Smith's Detection Handheld Chemical Detectors

This is a solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement is being issued as a request for quotation (RFQ) and constitutes the only solicitation. This solicitation and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular FAC 2026-01. This solicitation is set-aside 100% for small business. North American Industrial Classification Standard 334519 applies to this solicitation; business size standard is 600 employees. The Contracting Officer reserves the right to award under a different NAICS if the company would qualify as a small business under the solicited NAICS. The Minnesota Air National Guard, Duluth, MN has plans to issue a firm-fixed price order for the following: CLIN 0001 2 each Smiths Detection LCD 4 Handheld Chemical Detector (Green), Equipment# 27416-2 CLIN 0002 2 each Smiths Detection US Mains Power Lead, Equipment# PC5356-5055-1 CLIN 0003 2 each Smiths Detection Licensing Level 1, Equipment# 28455-1 All Items are brand name and no or equal products will be accepted (See attached Brand Name Justification). USA MANUFACTURER WARRANTY, NO GRAY MARKET ITEMS, AUTHORIZED DISTRIBUTOR ONLY FOR ALL CLINs. Preparing and Submitting your Quote: Offerors shall provide pricing for the above items inclusive of delivery to the Minnesota Air National Guard, 4680 Viper Street, Duluth, MN 55811-6022. Please make quotes valid for a minimum of 60 days. Response is encouraged to include past performance information: other military, commercial, and civilian companies with whom you have done business. Include country of manufacture for all items. Include feasible delivery dates. All questions and quotes must be directed to MSgt Dustin Shearer at dustin.shearer@us.af.mil or Capt Rebecca Dimler at rebecca.dimler@us.af.mil no later than two business days prior to quote due date. All questions and answers must be in writing. Do not contact other Government personnel, as this will only delay receipt of answers. All questions and the answers provided will be released to all eligible offerors on a non-attribution basis. All terms and conditions remain unchanged unless amended in writing. Place the solicitation number in the subject line of any email. Evaluation: The Government plans to award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the offer conforming to the solicitation which will be most advantageous to the Government and on the basis of a Best Value approach. Quotes will be evaluated using price, technical, delivery, and past performance. Technical, delivery, and past performance, when combined, are approximately equal to price. All solicitation specifications are not absolute and the 148FW will consider innovative solutions to this requirement. Quotes may be comparatively evaluated in compliance with FAR 13.106-2 (b) (3). Be sure to submit/attach enough additional information to enable the Government to fully ascertain the specifications/capabilities of any products quoted. The Government intends to evaluate offers and award a contract without discussions with offerors. Therefore, the offeror s initial offer should contain the offeror s best terms from a price and technical standpoint. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if later determined by the Contracting Officer to be necessary. The Government may reject any or all offers if such action is in the public interest; accept other than the lowest offer; and waiver informalities and minor irregularities in offers received. 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