6933A225Q000015 Combined Synopsis Solicitation.docx

COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS

General Information

Anticipated Award Date:

Product or Service Code:

25 – 29 AUG 2025

Contracting Office Address U.S. DOT/Maritime Administration Division of Atlantic Operations 7737 Hampton Blvd Building 19 Suite 300 Norfolk, VA 23505-1204 Description This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) subpart 12.6, “Streamlined Procedures for Evaluation and Solicitation for Commercial Items,” as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested, and a written solicitation document will not be issued.

This is a notice that this is a lowest price technically acceptable procurement, that is total set-aside for Small Business. Only quotes submitted by Small Business will be accepted by the government. Any quote that is submitted by a contractor that is not Small Business will not be considered for award.

This solicitation is a request for quotations (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular FAC 2025-03 effective 01/17/2025. It is the responsibility of the contractor to be familiar with the applicable clauses and provisions. The FAR clauses may be accessed in full text at these addresses http://www.acquisition.gov/far/. The full text of the Transportation Acquisition Regulations (TAR) (1252.) can be found at: http://www.dot.gov/administrations/assistant-secretary-administration/transportation-acquisition-regulation-tar All U.S. Maritime Administration Provisions and Clauses (MCL) are incorporated by full text.

The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 314994 with a small business size standard of 1300 employees.

The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT), Maritime Administration (MARAD), is seeking to procure new mooring lines for ships and barges in the National Defense Reserve Fleet. The Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet (SBRF), Benicia, CA has a firm fixed price contract requirement for the purchase and delivery of mooring lines as described in the attachments. Quoters are required to submit pricing for all materials, equipment and labor required to complete the work on the vendor price sheet, Attachment 2.

Questions:

All questions shall be emailed to the Contracting Officer, Cory C. Lynch at Cory.lynch@dot.gov and Contracting Officer, Robert McDermott at robert.mcdermott@dot.gov. All emails regarding the solicitation shall be identified in the subject line by the solicitation number, 6933A225Q000013, and will be answered by an amendment to the solicitation.

Delivery Date:

8 weeks after award

Place of Delivery:

Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet 2595 Lake Herman Road Benicia, CA 94510

Solicitation Attachments:

Attachment 1 - Polyester Mooring Lines BOM Attachment 2 – Vendor Pricing Sheet Attachment 3 – Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses Attachment 4 - E-Invoicing Requirement

All interested companies shall provide a quotation for the following as completed via Attachment 2 – Vendor Pricing Sheet:

Payment Terms:

Net 30 after delivery and receipt of invoice

Basis of Award:

The Government intends on awarding to the responsible quoter on a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable basis. The Government plans to evaluate quotes and make award without conducting discussions. Quoters may be given the opportunity to clarify certain aspects of their quote or resolve minor or clerical errors. Award will be made to the responsible quoter with the lowest total evaluated price, whose quote is acceptable for all non-price evaluation factors. The Government reserves the right to conduct discussions, if later determined by the Contracting Officer to be necessary.

Quotes submitted in response to this solicitation shall not contain nor be subject to the vendor’s standard commercial terms and conditions. Any quote submitted in response to this solicitation, which includes the vendor’s standard commercial terms and conditions may be considered a material defect and may be rejected as being non-responsive to the solicitation.

See FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Products and Commercial Services (SEPT 2023) for quotation submission instructions and evaluation factors.

Submission shall be received no later than 20 AUGUST 2025 at 15:00 PM ET via email. All quotations shall be delivered via email to Cory Lynch at Cory.Lynch@dot.gov and Robert McDermott at robert.mcdermott@dot.gov.

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