OUTBOARD SUBMARINE FIBER OPTIC CABLE ASSEMBLIES
Added: May 21, 2013 3:45 pm This synopsis is being posted to both the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website located at http://www.fbo.gov and the Navy Electronic Commerce Online (NECO) website located at http://www.neco.navy.mil. FBO is the primary point of entry to be used when access to synopses and solicitations from the World Wide Web is required. However, the NECO website serves as alternatives in case the FBO website is unavailable. Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane has a requirement for the manufacture of various fiber optic cable assemblies used on acoustic sensor equipment for submarines. A total of ten (10) different cable assemblies are anticipated. Two First Article units are required 90 days after contract award unless proven that the contractor has already passed a First Article for that same or a similar item. Final inspection and acceptance will be at destination by NSWC Crane personnel with an acceptance period of 15 days. Delivery shall be FOB Destination to Naval Surface Warfare Center, Bldg 41NE, 300 Hwy 361, Crane, IN 47522-5001. The Contractor shall manufacture the fiber optic cable assemblies in accordance with the Statement of Work (SOW) and the Technical Data Package (TDP). NOTE: Access to the SOW and TDP with drawings requires contractors to be active in the System for Award Management (SAM) and the Joint Certificate Program (JCP). The SOW and TDP will be posted to FBO and will be accessible at the same time the solicitation is posted. The solicitation is expected to be issued on or about 06 June 2013 and is expected to close on or about 09 July 2013. This solicitation shall utilize full and open competition after exclusion of sources as a partial small business set-aside in accordance with FAR 19.502-3 for CLINs 0006-0010 and full and open unrestricted competition IAW FAR 6.1 for CLINs 0001-0005. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 335921 with a size standard of 1,000 employees. The procurement will be negotiated on a competitive basis IAW FAR Part 15. It is anticipated that a 5-year Firm Fixed-Price (FFP), Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) type contract will be awarded. Award will be made to the responsible Offeror whose offer is the best value to the Government, considering Technical, Past Performance, and Price evaluation factors, as described in the solicitation. Technical and Past Performance factors are more important than Price. Multiple awards may be made. Offerors that are non-compliant with any material requirement of the solicitation may be rejected without further consideration for award. It is the responsibility of interested vendors to monitor the FBO and NECO websites for amendments that may be issued to this solicitation. For changes made after the closing date, only those offerors that provide a proposal will be provided any changes/amendments and considered for future discussions and/or award. Solicitations may be downloaded from the websites listed above. No hard copies of the solicitation will be mailed. Offers must be submitted in the format specified in the solicitation. Submitting a bid from the NECO website by clicking on Submit Bid does not guarantee offers will be received by the proper person in the correct format. Government point of contact is Ms. Laura Armes, Code CXNM, telephone 812-854-4748, or e-mail laura.armes@navy.mil (preferred). Complete mailing address is: Commander, NSWC Crane Division; ATTN: Laura Armes; Code CXNM, Bldg 2035; 300 Highway 361; Crane, IN 47522-5001. Please refer to the above solicitation number when responding to this notice. N0016413RGP58 Department of the Navy Naval Sea Systems Command
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