BULK ARGON TANK RENTAL AND GAS DELIVERY
This is a COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION for commercial items prepared in accordance with the information in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13 using Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP). This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; a written solicitation will not be issued. PAPER COPIES OF THIS SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE. This combined synopsis/solicitation WILL be posted to BetaSAM at https://beta.sam.gov/. THE RFQ number is N4215821QN003. This solicitation documents and incorporates provisions and clauses in effect though FAC 2021-02 and the DFARS Change notice 20201001. It is the responsibility of the contractor to be familiar with the applicable clauses and provisions. The clauses may be accessed in full text at this address: https://www.acquisition.gov/. The NAICS CODE is 325120 and the small business standard is 1000 (# of employees). The Small Business Standard is 32.5 million this is a Competitive, 100% Total Small Business (SB) Set-Aside Action. This notice of intent is a request for competitive quotes. Determination by the Government to compete with this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Period of Performance (POP): 4 January 2021 – 3 Jan 2022 to include tee(3), one (1) year option periods. Shipping term shall be FOB Destination; therefore, quote SHALL include shipping cost. System for Award Management (SAM). Quoting vendors must be registered in the SAM database to be considered for award. Registration is free and can be completed on-line at http://sam.gov/. To be considered for this opportunity, all quotes shall be submitted in either Microsoft Word, Excel spreadsheet or Adobe PDF. Quote must include price(s), FOB Destination, a point of contact, name and phone number, business size, and payment terms. An award will be made based on Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA). Each quote must clearly indicate the capability of the vendor to meet all specifications and requirements in the SOW. Vendors shall provide a detailed (unpriced) capabilities statement for review and acceptance by the Technical POC. Responses to this solicitation are due by 10:30 am EST on 17 December 2020. Email quotes to angela.goldsmith@navy.mil. Quotes shall be valid for sixty (60) days (at minimum). The following FAR provision and clauses are applicable to this procurement (supplementary provisions and clauses may be added prior to award): 52.204-7 System for Award Management 52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance 52.204-19 Incorporation by Reference of Representations and Certifications (Jul 2018) 52.240-22 Alternative Line Item Proposal 52.209-2 Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations—Representation 52.209-11 Representation by Corporations Regarding Delinquent Tax Liability or a Felony Conviction under any Federal Law 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Items. (DEVIATION 2018-O0018) 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items. 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items. 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items. 52.203-19, Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements 52.204-23 Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab and Other Covered Entities 52.209-10 Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations 52.233-3 Protest After Award 52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim 52.204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards 52.209-6 Protecting the Government’s Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment 52.219-28 Post Award Small Business Program Representation 52.222-3 Convict Labor 52.222-19 Child Labor—Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity 52.222-35 Equal Opportunity for Veterans 52.222-36 Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities 52.222-37 Employment Reports on Veterans 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons 52.223-18 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving 52.225-13 Restriction on Certain Foreign Purchases 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer--System for Award Management 52.222-22 Previous Contracts and Compliance Reports 52.225-25 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities Engaging in Certain Activities or Transactions Relating to Iran—Reps and Certs 52.232-39 Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors 52.247-34 FOB Destination 52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference 252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DOD Officials 252.203-7002 Requirements to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights 252.203-7005 Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials 252.204-7003 Control of Government Personnel Work Product 252.204-7008 Compliance with Safeguarding Covered Defense Information Controls 252.204-7009 Limitations on the Use or Disclosure of Third-Party Contractor Information 252.204-7012 Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting 252.204-7015 Notice of Authorized Disclosure of Information to Litigation Support 252.209-7004 Subcontracting with Firms that are Owned or Controlled by the Government of a Country that is a State Sponsor of Terrorism 252.211-7003 Item Unique Identification & Valuation 252.211-7008 Use of Government-Assigned Serial Numbers 252.213-7000 Notice to Prospective Suppliers on Use of Supplier Performance Risk System in Past Performance Evaluations 252.215-7013 Supplies and Services Provided by Nontraditional Defense Contractors 252.223-7008 Prohibition of Hexavalent Comium 252.225-7000 Buy American--Balance of Payments Program Certificate 252.225-7001 Buy American and Balance of Payments Program 252.225-7002 Qualifying Country Sources as Subcontractors 252.225-7048 Export-Controlled Items 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports 252.232-7006 Wide Area WorkFlow Payment Instructions 252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments 252.244-7000 Subcontracts for Commercial Items 252.246-7000 Material Inspection and Receiving Report 252.247-7023 Transportation of Supplies by Sea Objective / Scope. CLIN 0001 - Installation and Rental of one (1) each 1,500 Gallon Argon Tank. Bulk argon tank along with the delivery of argon is needed to continue a majority of analysis the laboratory performs. The contractor shall provide rental of one (1) EA 1,500 gallon liquid argon storage tank. Rental tank shall be installed and fully operational no later than 01 February 2021 to avoid interruption to the laboratory operation. The tank will be located at the corner of Bldg. 184, on a 14’ x 14’, 12’’ thick reinforce concrete slab. The Slab has four (4) each 8’’ protective pipes stations concrete fill to the positioned at designated areas around the slab. Contractor will provide approximately nine (9) feet of ½” 316 stainless steel piping from the install tank to the shut off valve. The vendor shall install tank, provide adequate instructions for adjusting/regulating Argon outlet pressure, and provide maintenance to ensure continuous operation from the tank to the control line leading to the building location. The Government shall be responsible for the lines from the cut-off valve to the rooms where the Argon lines are located. NNSY shall arrange necessary parking space for contractor performance. Contractor shall have a technician available on a 24-a day basis to respond to trouble calls (equipment failure, etc.). The Government shall not be accessed charges for routine maintenance calls. Contractor’s technician shall respond within four (4) hours notification by the shipyard point of contact under emergency conditions (determined by the Government); next working day for non-emergency. Contractor shall provide the Government point of contact specified in the contract with a conversion/chart table for the storage tank identifying the tank level equipment. Contractor will provide ½’’ 316 stainless steel piping from the install tank to the shut off valve. CLIN 0002- Liquid Bulk Argon 99.99% Pure as required. Contractor shall provide Refrigerated Liquid Argon (99.99% Pure) connected to the shut off valve outside of building 184 (within Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, VA 23709-5000) for tank operational service. Amount shall not exceed 5,000 gallons of liquid argon per year. Appointed Code 130S personnel, shall be responsible for coordinating delivery and assisting contractor as liaison for authorization of contractor crane entry into NNSY as required per NAVSHIPYDNOR Instruction 11450.2B. Government will give contractor 24 hours notice when requesting emergency delivery (to be determined by the Government). Non-emergency delivery will be completed within 72 hours of request on during working hours ( 0800 – 1500) Monday tough Friday. Contractor shall make deliveries upon request from Technical POC. Norfolk Naval Shipyard shall only be charged and billed for the amount of liquid argon actually delivered. The contractor shall not exceed the quantity and/or dollar amount of this contract without prior approval of the contracting officer. Period of Performance. Base Year - 04 January 2021 to 03 January 2022 Option Year -04 January 2022 to 03 January 2023 Option Year -04 January 2023 to 03 January 2024 Option Year -04 January 2024 to 03 January 2025 Government Point of Contact. Technical POC – To be assigned Certifying POC – To be assigned The following FAR provision and clauses are applicable to this procurement (supplementary provisions and clauses may be added prior to award): 52.204-7 System for Award Management 52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance 52.204-19 Incorporation by Reference of Representations and Certifications (Jul 2018) 52.240-22 Alternative Line Item Proposal 52.209-2 Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations—Representation 52.209-11 Representation by Corporations Regarding Delinquent Tax Liability or a Felony Conviction under any Federal Law 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Items. (DEVIATION 2018-O0018) 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items. 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items. 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items. 52.203-19, Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements 52.204-23 Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab and Other Covered Entities 52.209-10 Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations 52.233-3 Protest After Award 52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim 52.204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards 52.209-6 Protecting the Government’s Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment 52.219-28 Post Award Small Business Program Representation 52.222-3 Convict Labor 52.222-19 Child Labor—Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity 52.222-35 Equal Opportunity for Veterans 52.222-36 Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities 52.222-37 Employment Reports on Veterans 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons 52.223-18 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving 52.225-13 Restriction on Certain Foreign Purchases 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer--System for Award Management 52.222-22 Previous Contracts and Compliance Reports 52.225-25 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities Engaging in Certain Activities or Transactions Relating to Iran—Reps and Certs 52.232-39 Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors 52.247-34 FOB Destination 52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference 252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DOD Officials 252.203-7002 Requirements to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights 252.203-7005 Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials 252.204-7003 Control of Government Personnel Work Product 252.204-7008 Compliance with Safeguarding Covered Defense Information Controls 252.204-7009 Limitations on the Use or Disclosure of Third-Party Contractor Information 252.204-7012 Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting 252.204-7015 Notice of Authorized Disclosure of Information to Litigation Support 252.209-7004 Subcontracting with Firms that are Owned or Controlled by the Government of a Country that is a State Sponsor of Terrorism 252.211-7003 Item Unique Identification & Valuation 252.211-7008 Use of Government-Assigned Serial Numbers 252.213-7000 Notice to Prospective Suppliers on Use of Supplier Performance Risk System in Past Performance Evaluations 252.215-7013 Supplies and Services Provided by Nontraditional Defense Contractors 252.223-7008 Prohibition of Hexavalent Comium 252.225-7000 Buy American--Balance of Payments Program Certificate 252.225-7001 Buy American and Balance of Payments Program 252.225-7002 Qualifying Country Sources as Subcontractors 252.225-7048 Export-Controlled Items 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports 252.232-7006 Wide Area WorkFlow Payment Instructions 252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments 252.244-7000 Subcontracts for Commercial Items 252.246-7000 Material Inspection and Receiving Report 252.247-7023 Transportation of Supplies by Sea REQUIREMENTS FOR ACCESS TO NAVY INSTALLATIONS Commander, Navy Installations Command (CNIC), has established the Defense Biometric Identification System, (DBIDS), a standardized process for granting unescorted access privileges to vendors, contractors, suppliers and service providers not otherwise entitled to the issuance of a Common Access Card (CAC) who seek access to and can provide justification to enter Navy installations and facilities. Participation in the DBIDS is not mandatory, and if the Contractor chooses to not participate, the Contractor's personnel will have to obtain daily passes, be subject to daily mandatory vehicle inspection, and will have limited access to the installation. The Government will not be responsible for any cost or lost time associated with obtaining daily passes or added vehicle inspections incurred by non-participants in the DBIDS. Alternatively, if the vendor so chooses, it may voluntarily elect to obtain long-term credentials tough enrollment, registration, background vetting, screening, issuance of credentials, and electronic validation of credentials. Further information regarding DBIDS can be found at www.cnic.navy.mil/om/dbids.html N4215821QN002 Department of the Navy Naval Sea Systems Command
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