible Offeror who submits a quotation that:

1. Conforms to the requirements of the synopsitation;


2. Complies with the minimum requirements stated in the Statement of Work (SOW), as evidenced by providing a complete description of the equipment provided; and


3. That submits the quotation with the lowest price technically acceptable, provided that the price 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 quotations received, and 2) whether proposed prices are determined to be fair and reasonable.

Submittal of quotes in response to this synopsitation constitutes agreement by the Offeror of all terms & conditions contained herein, which will also be the terms & conditions of any resulting contract. It is the Offerors responsibility to be familiar with the applicable clauses and provisions. Clauses and provisions in full text may be accessed via the Internet at website https://www.acquisition.gov/.

The synopsitation number for this requirement is FA8601-24-Q-0043 and is hereby issued as a Request for Quotes (RFQ) using FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services. This acquisition is under North American Industry Classification (NAICS) Code: 339113 – Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing, Small Business Size Standard: 800 Employees

Acceptable Means of Submission: All submissions must be submitted electronically to the following email addresses Tracy.Ferrise@us.af.mil and Amanda.Hoyng@us.af.mil by 4 March 2024 2:00 PM EST.

Any correspondence sent via e-mail must contain the subject line “FA8601- 24-Q-0043, “Steris Sterilizers”. The entire quotation 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.

**Due to the Department of Defense Firewall, it strongly advised to call/email the POCs identified in this Synopsitation to verify that the quotation was received prior to the cut-off date.**

The Government will award a contract resulting from this synopsitation to the responsible Offeror whose offer conforming to the synopsitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. Technical Capability and Price will be used to evaluate all offers.

The quotations may be in any format but MUST include:

1. Proposing company’s name, address, Cage Code, and TIN

2. Point of contact’s name, phone, and email

3. Quotation number & date

4. Timeframe that the quote is valid

5. Individual item price

6. Total price including shipping (Net 30), No Progress Payments

7. Shipping (FOB Destination)

8. Delivery Schedule

Offerors shall complete and include in quotations all representations and certifications, as well as all fill-in provisions and clauses, contained within the solicitation. Additionally, quotations that contain pricing only with no description/detail of the equipment that will be provided will not be accepted or considered for award.

Important Notice to Contractors: Quotations MUST also contain a complete description of items offered and any technical manuals or literature to clearly show that the items meet or exceed the requirements listed in the SOW. The Contracting Officer will review quotations based on the factors listed in this synopsitation and the information furnished by the Offeror. Before price is considered, the quotation must meet the technical specifications of this synopsitation.

Important Notice to Contractors: All prospective awardees are required to register at the System for Award Management (SAM) and to maintain active registration during the life of the contract. SAM can be accessed at https://www.sam.gov. Any award resulting from this synopsitation will include DFARS Clause 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests. Section 1008 of the National Defense Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2001 requires any claims for payment (invoices) under DoD contract to be submitted in electronic form. Wide area Workflow- Receipt and Acceptance (WAWF-RA) is the DoD system of choice for implementing this statutory requirement. Use of the basic system is at no cost to the contractor. Contractors must complete vendor training, which is also available at no cost at http://www.wawftraining.com. Prior to submitting invoices in the production system, contractors must register for an account at http://wawf.eb.mil.

Address questions regarding this synopsitation to Tracy Ferrise via email at tracy.ferrise@us.af.mil and Amanda Hoyng via email at amanda.hoyng@us.af.mil

Attachments:

1. Solicitation Document


2. Statement of Work (SOW)


3. Brand Name Justification

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