Overhaul CAT Engines #1 and #2 NOAA Ship Ronald Brown
This is a COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format at FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with the additional information included in this notice, and is being conducted pursuant to FAR Part 12 and Subpart 13.5. This announcement constitutes a Request for Quotations (RFQ) and incorporates provisions and clauses in effect tough Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) No. 2005-101 dated 10/26/2018. Should the Government issue an order resulting from this RFQ, it will be in the form of a written offer to the supplier and shall require the supplier's acceptance by written acceptance or by performance, as defined at FAR 2.101. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The proposed acquisition is 100% set aside for small business concerns. The NAICS code is 333618 and the corresponding Small Business Standard is 1,500 employees. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Eastern Region Acquisition Division, 200 Granby Street, Norfolk, Virginia 23510, on behalf of the Office of Marine and Aviation Operations, requests responses from qualified sources capable of providing: major overhaul of the #2 diesel engine and top end overhaul of the #1 diesel on board NOAA Ship RONALD H. BROWN. All responsible sources may submit a quote which shall be considered by the agency. Place of performance is Detyens Shipyard, 1670 Drydock Avenue, N. Charleston, SC 29405. Responsibility and Inspection: unless otherwise specified in the order, the supplier is responsible for the performance of all inspection requirements and quality control. Pricing: Provide pricing for the following contract line item numbers (CLINs): CLIN Work Item QTY/Unit Price 0001 #1 Caterpillar Engine Topend Overhaul and Fuel Rack Repairs in accordance with the attached specifications 1 JB $__________ 0002 #2 Caterpillar Engine Major Overhaul in accordance with the attached specifications 1 JB $__________ ADDITIONAL ITEM REQUIREMENTS (AIRs): These items relate to Growth Work. The Unit Price column will be used toughout the life of the contract if growth work is added to the scope of the contract [reference Commerce Acquisition Regulation (CAR) clause 1352.271-72]. If AIRs are issued, these items will be awarded at the quantities needed via a contract modification. The quantity shown is an estimate only and may be exceeded at the unit prices offered. 0003 AIRS/Growth (estimated) **Provide breakdown, as follows: AIRs/Growth Labor Rate Unit Price: $_____; Quantity: 2,080; Unit of Issue: Hour; Extended Price: $______ AIRs/Growth Material Markup/Handling Fee Unit Price:_______; Quantity: 1; Unit of Issue: Percent _____%; Extended Price: [$20,000.00 X percentage] 1 LT 1 LT $__________ $__________ Total Price: $_________ The CLIN 0001 and CLIN 0002 pricing for the specified work is based on return of useable like-cores for the unit exchange items. The vendor shall submit as part of their quote the list of anticipated unit exchange items, quantities, and unit prices that will apply to the cores in the event that they may be determined not re-buildable. If the spaces below are insufficient for the entire list, the vendor may submit the information in an attachment to their quote. For evaluation purposes, this pricing will be added to the total of CLIN 0001 pricing to determine the overall evaluated price in accordance with FAR clause 52.212-2, EVALUATION - COMMERCIAL ITEMS (OCT 2014) of this solicitation. UNIT EXCHANGE ITEM QTY UNIT PRICE TOTAL _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), Commerce Acquisition Regulation (CAR), and NOAA Acquisition Manual (NAM) provisions and clauses that are included in this solicitation are denoted by the applicable acronyms. FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items (Oct 2018) - (b) Any questions regarding this Request for Quotations (RFQ) must be sent electronically to Frank Burton at frank.burton@noaa.gov no later than 4:00 P.M. Eastern time on December 10, 2018. Telephonic responses will not be honored. All references herein to "offerors" shall be construed as "vendors", and all references herein to "offers" or "bids" shall be construed as "quotes". Vendors responding to this solicitation shall submit written quotes in the English language. Quote shall be signed and dated, and shall include the typed or printed name of the person signing the quote, including the signer's title. (b)(2) Electronic submission is authorized. Vendors interested in submitting a quote in response to this Request for Quotations (RFQ) are requested to provide their written quote, including all information required by this RFQ, not later than 3:00 P.M., December 12, 2018 to RFQ NMAN2145-19-00274 NOAA/EAD, 200 East Granby Street, Suite 405, Norfolk, VA 23510, Attention: Frank Burton or by email to frank.burton@noaa.gov. All responsible small business sources may submit a quotation which shall be considered by the agency. Contractors are encouraged to register with the FedBizOpps Vendor Notification Service as well as the Interested Vendors list for this Acquisition (see applicable tab within FedBizOpps where this synopsis/solicitation is posted). (b)(6) Vendors shall submit FIRM FIXED-PRICE quotes, FOB DESTINATION, in response to this solicitation in U.S. DOLLARS, rounded to NOT MORE THAN TWO DECIMAL POINTS. (b)(8) Quoters shall include a completed copy of 52.212-3 with quotes. All clauses shall be incorporated by reference in any order resulting from this RFQ. FAR Clause 52.204-7, System for Award Management (Oct 2018) applies. (b)(10) Vendors shall provide no more than tee references with which they have provided the offered services within tee years. Vendors that are not able to provide such references shall provide up to tee relevant references of prior performance on other contracts and articulate the relevancy of the referenced performance to the type of work required in the solicitation (similar size, content, and complexity) or affirmatively state that it possesses no relevant past performance. For each reference, provide the following information: (1) a brief but detailed description of the service provided; (2) contract number; (3) name and address of the Government agency or commercial entity; (4) point of contact with current phone number and Email address; (5) date of contract award; (6) period services were provided or delivery was made; (7) initial and current contract value. Vendors are encouraged to provide information on problems or challenges encountered or how they were overcome or resolved as well as accomplishments. The Government reserves the right to obtain information from other sources in addition to those included with the quote. (b)(11) Include a statement specifying the extent of agreement with all terms, conditions, and provisions included in the solicitation. Offers that fail to furnish required representations or information, or reject the terms and conditions of the solicitation may be excluded from consideration. (d) The text of this paragraph is deleted and the paragraph is "Reserved". (e) The text of this paragraph is deleted and the paragraph is "Reserved". (f) The text of this paragraph is deleted and the paragraph is "Reserved". (i) The full text of the FAR provisions and clauses noted within this synopsis/solicitation can be accessed on the Internet at https://www.acquisition.gov/far. The full text of the CAR clauses and provisions and clauses noted within this solicitation can be accessed on the Internet at http://www.osec.doc.gov/oam/acquistion_management/policy/default.htm. The full text of the NAM clauses and provisions noted within this solicitation can be accessed on the Internet at https://www.ago.noaa.gov/acquisition/AcqManual/09_acquisitionmanualtableofcontents.html. (j) ALL VENDORS shall provide their Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number, as issued by Dun and Bradstreet, along with their quotes. For information regarding how to obtain a DUNS Number, refer to the full text version of paragraph (j) of FAR Provision 52.212-1. (m) CAR 1352.233-70 AGENCY PROTESTS (APR 2010) RFQ NMAN2145-19-00274 (a) An agency protest may be filed with either: (1) The Contracting Officer, or (2) at a level above the Contracting Officer, with the appropriate agency Protest Decision Authority. See 64 FR 16,651 (April 6, 1999). (b) Agency protests filed with the Contracting Officer shall be sent to the following address: U. S. Department of Commerce, Eastern Acquisition Division, Attn: Andrew Northcutt, Contracting Officer, 200 Granby Street, Room 405, Norfolk, Virginia 23510. (c) Agency protests filed with the agency Protest Decision Authority shall be sent to the following address: U.S Department of Commerce, Senior Procurement Executive, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW Suite 6422, Washington DC 20230 (d) A complete copy of all agency protests, including all attachments, shall be served upon the Contract Law Division of the Office of the General Counsel within one day of filing a protest with either the Contracting Officer or the Protest Decision Authority. (e) Service upon the Contract Law Division shall be made as follows: U.S. Department of Commerce, Office of the General Counsel, Chief, Contract Law Division, Room 5893, Herbert C. Hoover Building, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230. FAX: (202) 482-5858. (n) CAR 1352.233-71 GAO AND COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS PROTESTS (APR 2010) FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation of Commercial Items (Oct 2014) (a) The following shall be used to evaluate quotes: (i) past performance and (ii) price. Past performance is more important than price. The degree of importance of the quoted price will increase with the degree of equality of the quotes in relation to the other factor(s) on which selection will be based. Vendors with no record of past performance will be assigned a neutral rating for this factor. The pricing for the specified work is based on return of useable like-cores for the unit exchange items. For evaluation purposes, the vendor's pricing of the unit exchange items will be added to the total of the line item (CLIN) pricing to determine the overall evaluated price. (b) Deleted. (c) Deleted. (End of Provision) FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items (Oct 2018) FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items (Oct 2018) with the following addenda: (a) CAR 1352.246-70 Place of Acceptance (Apr 2010) - On board NOAA Ship Ronald H. Brown Detyens Shipyard 1670 Drydock Avenue N. Charleston, SC 29405 (g) NOAA/ERAD Invoices (Apr 2011) - Invoices may be submitted to the designated billing offices, in hard copy by mail or electronically via email to the CORs indicated. An electronic copy of invoices shall be submitted to the Contracting Office point of contact identified in any contract resulting from this solicitation: frank.burton@noaa.gov. (i) Payment: Payment will be made by the designated payment office, which is Department of Commerce/NOAA Finance Office, Room 1204, 20020 Century Blvd., Germantown, MD 20874. (q) CAR 1352.209-73 Compliance with the Laws (APR 2010) - Department of Labor (DOL) Wage Determination (WD) No. 2015-4427, Rev. 9, dated 07/11/2018 (RFQ Attachment 3) is applicable to the work on board NOAA ship RONALD H. BROWN (r) CAR 1352.209-74 Organizational conflict of interest (APR 2010) (v) FAR 52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance (Oct 2018) (w) CAR 1352.201-70 Contracting Officer's Authority (March 2010) (x) CAR 1352.201-72 Contracting Officer's Representative (April 2010) (a) Mr. Jamie LeCompte is hereby designated as the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR). The COR may be changed at any time by the Government without prior notice to the contractor by a unilateral modification to the contract. Mr. Jamie LeCompte is located at: Department of Commerce/NOAA, Southeast Marine Support Facility (SEMSF), 1050 Register Street, Charleston, SC 29405; Phone number: (843)566-9191; E-mail: Jamie.a.lecompte@noaa.gov. (b) The responsibilities and limitations of the COR are as follows: (1) The COR is responsible for the technical aspects of the contract and serves as technical liaison with the contractor. The COR is also responsible for the final inspection and acceptance of all deliverables and such other responsibilities as may be specified in the contract. (2) The COR is not authorized to make any commitments or otherwise obligate the Government or authorize any changes which affect the contract price, terms or conditions. Any contractor request for changes shall be referred to the Contracting Officer directly or tough the COR. No such changes shall be made without the express written prior authorization of the Contracting Officer. The Contracting Officer may designate assistant or alternate COR(s) to act for the COR by naming such assistant/alternate(s) in writing and transmitting a copy of such designation to the contractor. (y) FAR 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (Dec 2013) (z) ) INSURANCE: The contractor shall maintain commercial insurance in compliance with local, state and federal laws and in amounts usual and customary to the type of work to be performed under the contract for the duration of the work. Contractor shall provide proof of such insurance to the Contracting Officer prior to commencing work under the contract. (aa) PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: The period of performance for work on board NOAA ship RONALD BROWN shall be December 17, 2018 tough January 17, 2018. (ab) FAR 52.203-17 CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEE WHISTLEBLOWER RIGHTS AND REQUIREMENT TO INFORM EMPLOYEES OF WHISTLEBLOWER RIGHTS (APR 2014) (ac) FAR 52.203-19 PROHIBITION ON REQUIRING CERTAIN INTERNAL CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENTS OR STATEMENTS (JAN 2017) (ad) NAM 1330-52.203-71 Notice of Post-Government Employment Restrictions (Oct 2015) (ae) NAM 1330-52.215-70 Schedule of Deliverables (Sep 2005): Item Description Qty Due Dlvr to Reference Condition Report 1 Upon disassembly COR SOW 7.4.1.8 Inspection Findings 1 Prior to Reassembly COR STD SPEC 4.3 Report Test Data Report 1 Upon completion COR STD SPEC 7.9 of testing Post Overhaul Reports 1 Upon completion COR STD SPEC 9 (af) NAM 1330-52.237-70, Contractor Communications (Sep 2017) (ag) NAM 1330-52.237-71, NOAA Government-Contractor Relations - Non-Personal Services (Sep 2017) (ah) NAM 1330-52.237-72, Contractor Access to NOAA Facilities (Sep 2017) (ai) NAM 1330-52.270-304 NOAA Acquisition and Grants Ombudsman (Oct 2016): Questions regarding this solicitation and contract language shall be directed to Rafael Roman, NOAA AGO Ombudsman, at Rafael.Roman@noaa.gov. FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Items (Oct 2018) (b) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (b) that the contracting officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items: XX (1) 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (Sept 2006), with Alternate I (Oct 1995) (41 U.S.C. 4704 and 10 U.S.C. 2402). XX (4) 52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (Oct 2018) (Pub. L. 109-282) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note). XX (14) (i) 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Aside (Nov 2011) (15 U.S.C. 644). XX (16) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (Oct 2018) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(2) and (3)). XX (19) 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting (Jan 2017) (15 U.S.C. 637(a)(14)). XX (22) 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Re-representation (Jul 2013) (15 U.S.C. 632(a)(2)). XX (25) 52.222-3, Convict Labor (June 2003) (E.O. 11755). XX (26) 52.222-19, Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Jan 2018) (E.O. 13126). XX (27) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 2015). XX (28) (i) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Sep 2016) (E.O. 11246). XX (29) (i) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Oct 2015) (38 U.S.C. 4212). XX (30) (i) 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (Jul 2014) (29 U.S.C. 793). XX (31) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (Feb 2016) (38 U.S.C. 4212). XX (32) 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (Dec 2010) (E.O. 13496). XX (42) 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging while Driving (Aug 2011) (E.O. 13513). XX (49) 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (June 2008) (E.O.'s, proclamations, and statutes administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury). XX (55) 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer--System for Award Management (Oct 2018) (31 U.S.C. 3332). (c) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (c), applicable to commercial services, that the Contracting Officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items: XX (2) 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards (Aug 2018) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67.). XX (3) 52.222-42, Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires (May 2014) (29 U.S.C. 206 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 67). THIS STATEMENT IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY: IT IS NOT A WAGE DETERMINATION Employee Class Monetary Wage/ Location Fringe Benefits WG10, Step 2, Unlicensed Junior Engineer/ $23.85/LH Charleston Qualified Member of the Engine Department County, SC (QMED) Deck Engine Mechanic (47701) WG10, Step 3, Unlicensed Junior Engineer/ $24.80/LH Charleston Qualified Member of the Engine Department County, SC (QMED) Deck Engine Mechanic (47701) (End of clause) LIST OF ATTACHMENTS The following attachments are hereby incorporated by reference and made a part of this solicitation and any resultant contract. Attachment Title Number of Pages 1 Statement of Work (SOW) titled "NOAA Ship RONALD H. BROWN DIESEL ENGINE OVERHAULS" 3 2 Specification titled " National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Atlantic Marine Center Standard Specification: Overhaul of Caterpillar 3500 Series Diesel Engines" 7 3 U.S. Department of Labor Wage Determination No. 2015-4427, Rev. 9 10 4 U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division Poster 2 ******* End of Combined Synopsis/Solicitation ******** . NMAN2145-19-00274 Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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