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This is a COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION for commercial items prepared in accordance with the information in FAR Subpart 12.6, using Simplified Acquisition Procedures as supplemented with the additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; a written solicitation will not be issued.

The RFQ number is 1305M219BNMAN0007. This solicitation documents and incorporates provisions and clauses in effect through FAC 2019-01 dated 12/20/2018. It is the responsibility of the contractor to be familiar with the applicable clauses and provisions. The NAICS code is 721110, Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels, and the Small Business Standard is $32.5 million. The proposed contract is total small business set-aside. Offers from other than small business concerns will not be considered.

The NOAA Acquisition and Grants Office (AGO), Eastern Acquisition Division (EAD), Norfolk Office requests responses from qualified sources capable of providing the services described below in accordance with the attached Statement of Work.

This announcement will close at 12:00 PM ET on February 1, 2019. Questions pertaining to this RFQ must be submitted in writing to Contract Specialist Frank Burton at frank.burton@noaa.gov no later than 3:00 PM ET on January 30, 2019. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted. Quotes may be submitted via email to frank.burton@noaa.gov by the date and time listed above. All responsible sources may submit a quote which shall be considered by the agency.

The estimated period of performance is February 5, 2019 to March 1, 2019. Provide complete pricing for all services, including complimentary parking. NOAA is tax exempt. Tax Exemption Number is 54-1390104.

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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 3:00 P.M. Eastern time on January 30, 2019. 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 12:00 P.M., February 1 , 2019 to RFQ 1305M219BNMAN0007 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 mailto:frank.burton@noaa.gov mailto:frank.burton@noaa.gov mailto:frank.burton@noaa.gov

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 three references with which they have provided the offered services within three years. Vendors that are not able to provide such references shall provide up to three 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.ht ml.

(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 1305M219BNMAN0007

(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 https://www.acquisition.gov/far http://www.osec.doc.gov/oam/acquistion_management/policy/default.htm https://www.ago.noaa.gov/acquisition/AcqManual/09_acquisitionmanualtableofcontents.html https://www.ago.noaa.gov/acquisition/AcqManual/09_acquisitionmanualtableofcontents.html 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)

- Hotel facility as outlined in the Statement of Work Brooklyn, NY 11205

(g) NOAA/ERAD INVOICES (APR 2011)

- Invoices may be submitted to the designated billing office, in hard copy by mail or electronically via email to the COR indicated. Provide copies of all room billings by person with each submitted invoice for verification. 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)

(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) TBD 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. TBD is located at: TBD

(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 through 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 shall be February 5, 2019 to March 1, 2019.

(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 1330-52.237-70, Contractor Communications (Sep 2017)

(af) NAM 1330-52.237-71, NOAA Government-Contractor Relations – Non-Personal Services (Sep 2017)

(ag) NAM 1330-52.237-72, Contractor Access to NOAA Facilities (Sep 2017)

(ah) 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 (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).

mailto:Rafael.Roman@noaa.gov

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 (33) (i) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Mar 2015) (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O. 13627).

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

FWS, Step 1, Custodial Worker (Maid or Houseman) Brooklyn, NY

FWS, Step 2, Custodial Worker

(Maid or Houseman) Brooklyn, NY

XX (8) 52.222-55, Minimum Wages Under Executive Order 13658 (Dec 2015) (E.O.

13658).

LIST OF ATTACHMENTS

The following attachments are hereby incorporated by reference and made a part of this solicitation and any resultant contract.

Attachmen Title Number of t Pages

1 Statement of Work (SOW) titled “Uninhabitable Period Lodging FY19 Dry Dock Repair Package NOAA Ship Ferdinand Hassler” 2

2 U.S. Department of Labor Wage Determination No. 2015-4187, Rev. 10 10

3 U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division Poster 2

******* End of Combined Synopsis/Solicitation ********

Uninhabitable Period Lodging

FY19 Dry Dock Repair Package NOAA Ship Ferdinand Hassler

Statement of Work

1. Introduction & Scope NOAA Ship Ferdinand Hassler is a research vessel owned by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The purpose of this Statement of Work (SOW) is to detail the Government requirements to provide temporary lodging for up to 12 live-aboard crew members in Brooklyn, NY during dry dock repairs.

2. Minimum Requirements

At a minimum, contractors shall include the following standards:

1. 1. Properties need to be located within approximately 30-minutes commute time (driving time, adjusting for congestion and other factors) from GMD Shipyard Corps, 63 Flushing Ave, Brooklyn, NY, 11205, 718.260.9200. It is imperative that the crew be lodged in a safe environment.

2. Up to 12 single rooms with private bathrooms.

3. Flexible check-in/check-out during the estimated period of performance 05

Feb 2019 – 01 March 2019. As there are variable days and a variable number of rooms required during the estimated period of performance, vendor/contractor is to provide this flexibility at no additional cost to the government. Average number of rooms needed per day is 8; however, the maximum number of rooms will not exceed 12 at any one time. The Government will only be charged for rooms actually occupied on a per day basis.

4. All rooms shall have a minimum:

i. Kitchen or mini-kitchen with stovetop and oven/range, refrigerator, basic cookware, and dishes

ii. In-room internet access included in base price

iii. Television with cable service

iv. Coffee maker

v. Microwave oven

5. On-site parking for up to three (3) government vehicles shall be included in the rate. Charge rates at or below established Federal Government Max lodging per diem rate per night for your location. These rates can be found at:

http://www.gsa.gov/portal/category/100120

6. Guaranteed reservations for late arrival accommodations. Properties will accept mission critical early departures without additional costs or penalties of any kind. Ship’s crew may depart for leave, training, or temporary assignments to other ships. Rooms will be adjusted accordingly.

7. If contractor cannot honor a confirmed reservation, the contractor shall at its own expense, secure a guest room at another equivalent or better room. Transportation to and from the alternate property shall be provided at no expense to the federal employee or the Government.

8. Properties shall be listed on the Federal Emergency Management

Administration (FEMA) National Master List of certified hotels compliant with the 1990 Hotel and Motel Fire Safety Act (PL101-391) found at http://www.usfa.fema.gov/applications/hotel/

9. Properties shall be compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act

(ADA).

10. Properties shall maintain a minimum 3 star/diamond rating from either the

American Automobile Association (AAA) or by an industry equivalent.

11. Property shall be clean, presentable and with a working heat / AC system, private showers, furniture, and TVs at the time of arrival.

12. Rooms shall be cleaned daily and provided with fresh linens and towels at least weekly.

13. Rates shall exclude state and/or local taxes.

14. All hotel room discrepancies shall be resolved within 24-hours.

http://www.gsa.gov/portal/category/100120 http://www.usfa.fema.gov/applications/hotel/