Shipping Crate Government Bids & RFPs

The bid notice states that the government intends to award one contract as a result of this RFQ. The specific award criterion is not detailed in the provided text.

The delivery period is 90 calendar days from the date of award.

Payment will be made by the government, and electronic submission of payment requests and receiving reports is required via Wide Area Workflow (WAWF).

All standard commercial warranties shall be valid upon receipt. Gray market items are not acceptable, and their delivery constitutes a breach of contract.

The basis of award is Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA).

Offerors shall be an original equipment manufacturer (OEM), authorized dealer, authorized distributor or authorized reseller for the proposed supplies, equipment and/or services, and shall provide proof of authorization verified by an authorization letter or other documents from the OEM at the time of offer submission.

All questions are to be submitted no later than 3 days from the release of the solicitation.

The solicitation does not explicitly state a delivery deadline for the items. However, it mentions that the quoted product must be available for delivery within the timeframe specified in the solicitation, and the offeror agrees to hold prices firm for 90 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of offers.

The bid notice mentions that any quantity price discounts and discounts for prompt payment should be included in the offeror's quotation. It also references FAR clauses related to payment, such as **** Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer System for Award Management and **** Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer Other Than System for Award Management, but specific payment terms are not detailed.

The bid notice states that the government will award a firm fixed price indefinite delivery indefinite quantity commercial supply contract to the responsible quoter whose quotation, conforming to the solicitation, is the best value. The evaluation method is the lowest price technically acceptable criteria.

To be considered technically acceptable, the quoted product must meet or exceed all salient characteristics of the brand name product as specified in the solicitation, be clearly identified by brand name, make, and model number, or identified as an equal product, and include sufficient descriptive literature or documentation to demonstrate how the proposed product meets or exceeds the required salient characteristics.

The bid notice mentions a USDA Ombudsman Program for agency protests, encouraging parties to resolve concerns through the agency's internal ADR process before pursuing external forums. Informal forum with the ombudsman does not suspend any time requirement for filing a formal protest with the agency or other forums. Specific deadlines for formal protests are not detailed within the provided text.

The required delivery schedule is 75 days after receipt of order (ARO). Quotes that do not meet this delivery schedule may not be considered for award.

Invoicing and payment will be made via Wide Area Workflow (WAWF). The bid notice states, Invoicing and payment will be made via wide area workflow wawf. see dfars ****.

Quotes will be evaluated in accordance with FAR 12. 203. The government may award one purchase order on an all-or-none basis to the responsible quoter who offers the total overall lowest price for all contract line items.

Quoters must be determined to be responsible according to the standards of FAR Part 9 to be eligible for award. A prospective awardee shall be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database by the quotation submission date, during performance and through final payment of any contract resulting from this solicitation.

The bid notice states that the award will be made to one qualified supplier.

The bid notice states that ATC is seeking a qualified supplier.