Utility Poles

The purpose of Amendment 1 is to:

Revise Combo para (xi) to update the closing date of the solicitation to reflect a closing date of Tuesday, 20 Aug 2024, No Later Than 12:00 PM EST. Provide clarification to interested vendors there are no specific delivery requirements for the requested utility poles. The Government requests interested vendors to determine the appropriate method of delivery to ensure items are received as requested in Atch-01, Utility Poles Salient Characteristics. Utility poles are to be delivered to 4031 Sandlapper Lane, Bldg. 2, Goose Creek, SC 29445 based on the delivery lead time quoted. Provide clarification to interested vendors the below Combo includes para (viii)

FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Items to assist with quote preparation and submission requirements. Provide clarification to interested vendors the below Combo includes para (ix)

FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Items to assist with understanding how submitted offers will be evaluated upon receipt of quote. Incorporate and attach FA441824Q0047 Combo rev 1 (Atch-03) as a result of this amendment. Revise and attach RFQ Price Sheet rev 1 (Atch-04) as a result of this amendment. All other solicitation information remains unchanged and in full effect.

COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION Utility Poles JOINT BASE CHARLESTON (JB CHS), SC FA441824Q0047 (i) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) subpart 12.6 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. (ii) FA441824Q0047 is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ). (iii) This RFQ provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2024-05 dated 22 May 2024. (iv) This acquisition is being issued on an unrestricted basis utilizing full and open competition.

The associated NAICS code is 321113 with a 550 employees size standard. (v) A list of line-item numbers and items, quantities and units of measure is provided in the table below Line item:

0001 Item Description: 45 Ft Class 3 SYP 0.15 DCOI REA framed M-20 WQC inspection Qty:

80 U/M:

Ea Unit Price: $ Total Price: $ Line item:

0002 Item Description: 45 Ft Class 2 SYP 0.15 DCOI REA framed M-20 WQC inspection Qty:

10 U/M:

Ea Unit Price: $ Total Price: $ Line item:

0003 Item Description: 50 Ft Class 2 SYP 0.15 DCOI REA framed M-20 WQC inspection Qty:

10 U/M:

Ea Unit Price: $ Total Price: $ (vi) All instructions are provided within Atch-01, Utility Poles Salient Characteristics. (vii) The Delivery FoB point is Joint Base Charleston – Weapons Station. (viii)

FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Items applies to this acquisition with the following Addenda;

a. Offerors shall utilize Atch-04, RFQ Price Sheet rev 1 to submit offered pricing in response to this RFQ.

b. A Firm Fixed Priced Purchase Order is anticipated.

c. Offerors must submit responses to this RFQ electronically by email to Jalen Williams at jalen.williams.8@us.af.mil and Taylor McDaniel at taylor.mcdaniel.1@us.af.mil. (ix)

FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Items applies to this acquisition with the following Addenda;

a. The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered.

b. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers in the following relative order of importance: Price Technical Capability of quoted items to meet the Governments requirement, evidenced by the quote’s adherence to the Salient Characteristics listed in Atch-01 of this solicitation.

c. Price: The Government will evaluate offers by adding the total price of all CLIN’s to verify the total evaluated price (TEP) quoted. Offerors TEP’s will then be arranged, from lowest priced offer to the highest priced offer. The Government may determine an offer is unacceptable if the prices are significantly unbalanced.

d. Technical – The Government will evaluate offerors technical capability on an Acceptable/Unacceptable basis in accordance with the table below:

Technical Rating Description Acceptable Quote meets the requirements outlined in this solicitation inclusive of the Salient Characteristics. Unacceptable Quote does not meet the requirements outlined in this solicitation inclusive of the Salient Characteristics. The evaluation process will begin with the lowest price offer and will continue until an offer is deemed technically acceptable.

Once the lowest priced offer receives an Acceptable rating, further evaluation of the remaining quotes will continue to the second lowest offeror to establish adequate price competition. If the second lowest offer also receives an Acceptable rating, further evaluation of offerors will not take place. If the second lowest offeror does not receive an Acceptable rating, evaluation will continue until two (2) offerors are identified as receiving an Acceptable rating.

Once the Government identifies two (2) offerors with an Acceptable rating, the Government will determine the lowest offeror with an Acceptable rating as being the best value to the Government based on adequate price competition. An award will be made to the lowest price technically acceptable offeror.

e. The Government intends to award a contract without interchanges with respective offerors. The Government, however, does reserve the right to hold interchanges with one, some, none, or all offerors. (x) This is not a Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) rated acquisition. (xi) Offers in response to this acquisition are due Tuesday, 20 Aug 2024, No Later Than 12:00 PM EST. (xiii) Offerors may contact Jalen Williams via email at jalen.williams.8@us.af.mil and Taylor McDaniel via email at taylor.mcdaniel.1@us.af.mil.

NOTE: For applicable provisions/clauses please reference the attachment titled, 'FA441824Q0047 Combo' associated with this solicitation.

ATTACHMENTS: Atch-01, Utility Poles Salient Characteristics Atch-02, RFQ Price Sheet Atch-03, FA441824Q0047 Combo rev 1 Atch-04, RFQ Price Sheet rev 1