The Department of Defense, on behalf of the Minnesota Air National Guard 148th Fighter Wing, is seeking quotes for a 36-inch pneumatic air shear. The contractor must provide one air shear capable of cutting 14-gauge mild steel and 0.100-inch aluminum while operating on no more than 85 psi of compressed air. Technical requirements include OSHA-compliant guarding, an installed air filter and lubricator, a footprint no larger than 45 inches wide by 27 inches deep, and a manufacturer warranty of at least one year. Deliverables must be received at the Duluth, Minnesota facility within 60 days of the contract award, which will be evaluated using a best-value approach considering price, technical, delivery, and past performance. Eligible small businesses must submit quotes to Joshua Fish and Rebecca Dimler at their respective military email addresses, ensuring they have an active registration in SAM.gov.

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products or commercial services prepared in accordance with FAR Part 12. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Offers are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued.

Solicitation number W50S7F26Q0050 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for a 36” Pneumatic Air Shear.

This acquisition is set-aside 100% for small business concerns. North American Industrial Classification Standard 333515applies to this solicitation; business size standard is 500 employees. The Contracting Officer reserves the right to award under a different NAICS if the company qualifies as a small business under the solicited NAICS.  This solicitation incorporates provisions and clauses by reference. The full text of provisions and clauses may be accessed electronically at www.acquisition.gov.

The Minnesota Air National Guard 148th Fighter Wing intends to issue a firm fixed price contract for the following items:

1 each   36” Pneumatic Air Shear: MUST HAVE the following minimum salient characteristics:

                -Capable of cutting 14-gauge mild steel and 0.100” aluminum

                -Must not require more than 85psi of compressed air for operation

                -Installed air filter and lubricator

                -OSHA compliant guarding

                -Installed air shutoff valve

                -Four-edged reversible blades

                -Movable foot switch

                -Manufactured within the last year (must provide proof)

                -Minimum of one year Manufacturer Warranty

                -Footprint NO LARGER THAN 45” wide and 27” deep

                -Delivery to Duluth, MN

REFERENCE PART NUMBER for example only: Famco A36

**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. These items must be delivered within 60 days after date of contract. If you cannot meet this request, please provide your best delivery date. 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 place of manufacture for all items. Include feasible delivery dates.

Preferred CLIN structure:

CLIN0001: Air Shear, 1 EA

CLIN0002: Delivery to Duluth, MN

All questions and quotes must be directed to Joshua Fish at joshua.fish.1@us.af.mil and 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 12.203.  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.

GOVERNMENT INTENDS TO ISSUE ONE (1) CONTRACT BUT RESERVES THE RIGHT TO CONSIDER PARTIAL OR MULTIPLE AWARDS. If not already registered in SAM, go to WWW.SAM.GOV to register prior to submitting quote. At the time of evaluation of your quote, your company must have an active status in SAM.gov.

Electronic Documents: All electronic documents must NOT be “secured”, “locked”, or otherwise inaccessible. Submitter risks rejection if documents prove inhospitable to viewing and evaluation. Utilize standard Microsoft or Adobe formats, and net file size of all documents should be less than 10MB.

The selected Offeror must comply with the following Clauses, which are incorporated herein by reference:

52.203-19 Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements (JAN 2017)

52.204-13 System for Award Management-Maintenance (DEV 2026-O0038) (FEB 2026)

52.209-6 Protecting the Government’s Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, Proposed for Debarment, or Voluntarily Excluded (DEV 2026-O0038) FEB 2026

52.209-10 Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations (DEV 2026-O0038) (FEB 2026)

52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions--Commercial Items (DEV 2026-O0038) (FEB 2026)

52.219-6 Notice Of Total Small Business Set-Aside (NOV 2020)

52.222-3 Convict Labor (DEV 2026-O0038) (FEB 2026)

52.222-19 Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (DEV 2026-O0038) (MAR 2026)

52.222-20 Contracts for Materials, Supplies, Articles, and Equipment (JUN 2020)

52.222-36 Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (DEV 2026-O0038) (FEB  2026)

52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons (DEV 2026-O0038) (FEB 2026)

52.222-90 Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors (DEV 2026-O0040, REV 1) (APR 2026)

52.223-5 Pollution Prevention and Right-to-Know Information (MAY 2024)

52.223-23 Sustainable Products and Services (DEV 2026-O0038) (FEB 2026)

52.225-1 Buy American—Supplies (2026-O0041) (FEB 2026)

52.226-8 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (MAY 2024)

52.232-29 Terms for Financing of Commercial Products and Commercial Services (NOV 2021)

52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer—System for Award Management (OCT 2018)

52.232-39 Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations (JUN 2013)

52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (MAR 2023)

52.232-90 Fast Payment Procedures (DEV 2026-O0022) (FEB 2026)

52.233-3 Protest After Award (DEV 2026-O0038) (FEB 2026)

52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (DEV 2026-O0038) (FEB 2026)

52.237-2 Protection of Government Buildings, Equipment, And Vegetation (APR 1984)

52.237-3 Continuity of Services (JAN 1991)

52.240-91 Security Prohibitions and Exclusions (DEV 2026-O0038) (FEB 2026)

52.244-6 Subcontracts for Commercial Products and Commercial Services (DEV 2026-O0038) (FEB 2026)

52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference (FEB 1998)

52.252-6 Authorized Deviations in Clauses (NOV 2020)

252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials (SEP 2011)

252.203-7001 Prohibition on Persons Convicted of Fraud or Other Defense-Contract-Related Felonies (JAN 2023)

252.203-7002 Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights (DEC 2022)

252.204-7003 Control of Government Personnel Work Product (APR 1992)

252.204-7009 Limitations on the use or Disclosure of Third-Party Contractor Reported Cyber Incident Information (JAN 2023)

252.204-7012 Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting (DEV 2024-O0013, REV 1) (MAY 2024)

252.204-7015 Notice of Authorized Disclosure of Information for Litigation Support (JAN 2023)

252.204-7018 Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services (JAN 2023)

252.223-7006 Prohibition on Storage, Treatment, and Disposal of Toxic or Hazardous Materials (SEP 2014)

252.223-7008 Prohibition of Hexavalent Chromium (JAN 2023)

252.223-7998 Prohibition on Procurement of Certain Items Containing Perfluorooctane Sulfonate or Perfluorooctanic Acid (Dev 2022-O0010, REV 1) (APR 2023)

252.225-7001 Buy American and Balance of Payments Program (FEB 2024)

252.225-7002 Qualifying Country Sources as Subcontractors (MAR 2022)

252.225-7036 Buy American--Free Trade Agreements--Balance of Payments Program--Basic (FEB 2024)

252.225-7048 Export-Controlled Items (JUN 2013)

252.225-7052 Restriction on Acquisition of Certain Magnets, Tantalum, and Tungsten (MAY 2024)

252.225-7056 Prohibition Regarding Business Operations with the Maduro Regime (JAN 2023)

252.225-7060 Prohibition on Certain Procurements from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (JUN 2023)

252.225-7972 Prohibition on the Procurement of Foreign-Made Unmanned Aircraft Systems (DEV 2024-O0014) (AUG 2024)

252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports (DEC 2018)

252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments (DEC 2006)

252.237-7010 Prohibition on Interrogation of Detainees by Contractor (JAN 2023)

252.240-7999 Prohibition on the Procurement of Covered Semiconductor Products and Services from Companies Providing Covered Semiconductor Products to Huawei (DEV 2025-O0007) (SEP 2025)

252.243-7001 Pricing Of Contract Modifications (DEC 1991)

252.244-7000 Subcontracts for Commercial Items (NOV 2023)

252.247-7023 Transportation of Supplies by Sea (OCT 2024)

Provisions

52.203-18 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities That Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements--Representation (JAN 2017)

52.204-7 System for Award Management--Registration (DEV 2026-O0043) (FEB 2026)

52.209-11 Representation by Corporations Regarding Delinquent Tax Liability or a Felony Conviction under any Federal Law (DEV 2026-O0042) (FEB 2026)

52.219-1 Small Business Program Representations (DEV 2026-O0037) (FEB 2026)

52.222-18 Certification Regarding Knowledge of Child Labor for Listed End Products (FEB 2021)

52.225-2 Buy American Certificate (OCT 2022)

52.225-18 Place of Manufacture (AUG 2018)

52.240-90 Security Prohibitions and Exclusions Representations and Certifications (DEV 2026-O0025) (FEB 2026)

252.203-7005 Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials (SEP 2022)

252.204-7008 Compliance With Safeguarding Covered Defense Information Controls (OCT 2016)

252.204-7016 Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services-Representation (DEC 2019)

252.204-7017 Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services-Representation (MAY 2021)

252.204-7024 Notice on the Use of the Supplier Performance Risk System (MAR 2023)

252.223-7997 Prohibition on Procurement of Certain Items Containing Perfluorooctane Sulfonate or Perfluorooctanoic Acid—Representation (DEV 2022-O0010, REV 1) (SEP 2022)

252.225-7000 Buy American--Balance Of Payments Program Certificate-- Basic (FEB 2024)

252.225-7055 Representation Regarding Business Operations with the Maduro Regime (MAY 2022)

252.225-7059 Prohibition on Certain Procurements from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region—Certification (JAN 2023)

252.225-7061 Restriction on the Acquisition of Personal Protective Equipment and Certain Other Items from Non-Allied Foreign Nations (JAN 2023)

252.225-7973 Prohibition on the Procurement of Foreign-Made Unmanned Aircraft Systems—Representation (DEV 2024-O0014) (AUG 2024)

252.239-7098 Prohibition on Contracting to Maintain or Establish a Computer Network Unless Such Network is Designed to Block Access to Certain Websites—Representation (DEVIATION 2021-O0003) (APR 2021)

252.240-7998 Prohibition on the Procurement of Covered Semiconductor Products and Services from Companies Providing Covered Semiconductor Products and Services to Huawei—Representation (DEV 2025-O0007) (SEP 2025)

**252.232-7006 WIDE AREA WORKFLOW PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS (JAN 2023)**

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause—

“Department of Defense Activity Address Code (DoDAAC)” is a six position code that uniquely identifies a unit, activity, or organization.

“Document type” means the type of payment request or receiving report available for creation in Wide Area WorkFlow (WAWF).

“Local processing office (LPO)” is the office responsible for payment certification when payment certification is done external to the entitlement system.

“Payment request” and “receiving report” are defined in the clause at 252.232-7003 , Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports.

(b) Electronic invoicing. The WAWF system provides the method to electronically process vendor payment requests and receiving reports, as authorized by Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) 252.232-7003 , Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports.

(c) WAWF access. To access WAWF, the Contractor shall—

(1) Have a designated electronic business point of contact in the System for Award Management at https://www.sam.gov; and

(2) Be registered to use WAWF at https://piee.eb.mil/ following the step-by-step procedures for self-registration available at this web site.

(d) WAWF training. The Contractor should follow the training instructions of the WAWF Web-Based Training Course and use the Practice Training Site before submitting payment requests through WAWF. Both can be accessed by selecting the “Web Based Training” link on the WAWF home page at https://piee.eb.mil/

(e) WAWF methods of document submission. Document submissions may be via web entry, Electronic Data Interchange, or File Transfer Protocol.

(f) WAWF payment instructions. The Contractor shall use the following information when submitting payment requests and receiving reports in WAWF for this contract or task or delivery order:

(1) Document type. The Contractor shall submit payment requests using the following document type(s):

(i) For cost-type line items, including labor-hour or time-and-materials, submit a cost voucher.

(ii) For fixed price line items—

(A) That require shipment of a deliverable, submit the invoice and receiving report specified by the Contracting Officer.

Invoice and Receiving Report OR COMBO

(B) For services that do not require shipment of a deliverable, submit either the Invoice 2in1, which meets the requirements for the invoice and receiving report, or the applicable invoice and receiving report, as specified by the Contracting Officer.

N/A

(iii) For customary progress payments based on costs incurred, submit a progress payment request.

(iv) For performance-based payments, submit a performance-based payment request.

(v) For commercial financing, submit a commercial financing request.

(2) Fast Pay requests are only permitted when Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.213-1 is included in the contract.

(3) Document routing. The Contractor shall use the information in the Routing Data Table below only to fill in applicable fields in WAWF when creating payment requests and receiving reports in the system.

Field Name in WAWF

Data to be Entered in WAWF

CLIN(s)

0001

Pay Official DoDAAC

F87700

Issue By DoDAAC

W50S7F

Admin DoDAAC \*\*

W50S7F

Inspect By DoDAAC

BLOCK #15

Ship To Code

BLOCK #15

Ship From Code

\_\_\_\_

Mark For Code

\_\_\_\_

Service Approver (DoDAAC)

\_\_\_\_

Service Acceptor (DoDAAC)

\_\_\_\_

Accept At Other DoDAAC

\_\_\_\_

LPO DoDAAC

\_\_\_\_

DCAA Auditor DoDAAC

\_\_\_\_

Other DoDAAC(s)

\_\_\_\_

(4) Payment request. The Contractor shall ensure a payment request includes documentation appropriate to the type of payment request in accordance with the payment clause, contract financing clause, or Federal Acquisition Regulation 52.216-7, Allowable Cost and Payment, as applicable.

(5) Receiving report. The Contractor shall ensure a receiving report meets the requirements of DFARS Appendix F.

(g) WAWF point of contact.

(1) The Contractor may obtain clarification regarding invoicing in WAWF from the following contracting activity’s WAWF point of contact.

Rebecca.dimler@us.af.mil

(2) Contact the WAWF helpdesk at 866-618-5988, if assistance is needed.

(End of clause)

Provisions and Clauses for this synopsis/solicitation can be found in full text at https://www.acquisition.gov/. Additional required clauses other than those listed above may be included as Addenda on the award document.

NG Agency Protest Program is intended to encourage interested parties to seek resolution of their concerns with the National Guard (NG) as an Alternative Dispute Resolution forum, rather than filing a protest with the Government Accountability Office (GAO) or other external forum.

Contract award or performance is suspended during the protest to the same extent, and within the same time periods as if filed at the GAO. The NG protest decision goal is to resolve protests within 35 calendar days from filing. An agency protest may be filed with either the Contracting Officer or the NG Agency’s Protest Decision Authority, but not both, in accordance with NG protest procedures.

To be timely, the protests must be filed with the periods specified in FAR 33.103. To file a protest under the NG Agency Protest Program, the protest must request resolution under that program and be sent to the address below:

National Guard Bureau

Office of the Director of Acquisitions/ Head of Contracting Activity

ATTN: NGB-AQ-O

111 S. George Mason Dr.

Arlington, VA 22204

Email: ng.ncr.ngb-arng.mbx.ngb-task-order-ombudsman@mail.mil

All other agency-level protests should be sent to the Contracting Officer for resolution at the address in the solicitation. See FAR clause 52.233-2.

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