Maintenance of Air Compressor - Rayville, Louisiana

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and the solicitation is attached.  The USDA, Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), Cotton and Tobacco Program (CTP) intends to establish a five year Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) for the annual and emergency repairs of a Kaishan air compressor located in Rayville, Louisiana.  There is no guaranteed minimum or maximum under the BPA.  The offeror needs to be located near the Rayville, Louisiana office located at 161 Industrial Loop, Rayville, LA  71269 in order to respond quickly to emergency repair/service needs. Commercial item acquisition regulations per FAR Part 12 will apply to this procurement.  This is a 100 percent total Small Business Set-Aside using NAICS code for this procurement 811310 with a small business size

standard is $8 million. The Department of Labor Wage Determination 2015-5203 Revision 16 applies to this requirement. The Government will award a BPA 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. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: Location of Contractor to the Rayville, LA office and response times for emergency repairs; Relevant Experience, Past Performance, and Price.  Offerors responding to this solicitation must submit the following: A signed/completed SF-1449; location of contractor facility and response times for emergency repairs; a description describing their experience maintaining air compressors; a list of 3 references for the same or similar services. The reference list must include the contract number, name, address and phone number with whom the contract is with, a brief description of services provided, estimated dollar amount for the contract.   Offerors must be registered and active in the System for Award Management (www.SAM.gov).  SAM registration is free.   OFFERORS ARE ADVISED TO READ THE SOLICIATION PACKAGE IN ITS ENTIRETY.   If an offeror's proposal does not contain all of the items listed above, the proposal may be considered incomplete for evaluation purposes and no further consideration will be given to the offeror's proposal, thereby making an offeror ineligible for award. Any additional questions concerning the solicitation must be submitted in writing to Beverly Brown via email at BeverlyS.Brown@usda.gov.   Proposals are due November 30, 2021 at 2:00 pm eastern. Proposals may be submitted via email at BeverlyS.Brown@usda.gov or via fax machine.  Fax number 901-384-3035.