Purchase and Delivery of Bottled Water – USBP-TCA

AMENDMENT #3Due to a necessary change in the customers requirements, Amendment #3 is being accomplished in order to reopen the solicitation for a period of 48 hrs and provide updated supporting documenttation to all prospective offerors.  Attachments 1 thru 4 have been updated, as necessary, and are available with this amendment.  Only documentation labled as Amendment #3 is applicable to the soliciation at this time; all other supporting documentation (if visible) can be disregarded.  This amendment supercedes any previously identified solicitation closing dates & times as well as questions cutoff dates & times.Solicitation closing date & time is updated to the following: September 28, 2022 / 2:00pm EDT (11:00am MST). Questions cutoff date & time is updated to to the followinig: Septmber 27, 2022 / 2:00pm EDT (11:00am MST).END OF AMENDMENT #3-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------AMENDMENT #2This

amendment to the solciitation is accomplished in order to update languge located in Section 2, Description of Requirement.   This language is updated as follows:U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Border Patrol (OBP), Tucson Sector (TCA) has a requirement for the delivery of bottled water to various Border Patrol locations throughout southern Arizona. Sizes and quantities of bottled water may increase or decrease due to changes in apprehensions and other operational requirements. Delivery locations are subject to change based on operational needs of OBP.  Therefore, it is the intent of CBP to procure commercially available water to be delivered to geographically separated Tucson Sector Border Patrol locations.END OF AMENDMENT #2-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------AMENDMENT #1This amendment to the solciitation is accomplished in order to add a Question and Answer document supporting responses to questions received from potential Offerors.  This document is available as Attachment 4. Additionally, this amendment updates erroneous information identified within the body of the solicitation regarding the closing date and question cutoff date.  Solicitation closing date/time is updated to the following: September 23, 2022 / 6:00pm EDT (3:00pm MST).  Question cutoff date/time is updated to to the followinig: Septmber 22, 2022 / 6:00pm EDT (3:00pm MST).END OF AMENDMENT #1-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1.  INTRODUCTIONSolicitation Number:  20132990Title:  Purchase and Delivery of Bottled Water – USBP-TCANAICS:  312112 - Bottled Water ManufacturingPSC:  8960 – Beverages, NonalcoholicSB Size Standard:  1,000 EmployeesSet-aside:  Total Small BusinessThis is a combined synopsis/solicitation for the purchase and delivery of commercially available bottled water pursuant to the attached terms and conditions provided as well as requirements outlined within the Statement of Work.  It is prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13.105, as supplemented by additional information included in this notice, and issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) with provisions and clauses incorporated through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2022-07 effective August 10, 2022.This announcement constitutes the only solicitation action; quotations are being requested and additional written solicitation(s) will not be issued.This requirement utilizes a Total Small Business set-aside, and only qualified offerors may submit quotations.  Offerors are required to identify their company’s business size and certify that they hold the applicable NAICS code identified above as well as any other certifications as necessary to perform the full requirements outlined in the SOW.Quotation submissions must be received by the Contracting Officer (CO), Micky L. Hallman (email: Micky.L.Hallman@cbp.dhs.gov) no later than September 28, 2022 / 2:00pm EDT (11:00am MST), in order to receive further consideration.Interested offerors must submit any questions concerning the solicitation directly to the CO at the email address identified above.  CBP will respond to questions as quickly as possible.  Questions will not be accepted after Septmber 27, 2022 / 2:00pm EDT (11:00am MST).Subject lines of emails related to question(s) and quotation submissions should read as follows:  RFQ #20132990 / Purchase and Delivery of Bottled Water – USBP-TCA.Date/Time of receipt of question and quotation submissions will be determined by the government’s email receipt time.  It is the offeror’s responsibility to ensure all submissions meet the requirements identified below.2.  DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENTU.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Border Patrol (OBP), Tucson Sector (TCA) has a requirement for the delivery of bottled water to various Border Patrol locations throughout southern Arizona. Sizes and quantities of bottled water may increase or decrease due to changes in apprehensions and other operational requirements. Delivery locations are subject to change based on operational needs of OBP.  Therefore, it is the intent of CBP to procure commercially available water to be delivered to geographically separated Tucson Sector Border Patrol locations.3.  ESTIMATED TERM OF CONTRACTSeptember xx, 2022 – February xx, 20234.  INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE SUBMISSION OF QUOTATIONSAfter solicitation closure, CBP will conduct an evaluation of quotation(s) that have been determined to be responsive in order to make a determination of awardee and of pricing fair-and-reasonable in accordance with the Firm Fixed Price nature of this procurement action.  CBP reserves the right to award a contracting instrument without further communication or exchange.  Therefore, each quotation submission should contain the offeror’s best pricing and terms.  Quotations must be prepared in accordance with these instructions, provide all required information, and adhere to any specified format.  Any required format is designed to ensure submission of information essential to the understanding and evaluation of an offeror’s quotation.  Failure of an offeror to comply with these instructions may be grounds for exclusion of the quotation without further consideration.  Any exceptions taken with respect to the provisions and clauses within the solicitation shall be noted.  For the purpose of facilitating exchange of information, for every instance where the offeror does not propose to comply with or agree to a requirement, they shall propose an alternative and describe the reasoning theretofore.Pursuant to applicable regulations and guidelines, this solicitation requires registration within the System for Award Management (SAM) prior to submission of quotations.  Additional registration information can be found at https://sam.gov/SAM/.Please ensure that all emails submitted are less than 12MB.  If a quotation submission exceeds this limit, please separate the submission into multiple emails and include # of # emails within the subject line.  Any electronic submission determined to contain a virus will be deleted and not viewed or accepted for consideration under this solicitation.Offeror submission emails shall include separate attachments that clearly indicate what is being provided.  The Government reserves the right to disregard any additional non-relevant attachments without notification to any offeror.Quotations MUST be good for 30 calendar days after close of solicitation.Complete listing of the government’s Terms and Conditions is located at Attachment 1 - Provisions and Clauses Document.Complete requirements/specifications are outlined within Attachment 2 - Statement of Work.5.  EVALUATION INFORMATIONComplete Technical Evaluation / Award Criteria are located at Attachment 1 - Provisions and Clauses Document, 52.212-2 EVALUATION—COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES (NOV 2021)Offeror shall provide the following PRICE information:Pricing:  Each offeror shall include in its quotation submission an itemized pricing document that indicates, as necessary, any individual components of pricing as well as the estimated final (i.e., aggregate) cost to the government.  Failure to comply with this term may result in the offeror being determined as non-responsive.  A Pricing Matrix (Excel Spreadsheet) has been provided at Attachment 3 for those offerors wishing to utilize it in conjunction with their quotation submissions.In addition to providing pricing information, each offeror shall provide the following NON-PRICING information:Technical and Management Approach:  Provide documentation indicating the offeror’s capabilities meets the requirements outlined in the Statement of Work (SOW).  In other words, offerors must provide sufficient documentation to describe how all products shall be provided in support of the customer's requirements.Finally, each offeror should provide the following NON-PRICING information, if available:Past Performance:  Offerors shall be evaluated on their recent (within the past 3 years) performance of relevant services as described in the requirements of the SOW.  If available, offerors should provide three (3) references for the same or similar work performed for Federal, State, and local government and private clients.  An offeror will not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on past performance if the offeror has no record of relevant past performance or if information on past performance is not available.ATTACHMENTSSolicitation Provisions-Clauses v2 - Amend#3SOW - Bottled Water v7 - Amend#3Pricing Matrix - Bottled Water v4 - Amend#3Q-A - #20132990 - Amend#3