Uniform Apparel, Embroidery and Screen Printing

I. SOLICITATION INFORMATION 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; quotations are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This simplified acquisition will be conducted pursuant to FAR Subpart 13 procedures. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Request for Proposal (RFP) number is: NTSBR160004. This solicitation document incorporates all mandatory commercial item provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 05-87-1; effective March 16, 2016. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code is 323113. This requirement is being solicited as a 100% Total Small Business set-aside for a size standard of 500 employees. II. REQUIREMENTS The NTSB seeks to establish a firm-fixed price (FFP) Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) for Uniform Apparel brand name or equal to various described items in the Statement of Work (SOW). The BPA will be established for one 12-month base year and four 12-month Option Years for the Office of Administration, Safety Division (AD-40). Delivery shall occur within twenty (21) days after receipt of each BPA order. Delivery will occur to the Washington, DC location. The Offeror shall be able to provide the complete requirements in accordance with the Attachment 1 - RFP & Statement of Work (SOW). Offerors shall also submit Attachment 2 - Price Schedule. III. SOLICITATION PROVISIONS/CLAUSES Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) provisions and clauses in full text are accessible via www.acquisition.gov. Attachment 1 - RFP & SOW encloses and incorporates the FAR provisions/clauses and supplemental NTSB clauses that apply. IV. SOLICITATION INFORMATION & BASIS OF AWARD 1. Offerors must submit technical and pricing requirements as set forth in Attachment 1 - RFP & SOW. 2. Offerors must submit Attachment 2 - Price Schedule. 3. The Basis for Award is stated in Section M of Attachment 1. The Government intends to award a single firm-fixed price BPA to one (1) responsible offeror whose proposal represents the best value to the Government. Best value is defined in FAR Part 2, as the expected outcome of an acquisition that, in the Government's estimation, provides the greatest overall benefit in response to the requirement. 4. Submission of Offeror Representation and Certifications via System for Award Management (SAM) record, or submission of completed FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items enclosed herein. The Government will verify the NAICS, Size Standard and Small Business designation in SAM. 5. Offerors must be registered and/or have an active (non-expired) registration in the System for Award Management at the time of proposal submission. Offerors not registered at the time of proposal submission must submit the completed FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items enclosed in Attachment 1. Questions: Questions shall be submitted to Contract Specialist, Wendy Kwong at Wendy.Kwong@ntsb.gov via electronic mail by May 26, 2016 no later than (NLT) 2:30 PM/EDT. Quotation Submission Deadline: PROPOSAL SUBMISSIONS will only be accepted in electronic form to Wendy Kwong, Contract Specialist at email Wendy.Kwong@ntsb.gov by JUNE 17, 2016 NLT 2:30 PM/EDT. Full-size SAMPLES must be received no later than JUNE 30, 2016, delivered no later than close of business at 4:30 PM/EDT. The subject line of the email must contain the solicitation number and the "Uniform Apparel, Embroidery and Screen Printing" description. Any responses received after the closing times and dates listed above will not be considered. IMPORTANT NOTE: The maximum size of an email, including attachments, which the NTSB email server can accept is 15 megabytes (MB). Therefore, the offeror may choose to send their quote in separate emails, if the combined file size of any email received by the NTSB email server will exceed 15 MB. It is the Offeror's responsibility to ensure that the designated point of contact has received your quote at the email address of the contact specified above by the quote due date. Any responses received after the closing times and dates listed above will not be considered. ATTACHMENTS: (1) RFP & SOW, 43 pgs; (2) Price Schedule, 10 tabs; (3) NTSB Seal; and (4) NTSB Block Lettering